{"id":119,"date":"2016-08-28T18:31:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T18:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yehudaheraldry.com\/blog\/?p=119"},"modified":"2024-09-09T21:33:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T21:33:44","slug":"russian-scroll-text-tyger-of-the-east-for-ruslan-novgorodcev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yehudaheraldry.com\/blog\/russian-scroll-text-tyger-of-the-east-for-ruslan-novgorodcev\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian scroll text – Tyger of the East for Ruslan Novgorodcev"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the sevent scroll text I’ve done (for those keeping score – the fourth one has not yet been given out, so no blog post yet). It is for a Tyger of the East, probably the East Kingdom’s most prestigious award. This is the first text I’ve done for a scroll of this level, and I was honored to have been asked to do a text for a scroll this important. As it worked out, this was the most fun text I’ve done yet.<\/p>\n

The text was based on \u0416\u0418\u0422\u0418\u0415 \u0410\u041b\u0415\u041a\u0421\u0410\u041d\u0414\u0420\u0410 \u041d\u0415\u0412\u0421\u041a\u041e\u0413\u041e (Life of Alexander Nevsky). While the original story was written in the 1280s, I was working from a 15th Century version (as transcribed in 2011) found at: http:\/\/lib.pushkinskijdom.ru\/Default.aspx?tabid=4962#<\/a>. Alexander Nevsky is a historical figure, but in the 15th Century, when Russia was becoming unified as a single nation, Nevsky was used as a propaganda hero, the Russian leader who beat the West. So the text is kind of over-the-top, lauding Nevsky. It worked beautifully adapted to an SCA scroll text.<\/p>\n

\u041f\u041e\u0412\u0463\u0421\u0422\u0418 \u041e \u0416\u0418\u0422\u0418\u0418 \u0418 \u041e \u0425\u0420\u0410\u0411\u0420\u041e\u0421\u0422\u0418 \u0412\u0415\u041b\u0418\u041a\u0410\u0413\u041e \u041a\u041d\u0466\u0417\u042f \u0420\u03b3\u0421\u041b\u0410\u041d\u0410
\n\u0410\u0437\u044a \u0445\u03b3\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u0438 \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0463\u0448\u043d\u044b\u0439, \u043c\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044a\u043c\u044b\u0441\u043b\u044f, \u043f\u043e\u043a\u03b3\u0448\u0430\u044e\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0435 \u043a\u043d\u0467\u0437\u044f \u0420\u03b3\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u041d\u043e\u0432\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0446\u0435\u0432\u0430, \u0441\u044b\u043d\u0430 \u0411\u0430\u043b\u0444\u0430\u0440\u0430, \u0430 \u0432\u043d\u03b3\u043a\u0430 \u0420\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0430. \u041f\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0436\u0435 \u0441\u043b\u044b\u0448\u0430\u0445 \u043e\u0442 \u043e\u0442\u0435\u0446\u044c \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438\u0445\u044a \u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0434\u044a \u0431\u044b\u0445 \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0463\u0434\u0430\u043b\u044a \u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0438 \u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0435 \u0435\u0433\u043e. \u0410\u0449\u0435 \u0438 \u0433\u0440\u03b3\u0431\u044a \u0435\u0441\u043c\u044c \u03b3\u043c\u043e\u043c\u044a \u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u0442\u043e\u043a\u044a \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0436\u044e.<\/p>\n

\u0421\u044a\u0439 \u0431\u0463 \u043a\u043d\u0467\u0437\u044c \u0420\u03b3\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d \u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0441\u044f \u043e\u0442 \u043e\u0442\u0446\u0430 \u043c\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b\u044e\u0431\u0446\u0430 \u0438 \u043c\u03b3\u0436\u0435\u043b\u044e\u0431\u0446\u0430, \u043f\u0430\u0447\u0435 \u0436\u0435 \u0438 \u043a\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430, \u043a\u043d\u0467\u0437\u044f \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0433\u043e \u0411\u0430\u043b\u0444\u0430\u0440\u0430 \u0438 \u043e\u0442 \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435 \u041b\u03b3\u043d\u044b. \u041d\u043e \u0438 \u0432\u0437\u043e\u0440\u044a \u0435\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0430\u0447\u0435 \u0438\u043d\u0463\u0445 \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a\u044a, \u0438 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0441 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u2014 \u0430\u043a\u044b \u0442\u0440\u03b3\u0431\u0430 \u0432 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0463, \u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435 \u0436\u0435 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u2014 \u0430\u043a\u044b \u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435 \u0418\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0444\u0430, \u0438\u0436\u0435 \u0431\u0463 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u044a \u0435\u0433\u043e \u0435\u0433\u0438\u043f\u0435\u0442\u044c\u0441\u043a\u044b\u0439 \u0446\u0430\u0440\u044c \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0433\u043e \u0446\u0430\u0440\u044f \u0432\u044a \u0415\u0433\u0438\u043f\u0442\u0463, \u0441\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0436\u0435 \u0431\u0463 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u2014 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442 \u0441\u0438\u043b\u044b \u0421\u0430\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043d\u044f, \u0438 \u0434\u0430\u043b\u044a \u0431\u0463 \u0435\u043c\u03b3 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043c\u03b3\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0421\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043d\u044e, \u0422\u0430\u043a\u043e \u0436\u0435 \u0438 \u043a\u043d\u0467\u0437\u044c \u0420\u03b3\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d \u2014 \u043f\u043e\u0431\u0463\u0436\u0430\u044f, \u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0431\u0463\u0434\u0438\u043c\u044a. <\/p>\n

\u0421\u0435 \u0436\u0435 \u0441\u043b\u044b\u0448\u0430\u0432\u044a \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043b\u044c \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0437\u0435\u043c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u043c\u03b3\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u043a\u043d\u0467\u0437\u044f \u0420\u03b3\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u044b\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u0432 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0463: \u00ab\u041f\u043e\u0438\u0434\u03b3 \u0438 \u043f\u043b\u0463\u043d\u044e \u0437\u0435\u043c\u043b\u044e \u0420\u03b3\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u03b3\u00bb. \u0418 \u0441\u044a\u0431\u0440\u0430 \u0441\u0438\u043b\u03b3 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u03b3, \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0432\u0438\u0436\u0435\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0441\u0438\u043b\u0463 \u0442\u0467\u0436\u0446\u0463, \u043f\u044b\u0445\u0430\u044f \u0434\u03b3\u0445\u043e\u043c\u044a \u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u044b\u043c. \u0418 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0438\u0434\u0435 \u0432 \u041e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0438\u043d\u043d\u03b3\u044e \u0417\u0435\u043c\u043b\u044e, \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0430 \u0441\u043b\u044b \u0441\u0432\u043e\u044f, \u043a\u044a \u043a\u043d\u0467\u0437\u044e \u0420\u03b3\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d\u03b3, \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u043b\u044f: \u00ab\u0410\u0449\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0448\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0441\u044f \u043c\u043d\u0463, \u0442\u043e \u0441\u0435 \u0435\u0441\u043c\u044c \u03b3\u0436\u0435 \u0437\u0434\u0435, \u043f\u043b\u0463\u043d\u0467\u044f \u0437\u0435\u043c\u043b\u044e \u0442\u0432\u043e\u044e\u00bb.<\/p>\n

\u0420\u03b3\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d \u0436\u0435, \u0441\u043b\u044b\u0448\u0430\u0432 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0430 \u0441\u0438\u0438, \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0463\u0441\u044f \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435\u043c\u044a, \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043b \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0440\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0432 \u0441 \u043c\u0430\u043b\u043e\u044e \u0434\u0440\u03b3\u0436\u0438\u043d\u043e\u044e, \u0438 \u0441 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0432\u043e\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438\u044e. \u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0420\u03b3\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0448\u0438\u043b \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0440\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0432, \u0438 \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0447\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u044f, \u0438 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0438\u043b \u0438\u0445 \u043a\u043d\u0467\u0437\u044c \u0431\u0435\u0441\u0447\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e.
\n\u041a\u043d\u0467\u0437\u044c \u0436\u0435 \u0420\u03b3\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d \u043e\u043f\u043b\u044a\u0447\u0438\u0441\u044f, \u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043b \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0463 \u0434\u0440\u03b3\u0436\u0438\u043d\u0463. \u0422\u0430\u043a\u043e \u0436\u0435 \u043a\u043d\u0467\u0437 \u0420\u03b3\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d \u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043b \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0445\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0440\u044b\u0445, \u0467\u043a\u043e \u0436\u0435 \u0434\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043b\u0435 \u03b3 \u0414\u0430\u0432\u044b\u0434\u0430 \u0446\u0430\u0440\u044f \u0441\u0438\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0438, \u043a\u0440\u0463\u043f\u0446\u0438\u0438. \u0422\u0430\u043a\u043e \u0438 \u043c\u03b3\u0436\u0438 \u0420\u03b3\u0441\u043b\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0448\u0430\u0441\u044f \u0434\u03b3\u0445\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u044b\u043c\u044a, \u0431\u0467\u0445\u03b3 \u0431\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0430 \u0438\u0445, \u0430\u043a\u044b \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0430 \u043b\u0432\u043e\u043c\u044a, \u0438 \u0440\u0463\u0448\u044f: \u00ab\u041e \u043a\u043d\u0467\u0436\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0448\u044c! \u041d\u044b\u043d\u0463 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u043f\u0463 \u0432\u0440\u0463\u043c\u044f \u043d\u0430\u043c \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u044b \u0441\u0432\u043e\u044f \u0437\u0430 \u0442\u044f\u00bb. <\/p>\n

\u0410 \u044d\u0442\u043e \u0441\u043b\u044b\u0448\u0430\u043b \u041a\u043d\u0467\u0437\u044c \u0412\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u041a\u0435\u043d\u0440\u0438\u043a, \u0438 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u041a\u043d\u0467\u0433\u0438\u043d\u044f \u0412\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0410\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0430, \u0438 \u0434\u0435\u0441\u0467\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e \u0410\u0432\u0433\u03b3\u0441\u0442\u0430 7524 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435 \u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0431\u0438\u0442\u0432\u044b, \u043e\u043d\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u0422\u0438\u0433\u0440\u043e\u043c \u0412\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0430.<\/p>\n

\u0412\u0441\u0435 \u044d\u0442\u043e \u0441\u043b\u044b\u0448\u0430\u043b \u044f \u043e\u0442 \u0442\u0435\u0445, \u043a\u0442\u043e \u03b3\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b \u0432 \u0442\u043e \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u044f \u0432 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0431\u0438\u0442\u0432\u0435.<\/p>\n

English translation:<\/p>\n

THE TALE OF THE LIFE AND BRAVERY OF GREAT KNIAZ RUSLAN<\/p>\n

I, who is skinny and sinful, lacking great wit, have dared to write of the life of Kniaz Ruslan Novgorodcev, son of Balfar, grandson of Randal. But as I\u2019ve heard from my fathers I am glad to tell of his honest and great life. And though I am simple of mind, still, I will begin.<\/p>\n

The kniaz was born of a father who was kind and beloved of the people, but most importantly who was gentle, King Balfar, and of mother Luna. And handsome was he like no other, and his voice \u2013 like the trumpet of the people, and his face \u2013 like the face of Joseph whom Pharaoh made a second king of Egypt, and his strength was as a portion of the strength of Samson, and he was gifted with the wisdom of Solomon. And so with Kniaz Ruslan \u2013 victorious and undefeatable.<\/p>\n

Having heard of the greatness of Kniaz Ruslan, the King of the Middle thought to himself: \u201cI shall go and conquer Ruslan\u2019s land\u201d. And he gathered a great host, and moved with an enormous strength, belching forth a fighting spirit. And having reached the Debatable Lands, he sent his envoy to Kniaz Ruslan, saying \u201cIf you can, defend, for I am here and will destroy your lands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ruslan, having heard these words, grew wroth and went to meet the enemy with his champions and his great armies. And then Ruslan hurried to attack the enemies and there was a great battle and the Kniaz defeated a countless number of them
\nKniaz Ruslan prepared, and trained many champions. And Kniaz Ruslan trained a multidue of brave warriors, who, like in the days of King David were brave and strong. And the men of Ruslan were filled with a warrior spirit, and their heards were like the hears of lions, and they said \u201cOur Kniaz! The time has come to give our lives for you!\u201d.<\/p>\n

And of this heard King Kenric and his Qeen Avelina, and on the tenth of August, 7524* after the creation of the world, or 2016 CE, or 51 AS, on the field of that battle, they named him a Tyger of the East.<\/p>\n

All of this I heard from those who participated at that time in that battle.<\/p>\n

*Medieval Russia used the Byzantine Calendar, in which 2016 would be approximately 7524.<\/p>\n

Final Scroll (C&I by Vettorio Antonello):<\/p>\n

\"Ruslan<\/a><\/p>\n

Some calligraphic notes:<\/p>\n

Period Russian used some additional characters and did not use some standard moder characters. A good overview can be found here: http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Early_Cyrillic_alphabet<\/p>\n

In period Russian, the letter \u201cy\u201d did not exist. Instead, either of the following symbols was used:\"\" (the one on the left is a combination of the letter o and the letter izhitsa, the one on the right is a single character digraph \u2013 I recommend using the digraph). Since this symbol is not found in standard computer fonts, the greek character gamma (\u03b3) is used in the text. One of the correct symbols should be substituted in the scroll.<\/p>\n

In period Russian, the letter \u201c\u044f\u201d did not exist. In the middle of a sentence it\u2019s replaced by the \u201csmall yus\u201d, written \u201c\u0467\u201d, at the ends of a sentence it is written using the \u201cIotated A\u201d, which looks like this: \"ia (upper and lower case). I made the small yus replacements. Anywhere a \u201c\u044f\u201d appears, the iotated A should be used instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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