136 Rammt er þat tré er ríða skal öllum at upploki baug þú gef eða þat biðja mun þér læs hvers á liðu Powerful is that beam that must move from side to side to open for all; give a ring, or it will call down every evil on your limbs [End.] | . |
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Havamal Snippets 136: Make sure your door has a good lock
This stanza is a continuation of the previous stanza 135 (which stresses the importance of treating guests well) because it highlights that in addition to treating guests well, hosts should also have a good & securable door (in Viking times this meant a beam across the door, in modern times this means a Yale lock) which the home-owner can use to keep out unwanted or malevolent people.
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