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“From the Ylfing lineage came Eirik the Eloquent.”
― The Prose Edda
― The Prose Edda
“A part of human nature tends toward laziness and comfort, which is the part being so lucratively exploited by corporations, but there is a more noble part: the portion of the human spirit that revels, not in ease, but in having its capabilities tested. These estimable characters know the profoundest, bone-deep satisfaction of having themselves challenged by the world, and, relying only upon their human capabilities—their gumption—they not only win the contest, but they infuse those around them with the inspiration to shine as well.”
― Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
― Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
“The ninth was Sigar, founder of the Siklingar. To that lineage belongs Siggeir, the kinsman by marriage of Volsung, and the Sigar who hanged Hagbard.”
― The Prose Edda
― The Prose Edda
“One of them, Veggdegg, was a powerful king who ruled over East Saxland. His son was Vitrgils, whose sons were Vitta, the father of Heingest, and Sigar, the father of Svebdegg, whom we call Svipdag.”
― The Prose Edda
― The Prose Edda
“The eighth was Lofdi; he was a great warrior king with a following called the Lofdar; he founded the dynasty of Lofdungs. To that lineage belongs Eylimi, the maternal grandfather of Sigurd who slew the serpent Fafnir.”
― The Prose Edda
― The Prose Edda
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