Hávamál 38: Away from his arms in the open field a Man should fare not a foot, for he never knows when the need for a spear shall arise on the distant road.
All Northmen have the right and duty to bear arms.
An unarmed man is at the mercy of others, thus he becomes their slave.
A free man, armed, is not at the mercy of his countrymen, criminals, his gov…
