Need is the grief of the bondmaid, and a hard condition to be in, and… — 𝔚𝔬𝔩𝔣 𝔄𝔤𝔢 𝔚𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔢𝔯 — TG.ME

“Need is the grief of the bondmaid, and a hard condition to be in, and toilsome work. trouble Niflungr” ~Icelandic Rune Poem In the Sigrdrífumál, Sigrdrífa advises Sigurðr to mark his nails with nauð to avoid curses, which he neglects to do; and is cursed by the Niflungr Guðrún. Painting by Jenny Nyström, 1893. ᚾ “Nauð er Þýjar þrá  ok þungr kostr ok vássamlig verk. opera niflungr.”