Knights of the Fleur de Lis

"The Knights of the Fleur de Lis" are a Jousting/Tournament group dediicated to the pursuit of Chivalry and the finest feats of arms on the field of battle.

This group is the premier tournament group of MTWGG; it is the first and founding group.

Anyone can set up a Jousting or Tournament Group if they have more than one member willing and able to be active participants in said group for formal competition.

Some groups, like this one are by special institution; are invite only and formed by Royal Ascent. Other groups may have their own rules and regulations set by their jousting masters.

The fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys (plural: fleurs-de-lis) is a stylized lily (in French, fleur means "flower", and lis means "lily") or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, religious, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in French heraldry.

While the fleur-de-lis has appeared on countless European coats of arms and flags over the centuries, it is particularly associated with the French monarchy in a historical context, and continues to appear in the arms of the King of Spain and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and members of the House of Bourbon. It remains an enduring symbol of France that appears on French postage stamps, although it has never been adopted officially by any of the French republics. According to French historian Georges Duby, the three petals represent the medieval social classes: those who worked, those who fought, and those who prayed.

The heraldic fleur-de-lis is still widespread: among the numerous cities which use it as a symbol are some whose names echo the word 'lily', for example, Liljendal, Finland, and Lelystad, Netherlands. This is called canting arms in heraldic terminology. Other European examples of municipal coats-of-arms bearing the fleur-de-lis include Lincoln in England, Morcín in Spain, Wiesbaden in Germany, Skierniewice in Poland and Jurbarkas in Lithuania. The Swiss municipality of Schlieren and the Estonian municipality of Jõelähtme also have a fleur-de-lis on their coats.

In Malta, the town of Santa Venera has three red fleurs-de-lis on its flag and coat of arms. These were derived from a gate which was part of the Wignacourt Aqueduct that had three sculpted fleurs-de-lis on top, as they were the heraldic symbols of Alof de Wignacourt, the Grandmaster who financed its building. Another suburb which developed around the area became known as Fleur-de-Lys, and it also features a red fleur-de-lis on its flag and coat of arms.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Status:
Elite Jousting Club - Premier league status
Premier Jousting Club - the first to be formed on MTWGG

Jousting Master:
Cyrus the Great, Champion of the High-Summer Tourney, Knight of High-Summer; Baronet of the realm.

Members:
Cryogenic Politoad - Earl, Knight of High-Summer, Knight of All-Hallows, Knight of the Roman Tourney, Knight of Renown
Chivalrous Arrow - Knight of High-Summer, Baron of the realm
D@vid, Knight of High-Summer
Khan Bolgar - Knight of High Summer

Coat of Arms:
Entitled to wear the Fleur de Lis

Entry Qualifications:
By Invitation only.

Team Qualification:
Must be defeated in a Tourney by another team
Only those Knights who best them may be admitted.

Individual Qualification:
Single Combat - must defeat at least three consecutive members to qualify.

All challengers welcomed.