#sword of state

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Onwald mæg wel reccean se þe ægðer ge hiene habban con ge wiðwinnan.*

- Old English

He wields power well who can both hold and resist it.*

Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Privy Council, took on a leading role during the coronation service at Westminster Abbey of King Charles III. Many commentators agreed she stood out for doing such a sterling job in standing to attention and holding up a sword weighing around 3kg for a good part of the proceedings. She didn’t waver once.

It’s all the more surprising that the upward political trajectory of the MP from Plymouth had flatlined after she had a promising junior ministerial career before losing out twice in the Tory leadership elections to Liz Truss and later Rishi Sunak.

It was the ill-fated Truss in her brief stint as Prime Minister who had given the 50 year old Mordaunt the wooden spoon of political offices, Leader of the House of Commons, often seen as half-way house for a minister on his way down the greasy pole of ministerial politics. Sunak kept her in the same position after annoying Sunak loyalists for staying in the leadership race to the bitter end. In that position she has thrived somewhat for her debating skills and being good on her feet as well being loyal to the Prime Minister.

Little did anyone think - least of Mordaunt - that as Leader of the Commons she would also breathe life into the nondescript title of Lord President of the Privy Council. But in one of the more arcane details of that title is the right to hold the Sword of State in any royal coronation.

As Lord President of the Privy Council she was expected the wear the august robes of that office but chose instead for a more modest presentation of a blue dress with mute gold olive leaf trimmings. As Lord President of the Privy Council, Mordaunt exchanged the larger Sword of State, a steel blade with a silver-gilt hilt that symbolises royal authority, for the jewelled Sword of Offering, which the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby then placed in the King's right hand. Mordaunt later redeemed the sword by offering 100 newly minted 50 pence coins and carried the sword before the King for the rest of the service.

Symbolising the protection of good and the punishment of evil, the jewelled sword was used as a Sword of Offering at the coronation ceremony of George IV in 1821. It wouldn't appear again at a coronation ceremony until 1902 for Edward VII and it has been featured at all subsequent coronations since. The sword features partly blued and gilt steel decorated on both faces with national emblems, including roses, thistles and shamrocks, while the hilt and scabbard are decorated with numerous jewels such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds.

There is no question that Penny Mordaunt cemented herself in the public consciousness, with even Labour counterparts commenting that she looked 'damn fine' and 'stole the show'. Admiration for her sword-bearing skills at the coronation might just reignite her political fortunes especially if Sunak and his government are widely expected to lose the upcoming general election. She may be third time lucky at getting the chance to be the leader of the Tory party. In any case many would agree in watching her steadfast performance at the coronation, it really might be the case that the ‘Penny is mightier than the sword’.

#Old English #oe #quote #penny mordaunt #mordaunt #coronation #king charles III #leader of the commons #privy council #sword #sword of state #sword of offering #monarchy #britain #british monarchy #ceremony #ritual #politics

[thepastisalreadywritten]

This book by Sir Thomas Wriothesley (21 December 1505 – 30 July 1550) shows what may be the first contemporary view of the State Opening of Parliament at Blackfriars in 1523, 500 years ago.

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) is enthroned in the middle, with three earls in front of him bearing the Sword of State and the Cap of Maintenance.

#Henry VIII #House of Tudor #Tudor Dynasty #State Opening of Parliament #Sir Thomas Wriothesley #Sword of State #Cap of Maintenance #British Royal Family #saint of the day #book

[earlofbath]

The new Sword of State, named the Elizabeth Sword in honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The old Sword of State, called the Papal Sword as it was given by Pope Julius II to James IV in 1507, is deemed too fragile to leave the Crown Room at Edinburgh Castle. The new Sword was designed by former Ormond Pursuivant of Arms Mark Dennis, and is longer and heavier that the Sword of State carried by Penny Mordaunt at the Coronation. It was borne for the first time by Dame Katherine Grainger.

Samir Hussein, 2023

#sword of state #elizabeth sword #honours of scotland #national service of dedication and thanksgiving

[blueiskewl]

Chinese Bronze Sword With An Inlaid Rock Crystal, Turquoise and Gold Hilt Warring States Period, Circa 4th - 2nd Century B.C.

#Chinese Bronze Sword With An Inlaid Rock Crystal Turquoise and Gold Hilt #Warring States Period #Circa 4th - 2nd Century B.C. #bronze #bronze sword #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient china #chinese history #chinese art #art

[somnimagus]

Spirit of the waiting sword

#legend of zelda #zelda #loz #loz fi #botw #breath of the wild #skyward sword #it's both yet neither #fan art #my art #i assume that she was the voice telling zelda how to save link in botw #but it made me wonder if her physical form reflects the master sword's state and i imagined the koroks keeping her company while she healed #old stuff repost queue

[egophiliac]

MOMO!!!!!!!!!!

#art #ride kamens #SANJOU!!!!!!! #not even den-o just momo #which is both 1) hilarious and 2) the state of den-o since 2010 or so let's be real #(rip ryoutarou you were a very good boy) #anyway i had to drop everything to draw araki immediately #IT'S STARTING GUYS THE HYPE IS REAL #okay. so like...he's just straight-up momo and not sword form or anything so WHAT are the RULES here #i-is sexy anime ika devil actually a possibility or

[nightswatchdisbandmentera]

I personally don’t mind the reveal that Aegon the Conqueror was motivated by dragon dreams about tptwp/war for the dawn; I actually like it quite a lot. Mostly because I like how Aegon’s legacy basically becomes: the unification of the realm and its peoples (a wholly positive thing) AND the iron throne (which has become a symbol of war and destruction). Aegon brought the realm together, but he also created that stupid pointy chair. The irony is that this chair, made of swords from all over the realm thus being a representation of all the different peoples in Aegon’s new kingdom, is meant to be the symbol of peace and unity. But in the current story, it’s become the driving force of disunity. And now hundreds of years later, now that the real threat that Aegon dreamed of has actually arrived, the realm is much too focused on who gets to sit on the silly chair more than anything else. Which imo would fall in quite nicely with GRRM’s deconstruction of prophecy, how people interpret it, and the ripple effects from those actions.

#i know a lot of people hate it because they see it as grrm vindicating the targs or whatever #but like come on the targs are fantasy on steroids - magic powers magic looks magic pets magic swords etc. #of course there’s gonna be larger than life fantasy shenanigans with those people #they're just like the starks in that regard and how the starks were probs/def among the heroes of the long night #and the fun thing with aegon’s dreaming and the current state of westeros is that #basically the two people holding shit together are descendants who don’t even bear the targ name #which is so ironic given that tptwp is targ specific #asoiaf #valyrianscrolls #it’s why my personal want and belief is for dany- aegon the conqueror come again - to torch that damned thing

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

He definitely meant the sword, right?

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #Wwx’s moral dilema with wanting to know more about lwj in this honest state vs respecting him is *so good* #he can ask silly questions and tease a little bit #but the fact he makes a conscious choice not to ask and deeply prying questions #says more than one might realize #That’s mutual respect baby!! The real sexiest thing you can have in any relationship. #Regarding wwx assuming lwj meant the sword; honestly…very relatable #when you’ve spent a long time thinking of someone as not holding much affection for you #any sign they give that they might is very easily written off as something else #it’s a little melancholic to feel like you like someone more than they like you. Platonic or otherwise. #you live with it and take whatever scraps you can take #not too unfamiliar for a former street kid huh

[krazieka2]

Lil comic about the kind of paralogues the Engage characters could have had hehe

Additional Bunet Paralogue:

#carrying over my posts from twitter choo chooooo #2023 art #fire emblem #fe engage #flexing those dramatic writing chops only to revert back into my native state #boucheron probably gets lost and ends up surrounded by corrupted. It's bunet's exact map but flipped lol #Zelkov deadly serious: one of the assassin's that slaughtered my family survived and must be hunted down #Kagetsu equally serious: AND THERE IS A SWORD TOURNAMENT THAT I MUST WIN

[a-sketchy]

noir and fox

#yusuke kitagawa #haru okumura #p5 #persona 5 #my art #finally drew some cool costumes from the cool costume game #haru has my absolute favourite thief design and i think it’s slept on a lot #i don’t think i’ve drawn yusuke before lol #i think it’s really fun when their faces are almost completely obscured #drawing haru was a very fun flow state but drawing yusuke’s sword and hands took a month off my life expectancy

[feluka]

#often it hits me that i will never ever see an egypt that is free from military dictatorship #it has been under military rule from my grandparents' time and i have to assume it will remain under military rule long after i die #i just want to know how it feels to not live in a military state #disgusts me to the core. i can't stand our rulers. #likewise for jordan my heart aches for jordanians #i can't wait for all of us to be free i can't wait to see a free swana people all of us together starting with palestine please #i know we will be beautiful without the sword hanging over our necks

[reasonsforhope]

"Construction of a massive municipal park—over 20 years in the making, is finally underway in the city of Irvine.

They say if California became its own country, it would have one of the world’s largest economies. The new Great Park of Irvine is a reflection of the always lofty ambitions of the state, and is expected to dwarf Central Park by more than 500 acres.

It was on May 23rd this year that the “Great Park Project” broke ground on the long-derelict El Toro Marine Corps Base, 21 years after voters approved a ballot measure ordering the state to create a park on the site.

Expected to take another 10 years to complete, the park will span 1,300 acres and include several museums, an amphitheater, a veterans memorial garden, an aquatics center, a sports complex, and not one but two lakes.

“After many years of community input and after the last year of intensive planning and design, we are excited to be launching what is a $1 billion investment to establish the world’s next great metropolitan park,” said Irvine City Councilman Michael Carroll who serves as Chairman of the Great Park Board...

First item of work on the agenda is to demolish and clear away 77 old military buildings while leaving the El Toro air traffic control tower which will be leased by the FAA. However a portion of the Irvine Great Park, as it’s being called, is already open to visitors and includes a soccer pitch and some other amenities including tethered balloons to take visitors up into the sky."

-via Good News Network, July 12, 2023

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More of this, please!!!

Also, I checked, and somehow the tethered balloon thing is not only real it's actually free. They go up 400 ft in the air

#california #irvine #united states #local politics #military base #parks #greenspace #public park #central park #talk about swords into ploughshares tbh #good news #hope

[essektheylyss]

I do think it's worthless to try to argue with the "amount of screen time = relative significance" crowd, but I really cannot stress enough how great this episode was for me personally, as an Essek stan.

I was doing the math between the mention of the war in the prelude (instead of a more general, 'since the Mighty Nein largely parted ways') and Trent saying, "Don't you want to know what I have?" and sat in my chair for ten minutes before Trent actually said it like, "Surely this man is not about to threaten Essek. That is way too much wish fulfillment for me personally. There is no way that's what he's about to say." AND THEN.

Fundamentally my opinions of an episode are not predicated on whether my fave was physically in attendance, nor even whether he was relevant, but it does show how reductive the measurement of screen time is as a metric considering Trent didn't even have to mention Essek by name to drag his living soul in kicking and screaming to briefly haunt this narrative.

#meanwhile essek is somewhere living his best life aka taking arcane measurements trying to figure out what the fuck is happening #like he's probably a little anxious but he's doing wizard things so he's thriving #critical role #cr spoilers #essek thelyss #this is partially inspired by the weird grumbling about 'wdym you enjoyed the episode if you're an essek stan you're supposed to hate it' #but especially cuz literally I don't understand how you witness 'dragged in to hang like a sword of damocles over caleb's head' #and go 'okay well he wasn't on screen so clearly you all should be bitter that he wasn't there' #like you don't have to be physically present to be relevant guys. this is narrative 101. that's what haunting the narrative MEANS. #tbf this was a low level narrative haunting cuz it was explicitly stated but like. that's more about time limitations. anyway.

[emry-stars-art]

I don’t know if you know this but I love a good royal au just as much if not more than a mer au… so when someone mentioned it at the beginning of May and i went for the thematic mermay instead I vowed I would come come back to the subject. Sketch dump time

Enter young king Aaron and prince Andrew, who recently were assigned new personal guards but Andrew is starting to realize every other word out of Abram’s mouth is only a half-truth if not an outright lie… what could he possibly have to hide

#Things We’ve Decided: #1) Aaron and Katelyn’s marriage was arranged but they’re both very happy and love each other #2) Andrew takes one look at Abram’s ball/festivity uniform while on duty and says absolutely not #put this man in a corset #3) abram only pretends he knows how to use a sword #in reality he’s much more comfortable with daggers and other small weapons he can conceal easily #for reasons obviously #4) Kevin ran away from evermore kingdom/castle and is now the twin’s advisor in training #under wymack’s tutelage #5) lady dan wilds is Aaron’s guard #beyond that is either heavy spoilers or outright undecided/not thought about at all #who am I kidding it’s an au #spoilers only exist in a quantum state #BUT IF YOURE CURIOUS AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT #MY DMS ARE OPEN ALL THE TIME #uhhhhh yeah #sketch dump #aftg #fan art #neil josten #andrew minyard #aaron minyard #royal au #all for the game #my art

[a-big-apple]

Hello Radchdom!

I have come very late to this fandom and have found it to be quiet but filled with a sense of delighted energy any time some new scrap of content passes into view. You might say it's like a lake with fish in it, peaceful on the surface until they all come bubbling up around a few breadcrumbs...

I am hungry for more breadcrumbs!! Let's harness that energy for the greater good with @fandomtrumpshate, an annual fanwork auction raising money for progressive nonprofits!

You can read all the details in the FAQ, but the tl;dr is this: if you're a fic writer, fanartist, beta reader, podficcer, fanvidder, or just have specialist expertise or can give someone's story a sensitivity read, YOU CAN OFFER YOUR WORK AND CREATIVITY FOR FELLOW FANS TO BID ON!

In last year's auction, just one enterprising person offered a fanwork for the Imperial Radch series. But a song is even better with more voices to sing! So I've volunteered as a Fandom Ambassador to spread the word and encourage more folks to get involved in my fandoms.

🍵CREATOR SIGNUPS OPEN ON FEBRUARY 5TH!🍵

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#imperial radch #ancillary justice #ancillary sword #ancillary mercy #provenance #translation state #radch #fandom trumps hate #fth 2024 #side note WHY IS THERE NO GOLDFISH EMOJI #or a radish?? #emojis i didn't know i needed before

[avalencias]

@kienava, a couple days ago: yasha had three swords over the course of the campaign. the three of swords. which when upright means grief loss tragedy emotional upheaval. and the three of swords reversed is healing forgiveness moving on.

i have not known peace since then

#critical role #yasha nydoorin #cr 2 #yasha just pings my art brain SO HARD #i really drew most of this in a fugue state friday night im. #im unwell #my things #also yes i finally gave in and did a proper signature #bets on how long it takes for me to forget and sign like this for work things.................. #but also MAN #skingorger holy avenger and magician's judge............. #like ok yeah yasha had the moon touched sword in the beginning of the campaign but thematically she's had these three each representing #diff aspects of her life.................send HELP