Authentic Orders - Saxon

Question 1

Awicken! (ah-wicken!)

Answer 1

Form a basic fighting line

Question 2

Rearath spar! (rearroth spar!)

Answer 2

Present weapons and prepare to advance

Question 3

Gegen forth (gay-gen forth!)

Answer 3

Advance towards the enemy

Question 4

Withertrod! (withertrod!)

Answer 4

Give ground/move backwards whilst maintaining formation

Question 5

Onraes! (On-rass!)

Answer 5

Run into combat

Question 6

Stedefast! (Stay-d fasst!)

Answer 6

Stop the formation

Question 7

Wendeth! (Wendethh!)

Answer 7

Turn

Question 8

Leoft! (leef-offt)

Answer 8

Left

Question 9

Richte! (rick-tuh)

Answer 9

Right

Question 10

Fleete! (Fleet-uh!)

Answer 10

(The order) rapidly

Question 11

Trimmen! (Trimenn!)

Answer 11

Shuffle to fill gaps/shift the line down

Question 12

Gurth raew ficliath! (Ger-th raw fik-leeath!)

Answer 12

Form a formation wider than it is deep

Question 13

Sparfylka! (Sparr-fillkah!)

Answer 13

Form a formation deeper than it is wide

Question 14

Scealdborg! (skee-aldborg!)

Answer 14

Overlap/butt shields closely

Question 15

Fylka! (Fill-ka)

Answer 15

Non-Conroi formation

Question 16

Schilde! (rearath/nameth)(Shill-duh rearathh/nahmethh)

Answer 16

Raise shields to receive arrows, or drop themafter the arrows haveceased

Question 17

Bowmen (forth) (Bohmen fawth)

Answer 17

Archers advancing to begin shooting

Question 18

Nockken Strael! (knockern Strahl!)

Answer 18

Nock the arrow to the bowstring

Question 19

Rearath Strael! (rearath Strahl!)

Answer 19

Draw nocked arrows to the cheek

Question 20

Straele Fugen! (strahl-uh f-yoogehn!)

Answer 20

Release bowstring and let fly

Question 21

Crave! (Kray-ve)

Answer 21

Asking/demanding surrender from the enemy

Question 22

Craven! (Kray-ven)

Answer 22

A sign of surrender to the enemy