Win....

Victory with a blunt sword.

‘Tis better for the bold

Than cowards

To be in the game of Hild;[[330]]

It is better to be merry

Than to be downhearted

Whatever may come to hand.

(Fafnismal.)

When Heidrek, the son of Hofund, was outlawed by his father for his misconduct, he asked to have advice given him: