Illt er að eiga þræl að einkavin — Icelandic Saying Mug

Illt er að eiga þræl að einkavin
Literally: “It's bad to have a slave as your only friend.”

Choose your confidants wisely — straight out of Njáls saga. Friendship advice from the sagas, ca. 1280. Still holds up. Mostly.

Part of our Old Sayings, Literally collection — real Icelandic proverbs with their gloriously literal English translations. Printed on demand on a glossy 11 oz ceramic mug and shipped worldwide.