Hávamál

The complete Hávamál: the Words of Odin the High One from the Elder or Poetic Edda (Sćmund's Edda) translated by Olive Bray and edited by D. L. Ashliman. *Note- Due to the length of the text it's been broken down into several pages to make it easier to read and the pages faster loading.



Verse Index

  1. Wisdom for Wanderers and Counsel to Guests(verses 1-79)

  2. Maxims for All Men (verses 80-88)

  3. Lessons for Lovers (verses 89-93)

  4. Odin's Love Quests (verses 94-100)

  5. Odin's Quest after the Song Mead (verses 101-108)

  6. The Counseling of the Stray-Singer(verses 109-136)

  7. Odin's Quest after the Runes (verses 137-144)

  8. The Song of Spells (verses 145-164)


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