Laud we sing to brave Lord Lorccán

Lord Lorccan hua Conchobair
fallen in Fall Crown Tourney A.S. XLIII

Laud we sing to brave Lord Lorccán:
Lorccán – weaver, artist, fighter:
Fighter clad in red and silver,
Silver bordered green and golden.

Sweet Svetlana, Russian Lady,
Lady – seamstress, artist, fencer,
Fencers both pledged to the Kingdom:
Kingdom’s youthful future shining.

Challenge to Sir Drogo given,
Given to FitzWilliam mighty:
Mighty Jarl, Iðuna’s husband:
Husband, father – first round victor.

Harald’s Viking son, Sir Halfdan
Halfdan, Calafian noble;
Noble guardsman, quiet Lorccán,
Lorccán facing second deathblow.

Ghost of Conchobair now is rising,
Rising up, his fate is calling!
Calling him to royal service,
Service for Svetlana’s Lorccán.

Inspired by the Irish poetic form dán díreach in which each line contains a certain number of syllables (in this poem, eight syllables) and ends in a word with a certain number of syllables (in this poem two.) The poem should begin and end on the same sound: the same syllable, the same word, or the same line; this is called dúnadh (“conclusion”). This poem begins with “Laud” and ends with “Lorccán.”

— Duchess Natalya de Foix

...and her twin brother Gideon ben Levi, were born around 1473 in Spain to a Spanish-Jewish lady (and an English or Norman father, depending on which version of the story you hear.) She was taken as a child to France where she eventually inherited a vast estate. Natalya received her Laurel for Dramatic Performance and Needlework, but mostly enjoys cooking and writing as much poetry as she can.

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