15 Feb 2004
The Feast of Vali

Today is the day heathens celebrate as the Feast of Vali. Vali is the god who avenged the death of Baldr, allowing the best loved son of Odin to await rebirth far from the chaos of the Ragnarok. He is considered the god of honor, kinship, vengence and rebirth.

Eleven years ago today, on a windswept hill outside of Rome, Indiana, I and three fellow heathens: Kris Uhler (now Haxton), Keith Sauers and Lea Carpenter (now Sauers) set the foundations of a harrow for the kindred we named Ravenswood.

Much has changed over the course of the years: Ravenswood has grown beyond our wildest expectations to include nearly 20 oathed members. May the Blessings of the Shining Gods and Goddesses of Our Folk continue to shine upon our endevors!

So here's a toast to my kinsfolk: the "semi-offical" toast of the Kindred of Ravenswood, with which every sumbel is closed:

To Vali! To Vengence! To Honor! To Kin!

Hail Ravenswood!

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