Orion for Keatlfastr
Wording, Calligraphy and Illumination by Thorfinna grafeldr Sun strand weaver Shaping deer’s crown Keatlfastr Carts his ware goods Sky Shield Maiden Shines upon him Plucking heart strings Proving worthy Konungr Steinarr Knowledge bearer Liðr, Dróttning Lupine treasure Duly decree Deedful craftsman Bear honour’s badge Bright Orion Done by Our hands and seal this 23rd day of May, in the 50th year of the Settlement, while sitting on Our thrones in Our Barony of Rising Waters, at Our Crown Tournament. Written in the style of a Norse Fornyrðislag Kennings: Sun strand weaver = Shiny metal wire Deer's Crown = Antlers Sky Shield Maiden = Lady Ealdormere aka the constellation of Orion Plucking heart strings = Orion Harp Bear honour’s badge = Right to bear the badge of the award Bright Orion = Award of Orion
0 Comments
Notes, drifting on the breeze Hands, dampening the strings Skills, well beyond her years Lydia, student of the harp Chords, plucking at the heart Music, lifting up our souls Fingers, deftly do they move Lydia, listens to her harp Challenged, she practiced hard Mary, she did astound! Playing, with older bards Lydia, growing with her harp Handy, with stitch and song Pupil, of two Great Wolves Honoured, across Skrael lands Lydia, graceful with her harp Given, a Black Hare now Granted, by Cate the Fair Marked, by Shahid the Wise Lydia, renowned for her harp Praised, at Arts and Science March, of AS 51 Acclaimed, by Skraelings all Lydia de Enzinas, Our Lady of the harp Words by THL Dafydd ap Alan Scroll by Jane Caldwell All here have known this gentle brow
Inspired with Crown’s golden glow: A toybox for the children’s mirth, The beasts of war all prove her worth; In lands of boar in Ben Dunfirth, A Countess, her new station. The seed was sown, fair Marioun Golightly thrived in winter’s snow. Now Roak King, Hyrrokin Queen, Glad tidings bring and wish it seen, In Northern spring, a Rose serene Blooms at Our Coronation. On Trillium throne Our Will is done; We here proclaim for all to know, This day in A.S. Fifty-Four, The Fourth of May, she stands before Us, thus We say let wolf-kin roar This virtuous declaration. Leatherwork by Mjoll Ulfsdottir with wording by Marie l’Englois, About your scroll... For your scroll, we (Marie and Mjoll) took inspiration from the Mary of Hapsburg gown you wore to several events during your reign. You had specifically requested a shorter text, so the verse format selected was a “Leid”, which was popular in Germany, Austria, and environs during the 12th-16th centuries, appeared in varying forms, and was sometimes also set to music. The Leid for your scroll was specifically modelled on a 15thC Leid by Oswald von Wolkenstein called “Wach auf myn Hort” or “Awake my darling”. The Wolkenstein Leid contains three six-line verses, so your text does as well. Your text also follows the rhyme and meter of the original, both within each individual stanza and also where the original rhyme pattern spans across multiple stanzas. To honour the request for brevity, I (Marie) wanted to ensure all required scroll elements were present within the poem itself, so that there would not be a need for an additional “Done this day” line at the end. |
ScribesSee our form to submit your work or talk to the Clerk Register Categories
All
Archives
April 2024
|