Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Mystery

The story of a medieval English sword with a perplexing inscription has been circulating around the web for the last week or so. The inscription, in gold lettering, reads, "+NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+".

I am pleased to report that experts at Paco Enterprises' history and linguistics unit have deciphered this baffling group of letters. Following is a translation:

"Hold pointy end toward opponent".

6 comments:

rinardman said...

Are they sure it's not "Made in China"?

Minicapt said...

Much simpler: "Pointy End First."

Cheers

JeffS said...

More likely it means "BY USING THIS SWORD, BUYER HOLDS MANUFACTURER FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL INJURIES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SWORD IN TRAINING, COMBAT, OR JUST PUTZING AROUND WITH HIS FRIENDS."

Or something like that. There were lawyers back then, y'know.

:D

Jonah said...

A 13th century gangster rap tattoo, as incomprehensible back then as today.

Mike_W said...


Hmmmmm...very perplexing.
Here's my translation.

Nigel Dean, extra-out-sized, Christian, heavyweight warrior did run George Henry drough, ten, or six times...can't remember exactly.

Isophorone said...

You've been reading "Game of Thrones" novels again, haven't you? (There is an Arya Stark joke in the "pointy end" remark.)