Fury of the Lion
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A recognition given for ferocity and chivalry on the field of battle.
AND/OR(see Discrepancy below)
A three-tiered commission given for the duration of the Sovereign's reign for war fighting as follows and the regalia gained during this commission may be retained and displayed after the Sovereign's reign:
- Defender of the Realm - given to individuals on the war field for ferocity in battle.
- Captain of the Realm - give to the leader of a 5-10 man unit that serves the King and Kingdom in times of war during duration of a King's reign.
- Commander of the Realm - give to the leader of a 10+ man unit that serves the King and Kingdom in times of war during duration of a King's reign.
Discrepancy
There appears to be a slight discrepancy in the use of this recognition.
On the SCA.org website, only a single award, Fury of the Lion, is described as 'A recognition given for ferocity and chivalry on the field of battle', without any information about the three tiered commission variant.
Then, in the An Tir Handbook 2016, all four variations are listed as 'inactive awards', with no description of the recognition, and a number of the 'three tired commission' variants been given out just a couple years earlier(2014).
Lastly, the An Tir order of precedence has entries for all 4 variations, but uses the same "three-tiered commission" description for all of them.
Both 'individual' variants have been used in the last few years, 'Fury of the Lion' in 2019 and 'Fury of the Lion - Defender of the Realm' in 2017, reinforcing the uncertainty in the intent of these recognition's.