[Artemisia] Representing Syr Dannu

[Kim Rule]

Oh my goodness...yes indeed, the renown of Sir Dannu travels far and wide.
My husband wanted to give a new hound a good, Viking name, and so his name
is Dannu Torgleson...yup, Sir Dannu has a namesake.  Now I could go on for
days with stories of OUR Dannu...He is knows as the Lab of Very Little
Brain...who on occasion likes to do a Kujo impression through our
fence....but let's just say that our Dannu is trying to become as renowned
as the original Sir Dannu.  

Lady Una...running and ducking for cover!

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Normally I lurk deeply on this list, but I just had to surface when the
question of something embarrassing to represent Syr Dannu came up.

Some of you can boast that you have known Syr Dannu since your first days in
the SCA. I have known my little cousin Dannu since HIS first days in the
SCA, and with all due respect, know more about embarrassing the lad than
most of this kingdom can possibly dream.

Back in those dim days, at a demo, Dannu arranged for a pie to the face of a
certain new squire's knight. Said squire warned Dannu that he would pay for
that. Now, the squire was a green but strong warrior even in those days, and
Dannu was expecting retribution on the field. What he got was far worse than
that.

You see, the squire was also a skald of some small talent, and the next
year, while attending the great Pennsic War, he began to tell tales of his
cousin Dannu, beginning with the Tale of Dannu and the Jarl's Three
Daughters. This earned the squire some reknown and more than a few free
drinks, but more importantly, spread the name of Dannu across the Known
World, generally in association with a punch line. From crowned heads to
lowly men at arms, the stories about Dannu grew, giving him a reputation for
low cunning and excess that was iimpossible for any mortal to live up to.

Therfore, I submit that to properly embarass Dannu, one need merely
reference one of those numerous old tales about him. The original tale of
the Jarl's Three Daughters centered around a beautiful white horse with a
golden bridle and golden saddle, and a representation of this would do the
job quite handily, especially if he has to explain it. Perhaps even
something as simple as a golden bridle and saddle would make the appropriate
reference. Other possibilities would include three skulls (two large and one
small) or a simple scruffy, nondescript dog (faithful Woof, perhaps with a
duck in his mouth).

I only regret that I would be unable to attend to personally explain the
adopted (forced?) heraldry of Syr Dannu to all those who might be curious.

Yours in service,

Haakon Haukarson
titles, awards, and references available upon request








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