Anglo-Saxon thingy

[freyja_bloodaxe]

I started to do some short pieces based on Maxims. As I'd got a copy of Owen-Crocker's Dress in Anglo Saxon England for Christmas (yay!) I began with such universal truths as

Het sceol on heafode
Socc sceol on fot

And then raised the tone with this:

Ecg sceol scir scinan
Scild sceol stedefaeste standan
Wiga sceol on scildburhe swith ond leafful

Comments

[ingaborg]

I'm not sure I've got this right, but I'm guessing the first one is "Hat goes on the head, sock goes on the foot".

I'm stumped by the second one though.

[freyja_bloodaxe]

Quite correct! And an essential rule for life, I find...

The second one is "Blade must shine brightly, shield must stand steadfast, warrior must stand in the shieldwall, strong and faithful"