Svana Másdóttir
Pearl
at Pennsic War, August A.S. LVIII (58) 2023Calligraphy & Illumination
Kolfinna ValravnRoxbury MillAtlantiaWordifier
Ollam Lanea Inghean Uí ChiaragáinRoxbury MillAtlantiaThe Weaver’s waves carry sailing shuttles. The Poet’s pen traces truth through time. The clothier covers her favorites in finery, Marking her best-loved friends with thread-graced sigil.
Sing high praise of our deft needle charmer, Sea salt anointed, Brisingamen blessed,Frauva Svana Másdóttir sings the wool songAnd carves the word-roads at the hearth bench.
Stitch by stitch and line by line she wraps Us in warmth, and verse, and love.Atlantia gleams as we reflect her luster, Our Shell-shielded Friend of Freya.
And so we induct her Into the order of the PearlAnd Grant her arms, so blazoned: Argent, on a pale vert between two bears rampant addorsed sable a plate.
This Pennsic day, AS LVIIIBy Afshin, King and Yasmin, Queen.
Old Norse Translation
Lord Þorgrímr (Thorgrímr) KrákaStierbachAtlantiaᛋᚬ : ᛁᚱ : ᚢᛁᚠᚱ : ᚢᚬᚴᛅᚱ : ᚼᛅᛚᛏᛅ : ᚬ : ᛋᛁᚴᛚᛁᚾᚴ : ᛋᛏᛁᚴᛅᛋᚬ : ᛋᚴᚬᛚᛏᛅᚱ : ᛒᛁᚾᛁ : ᚱᛅᚴᚦᛁ : ᛁᛏ : ᛋᛅᚾᛅ : ᚢᛘ : ᚼᚱᛁᚦᛋᚬ : ᛁᚱ : ᚴᛁᚱᚦᚱ : ᚴᛚᛅᚦᛁ : ᛋᛏᛁᚢᛒᛏᛁ : ᛋᛁᚾ : ᛋᚢᚬᛋ : ᛁ : ᚠᛁᚴᚱᚦᛘᛅᚱᚴᛅᚦ : ᛋᛁᚾ : ᛒᛁᛋᛏᚱ : ᚴᛅᚱ : ᚠᛁᛚᛅᚴᛁ : ᚢᛁᚦ : ᚦᚬᛏᚱ : ᚼᛁᛚᛒ : ᚱᚢᚾ
ᛘᛅᛚᛅ : ᛏᛁᛚ : ᚼᚬᚱ : ᚼᚱᚬᛋᛅ : ᚢᚬᚱ : ᛋᚬ : ᛁᚱ : ᚠᚬᛘᚬᛚᛁ : ᚼᛅᚴᛚᛁᚴᛅ : ᚾᚬᛚᛋᛁᚬᚱ : ᚼᛁᛚᛅᚴᚱ : ᛒᚱᛁᛋᛁᚾᚴᛅᛘᛁᚾ : ᚼᛁᛚᚠᚱᛅᚢᛅ : ᛋᚢᛅᚾᛅ : ᛘᚬᛋᛏᚬᛏᛁᚱ : ᛘᛅᛚᛅᛋ : ᛁᚾ : ᚢᛚ : ᚼᚱᚬᚦᛋᚬᚴ : ᚱᛁᛋᛏᛅ : ᛋᛒᛁᛅᛚ : ᚴᛅᛏᛅ : ᚠᚱᚬ : ᛅᚠᛚ : ᛒᛁᚴᚱ
ᚢᛁᚠᛅ : ᚼᛁᚬ : ᚢᛁᚠᛅ : ᚬᚴ : ᛚᛁᚾ : ᚼᛁᚬ : ᛚᛁᚾ : ᛋᛁᚾ : ᚢᛁᚠᛁᛅᚬᚴᛅᚱ : ᛁ : ᚼᛁᛏᛁ : ᚬᚴ : ᚴᚢᛁᚦᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ : ᚬᚴ : ᚬᛋᛏᛅᛏᛚᛅᚾᛏᛁᛅ : ᛋᚴᛁᚾᛅ : ᛋᛁᛘ : ᚢᛁᚱ : ᛁᚾᛏᛁᚱᛋᚴᛁᚾᛅ : ᛋᛁᚾ : ᛚᛁᚬᛘᛅᚦᚢᚬᚱ : ᛋᚴᛁᛚ : ᛋᚴᛁᚬᛚᛏᚱ : ᚠᚱᛁᚢᛅ : ᚠᛁᛚᛅᚴᛁ
ᚬᚴ : ᛋᚢᚬ : ᚢᛁᚱ : ᛋᚢᛅᚦᛁ : ᛋᛁᚾ : ᛁ : ᚱᚬᚦ : ᛒᛁᚱᛚᚢᚾᛅᚱᚬᚴ : ᚴᛁᚠᛅ : ᛋᛁᚾ : ᛋᚴᛁᚬᛚᛏᚱᚠᚱᛅᚦᛁ : ᛒᛁᚱᛏᛅᛏ : ᛋᛁᛘᛋᛁᛚᚠᚱ : ᚬ : ᛏᚱᛁᚬᚾᛅ : ᚴᚱᚢᚾ : ᛘᛁᛚᛁ : ᛏᚢᛁᚱ : ᛒᛁᚱᚾᛁᚱᚢᛒᚱᛁᛏᚱ : ᛒᛅᚴ : ᛁ : ᛒᛅᚴ : ᛒᛚᛅᚴᚱ : ᚴᚱᛁᚾᚴᛚᛅ
ᛁ : ᛒᛁᚾᛋᛁᚴ : ᛏᛅᚴᚱ : ᛅᛋ : ᚬᛏᛅ : ᚬᚴ : ᚠᛁᛘ : ᛏᛁᚴᛁᚱᚼᛁᚬ : ᛅᚠᛋᚼᛁᚾ : ᚴᚬᚾᚢᚴᚱ : ᚢᛅᛋᛘᛁᚾ : ᛏᚱᚬᛏᚾᛁᚾᚴ
Sá er vefr vágar halda á sigling stikkæSá skáldar penni rakði it sanna um hríðSá er gerðr klæði steypti sinn sváss í fegrðMarkað sinn beztr kærr félagi við þáttr heillb rún
Mæla til hár hrósa várr sá er formáli hagliga nál Sjór heilagr Brísingamen heillFrauva Svana Másdóttir mælas inn ull hróðrsOk rísta spiall gata frá afl bekkr
Vefa hjá vefa ok lín hjá lín sinn vefjaOkkarr í hiti ok kviðlingr ok ástAtlantia skína sem vér enderskína sin ljómaðVárr skel skjöldr Freyja félagi
Ok svá vér svarði sinn í röð perlunnarOk gefa sinn skjöldrfræði, birtat semSilfr, á trjóna grœnn milli tveir birnirUppréttr bak í bak blakkr kringla
Í Pennsic dagr, AS átta ok fim tigirHjá Afshin konugr, Yasmin dróttning
Materials
Brass, Period Gesso, Pearl Ex Pearl mica powder, gloss medium, black acrylic paintSubstrate Size
11.5" x 11.5"Script
Younger FutharkSource
CASKET OF EMPRESS KUNIGUNDE/Bamberg Casket/Bamberg ShrineDenmarkc. 1000Oak, ivory, bronze, iron, rock crystalhttps://www.bayerisches-nationalmuseum.de/en/collection/highlights/00022593Progress
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