Elwynns Konungurs Hirð
Elwynns Konungurs Hirð, also known as the Royal Household and Heritage of the White Orchid Throne, is the Household and Retinue of the King of the Flower of the North. It operates in support and for the glory of the King of the Elwynnese Union as well as the other members of the Royal Family of Elwynn. The Hirð is considered to be among the foremost masters of opulence and extravaganza of the planet.
History
Elwynns Konungurs Hirð was founded in 1624 AN by the decree of the Steward of Elwynn, the Storjarl Hallbjörn Haraldsson of the Houses of Ayreon-Kalirion and of the Descendants of Freyja as Elwynns Fyrstes Hirð. When the Elwynnese Kingship was insituted in 1629 by the decree, issued with the consent of the Council of Eliria, of the aforesaid governing Steward of Elwynn, elevating Elwynn from a Principality to a Kingdom, the Hirð received its present name.
Governing Texts
Subject to the authority of the Supreme Governor of a Hirð under ancient Viking law and custom, as well as the provisions of Royal Law, the Hirð is governed by the following ancient texts and the customs and traditions derived therefrom:
- Black Book of the Household of the King of Anglethyr;
- Black Book of the Exchequer of Thydtwinnster;
- Lady Anne-Marie's Treatise on the Sovereign Household;
- Les Coutumes du Maison du Duc de Normandie;
- Statutes of Eltham;
- Traité des Droits du Roi d'Ibelin;
- Valtians Hirðskrá.
