Faye of Rockford - Golden Alce

Steadfast Gentles, dab your eyes of these blithe tears. 
Know that Pennsic has come with these great Rulers 
Murdoch!  Rioghnach! Of the Sylvan Kingdom of AEthelmearc 
Now, with great passion in Our hearts We proclaim 
That the skilled countenance of Faye of Rockford, 
Who's present enthusiasm’s worthy of celebration, 
On these sun drenched fields We will now present her 
Golden Alce for impressive engagement 
In fencing terrains, and prowess with various steeled weapons
Anno Societatis LX 

Word count 76 
After the Sapphic stanza by Christoforo Landino (1424 -1498)

Illumination and Calligraphy by Amalie Reinhardt

Photo by Amalie Reinhardt

KEY - Sapphic Stanza 

11, 11, 15 syllables 

Steadfast Gentles, dab your eyes of these blithe tears. 
Know that Pennsic has come with these great Rulers 
Murdoch!  Rioghnach! Of the Sylvan Kingdom of AEthelmearc 

Now, with great passion in Our hearts We proclaim 
That the skilled countenance of Faye of Rockford, 
Who's present enthusiasm’s worthy of celebration, 
On these sun drenched fields We will now present h

er 
Golden Alce for impressive engagement 
In fencing terrains, and prowess with various steeled weapons
Anno Societatis LX 

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C&I Artist’s Blog: The Ancient Butterfly Golden Alce Scroll for Faye of Rockford

Marcus Atilius Pansa - Maunche

Tindal and Emerson the Kings of Marcus 

And the whole of the East Kingdom Republic.

Whether he penetrates Our Malagentia,

where the Eastern waves strike the shore

Or goes abroad, whatever the will of War 

Be. His focus then turns to that of the scribe

with deep resonance in aesthetic passions.

Today, let him live and be joyous with the Maunche - 

Our Order that emphatically lauds artistic and

Scientific endeavors of the East and 

Celebrates our Marcus Atilius Pansa

Today in Anno Societatis LIX 

At the Great Northeastern War XXXVI

Word count 90

Illumination and Calligraphy by Hugoline the Delicate

Photo by Hugoline the Delicate 

To make the poetry more readable, the copy provided to the heralds was not in the Hendecasyllabic verse:

Tindal and Emerson the Kings of Marcus 

And the whole of the East Kingdom Republic.

Whether he penetrates Our Malagentia,

where the Eastern waves strike the shore

Or goes abroad, whatever the will of War be. 

His focus then turns to that of the scribe

with deep resonance in aesthetic passions.

Today, let him live and be joyous with the Maunche - 

Our Order that emphatically lauds artistic and

Scientific endeavors of the East and 

Celebrates our Marcus Atilius Pansa

Today in Anno Societatis LIX 

At the Great Northeastern War XXXVI

Dole Office Clerk: Occupation?

Comicus: Stand-up philosopher. Wordsmith

Dole Office Clerk: What?

Comicus: Stand-up philosopher. Wordsmith. I coalesce the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful comprehension.

Dole Office Clerk: Oh, a BLOG artist!

- (mostly) History of the World, Part 1

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Photo by Cindi Hachey