Order of the Laurel

Description

The Order of the Laurel is one of the four Peerages in the SCA. Individuals who are elevated to the Order of the Laurel are done so at the discretion of the King and Queen, typically under advisement from the other members of the Order.

From the West Kingdom College of Heralds Website: "Membership in the Order of the Laurel is given for excellence in the arts and/or sciences. Only a member of the Order of the Laurel may wear a medallion with a laurel wreath, and in the Kingdom of the West may wear a cloak with the laurel wreath on the back, possibly enclosing an emblazon of their Arms, and a smaller one on the front. The laurel wreath is a Greek symbol of achievement, and was also a symbol of Apollo, the Greek god of the Arts. Sometimes abbreviated: OL."

Honorifics

Those who have been elevated to the Order of the Laurel may style themselves Master/Mistress, or an equivalent title in another language (ie. Dame or Maestra).

Further Information

List of West Kingdom of Recipients of the Order of the Laurel

List of West Kingdom Laurels and their areas of expertise and study