Hávamál: A Window into the Viking Mind
Håvamål. En nøkkel til vikingtiden
Hávamál is the great wisdom poem of the Vikings, containing a thousand years of life wisdom that remains as relevant today as it was in the Viking Age. In the poem, Odin himself speaks; across 164 verses. He offers counsel on friendship, power, moderation, love, and living wisely.
Historian and Viking Age expert Jon Vidar Sigurdson presents the first comprehensive book on Hávamál. In addition to providing a rich introduction to the era, mindset, and way of life of the Vikings, he connects the verses to the sagas, revealing what these words of wisdom tell us about the people, society, and values of that time – and why they still matter to us today.
The book also features a new translation that places greater emphasis on the poem’s original meaning.
The result is a beautiful and insightful book about one of our oldest and most important treasures of wisdom.
