Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 110
1923On his ring swore Othin the oath, methinks;Who now his troth shall trust?Suttung’s betrayal he sought with drink,And Gunnloth to grief he left.* * *Hávamál · The mead of poetry
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 110
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 111
1866Odin, I believe,a ring-oath gave.Who in his faith will trust?Suttung defrauded,of his drink bereft,and Gunnlöd made to weep!~~~~~Olive Bray · stanza 108
1908Old Norse
Baugeiþ Óþinn hykk at unnit hafi,hvat skal hans trygþum trua?Suttung svikvinn hann lét sumbli fráok grǽtta Gunnlöþu.English translation
A ring-oath Odin I trow had taken –how shall one trust his troth?‘twas he who stole the mead from Suttung,and Gunnlod caused to weep.The Counselling of the Stray-Singer.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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