Lord Hákon Brimill

Silver Osprey

10 October 2020 at Aragon Court

Lord Hákon is a friend, and very much a viking. I wanted to try representing one of the Lewis chessmen for him. I used one of the Berserkers, and the back of a Queen's throne.

Calligraphy & Illumination

K ValravnRoxbury MillAtlantia

Text

"Anton and Luned Rex and Regina of Atlantia induct Lord Hákon Brimill into Our Order of the Silver Osprey this tenth day of October AS LV at Aragon Court"

Materials

Winsor & Newton GouacheNoodlers Heart of DarknessNoodlers Bulletproof BlackPergamenata

Substrate Size

8.5" x 11"

Assignment Date

Pre-Covid 2020

Completion Date Without Text

March 2020

Script

Elder Futhark

Source

Lewis Chessmen Berserker, and back of a Queen's throne.https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/?item_id=21739 https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/chessman/21731

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