Duncan Willans - Order of the Silver Wheel

Tale of Duncan Willans as was read before the Queen:

Quick to train others and himself We've seen 

And what grand muscles has he, at his best!

So great a neck, and has such a large chest

He keenly sees what seeds that the ground shows

His complexion colored red, off his nose

My good herald hold! 

This seems a rooster not Our good gentle!

Apologies told! 

The comparison was accidental

To continue with his praises plenty 

For the Silver Wheel We'd give him entry 

Of successes he is worthy to crow

That earlier reference was in the know! 

In camp he's known to stick to his druthers 

And build fires higher than all others

This Eastern accolade happened this day

At Østgarðr Investiture’s fine array

Anno Societatis Sixty One 

The year Cullen and Honig had this done.

Word Count 137
Illumination and Calligraphy by Fiona the Volatile

Photo by Fiona the Volatile

Chaucerian Rhyming Couplets

Syllable Count 10

Rhyming couplets

Imperfect Syllable Count Notation

Heraldic Language - Not needed in this scroll

(Notes for the Heralds)

Tale of Duncan Willans as was read before the Queen: 12

(An introductory line, though it does have a matched line of rhyme)

Quick to train others and himself We've seen 

And what grand muscles has he, at his best!

So great a neck, and has such a large chest

He keenly sees what seeds that the ground shows

His complexion colored red, off his nose

(The following 2 couplets break the AABB rhyme scheme and syllable count for a brief interlude between the Herald and the Queen and are ABAB)

My good herald hold! 5

This seems a rooster not Our good gentle!

Apologies told! 5

The comparison was accidental

(Return to AABB Rhyme Scheme) 

To continue with his praises plenty 

For the Silver Wheel We'd give him entry 

Of successes he is worthy to crow

That earlier reference was in the know! 

(This second half of the couplet is essentially the herald tooting their own horn.  Ie. See, I was right!)

In camp he's known to stick to his druthers 

And build fires higher than all others

This Eastern accolade happened this day

At Østgarðr Investiture’s fine array

Anno Societatis Sixty One 

The year Cullen and Honig had this done.

Would you say, this is a Fowl-hearted BLOG? 

Specifically influenced by The Nun's Priest's Tale and the Tale of cock named Chauntecleer

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Photo by Aislinn Chiabach

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