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--- awards:order_of_the_pelican [2016/07/08 18:16] – removed peerage qualities Gwendolyn of Aldburg
+++ awards:order_of_the_pelican [2023/03/27 22:12] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Order of the Pelican ======
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-The Order of the Pelican is bestowed on those people who have “attained the standard of service to the Society or any of its branches equal to that of his or her prospective peers, which is above and beyond that normally expected of members of the Society.” (Corpora, Article VIII.A.4.c)
+The **Order of the Pelican** is bestowed on those people who have “attained the standard of service to the Society or any of its branches equal to that of his or her prospective peers, which is above and beyond that normally expected of members of the Society.” (Corpora, Article VIII.A.4.c)
 The Order of the Pelican is one of the four [[scaism:society for creative anachronism|SCA]] Peerages, along with the [[Order of the Chivalry]], the [[Order of the Laurel]], and the [[Order of Defense]].  It is a Society wide Award that is recognized in every Kingdom in the [[scaism:Knowne World]] and conveys to the member a [[Patent of Arms]], no matter which [[activities:service:offices:Crown]] of which Kingdom bestowed the Award.
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 The symbol of the order is a pelican in its piety (vulning itself).  Members of the order of the Pelican may wear a chapeau (Cap of Maintenance).
-Masters of the Order of the Pelican are addressed as “Master” or Mistress'
+Masters of the Order of the Pelican are addressed as “Master” or "Mistress".
 ===== Responsibilities =====
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 Members of the Order of the Pelican may choose to swear fealty to the [[activities:service:offices:Crown]], but are not required to do so.
+Although many nobles were elevated by the Midrealm before Ealdormere was itself a kingdom, Mistress Ælflaeda FitzAlain was the premier of the Order of the Pelican elevated in Ealdormere.
 ===== See Also =====
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