60 Viking quotes that embody strength

Tales from the Northern Realms

Here are 60 Viking quotes that embody strength, courage, and resilience:

"Fear not death for the hour of your doom is set and none may escape it." — Hávamál
"Bravery is half the victory." — Hávamál
"A person should not agree today to what they will regret tomorrow." — Hávamál
"Cattle die, kinsmen die, all men are mortal. Words of praise will never perish, nor a noble name." — Hávamál
"The unwise man is awake all night, worries over and again. When morning rises he is restless still, his burden as before." — Hávamál
"Better to fight and fall than to live without hope." — Volsunga Saga
"The foolish man thinks he will live forever if he avoids battle, but old age will give him no peace, though spears might spare him." — Hávamál
"Where you recognize evil, speak out against it, and give no truce to your enemies." — Hávamál
"Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names." — Proverb
"Stand by your own trial and not by what others say." — Hávamál
"Wealth dies. Kinsmen die. A man himself must likewise die. But word-fame never dies for him who achieves it well." — Hávamál
"A man’s own hand is most to be trusted." — Hávamál
"He knows alone who has wandered wide and far, and has lived in many lands, what the cunning of men be." — Hávamál
"Wake early if you want another man’s life or land. No lamb for the lazy wolf. No battle’s won in bed." — Hávamál
"None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear." — The Saga of Grettir the Strong
"When men meet foes in fight, better is stout heart than sharp sword." — Volsunga Saga
"One's back is vulnerable unless one has a brother." — Njál's Saga
"Wisdom is welcome wherever it comes from." — Bandamanna Saga
"Often it is that anger is blind and that rage does not reason." — Hávamál
"Fight your foes in the field, nor be burnt in your house." — Volsunga Saga
"Never trust a tale told by the enemy." — Njál's Saga
"Fear the reckoning of those you have wronged." — Hávamál
"The brave man well shall fight and win, though dull his blade may be." — Fáfnismál
"Cattle die, friends die, and the same with you; but I know of something that never dies, and that is the judgment on each one dead." — Hávamál
"A true warrior does not admit defeat before the battle." — Ragnar Lodbrok
"Let each man step in and stir up strife; the fight is better than the fire." — Njál's Saga
"Bravery grows with daring." — Hávamál
"He is truly wise who’s travelled far and knows the ways of the world." — Hávamál
"The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy." — Edda
"Great deeds and ill deeds often fall within each other’s shadow." — Eyrbyggja Saga
"Better to live one day as a lion than a thousand years as a sheep." — Viking Proverb
"Wisdom is welcome wherever it comes from." — Bandamanna Saga
"Better to stand and fight. If you run, you’ll only die tired." — Viking Proverb
"The dead cannot avenge themselves." — Hávamál
"One should not ask more than would be thought fitting." — Hávamál
"A wise man does all things in moderation." — Hávamál
"A man knows nothing if he knows not that." — Hávamál
"Better to fight and fall than to live without hope." — Volsunga Saga
"Better a brief spell of honor than a long rule of shame." — Njál's Saga
"Words of praise will never perish, nor a noble name." — Hávamál
"The wary guest who to refection comes, keeps silent with sharpened ears; he listens with care, and of his wits takes heed." — Hávamál
"Boldly one must dare when the fight he enters." — Fáfnismál
"A coward thinks he will live forever if only he can avoid battle." — Hávamál
"Men with much wisdom are not often the happiest." — Fáfnismál
"Foes are many and friends are few." — Njál's Saga
"The bold man fares well in every fight, and a dog that barks does not bite." — Hávamál
"Better to be a wolf of Odin than a lamb of God." — Viking Proverb
"The brave find a home everywhere." — Hávamál
"Let no man glory in the greatness of his mind, but rather keep watch over his wits." — Hávamál
"The courageous man will conquer." — Fáfnismál
"The foolish man is all night awake, pondering on his problems; he’s weary when the morning comes, and all is just as bad." — Hávamál
"A good man dies when his name is forgotten." — Proverb
"When you are on the path to evil, a little poison will take you a long way." — Njál's Saga
"The best of men must sometimes eat words." — Njál's Saga
"Fight for your country – that is the best end." — Njál's Saga
"A man should be loyal through life to friends, and return gift for gift." — Hávamál
"A wise man hears one word and understands two." — Hávamál
"Strength and bravery will always win over tricks and treachery." — Hávamál
"He who does not know will say everything is possible." — Hávamál
"Strength is gained by facing adversity head on, not by running from it." — Proverb