“Then Edda brought forward a loaf of graham bread,
Firm, thick and full of hulls;
And more, too, she brought to the table,
And set thereon the bowl of soup.”
Rigspula, 4.
In the sayings of Hars (i.e., of Odin) the Lofty, the rule of hospitality is stated:—
“Hail to the Givers! a guest enters.
Say where he shall sit.
He cannot stay long
Who must seek his living in the chase on snowshoes.