What is Hávamál?

Hávamal [ON. Sayings of the high One] is probably my favourite Norse Myth outside of the epic Ragnarok tale. It's a compilation of lessons and wisdoms from Odin, interjected with some rich lore.

It's a poem written down in the 1200s that carries timeless lessons on Hospitality, Worldly Wisdom and Decency. The vast majority of these lessons are still widely applicable in todays world, and while there are some stanzas that have ages, it's an incredibly valuable resource to delve into.

Einarr's Journey

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AN OVERVIEW OF THE ENTIRE HÁVAMÁL

  • THE ENTIRE HÁVAMÁL, INTERPRETED & ILLUSTRATED

    My interpretation of every Hávamál stanza with an illustration. A total of 646 hours were spent on just the art alone.

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  • A LIST OF HÁVAMÁL IN ENGLISH AND OLD NORSE

    A simplified list of the entire poem, in English, Old Norse. I recently translated the whole poem into Younger Futhark Runes, which I'll add soon.

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  • HÁVAMÁL IN RUNES

    The entire Old Norse poem Hávamál, written in Younger Futhark runes. Take them with a pinch of salt**

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  • THE PLANNED CONTENT IN OUR UPCOMING BOOK

    There's a lot of unique ideas going into our book, and we're doing this poem like it's never been done before. Take a look.

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SUMMARY OF HÁVAMÁL

  • HÁVAMÁL 1-16

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  • HÁVAMÁL 17-32

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  • HÁVAMÁL 33-48

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  • HÁVAMÁL 49-64

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  • HÁVAMÁL 65-80

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  • HÁVAMÁL 81-96

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  • HÁVAMÁL 97-112

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  • HÁVAMÁL 113-128

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  • HÁVAMÁL 129-144

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  • HÁVAMÁL 145-164

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HÁVAMÁL DEEP DIVES

These deep-dives take a lot longer than the summaries, but they contain my full analysis of each stanza. They of course will be refined for the book, but for now the best place to read them is on my Instagram - @einarrs_journey. I'm not yet sure if I'll create 164 detailed pages on this website, it may very well be the case that I'll create a new site just for these deep dives when I create and publish my book.

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I'M WRITING AN ILLUSTRATED HÁVAMÁL BOOK

Ancient wisdom for Modern humans

Hávamál is a poem filled to the brim with timeless wisdom, and I think a lot of what's presented is just as relevant in todays world as it was 1000 years ago. While it's clear that some of it is clearly a product of it's time and outdated for modern sensibilities, there is still a lot of practical wisdom that can be extracted.

My goal is to take an in-depth look at every stanza and find the wisdom that can be applied in our modern times. Lukyan has illustrated the entire poem which will follow our titular character Einarr on a journey throughout midgard and beyond.