[Northkeep] Motto Stuff

[Frederick Addington]

i think spoon came from the tick.

Baulsac the Mischevious
moot








--- "Darin K. Herndon" <darin-herndon at utulsa.edu>
wrote:
> As kind of a follow-up to this thread since I'm
> finally getting back
> online, let me reiterate somethings about languages
> and mottos.
>
> In period, most mottos were either in Latin or
> French though a
> noticable amount were also in English.  As much as
> anything this has
> to do with who invented and who used mottos in their
> achievements of
> arms, if you invent something you tend to use your
> own language or
> the closest universal tranlator equivalent (Latin).
>
> In the SCA, many different languages are used.
> Master Daniel
> Blackaxe has the motto "Have Spear, Will Travel" in
> Icelandic.  If we
> wanted to stay more period in style, I'd encourage
> Latin or French or
> even English.  If we really want another language,
> in the SCA that is
> OK.
>
> Diarmaid wrote something about mottos (I'm
> paraphrasing not quoting
> here) and noted that they usually proclaimed
> loyalty, described the
> clan or group or barony, and also mentioned battle
> cries.  (Where did
> "spoon" come from Angus?)  There have been several
> suggestions so far
> that meet this criteria; hopefully there will be
> more as we approach
> populace meeting.  One method, take it or leave it,
> for selecting a
> motto and language would be to decide the meaning
> first and then look
> for the language in which that meaning sounds most
> impressive.  At
> heart, it is the meaning which is most important.
> In the best of all
> possible worlds, we might end up with a motto which
> decribes us,
> proclaims our loyalty, and makes a great battle cry;
> but I wouldn't
> throw out any good alternatives that don't fit all
> three.
>
> I think it is clan MacGregor which has the motto
> "Royal is my Race"
> (in Latin).  They used it as a battle cry as well
> (of course, being
> Scottish they also used their clan name as a battle
> cry and Northkeep
> can use "Northkeep" as a battle cry).
>
> Etienne
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