Violet Grey - The Order of the Silver Brooch

Our eyes search for those that have excelled

They that form beauty that reflects their heart 

Everything that Our Violet Grey has held

Has become fine and celebrated art

This public honor, that is proud to boast

Bestowed by Royals Culann and Honig 

In Barony Carillion, Our set host

At Southern Region War Camp this late spring

Through her creations We have seen her skill

With successful and manifold approach 

We admire and praise all that she’s built 

Now to present Violet with Silver Brooch 

  The Myriad forms of Violet Grey’s art

Are the best exemplar of the East’s heart

Done Anno Societatis XLI

Word Count 104
Done in a Shakespearean/Elizabethan Sonnet

Illumination and Calligraphy by Fiona the Volatile

Photo by Violet Grey

Key Sonnet: Elizabethan or Shakespearean
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
10 Syllables Long - Iambic Pentameter 
Imperfect Syllable count
Heraldic Language

A Our eyes search for those that have excelled

B They that form beauty that reflects their heart 

A Everything that Our Violet Grey has held

B has become fine and celebrated art

 

C This public honor, that proud to boast

D Bestowed by Royals Culann and Honig 

C In Barony Carillion Our set host

D At Southern Region War Camp this late spring

 

E Through her creations We have seen her skill

F With successful and manifold approach 

E We admire and praise all that she’s built 

F Now to present Violet with Silver Brooch 

 

G The Myriad forms of Violet Grey’s art

G Are the best exemplar of the East’s heart

Done Anno Societatis XLI

My Mistress eyes are nothing like the sun.

But hunger for her explains everything I’ve BLOGGED

-Sting (more or less) 

BLOG Under Construction

Scribe’s Blog The Volatile

Marx Grob von Appenzell - Order of the Silver Tyger

Culann and Honig, Majesties Royal:

In Them is bounty, wisdom, governance. 

Their path in this Kingdom East ever shall

Be to hold forth! Give fruitful abundance.

Turn to Marx Grob von Appenzel at once

They’ve noticed him whose presence has enhanced

 And with such prowess We’d see him advanced

For Marx in word, in work, in countenance,

In presence and on the field of battle 

Coupled with his support and steadfastness 

His throughalness in the combat scrabble 

With such valor proves he does not dabble 

His gentle heart is of great humbleness 

With time long past coming, let's now address

 That his valor so proved, We are moved to 

Proclaim Silver Tyger as is his due 

Done at Tournament of the Daffodils and Thrown Weapons Champions in the canton of Midland Vale, Anno Societatis LX* 

Done in Rhyme Royal after Chaucer’s translation of his contemporary, the Swiss-French poet, Othon of Grandson.

Word Count 136

Illumination and Calligraphy by Emma Makilmone

Originally set for Tournament of the Daffodils, went out at Southern Region War Camp

Photo by Emma Makilmone

Rhyme Royale 

10 Syllables/Iambic Pentameter
ABABBCC 

A Culann and Honig, Majesties Royal:
B In Them is bounty, wisdom, governance. 
A Their path in this Kingdom East ever shall
B Be to hold forth! Give fruitful abundance.
B Turn to Marx Grob von Appenzel at once
C Thev’e noticed him whose presence has enhanced
C And with such prowess We’d see him advanced

A For Marx in word, in work, in countenance,
B In presence and on the field of battle 
A Coupled with his support and steadfastness 
B His throughalness in the combat scrabble 
B With such valor proves he does not dabble 
C His gentle heart is of great humbleness 
C with time long past coming, let's now address

D That his valor so proved, We are moved to 
D Proclaim Silver Tyger as is his due 

Done at Tournament of the Daffodils and Thrown Weapons Champions in the canton of Midland Vale, AS LX 

Every BLOG comes back to Chaucer

BLOG Under Construction

Photo by Marx Grob von Appenzell 

Photo by Marx Grob von Appenzell 

Rhys Aiden Bifjord - Court Barony (Backlog)

Wilhelm and Vienna erudite Majesties East, have heard of A Proverb Against Procrastination:

-The procrastinator puts off purpose,

never initiates anything marvelous,

never succeeds, and dies alone.

-The late-deed-doer delays glory-striving,never indulges daring dreams, never succeeds, and dies alone.

-Often the deed-dodger avoids ventures, never succeeds, and dies alone.

Rhys Aiden Bifjord is before us today and a procrastinator he is not:

-Rhys is proactive, has purpose. 

Initiating ideas, securing locations. 

Is marvelous successful. 

Embodies the East 

-Rhys is an early-deed do-er

Dares to dream of places his Barony will go. Runs successful events, 

Embodies the East 

-If ever there is a Deed Dodger, Rhys is the opposite. 

Works hard  on any venture started. Is filled with success for his Barony and Kingdom

He will not die alone for We recognize his purpose, his deeds, his service. 

Rhys Aiden Bifjord Embodies the East. 

To show to the Kingdom what We already know, today We make him a Baron of Our Court!

At Bjorn's Ceilidh/Baronial Investiture

October 27th, A.S. LII

 Wordcount 171 

Illumination and Calligraphy by Sitt al-Gharb ha-niqret Khazariyya (Raven) 

Photo by Sitt al-Gharb ha-niqret Khazariyya (Raven) 

"You may delay, but time will not BLOG." 
- Benjamin Franklin (allegedly)

The Scroll was given to the recipient at Bjorn's Ceilidh/Baronial Investiture, 2028.  As seen in the EK Gazette: Court report: Bjorn's Ceilidh/Baronial Investiture. 

It became a backlog scroll and I received the assignment around July of 2022.

I was thrilled to get the chance to work on it. I have known The Recipient for over twenty years.  While he does have a Celtic Isles persona, I found myself looking up some early poems and proverbs.  I landed upon  A Proverb from Winfred's Time anonymous Old English poem, circa 757-786. Loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

As I read the poem, my first thought was that Rhys was none of these things! Then with the idea of the debate poem as found in the Owl and the Nightingale and the style of the Confessions of St Augustine  came to mind. With their examples of comparing and contrasting I thought why not use the translation of the poem in the actual scroll to show the recipient’s direct differences!

Much of the required pieces of information were included en masse in the beginning of the scroll. With the inclusion of the original verbatim, and then retraction of below it I didn;t want to incorporate the required information into the story being told. 

Following the formula of the end of verse of “never succeeds  and dies alone” and then changed it to “Embodies the East”. The focus of this piece supported the translated poem and the original part that counteracts it.
I made the decision not to try and put it into Old English syllable count, and just follow the translated material.  Finding translations or even copies of the original proved to be too much for my google search capabilities.

This Backlog was a joy to write! I am very satisfied with how it came out and happy to work with a scribe willing to indulge my wordiness. Much gratitude to the scribe for giving me the opportunity to write this.

ETA 

As of 03/18/2023 the original Scribe informed me they were unfortunately unable to complete the scroll due to life and had returned it to the signet. 

ETA…Again

Scroll was given to Sitt al-Gharb ha-niqret Khazariyya (Raven) And given to the recipient at the Baronial court of 05/24/2026 at Wars of the Roses XLVI

 

Photo by Aislinn Chiabach

Photo by Aislinn Chiabach

Photo by Aislinn Chiabach

Ixac ben Simone - Writ for Pelican

Magnificent Majesties Oliver and Grainne of Æthelmearc, make morning’s mists melt and the sun move through midday to this mellifluous moment. 

A moment memorializing how Ixac models manner in mindfulness as Baron for many months, with more waiting to materialize, as the Minister and manager of Our land-mass of Delftwood. 

If there’s a free moment, as affirmed by the masses, he becomes motivated, and thus molds his muscles to help move matériel anywhere it needs must be.

Today is but a moment in the meadows and moors of the Shire of Steltonwald, as he’s embraced by members of Our Order Pelican. 

This moment has been put in motion this day, May, the 16th, AS 61, Our machinations motivated from Our mouths to mandate, at an impending time, as yet unsaid.  Moreover unto Ixac ben Simone We say:

    There once was a man from Æthelmearc    

    Whose service has achieved a benchmark  

    We’ll have the most fun

    Asking a question

    And getting answered on this remark

Word Count 164

Calligraphy by Jonathan Blaecstan

Photo by Amalie Reinhardt

KEY 
-Alliteration
Alliteration
Mid-Word Alliteration
- Limerick 
Rhyme Pattern:
AABBA 
Syllable count:
A9 
B5 

Magnificent Majesties Oliver and Grainne of Æthelmearc, make morning’s mists melt and the sun move through midday to this mellifluous moment. 

A moment memorializing how Ixac models manner in mindfulness as Baron for many months, with more waiting to materialize, as the Minister and manager of Our land-mass of Delftwood.

If there’s a free moment, as affirmed by the masses, he becomes motivated, and thus molds his muscles to help move matériel anywhere it needs must be.

Today is but a moment in the meadows and moors of the Shire of Steltonwald, as he’s embraced by members of Our Order Pelican. 

This moment has been put in motion this day, May, the 16th, AS 61, Our machinations motivated from Our mouths to mandate, at an impending time, as yet unsaid.  Moreover unto Ixac ben Simone We say:

9A There once was a man from Æthemearc

9A Whose service has achieved a benchmark  

5B We’ll have the most fun

5B Asking a question

9A And getting answered on this remark

Though this BLOG be madness, yet there is

method in ’t

-Hamlet - Act 2, scene 2

BLOG Under Construction

Photo by Amalie Reinhardt

Photo by Amalie Reinhardt
Facepalm moment: The recipient realized the alliteration!

Photo by Amalie Reinhardt