From Sæmund’s Edda, translated translated by Olive Bray and edited by D. L. Ashliman: 16. A coward believes he will ever live if he keep him safe from strife: but old age leaves him not long in peace though spears may spare his life. 20. A greedy man, if he be not mindful, eats to …
Hugin and Munin Fly each day Over the spacious earth. I fear for Hugin That he come not back, Yet more anxious am I for Munin. (R.B. Anderson, Norse Mythology) Thought (Hugin) and Memory (Munin) seem to have lost their way in our post-modern, material, short-attention-span culture. We operate on reflex, gut instincts (we are …
I kind of pulled this weekly topic out of my ass because I wasn’t happy with any of my alliteration choices, but reading even the surface info on Wikipedia’s description of Odin makes me feel pretty good about my choice. First, I love some of the art associated with him: Second, here is a god …