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* Service to Ansteorra and its people; | * Service to Ansteorra and its people; | ||
* Knowledge of the courtly graces; and | * Knowledge of the courtly graces; and | ||
* who have shown consistent respect | * who have shown consistent respect for the laws and customs of Ansteorra. | ||
This Order shall be known as the Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra. | This Order shall be known as the Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra. | ||
Companions of the order are entitled place the initials CGL after their names and to be styled and announced in procession as "Companion to the Order of the Golden Lance of | Companions of the order are entitled place the initials CGL after their names and to be styled and announced in procession as "Companion to the Order of the Golden Lance of | ||
Ansteorra” | Ansteorra”. | ||
==Precedence== | ==Precedence== | ||
Companions of the Order shall take precedence after all nobility and peerage | Companions of the Order shall take precedence after all nobility and peerage | ||
and before simple Grants of Rank. The [[ | and before simple Grants of Rank. The [[Order of the White Scarf]] (prior to 15 October 2018), [[Star of Merit]], | ||
[[Iris of Merit]], [[Centurions of the Sable Star]], [[Arc d'Or of Ansteorra]], | [[Iris of Merit]], [[Centurions of the Sable Star]], [[Arc d'Or of Ansteorra]], Golden Lance of | ||
Ansteorra are held to be of equal precedence. | Ansteorra and [[Blade of Merit]] are held to be of equal precedence. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra was created by the [[ | The Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra was created by the [[48th Crown]], Miguel Sebastian de Oporto and Conal Alexandria O'Riordain, April 5, XXXVII (2003). The co-premier companions of the Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra are [[Alexis la Bouche]] and [[Henri le Hibou du Bois]] (March 14, 2003). | ||
The Order of the Golden Lance was based on the [http://www.lanceofstanne.com/History.html Company of St. Anne], an SCA Interkingdom Equestrian Company which was created in 1996 as an interkingdom mounted military company comprised of the most highly skilled and historically authentic riders. | |||
The original name, Order of the Golden Lance, was registered with the College of Heralds in October 2004. In July of 2005 the name was changed to the [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Golden%20Lance%20of%20Ansteorra%2c%20Order%20of Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra] after the Kingdom of Trimaris signed [https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Treaty_of_the_Golden_Lance The Treaty of the Golden Lance], thereby creating their own Order of the Golden Lance. | |||
==Students== | |||
Companions of the Order of the Golden Lance may take formal students known as Equerries. The term Equerry comes from the French word "écurie" (stable) and is also related to the French word "écuyer" or squire. Historically, an Equerry was a senior attendant responsible for the horses of a person of rank and was considered a household officer of honor. | |||
[[Category:Awards]] | ==[http://scribe.ansteorra.org/insignia/goldenlance.htm Insignia/Blazon]== | ||
Insignia: A ribbon ribbon sable edged Or charged with a lance Or worn on either calf or above either elbow, and/or a pennant bearing the badge of the order (once registered) displayed on a tournament lance. | |||
==[http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/OP/op-awards.php?submit=List&id=45 Award Recipients]== | |||
[[Non-Armigerous]] - [[AoA Level]] - [[Grant Level]] - [[Peerage]] | |||
[[Category:Awards]] | |||
[[Category:Equestrian]] | |||
[[Category:The Treaty of the Golden Lance]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:37, 17 January 2023
The Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra is a Grant Level award given in the Kingdom of Ansteorra for excellence on the equestrian field.
Overview
There shall exist in Ansteorra an order unto which the Crown shall select persons who have demonstrated all of the following qualities:
- Exceptional leadership, skill and honor on the equestrian field.
- Service to Ansteorra and its people;
- Knowledge of the courtly graces; and
- who have shown consistent respect for the laws and customs of Ansteorra.
This Order shall be known as the Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra.
Companions of the order are entitled place the initials CGL after their names and to be styled and announced in procession as "Companion to the Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra”.
Precedence
Companions of the Order shall take precedence after all nobility and peerage and before simple Grants of Rank. The Order of the White Scarf (prior to 15 October 2018), Star of Merit, Iris of Merit, Centurions of the Sable Star, Arc d'Or of Ansteorra, Golden Lance of Ansteorra and Blade of Merit are held to be of equal precedence.
History
The Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra was created by the 48th Crown, Miguel Sebastian de Oporto and Conal Alexandria O'Riordain, April 5, XXXVII (2003). The co-premier companions of the Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra are Alexis la Bouche and Henri le Hibou du Bois (March 14, 2003).
The Order of the Golden Lance was based on the Company of St. Anne, an SCA Interkingdom Equestrian Company which was created in 1996 as an interkingdom mounted military company comprised of the most highly skilled and historically authentic riders.
The original name, Order of the Golden Lance, was registered with the College of Heralds in October 2004. In July of 2005 the name was changed to the Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra after the Kingdom of Trimaris signed The Treaty of the Golden Lance, thereby creating their own Order of the Golden Lance.
Students
Companions of the Order of the Golden Lance may take formal students known as Equerries. The term Equerry comes from the French word "écurie" (stable) and is also related to the French word "écuyer" or squire. Historically, an Equerry was a senior attendant responsible for the horses of a person of rank and was considered a household officer of honor.
Insignia/Blazon
Insignia: A ribbon ribbon sable edged Or charged with a lance Or worn on either calf or above either elbow, and/or a pennant bearing the badge of the order (once registered) displayed on a tournament lance.
