taranis
Taranis: 'Thunder', the Sky father, God of thunder and lightning. He would also have been a warrior-as-protector God of the tribe and people.
hymn to taranis
I pray to you, demon-slaying Taranis,
With thunderbolt you protect men and herds,
By your power may I sacrifice well.
I sing of the fearless mead-drinker,
Famed as far as the sun journeys.
Come forth, now to this sacrifice.
The course of a bull-drawn chariot,
Bears the brightest of the strong across the sky.
Demon-slaying Taranis comes.
With thunderbolt you protect men and herds,
By your power may I sacrifice well.
I sing of the fearless mead-drinker,
Famed as far as the sun journeys.
Come forth, now to this sacrifice.
The course of a bull-drawn chariot,
Bears the brightest of the strong across the sky.
Demon-slaying Taranis comes.
