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After Duke Morgan departed the throne, they were occasionally remembered and passed along, usually after the ceremony rather than part of it. Eventually the spurs were passed to a knight without their history or name and the practice of passing them on ended. | After Duke Morgan departed the throne, they were occasionally remembered and passed along, usually after the ceremony rather than part of it. Eventually the spurs were passed to a knight without their history or name and the practice of passing them on ended. | ||
Hearing of this, Sir [[Richard Fitzalan]] tracked down the last recipient of the spurs, Sir Crimthann Eirkison, and Sir Crim kindly returned them at May Crown 2025, since they had fallen out of use. | Hearing of this, Sir [[Richard Fitzalan]] tracked down the last recipient of the spurs, Sir Crimthann Eirkison, and Sir Crim kindly returned them at May Crown 2025, since they had fallen out of use. Sir Seamus mac Brehon retrieved and polished them. | ||
With the permission of the crown, Sir Richard sent these spurs to An Tir West War 2025, where on July 4, 2025 they were permanently given to [[Cedric Helmbreaker]] on his knighting. | With the permission of the crown, Sir Richard sent these spurs to An Tir West War 2025, where on July 4, 2025 they were permanently given to [[Cedric Helmbreaker]] on his knighting. | ||
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The Spurs of An Tir.
In 1993, just before Pennsic 20, John ap Gwyndaf of Holdingford, then King of Caid, in the workshop of and with the help of Sir Luther Anshelm, made a pair of knight’s spurs.
At Pennsic 20, King John gave these spurs to Rorik, King of An Tir, who brought them back to An Tir.
At September Crown 1993, King Rorik knighted Richard Fergus Fitzalan and gave him the Caid Spurs.
During the knighting, King Rorik said: “These spurs that you are about to receive came into my hands from the King of Caid at Pennsic. And he bade me to return and when I next elevated a nobleman into a knight in my kingdom he was to wear those gold spurs. It is with great joy I give you the Caid Spurs.”
After thirty years a knight, at September Crown 2023 at the same site he was knighted, Sir Richard renewed his knightly vow. Afterwards, he returned the Caid Spurs to King Morgan of An Tir, saying: “Your Majesties, I have one further boon. When I was made a knight 30 years ago by King Rorik, he did bestow on me the Caid Spurs. These spurs were given to him at Pennsic 20 by the King of Caid. My day is changing. I return them to the Crown that they may find a new generation of knights.”
His Majesty responded: “Sir Richard these spurs are beautiful. They mean a great deal. We will find someone truly worthy. Until that time, would you mind if I wore them?”
Sir Richard responded: “You would honor them Your Majesty.” And he added that “They were refurbished by HL Wolfegar Von Rothenburg, after 30 years to make sure they were suitable again and to add the Crescents of Caid.”
On Sunday, His Majesty created An Tir’s newest knight, Sir Daniel (Decimus Aurelius), and said: “Yesterday, Sir Richard returned spurs that were knighted to him 30 years ago and said these are the Spurs of Caid. And that they needed to be passed to someone who could continue to take the field as worthy knight in An Tir. I say today this man is worthy, and these are no longer the Spurs of Caid. These are now the Spurs of An Tir. To be passed from new knight to new knight that they may grace the heels of every knight from hence forward from Sir Richard’s heels, to my heels, to yours.”
The spurs were then used in several knighting ceremonies by King Morgan, often alongside other pairs of spurs with more personal meaning to the new knights.
After Duke Morgan departed the throne, they were occasionally remembered and passed along, usually after the ceremony rather than part of it. Eventually the spurs were passed to a knight without their history or name and the practice of passing them on ended.
Hearing of this, Sir Richard Fitzalan tracked down the last recipient of the spurs, Sir Crimthann Eirkison, and Sir Crim kindly returned them at May Crown 2025, since they had fallen out of use. Sir Seamus mac Brehon retrieved and polished them.
With the permission of the crown, Sir Richard sent these spurs to An Tir West War 2025, where on July 4, 2025 they were permanently given to Cedric Helmbreaker on his knighting.
Sir Richard sent these words with the spurs, which were read by Duke Amalric: “Cedric, more than 30 years ago you were at my knighting when then-King Rorik gave me the Caid Spurs, which were given to him by the King of Caid at Pennsic 20. When I returned those spurs to the Crown, then-King Morgan declared them to be the Spurs of An Tir, and they have graced the heels of many new knights since. But from today forward they will be the Spurs of Sir Cedric Helmbreaker, Knight.”
Thus ends the history of these spurs, until such day as Sir Cedric passes them further forward.