[Ansteorra] Titles
HerrDetlef
herrdetlef at gmail.com
Mon Jul 4 14:17:55 PDT 2011
Actually, there is only one King's Lancer at a time (and King Hrafn and
Queen Elizabeta changed that title to "Royal Lancer" back in 2009). And the
Royal Lancer need not be a Companion of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra.
>From the Award Constitution (
http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/OP/A_constitutions.pdf):
*
Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra
*
A. Establishment of the Order
a. There shall exist in Ansteorra an Order into which the Crown shall induct
persons
who have distinguished themselves by demonstrating exceptional skill,
leadership, and honor on the equestrian field; service to Ansteorra and its
people; knowledge of the courtly graces; and who have shown a consistent
respect for the laws and customs of Ansteorra.
b. This order shall be known as the Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra,
hereinafter referred to as the Order.
c. Companions of the Order shall be entitled to place the initials “CGL”
after their
names to designate their membership in the Order, and to be styled and
announced in procession as “Companion to the Order of the Golden Lance of
Ansteorra.”
B. Arms and Precedence
a. The Order shall carry with it, at the pleasure of the Crown, a Grant of
Arms.
Companions of the Order shall take precedence after all nobility and peerage
and before simple Grants of Rank. The Orders of the White Scarf, Star of
Merit,
Iris of Merit, Centurions of the Sable Star, Arc d’Or, and Golden Lance of
Ansteorra are held to be of equal precedence.
b. If membership in the Order is bestowed upon a person who is already
higher in
precedence than stated above, then his or her precedence shall remain
unchanged.
c. If membership in the Order is bestowed upon a person who does not already
hold equal or higher precedence, then his or her precedence shall date from
his
or her elevation to the Order.
C. Investiture in the Order
a. Members shall be inducted into the Order at the discretion of the Crown.
b. The selection of a companion of the Order shall be publicly proclaimed by
the
Crown in open court.
D. Membership in the Order
a. The number of companions to the Order shall not be limited.
b. Companions of the Order shall retain their membership in the Order
despite any
future change in residence.
*
19
Award Constitutions of the Kingdom of Ansteorra
Revised November 1, 2007, being AS XLII
*
c. The Crown may consult with the Order concerning the qualifications and
suitability of a candidate. Recognition and elevation remains the sole right
of the
Crown.
E. Principals of the Order
a. The King and Queen of Ansteorra shall be the Principals of the Order.
b. Principals of the Order shall share all rights, privileges, and
responsibilities of
membership in the Order.
F. Insignia of the Order
a. Companions of the Order shall be entitled to wear a ribbon *sable *edged
*Or
*
charged with a lance *Or *worn on either calf or above either elbow.
G. Creation and Revisions
a. Created by Miguel Sebastian de Oporto and Conal Alexandria O'Riordain,
April
5, XXXVII (2003).
b. Revised by Aaron MacGregor and Britta MacGregor, August XXXXI (2006).
On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 4:01 PM, David Brown <lddevin03 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Kings Lancer I do believe.
>
> Devin
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> ________________________________
> From: Colin MacNachtan <colin at mccr.org>
> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Mon, July 4, 2011 12:19:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Titles
>
> On Monday, July 04, 2011, kris hoffman wrote:
> > Also, lets not forget us equestrians out there, but I do believe that the
> > Golden Lance is a grant level award that give the title of Honorable Lord
> > or Lady as well :)
>
> I believe the proper title for a holder of the Golden Lance is "Lancer".
>
> Colin
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