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*A Battered Helm to be passed onto the next recipient. | *A Battered Helm to be passed onto the next recipient. | ||
==From the [[Éowyn Amberdrake|Scribe Armarius Caidis,]] 1984== | |||
'''The New Battered Helm of Caid''' | |||
Once upon a time several reigns ago, a man came forward during the opening Court for the Queen's Champion Tournament carrying an ugly, pointed helm in his hands. He was called then Ari Negra Khan (but we now know his name to be [[Ari ben Abraham), and he had fashioned unlovely headpiece with his own hands. | |||
He recalled to our minds the timew when we had been one with the [[West]] Kingdom, and of their Old Battered Helm. He told of the manner of choosing its custodian: OBH was given to the fighter who had most exemplified the art of dying well (or at least histrionically), as determined by its previous possessor. Before passing it on, the current holder would batter the helm still further. Duke [[Martin the Temperate]] and Sir [[Einar aus Enweldt]] should remember this tradition most vividly, for they had the Old Battered Helm presented to them in the course of its history, and they had in turn left their marks upon it. | |||
Lord Ari donated the helm he had newly fashioned to the custody of Her Majesty [[Natalya de Foix|Natalya]], to be presented under the same circumstances at each Queen's Champion Tourney. Her Majesty had the honor of determining the first custodian. | |||
In the course of the day, Sir [[Gaston Bonneville de la Croix]] displayed the most panache (strictly speaking, the only panache ... of feathers) in the manner of his death, and became the first custodian. Hel left two marks of a hand axe upon it before judging Lord [[Casimer of Silesia]] a worthy possessor. Lord Casimer, inspired no doubt by the aerodynamic aspect of the helm's crown, attempted to fire it under its own power. The top rivets popped, and the pints peeled outwards, but it did not fly. | |||
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Best death at the Queen's Champion Tournament.
Titles
- Bestow no titles or precedence.
Token/Regalia
- A Battered Helm to be passed onto the next recipient.
From the Scribe Armarius Caidis, 1984
The New Battered Helm of Caid Once upon a time several reigns ago, a man came forward during the opening Court for the Queen's Champion Tournament carrying an ugly, pointed helm in his hands. He was called then Ari Negra Khan (but we now know his name to be [[Ari ben Abraham), and he had fashioned unlovely headpiece with his own hands.
He recalled to our minds the timew when we had been one with the West Kingdom, and of their Old Battered Helm. He told of the manner of choosing its custodian: OBH was given to the fighter who had most exemplified the art of dying well (or at least histrionically), as determined by its previous possessor. Before passing it on, the current holder would batter the helm still further. Duke Martin the Temperate and Sir Einar aus Enweldt should remember this tradition most vividly, for they had the Old Battered Helm presented to them in the course of its history, and they had in turn left their marks upon it.
Lord Ari donated the helm he had newly fashioned to the custody of Her Majesty Natalya, to be presented under the same circumstances at each Queen's Champion Tourney. Her Majesty had the honor of determining the first custodian.
In the course of the day, Sir Gaston Bonneville de la Croix displayed the most panache (strictly speaking, the only panache ... of feathers) in the manner of his death, and became the first custodian. Hel left two marks of a hand axe upon it before judging Lord Casimer of Silesia a worthy possessor. Lord Casimer, inspired no doubt by the aerodynamic aspect of the helm's crown, attempted to fire it under its own power. The top rivets popped, and the pints peeled outwards, but it did not fly.
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| Patent: Chivalry, Laurel, Pelican, Defense, Royal Peerage. Grant: Grant of Arms, Argent Blade, Chiron, Crescent, Gauntlet, Golden Lance, Lux Caidis. Armigerous: Award of Arms, Court Barony, Arcus, Argent Arrow, Chamfron, Crescent Sword, Dolphin, Duellist, Harp Argent. Non-armigerous: Acorn, Argent Star, Augmentation of Arms, Chanson, Corde de Guerre, Crescent and Flame, Crossed Swords, Furison of Caid, Legion of Courtesy, Ordo Cordis, Royal Recognition of Excellence, Signum Reginae, Sigillum Regis, Signum Regni, Vanguard of Honor. Honors: Arts and Sciences Pentathlon Champion, King's Champion, Personal Heraldic Title, Queen's Champion, Right Noble, Rose. Closed: White Scarf, Landmark, New Battered Helm. Other Information: Alternate Titles, Award Cords, Award Types, Closed Award, Polling Order, Rare and special award. |
