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SILVER NAUTILUS
Many-roomed wonder
With perfectly balanced form,
A nautilus shell.
Pure gleam of silver
Like this shining example
Of Our Kingdom's art.
Now upon this day
Atlantia's King and Queen
Do recognize worth.
The Silver Nautilus, awarded this XX day of XX, to XXXXX
By Ragnarr Blackhammer, Rex and Kyneburh Boithuile, Regina
Composed by Baroness Aileen McDonagh
I chose the Japanese form of Haiku for its spare purity, which I feel best represents the purpose of this award. While the form is late 17th century, a similar form, the Tanka, was written through the late 16th and early 17th century.
SHARKS TOOTH
The fiercely-attacking oaks of the Ocean Kingdom
Bring branch, ash-point, and resounding battle-wheel to bear upon all enemies.
But one field-defender played his points with greatest might,
Made red the ringing fire of the mail-coat, reddened the whetstone's hollow,
At Cariadoc's war, in the din of spears, was he found.
Black-Hammer of the Ocean Kingdom now invites the helmet-breaker into His hall
-Good is the house of the mighty-antlered one-
This wise gold-giver rewards those who gladden the eagles,
He covers the mailshirt's place with the spear-point of the seabeast
This will last forever unless mankind perishes or the worlds end, the praise
of the King.
The Sharks Tooth, awarded this XX day of XX, to XXXXX
By Ragnarr Blackhammer, Battle-Ruler and Kyneburh Boithuile, Fair-Adorned Willow
Composed by Baroness Aileen McDonagh
I used kennings from Skaldskaparmal (the language of poetry) and Hattatal (list of verse-forms), as translated from Snorri Sturluson's Edda by Anthony Faulkes, and created some originals to compose this Norse-flavored text, which I hope captures the nature and purpose of the award of the Sharks Tooth.
Translation:
fiercely-attacking oaks - warriors
Ocean Kingdom - Atlantia
branch, ash-point and resounding battle-wheel - sword, spear & shield
Cariadoc's war - Pennsic
Black-Hammer of the Ocean Kingdom - Ragnarr, King of Atlantia
the house of the mighty-antlered one - the Moose Lodge
wise gold-giver - King
gladden the eagles - slay many
covers the mailshirt's place - hangs around the neck
spear-point of the seabeast - sharks tooth
Battle-Ruler - King
Fair-Adorned Willow - Queen
Aileen McDonagh, CBaroness, CP, CGD, SN, GoA, AoA, enjoys making 10th century garb and wearing 14th century garb. She also enjoys weaving words and fibers into colorful webs. She particularly enjoys scroll texts, as her favorite part of being the Baroness of Windmasters Hill was giving so many beautiful scrolls to so many wonderful people.
Mary Wagner, a pediatric RN, enjoys the expressions on her co-workers' faces when she tells them stories of the different ways she spends her weekends. |
