Fire is needed for all who come in,
Cold about their knees.
Men need food and blankets.
After the crossing the mountain.
the Hávamál is full of surprisingly great advice on how to stack firewood, how to be frugal in winter, how to great old friends, how to manage the land, how to respect you surroundings.
really badly tried to translate that verse in the beginning but in case som anon wants the whole thing here is one iteration with some bits
>http://heimskringla.no/wiki/Uddrag_af_H%C3%A1vam%C3%A1l 