If you're planning a Blot, heres some bits.
First and foremost the words of Odin; from the Hávamál verse 144, line 3: Dost know how to ask, Dost know how to offer,
When a blót was to be held the folk would all come to the temple. They would bring with them everything they needed throughout the festival, including ale and livestock. The livestock, both cattle horses, were slaughtered and the blood collected into vessels. The blood was then sprinkled over the altars and the temple walls and upon the gathered folk. The flesh of the slaughtered animals was boiled in kettles and served to everyone present. Goblets were filled with ale and the ale was blessed by the host in charge of the blót.
Blessing the Ale
The blót ale is borne over the fire and then the sign of the hammer is made over it. It is difficult to ascertain the significance of the ale being borne over the fire. On the one hand it seems possible that passing the ale over the fire was a means of consecrating it. In some ways this would resemble the rite of need fire. The need fire could only be lit by a fire bow or a fire drill, it could not be lit by flint and steel. Passing the ale over the fire could then be a means of sanctifying the ale, of driving any evil influences away from it.
Toasts are then made to Odin, for victory and power to the king, then to ones personal Norse Gods, following which the folk drank toasts in memory of those who had died.
