Collection of Works and Thoughts by Andreas Blacwode.
As I was heralding at Val Day this past weekend, I realized that while I’d written boasts for everyone processing in, I didn’t have any thing to say while TRM, TRH, etc, were processing out. I’d just taken a class… Read moreA Rondeau for Gulf Wars
One of early hits, it’s the best darn country-western song I could write. A huge hit in Fenix, not so much in Caer Antwerth Maer. My boots are full of rain and mud, I got duct tape on my chin…But… Read moreBury Me at Pennsic
For Brannos & Rebekah Though I do not have a sword in stone, nor holy grail round,There is no star above my head to sanctify my crown,Of ‘dwen’s Cauldron I do not posess, a lack I do not rue,For though… Read moreAlways, I Have You
When I was a stripling lad, in Sherwood Forest,killed deer with a bow that was taller than me.At twelve I was squired to Sir Robin of Locksley,when we arrived in Palestine I was taller than he.We fought off the Sarecens,… Read moreAll Well in Hand
I started off trying to write a song about Agape, or the love warriors have for each-other. Non-romantic love. Well, it’s sort of worked. Maybe. I see you standing in front of the gatesSpear and banner in handYou fight for… Read moreAll for You
My fellow children of the Dragon, Many months ago, when His Majesty Nikolai won Crown Tournament and made His lady Serena Princess, He approached me, and said “Andrew, I remember when you sang Katja’s Call all those years ago…. Read moreFor Nikolai and Serena
So I did this poem for my friend. He is Ragnvaldr Jonnson, and He is the current King of the MidRealm, with His Queen, Arabella. I first met Ragnvaldr during Their first reign, in the spring of 1999. It was… Read moreThe Lineage of Ragnvaldr — A Process
This morning, looking for just the right words to wish a friend happy birthday, I stumbled across an old Hebrew saying that I’d forgotten about, but that my grandmother used to say: “Zeh hayom asah Adonai, nagilah venism’cha vo.” It… Read moreAnd be Glad in it!
A friend of mine recently posted on facebook “we never remember the green lights.” She was talking about relationships and levels of unhappiness, but as I often do, I thought about how such a concept could be expanded to include… Read moreRed Light, Green Light
A Man at Arms’ Viewpoint Four months ago, I wrote a cycle of ballades in honor of my good friend, Robert Downey’s elevation to the SCA Chivalry. Originally a quest to write about the virtue of Franchise, it grew to a series… Read moreRe-Examining the Knightly Virtues