Óminnishegri heitir
sá er yfir ölðrum þrumir,
hann stelr geði guma; þess fugls fjöðrum
ek fjötraðr vark í garði Gunnlaðar.

The mind-stealing heron hovers over feasts
waiting to seize men's wits;
that bird's feathers fettered me
when I came to Gunnlod's court.

Stanza 13 of the Hávamál

So it wasn’t the mead that caused it, it was the mind-stealing heron — riiight. I can relate.

#Havamal #NorsePoetry #drinking #feasting #AncientPagans #Heathenry #hangover

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Óminnishegri heitir
sá er yfir ölðrum þrumir,
hann stelr geði guma; þess fugls fjöðrum
ek fjötraðr vark í garði Gunnlaðar.

The mind-stealing heron hovers over feasts
waiting to seize men's wits;
that bird's feathers fettered me
when I came to Gunnlod's court.

Stanza 13 of the Hávamál

So it wasn’t the mead that caused it, it was the mind-stealing heron — riiight. I can relate.

#Havamal #NorsePoetry #drinking #feasting #AncientPagans #Heathenry #hangover