Wow Bill,you really put postcard #3 into perspective for me with the translation.

I didn't know what Sinew meant so I found a few definitions:
1.A tendon.
2.Vigorous strength; muscular power.
3.The source or mainstay of vitality and strength.

Any guesses if sinew as used in the quote is being used in terms of the strength of this warrior or maybe a gruesome reference to the tendons now showing on the gutted stiffs this guy just did in?
Also,any thought if it's by chance the artist portrayed the victorious warrior as blond haired and the 2 slain not, to try to bring a clearer visual message.

I'm learning quite a bit off this thread.Thanks for starting it and giving me access to all this info that I would of never known about otherwise.