8 Best religion books like Pocket Havamal by Sæmundr fróði

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Pocket Havamal

By: Sæmundr fróði

4.36

Format: 51 pages, Kindle Edition

Have you ever been out talking with someone and knew there was a perfect Havamal quote for the situ…

"A cowardly man thinks he will ever live, if warfare he avoids; but old age will give him no peace, though spears may spare him."

-Sæmundr fróði, Pocket Havamal

"A foolish man is all night awake, pondering over everything; he than grows tired; and when morning comes, all is lament as before."

-Sæmundr fróði, Pocket Havamal

If you liked the religion plot in Pocket Havamal by Sæmundr fróði , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. The Iron Man

By: Ted Hughes , Tom Gauld

3.89

Format: 63 pages, Paperback

Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction caused by the Iron Man. A trap is set for him, … read more

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  • poetry
"If you're all so peaceful up there, how did you get such greedy and cruel ideas?" The dragon was silent for a long time after this question. And at last he said: "It just came over me. I don't know w…"

-Ted Hughes, The Iron Man

"He picked up a greasy black stove and chewed it like a toffee. There were delicious crumbs of chrome on it. He followed that with a double-decker bedstead and the brass knobs made his eyes crackle wi…"

-Ted Hughes, The Iron Man

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2. Leaf by Niggle

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

4.26

Format: 22 pages, ebook

Leaf by Niggle is a short story about a painter who is working on a picture leaf by leaf. Niggle, t… read more

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"Feeria è meglio della sensazione che non ci sia niente al di là dell'usato mondo di tutti i giorni"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Leaf by Niggle

"He was going to learn about sheep, and the high pasturages, and look at a wider sky, and walk ever further and further towards the Mountains, always uphill. Beyond that I cannot guess what became of …"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Leaf by Niggle

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3. The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase

By: Mark Forsyth

4.36

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

The idiosyncratic, erudite and brilliantly funny new book from Mark Forsyth, bestselling author of … read more

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"I’ve been too fucking busy, and vice versa."

-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase

"John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wrote his first story aged seven. It was about a “green great dragon."

-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase

"A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Nothing is better than eternal happiness. So eternal happiness is beaten by a ham sandwich."

-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase

"The Bible is chock-a-block with such unnecessary but beautiful antitheses. God, whatever his other failings, is a great rhetorician."

-Mark Forsyth, The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase

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4. The Poetic Edda

By: Anonymous , Lee M. Hollander

4.26

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

The Poetic Eddacomprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place … read more

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  • poetry
  • religion
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5. The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok

By: Ben Waggoner

3.26

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Although based on historical persons from the 9th century, Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons are the subj… read more

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  • poetry

6. Farmer Giles of Ham

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Wayne G. Hammond , Christina Scull

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The editors of the best-selling rediscovered Tolkien novel Roverandom present an expanded fiftieth … read more

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7. A Rare Recording of J.R.R. Tolkien

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Donald Swann , William Elvin

3.25

Format: None pages, Audiobook

J. R. R. Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor best known as t… read more

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  • poetry

8. Silence of the Grave (Inspector Erlendur #4)

By: Bernard Scudder , Arnaldur Indriðason

3.29

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Inspector Erlendur returns in this gripping Icelandic thriller When a skeleton is discovered half-b… read more

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9. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Unknown , Christopher Tolkien

3.76

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Sir Gawain and the Green Knightand Pearlare two poems by an unknown author written in about 1400. S… read more

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10. Death or Glory

By: Sandy Mitchell

4.22

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Yet again, reluctant hero Commissar Cain is catapulted into glory in the fourth story of this treme… read more

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11. Essential Asatru: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism

By: Diana L. Paxson , Isaac Bonewits

3.87

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Journey to Fulfillment and RenewalIn Essential Asatru, renowned author and priestess Diana Paxson… read more

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12. Tolkien: A Dictionary

By: David Day

3.98

Format: 240 pages,

Arranged in a handy A-Z format, this book explores and explains the creatures, plats, events and pl… read more

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13. Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3)

By: Bernard Scudder , Arnaldur Indriðason

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When a lonely old man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat, the only clues are a cryptic note le… read more

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14. Metamorphoses

By: Ovid , David Raeburn , Denis Feeney

3.99

Format: 240 pages,

Metamorphoses (from Greek meta meta and morphe morphe, meaning "changes of shape"), is a Latin narr… read more

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15. The History of the Hobbit (One-Volume Edition)

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , John D. Rateliff

3.69

Format: 47 pages, Hardcover

One-Volume Edition (revised update edition) Contains the complete unpublished manuscript version of… read more

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16. DCeased

By: Tom Taylor

4.17

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

What happens to the World's Finest if the world ends? With death spreading across the planet, who w… read more

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17. Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

By: Neil Price

4.18

Format: 656 pages, Hardcover

The Viking Age - between 750 and 1050 - saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples.… read more

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"The Viking mind is far away from us today, but occasionally just about tangible."

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

"Free will existed, but exercising it inevitably led to becoming the person you always, really, had been."

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

"History is nothing if not a suppositional discipline, sometimes akin to a sort of speculative fiction of the past."

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

"There is a sense in which this viewpoint is looking through the wrong end of the historical telescope, defining (and often judging) a people solely by the consequences of their actions rather than th…"

-Neil Price, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

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18. The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English'

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

3.86

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explore… read more

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  • poetry
"Heart shall be bolder, harder be purpose, more proud the spirit as our power lessens! Mind shall not falter nor mood waver, though doom shall come and dark conquer."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English'

"Thus ages pass, and men after men. Mourning voices of women weeping. So the world passes; day follows day, and the dust gathers, his tomb crumbles, as time gnaws it, and his kith and kindred out of k…"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English'

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19. Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two (Tales from the Gas Station, #2)

By: Jack Townsend

4.48

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

Nightshift clerk and high-functioning insomniac Jack is back to work, trying his best to keep out o… read more

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"What did you do to piss off the redneck godfather?"

-Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two (Tales from the Gas Station, #2)

"Are you not the one they call..." (He legitimately tried to pronounce the name ‘Jack,’ and got pretty close.)"

-Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two (Tales from the Gas Station, #2)

"Dearly beliked, we are gathered here tonight to pay our first and final respects to these gentle creatures. Oh, closet mice, I’m sorry you all died in a box in the back of the supply room, but I’m gr…"

-Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two (Tales from the Gas Station, #2)

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20. Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Three (Tales from the Gas Station, #3)

By: Jack Townsend

4.47

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

An army of monsters walks among us, hidden in plain sight. They’re fast. They’re strong. They’re un… read more

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21. Tales of Norse Mythology

By: Hélène A. Guerber

3.93

Format: 464 pages, Leather Bound

Scandinavians of the Viking Age explored the mysteries of life through their sagas. Folklorist Hele… read more

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  • religion
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22. Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One (Tales from the Gas Station, #1)

By: Jack Townsend

4.20

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Working at a dead-end retail job in the middle of nowhere can be hard. The long hours. The helpless… read more

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"His coffee always tasted like the pot was in need of a good cleaning, and smelled like he’d figured out a way to burn the water before brewing."

-Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One (Tales from the Gas Station, #1)

"Did you guys really need to take off all your clothing?" Paul shrugged and said, "It's only weird if you make it weird." "No," I responded, "It's weird either way."

-Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One (Tales from the Gas Station, #1)

"I thought back to what Dr. V had said during that visit, about preserving the integrity of my brain. I looked Tony in the eyes and said, "Aim for the head, please."

-Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One (Tales from the Gas Station, #1)

"When he had finally run out of steam, there were beads of sweat all over his face. I grabbed a couple napkins and offered them, which he accepted with a confused “Thanks,"

-Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One (Tales from the Gas Station, #1)

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23. Runes for Beginners: A Guide to Reading Runes in Divination, Rune Magic, and the Meaning of the Elder Futhark Runes (Divination for Beginners Series)

By: Lisa Chamberlain

4.31

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

The Bestselling Beginner’s Guide to Runic Magic and DivinationThe enigmatic nature of the runes is … read more

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  • religion
  • spirituality
  • witchcraft
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24. The Wanderer's Havamal

By: Jackson Crawford

4.65

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The Wanderer's Hávamál features Jackson Crawford’s complete, carefully revised English translation … read more

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  • poetry
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • spirituality
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25. Ásatrú for Beginners: A Modern Heathen's Guide to the Ancient Northern Way

By: Mathias Nordvig

4.33

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

Explore the ancient gods and goddesses of Ásatrú—and find your spiritual path Ásatrú is a spiri… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • spirituality
  • witchcraft
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26. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1-3)

By: Rick Riordan

4.53

Format: 1584 pages, Hardcover

Marking the culmination of this exciting trilogy, the hardcover editions of the #1 New York Times b… read more

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"I hate this plan," I said. "Let’s do it."

-Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1-3)

"I'm blushing," I grumbled. "Oh, no, wait. That's the blood all over my face."

-Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1-3)

"I stood in line in a blizzard for six days to discover the sorcery of the smart phone ~Odin"

-Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1-3)

"Lesson Learned: If you take a Valkyrie out for coffee, you’ll get stuck with the check and a dead body"

-Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1-3)

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27. The Enchiridion: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

By: James Harris

4.45

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

The Enchiridion or Manual of Epictetus (Enchiridion is Greek for "that which is held in the hand") … read more

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  • philosophy
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28. Stoicism for Inner Peace

By: Einzelgänger

4.49

Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition

The ancient Stoics were deeply concerned with the virtue of equanimity. Equanimity or ‘inner peace’… read more

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  • philosophy
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29. Pocket Havamal

By: Sæmundr fróði

4.36

Format: 51 pages, Kindle Edition

Have you ever been out talking with someone and knew there was a perfect Havamal quote for the situ… read more

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  • poetry
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • spirituality
  • witchcraft
"A cowardly man thinks he will ever live, if warfare he avoids; but old age will give him no peace, though spears may spare him."

-Sæmundr fróði, Pocket Havamal

"A foolish man is all night awake, pondering over everything; he than grows tired; and when morning comes, all is lament as before."

-Sæmundr fróði, Pocket Havamal

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30. The Study Havamal: Original Old Norse - 3 English Translations - Journal

By: Carrie Overton

4.53

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

As it’s name states this book is meant for those in the Asatru & Heathen community who are looking … read more

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  • religion
  • witchcraft
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31. The Words of Odin: A New Rendering of Havamal for the Present Age

By: Robin Artisson

4.43

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

What is best for human beings in this human life? What does it mean to be a friend, and how are fri… read more

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  • religion
  • spirituality
  • witchcraft

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Transform Your Habits

The Wanderer's Havamal

Jackson Crawford

4.65

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Mathias Nordvig

4.33

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The Enchiridion: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

James Harris

4.45

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Stoicism for Inner Peace

Einzelgänger

4.49

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American Indian Myths and Legends

Richard Erdoes , Alfonso Ortiz

4.08

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The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths

Padraic Colum

4.00

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The Poetic Edda

Anonymous , Lee M. Hollander

4.26

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The Faerie Queene

Edmund Spenser , None , C. Patrick O'Donnell , Thomas P. Roche Jr.

3.77

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