Hovamol quotes:

[Barreldriver]

Post your favs.

One of mine, and one that would be wise to be on the mind of people such as myself.

23. The witless man | is awake all night,
Thinking of many things;
Care-worn he is | when the morning comes,
And his woe is just as it was.


And a rule of thumb that I follow to the letter. I always have some sort of weapon on me at all times.

38. Away from his arms | in the open field
A man should fare not a foot;
For never he knows | when the need for a spear
Shall arise on the distant road.

[Ulf]

All of them.

Hovamol? I raged.

[Loki]

I raged.

Please don't trash your room.

[Barreldriver]

All of them.

Hovamol? I raged.

bite me, but not too hard. :icon_rolleyes: You're telling me there's not a single quote or series of quotes that stand out to you, that seem as if they are carry a tad bit more weight than the rest? None that are self specific and would have a stronger bearing due to the sentimental connection?

[Ulf]

bite me, but not too hard. :icon_rolleyes: You're telling me there's not a single quote or series of quotes that stand out to you, that seem as if they are carry a tad bit more weight than the rest? None that are self specific and would have a stronger bearing due to the sentimental connection?

That's what I told you only in less words.

[Barreldriver]

That's what I told you only in less words.

Then you seem to have a boring existence, if one cannot establish personal connections with a subject of interest, how can one fully enjoy it?

[Ulf]

Then you seem to have a boring existence, if one cannot establish personal connections with a subject of interest, how can one fully enjoy it?

What?

I like them all, enough said. I must have read it at least 100+ times.

[Barreldriver]

What?

I like them all, enough said. I must have read it at least 100+ times.

Ah, I was unable to determine whether or not you were being a sarcastic ass or making a serious post in your original comment. Seems it was the latter, my apologies.

[Baron Samedi]

It's "Havamal", for one.....

[Baron Samedi]

And a rule of thumb that I follow to the letter. I always have some sort of weapon on me at all times.

38. Away from his arms | in the open field
A man should fare not a foot;
For never he knows | when the need for a spear
Shall arise on the distant road.

Because you are indeed Conan.

[Barreldriver]

Because you are indeed Conan.

A sgian dubh is a practical tool and quite necessary.


It's "Havamal", for one.....

Not according to what I've been directed to in my searches, it always comes up as Hovamol for me.


http://www.heathengods.com/library/poetic_edda/BellowsEdda/poe04.htm


there is also a spelling Hávamál from what I can find.

[Ulf]

Not according to what I've been directed to in my searches, it always comes up as Hovamol for me.


http://www.heathengods.com/library/poetic_edda/BellowsEdda/poe04.htm


there is also a spelling Hávamál from what I can find.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Regius

Hávamál (Sayings of the high one)

Also, about 99% of the heathen community uses Havamal.

[Barreldriver]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Regius

Hávamál (Sayings of the high one)

Also, about 99% of the heathen community uses Havamal.

I'm just going by what other people refer me to in my searches, I can't remember who here gave me that link, it was during one of the chat convos.

[Psychonaut]

I'm just going by what other people refer me to in my searches, I can't remember who here gave me that link, it was during one of the chat convos.

The spelling "Hovamol" is part of a "tradition" of Anglicising Old Norse that (thank the Gods) never caught on amongst scholars. Since the Icelanders, whose language is the closest to Old Norse, already have a way (and have for hundreds of years) of expressing the sounds of Old Norse through the Roman script, there's no need to resort to odd, non-traditional spellings (not you, the scholars who attempted to turn "Völuspá" into "Voluspo"). Transposing "o" for "á" gives us come very queer looking god-names too. I don't know about you, but I won't be referring to the High One as "Hor." :thumb001:

As to your original question, I'm quite partial to verses 138 and 139 (as translated by Hollander):


I wot that I hung on the wind-tossed tree
all of nights nine,
wounded by spear, bespoken to Othin,
bespoken myself to myself,
[upon that tree of which none telleth
from what roots it doth rise]

Neither horn they upheld nor handed me bread;
I looked below me--aloud I cried--
caught up the runes, caught them up wailing,
thence to the ground fell again.

[Vargtand]

Håvamål is a better name :P

I like verse 76 and 77. if I remember their numbers correctly :)

[Psychonaut]

Håvamål is a better name :P

Is it just you guys and the Norwegians who use that spelling?

[Vargtand]

Is it just you guys and the Norwegians who use that spelling?

I'm a bit unsure, Håvamål would be the correct way to spell it in Swedish seeing that it is extremely rare (don't think I can name one example) where we would spell something with á. Don't know what the Danes use. I mostly use it because those who can't use a keyboard properly who are not Scandinavians wont be able to spell it :P

[Lyfing]

Sayings for me..

9. Happy is he who hath won him
both winning ways and wisdom;
for ill led is oft who asketh help
from the wit and words of another.

26. The unwise man weens he knows all,
if from harm he is far at home;
but knows not ever what answer to make
when others ask him aught.

For when i'm drunk..

32. Many a man means no ill,
yet teases the other at table;
strife will ever start among men
when guest clashes with guest.

For when I regret getting drunk..

12. For good is not, though good is it thought,
mead for the sons of men;
the deeper he drinks the dimmer grows
the mind of many a man.

Do you want to be my friend..

42. With his friend a man should be friends ever,
and pay back gift for gift;
laughter for laughter he learn to give,
and eke lesing for lies.

43. With his friend a man should be friends ever,
with him and the friend of his friend;
but foeman's friend befriend thou never,
(and keep thee aloof from his kin).

44. If friend thou hast whom faithful thou demmest,
and wishest to win him for thee:
ope thy heart to him nor withhold thy gifts,
and fare to find him often.

45. If another there be whom ill thou trustest,
yet would'st get from him gain:
speak fair to him though false thou meanest,
and pay him lesing for lies.

46. And eke this heed: if ill thou trust one,
and hollow-hearted his speech:
thou shalt laugh with him and lure him on,
and let him have tit for tat.

47. Young was I once and went alone,
and wondering lost my way;
when a friend I found I felt me rich:
man is cheered by man.

For death..

76. Cattle die and kinsmen die,
thyself eke soon wilt die;
but fair fame will fade never.
I ween, for him who wins it.

I could very well type the whole thing up..;)

165. Now are Har's sayings spoken in Har's hall,
of help to the sons of men,
of harm to the sons of etin;
hail to whoever spoke them, hail to whoever knows them!
Gain they who grasp them,
happy they who heed them!

..Hollander translation.

Later,
-Lyfing