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Hrolf Kraki

 

King Hrolf Kraki (c. 6th century)

“He flees no fire
who jumps over it.”

  • Poem attributed to Hrolf Kraki in The Saga of Hrolf Kraki (chapter 28), written by an anonymous 14th century Icelander, and translated by Jesse Byock. New York: Penguin Classics, 1998.

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