Havamal
The Words of Odin the High One

Name: Havamal
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Olive Bray
ISBN: 9798368989334

Author: Olive Bray

Narrator: Matthew Schmitz

Unabridged: 1 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Altrusian Grace Media

Published: 03/28/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Social Science, Folklore & Mythology, Language Arts, Writing, History, Ancient History

Synopsis

This audiobook features a special tribal ambient version of the full text in addition to the raw narration.These are the words of Odin the High One. Hávamál is presented as a single poem in the Icelandic Codex Regius, a collection of Old Norse poems from the Viking age. The poem, itself a combination of numerous shorter poems, is largely gnomic, presenting advice for living, proper conduct, and wisdom. It is considered an important source of Old Norse philosophy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lizy on November 14, 2018

This version has more in it than the other version of the Havamal I've been reading. It also has multiple typos and, although it includes 2 translations, the verses don't line up evenly-- like the verse 46 will have the Icelandic for verse 45 (using the numbers as a guide, I don't know if those spec......more

Goodreads review by Sterling on September 03, 2020

easy to read and understand, just wish the format was side-by-side instead of in fows......more

Goodreads review by Solomon on January 05, 2025

Beautiful version of the Havamal. It's a lovely idea that there are three versions that you can read of each of the sayings of Odin.......more

Havamal The Words of Odin the High One

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Havamal
The Words of Odin the High One