Prince of Hvalafell
Prince of Hvalafell (Princess of Hvalafell for a female holder) was a Storish peerage of princely rank, created in 1510 (ASC 2284) by the imperial proclamation of High King Harald for Kaiser Yarad I, and was thereafter held by all subsequent kaisers until 1653 when it was renounced for Kaiser Ayreon IV and his successors by Imperial Decree 977 (made by his Steward, Liv Dravot).
Text of Proclamation
Imperial Proclamation
To all Our Well-Beloved Royals, Nobles and Knights, and all Our other Well-Beloved Citizens whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greetings:
LET IT BE KNOWN that We, Harald Thorstein I the Generous Giver, The Sovereign Viking Emperor, do by this Our Imperial Instrument appoint Our Entirely Beloved Imperial Cousin Kaiser Yarad I of Shireroth to the Peerage of Stormark.
BE IT ALSO KNOWN that We do by this Our Imperial Instrument confer the state, degree, style, dignity, title and honour of Prince of Hvalafell upon Kaiser Yarad I of Shireroth, and;
That We do by this Our Imperial Instrument decree and grant that the Peerage conferred upon Our Entirely Beloved Imperial Cousin Kaiser Yarad I of Shireroth shall be hereditary and the said Peerage shall pass when He ceases to hold the Kaisership of Shireroth to His Successor on the Golden Mango Throne and thereafter to all subsequent Kaisers of Shireroth.
And We do by this Our Imperial Instrument decree and grant for Us, Our Lawful Heirs and Successors that He and all subsequent Kaisers of Shireroth throughout time may have, hold and possess a seat, place and voice in the House of Nobles, Our Lawful Heirs and Successors within Our Most Ancient Viking Empire amongst the Princes, And also that they may enjoy and use all the rights, privileges, pre-eminences, immunities and advantages to the degrees of an Prince duly and of right belonging which Princes of Our Most Sovereign and Noble Viking Empire have heretofore used and enjoyed or as they do at present use and enjoy.
So be it!!
Given at Our Hall in Haraldsborg, in Our Thanedom of Gulathing, under Our Hand and the Great Seal of Our Most Sovereign and Noble Viking Empire on the Fifteenth Day of the Month Gladsheim in the Fourth Year of the Second Viking Age.
Harald Torsten I den Givmilde, genom Vikingalagarnas Nåd Enväldig Vikingakejsare av Vikingakejsardömet Stormark, och genom andra Höga Lagars Nåd Kung av Sina andra Riken och Kolonier.
