[ANSTHRLD] Oath of Fealty/Homage

[HerrDetlef]

Thanks! Is there an Ansteorran version floating around?

Detlef again

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Meggan Cividanes <harperaria at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Pippin swears “‘Here do I swear fealty and service to Gondor, and to the
> Lord
> and Steward of the realm, to speak and to be silent, to do and to let be,
> to
> come and to go, in need or plenty, in peace or war, in living or dying,
> from
> this hour henceforth, until my lord release me, or death take me, or the
> world
> so end,’” (Tolkien, “Return” 29-30).
>
>
>
> Denethor's response is “‘And this do I hear, Denethor son of Ecthelion,
> Lord of
> Gondor, Steward of the High King, and I will not forget it, nor fail to
> reward
> that which is given: fealty with love, valour with honor, oath-breaking
> with
> vengeance’” (Tolkien, “Return” 30).
>
>
>
> ~Lillias
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: HerrDetlef <herrdetlef at gmail.com>
> To: "Heralds List, Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc."
> <heralds at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Fri, February 25, 2011 9:56:05 AM
> Subject: [ANSTHRLD] Oath of Fealty/Homage
>
> There's a standard text for administering an oath of fealty (homage,
> really,
> but that's not the point here) to the Crown. I think it's inspired in part
> by an oath that's taken in Lord of the Rings.
>
> What is that text?
>
> Detlef von Marburg
>
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> þeodcyninga,         þrym gefrunon,
> hu ða æþelingas         ellen fremedon.
> Oft Scyld Scefing         sceaþena þreatum,
> monegum mægþum,         meodosetla ofteah,
> egsode eorlas.         Syððan ærest wearð
> feasceaft funden,         he þæs frofre gebad,
> weox under wolcnum,         weorðmyndum þah,
> oðþæt him æghwylc         þara ymbsittendra
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-- 
Hwæt! We Gardena         in geardagum,
þeodcyninga,         þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas         ellen fremedon.
Oft Scyld Scefing         sceaþena þreatum,
monegum mægþum,         meodosetla ofteah,
egsode eorlas.         Syððan ærest wearð
feasceaft funden,         he þæs frofre gebad,
weox under wolcnum,         weorðmyndum þah,
oðþæt him æghwylc         þara ymbsittendra
ofer hronrade         hyran scolde,
gomban gyldan.         þæt wæs god cyning!