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The Great seals of the Kingdom are used for certain armigious scrolls and for the sealing of charters and letters of marque. Wax seal impressions may be available to any scribe or herald of the East via emailed request to the Tyger Clerk of the Signet or Brigantia Principal Herald of the East (depending on which seal has been requested). There are only certain appropriate uses of the seals, which will be judged by the Royalty, Brigantia Herald, and Tyger Clerk of the Signet.<br> | The Great seals of the Kingdom are used for certain armigious scrolls and for the sealing of charters and letters of marque. Wax seal impressions may be available to any scribe or herald of the East via emailed request to the Tyger Clerk of the Signet or Brigantia Principal Herald of the East (depending on which seal has been requested). There are only certain appropriate uses of the seals, which will be judged by the Royalty, Brigantia Herald, and Tyger Clerk of the Signet.<br> | ||
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As these seals have been passed down from reign to reign, so too have the stories behind their creation. Some are a bit newer than others, and there are others still that are deliberately ceremonial in nature due to either being unwieldy or otherwise in a fragile state. Thus to preserve these seals, only the Kingdom officers noted above (Tyger Clerk and Brigantia) currently have access to these outside of the Kingdom Chamberlain's office.<br> | As these seals have been passed down from reign to reign, so too have the stories behind their creation. Some are a bit newer than others, and there are others still that are deliberately ceremonial in nature due to either being unwieldy or otherwise in a fragile state. Thus to preserve these seals, only the Kingdom officers noted above (Tyger Clerk and Brigantia, and Crown) currently have access to these outside of the Kingdom Chamberlain's office.<br> | ||
[[image:AllSealsStanding.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Six of the Seven (yes, seven) Seals of the Kingdom of the East. Right to Left: Queen's Seal, Queen's Chess Seal, Seal of the Kingdom of the East, College of Heralds Seal, King's Chess Seal, King's Seal.]] | [[image:AllSealsStanding.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Six of the Seven (yes, seven) Seals of the Kingdom of the East. Right to Left: Queen's Seal, Queen's Chess Seal, Seal of the Kingdom of the East, College of Heralds Seal, King's Chess Seal, King's Seal.]] There are currently seven seals within the East Kingdom, ranging in lightweight and as a simple matrix with no handle attached (Brigantia seal), to the heavy brass chesspiece seals noted above. Let's start with the "ancient and venerable" seal of the Kingdom of the East.<br> | ||
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[[image:EK_Seals_-_Chesspiece_matrices.jpg|350px|center|thumb|Seals of the King and Queen of the East, on Giant Chess Pieces. Brass.]] | [[image:EK_Seals_-_Chesspiece_matrices.jpg|350px|center|thumb|Seals of the King and Queen of the East, on Giant Chess Pieces. Brass.]] | ||
[[image:New_Copies_-_King_and_Queen_2014_matrices.jpg|400px|right|thumb|New Seals gifted to the Kingdom at the Coronation of Edward and Þora. Copper. Designed by [[Katarzyna Gwozdz]] and photoengraved by Master [[Iheronimus Brückner]].]] | [[image:New_Copies_-_King_and_Queen_2014_matrices.jpg|400px|right|thumb|New Seals gifted to the Kingdom at the Coronation of Edward and Þora. Copper. Designed by [[Katarzyna Gwozdz]] and photoengraved by Master [[Iheronimus Brückner]].]] | ||
Revision as of 22:19, 3 January 2015
The Great seals of the Kingdom are used for certain armigious scrolls and for the sealing of charters and letters of marque. Wax seal impressions may be available to any scribe or herald of the East via emailed request to the Tyger Clerk of the Signet or Brigantia Principal Herald of the East (depending on which seal has been requested). There are only certain appropriate uses of the seals, which will be judged by the Royalty, Brigantia Herald, and Tyger Clerk of the Signet.
As these seals have been passed down from reign to reign, so too have the stories behind their creation. Some are a bit newer than others, and there are others still that are deliberately ceremonial in nature due to either being unwieldy or otherwise in a fragile state. Thus to preserve these seals, only the Kingdom officers noted above (Tyger Clerk and Brigantia, and Crown) currently have access to these outside of the Kingdom Chamberlain's office.
There are currently seven seals within the East Kingdom, ranging in lightweight and as a simple matrix with no handle attached (Brigantia seal), to the heavy brass chesspiece seals noted above. Let's start with the "ancient and venerable" seal of the Kingdom of the East.
