[Ansteorra] Collar question

[Gustav Minnesinger]

There are two Collars that are easy to find on the web: The Collar of the Order of the Garter (Worn by the Queen and Kings of England, and other honored Knights), the Collar of the Lord Mayor of London.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Mayor_of_the_City_of_London
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter

Notice in the Lord Mayor article, that the modern picture shows him wearing the pendant on a blue ribbon instead of wearing the ceremonial collar.

We also have the Insignia of the Golden Fleece, of Spain.
www.antiquesatoz.com/sgfleece/symbols.htm

Scotish Rite collars
www.lafsco.com/moresr.html

The Collar of the Order of the Holy Spirit (half way down the page)
www.hermit.org/Blakes7/SevenCyc/H.html

You may want to cruise this site:  www.chivalricorders.org

SCA-ism, but cute:  www.dragonsjewels.com/collar1.htm

And of course, the Egyptians had some large ceremonial collars and the Northman use braided wire and hammered torc’s, but I take it you were looking for something a little more to your period.  The ancestor to the late period and modern collars of rank and estate actually comes from the Roman Empire.  And though I remember seeing the chains from various books, I’m not able to lay my hands on the volumes at this time. (And as memory goes --- and age --- I may be wrong.)

Gustav


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