{"product":{"product_id":"1720861358","title":"Words of the Wanderer (Hávamál)","price":"12.0","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51LuQ+u6O-L._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1720861358"},"comments":[{"body":"Oh *hello*, is it time for me to flog my favorite translation of my favorite piece of lore ever? YES IT IS! [Xander Folmer's *Words of the Wanderer (Hávamál)*](https://www.amazon.com/Words-Wanderer-H%C3%A1vam%C3%A1l-Xander-Folmer/dp/1720861358/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1\u0026amp;keywords=havamal+folmer\u0026amp;qid=1623191322\u0026amp;sr=8-1) is, IMHO, the absolute best translation there is. Crawford's translation is likely the best *linguistically* but Folmer is actually a Heathen and doesn't just translate the words but the meanings in a manner that is, IMHO, consistently sympathetic both to the failures and foibles of the Ur-Heathens and the necessities of a modern ~~reader~~ Heathen.\r\n\r\nThe best part is that [you can get it—for free!—with commentary by Folmer](http://www.heathenhof.com/daily-havamal/) from Huginn's Heathen Hof direct to your inbox on a daily basis. This is important because critical reading of a religious text is always important and Heathenry is not a religion of the book. The Hávamál is an important piece of the lore that we base our beliefs on but it is not a bible.\r\n\r\n\u0026amp;#x200B;\r\n\r\nEDIT: Please feel free to DM me for my Excel spreadsheet comparing all public domain translations, if you've interest.","subreddit_name":"heathenry","author":"Wintersmodirin"},{"body":"[Recovering Catholic, here,] I'm a huge fan of the Hávamál. It isn't the Heathen Gospel or ten commandments, but I do enjoy it. My favorite translation is [Xander Folmer's](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1720861358/). It is also available for free with a daily discussion of its meaning from [Huginn's Heathen Hof](https://huginnsheathenhof.tumblr.com/post/154077080424/sign-up-for-our-free-daily-h%C3%A1vam%C3%A1l-mailing-list), which does an excellent job of putting some of the more problematic stanzas into a modern context.","subreddit_name":"heathenry","author":"Wintersmodirin"}]}