Havamal and Norse Proverbs

By Imperium Press

Havamal, or the Ballad of the High One, is the major work of Norse wisdom literature. In one of the key poems in the Poetic Edda we find the counsel of Odin himself. Advice for wanderers, proverbial wisdom, love advice, accounts of Odin's quest after the runes and the mead of poetry, and various spells and incantations fill out

• Language: English
• Publisher: Imperium Press
• Release date: May 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9781922602558

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A problem well put is half-solved. The reactionary is a man of few words, well-chosen, which cut to the heart of a problem. In the history of ideas there have been works which have laid bare the problems of modernity, and whose elegance has pointed the way to their solution.

Imperium Press’ Studies in Reaction series distills the essence of reactionary thought. The series presents in compact format those seminal works which need so few words to say so much about modernity.

Contents

Havamal

Extracts from the Eddic Lays

Sigrdrifumol

Reginsmol

Extract from Völsunga Saga

Ancient Saws and Proverbs

Sources and Editions

Havamal