The Sovereign Herald & Marches Register

Hour of Decision: Burgundy (Базослав) Needs 2 More Castles

A bailiff riding in haste from the river crossing testifieth that the ascendancy of Burgundy (Базослав) hath reached an alarming summit, requiring just 2 more fiefs to achieve the crowning goal of 9 fiefs. Unless a coalition of desperate lords uniteth immediately, universal homage will be demanded. 'The foe broke like dry reeds before our horsemen,' recounted a knight of Burgundy, wiping his blade. Whether the townsfolk will welcome their new master with holy water or boiling pitch remains to be seen.

Feudal Surge: Burgundy (Базослав) Triumphs Across the Marches

Wandering minstrels singing at the castle gates recount that Burgundy (Базослав) recorded a remarkable gain of 2 keeps during this season's hostilities. Royal bailiffs are busily surveying the newly acquired lands and revenues. 'God defendeth the rightful cause, as our lances have proven,' asserted a herald of Burgundy. Lords and envoys in foreign courts received the tidings with drawn brows and wary murmurs.

Grim Retreat: England (Juxtapositions) Stripped of 3 Strongholds

A devastating campaign season has cost England (Juxtapositions) no fewer than 3 strongholds, severing vital outposts from the crown. Barons gathered in somber council to seek remedies for the unraveling borders. Despair gripped the castellans of England as banner after banner was hauled down from the walls. 'A kingdom won by the sword may be lost by a single misstep upon the ford,' sighed a retired herald.

Maritime Feat of Arms: Burgundy (Базослав) Lands at Anglia from Holland

The transport squadron of Burgundy (Базослав) successfully conveyed heavy horse and foot from Holland to the strand of Anglia. Mariners attribute the success to favorable tides and veteran helmsmen. Neutral dukes summoned their chancellors to examine old rolls of lineage and boundary claims. 'We have carved our rights into the very turf,' said a proud banneret of Burgundy.

War Footing: Burgundy (Базослав) Equippeth Fresh Formations

Enriched with feudal revenues, Burgundy (Базослав) hath brought 2 new fighting companies into active service. This formidable reinforcement sendeth a stern warning to rival courts across the realm. Banners fluttered proudly from the battlements of Burgundy as heralds proclaimed the glorious tidings. Serfs cutting hay in the meadow remarked that lords come and go, but the mud in the ditch remaineth sovereign over all.

Muster of Arms: France (Эльф ушастый) Raiseth New Companies

Vintners bringing wine-casks to the castle cellars declare that France (Эльф ушастый) hath augmented its military array by 1 fighting formation, equipped through royal tithes. Drill sergeants are working without respite to train the new levies. 'The border is pushed back and our sheep may graze in safety,' remarked a contented yeoman. Scribes were relieved to find that the new ruler's name was three letters shorter, saving precious sheepskin on every writ.

Endless Feud: Burgundy (Базослав) and England (Juxtapositions) Refuse to Yield

For 4 consecutive years, the soil hath drunk the blood of Burgundy (Базослав) and England (Juxtapositions) in an unrelenting strife that knoweth neither truce nor absolution. Knights have grown gray in the saddle while chancellors exchange the self-same grievances. Abbots in quiet valley monasteries gave thanks that their abbey stood far from the disputed marches. 'Earthly glory is fleeting as mist upon the fen, yet costly in silver and blood,' murmured a wandering friar.

The Unyielding Enmity of England (Juxtapositions) and France (Эльф ушастый)

Hostilities between England (Juxtapositions) and France (Эльф ушастый) have now ground on for 4 unbroken years, stripping the border manors of grain and livestock. It is now 4 years since heralds of the two courts last met in peace. Foreign chanceries were thrown into turmoil, convening emergency councils before the evening vespers. 'No fortress is so strong that an ass laden with gold cannot enter,' quoted a foreign scholar from the classics.

Tithe rolls for Burgundy (Базослав) expand by 2 new fiefs, bringing the crown's ledger to 7 strongholds. Hard seasons beset England (Juxtapositions), whose realm shrinketh by 3 walled towns to a tally of 3 towns. Homage and rent wax bright for France (Эльф ушастый): up by 1 manor to a proud measure of 6 strongholds.

It is muttered in the castle hall that Burgundy dispatched a gift of fine malmsey and falconry gauntlets to the grand seneschal of France.

A biting frost nipeth the early barley in 1428, coating castle moats in a skim of treacherous ice.

WANTED: Four stout yeomen acquainted with bills and jacks for garrison watch on the river tower. Board and wool doublet provided.