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--- miscellaneous:ring-giving [2026/05/01 15:49] – recreated, added links Dietrich von Sachsen
+++ miscellaneous:ring-giving [2026/05/17 13:22] (current) – Typo, trivial formatting changes Hector of the Black Height
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 As well as being **The Kingdom That Sings**, the Kingdom of Ealdormere has been famed for many years as **The Land of Ring-Givers**.
-Ring-giving in Ealdormere is not limited to royalty or territorial nobility. Any person may give a ring to another. This is a deliberate copying of the Norse style of ring-giving, especially rings given to mark acts worthy of reward, which reflects the strong Norse style of the early Principality. Within the Kingdom, the giving of a ring is seen to be a significant event, usually taking place in public, often in a Court. The fact that any member of the populace so moved may give a ring is seen to be an exercise of the inherent nobility of all North-folk; nobility is part of each of the North-folk's birthright.
+Ring-giving in Ealdormere is not limited to royalty or territorial nobility. Any person may give a ring to another. This is a deliberate copying of the Norse style of ring-giving, especially rings given to mark acts worthy of reward, which reflects the strong Norse style of the early Principality. Within the Kingdom, the giving of a ring is seen to be a significant event, usually taking place in public, often in a Court. The fact that any member of the populace so moved may give a ring is seen to be an **exercise of the inherent nobility** of all North-folk; nobility is part of each of the North-folks' birthright.
 While this style of ring-giving was modeled on tales of Norse arm-rings, any size of ring can be given.
-Rings given and received bear no formal precedence. They are seen to be tokens of //praise//, of //thanks//, or of //encouragement//, celebrating each other's merit. It is an honour to receive a ring, just as it is an honour to give one. The landed nobility of the five baronies also give rings. These rings bear no precedence, but are treasures from their first days, thanks to their especially splendid origins.
+Rings given and received bear no formal precedence. They are seen to be tokens of **praise**, of **thanks**, or of **encouragement**, celebrating each other's merit. It is an honour to receive a ring, just as it is an honour to give one. The landed nobility of the five baronies also give rings. These rings bear no precedence, but are treasures from their first days, thanks to their especially splendid origins.
 Many rings have been given to people of all sorts and conditions, especially by Ealdormerians while travelling anywhere in the Known World. This spreads the custom far and wide, though experience indicates people from far lands can be intimidated by the prospect of giving a ring to someone else within their own Kingdoms.
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 ===== Traditions of Ring-Giving in Ealdormere =====
-While a ring given is a gift and the recipient of course can do with the gift as they wish, the custom in Ealdormere is to invite the recipient to "play by Ealdormere rules" or abide by Kingdom custom. The custom can be considered like the old Irish //gaes//, or limitation; the recipient is charged to take the ring received and pass it along to someone deserving within a year and a day of its receipt. This reflects the strong Celtic influences in Ealdormere's origins.
+While a ring given is a gift and the recipient of course can do with the gift as they wish, the custom in Ealdormere is to invite the recipient to "play by Ealdormere rules", i.e. to abide by Kingdom custom. The custom can be considered like the old Irish //gaes//, or limitation; the recipient is charged to take the ring received and pass it along to someone deserving within a year and a day of its receipt. This reflects the strong Celtic influences in Ealdormere's origins.
 When passed along to a new recipient a ring, as an artifact, gains merit and becomes increasingly treasured as its history expands. If possible, the origin of the ring and its lineage of recipients should be shared with the new recipient. Thus it is said, "Rings must wander".
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 __**The Ring of Alun**__, a bronze arm-ring won from Owen Alun, Bard of Northshield, by Haakon Oaktall of Aethelmearc. Haakon gave it to Princess [[history:royalty:david_and_tangwystl|Tangwystl of Ealdormere]] at Pennsic XIX Midrealm Court, specifically because Haakon's intended recipient was in service to the Principality Court and relayed all his prizes to his patrons.
-__**The Ring of Lockesley**__, a copper finger-ring given by first Laurel King of Arms and legendary bard of the West, Master Ioseph of Lockesley, and borne from Pennsic to Ealdormere, its first holders in the North were [[people:ragnheithr_thorbjarnardottir|Ragnheithr Thorbjarnadottir]], then Halfdann Blackanvil, called mhic Crimmond, the bag-piper, then Marian of Heatherdale, Marian receiving it the joyous day word was received from Mistress [[people:moria_the_black|Moria the Black]] that the Imperium in the far West had approved Ealdormere's petition for advancement to Kingdom status.
+__**The Ring of Lockesley**__, a copper finger-ring given by first Laurel King of Arms and legendary bard of the West, Master Ioseph of Lockesley, and borne from Pennsic to Ealdormere, its first holders in the North were [[people:ragnheithr_thorbjarnardottir|Ragnheithr Thorbjarnadottir]], then Halfdann Blackanvil, called mhic Crimmond, the bag-piper, then Marian of Heatherdale, Marian receiving it on the joyous day word was received from Mistress [[people:moria_the_black|Moria the Black]] that the Imperium in the far West had approved Ealdormere's petition for advancement to Kingdom status.
 __**The Osis Rings**__, twenty-five arm-rings presented to King Thorbjorn Osis of the Midrealm, on the day of his coronation. These were the gift of the Royal Citie of Eoforwic in the Barony of Septentria, which was celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary that summer. These rings were crafted by the populace of the Royal Citie working together, brass strips about 12" (30 cm) long and 1" (2.5 cm) wide. Each was acid-etched by hand to read "ᛖᛟᚠᛟᚱᚹᛁᚲ ᛗᚨᛞᛖ ᛗᛖ ᛟᛊᛁᛊ ᚷᚨᚢᛖ ᛗᛖ", "Eoforwic made me, Osis gave me". By good luck, Osis' reign was exactly twenty-five events long, so he gave an Osis Ring at each event, across the far-flung Middle Kingdom (which at the time still included Northshield and Ealdormere). Many of these rings have been passed, hand to hand and arm to arm, often within a year and a day of receipt. Some can be seen to this day, worn with pride in Ealdormere and far beyond.
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   * __[[people:hector_of_the_black_height|Hector of the Black Height]]__ - man of old Eagleshaven, first Bard to the Courts of the Principality of Ealdormere, first Bardic Arts Laurel ever elevated in the Middle Kingdom (when Ealdormere was a Principality within the Midrealm).
-In addition, Princess Marion commissioned a seventh ring, which she kept for herself, as was her right. Mistress Ragni chose to let her ring wander. When Berus and Marion heard this they commissioned an eighth ring and gave it Ragni, that she may ever hold one. Master Hector passed his ring to Mistress Marian of Heatherdale, first Bard to the Court of the Crown of Ealdormere, in hopes that it might pass from Kingdom Bard to Kingdom Bard. Its fate is unknown.
+In addition, Princess Marion commissioned a seventh ring, which she kept for herself, as was her right. Mistress Ragni chose to let her ring wander. When Berus and Marion heard this they commissioned an eighth ring and gave it to Ragni, that she may ever hold one. Master Hector passed his ring to Mistress Marian of Heatherdale, first Bard to the Court of the Crown of Ealdormere, in hopes that it might pass from Kingdom Bard to Kingdom Bard. Its fate is unknown.
 __**The Tir Righ Rings**__, an arm-ring crafted by Mistress [[people:aelfwyn_et_langanwuda|Aelfwyn et Langanwuda]] and a finger-ring crafted by Magnifico Cesare d'Ambroggio, were sent by Tristham and Anneke, King and Queen of Ealdormere, to Their Serene Highnesses of Tir Righ within the Kingdom of An Tir. These were conveyed westward by Their Majesties' ambassador Sor [[people:shahid_al-hasan|Shahid al-Hasan]], as tokens of love and support for another Northern Principality, and in hopes that Ealdormere's culture of ring-giving might take root even further afar. Reports from Tir Righ are positive...