ES - Kingdom Warlord awards

[Paul Mitchell]

Oh, very well!

Arabella de Montacute wrote:
> 
> Dearest Galen,
>      May I have permission to publish this submission as an attachment
> to the heralds office report.  He has submitted an article concerning
> these grant level awards but only discusses the badges and their
> blazons.  This is very timely and appropriate and fits nicely.  Please,
> please please!!!???!!! Arabella  ( I know you'll say yes but I have to
> do the honourable thing and ask first.  Besides it's my job to ask,
> comes with the position.  )
> 
> >Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 21:46:01 -0500
> >From: Paul Mitchell <pmitchel at flash.net>
> >To: elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG
> >Subject: ES - Kingdom Warlord awards
> >Reply-To: elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG
> >
> >Congratulations to:
> >(off the top of my head, here)
> >
> >LADY Vivaine Tarnfaalk, Sable Falcon
> >LADY Arfan Elystan
> >LORD Llew yr Maelin
> >LORD Caelin of Threlkeld
> >LADY Elizabeth Hawkwood
> >LORD Timothy of Glastonbury
> >Lord Philip White, Sable Thistle for Dance
> >Lady Elin the Timid, Sable Thistle for Lacemaking
> >CENTURION Almar Bjorklo
> >CENTURION Airaklee Wolf
> >Mistress Stella Sylvana, Star of Merit
> >The Hon. Lady Mara of Rede, Star of Merit
> >and Lord Llywelyn Gruffydd, Baron of Elfsea, who will become
> >   DON Llywelyn at Elfsea Defender!
> >as well as
> >Sir Aaron MacGregor, Warlord of Ansteorra
> >and
> >Sir Gunthar Jonsson, King's Champion
> >
> >And now, Galen's interesting historical comments:
> >
> >The Order of the White Scarf includes at least one married couple,
> >but soon-to-be-Don Llywelyn, with his brother Don Maelgwyn, will make
> >the first pair of brothers in the Order.
> >
> >His Lordship Almar is in a rare position, having received his Grant
> >of Arms in the same calendar year as his Award of Arms (he was given
> >his AoA at the Baronial Passage of Arms, though I think it was
> >dated earlier).
> >
> >Sir Aaron, who was knighted this past May, was the first belted fighter
> >in several years to win the Kingdom Warlord Tourney; his predecessor
> >won the tourney twice in a row prior to his knighting.
> >
> >And with three of our folks being promoted with Grants of Arms
> >(also called Grants of Rank), a note about Grants of Arms for
> >our newer members seems in order.
> >
> >Duke John the Bearkiller once described the Grant of Arms to
> >newcomers as a "Super Award of Arms".
> >
> >Grants of Arms have always carried the titles "Lord" or
> >"Lady", but more recently have also carried the honorifics
> >"The Honorable Lord/Lady (name)" or "Your/His Lordship".
> >Both of these forms are post-period usages, but so much of
> >our rank structure is either post-period or just wholly
> >independent of historical hierarchies at all.
> >
> >In Ansteorra, Grants are rarely bestowed, except with the
> >rank of Court Baron, or in conjuction with one of the four
> >"Grant-level" Orders:
> >
> >The Order of the Star of Merit of Ansteorra is given for
> >outstanding service to the Kingdom.  Local members include
> >HL Dana mac an Ghabhan, our Baroness, Xene, and myself.
> >The regalia is a gold garter, edged in black, with a black
> >star on it, worn above the left elbow or below the right
> >knee.
> >
> >The Order of the Iris of Merit of Ansteorra is given for
> >excellence in the Arts and Sciences.  Local members include
> >Mistress Stella, Mistress Rhiain, Mistress Eowyn (virtually
> >all our Laurels, as well as HL Robin, and Baroness Xene.
> >The regalia is a ribbon striped red, orange, yellow, green,
> >blue, indigo and violet, with a gold line between each color,
> >worn around the shoulder (originally the charter specified the
> >right shoulder, but was later amended for either shoulder,
> >and the left is more popular).
> >
> >The Order of the White Scarf of Ansteorra carries the title
> >"Don" or "Dona", and is given for excellence in rapier combat
> >combined with the chivalric and gentlemanly virtures.  Llywelyn
> >will be our first local Don, but oft-seen examples include
> >Don Robin of Gilwell, Don Alaric, and Don Miguel.  The Crown
> >is required to seek the counsel of the Companions of this
> >Order before creating new Companions.  The regalia is a
> >white scarf worn around the left shoulder, or sometimes tied
> >around the upper left arm.
> >
> >The newest of these is the Order of the Centurions of the
> >Sable Star of Ansteorra, whose companions may be styled
> >"Centurion".  This award is still evolving in terms of exactly
> >what standards and virtues it seeks to recognize, beyond
> >simply excellence in chivalric combat.  Local or nearby
> >Centurions include Centurion Tor, Centurion Miguel, and
> >Centurion Robin of Gilwell.  The regalia of this order includes
> >a black garter edged in gold, with a gold star on it, as well
> >as a cloak bearing the badge of the order.
> >
> >I hope this is of interest.
> >
> >- Galen of Bristol
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