Slow Havamal: 58

The 58th verse tells us to wake up early to take someone’s property or his life. Sleeping wolves and warriors rarely get the food or victories they seek.

There’s a lot of eminently practical advice in Havamal, and this verse holds another example. It cautions against laziness or procrastination. “Well-begun is half done,” we might say. Lying in bed dreaming of things is warm and pleasant, but only the doer has any hope of realizing them. ( Read more... )