On the Elevation of Angus Kerr

This is in the style of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," and is particularly evocative of the first stanza of that poem. Written in honor of Baron Angus Kerr’s elevation to the Order of the Laurel. Read at his Baronial Court at the War of the Roses in AS44.

Since these tiresome times	were protested in the West
The era’s foes founded	a new-formed society –
Some of them settled	on the sun-drenched shores,
Others went Eastward	past Ostgardr’s towers
These folk emblazoned their banner	with a beast unrivaled
The taut-sinewed tiger,	terrible and fierce.
The leaders of this land,	a line of great monarchs,
Set over their subjects	sage-like nobles
Barons and baronesses	who were brave and honorable,
Tireless protectors	of territory and folk.
Brightest of these Baronies	lay on the Border West
And was called Concordia	of the cold snows
Its baron was the bearer	of a black-hued spear
A clever craftsman –	a carpenter and framer,
Well-spoken and wise,	a wealth of knowledge
and lore!
We call him Angus Kerr
The King’s man to the core
The laurel leaves he’ll wear
A Master evermore

©2009 Dan Marsh