Hver er sinnar gæfu smiður — Icelandic Saying Tee

Hver er sinnar gæfu smiður
Literally: “Everyone is the smith of their own fortune.”

You forge your own luck. Self-help advice from people who actually owned anvils.

Part of our Old Sayings, Literally collection — real Icelandic proverbs with their gloriously literal English translations. Printed on demand on a soft unisex tee and shipped worldwide.