Traveler's Rede

Viking-Age proverbs in poetic form, featuring homespun advice for the modern-day adventurer. Hear the words of Odin, the wandering sage and wisdom-seeker of the ancient Norse, as he regales readers with insights hewn from the harsh landscapes of Scandinavia. He calls out to you from the past, but with words that ring as true today as during the Viking Age, sharing hard-won wisdom on etiquette, adventure, and life. In this gripping exploration of the 80 stanzas of GestaÞáttr from Hávamál, the 700-year-old anecdotes are given new life in beautiful verse form by a modern-day Ásatrú poet. Each one presented as both poetic and literal rendering, shown side-by-side with the original language, and its deeper meanings explored through eye-opening insights on history, language, and Nordic culture. The power of preparedness. The wisdom of practicality. And the boons found in honoring the bounds of friendship and hospitality. All these lessons and more leap from the past with surprising potency that remains vital today. A gripping exploration of Viking-Age wisdom for the modern-day adventurer.>Rendered in beautiful verse form by an Ásatrú poet.>With insights on history, language, and Nordic culture.>No finer burdenbears a fellow by roadthan a rucksack full of sense.As finer than gold, it's gauged, in foreign place;for the downtrod', it's defense.-St. 10, Traveler's Rede