Order of the Pelican
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 A pelican vulning herself / A pelican in her piety | |||||||||
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The Order of the Pelican is one of the five Society-wide peerages Holders of this award are recognized for their significant services to the Society. Bestowed by the Crown the award bestows a Patent of Arms.
Kingdom law states: “May be offered to individuals who meet the general criteria for the peerage and who have provided great and long-sustained service to the Kingdom at least equal to the level commonly found among existing members of the order.”
Members of the order are titled "Master" or "Mistress" or other ethnic or linguistic variation.
Companions of the order are entitled to wear a badge of either A pelican vulning herself or A pelican in her piety., and a red cap of maintenance with ermine trim. In modern terms, the award is sometimes considered a "A lifetime service award."
Additional Heraldry:
- (Tinctureless) A chapeau.
- (Tinctureless) A pelican vulning itself.
- (Fieldless) A cap of maintenance gules trimmed ermine.
- (Fieldless) A cap of maintenance gules trimmed argent goutty de sang.
Members of the Order of the Pelican are entitled to take associates who are known as protégés.
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Badge of the Order -
Badge of the Order -
Pelican Cap of Maintenance example -
Pelican badge, pouch, and belt buckle -
Medallions, including a glow in the dark one (far right) -
Pelican scroll, AS 58. -
Pelican scroll, AS 60. -
Pelican medallion, AS 60. -
Pelican circlet, AS 60. -
Clan Carn legacy Pelican medallion. -
Pelican vigil cookies. -
Pelican coins.
Order of Precedence listing of Pelicans
See also a listing of Members of the Order of the Pelican on the wiki.
An essay concerning the requirements to become a Pelican.
History
The Order of the Pelican was established in 1972 by the SCA Board of Directors. It was initially intended to be awarded by the Board to honor service to the central organization of the SCA. In 1974, Corpora included both the "Imperial" Pelicans, and a version awarded by the Kingdoms. By 1977 the Board had ceased giving the award.
See also Pelican History from West Kingdom via Internet Archive