Norse mythology; or, The religion of our forefathers, containing all the myths of the Eddas, systematized and interpreted

by Rasmus Björn Anderson

SIGDRIFA:

22. This I thee counsel first:

That toward thy kin

Thou bear thee blameless.

Take not hasty vengeance,

Although they raise up strife:

That, it is said, benefits the dead.

23. This I thee counsel secondly:

That no oath thou swear,

If it not be true.