#Scepter'd Isle

[horsesarecreatures]

Roses (old painting, not from the course). I've worked my way up from single to semi-double petals. Hopefully soon I can do the very full David Austin roses that are my favorites.

[ansitru]

Doing my first art market on the 24th of June and I just finished my banner, woohoo! <3

Floriography: 🌸 Larkspur: July birth flower, protection 🌸 'Black and Blue' Salvia: longevity 🌸 Scepter'd Isle Rose: confidence, energy 🌸 Indian Sandalwood Tree: creativity, inspiration 🌸 Jade Plant: affluence, good luck 🌸 Orchis Mascula: luck, money, protection

[malkaleh]

This is possibly the most absolutely out there series involving Tudors/Elizabeth I and that’s saying something (when I say that Mary I getting pregnant by a dark elf is not the most out there thing in this fantasy series).

This book :points up: is one of the most upsetting books I have ever read (and the premise of a magical(ish) chess tournament involving Roger Ascham and a young Elizabeth I is so cool)

[berlinautor]

Meine Lesung vom 15.01.24

Hallo liebe Anwesende, schön, dass ihr euch so zahlreich eingefunden habt.

Heute freue ich mich auf einen ganz besonders schönen Stoff. Ein Genre dazu, vor dem ich einen großen Respekt habe …

Das literarische Genre, welches ich meine, das sich mit Themen wie Burgen, Ritter und Könige befasst, wird oft als "Ritterroman" oder "Ritterepos" bezeichnet. Diese Art von Literatur war besonders im Mittelalter beliebt und umfasst Geschichten über tapfere Ritter, heldenhafte Abenteuer, Hofintrigen und oft auch romantische Elemente. Ein bekanntes Beispiel für dieses Genre ist unter anderem die Artus-Legende oder die Nibelungensage.

Ich habe solche Stoffe als Jugendlicher verschlungen und war eine Zeit lang alle Helden der deutschen Sagenwelt aufzuzählen… Was mir heute nicht mehr gelingt.

Die Geschichte, die ich heute präsentiere, kommt aus der Feder des Schreibfreundes Björn, der in der jüngst zurückliegenden Zeit unheimlich viel Erfolge verzeichnen kann, was seine Kurzgeschichten anbelangt in Ausschreibungen und Wettbewerben.

Nun ich darf heute auch eine weitere Geschichte von ihm lesen, die, wenn ich mich richtig erinnere ebenfalls prämiert wurde.

Und mir scheint, er hat dazu sehr recherchiert. Der Stoff ist also keine reine Erfindung, sondern schließt sich an historische Persönlichkeiten des Hauses Lancaster im England des 14. Jahrhunderts an.

Man kann über den John of Gaunt, 1. Duke of Lancaster da folgendes im Internet erfahren. Heute ist übrigens Welttag der Wikipedia … und morgen Ehrentag des Drachen … passt doch, oder?

Hier ist eine kurze und unterhaltsame Zusammenfassung des Lebens von John of Gaunt, 1. Duke of Lancaster, den es tatsächlich gegeben hat und dessen Familie ihr heute in der Geschichte Björns wiedertrefft. Wir hören nochmals genau hin, später.:

"In einer Ära von Ritterlichkeit und königlichen Intrigen sticht John of Gaunt, der 1. Duke of Lancaster, als faszinierende Figur heraus. Geboren im Jahr 1340 als dritter Sohn von König Edward III. von England, war John nicht nur ein erfahrener Ritter, sondern auch ein geschickter Politiker. Sein Name, 'Gaunt', mag dünn und mager bedeuten, aber sein Einfluss war alles andere als schwach.

John durchlebte Zeiten politischer Turbulenzen und fand sich oft inmitten königlicher Machtspielchen wieder. Seine Leidenschaft für Abenteuer führte ihn in ferne Länder, aber seine Loyalität gegenüber der englischen Krone blieb unerschütterlich. Sein Herz gehörte nicht nur dem Königreich, sondern auch der bezaubernden Katherine Swynford, die eine Liebe war, die den Standesregeln trotzte.

Als Gründer des Hauses Lancaster und Vater von König Henry IV. hinterließ John of Gaunt ein beeindruckendes Erbe. Sein Leben war geprägt von Tapferkeit auf dem Schlachtfeld, diplomatischem Geschick im königlichen Hof und einer romantischen Saga, die durch die Jahrhunderte nachhallt. Tauchen Sie ein in die fesselnde Welt von John of Gaunt, einem Mann, dessen Leben von Ritterlichkeit, Liebe und königlichem Glanz geprägt war."

In William Shakespeares Stück Richard II. ist die berühmte Englandrede dem sterbenden John of Gaunt gewidmet. Also finden wir nochmals literarische Hinweise auf diesen Familienzweig

This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle,

This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,

This other Eden, demi-paradise,

This fortress built by Nature for herself

Against infection and the hand of war,

This happy breed of men, this little world,

This precious stone set in the silver sea,

Which serves it in the office of a wall,

Or as a moat defensive to a house,

Against the envy of less happier lands,

This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England,

This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings,

Fear'd by their breed and famous by their birth.

—Act II, scene i, 42–54

The Tragedy of King Richard II

Hier die deutsche Version dazu:

Der Königsthron hier, dies gekrönte Eiland,

Dies Land der Majestät, der Sitz des Mars,

Dies zweite Eden, halbe Paradies,

Dies Bollwerk, das Natur für sich erbaut,

Der Ansteckung und Hand des Kriegs zu trotzen,

Dies Volk des Segens, diese kleine Welt,

Dies Kleinod, in die Silbersee gefasst,

Die ihr den Dienst von einer Mauer leistet,

Von einem Graben, der das Haus verteidigt

Vor weniger beglückter Länder Neid;

Der segensvolle Fleck, dies Reich, dies England,

Die Amm' und schwangre Schoß erhabner Fürsten,

An Söhnen stark und glorreich von Geburt;

Aber nun zu der romantisch abenteuerlich anmutenden Geschichte von dem, von mir sehr geschätzten Björn Neumann. Euer Bär-nd

[green-is-the-garden]

David Austin English Rose ‘Scepter’d Isle.’

[aelinth]

IG @heleneut64

[born-to-grow]

[allofthefeelings]

Hi! Do you happen to have more info about Wanda&Pietro signing up for experimentation by SHIELD specifically, because AOU is terrible and made it look like they went to a shadowy unnamed group because they had valid anti-Avengers (and presumably anti-SHIELD) feelings and didn't know it was nazis? I accept and endorse your version 1100% because it's way better and not insulting like AOU! I'm just curious if it's an excellent headcanon or if it's actual canon, just badly presented.

I am very glad to hear that this read of Age of Ultron helps YOU too! It’s one of those little details that’s really important to me and I’m glad that I’m not the only one who feels like it radically changes the text.

In terms of what’s directly on screen, it’s worth noting that we’re introduced to Wanda and Pietro not in Age of Ultron, but in the “age of miracles” scene that’s mid-credits for Winter Soldier, which seems to indicate that it’s happening contemporaneously- which is to say, as SHIELD is falling, Wanda and Pietro have already been experimented on.

For a more explicit acknowledgment, we can look towards one of the MCU tie-in comics, “This Scepter’d Isle,” which is collected in the Avengers: Age of Ultron prelude TPB (and also on Marvel Unlimited). Here are some select panels from it (with apologies for crappy screencaps):

With this context, I’m comfortable saying that my read was at least the intention, but clearly, they didn’t do a very good job of putting it on screen- which, to be honest, is a summary of a large amount of Age of Ultron as is.

[thatmexisaurusrex]

Babe I donno if you're already getting a million asks for the february prompt list but ♡ Im here with buckets of love ♡ if you need it.

FANCY BRUNCH,,,,, special request can it be a drag brunch? (thats um definitely a thing in Seattle) (idk queens love to brunch I guess) ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

Excellent addition to the prompt, @whothehellisbuckles! I hope it's okay if I plagiarize myself and use the drag personas Sam and Bucky have in my Single All the Way AU, A No Snow Christmas 😂

Date 7 of 28: Fancy Drag Brunch

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Wings made of hearts in waves of Purple Pizzazz and Shocking Pink and Wild Strawberry and Vermillion; bright to contrast the tones of Bucky's, the Rosewood and Burgundy and Rouge and Tyrian Purple, their fake nails matching their wings.

They both wore draped fabrics made from love letters printed on the cloth, pinned to look as if the fabrics were flowing off the full nude suites on them, as if it were Aphrodite's hair as she stood on her shell as well as strategically hiding certain parts of the body without seeming forced.

painted straight across their eyes and over the bridges of their noses were golden arrows, light pink mascara on Sam while there was a wine red on Bucky, their lips inverted where a golden heart was drawn over the matt maroon lip on Bucky and vice versa on Sam.

They had prepared for this drag brunch for a while; both of them excited to put on a show for their friends and family; Sarah, AJ, Cass, Bucky's very old younger sister Becca who was flown all the way out from Indiana to spend the week with Bucky, Joaquín, Sharon, Rhodey, Old Man Steve all the way from the Moon along with Fury, Shang-Chi, Katy with her plus one Xialing, Wong, Dr. Strange, Monica, Wanda, even Darcy Lewis and Jimmy Woo.

"Hello," said Sam, "And welcome to the Falcunt and the Winter Whorer's Valentine's Brunch Special!"

Sam and Bucky's backyard was decorated for the occasion; paper hearts of every shade of pink, purple, and red everywhere, heart-shaped faerie lights providing an ambiance under the tent, fake roses strewn everywhere ranging from the pale pink of the Scepter'd Isle rose to the rich, darker red of the Munstead Wood rose.

Mocktails and Cocktails like Rose-Colored Glasses and Be Mines and Pink Squirrels and Sweatheart Punches sat next to plates filled with heart-shaped french toast with raspberry sauce and roast duck toast with pomegranate sauce with a sprig of dill and chocolate-covered strawberries and seared scallops in brown butter.

Sam and Bucky had gone all out for this, and it had paid off, the crowd cheering, eating, drinking, looking great and seeming to have a good time thus far.

So far so good.

"Now, today, the Falcunt and I are not just our regular selves," said Bucky, Sam nodding along with him, "No, we are Erotes."

"Winged goddesses of love," said Sam thickly, smiling as he said, "I am Hedylogos, Goddess of Sweet-Talking and Flattery."

"And I am Pothos, Goddess of Yearning, Longing, Desire," said Bucky, the both of them leaning in on each other, "And we welcome you to our show of love."

The crowd cheered again and it was so hard not to turn to Sam. Sam with the better makeup, the cleaner look, just the most gorgeous no matter what the occasion.

"There will be fun and games and there will definitely be love tarot readings and love horoscope readings later, or maybe just reads," said Sam, letting the audience laugh, "But for now, you're here just in time for the talent portion of this special event. Or, rather, when I prove that I'm talented and the Winter Whorer tries to keep up."

"Lies and libel," said Bucky, "Speculation and slander. I can sing and dance with the best of them. I was a real hoofer back in the day; bopping at rubs, jitterbugging in speakeasies before they let me get ossified. Every dame and fella at a wingding wanted to gab my ear off and swing a wing with this thing."

"We get it, you're old," said Sam, the both of them turning to one another, a glint of competition in Sam's eyes, "Now, do you think you can keep up, Grandma?"

"I'll do more than keep up," said Bucky, the music beginning to play as they fell into the routine.

Bucky feeling lithe for once in his life, Sam ever graceful, the both of them lipsyncing as Whitney Houston asked How will I know? whispering, Don't trust your feelings, Love can be deceiving, but all Bucky could focus on was how good Sam looked, up on that stage with Bucky, how great of a dancer he was, how everything just felt perfect for this one moment in time.

And Bucky knew the song would end, and he and Sam would get on with the rest of the show, but he wanted to live in this song and dance for a touch longer, live in the pure joy radiating off of Sam.

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Want to choose a date for Sam and Bucky to go on during this special February Daily SamBucky Fluff Diary event? Check out the prompts here and send me an ask! I’ll write you a drabble as one of my Daily SamBucky Fluff Diaries!

[manibolly]

This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle,

This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,

This other Eden, demi-paradise,

This fortress built by Nature for herself

Against infection and the hand of war,

This happy breed of men, this little world,

This precious stone set in the silver sea,

Which serves it in the office of a wall,

Or as a moat defensive to a house,

Against the envy of less happier lands,

This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England,

Now for sale by the Tories.

[septembergold]

Scepter'd Isle #DavidAustinRoses #GardenRoses

[killer-beans]

ap textbook writers be describing economic climates like fanfic

[worldnewsage]

Shakespeare's birthplace mirrors a scepter'd isle riven by Brexit discontent

In William Shakespeare's ancient birthplace, discontent over Brexit runs even deeper than three years ago when this "scepter'd isle" shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union.

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[princess-of-france]

“This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands, This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.”

(John of Gaunt, Richard II; Act II, Scene 1)

period moodboards: Medieval Period (requested by @lyannawinterfell)

svmer is icumen in lhude sing cuccu groweþ sed and bloweþ med and springþ þe wde nu

[how2to18]

In William Shakespeare's ancient birthplace, discontent over Brexit runs even deeper than three years ago when this "scepter'd isle" shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WnksfQ

[latestnewswise]

In William Shakespeare's ancient birthplace, discontent over Brexit runs even deeper than three years ago when this "scepter'd isle" shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WnksfQ