Snæbjörn sverðsbrjötr, Award of the Maiden’s Heart, 2006

Great rulers have good reason

to regard you; love

you show in your service:

Ealdormere is served by you.

Before your coming

No servant so light-hearted

in all the northlands, you

smiling breaker of swords.

For his work as a feller of trees, a chopper of wood, a hauler of gear, a valet in the Ladies galleries at tourney, and other services, do we Edouard, Sun-King, and Domhnail, Raven-Queen, present unto Snæbjörn sverðsbrjötr an Award of the Maiden’s Heart. Done this 25^th day of August, Anno Societatis 41, while sitting our thrones at A Day of Piracy in our shire of Bastille du Lac.

Based on Ottar the Black’s poem about King Olaf, in the Orkneyinga Saga, circa 1200.

Illumination by Her Majesty Domhnail Galbraith; Calligraphy by His Excellency Corwyn Galbraith; Wording by Lady Þorfinna gráfeldr and THLaird Colyne Stewart.

Games Guild of Ealdormere Charter

We, Their most royal majesties of Ealdormere, do hereby grant a charter to the Games Guild of Ealdormere to facilitate the spreading of their love of medieval games throughout the land.

Signed this, the 3^rd day of November, AS XXXVI, in Our Canton of Der Welfengeu

Aaron, Rex                  Rustique, Queen

By THL Þorfinna gráfeldr

Snæbjörn sverðsbrjötr, Award of Arms, 2005

Great rulers have good reason

to regard you; love
you show in your service:
Ealdormere is served by you.
Before your coming
No servant so light-hearted
in all the northlands, you
smiling breaker of swords.

For his work as a feller of trees, a chopper of wood, a hauler of gear, a valet in the Ladies galleries at tourney, and other services, do we Edouard, Sun-King, and Domhnail, Raven-Queen, present unto Snæbjörn sverðsbrjötr an Award of the Maiden’s Heart. Done this 25th day of August, Anno Societatis 41, while sitting our thrones at A Day of Piracy in our shire of Bastille du Lac.

Based on Ottar the Black’s poem about King Olaf, in the Orkneyinga Saga, circa 1200.

Illumination by Her Majesty Domhnail Galbraith; Calligraphy by His Excellency Corwyn Galbraith; Wording by THL Þorfinna gráfeldr and THLaird Colyne Stewart.

Dagmar Halvdan, Award of the Scarlet Banner (prologue only), 2007

She called on Æthelmearc’s homeland

And left the raven’s feasting;

Accompanied by five men

They stained their weapons crimson.

The warriors they felled there,

All of them great fighters,

Towering like oak-trees

Glory was won by Dagmar.

By THLaird Colyne Stewart. Based on Thorgils’ verse to Gudrun, regarding vengeance for Bolli. From the Laxdæla Saga, 1245. Written with THL Þorfinna gráfeldr.