[ANSTHRLD] Oath of Fealty/Homage

Vyolante Oporto vyolante at gmail.com
Fri Feb 25 08:49:19 PST 2011


Stefans article that came up after google source.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/SCA-INC/SCA-oaths-msg.rtf
the message is written by someone from the west but i believe the peerage
oath listed is the one your looking for.
Vy

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:42 AM, HerrDetlef <herrdetlef at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
> > --
> > 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!
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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!
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