60 Viking quotes that embody strength

Tales from the Northern Realms

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

  1. "Fear not death for the hour of your doom is set and none may escape it." — Hávamál
  2. "Bravery is half the victory." — Hávamál
  3. "A person should not agree today to what they will regret tomorrow." — Hávamál
  4. "Cattle die, kinsmen die, all men are mortal. Words of praise will never perish, nor a noble name." — Hávamál
  5. "The unwise man is awake all night, worries over and again. When morning rises he is restless still, his burden as before." — Hávamál
  6. "Better to fight and fall than to live without hope." — Volsunga Saga
  7. "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
  8. "Where you recognize evil, speak out against it, and give no truce to your enemies." — Hávamál
  9. "Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names." — Proverb
  10. "Stand by your own trial and not by what others say." — Hávamál
  11. "Wealth dies. Kinsmen die. A man himself must likewise die. But word-fame never dies for him who achieves it well." — Hávamál
  12. "A man’s own hand is most to be trusted." — Hávamál
  13. "He knows alone who has wandered wide and far, and has lived in many lands, what the cunning of men be." — Hávamál
  14. "Wake early if you want another man’s life or land. No lamb for the lazy wolf. No battle’s won in bed." — Hávamál
  15. "None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear." — The Saga of Grettir the Strong
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  16. "When men meet foes in fight, better is stout heart than sharp sword." — Volsunga Saga
  17. "One's back is vulnerable unless one has a brother." — Njál's Saga
  18. "Wisdom is welcome wherever it comes from." — Bandamanna Saga
  19. "Often it is that anger is blind and that rage does not reason." — Hávamál
  20. "Fight your foes in the field, nor be burnt in your house." — Volsunga Saga
  21. "Never trust a tale told by the enemy." — Njál's Saga
  22. "Fear the reckoning of those you have wronged." — Hávamál
  23. "The brave man well shall fight and win, though dull his blade may be." — Fáfnismál
  24. "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
  25. "A true warrior does not admit defeat before the battle." — Ragnar Lodbrok
  26. "Let each man step in and stir up strife; the fight is better than the fire." — Njál's Saga
  27. "Bravery grows with daring." — Hávamál
  28. "He is truly wise who’s travelled far and knows the ways of the world." — Hávamál
  29. "The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy." — Edda
  30. "Great deeds and ill deeds often fall within each other’s shadow." — Eyrbyggja Saga
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  31. "Better to live one day as a lion than a thousand years as a sheep." — Viking Proverb
  32. "Wisdom is welcome wherever it comes from." — Bandamanna Saga
  33. "Better to stand and fight. If you run, you’ll only die tired." — Viking Proverb
  34. "The dead cannot avenge themselves." — Hávamál
  35. "One should not ask more than would be thought fitting." — Hávamál
  36. "A wise man does all things in moderation." — Hávamál
  37. "A man knows nothing if he knows not that." — Hávamál
  38. "Better to fight and fall than to live without hope." — Volsunga Saga
  39. "Better a brief spell of honor than a long rule of shame." — Njál's Saga
  40. "Words of praise will never perish, nor a noble name." — Hávamál
  41. "The wary guest who to refection comes, keeps silent with sharpened ears; he listens with care, and of his wits takes heed." — Hávamál
  42. "Boldly one must dare when the fight he enters." — Fáfnismál
  43. "A coward thinks he will live forever if only he can avoid battle." — Hávamál
  44. "Men with much wisdom are not often the happiest." — Fáfnismál
  45. "Foes are many and friends are few." — Njál's Saga
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  46. "The bold man fares well in every fight, and a dog that barks does not bite." — Hávamál
  47. "Better to be a wolf of Odin than a lamb of God." — Viking Proverb
  48. "The brave find a home everywhere." — Hávamál
  49. "Let no man glory in the greatness of his mind, but rather keep watch over his wits." — Hávamál
  50. "The courageous man will conquer." — Fáfnismál
  51. "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
  52. "A good man dies when his name is forgotten." — Proverb
  53. "When you are on the path to evil, a little poison will take you a long way." — Njál's Saga
  54. "The best of men must sometimes eat words." — Njál's Saga
  55. "Fight for your country – that is the best end." — Njál's Saga
  56. "A man should be loyal through life to friends, and return gift for gift." — Hávamál
  57. "A wise man hears one word and understands two." — Hávamál
  58. "Strength and bravery will always win over tricks and treachery." — Hávamál
  59. "He who does not know will say everything is possible." — Hávamál
  60. "Strength is gained by facing adversity head on, not by running from it." — Proverb
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