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Stanza 159

The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes, 1923

Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 159

1923
A thirteenth I know, if a thane full youngWith water I sprinkle well;He shall not fall, though he fares mid the host,Nor sink beneath the swords.
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesPublic domain in the United States
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