Award: Duchy for Tom Tinntinnabulum
Date: Crown 2018
Paper: 8×10″ on pergamenata
Illumination: Gouache, Finetec gold, Micron pen
Calligraphy: Noodler’s black ink, 1mm Brause nib
Inspiration: Luttrell Psalter f.266r

Let all present know that we, Toyaoka Tenno and Cwen Aethelflaed, Royal Majesties Northshield, recognizing that Tom Tinntinnabulum has twice served as King of our realm, do hereby acknowledge him with the title of Duke. Done by our hands this twelfth day of September AS L at our Coronation in the Shire of Border Downs.

Award: Award of the Black Flame for Madoc ap Jones
Date: Castle Fever 2018
Paper: 5×7″ on Bristol board
Illumination: Red and blue Winsor Newton inks
Calligraphy: Noodler’s black ink, 1mm Brause nib
Inspiration:

By this the will of Their Majesties Northshield Yngvar and Luce be known that for his avid interest in the art of cooking and other artistic pursuits we bestow upon Madoc ap Jones this Award of the Black Flame. June 2 AS LIII.

Award: Award of the Azure Gauntlet for Sven Asvaldarson
Date: Nordskogen summer moot 2018
Paper: 5×7″ on Bristol board
Illumination: Red and blue Winsor Newton inks
Calligraphy: Noodler’s black ink, 1mm Brause nib
Inspiration:

Enthusiasm and prowess on Nordskogen’s rapier field does not go unnoticed, and thus are we, Sitt al-Thullaja and Baron Geoffrey, minded to bestow upon Sven Asvaldarson this Award of the Azure Gauntlet. Done this thirteenth day of June AS LIII.

Award: Award of the Heliotrope for Dafydd Arth
Date: Nordskogen summer moot 2018
Paper: 5×7″ on Bristol board
Illumination: Red and blue Winsor Newton inks
Calligraphy: Noodler’s black ink, 1mm Brause nib
Inspiration:

Unto Dafydd Arth, for enriching the barony of Nordskogen with his excellence in dance and music, do we, Baron Geoffrey and Sitt al-Thullaja bestow this Award of the Heliotrope. Done this thirteenth of June, AS LIII.

Award: Court Barony for Cealfind ni Mullen
Date: Gulf Wars 2018
Paper: 5×7″ on pergamenata
Illumination: Gouache, Finetec gold, Micron pen
Calligraphy: Iron gall ink, .75mm Brause nib
Inspiration: Dunois Hours f.55r

Be it known unto all assembled that, in light of her many years of devoted service both to use during our reign and to the rapier community as marshall and list mistress, we do find it fitting to make Cealfind ni Mullen a Baroness of our court.

Done by Cassandra and Kaydian, Rulers of Northshield, this fifteenth of March AS LII at Gulf Wars.

Award: Court Barony for Keviliock McKinley
Date: 12th Night 2018
Paper: 8×10″ on pergamenata
Illumination: Gouache, Finetec gold
Calligraphy: Iron gall ink, 1mm Brause nib
Inspiration: Hours of Joanna I of Castile, c. 1500 – f224r

Let all Northshield know that we, Kaydian and Cassandra, do find Keviliock McKinley to be of such quality, having served the crown with his leadership in the scribal and rapier communities both with such excellence and dedication, that we are now minded to make him a Baron of our court. Done this ninth day of September at our coronation in this lovely Shire of Shattered Oak.

Award: Award of Arms for Farolfus filius Richardi
Date: Stellar University of Northshield 2019
Paper: 5×7″ on sheep parchment
Illumination: Gouache, iron gall ink
Calligraphy: Iron gall ink, .5mm Brause nib
Inspiration: Ashburnham Pentateuch – NAL 2334 f.68r

(Latin translation by Amary Fairamay)

Jehanette Regina, in Academia Regni ante diem quinque Idem Novembris, anno societatis quinquaginta et quattuor, Farolfo filio Richardi, appellato Faraulf, arma dedimus.

Queen Jehanette, at the Kingdom’s university on the fifth day before the Ides of November, the fifty-fourth year of the Society, gave arms to Farolfus son of Richard, known as Faraulf.