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  1. Kevin Crossley-Holland _ The Norse Myths

    Yet, in H.R Ellis Davidson's wise words: Reading the myths, we can identify the Norseman's spirit and confidence, his boundless curiosity, extreme bravery, clannish loyalty, generosity and discipline; we can also detect his arrogance and lack of compassion, his cunning if not treachery {amply reflected in the figure of Loki}, his ruthlessness and his cruelty.
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  2. Kevin Crossley-Holland _ The Norse Myths

    This superstitious, family-oriented existence is the background to 'The Lay of Loddfafnir' and the whole of {Myth and Note25}. This great compendium of aphorisms and advice on right conduct offers a commonsensical and sober {though sometimes witty} picture of the day to day life of the Norsemen, and it is a far cry from the heady image of Vikings on the rampage. Value life itself; censure naivete; cherish and celebrate friendships; beware treachery; practice moderation; be hospitable {but not too hospitable}; try to win the fame and good name that will outlive you: these are the leitmotifs of the ."
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  3. Kevin Crossley-Holland _ The Norse Myths

    No Viking believed he could change his destiny, ordained as it was by the Norns who wove the fates of gods and men alike {Note 4} but, for all that, the way in which he lived his life was up to him. This sentiment is perfectly expressed by Skirnir in 'Skirnir's Journey': 'Fearlessness is better than a faint heart for any man who puts his nose out of doors. The length of my life and the day of my death were fated long ago.
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  4. Seamus Heaney _ North

    Did you ever hear tell,'said Jimmy Farrell,'of the skulls they havein the city of Dublin?White skulls and black skullsand yellow skulls, and some with full teeth, and some haven't only but one,' and compounded history in the pan of 'an old Dane,maybe, was drownedin the Flood.'My words lick aroundcobbled quays, go huntinglightly as pampootiesover the skull-capped ground.-Viking Dublin: Trial Pieces
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