{"product_id":"the-wee-havamal","title":"The Wee Hávamál","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Wee Havamal is an adaptation of the original work for fun and easy reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby children. I've re-written selected stanzas into modern English and adopted a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erhyming scheme to make the reading as engaging and memorable as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI mostly included themes like wisdom, friendship, martial virtue, and hospitality, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas these are recurring themes in the original work and understandable for all age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egroups. The seduction and magic themes largely did not make the cut, as these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill have limited relevance to kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was chosen for adaptation has been re-ordered to reflect the visual story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etold by the illustrations. The original stanza number is shown in the scrollwork\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eheader for easy reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI've tried to keep this work as close to the original meaning as possible. I don't\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eknow any Old Norse, however, so this work was based on Olive Bray's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etranslation. Where that translation proved difficult to adapt to children's rhyme, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eother translations were consulted, but all stanza numbers are derived from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBray's work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copper Jungle, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453163082002,"sku":"9781954790087","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3824d6b8-e937-4f49-bb02-87c190470b82.jpg?v=1729837993","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wee-havamal","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}