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Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea Poet
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Poet on Yorkshire Coast. Ace. Father of cats. Heathen. Author of books. No Frith with Fascists. OG North Sea Poet. No collectives here. ✌️
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Finally got round to finishing my blog post about the sea nymph Thetis. Only been writing it since September 🙃

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The Sea Is A Desert Of Waves — Taking a Look at Thetis
A Roman statue of Thetis with a triton, copied from a Greek statue. It’s been some time since I’ve dedicated a blog post to more discussion of nymphs, and in order to avoid finishing writing my nym…
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December 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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A curious project, perhaps.

To turn Snorri's Prose Edda, written to save the poetics of Medieval Iceland, into traditional alliterative verse; continuing his project maybe?

Part one of Gylfaginning in Verse is here, free to stream, for now.

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Gylfaginning in Verse (Pt. 1, of 9 forthcoming), by Math Jones
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November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Slowly throwing myself back into writing devotional poetry on a regular basis. This one is dedicated to Andraste (the goddess invoked by Bouddica, not the prophet from Dragon Age)

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Hymn to the Fleet-Footed
Nights darken as summer fadesI turn to you now in prayerFleet-footed goddessVictory-BringerHarbinger of the coming springRaise your spearSo that I might find strengthRaise your voiceSo that I might…
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November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Y'know that Haiku Edda thing I've occasionally posted about? Well, I'm pleased to unveil the cover art, designed by @ergigoat.bsky.social

And for anyone that's interested, here's the first poem from the book in full:
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An image of Freya riding a boar in a style of Japanese art. The Haiku Edda is written in large, red text, and Mythic Edition and Nico Solheim-Davidson are written in smaller black text.
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Aaaaand I'm back to working on my "modern galdralag" stuff

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Modern Galdralag — A Prayer To Idunn To Rejuvenate The Dead
Idun and the Apples by James Doyle Penrose, 1890 A few years ago, I had the idea of making apple water as an offering for the dead. Essentially a way to rejuvenate or give sustenance to the dead. I…
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November 1, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Been a while since I wrote a Devotional Hymn to one of the Norse deities

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Chthonic Hymn to Idunn
Lady of the Orchards,Where your gift blossomsWith the fading daylightI whisper now unto youRejuvenator, life-bringer,Who gives blessings of youthTo the mortal and dying godsWith the fruits of your …
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October 31, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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It feels a kind of projection, the talking to goddesses, gods, ghosts & others; a kind of talking 'as if' they will hear you. A sending out of self, to be met, somewhere, somehow, somewho. 'Cause at times you feel them answer back.

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October 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Another excerpt from my upcoming book, The Haiaku Edda

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Haikus of the High One — Odin’s Love Quests
Billingr’s Girl, Bitch, and Odin by Lorenz Frølich, 1895 This excerpt is taken from Haikus of the High One, which is the second poem in my upcoming book The Haiku Edda: Mythic Edition. The Ha…
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October 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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[REVIEW] Freyja — An Illustrated Guide to the Goddess of Magic, Love and WarREVIEW] Freyja — An Illustrated Guide to the Goddess of Magic, Love and War
Freya (or Freyja or Freja, depending on which spelling you prefer to use) has been in my practice since long before I became a Heathen, so I’m always excited when I find a new book about her.…
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October 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Happy Autumn Equinox!

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Autumn Equinox Hymn to Nótt and Dag
Hail to you, O Nótt,Who birthed the shining dayHail to you, O Dag,Born from night’s swarthy wombYour journeys equal in lengthYour journeys equal in timeNótt, long your ride becomesAs darkness…
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September 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Forgot to post this yesterday, but here's a poem I wrote in honour of Venus Victrix

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Carmina Victricis — Song of the Victory-Bringer
Sea-born, celestial, Victory-BringerRadiant one, with warmest heartStrife in battle and in loveYou do calm, for both warrior and loverSo fierce are you, that even stormsCalm their passionate rage i…
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August 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Reviewed Pagan Portal: Brigantia on my blog. T'is my first book review, and probably will be my last, because I weren't overly impressed.

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[REVIEW] Pagan Portals: Brigantia — Warrior Goddess
Brigantia is a goddess I’ve written about a fair few times on this blog, and even one who I co-wrote a book of devotional poetry about with Muriel Merser. So when I found out that a book abou…
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August 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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For the last few years, I've been working on a book called the Haiku Edda. Tl;dr version — Imagine the Poetic Edda but written in haikus.

Here's an excerpt from it because I need a damn break from editing and formatting it:

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Haikus of the High One — Odin’s Quest for the Runes
Odin’s Self-Sacrifice by W. G. Collingwood, 1908 For the last few years, I’ve been working on a project called The Haiku Edda. This is essentially an attempt to write the Poetic Edda in…
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July 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Adding stanza numbers to the Haiku Edda at long last. Is there a quicker way to do it? I'm still on the first poem and one of the poems consists of 300 haikus (There's over 1500 in total in this project) 😅😭
July 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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I was recently on the Witching Around Podcast, chatting about water nymphs. Who they are, how to work with them, etc

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Witching Around Podcast
Witching Around is a podcast sponsored by Witchfest.
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July 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Been a while since I posted one of my modern galdralag things

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Modern Galdralag — A Prayer to Rán for Safe Travels
I haven’t been doing a great deal with my attempts at modern galdralag recently. Partially because I’m focusing on other projects, partially because the inspiration isn’t there. T…
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July 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Wrote a new poem about Freya

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Untempered Flames
Sea-brightener, sea-swellerThe waves you set ablazeWith fiery, golden lightWhen your tears pour down,Droplets of reddened gold,From your piercing eyesThe waves you stir to angerWhen bloodied voice …
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June 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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I keep forgetting to post here.

Anyway, here's two pieces I wrote for Trinox Samoni

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Trinox Samoni — Three Upon Bitus
Arise now, O Venus,Draped in the sun’s golden lightUpon Bitus, where you bringWarmth and life to the groundAnd continue your ascentArise now, O Maponos,Crowned with the blazing sun,Upon Bitus…
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June 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Trying to get back into the swing of writing my galdralag inspired prayers. Here's one I wrote recently

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Modern Galdralag — A Prayer to Nótt for Pleasant Sleep and Dreams
I’ve been getting a bit slack with writing my modern galdralag stuff, so here’s one I write recently. This can be used for dream divination or any sort of dream work really. Nótt, Darkn…
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May 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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May 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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This came in today!!! I absolutely love it, @northseapoet.bsky.social, your and Muriel's writing is beautifully moving and full of dynamic, exciting imagery. I can practically hear the forges singing. Well done! #brigiddevotee #goddessbrigid #brigantia #witchsky
The cover of the book Brigantia: Songs of the Exalted by Nico Solheim-Davidson and Muriel Merser. It features a grey-eyed woman with long red hair, wearing a green chiton-style dress trimmed in gold. She has a gold helmet that features a swan, a golden spear in one hand, and a golden orb in the other.
May 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Firstly got the good news this morning. Five years post chemo and I'm officially cancer free! 🥳
May 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Back on my nymph nonsense. This time focusing on a goddess-nymph from Britain, who also was worshipped by Germans and Romans (take that modern concepts of pantheons)

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Nothing Is Softer Or More Flexible Than Water, Yet Nothing Can Resist it — Taking A Look At Coventina
Depiction of Coventina found at Coventina’s Well Hadrian’s Wall has had many deities worshipped along its great length, and has been home to various altars within or near its forts. Cov…
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May 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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It's Sunday, so blog time! I've been having a recurring dream for the last few months so I've been focusing on dream journaling again. Here's my take on dream journaling & some tips to get you started ❤️

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May 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Happy Beltane/May Day/Rûsciâs Cobos, friends!
BRIGANTIA: SONGS OF THE EXALTED, which I co-authored with Muriel Merser, is out as of today!!

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May 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM