Out of the Northlands

Out of the Northlands of ice and snow,
Down to the valleys that lie below,
Giant men came bringing peace through war,
And leading them all rode Odin and Thor.

Hardened in life’s most difficult test,
Over and over they proved they were best,
Suited to rule over the rest.
Now that the ice and snow are no more,
Now that the heroes days are of yore,
The strength is gone, in peace as in war.

Once struggle forged our people great,
Now softness and weakness seal our fate.
The leaders no longer know how to lead:
Forgotten are duty, devotion and deed.

Out of the Northlands of ice and snow,
Down to the valleys that lie below,
Giant men came bringing peace through war.
This is the way culture began,
Long ago on the ancient strand,
Spreading like fire from Odin’s land.


This is attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson, but I cannot verify this claim outside of one book.


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