The Abbey Chronicle & Feudal Intelligencer

Sworn Brotherhood Broken: France (Kowalski) Ambushed England (Azimut Azimutovic) in Normandy

Letters delivered under ribbon and green wax announce that the court of France (Kowalski) hath committed an infamous breach of homage, turning its warriors upon unsuspecting detachments of England (Azimut Azimutovic) in Normandy. Churchmen and heralds openly denounce the perfidy across Christendom. 'Whether the boundary stone moveth north or south, the river still floweth unchanged,' observed a river ferryman. Alarm swept through the citadel of England, where counselors gathered before midnight in anxious disarray.

Conquest on the Marches: Burgundy (MonsterSerg) Gains 2 Fiefs

A glorious campaign has elevated Burgundy (MonsterSerg), which gained 2 strongholds across contested frontiers. Marshals report that every siege engine performed with admirable efficacy. Banners fluttered proudly from the battlements of Burgundy as heralds proclaimed the glorious tidings. 'A bold charge at morning hath given us lordship until winter,' remarked a master of horse.

Feudal Surge: England (Azimut Azimutovic) Triumphs Across the Marches

Through resolute maneuvering and timely assaults, England (Azimut Azimutovic) expanded by 2 fiefs this year. The treasury reports substantial gains from newly collected tithes. Abbots in quiet valley monasteries gave thanks that their abbey stood far from the disputed marches. 'The border is pushed back and our sheep may graze in safety,' remarked a contented yeoman.

The Ebb of Fortune: France (Kowalski) Sheds 3 Fiefs

A sharp reversal of fortunes saw France (Kowalski) stripped of 3 fortified towns by rival lances. Counselors in the great hall openly questioned the judgment of the high command. 'The wheel of fortune turneth ever, casting down the proud and scattering their retinues,' recorded a cathedral scribe. Despair gripped the castellans of France as banner after banner was hauled down from the walls.

Tithe Rolls Extended: England (Azimut Azimutovic) Annexes Castile

Watermen bringing timber rafts down the river affirm that the peaceful incorporation of Castile was completed as knights of England (Azimut Azimutovic) rode through the south gate. Market trading resumed under newly proclaimed royal regulations. The great bells in the cathedral of England rang without ceasing from nones until midnight. 'Earthly glory is fleeting as mist upon the fen, yet costly in silver and blood,' murmured a wandering friar.

War Footing: England (Azimut Azimutovic) Equippeth Fresh Formations

Friars begging alms along the border road report that the council of England (Azimut Azimutovic) hath expanded its armed forces, commissioning 2 additional formations on land and sea. Forges and tiltyards have labored day and night to equip the recruits with mail and timber. 'The crown that is won by the lance must now be held by the keep,' observed a venerable abbot. Bailiffs noted with dry humor that while high titles were won, the stray pigs in the bailey remained unclaimed.

Swords Drawn Forever: Burgundy (MonsterSerg) and England (Azimut Azimutovic) in Grinding Conflict

There is no softening in the enmity that piteth Burgundy (MonsterSerg) and England (Azimut Azimutovic) against one another, sustained now through 2 unbroken years of raid and counter-siege. Bishops who attempted mediation have retired in pious despair. Monastic annalists recorded the events in quiet seclusion, wondering what tribulations heaven would send next. Scribes were relieved to find that the new ruler's name was three letters shorter, saving precious sheepskin on every writ.

The Unyielding Enmity of Burgundy (MonsterSerg) and France (Kowalski)

Wandering minstrels singing at the castle gates recount that the bitter feud between Burgundy (MonsterSerg) and France (Kowalski) hath now raged for 2 years running, with neither sovereign willing to petition for peace. Border villages have been burned and rebuilt until only blackened stone and stubborn pride remain. Serfs cutting hay in the meadow remarked that lords come and go, but the mud in the ditch remaineth sovereign over all. 'The crow careth not whose banner flieth over the furrow,' observed a ditch-digger leaning on his spade.

Tithe rolls for Burgundy (MonsterSerg) expand by 2 new fiefs, bringing the crown's ledger to 7 strongholds. England (Azimut Azimutovic) swelleth its territorial rolls by 2 fortified keeps to count 7 keeps in all. The bailiffs of France (Kowalski) collect diminished tithes, the crown receding to 2 strongholds (-3).

Talk at the market cross hath it that France offered to forgive a mountain of wool debts if England would yield river tolls.

Unbroken sunshine blesseth the hay-harvest in 1426; monks and serfs toil side by side in the monastic meadows.

CROSSBOW STRINGS of double-waxed Flemish hemp, resistant to drizzle and frost. Sold by the bundle at the bowyer's booth.