Ívarr Valsson - Apollo's Arrow

Today, at Ducal Challenges in the Barony of Settmour Swamp, there comes a gentle named Ívarr Valsson. 
He is kinsman of the archers. Subject of the Land of the Blue Tyger, and Tindal the King of the East, along with the King of the East, Emerson. 
At contest, Ívarr is said to span his weapon, and takes his bolts and set them on the ground before him, and shoot, as soon as ever the target comes within shot: by that Ívarr is said to have taken his current position. 
And the Kings were impressed with his feats and award him the Apollo's Arrow. 
For engagement begets obligation as reflected by accomplishment and the high regard We hold him herein and ever more. 
Word count 122 
Calligraphy and Illumination by Margarette la Gantière

Photo by Margarette la Gantière

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Zoila de la Montayana - Award of Arms

Tindal and Emerson 
Eastern Kings have begun 
A list of her good works 
With all the charming quirks
Zoila de la Montayana
A friend to everyone, 
With steady dedication. 
Many small things done by her hands, 
Always given away as planned 
Her work brings out the joy! 
Filling the box of toys 
All of this We shall say 
Award of Arms here today 
Or, on a bend cotised azure a fleur-de-lys palewise between two cinquefoils palewise Or and on a chief gules a lion passant Or. 
Lady Zoil your arms will stand 
Said and done by Our hand 
Here at Ducal Challenges, 
Barony of Settmour Swamp
AS LIX 
 
Word count 108 
Illumination and Calligraphy by Fiona the Volatile

Photo by Fiona the Volatile

Key - Old Irish Variant
3 syllables per line or
6 syllables with a Caesura
a  
B
c  
B 

a Tindal and 

B Emerson 

c Eastern Kings 

B have begun 

a a list of 

B her good works 

c with all the 

B charming quirks

Zoila de la Montayana

a A friend to 

B everyone, 

c with steady 

B dedication. 

a many small things 

B done by her hands, 

c always given

B away as planned 

a  her work brings 

B out the joy! 

c  filling the 

B box of toys 

a  all of this 

B We shall say 

c  award of arms 

B hers today 

Or, on a bend cotised azure a fleur-de-lys palewise between two cinquefoils palewise Or and on a chief gules a lion passant Or. Word

a Lady Zoila

B your arms will stand 

c Said and done 

B by Our hand 

Today at Ducal Challenges, 

Barony of Settmour Swamp

AS LIX

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Dyrfinna Hildabrandsdottir - Silver Wheel

Prestige Presenters East 
Primes Tindal! Emerson! 
Deem this day at Ducal 
Done for Settmour Swamp’s
Stormy-sunned subject placed
Strong before us, and list 
All their attributes here
Accompanied by praise 
Dyrfinna Hildabrandsdottir’s
Wending ways under the 
Wheel of the sky, all day 
Guard of gate guise 
Garners new grand methods 
Diving deeper with ease 
Duties done beyond ken
All their abilities are
Attributes that reflect 
Silver Spoked Wheel staged and 
Set for Our Dyrfinna
This AS LIX 

Word count 77

Illumination and calligraphy by Marian Kirkpatrick

Photo by Marian Kirkpatrick

KEY - Dróttkvætt 

6 syllables long
Alliteration

Compound Words
Kennings
(KENNING MEANING)

Imperfect Syllable Count Notation

Heraldic Language

Prestige Presenters (KINGS) East 

Primes Tindal! Emerson! 

Deem this day at Ducal 

Done for Settmour Swamp’s

Stormy-sunned subject placed

Strong before us, and list 

All their attributes here

Accompanied by praise 

Dyrfinna Hildabrandsdottir’s

Wending ways under the 

Wheel of the sky (SUN), all day 

Guard of gate (TROLL) guise 4

Garners new grand methods 

Diving deeper with ease 

Duties done beyond ken

All these abilities are 7

Attributes that reflect 

Silver Spoked Wheel staged and 

Set for Our Dyrfinna

This AS LIX 

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Elska a Fjarfelli - Scarlet Guard

As SHOT this day, September 21, AS LIX at the Shire of Steltonwald at the first court of Their Coronation. 
All BOW to the CROWN of the Sylvan Kingdom Bjarki Rikarðarson and Gabrielle de Winter. 
We DRAW forth Our TARGET: Elska a Fjarfel. 
What is within our SIGHT? 
We find a distinguished contestant
An ARCHER With FEATHERs in her cap
A team player with a CORE of individual CLOUT
How do we rectify this PARADOX, of such an archer BARE of accolade? 
We FLEX Our GLOVEs to solve this conundrum and find Ourselves HOLDING YEW, Elska a place Our Order of the Scarlet Guard today! 

Word count 105

Illumination and Calligraphy by Amalie Reinhardt

Photo by Amalie Reinhardt

Key - Punny
PUN the play on words/ pun or linked to definition

As SHOT this day, September 21, AS LIX at the Shire of Steltonwald at the first court of Their Coronation. 

All BOW to the CROWN of the Sylvan Kingdom Bjarki Rikarðarson and Gabrielle de Winter. 

We DRAW forth Our TARGET: Elska a Fjarfel. 

What is within our SIGHT? 

We find a distinguished contestant

An ARCHER With FEATHERs in her cap

A team player with a CORE of individual CLOUT

How do we rectify this PARADOX, of such an archer BARE of accolade? 

We FLEX Our GLOVEs to solve this conundrum and find Ourselves HOLDING YEW, Elska a place Our Order of the Scarlet Guard today! 

A paradox, a paradox, a most ingenious paradox!

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it's in the Pirates of Penzance

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