I have had the unique opportunity to create all of HRM Elizabeth’s Æthelwulf’s Queens Graces for all three reigns.  She considers me her “stunt” scribe and often asks me to create “one-off” scrolls, calig something or picks from my now meager stock pile of prepared scrolls.  I have volunteered to do these scrolls, not only as my way of helping my friend during her and my Knights reigns but also because it allows me to flex my scribal and illumination skills.

Her third reign has been no different and I continue to make her Graces…but now I have teamed up with 3 other people, incorporating their skills to make truly unique and memorable Queens Graces.    Her Ladyship Sigríðr Úlfsdóttir de Lacy and her husband Lord Collin de Lacy have provided the book binding and putting everything together (although she says she doesn’t need any credit since she says “I mostly supervise and nag him”) and my lovely wife, Baroness Mistress Tetinka who has provided the cast key.

I have always wanted to do a Book of Hours like scroll and it was on my list of things to do but, as indicated in an earlier post, the past year has not been kind to me and I have been insanely busy.  HRM Elizabeth saw something similar on the SCA Facebook page and asked if I could do something like that for her Queens Graces.  I gladly accepted the challenge and was even planning on doing my own book binding until I found out that Sigridr and her husband did book binding.  That saved me so many hours and it is fun to do a group project and see it all come together.

I have been tasked to make a total of 5 books, 4 regular Queens Graces and 1 Command of the Queens Grace.  2 have gone out already…which I present to you below.  The first book went out to someone very special to HRM Elizabeth, Roxanne de Audley (aka Æsa).  It was her first prepared scroll (her kingdom, CAID, does not hand out prepared scrolls…it is up to the recipient to decide if they want an actual scroll and who will make it for them).  She recently passed away due to cancer so I was glad that my artwork added something extra to her final days.

I give you HRM Elizabeth’s Queens Grace (the side bar will contain more pictures of the assembly process)…

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