Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 159
1923A thirteenth I know, if a thane full youngWith water I sprinkle well;He shall not fall, though he fares mid the host,Nor sink beneath the swords.Hávamál · Ljóðatal
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 159
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 160
1866For the thirteenth I know,if on a young manI sprinkle water,he shall not fall,though he into battle come:that man shall not sink before swords.Olive Bray · stanza 157
1908A thirteenth I know: if the new-born sonof a warrior I sprinkle with water,that youth will not fail when he fares to war,never slain show he bow before sword.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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