Pride of Peacocks

The more I participate in the SCA the more people I get to know who do amazing things. The side effect has been that this year alone several of them have received or will receive awards recognizing them for their work called a peerage.

I had a post earlier this year where I shared some of the times I made for these individuals. I will be using this post to show more of these types of items both that have already been gifted this year and as more are gifted I will be updating this post.

For those not in the SCA a peerage is the highest level of award you can earn, sort of a life time achievement award if you will. There are a few different types (definitions taken from the SCA Page):

Order of the Rose: Roses are those who served their kingdom by ruling as Queen or Consort. The regalia used by members of the order of the Rose is a wreath of roses (any color).

Order of the Chivalry: Members are recognized for their great skill at arms in combat, as well as for qualities of courtesy and grace. Knights swear fealty to the Crown during the knighting ceremony. The regalia reserved for Knights is a white belt, and an unadorned chain (of any color, but typically gold) as a symbol of their fealty. Knights are addressed as “Sir” (name), or for some female knights, “Dame” (name).

Order of the Laurel: are recognized for their great skill in the Arts or Sciences, for their willingness to teach others, and for using their abilities to benefit their kingdom. They are addressed as “Master” (name) or “Mistress” (name). The regalia reserved for members of the order is a laurel wreath, worn about the head or on a garment.

Order of the Pelican: are recognized for great service to their kingdom or to the Society as a whole, usually for many years and without thought of reward. They are addressed as “Master” (name) or “Mistress” (name). The regalia for members of the order is “a pelican in her piety/a pelican vulning itself,” (a pelican piercing her breast to feed her young with her own blood), and a Cap of Maintenance (red, trimmed with ermine; or red, trimmed with white/red drops).

Order of Defense: are recognized for their great skill at rapier and/or cut-and-thrust combat, as well as for qualities of courtesy and grace, for their willingness to teach others, and for service to the kingdom. They are addressed as “Master” (name) or “Mistress” (name). The regalia for members of the order is a white livery collar and the badge: “Three rapiers in pall inverted tips crossed.”

What do you think so far?