DOTLAN EveMaps

u'Haglhri\xf0 sl\xe6r, Hailstorm strikes,
h\xf8gg i aks! the ears of barley!
Deyr einn, Death of one,
spirar einn. life of another.

Hagall (Hailstone) is balancing on a knife edge between creation and
destruction \u2013 it cleanses/kills \u2018the old\u2019 to make room for \'the new\'.



Deyr f\xe9, Cattle die,
deyja fr\xe6ndr, kindred die,
deyr sjalfr it sama, you yourself must die,
en or\xf0st\xedrr, but a good reputation,
deyr aldregi: never dies:
hveim er s\xe9r g\xf3\xf0an getr. for the one who earns it well.

Deyr f\xe9, Cattle die,
deyja fr\xe6ndr, kindred die,
deyr sjalfr it sama, you yourself must die,
ek veit einn, I know only one thing,
at aldrei deyr: that never dies:
d\xf3mr um dau\xf0an hvern. the reputation of the one who\u2019s died.

H\xe1vam\xe1l, Words of the High One
Wisdom for Wanderers and Counsel to Guests, verses 75-76'