Master of Ecstasy

In the beginning of time there was nothing of form Neither the heavens nor the earth existed Niflheim was brought to be from chaos The sons of Bor slew Ymir And from him the Earth was made No sacrifice to great in his unending search for wisdom Such is the nature of the father of Thor Long ago he ventured to Mimir’s well To seek the cosmic knowledge in its sweet water There dwelt the shadow being who guarded the Well of Urd And he demanded a sacrifice to taste of its waters The Allfather gouged out his left eye And Mimir offered him a drink in accordance He inflicted himself a mortal wound With the spear known as Gungnir He hung from the world tree for nine days and nights Suspended from the branch in a form of living death giving him knowledge of the runes