Nidavellir Day Colors: Red and black Elements: Fire and earth Altar: Upon a cloth of red and black lay seven black candles, burning frankincense, an anvil with a hammer, a horn of mead, and many pieces of hand-wrought metal - jewelry, tools, or anything else that has been made by hand from metal. Offerings: Assess your values. Make a fair trade of something you value for something of equal value with someone you respect. Daily Meal: Root vegetables. Mead. Nidavellir Invocation Deep beneath the mountains of Svartalfheim Lies the land of the duergar, The underground home of the dwarves Whose life is spent making and building Many wonderful things for themselves That mortals and gods alike may covet. The duergar give no gifts; Nothing comes in an open hand for their work, Their sweat, their toil, their creative spark. They value this too much to give away, And so they drive hard bargains. When the made the necklace Brisingamen, Most fair jewel ever wrought, Freyja the goddess of love saw it, And her heart cried out for it. The price laid on it was the most valuable thing That she owned, in exchange for their Most valuable thing. So she agreed, Gave them her body for four nights - For what is more valuable to Love than this - And considered it a fair price. When later she received the mockery of Asgard, She but touched her jewel and smiled. And this is what the duergar would ask us: What is your price? What do you hold most dear? What would you give for it? The answer rings on every anvil In the dark heart of Nidavellir. (Each comes forth, picks up the hammer, and strikes the anvil, speaking aloud what is their most valuable possession, and what would be of an equal trade for it. Pour the mead as a libation.)