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An '''order''' is a specific group of people, where membership within the order may be restricted to those who follow particular religious beliefs or statutes ([[religious order]]s) or those who have been given certain [[title]]s or [[award]]s by the [[Crown]] ([[Chivalric Orders]]). |
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#REDIRECT [[Peer]] |
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Orders may have a [[symbol]] which may be reflected in their [[name]] (e.g. the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[thistle]] for the [[Order of the Thistle]], the [[Garter]] for the [[Order of the Garter]]). |
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== Orders in the SCA == |
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Due to the [[SCA]]'s policy on [[religion]], there are no religious orders officially in the [[Society]]. However, many [[award]]s from all levels (ie. [[Baronial level award|Baronial]] to [[Society level award|Society]]) grant their recipients membership in a particular order. Most have a symbol which may or may not have been registered with the SCA [[College of Arms]] as a [[badge]]. |
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The best known orders are the [[peerage]] orders: |
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* [[Order of the Rose]] |
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* [[Order of the Laurel]] |
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* [[Order of the Pelican]] |
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* [[Order of Chivalry]] |
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Most SCA "awards" are probably more accurately termed orders, since once you receive an award you are functionally a member - that is to say, ineligible to receive it again. Even the simple [[Award of Arms]] functions more like an order than an award. |
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[[Category: Awards]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.adam.com.au/ncastle/boulton.pdf A list of orders found in D'A.J.D. Boulton's ''Knights of the Crown: The Monarchical Orders of Knighthood in Later Medieval Europe 1325-1520''] |
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Latest revision as of 05:56, 5 April 2008
An order is a specific group of people, where membership within the order may be restricted to those who follow particular religious beliefs or statutes (religious orders) or those who have been given certain titles or awards by the Crown (Chivalric Orders).
Orders may have a symbol which may be reflected in their name (e.g. the Scottish thistle for the Order of the Thistle, the Garter for the Order of the Garter).
Orders in the SCA
Due to the SCA's policy on religion, there are no religious orders officially in the Society. However, many awards from all levels (ie. Baronial to Society) grant their recipients membership in a particular order. Most have a symbol which may or may not have been registered with the SCA College of Arms as a badge.
The best known orders are the peerage orders:
Most SCA "awards" are probably more accurately termed orders, since once you receive an award you are functionally a member - that is to say, ineligible to receive it again. Even the simple Award of Arms functions more like an order than an award.
