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5 - The Section Regarding the Resol'nare

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i) The Six Tennent's Broader accepted conditions;

a) Education – A fundamental right given to all those born or adopted into Mandalore. Education is the path to being a Mandalorian. Without an education, life can not be lived to its fullest potential, and that is tragedy. Education should be formal, and include a verdgoten or age equivalent, but it is not required for Mando’ade to graduate past level 10 to enter the work force. b) Armour – A Mandalorian can not be comfortable without armour. A Mandalorian does not have to give up, or swear themselves to a Creed of Facelessness to be considered a Mandalorian. Armour does not have to be made of any percentage of Beskar to be considered Mandalorian. Armour does not have to be steel – bone armour, ceramic armour, leather, synth-leather, and the fabric cloaks of the Mandalorian Coverts are fully acceptable. A Mandalorian, however, has the right to have access to Beskar armour, and being refused any contact with Beskar through either heritage or politics is an inhibition of rights. c) Self Defence – All Mandalorians have the right to practice, teach, and act in self-defense. This does not condone mindless violence. Mandalorians must be focused on those who would attack them, not those who could have been allies. d) Clan – All Mandalorians have the right to belong or be claimed by a clan. e) Language – all Mandalorians have a right to learn, speak, and practice the language of Mando’a and the languages of their origin. f) Leader – Mandalorians have the right to follow a just, and honourable leader that they in turn believe in. Mandalorians have the right to chose who this just leader can be. Once a Mandalorian has sworn themselves to this leader, it will take the leader breaking their own oaths for the Mandalorians sworn to them to be able to rescind their support.

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ii) Way Follower’s Interpretation;

a) Education is the method of which Clan is made. A Clan is not together and complete without education. All Mandalorians are responsible for the education of their Clan’s Foundlings. b) Armour is the method of which keeps the Clan safe. A Clan is not safe if their warriors do not wear armour. All Mandalorians are responsible for helping Foundlings earn their armour. c) Self Defence d) Clan is the method in which a Mando’ade and their kin are complete. A Mando’ade is not alive if left without Clan. All Mando’ade are to be as Clan with all those who follow the Way. e) Language is what creates the foundation of the Clan. A Clan cannot teach if the language is not spoken. All Mandalorians are responsible for keeping the language alive. f) A Leader is what gives the Clan direction. A Clan cannot survive if they do not have a way to follow. All Mandalorians are to choose the leader in which they will follow to keep the Way alive.

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iii) Naasaade Interpretation and Redemption of Vows

a) ‘Without Honour, one may as well be dead.’ The Naasaade interpret this to mean as, if one has failed, cost their clan honour, or been dishonourably defeated in combat, or failed a charge that they were to protect, they are to act as if they were dead. No name, no clan, no colour, no house. Naasaade follow the Redemption Command, in order to redeem themselves and become proper Mandalorians in the eyes of the Ka’ra, and the Clan, or Mando’ade they have failed, either living or dead.

iv) Noncombatant Interpretations

a) It is the right of non-combatants to follow the code to their best ability – with or without active battle experience or participation. b) Non-combatant’s called in for Sector Service have the right to choose to serve their time on the home front as a member of the emergency services, or in the Sentient Rights Support Divisions. c) Non-combatants have the right to learn self-defence, but are not required to practice it. d) Non-combatants have the right to earn armour and beskar, but retain the right to not wear it, and have the right to donate it to other Clans, if that is the Mando’ade in question’s desire. They cannot be blocked by members of their Clan or House from doing so.

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v) The Mandalorian Healer’s Code

a) It is the Way of the Healer to educate the warrior to help themselves – this refers to the Mandalorian Healer’s approach to informing a Mandalorian of all possible outcomes to any health-related situation. It is a way of allowing the Mandalorian in question to be informed, better protect themselves, and so that the Mandalorian Healer’s can focus on the emergencies and not those who ignore the warnings. b) It is the Way of the Healer to arm themselves to the possibilities that the patient will fight back – Healers in Mandalorian space will frequently have to deal with violent or panicked patients. This line infers that a Healer can and will use a Mandalorian’s armour, or their own, to protect the Mandalorian from themselves, and allows the Healers to wear the same protective gear as the rest of the Mando’ade in Mandalorian Space. c) It is the Way of the Healer to defend oneself and one’s patient – if a healer and their charge are attacked, the Healer’s code makes it clear that lethal action isn’t only justified, but required. d) It is the Way of the Healer to work for the better of their Clan – a Healer’s Clan is their priority. But a Healer does not only have to work for the Clan. A Healer will work for any Clan they come into contact with, and retain the right to attend patients even after a Leader or Clan has denied that patient treatment. e) It is the Way of the Healer to speak the Language, and uphold its Honour – a Healer will never speak of what a patient tells them to anyone unless the patient requests it, or for the patient’s own safety. Healers are often called upon as witnesses in many court cases, and can legally refuse to divulge information unless their patient informs them, in person, that they consent to their medical information being shared. f) It is the Way of the Healer to see to the Leader, and to uphold our Way – the words of a Healer can outrank even the Manda’lor in the right circumstances. If the Healer declares that a mission cannot take place for the safety of the warriors, and cannot be talked into considering otherwise, the Leader, even the Manda’lor themselves, cannot undo this verdict, and must abide by the Healer’s instructions. A Manda’lor can be asked to step down, temporarily or permanently, if a Healer finds either a diagnosis inhibiting them from being able to appropriately or safely lead, or finds that the position is a risk to the Manda’lor’s own health.

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vi) The Mandalorian Armourer’s Code

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vii) Codes recognised in Conjunction;

a) The Canons of Honour - “Strength is Life; Honour is Life; Loyalty is Life; Death is Life.” b) The Mandalorian Code – “To be Strong is to seek strength from within yourself. To be honourable is to live honourably, and to the expectations of those in your care. To be loyal it to follow one worth following, and live for their cause. To die as you live, is to live without seeking death, and greeting it as but another step in a warrior’s path on the Way.” c) The Redemption Commands – “You will redeem yourselves in the eyes of the living. You will redeem yourselves in the eyes of the dead. You will redeem yourselves in the eyes of those who you have done wrong. You will redeem yourselves past the ledger of those who have don you, and your clan wrong. You will redeem your name in the honour of your clan. You will redeem your name in the honour of your house. You will redeem your name in the honour of your children. You will redeem your name in the honour of the Manda’lor worth your oath. You will live as if dead, until the living and the dead see a warrior worth declaring one of the Children of the Way.” d) The Mandalorian Creed or Way

[This is the section on Resol'nare as it stands now. If anyone has any criticisms, let me know! I have still barely filled out certain parts but we're getting there, whoop whoop!!]

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The Hardships Of Being A Mandalorian Jedi: Part One - Resol'nare

Hello, it's me.

With another post about Mandalorians (and Jedi).

Sorry, couldn't help it XD

Anywho, back to what needs to be said about this post: I'm breaking down how Jedi, if they wanted to be Mando'ade or are mando'ade that were adopted into the Jedi Order (of which then consider something to think about when making ocs like that), would have a hard time with the rules that were put on the concept of 'mandalorian', both in the Six Actions (Resol'nare) from Legends and with the Way Of The Mandalore from (Disney) Canon.

This meta will be divided into 2 parts, the first part is this one and will focus on the Resol'nare (fair warning though, I Will use most of the Legends version of Mandalorian when talking about the Resol'nare, so no fanon) while the second part, found Here, will focus on Canon, specifically on The Way Of The Mandalore.

This part was a lot more certain - in terms of what the jedi would be able to do and what they can't do - than the second part, but only for a bit, honestly.

That said, let's start, shall we?

Resol'nare - Six Actions

What constituted the Six Actions, you may ask? Well, following "The Mandalorians: People and Culture" from Star Wars Insider 86, it's the following six rules:

This is the 'rules' to be a mandalorian that are followed by most mando fans, especially the older ones.

The Resol'nare was - outside of universe - created by Karen Traviss for her version of Mandalorians - of which are still very popular in the fandom, even though a good proportion of the said fans ignore a good part (for valid reason) of what she created.

Wearing Armour

Speaking Mando'a

Raising their child(ren) as Mandalorians

Defending themselves and their families

Contributing to the clan's welfare

Following a Mand'alor and rallying behind said leader if they call for arms

Sounds easy enough, right? Ehn, not so much if you are also a Jedi.

Why, you may ask? Let me break it down for you:

1. Wearing Armour -

This is one of the easy parts, anyone can wear armour - and, although I wasn't able to find a confirmation, it is said that a helmet issue in Chapter 20: The Foundling might have been simply how the mandalorains adapted to someone needs, just like we do in the real world. Meaning that armour could be adapted for Everyone

2. Speaking Mando'a -

Also super easy! And I'm sure there are variants or certain rules for Ithorians, who can't speak basic and have to use a translator

3. Raising their child(ren) as Mandalorians -

Oh boy! Now we get to the hard ones! Why, you may ask?

Because a Mando Jedi Would have Two Cultures that they would raise their kid by!

And while I'm sure it maybe wouldn't be an issue, the fact is: Mandalorians are known to forcefully change the name of kids they adopt (Kal Skirata, for an example of a victim even though his situation was portrayed positively because Karen Traviss Would Never show her mandos in anything that Wasn't a positive view), we don't get a lot mandos that show other cultures Beyond Mandalorian culture - which is bad btw (and before anyone comes at me, I'm just going to say that it could have been done during the Rebels or The Mandalorian) - and also since they view Jedi as enemies it wouldn't surprise me that they wouldn't be too kind on a kid who was mixed cultures, let alone if the kid preferred the Jedi culture more than Mandalorian.

This is not even talking about the fact that raising children is hard and that the Jedi might have to leave their job in the Order to raise the kid(s) if they weren't force sensitives - thus no longer being a Jedi job (which is what most people want when they say they want a mando jedi), and if they were force sensitive it would mean that they would probably be raised in the Order - And I want you to look at me in the eye and tell me if you truly believe that the majority of mandalorians wouldn't say that the Jedi wasn't "a true mandalorian" for taking that decision.

4. Defending themselves and their families -

Again, they will 100% do that UNLESS it means a greater harm for a good amount of people - and can you tell me that most mandalorian clans would accept that fact? That they wouldn't be the priority if something much bigger happened? Most people in real life wouldn't like that! Would fake accept and then get mad when it did happen because they were hoping that the person would change their minds!

But being a Jedi means following a philosophy of Harm Reduction and that means choosing the option that would save more lives/harm less lives, that fact doesn't change just because one of the people you won't be able to safe is your family. Or your whole family will be people you won't be able to safe, but a million more will survive, and there's No changing that.

5. Contributing to the clan's welfare -

This one seems easy but we don't know how much the Jedi are paid - if they are paid at all, honestly. For all we know they could get paid anything that could help anyone and all their things are made by the Jedi themselves or are donated or given by the Senate for missions, like they give them communicators, but it's mostly with the intent of using them during missions and not every day life - even if that becomes a side effect.

Or maybe the Jedi are given a budget, and they pay their workers, buy stuff they need (food, for example, even if I believe a good majority of vegetables and fruits are grown in the Temple) and pay the bills and then pay the Jedi/give the all the Jedi money depending on their age and rank. and maybe Jedi Shadows win money while undercover that they can use afterwards or normal Jedi have side hustles to earn money, but none of this we know for sure.

We don't Know how much the Jedi get if they get anything at all, so they won't be able to provide financially.

Okay but not with money what else could they do? They can't help around with the kids or daily tasks regularly when they have always the chance to be called away for a mission that could take months to years at the time. They can't help moving because they might get on call and drop that agreement. They can't move around or leave the Republic space because they might be needed for emergencies.

There's nothing that the Jedi can promise to do to help the Clan because of their job, and like.

Again, I can see a good majority of the Mandos (and Fans) not being able to forgive that and use it as a 'proof' that the Jedi ins't a 'True Mandalorian'

6. Following a Mand'alor and rallying behind said leader if they call for arms -

This is the one that it's a full No for the Jedi.

They are supposed to be Neutral, they can't join a side - they can't join the Mand'alor side or support them without a very good reason to.

The Jedi joined the Republic because they could help more planets and people would Listen more easily because they would have the Republic's backing. And I mean, looking at the good they did! A Thousand years of peace, ending slavery in the Republic and still working on ending it outside (Quinlan was on Tattooine, probably undercover take down a slavery ring)

Like lives are in danger and the best course of action is to ally themselves with with the Mand'alor.

Oh, and before anyone brings up the Republic and the War:

The Separatists were Enslaving worlds and literally built a weapon to eradicate all the organic life in a certain distance of the weapon, they Needed to be taken down. No matter the faults of the Republic, they were the better option in the Clone Wars as much as I hate to say it

I already said before on how the Senate is the one giving the Jedi stuff, and I will say it again! The Senate is probably the one who pays for a LOT of things of the Jedi, things they possibly need to survive. They Could Not say no to the Senate without risking the Order's entire life, ESPECIALLY because you can't tell me that Palpatine wouldn't activate Order 66 Earlier if they had said no.

Speaking of Palpatine, did you know the Senate and him drafted the Jedi? Yeah, they CANONICALLY did that.

Anywa, went off the road a bit but yeah.

The Jedi would only swear themselves to the Mand'alor If they were forced to, OR more lives would be saved that way.

And this fact? This being unable to swear themselves to the Mand'alor would be a deal breaker, since then they would be following 5 out of the 6

THE VERDICT:

Out of the Six Actions, we have:

2 that a Jedi would have no trouble following

2 that they would need clauses on - something that the majority of mandos wouldn't allow

1 that is Uncertain, but it's probably a negative since we don't know how well the Jedi would be able to help their clan and most mandos would probably want a full commitment and help for their clans

1 that the Jedi wouldn't be able to follow without a good reason that would last longer than a month

Meaning? A Jedi wouldn't be considered a Mandalorian by the majority of the Mando'ade, in fact they would most likely be considered dar'manda by a good proportion of the Mandalorian people.

Personal Thoughts: All my thoughts right now are surrounding Tarre Vizsla and how he would deal with all of this, since he would only be able to swear to two with no problems Makes me think that what @/aspiringwarriorlibrarian (sorry for the tag) theorized about Tarre becoming a Mand'alor via the non-warrior elite is a lot likely

Part 2 Here

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What is a Mandalorian?

I don't know about you, but do you ever think of the scene where Bo-Katan accuses Boba Fett of not being a Mandalorian, and he goes, "I never said I was." And you, as the viewer are like, "Well, what does it take to be a Mandalorian?"

Okay, so let's talk about that. (I'm not going to claim to be an expert on Mandalorian culture because there are plenty of people who truly are and I deeply admire them. And keep in mind that some parts of the Mandalorian culture are still Legends/EU and other parts are canon.)

This is a crash course on Mandalorians. Buckle up.

For those of you who are not obsessed with Mandalorian culture, there are these rules/guidelines all Mandalorians follow to keep the culture alive. It's called The Resol'nare, Mandalorian Code, the Supercommando Codex, etc. There are six pretty simple rules from the Resol'nare, a Legends/EU text. The Mandalorian Mercs and others use this to understand Mandalorian culture due to a lack of written rules/guidelines and information from canon.

Wear Beskar Armor

Speak Mando’a (The Mandalorian language)

Defend the family (Create a family, foster the culture, protect each other)

Help the clan to succeed. (Contribute to your broad, extended family so everyone can benefit from the clan)

Raise children as Mandalorians (through adoption and offspring)

Rally to the cause of the Manda’lor (the leader of the Mandalorians

All Mandalorians are familiar with these rules and seem to follow them to whatever extent they interpret them.

The cult Din Djarin is in, The Children of the Watch, is incredibly traditional. The Children of the Watch are probably an offshoot of Death Watch, but they're also super religious, and through Din Djarin, we know they call their idea of the Resol'nare "The Way," which is also called "The Way of the Mandalore." It has a tie-in of rules that dictate how a Mandalorian acts called the Mandalorian Creed, but honestly, it sounds like the Boy Scout's Scout Law, a list of values/code of honor everyone should follow but doesn't always.

We don't really know much about the Creed/Way, but we know it includes keeping your word, having a very superstitious view of how the Darksaber and leadership structure is passed down, and not taking off your helmet. And obviously, in super religious fashion, breaking one of these rules means "no longer being Mandalorian." AKA, try to break these rules and you'll lose the entire structure you have only ever been familiar with. Which is the position Din is in at the moment.

But not all Mandalorians believe in this strict interpretation of what a Mandalorian is, especially not people like Sabine Wren or even Bo-Katan, who is apparently very stingy with the title.

This is because the term "Mandalorian" means way too many things:

A language- Mando'a

A planet- Mandalore

A network of planets conquered by previous Mandos- Mandalorian Space

A religion- The Way of the Mandalore

A belief system- the Code

A culture/way of life

A leader- Mand'alor

The first leader of Mandalore was literally named "Mandalor the Great"

A series of wars and factions

A person- Mando

Manda literally means like "soul/spirit of Mandalore," to lose it means you have no soul and is also what Mandalorians call Heaven

A type of bounty hunter/mercenary who wears distinct armor

A TV show

Din Djarin to most people IRL

It's a lot! It's confusing, intentionally, and I've spent a lot of time learning about it. I guarantee I've missed at least one concept that falls under the list. So, again, what is a Mandalorian?

And by that, I mean, what is a person who follows the specific way of living called Mandalorian?

Is it a bounty hunter? Probably not; that's more of an optional profession. There are multiple examples of Mandalorians who never were bounty hunters, some who once were, and others who have always been. Boba Fett is/was a bounty hunter, and he's not Mandalorian, but Din Djarin, who collects bounties to support his clan/cult, is not.

Is it a person who was distinctly born on Mandalore or its conquered planets? No, the Mandalorian code encourages its people to adopt others and teach them what it means to be a Mandalorian. Din Djarin was not born on a Mando planet, was adopted, and then found someone to adopt later on.

Do you have to wear the armor? Maybe? Definitely not all the time, including the helmet. Satine Kryze and her followers don't, but some of them do. Alrich Wren is never seen wearing armor, but the rest of his family is.

Do you have to speak the language? Honestly, so little Mando'a has been spoken in the Star Wars universe that you can't even try to know if any Mandos know it. But there are examples of people reading it. Boba uses his chain code to show who he is and is descended from.

Do you have to be a warrior? Yes, for sure. Maybe not a violent person, but someone ready and willing to fight.

How important is family to a Mandalorian? EVERYTHING, family is everything. But, consider Sabine Wren, who left her family because she shamed them, or Bo-Katan Kryze, who was so against her sister's ideas she joined a group that wanted to kill her. And later is upset her sister was murdered (you can't have both, Bo). So, it's important, but it can be complicated. Boba Fett has a great attachment to family and continuously seems to be honoring his father. (This is also why they hate Jedi, who have no family/attachments.)

Do you have to have children? It's probably an important part, but let's remember that the only Mandos we know who have children are the parents of other Mandos. (Ursa and Alrich Wren, Jango Fett, maybe Satine Kryze) Bo-Katan literally says she's the last of her clan, so she's 100% failed on that part.

Do you have to follow the leader of Mandalore? Honestly, if they could just figure out who that person is and why, this would all be much easier. The debate about the Darksaber, how it's possessed, and who is a legitimate leader is too long to add to this post. Unfortunately, disrupting the governmental structure of the Mandalorians because no one can agree on anything is key to destroying them. That's why most Mandos are concerned about clans and families.

Do you have to hate Jedi? Debatable. Din Djarin does not seem to know he must immediately hate every Jedi he meets. Sabine Wren literally lives with two of them for six years despite other Mandalorians, her mother and Fenn Rau, advising her not to trust them. Ahsoka has so many ties to Mandalore even Bo-Katan likes her. Clones were taught to implicitly trust Jedi.

To put it frankly, Bo-Katan's statement probably has more to do with the fact that Boba is a clone and the looming yet unanswered question in Clone Wars, "Are clones beings with rights?" It's easy to think as a more traditional Mandalorian, Bo-Katan, who once led the terrorist group Death Watch, would be offended that the Kaminoans would pick someone from her close-knit, irreplaceable culture to create millions of disposable weapons. It doesn't matter that there were soldiers like Rex who believed in brotherhood and fought like Mandalorians because that's how they were trained (Rex is a Gen 1 Clone and would've been taught by Jango Fett) and knew Mando'a. Her culture was exploited over and over for other people's gain.

It's unclear how the range of Mandalorians (orthodox to unconventional) feel the same way, but it's something to keep in mind.

So, some defining parts of being a person who can call themselves a Mandalorian:

They have a complex family system that is supposed to be built to protect each other.

They wear distinct armor made from beskar to inform others of their origin and protect themselves.

They follow a leader, and how they are determined as a leader is extremely debatable.

They believe in a set of values that include maintaining honor in all circumstances (they are basically medieval knights).

They pass down the core parts of the culture, if possible.

Be badass (probably a part of the values).

They fight for distinct causes. Fighting for the protection of Mandalore and its way of life is the most important.

You can lose your identity as a Mandalorian, but not because of silly rules like exposing yourself to the elements. *I plan to elaborate in another post

These are what I've interpreted and are definitely not in any particular order. Because Star Wars limits the amount of information to know about Mandalorians, hopefully, there will be more when season 3 of The Mandalorian comes out. Although I expect most of the rules will be from The Children of the Watch or other traditional groups who are just trying to survive, it seems that Din will explore what a Mandalorian is in season 3.

Thank you for making it this far!

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Working (slowly) ony Mandalorian armor to apply to the Mando Mercs Costume Club.

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✧ · At'akaan · ✧

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Transcription of the song in Mando'a and English, as well as some author's notes below the cut:

At’akaan (To War)

At’akaan mhi taabi Toward war, we march

Cuun besbe’trayce kad’la, cuun kar’tase hettyc. Our weapons sharp, our hearts aflame

Traciny’akaan hetti’r mhi, kles’be kyr’am o’r abiik The flame of war burns within us, the smell of death stains the air

Bal su mhi taabi’bat. And still we are marching on.

꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏

Solus, mhi dral’shya arue United, we are stronger than the enemy

Akaan’ade nu ori’shya solus verd An army is no more than each soldier

Hukaat’kama, vode! Watch each other’s backs, brothers! ꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏

Par kote, par ijaat, par cuun haa’it For glory, for honour, for our vision

Aaray eyayti bal kyr’am troch Pain is fleeting and death is certain

A’cuun kade kyram’la bal mhi tsika’la. But our swords are deadly and we are ready.

꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏ ꘏

Mhi akaani par oyacyi’an We fight to live

Mhi oyacyi par akaani’an We live to fight

Mando’ade oyayc ra kyrayc Children of Mandalore, alive or dead

Verd’manda cuyi darasuum. A warrior’s soul is eternal.

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I took a lot of care with the grammar and translation of this. If you want to use this in any of your fics or art, please feel free to do so, though I would ask you to credit me!

The translations stem from Karen Traviss's language guide, though I adjusted, adapted and pure made up some things for my purposes. I shall list them below:

Traciny'akaan is a composit I made up from tracinya (flame) and akaan (war). It feels like that kind of symbolic or allegoric language would be common in songs.

Akaan’ade nu ori’shya solus verd can be interpreted in a few different ways due to the fact that solus can mean: each, alone, united, one. So you could say, as I have chosen to do - an army is no more than each soldier (meaning, an army is made up from different soldiers, basically in a "a chain is as strong as its weakest link" sorta meaning). Or you could say, an army is no more than a single soldier (meaning, an army can be made up of a single soldier is they have the right mindset). Or even, an army is no more than united soldier(s) (meaning, an army is a collection of soldiers believing in and fighting for the same cause)

Hukaat'kama is not literally translatable, but I did my best

par oyacyi'an / par akaani'an actually means "for living"/"for fighting" - the grammar on that is a bit rough but ah well

If you have any other questions about vocab or grammar, or have more suggestions, please hit me up! ❥

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[wonderlandsakura]

Mandalorian season 3 episode 2 spoilers ahead

THE SYMBOLISM OF THE MYTHOSAUR SCENE OMG

Our gorgeous, pathetic, unwilling baby (Din, not Grogu) slips and falls all the way down the deep end (like he did into becoming the Mand'alor, he took a few steps in and then got completely sucked into it, omg) and falls unconscious (cause you can't let him know he's the chosen one, he'll completely freak out and run away), the poor dear.

The unconscious part is also potentially symbolic of him not knowing what he's doing, not knowing how much of a Mand'alor he is being, and plainly just not knowing what he's doing, btw.

Anyway, Bo-Katan (who is not unconscious and also actually knows what she's doing and how to lead as a Mand'alor and that Din is super the chosen one) comes down to get him and carry him up to the surface (cause gosh is he going to need help, and she's the most uniquely qualified for the job) ...

And they (Bo-Katan) see a mythosaur.

THEY SEE A FUCKING MYTHOSAUR.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT??!!

The mythosaur cracks open it's eye to look at them.

LIKE IT'S WORRIED ABOUT THEM (din), LIKE IT'S GIVING THEM (din) IT'S BLESSING, LIKE THEY (din) ARE NOT SOMETHING BENEATH IT, LIKE THEY (din) ARE WORTH IT'S ATTENTION

IT'S FUCKING AMAZING

(btw, it's also saying "yes I'm real Bo-Katan, so please help the pathetic mess that is our Mand'alor out, cause yes, he does actually deserve the title, and is in fact the actual chosen one, come to bring a new age your people, cause I do actually exist and approve of the idiot, thank you very much")

So yeah.

Also the fact that Din's super strict Creed is actually called the Way of the Mand'alor??? And he actually follows it super strictly, like without it he's nothing??? And only breaks it for the benefit of Children, which in Mandalorians Creed "are the Future"?????

LIKE HOW MUCH MORE FORESHADOWING DO YOU WANT TO PUT INTO THIS DUDE (it's like wolf wolf, son of wolf, if you know what I'm talking about)

More importantly, HOW MUCH MORE INFORMATION DOES HE NEED BEFORE HE REALISES HOW MUCH OF A NIGH PERFECT MANDALORIAN HE IS????

Like.

1) Way of the Mand'alor

2) Children are important above all else

3) full beskar armor (which is, btw unpainted, a blank slate, a new age, it's perfect!) (1st tenant of Creed)

4) incredibly skilled as a warrior/hunter/provider, is an actual beroya, for his tribe and people, even those who are practically strangers to him (Bo-Katan, Boba) (5th tenant)

5) respected by the head clans of the 3 factions (they would come if he called them, and since he's the Mand'alor, that's the 6th tenant for them)

6) willing to listen, respect, and learn about the creed and history of those who follow different ways (very good, since Mandalorian society previously collapsed partially because they were arguing over whose creed was the best)

7) Would fight, kill, go out of his comfort zone, and even violate his creed for his family (Grogu) (3rd tenant)

8) Can speak not just Mandalorian, but also a variety of other languages, including at least one form of sign (very useful for communicating with his scattered people (2nd tenant)

9) literally teaching Grogu about mandalorian culture now that he knows he accepts him as family in return (4th tenant)

10) follows the resol'nare (the 6 tenants) in his every action, seemingly without having to think about it

11) being re-baptised in the living waters (like Jesus) (btw the symbolism of being reborn again as he is being denoted as the person who will bring a new age)

12) the Fucking Mythosaur

Like Din? Get some self-esteem. And self-care while you're at it.

Anyway I can't wait till Saturday (today's a Thursday for future readers and those across the world) when I can continue watching Din stumble (or fall) deep deep deep into Mand'alor-hood unwillingly and unknowingly

#mand'alor din djarin #the mandalorian #mand'alor!mando #Mand'alor the reluctant #way of the Mand'alor #resol'nare #spoilers for season 3 #mandalorian season 3 #symbolism #baptism #the Creed #i love our gorgeous pathetic blur and unwilling Mand'alor #din dijarn #also his cute little old green jellybean of a frog and egg eating baby #grogu djarin #grogu #mythosaur #FUCKING mythosaur #tw: cursing #good for you din #now stop being so accident prone #you need to rule your people

[project-shereshoy]

Ba’jur bal beskar’gam, Ara’nov, aliit, Mando’a bal mand’alor-- An vencuyan mhi.

---Rhyme taught to Mandalorian children to help them learn the Resol'nare [Republic Commandos: Order 66 by Karen Traviss, pg 12]

This month, we’re doing a series on the six central cultural tenets of Mandalorians: the Resol’nare (REY-sohl-NAH-rey). Mando’a for “Six Actions” the six Resol’nare tenets are: Ba’jur (education), Beskar’gam (armor), Ara’nov (self-defense), Aliit (family/clan), Mando’a (the language of Mandalorians), and the Mand’alor (rally to the Mandalorian leader).

For Mandalorians, practicing the Resol’nare connects them to their culture and identity as a Mando. Bloodline, heritage, or citizenship on a planet that shares the name of Mandalore might make you Mandalorian legally, but it’s the Resol’nare that makes you a Mando’ad. Those cut off from the Resol’nare and the culture by extension are dar’manda, without a soul.

The Resol’nare have only been covered in Extended Universe/Legends material, namely works by Karen Traviss and in Star Wars: The Old Republic. It has not been acknowledged yet in any shows or movies, though there’s speculation that the Creed Din’s covert follows is a variation on the traditional Resol’nare. We’ll spotlight each tenet in the upcoming weeks to explore the cultural side of Mandalorians.

This is the May.

#resol'nare #mandalorians #star wars #this is the may #mandalorian culture #Legends Canon #extended universe canon

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Current & Potential WiPS

I was tagged by @something-tofightfor & @stealyourblorbos - thank you both!! - to share some of the things I’m working on. It’s quite literally a list with no end, so I’m going to keep it to five:

June Drabbles - currently working on Fries, Pride & Flower Crown - guesses welcome for which characters they will feature!!

Aphelion - modern Oberyn vampire AU collaboration with @something-tofightfor - part 10 + a related one shot underway!!

Survivor Blues - Currently working on part 5: Souvenirs + an alternate character POV called My Brother’s Keeper

Resol’nare - Currently rebooting part 10, which will be a Din centric chapter

The Long Con - Currently working on part 2: Kim & Ted

If anyone is curious about any of these please feel free to ask about them!!

tagging: @imtryingmybeskar @writeforfandoms @pheedraws @valkblue @alraedesigns @lightsinthedistancee & anyone else who wants to share!!

#thanks for the tags lovelies! #wip list #wips on wips on wips #june drabbles 2022 #oberyn martell: aphelion #survivor blues joel miller #resol'nare #the long con

[acedragontrainer]

I procrastinated figuring out how to use my fancy new sewing machine SO hard i made a quilt design about it, and then started making the quilt, with the sewing machine, so i think i’m procrastinating so hard it’s coming back around into productivity? this is wayyyy too fucking ambitious for my first quilt and i have no idea what the fuck i’m doing but! that will not stop me!

originally the design was much larger and for a queen size, and then i got out a yardstick and realized that’s way too fucking big so i downsized the scale and moved things around and added more buy’cese, i’m not sold on the background color and i’m prob not going to embroider the crusader’s emblem or the vizsla emblem like i had planned bc it stands out too much, but i was thinking of stitching the mythosaur symbol down the vertical sides, but i could also do lines of “bic cuyir te ara” since i’m already gonna be hand stitching so much goddamn mando’a

i’m pretty sure i can program custom embroidery patterns into my fancy machine (which is the whole thing i’m procrastinating about so finishing all the buy’cese will force me to find out) so i want to do the resol’nare in gold, but i don’t think anything with gold filament is gonna be strong enough for that so i may do yellow and embroider a bit in gold filament just to get around that, and then i’m still sorting through what patterns i wanna do across the quilt, i was thinking random concentric squares of lines of text, that way i could do kote darasuum around where cody is and a much bigger one spreading from the taung at the bottom with a version of dha werda verda (still haven’t figured out which one to use), but then i don’t know what to do about the rest of the quilt, and like do i really want to hand stitch everything in mando’a characters (resigned)

so obviously what i’m using here is a mix of different canons with some fanon sprinkled in (sue me, canon mandalor the uniter fucking sucks, basic bitch buy’ce, so i replaced that one with the irl dude’s mandalorian oc of the same title bc quite frankly it’s more meaningful to the fandom and it looks fucking sick), some of them had very little canon material to work with so i tried my best to wing it (tarre vizsla didn’t really have a buy’ce per se so i’m still debating using matte black for that one), some i picked bc they looked cool and not because they’re relevant, some i left out purposefully

i started with the darksaber, because i thought “it’s smaller and just a bunch of straight lines, how hard can it be?” but it turns out needle-point turn on all those stupid tiny corners is, in fact, a new layer of hell i had previously remained oblivious to, but i still did it, and it’s only a little wonky

ok so the quality is shit, but it’ll look real nice when i fucking needle-point turn applique this shit to the top layer and then detail it all in silver when i’ve got all the sandwich together, and i’m real fucking proud of myself for getting the first bucket done, and it even mostly lays flat!

i’ve got this stupid shiny black fabric i’m using for all the visors and it is definitely painful as hell to work with but god does it look nice

#quilting #mandalorian #mando'a #nobody i know cares about star wars enough for me to ramble about my stupid quilt #the person im making this for isn't even gonna get all the cool little easter eggs i'm utting into this shit #does he know how to conjugate verbs in mando'a!!?? no! but i do! #like the gods all have eyes in their visors #mandalor the lesser being placed by hod ha'ran the trickster god bc he was a sith puppet #oooog but i don't know what i'm going to do with the original mand'alor one #maybe take some gold lines to it after i've attached the base to the quilt? #program some embroidery lines before i sew it to anything? #there is no way in hell i'm cutting up all those tiny ass pieces and then sewing them all together #that wouldn't even be visible at the end and really it needs to be a lot more visually striking for what it is #ooo maybe i could stitch the jedi code translated into mando'a over tarre vizsla and the darksaber #like the fact that it would go under the resol'nare is perfect

[fis-paprikas]

#not even during the resol'nare?? okay. #still have hope in my heart it's bc the children of the watch don't know it and not bc the show won't acknowledge it #the mandalorian #the mandalorian spoilers #star wars

[diniidjarin]

spent 2 weeks pummeling my brain with mando’a only to come to the realization that the Mandalorian never uses it and it would actually be kind of hysterical if Din Djarin, raised by ultra-traditionalist offshoot of the violently traditionalist Death Watch, was never actually taught the language of the creed he thinks he’s following

#the mandalorian #dave filoni answer the phone what reason have you for not referencing the resol'nare directly for the tribe. #do they not know their mother tongue. are children of the watch so far removed from their origins they have nobody speaking a word of it. #it's kind of tragic innit. given how deeply din relies on the creed AND how he seemingly picks up languages nobody else chooses to learn

[constantlymisspelled]

1 - The Mandalorian Code Reinterpretation as it Currently Stands

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i) Strength is Life; for the strong have the right to rule.

a) Strength as a rule can refer to moral strength, personal physicality, strength of character, strength of will, and the strength to endure, complete, or see a task to its completion. b) Strength refers not to power, but to inner strength. The strength of one’s Mandokar, one’s conviction, one’s honour, and one’s commitment to their clan and their people. c) Those who hold power, both political and physical, but no moral, personal, or true strength cannot be considered apt to rule or have right to authority.

ii) Honor is Life; for without honour you may as well be dead.

a) Honour is the understanding of the fundamental difference between Vengeance and Revenge. b) Honour is a warrior who values their kin’s and their own honour above petty disputes and personal gain. c) Honour is for those who answer the call of their Manda’lor, and call to arms against a false Manda’lor whose rule would make Mando’ade into Demagolkase.

iii) Loyalty is Life; for without one’s clan one has no purpose.

a) Loyalty is the lasting duty, responsibility and commitment to a cause, a clan, and a leader. b) Loyalty to a Clan and a House can be through contributing to the Clan’s welfare, raising children within the Clan and House’s protection, and coming to the aide of Clan Members in need. c) Loyalty to Mandalore, and its people, is to uphold the Resol’nare, and maintain one’s oaths, and seek redemption for misdeeds and failures. d) Loyalty to the Manda’lor, is to be loyal to the Manda’lor that is deserving of the loyalty of a Mandalorian.

iv) Death is Life; one should die as they have lived.

a) A Mando’ade’s life is their word, if a Mando’ade wishes to commit themselves to one creed, their creed cannot be posthumously changed or altered past their death. b) A Mandalorian is not expected to die for the creed, but to live by it, as a Mandalorian can only actively protect and serve their clan whilst they still live. c) Death is not to be feared, but celebrated, as it is a natural part of life.

[This is the entirety of this section as it currently stands. Any criticism is helpful! If anyone has any other ideas of how this section could be extrapolated, that would be awesome.]

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#star wars #jaster mereel #mandalorian culture #true mandalorians #mandalorians #mandalorian law #mandalorian language #mandalorian code #mandalorian lore #mandalore #haat mando'ade #Jaster Mereel's 70k long legal document that changed the galaxy #supercommando codex #resol'nare #resolnare #mando'ade #mando'a #canons of honour #mandalorian houses #mandalorian clans

[justaballoffluff]

the first time she met another gurlanin was an...interesting experience because truth be told, Tari didn't know she was a gurlanin until sometime during the Clone Wars. oh, she'd been aware of her shapeshifting abilities, and how to disappear completely if she really wanted to. but it never occurred to her that it mattered what she was -- after all, she was a Mandalorian, and that was that

#v: Business as usual #ep: Clone Wars #you can pry inclusive Mandalorians from my cold dead hands #so long as you follow the Resol'nare who cares who or what you are

[sytortuga]

"Prayer to the Manda"

"I pray to the Ka'ra, to turn my weakness into confidence, and confidence shall be my strength. To restore my courage to change what I can change. To find determination to adhere to the Resol'nare, and follow The Way to overcome my challenges".

Inspired from Chapter 14: "The Tragedy".

#the mandalorian #din djarin #the mandalorian fanart #star wars #star wars fanart #pedro pascal #pedro pascal fanart #traditional artwork #charcoal artwork #artists in tumblr

[ivvmell]

its always cody as kote but never my rex as resol'nare

#nobody dont understand these brothers AS I DO #the one is glory the second is honor((( the two piece of one thing((((( #rexutu is okay for me but not as much as resol'ika #i need my baby sixth member in batch NOW

[ladyzirkonia]

Mandalorian tenets or the six actions.

Early Mandalorian culture, originating with the ancient Taung species, was believed to have begun as a religious warrior society, War was practiced as a form of ritual worship to their multiple gods and because of this, many of the Mandalorians' earliest conflicts were seen as holy wars and their warriors known as the Mandalorian Crusaders.

After the Great Sith war where most of the Taung had perished , the Mandalorians began accepting beings of other races and species into their culture and transforming what it meant to be a Mandalorian. Those who considered themselves Mandalorian were bound by a single, unifying culture rather than any one race, and they believed that an individual was defined by their actions rather than the circumstances of birth.

Resol'nare

Young Mandalorian children were taught a rhyme to help them learn the tenets of the Resol'nare (basic: six actions) These six tenets defined what it meant to be a Mandalorian, and any who wished to be considered as such was expected to follow them.

Ba'jur, beskar'gam, (Education and armor)

Ara'nov, aliit, (Self-defense, our tribe)

Mando'a bal Mand'alor — (Our language, our leader)

An vencuyan mhi. (All help us survive.)

This code is self-perpetuating and was directly responsible for ensuring the survival of the Mandalorian culture and society.

Wearing the armor (beskar'gam or ''iron skin'')

Once Mandalorians reach adulthood, they assemble a suit of armor that suits their needs and skills. It is both a tool and a symbol of their cultural identity. Aside from its defensive capabilities, armor served another function: in a group formed from so many different species, often times it was only the armor that displayed an outward sign of the culture that bound these individuals together. The paint scheme of a Mandalorian's armor occasionally represented a soldier's state of mind, or their personal mission.

As many soldiers preferred the inconspicuousness afforded by camouflage, Mandalorians believed in the saying:

"It's one thing to see us coming, it's another to do something about it."

Speaking the language (Mando'a)

While most Mandalorians know and speak Basic and other languages, all are raised speaking Mando'a, the language of the Taungs. When among themselves, they speak Mando'a almost exclusively. The language itself is very fluid and simple, reflecting the culture of which it is a part, and like the culture, it has changed very little over the centuries.

Mando'a was often thought of as easy to learn, a trait highly desirable in a culture that regularly adopted adults from numerous races and species. But there were difference speaker of Basic had to adjust, including Mando'a's expression of tense, and its gender-neutrality.

It was not unheard for Mandalorians to speak other languages such as Huttese and Basic alongside Mandalorian as it was necessary to communicate with others when working as a mercenary or bounty hunter.

Defending oneself and the family

While the Mandalorians are best known as a warrior culture, they are also strongly family oriented. Each member of a family is expected to protect the others, garaunteeing their survival and through this, ensuring the survival of the clan and culture.

Adoption was extremely common in Mandalorian culture, to the point where even adults could be adopted. Because of the Mandalorians' constant connection to war, widows and orphans became an inescapable fact of life.

Contribute to clans welfare

Each individual and family is expected to contribute to the welfare and prosperity of their clan, which in turn helps provide for the family and individual as needed. This act is far from the socialist prop it first seems, as it is a neccessity for a society that spends a great deal of its time at war to provide for such neccessities as food, shelter and manufactured goods when a large number of a clan's adults are on other worlds fighting.

Raise children as Mandalorians

It is a Mandalorian's responsibility to raise children in the traditions of their culture. However this is not simply an imperative to breed, as it might seem on the surface. Mandalorians often adopt their children, caring very little for blood lineage and bowing to the neccessities created by their lifestyles as nomadic warriors. This act is a mandate to perpetuate the culture, as are the majority of the Six Acts, by passing it down to both offspring and adopted war orphans.

Rally to the cause of the Mand’alor

While the social structure of the Mandalorians is very simple, revolving around family and clan, each clan and family answering to itself, in times of war all families and clans are expected to answer a call to war by the Mand'alor, the leader of the Mandalorian people.

The old and the new way.

In order to retain their heritage in the face of outside influence, Mandalorians placed a high value on rigorously carrying out the Resol'nare's tenets in a daily manner. However, interpretation of the Resol'nare differed, and at least one group of Mandalorians, the New Mandalorians, potentially followed an alternate interpretation of the Resol'nare by doing away with personally-owned sets of armor and refusing to aid the Mand'alor.

The New Mandalorians was the pacifist movement who placed great importance on the virtues of pacifism, neutrality, and nonviolence rather than martial prowess and military strength as the Old Mandalorians did. They were led by a Duchess of Mandalore up until its dissolution following the coup in 19 BBY.

Similar to Death Watch, the Old Mandalorians were exiled from Mandalore, but unlike their Death Watch counterparts, did not seek vengeance on the New Mandalorians. Instead, the Old Mandalorians resettled in other parts of the galaxy and worked for the highest bidder, maintaining their Mandalorian warrior heritage as bounty hunters, mercenaries and other professions.

"Here's why you can't exterminate us, aruetii. We're not huddled in one place—we span the galaxy. We need no lords or leaders—so you can't destroy our command. We can live without technology—so we can fight with our bare hands. We have no species or bloodline—so we can rebuild our ranks with others who want to join us. We're more than just a people or an army, aruetii. We're a culture. We're an idea. And you can't kill ideas—but we can certainly kill you."

― Mandalore the Destroyer

#the mandalorian #mandalorians #mandalorian culture #mandalorian armor #foundlings #the old way #new mandalorians #satine kryze #mando'a #star wars #legends #mandalorian tenets #six actions #clans