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Maybe you're offering the wrong things so the gods get mad at you in return heh

what are you offering and to whom?

>>7934

dank memes and banter to brodin

Dost know how to write, dost know how to read,

dost know how to paint, dost know how to prove,

dost know how to ask, dost know how to offer,

dost know how to send, dost know how to spend?

144.

Better ask for too little than offer too much,

like the gift should be the boon;

better not to send than to overspend.

If you are not doing ritual properly or doing it cheaply, your offerings will not be taken. Some of the gods are more forgiving, like Thor or Freyr, but Odin and the elves, especially dark elves or dwarves, are quick to anger if you do an improper offering.

Study your lore more.

>>7955

>Some of the gods are more forgiving, like Thor or Freyr, but Odin and the elves, especially dark elves or dwarves, are quick to anger if you do an improper offering.

Got a source for this particular assertion, or is it UPG?

>>7961

Source: King Gautreks saga

"In the King Gautreks Saga there is an example of a sacrifice of a king. This account shows a common form of sacrifice to Odin: a piercing in the abdomen with a spear then hanging. In the saga it describes how they had no wind to sail. As a result, they used divination and determined that Odin wanted a sacrifice. They drew lots which favored King Vikar. They drew lots a number of times and it always landed on King Vikar. But, because he was a king they did not want to sacrifice him so they staged a ‘mock sacrifice’. The spear was to be a reed and the rope was the intestines of a goat they had killed. This way, they would do the sacrifice but he would not get hurt. When they performed the sacrifice, though, the reed was mysteriously changed into a spear and the intestines turned into rope killing King Vikar . . . Odin got his sacrifice. "

not to mention the countless stories of offerings gone wrong to the elves, or the fact that thor is frequently shown as the most forgiving god of men

>>7955

sorry to bump this old thread, but what is cheaply? is it what it means to me or what it means in general? if i have 3 chickens that i rely on for eggs, and kill the one that lays the most eggs, i still sacrificed only one chicken, but it is a big sacrifice to me, will the gods be satisfied with that?