Song of the Vikings Quotes

“All illustrate the “theory of courage,” which Tolkien called “the great contribution of early Northern literature,” meaning both Icelandic and Old English literature. It is a “creed of unyielding will”: The heroes refuse to give up even when they know the monsters—evil—will win. For that is the big difference between Snorri’s Ragnarok and the Christian Doomsday. Odin and the human army of Valhalla do not win.”
― Nancy Marie Brown, Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths

“My bald pate bobs and blunders, I bang it when I fall; My cock’s gone soft and clammy And I can’t hear when they call.”
― Nancy Marie Brown, Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths

“And that age was known as the Golden Age, until it was spoiled by the arrival of the women. —Snorri, Edda”
― Nancy Marie Brown, Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths