ES - Kingdom Warlord awards

[Paul Mitchell]

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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