Hávamál
Gestaþáttr ~ Stanza ~ 025
The fool thinks that those who laugh
At him are all his friends:
When he comes to the thing and calls for support,
Few spokesmen he finds.

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Hávamál
Rúnatal ~ Stanza ~ 140
Nine lays of power
I learned from the famous Bolthor, Bestla's father:
He poured me a draught of precious mead,
Mixed with magic Odrerir.

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What does the Dagaz (ᛞ) rune mean to you? I'm trying to write a rune poem for Proto-Germanic, and I want to include the stanza for Dagaz on the tagelharpa I'm building. The Old English rune poem is no help, as its stanza about Dæg seems to refer to the Abrahamic god.

Hávamál
Wīfmann ~ Stanza ~ 095
The mind alone knows what is near the heart,
Each is his own judge:
The worst sickness for a wise man
Is to crave what he cannot enjoy.

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In the sagas and historical texts, seiðr was primarily associated with feminine power, as it was believed to involve manipulation of fate, spirits, and emotions—traits that were seen as linked to the feminine and mystical rather than the masculine ideals of strength and combat.

When Odin practiced seiðr, it was considered taboo and shameful for him because it was traditionally associated with women. While the Poetic Edda doesn’t directly say Odin “lost his manhood,” it does reflect the tension around his practice of seiðr. In Völuspá, Odin speaks of his sacrifices for knowledge, including his hanging on Yggdrasil (stanza 22), but the shame of practicing seiðr is more explicitly referenced in Lokasenna, where Loki mocks Odin for engaging in practices that were seen as unmanly, such as taking on the female role of the seeress. This taunting reinforces the cultural perception of seiðr as diminishing masculinity.

[Text in English/Image in Portuguese] In the Helgakviða Hundingsbana (1 and 2) and the Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar (all 3 poems are contained in the Poetic Edda) the hero Helgi dies and is reincarnated a few times, and the term used for reincarnation is “Endrborin”, where “endr” means Arthur Gain, and “borin” means [to be born], that is, “to be born again”, as described in the text of the Helgakviða Hundingsbana 2 (also known as “Helgakviða Hundingsbana ǫnnur”) after stanza 51.

“Þat er sagt, in Helgi ok Sigrún væri endrborin, ok hét hann þá Helgi Hjörvarðsson, en hon Sváva, en þat er önnur saga.”
Translation: "They say that Helgi and Sigrún were born again, and he was then called Helgi Hjörvarðsson, and she Sváva, but that is another story."

[Image: Helgi, Sváfa and Heðinn, artist: Fredrik Sanders]

Hávamál
Loddfáfnismál ~ Stanza ~ 111
It is time to sing in the seat of the wise,
Of what at Urd's well I saw in silence,
Saw and thought on.
Long I listened to men.

Runes heard spoken, (counsels revealed.)
At Har's hall,
In Har's hall:
There I heard this.

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ENG/ I interpreted the first stanza of the Alp Er Tunga (legendary Central Asian hero) lament using the 'yatkan' (siberian zither) that I made, with throat singing
#throatsinging #sagucutegin #hero #centralasian #turkic
https://youtu.be/0wAFMiTe2QY?si=X9pfGiwp5UJkG3X3

Hávamál
Loddfáfnismál ~ Stanza ~ 136
Heavy the beam above the door; Hang a horseshoe on it Against ill-luck, lest it should suddenly Crash and crush your guests.

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Hávamál
Gestaþáttr ~ Stanza ~ 080
Now is answered what you ask of the Graven by the gods, Made by the All Father, Sent by the powerful sage:
It is best for man to remain silent.

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