We have seven halls, each of swords is full,
And all of gold is the hilt of each;
My steed is the swiftest, my sword is sharpest,
My bows adorn benches, my byrnies are golden,
My helm is the brightest that came from Kjar’s hall,
Mine own is better than all the Huns’ treasure.
The Poetic Edda
(Book of Norse Mythology)
