We should make good and skilled use of the proverb that makes the wind blow to our favour. It lies on the west coast of Norway. The giant Viking Rollo got Normandy from Charles the Simple, the French king. Parts of this essay-looking medley of proverbs may also talk of King Sigurd the Crusader. They're not the least bit sentimental.
Metaphoric language makes proverbs rich sources of new interpretations, new linkages.
Costly proverbs reach figurative style and some make us happy for it. These fresh renditions are middling ones, and were chosen among very many alternatives. Some can be smarter than these ones. Don't jump to rash conclusions. The meaning is they don't always fit, and very much depends on a setting.