[Namron] Baronial Awards

Monica Ball mrsjacq at gmail.com
Thu Jul 17 16:25:33 PDT 2008


the colors are black, gold,blue white, red, and purple.

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Jim L Couch <jimcouch at gmail.com> wrote:

> When you say that the torsad is made of different colors.  What colors are
> they?  Are they specific?  I love learning the customs and procedures of the
> SCA.  Thanks for the great article.
>
> Sæmundr
>
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 5:38 PM, William Herron <fitzbubba at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I wrote up the following for the Plume.  My thanks to Mistress 'Stacia
>> for her help.
>>
>> The Torsad(e) of Namron (a variation of a French word meaning "twist"
>> or "twisted") is given in recognition of efforts of service to the
>> Barony of Namron.  It is usually the first baronial service award
>> given.  The insignia is a "ribbon" made up of several intertwined
>> ribbons, all different colors.  (The colors represent several of the
>> Barons and Baroness of Namron.)
>>
>> The Order of the Heart of the Sable Storm of Namron is an armigerous
>> award, meaning that if the recipient doesn't already have an Award of
>> Arms, the Award of Arms is granted with this award.  It represents a
>> significant effort in terms of service to the Barony of Namron.
>> Usually, the recipient will have already received a Torsad(e) of
>> Namron.  The insignia is a "gold" (actually brass) metal, pile wavy,
>> that looks like a tornado.
>>
>> The Order of the Krigshelt of Namron is given for legendary service to
>> the Barony of Namron.  Usually, the recipient will have already
>> received a Torsad(e) and an Order of the Heart of the Sable Storm of
>> Namron.  The insignia looks like the Sable Storm, but it is "silver"
>> instead of "gold".
>>
>> In addition, there is one baronial arts and sciences award.  The
>> Argent Fleur of Namron is given in recognition of distinguished
>> efforts among the arts and sciences benefitting the Barony of Namron.
>> The insignia is a "ribbon" like the Torsad(e), but only the colors
>> blue and white are used.
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