[Ansteorra] Kingdom Treasures (Crowns / Thrones / Swords / Etc)

[Zubeydah Jamilla al-Badawiyyah]

Following up on this...

Can anyone tell me who the artist is that made the banners (oriflames?)
seen in this photo:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rthrelkeld/15576948782/in/album-72157648454236218/
 (Displayed at the Coronation of Lochlan & Michelle)

How about the silk banner in this photo:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rthrelkeld/14779136148/in/album-72157646203013450/
 (Displayed at Pennsic War 2014)

What is this sword? Is this the one carried by the Queen's Champion? Who
made it?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rthrelkeld/11786110504/in/album-72157639448390336/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rthrelkeld/11786129194/in/album-72157639448390336/

curiously,

zubeydah



On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 2:59 PM Zubeydah Jamilla al-Badawiyyah <
zubeydah at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Ansteorra!
>
> Over the last month or two, I've been gathering data on the various
> treasures of the kingdom (specifically the Thrones, Swords of State,
> Crowns, and such) to document their history as much as possible.  (Most of
> the fact-finding has been happening on Facebook, and that's totally my bad
> - lots of folks aren't on there, and this is me attempting to broaden my
> Quest for Knowledge and be more inclusive. )
>
> What I've collected thus far, can be found here:
> http://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Kingdom_Treasures
>
> I *know* that we have a lot of folks who may know more... or might have
> photos in their personal archives they might be willing to share. I welcome
> any new tidbits of lore or information about any of the items we have
> listed... and would LOVE to learn more about anything applicable that we do
> NOT have listed. (For example: I have heard that at one point, our Royalty
> used some Crowns made of leather. Really?!?! Tell me more!! Does anyone
> have photos?!  I got to see a glimpse in photos of some privately owned
> Black Crowns - would love to learn more about those, too!)
>
> Additionally, the section on the Royal Banners is .. well... empty. I'd
> love to get more info on them. Details like - who made them? When were they
> made? What Crown were they presented to? What are the materials? Were they
> made for some sort of special event?
>
> Any information anyone would be willing to share, either on this thread or
> privately, I'd welcome! I'll use it to build the page further, preserving
> our Kingdom lore for now and forever :)
>
> --
> Zubeydah
>