I'd love to hear your opinion on the very first verse from Hávamál.
1.
At every door-way,
ere one enters,
one should spy round,
one should pry round
for uncertain is the witting
that there be no foeman sitting,
within, before one on the floor
That one should show caution before entering a home, in case there is an enemy inside? Doesn't one do the same today? Even if nobody is about to draw a sword on you, I think people still at times do, or should, show caution or care about entering a home, or even a public place.
Just a laid-back example... Say, you enter a bar where you know your ex is likely to be as well, because you both like that place... Wouldn't you look around a bit more, be a bit more on guard..?
What do you think Odin wanted with this first verse?
I think maybe the God wanted peace. That he warned us about this, to lessen bloodshed. I've recently read Hávamál, but I haven't read any good interpretation yet. So I'm really not an expert, I'm still exploring this =) Would like to hear what you think about this =)
Tags: Havamal, Hávamál, Odin, Viking, vikings
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