Aisling Branskona - Award of Arms

At Pennsic in these Debatable Lands

We happily put together Our hands

For one Aisling Branskona today! 

Listen! For this is what We have to say 

Ardrí Brennan and Ardrígain Caoilfhionn

Rulers of these great Eastern Lands have been 

Praising this gentle known for support 

She has moves Us, to declare in this court 

That Aisling has earned her Award of Arms

done with grace in her character and charms 

Word count 70

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Rhymed Couplets- Chaucerian 
RAINBOW - Rhymed Couplets

At Pennsic in these Debatable Lands
We happily put together Our hands

For one Aisling Branskona today! 
Listen! For this is what We have to say 
Ardrí Brennan and Ardrígain Caoilfhionn
Rulers of these great Eastern Lands have been 
Praising this gentle known for support 
She has moves Us, to declare in this court 
That Aisling has earned her Award of Arms
done with grace in her character and charms

Illumination and Calligraphy by Marian Kirkpatrick

Calligraphy by Aleksei Dmitriev

Photo by Brenden Crane

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When setting to start this scroll, Chaucerian Rhyming Couplets seemed to be the appropriate choice.The write up mentioned that the recipient was relatively new to the SCA, but their partner was a longtime player.  Taking inspiration from the Wife of Bath seemed a logical course.  Though really, it was a random choice and any of Chaucer's poems would have been appropriate. I didn’t use any quotes or references in the scroll, but reading from a period source helps point my brain in the correct direction and influence how the words are phrased.

At Pennsic in these Debatable Lands

We happily put together Our hands

This scroll got to lead with the event and the Barony it is located in. 

For one Aisling Branskona today! 

Listen! For this is what We have to say 

Naming the recipient

Ardrí Brennan and Ardrígain Caoilfhionn

Rulers of these great Eastern Lands have been 

Naming of TRM and the Kingdom.  All these rhymes are simple and therefore solid when read out in court,

Praising this gentle known for support 

She has moved Us, to declare in this court 

There was not a lot of information about the recipient. But their support for those around them was specifically mentioned.

That Aisling has earned her Award of Arms

done with grace in her character and charms 

The final couplet wraps up the award with their name and a repeat of the recipient’s name.

All in all this was a simple, yet well thought out scroll.  Everything was in its place and it conveyed the information that it needed to.