The History of the Kingdom of The West
Arts and Sciences -- Award Tokens
Fealty Chain -- Ancient
This Fealty Chain is one that has much history, members of the Order of Chivalry have assisted with the details given here. (Very specifically Richard of Alder Tree who has been the 'official' keeper of the history of this chain, and Brion of Bellatrix.)
The chain is known by different names in different SCA fighting groups. It has been reported that the group that includes Jade of Starfall, Uther Schiemann der Hunt, and others call it "The Chain of Champions", while members of the group which includes Radnor of Guildemar (The Ermine Company and people who associate with them) and others call it "Radnor's Chain" as he was gifted with it at one time. Some simply call it "The Precious", and yet others even more simply "The Chain".
This chain has been worn by those listed under "Lineage" below (usually placed on the bearer's neck during their knighting ceremony -- all bearers of the chain from Thomas the Incomplete forward have been so honored).
| Bearer | Date | Kingdom Knighted In |
|---|---|---|
| William of Hoghton | October, 1972 -- AS VII (7) | West |
| Christopher of Hoghton | July, 1977 -- AS XII (12) | West |
| Radnor of Guildemar | March, 1979 -- AS XIII (13) | West |
| Thomas the Incomplete | January, 1980 -- AS XIV (14) | West |
| Wulf Sagan von Osten-See | August, 1981 -- AS XVI (16) | West |
| Leon von Schrecken | March, 1985 -- AS XIX (19) | West |
| Artemas Maximus | June, 1985 -- AS XX (20) | West |
| Phillip Harlech of Exeter | June, 1986 -- AS XXI (21) | West |
| James Gael MacTire | January, 1987 -- AS XXI (21) | West |
| Jade of Starfall | March, 1987 -- AS XXI (21) | West |
| Richard of Alder Tree | April, 1991 -- AS XXV (25) | West |
| Alfred of Carlyle | June, 1993 -- AS XXVIII (28) | West |
| Richard of Greyefalle | October, 1993 -- AS XXVIII (28) | West |
| Veniamin Nafanovich Medvednikogotev | January, 1995 -- AS XIX (29) | West |
| Christopher of York | August, 1997 -- AS XXXII (32) | East/Ęthelmearc |
| Brion of Bellatrix | August, 1998 -- AS XXXIII (33) | West |
| Uther Schiemann der Hunt | May, 1999 -- AS XXXIV (34) | West |
| Maynard von dem Stein | Septemper, 2000 -- AS XXXV (35) | Ęthelmearc |
| Gaston de Clermont | July, 2001 -- AS XXXVI (36) | West |
| Reinmar Wolfmeier | February, 2002 -- AS XXXVI (36) | Artemisia |
| Titus Scipio Germanicus | October, 2002 -- AS XXXVII (37) | West |
| Tristan Sexwulf | October, 2003 -- AS XXXVIII (38) | Ęthelmearc |
| Direk Ivanovich | October, 2004 -- AS XXXIX (39) | Caid |
| Leohtulf of the Silver Hills | August, 2005 -- AS XL (40) | West |
| Bryne McClellan | May, 2006 - AS XLI (41) | West |
| Roric Skogan | May, 2007 -- AS XLII (42) | West |
| Eyvindr Gunnarsson | June, 2007 -- AS XLII (42) | West |
Notes:
"William [of Hoghton] gave it to his son Christopher [of Hoghton], who in turn gave it to Radnor [of Guildemar]
during his first reign.
Thomas [the Incomplete] was the first to be Knighted with it, and everyone on this list after that was Knighted with it.
Jade [of Starfall] first called it 'the chain of champions' during my Knighting." -- Richard of Alder Tree
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