Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 15
1923The son of a king shall be silent and wise,And bold in battle as well;Bravely and gladly a man shall go,Till the day of his death is come.Hávamál · Hávamál proper
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 15
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 15
1866Taciturn and prudent,and in war daringshould a king’s children be;joyous and liberalevery one should beuntil the hour of his death.Olive Bray · stanza 15
1908Silent and thoughtful and bold in strifethe prince’s bairn should be.Joyous and generous let each man show himtill he shall suffer death.Source
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes
Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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- Henry Adams Bellows
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- 1923
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