[1] 7. THÉR FON SKILUN ALLE JÉRON TO HONK KÉRA THRIM FON ELIK SJVGUN. THACH HJA NE MÜGON NAVT VPFOLGATH NE WERTHA THRVCH HJARA SIBTAL. [5] NÉJAR SÁ THA FJARDA KNÍ. 7. Three out of every seven of them shall retire every year and they shall not be succeeded by relatives nearer than the fourth degree.
8. AIDER MÉI THRÉ.HVNDRED IONGA BURCHWÉRAR HÀVA. 8. Each burg may have three hundred young defenders.
9. FAR THISSA THJANESTA SKILUN HJA LÉRA FRYA.S TEX [10] ÀND THA ÉWA. FON THA WÍSA MANNON THENE WISDOM. FON THA ALDA HÉR.MANON THENE KUNST FON THA ORLOCH ÀND FON THA SÉ.KENINGGAR THENE KUNSTA THÉR BI THÀT BUTE.FÁRA NÉTHLIK SEND 9. In order to carry out this service, they must learn Frya's Tex and the laws. From the sages they must learn wisdom; from the retired warriors, the art of war; and from the sea kings, the skills required to undertake distant voyages.
10. [15] FON THISSA WÉRAR SKILUN JÉRLIKES HVNDRED TOBEK KÉRA. THACH SIND THÉR SVME VRLÀMTH WRDEN. SA MÜGON HJA VPPER BURCH BILÍWA HJARA ÉLLE LÉVA LÔNG. 10. Every year, one hundred of these defenders shall return home, but if any of them have been paralyzed, they may remain at the burg for the rest of their lives.
11. BY THÀT KJASA FON THA WÉRAR NE MÉI NIMMEN [20] FON THÉRE BURCH NÉN STEM NAVT NE HÀVA. NI THA GRÉVETMANNA JEFTA ÔTHERA HÁVEDA. MÀN THÀT BLATA FOLK ALLÉNA. 11. At the selection of the defenders, no one from the burg shall have a vote: neither reeves nor other chiefs, but the common folk only.
12. THJU MODER ET TEX.LÁND SKIL MÀN JÉVA. THRJA [25] SJVGUN FLINKA BODON MITH THRIA TWILLIF RAPPA HORSA. VPPA ÔRA BURGUM EK BURCH.­FÁM THRÉ BODON MITH SJVGUN HORSA. 12. The folk mother at Texland shall be given three times seven solid messengers with three times twelve speedy horses. The other burg maidens shall each have three messengers with seven horses.
13. AK SKIL ÀIDER BURCH HÀVA FIFTICH BVWARA [30] THRVCH THÀT FOLK AKÉREN. MEN THÉRTO MÉI MÀN ALLÉNA JÉVA. SOKKA THÉR NAVT ABEL ÀND STORA FAR WÉRA NER TO BUTA FARAR SEND. 13. Every burg shall also have fifty farmers chosen by the folk, but for that task only those who are not able or sturdy enough for defense or seafaring may be put forward.

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