Period Russian Scroll WordingUpdated 15 November 2007 The following are exerpts from period (with one exception) Russian documents. There aren't enough to make a truly representative sample of letters of patent, treaties/alliances, wills, bills of sale, etc. But they do provide examples of period Russian texts that can be modified to make SCA-style award scrolls. Even with my crude translations, you probably need to have a fairly good understanding of Russian to use these. The single out-of-period text, from 1785, covers themes perfectly suited to SCA award scrolls, and also includes feminine versions of the traditional royal titles, so I've included it even though the language is straying from the Old Slavonic style of the period documents. The texts contain many words and phrases that I do not fully understand yet, but I'll keep working on them. And I hope the information will be useful even in this crude form. Please let me know if you have questions.
Scroll Introductions Praise & Justification for Awards Honors, Grants, Gifts and Privileges Responsibilities/Consequences/Instructions Oaths Scroll Closure/Seals Miscellaneous Phrases and Texts
Scroll Sources - the original texts in rough chronological order COPYRIGHT (c) 2007-8 by Lisa Kies. You may make copies for personal use and to distribute for educational purposes but only if articles remain complete and entire with original authorship clearly noted.
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