The Tale of the Krampus
"The Tale of the Krampus" was written on 12 October 2017. It was originally intended to be read to attendees of the Krampusnacht celebration held by my fellowship. That celebration never occurred due to inclement weather. The work was rewritten shortly thereafter in poetic form by Gothi Joseph and served as the script for a dramatic presentation that was held during the Yuletide in January 2018. ********* Listen now to a tale, a tale of winter’s past. It is a tale as old as our common memory; a tale handed down by our Folk of an ancient journey. On a cold winter’s night, beneath the grey of the frigid sky, the God Thor set out to travel to the East, to the land of his greatest foes, to Giantland—to Jotunheim . He set off in a chariot pulled by his powerful goats, Tooth-grinder and Tooth-barer. On this journey he chose to allow Loki to accompany him. In these days Loki was often mischievous but was renowned for how clever he could be. He had not yet become the archenemy of...