Shields
Shields: Shields are set round ramparts on land as round ships at sea.
Shields: Shields are set round ramparts on land as round ships at sea. (Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX), The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > War.)
Shields crash, and helmgnawer (3) On harness bite hard! "Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof Woof erst for king youthful Foredoomed as his own, Forth now we will ride, Then through the ranks ... (Njál's Saga, The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > The Woof Of War.)
Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX)
- attestation: Shields: Shields are set round ramparts on
land as round ships at sea. (The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > War.)
"Shields are set round ramparts on land as round ships at sea."
Njál's Saga
attestation: Shields crash, and helmgnawer (3) On harness bite hard! "Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof Woof erst for king youthful Foredoomed as his own, Forth now we will ride, Then through the ranks ... (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > The Woof Of War.)
"Shields crash, and helmgnawer (3) On harness bite hard!
"Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof Woof erst for king youthful Foredoomed as his own, Forth now we will ride, Then through the ranks rushing Be busy where friends Blows blithe give and take.
"Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof, After that let us steadfastly Stand by the brave king; Then men shall mark mournful Their shields red with gore, How Swordstroke and Spearthrust Stood stout by the prince.
"Wind we, wind swiftly Our warwinning woof."
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