To all present and all those beyond these ears, We, Andreas, indomitable King of the East and Gabriella, his inspiring Queen, wish to vociferate the service of Our newly ennobled Caleb the Woodpecker. He has toiled for Us faithfully these past four and ten years. Much impressed with this diligent service, fortitude and longevity do We bestow upon him this Grant of Arms.
Done this day at the Northern Region War Camp in the Shire of Glenn Linn, July Fourth, AS XLIV.
Done this day at the Northern Region War Camp in the Shire of Glenn Linn, July Fourth, AS XLIV.
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Illumination and wordsmithing by Aislinn Chiabach
″Heh-heh-heh-HEHHHH-heh, BLOG!"
I chose this backlog scroll to do because I was there when Caleb the Woodpecker received it. King Andreas was stunned to learn that the recipient of the AoA had been in the SCA for over 14 years and on the spot gave him the Grant of Arms in addition to his AoA.
I even wrote about it in my Livejournal (!) “Caleb the Woodpecker received his AoA after being in the sca for 14 years. On the spot King Andreas decided he needed more than that because of his years of unrecognized service and bestowed upon him a Grant of Arms which made him the Right Honorable Lord, rather than just Lord.”
It’s done with gouache and Black India ink. Unfortunately my notes were lost over time and I do not know the inspiration piece I used for the illumination. Though I will hazard a guess that it is from an early Celtic origin. I specifically remember adding a woodpecker; making sure to look at European and not American ones.
Like the Troubadour that I created, I sent this to the signet at the same time and after that I have no knowledge if it reached the recipient or not.
While the event the scroll is for is from July 2010, I am dating it Aug 26, 2010 for when I sent in the backlog.
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