Egil Skallagrimsson (10th century Icelandic Viking-poet)
“Time seems long in passing
as I lie alone,
a senile old man
on the downy bed.
My legs are two
frigid widows,
those women
need some flame.”
- Found in Egil’s Saga (chapter 88), recorded c. 13th century possibly by Snorri Sturluson, translated by Bernard Scudder. New York: Penguin Classics, 2004 edition.
