Author: Mathurin Kerbusso

Introduction to The Calontiri Wikispace

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By Mistress Sofya la Rus

Ed. Note:  The Falcon Banner is promoting the Calontiri Wikispace managed by Mistress Sofya as another tool in informing and connecting Calontiri. The Falcon Banner has begun linking the names that appear in our articles to the person’s Wikispace page when it is available, and to their Order of Precedence page when it is not.  Remember that wiki sites depend on users to create and maintain the content, so please consider setting up your own Calontiri Wikispace page and keeping it up to date. Thank you.

 

What can we do with the Calontiri Wikispace?

 

  • Help to get to know our fellow Calontiri better – interests, skills, personas, put faces to names
  • Make it easier to submit well-informed award recommendations
  • Let our various guilds and interest groups make their own place on the web
  • Give Calontiri merchants another venue to spread their craft
  • Be a place to find the stories and songs explain what it is to be Calontiri
  • Work on joint projects and plans
  • Whatever else we can think of.


Anyone can edit existing pages although only “members” can add new pages or upload files.

As an unofficial page, we will not need releases (Model, Photo, Content) – hopefully. But be honorable and get permission before you add someone else’s creative works.

 

Adding a page

Basic Instructions


Adding a Page:

OR

  • Join the wikispace (give administrators a little time to approve it), and sign in.
  • Click the + sign next to “Pages and Files” on the upper left hand side menu.
  • Name your page
  • Select the appropriate template.
  • Fill in the information.

 

Available Templates:

 

Editing an existing page

Editing an Existing  Page:

  • Click on the “Edit” button in the upper right.
  • Change text much as you would with a standard word processor.
  • Standard “quick keys” work

 

Editing Buttons:

Editing buttons

Editing buttons

  • Bold
  • Italics
  • Underline
  • Text Editor (font size, color, background, etc.)
  • Header options (for outline/table of contents)
  • Numbered outline
  • Bullet outline
  • Horizontal line
  • Insert link/URL
  • Insert image
  • Insert widget (widgets are apps like table of contents, list of “tagged” pages, etc.)
  • Insert table
  • Comment
  • Undo
  • Redo


To add an image:

  • Copy and paste an image from another website,  

OR

  • Copy the link to an “External Image” from another webpage

OR

  • Log in as a member of the wikispace.
  • Upload the image to the wiki then
  • Place it on the page (members only)
  • Click the “Insert Images and Files” button on the edit bar (the little picture between the links and the widget/TV button)  Insert images button  and follow the directions there.    
  • Images will tend to look best if you align them to the right.

A note about Tags:

  • “Tags” are how the wiki organizes pages, using the “List of Pages” widget.
  • If you add the tag “people” to your page, then your page will automatically be listed on the People page with everyone else.
  • If you add the tag “herald” to your page, then you will be listed with everyone else who is tagged.
  • Tags

    You don’t need to be in full “Edit” mode (or signed in) to change tags.

    • In upper right corner, click on the “…” button for more options
    • Select “Tags”, then select “edit”
    • Type the first 3-4 letters of the tag name
    • Wait a moment for the wiki to bring up the tags that have already used those letters
    • Select the appropriate one
    • If you don’t see the one you want, try a different potential tag – “Clothing” instead of “Costuming”
    • Capitalization doesn’t seem to matter
    • Tags should probably be more generic rather than more specific – so tag “music” rather than “vocal music”, “weaving” rather than “cardweaving”, etc.
    • A&S tags are based on the official categories in the Kingdom Judging Criteria, slightly simplified, eg. Dance instead of “Dance Performance, European”
    • Award/Order tags are based the official name of the Order, eg. “Silver Hammer”
    • Group tags are just the name of the group, eg. “Vatavia” NOT “Barony of Vatavia”.


Page Examples:

Personal Pages:

http://calontiri.wikispaces.com/Eleanor+Deyeson

http://calontiri.wikispaces.com/Hugo+van+Harlo

http://calontiri.wikispaces.com/Sofya+la+Rus

 

Group Page:

http://calontiri.wikispaces.com/Heraldshill

http://calontiri.wikispaces.com/Broken+Harp

 

Event Page:

http://calontiri.wikispaces.com/Toys+for+Tots+2015

 

Planning:

http://calontiri.wikispaces.com/Heraldshill+Lilies+Prep

 

Areas of Interest:

http://calontiri.wikispaces.com/Northern+Renaissance

http://calontiri.wikispaces.com/Heraldry

http://calontiri.wikispaces.com/Scribal+Arts

Calon Cross Scroll for Chiara di Paxiti

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Calon Cross Scroll for THL Chiara di Paxiti

Text by Master Rhodri ap Hywel, Calligraphy and Illumination by Lady Lucia of Vatavia

 

Calon Scroll for Chiara di Paxiti

Calon Scroll for Chiara di Paxiti

 

Chiara’s persona is of a 15th-century Florentine, hence I looked to Lorenzo di Medici for inspiration. He was not only the ruler of Florence from 1469 to 1492, he was also a patron of the arts and a poet himself. I wrote the text in ottava rima style, which originated in Italy and was used for heroic poems. It uses iambic pentameter and ABABABCC rhyming scheme. Medici used this style in some of his works, and I also used some of his other poetry as inspiration for some of the word choices.

I also included notes in parentheses when appropriate to explain certain word choices.

The falcon soars across the shining sky
with swiftest wings to claim a northern breeze
Zephyr that lifts him is the softest sigh
as he circles over towers and trees
and to the wind he sends a searing cry
when thus with eyes aware a prize he sees
below him is a sweet daughter of peace
(di Paxiti means daughter of peace)
performing deeds that seem to never cease

Oft she appears when giants make their wars
(she is a fan of the New York Giants)
as fierce as brinded cats with flashing swords
(also a fan of the K-State Wildcats, and Shakespeare uses “brinded cats” in Macbeth as a reference to wild cats)
for golden crowns the reddest blood they pour
their greatest joys and deeds she right records
(this is intended to cover both her job as listmistress and scroll text writing)
then she to those with deepest wounds succors
with water sweet relieving wounded hordes.
When she completes such deeds, what spies his eye?
why tis but sweetest purple butterfly
(her device includes a purple butterfly)

The falcon’s eyes not only ones that see
for Logan king and Ylva queen are wise
so Chiara di Paxiti must be
for deeds so collected clearly comprise
a Cross of Calontir now must decree
and title given not her only prize
from Pontmerci bestowed ten saccato
and her sworn lady’s love now all shall know
(Issabell wanted to make sure that Chiara got land from Pontmerci, a saccato is a Tuscan unit of area that is about 1.389 acres.)

Boga Hus Scroll for Anne Reynarde

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Boga Hus scroll for THL Anne Renarde

Text by Master Mathurin Kerbusso, Calligraphy and Illumination by THL Violet Sinclair

 

Boga Hus Scroll for Anne Renarde

Boga Hus Scroll for Anne Renarde

 

From greenwood ‘neath the Dragon’s wing

Through willow grove, with bow in hand

Came her of whom we now do sing

Who here before the thrones does stand

Who left many a foreign land

And found her perfect target here

See how her heart turned Calontir

 

Barb’d shaft that leaves the flaxen string

That soars away from twisted strand

Like fox it seems, a living thing,

Yet crafted by an artist’s hand

And so a spirit may remand

Itself to home it now finds dear

See how her heart turned Calontir

 

Heed now the words of Queen and King

They add to Boga Huscarl band

One hundred arrows in a ring

The knife that flies from gentle hand

The axe that flies at her command

They see all this, They see it clear

See how her heart turned Calontir

On this 10th day of September, AS 51 Konung Logan and Drottning Ylva Inscribed forever the name of Anne Renard to the Order of the Boga Hirth.

Pelican Scroll for Svana Lutusdottir

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Pelican Scroll for Mistress Svana Lutusdottir

Text by Master Andrixos Seljukroctonis , turned to runes by Lord Vels inn Viglađi, scroll by Mistress Aidan Cocrinn.

 

Pelican Scroll for Svana Lutusdottir

Pelican Scroll for Svana Lutusdottir

 

See the great servant
Svana Lutusdottir

Working at War-home
In wide Calontir

Guest host at fray’s gate
Greeting road wearied

Melee rule minder
Mimir’s battle-friend

Same with the sisters
Of Sleipnir eight-legged

Bright was the war blade
She bore for the snail Cwen.

Free handed to friends
And far-homed hall guests

Many times ring marked
For merit of work gift

Honor now offered
To one well beloved

A life filled with labors
Like blood spilling mothers

Now with full knowledge
Of needs of the Heartland

Word fame for wonders
Worked by her mind-strife

Called now by Konung
To come into high hall

Drottning demanding
Her duty to steer

Proclaim We her Peerage
Pelican her life path

Ranks as are rightful
Rings golden granted

Oaths has she offered
Answers well given

Lifted as Land’s gift
Loudest praise worthy.

By these words did Logan Konung and Ylva Drottning, each members of the Circle Who Serve create Svana Lutusdottir as a Pelican and Peer of the Realm on the 10th day of September, near the mooring place of the Fyrdraca, in the fifty-first year since holmgangs were fought once more.

 

Konung                                Drottning

 

Pelican Scroll for Gunnar Thorisson

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Pelican Scroll for Master Gunnar Thorisson
Text by Master Modar Neznanich , Calligraphy & Illumination by Mistress Mirabel Wynne
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Notable are those who pick up the weapons of war to defend our homeland. Memorable are those who practice the crafts which sustain us. Yet rarest of all are those who also labor mightily out of view so that the word-fame of others may be more easily found, while seeking no glory for themselves.
We, Logan Sword-King and Ylva Arts-Queen, Rulers of Calontir, call notice to our drengr known as Gunnar Thorisson who bears a shield quartered of green and silver edged with a band of black, upon which are four caltrops pointed in a cross and counterchanged in color. Know that We are well pleased with his service and do advance his station, rank and title thus creating him a Peer of Our Realm and a member of the noble Order of the Pelican.
Furthermore, in gratitude for his many services, We free him from taxes for a period of seven years and gift unto him twelve mares and two stallions for his use on his garth-steading near the town of Stavanger.  In testimony we have made these Our Letters Patent and set Our hands and Seal this 4th day of September, Anno Societatis 51, being the year of the modern era 2016.

Court Baronage Scroll for Lothar der Rot, in English and Norse

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Court Baronage Scroll for HE Lothar der Rot

Text, calligraphy and illumination by Mistress Aidan Cocrinn, Norse translation by Lord Rolfen Rad et Krigleder (the Red)

 

Logan Konung and Ylva Drotting see long and devoted service from Lothar de Rot. He is made a Baron of Their Court so all remember his dedication to Calontir. Konung and Drottning order this written and a coronet of silver given to honor Baron Lothar in Cum an Iolair this 8 day of Heyannir, in Náttleysi in the XXXIV year of Calontir.

Duncan Konung og Ylva Drotting sjá langa og dygga þjónustu frá Lothar de Rot. Hann er lendur dómi sínum þannig að allir muna vígslu sína til Calontir. Konung og Drottning röð þetta skrifað og Coronet silfur gefið að heiðra Baron Lothar í Cum óákveðinn greinir í ensku Iolair þessa 8 daga af Heyannir í Náttleysi á XXXIV ári Calontir.

 

Court Baronage Scroll for Lothar de Rot

Court Baronage Scroll for Lothar de Rot

The Falcon Banner Scroll Archive Project

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The Falcon Banner is beginning a new project, the Scroll Archive Project.

Headed up by Mistress Dorcas Whitecap and Mistress Aidan Cocrinn, the goal is to preserve and display the texts and images of scrolls given out to the Calontir people. We will concentrate on GoA and PoA scrolls for now, but may expand to examples of Royal pre-prints for other awards at a later time. A new item, Scroll Archive, will now appear at the top of the page where the Archive can be found.

Scribes’ labors make our experience of the SCA richer and more beautiful, but often their work is only seen ephemerally and then whisked away to the recipients’ home, never to be seen by most Calontiri again. The Scroll Archive Project is intended to make the beauty of these works more accessible that they may be appreciated more widely.

If you personally have a scroll that you would like to see preserved, and you know the text author, calligrapher and illuminator so that we can obtain their permission to publish, please contact Dorcas, Aidan or myself to arrange publication.

Thank you,

Mathurin, editor
Non nobis solum

 

Men harvesting wheat, Queen Mary's Psalter, circa 1310. Public domain in the US

Men harvesting wheat, Queen Mary’s Psalter, circa 1310. Public domain in the US

Falcon Banner Blocked from the Calonlist

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Update emails from The Falcon Banner have been blocked from posting to the Calonlist,  calontir@listserv.unl.edu, by the University that hosts the list. I am currently working on this, but experience tells me that getting it unblocked, if successful, will be a temporary thing and these emails will likely be blacklisted again in the future.

If you have been relying on the Calonlist to receive notices about new articles from The Falcon Banner, we recommend subscribing directly from the website at

http://falconbanner.gladiusinfractus.com/subscribe/

We cannot guarantee that the vagaries of the Internet gods will not cause your email provider to block them at some point in the future, but it will at least avoid this one.

Apologies for the inconvenience, and thank you for your continued support. I remain in Service to Kingdom and Crown,

Mathurin Kerbusso, editor

Non nobis solum

Men harvesting wheat, Queen Mary's Psalter, circa 1310. Public domain in the US

Men harvesting wheat, Queen Mary’s Psalter, circa 1310. Public domain in the US

The Battle of the Bridge — Winner of the Skaldic Challenge at Valor XXXVII

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Lady Elaisse de Garrigues

by Lady Elaisse de Garrigues

War was calling. Our enemies were massing far to the east, so our mighty Konung, Duncan Bruce of Logan, mustered our warriors for the long march to that faraway kingdom. Many battles were fought in the great Pennsic War, but this is the tale of one particular battle—a battle for a bridge.

The army of Artemisia had twice our number, nay, tenfold at least, and the only thing holding them back was the churning water of the rain-swollen river. That endless horde, eager to storm across the bridge and slaughter everything in its path, was a chilling sight, but the Calontiri knew no fear. Logan strode to the bridge and hurled a spear toward those shining Artemisian helms with a bellow of “Odin owns you all!”

With a shield-shattering roar, the Calon host charged onto the bridge. The Artemisians could not withstand the Calontiri onslaught. Slowly at first, then with greater speed, the Artemisians fell back as our warriors fought their way across the bridge.

“Arrow!” someone shouted. First one dark missile, then another, arced through the sky then landed harmlessly on upheld Calontiri shields. Logan laughed. “You’ll need more than pointy sticks to send me to Valhalla!” he roared with a deadly swing of his war hammer.

The Artemisians fell back, and back, until the Calon host had nearly reached the far side of the river. “Arrow!” someone called again. This time the sky darkened and the air hissed with dozens of missiles speeding toward the Calontiri. “Shields!” Logan bellowed. Our warriors hunkered beneath as the deadly rain beat against the wood and iron of the Calon shields. That, my friends, is the moment Artemisia charged.

Taken by surprise, the Calontiri fell, one after another joining their dying comrades in the growing river of Calon blood. The survivors retreated, defeat bitter on their tongues. As brave as our warriors are, they might have slunk home in shame, but Logan stood firm. “By Tyr, we will not be beaten!” he shouted. Drawing courage from their Konung’s strength, the Calon host surged forward once again.

As before, the Artemisians staggered under our swords and we forced our way across the bridge. And as before, a flock of fletched missiles darkened the sky. This time we were ready, though. This time, when the Artemisians charged, our warriors met them with deadly steel. This time, the bridge ran slick with Artemisian blood.

And though many Calon warriors found their way to Valhalla, thanks to Logan’s courage, strength and will, no Artemisian crossed that bridge that day.