Question We guard the Queen!

I'm trying to design a unit patch and name for the Royal guards of the Queens. I'm modeling them as a blend of the Weapons from the Green Riders series (weapons masters all) and the Black Watch from the Shannara universe. At the moment I have no unit name and their desvice is "a burning oak leaf behind a green shield."

You're talking about the Sidhe Queens, right?

Burning Oak Guard?

Why not keep it simple?

... What names have you come up with, and why did you discard them?

Have we ever learned exactly what the Burning Oak is?

Malady wrote: Have we ever learned exactly what the Burning Oak is?

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null0trooper wrote:

Malady wrote: Have we ever learned exactly what the Burning Oak is?

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You think so? Well far be it from me to keep you from irritating the good neighbors by insinuating that they have such habits!

Anne wrote:

null0trooper wrote:

Malady wrote: Have we ever learned exactly what the Burning Oak is?

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You think so? Well far be it from me to keep you from irritating the good neighbors by insinuating that they have such habits!

What's to irritate them? Aunghadhail and her entire species died out (save maybe one coven in the Himalayas that still makes orichalcum) during or shortly after the Sundering. Her own spiritual successor was not at all certain she could hide Merry among those who live Under the Hill.

When it comes to the Fey, it only takes a few to make a large impact. Just ask your Celtic ancestors! Either the Irish or the Scots will tell you not to insult the wee people, even when you haven't seen them in many a generation. That is a good way for you to have the brownie move out of your house and a pooka or something else move in!

Very well, as I was chatting with Maggie when the name 'the Daughter of the Burning Oak' was coined, here goes: the 'Burning Oak' is a paradox. Paradox is huge in magic. The Oak is a sacred tree in almost every religious system where that plant occurs. The Oak represents Permanence and Fertility. The Oak provides acorns, which many cultures uses instead of grain. But the Oak is burning. But it is not destroyed. So, the Burning Oak encompasses Creation, Preservation and Destruction, all in one image.

Okay, so you could quibble that the 'burning oak' could also be a reference to Unga-Dunga's trademark red hair, but where's the cosmic symbolism in THAT?

Bek D Corbin wrote: Very well, as I was chatting with Maggie when the name 'the Daughter of the Burning Oak' was coined, here goes: the 'Burning Oak' is a paradox. Paradox is huge in magic. The Oak is a sacred tree in almost every religious system where that plant occurs. The Oak represents Permanence and Fertility. The Oak provides acorns, which many cultures uses instead of grain. But the Oak is burning. But it is not destroyed. So, the Burning Oak encompasses Creation, Preservation and Destruction, all in one image.

Okay, so you could quibble that the 'burning oak' could also be a reference to Unga-Dunga's trademark red hair, but where's the cosmic symbolism in THAT?

So would you say using the quercus robur leaf as the backdrop for the device on the patch for the queen's guard would be a good choice? Or some other quercus leaf?

Anne wrote:

Bek D Corbin wrote: Very well, as I was chatting with Maggie when the name 'the Daughter of the Burning Oak' was coined, here goes: the 'Burning Oak' is a paradox. Paradox is huge in magic. The Oak is a sacred tree in almost every religious system where that plant occurs. The Oak represents Permanence and Fertility. The Oak provides acorns, which many cultures uses instead of grain. But the Oak is burning. But it is not destroyed. So, the Burning Oak encompasses Creation, Preservation and Destruction, all in one image.

Okay, so you could quibble that the 'burning oak' could also be a reference to Unga-Dunga's trademark red hair, but where's the cosmic symbolism in THAT?

So would you say using the quercus robur leaf as the backdrop for the device on the patch for the queen's guard would be a good choice? Or some other quercus leaf?

It works. But remember to include 9 acorns, for she is the 9th Queen

Bek D Corbin wrote: Very well, as I was chatting with Maggie when the name 'the Daughter of the Burning Oak' was coined, here goes: the 'Burning Oak' is a paradox. Paradox is huge in magic. The Oak is a sacred tree in almost every religious system where that plant occurs. The Oak represents Permanence and Fertility. The Oak provides acorns, which many cultures uses instead of grain. But the Oak is burning. But it is not destroyed. So, the Burning Oak encompasses Creation, Preservation and Destruction, all in one image.

Okay, so you could quibble that the 'burning oak' could also be a reference to Unga-Dunga's trademark red hair, but where's the cosmic symbolism in THAT?

Compare with the Alchemical forms of Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt, or the ritual forms of Mandala, Mantra, and Mudra, or the literary forms in Haiku of Time, Space, and Event.

I like the acorn idea, thought won't be 9, as the guards where for/with one of the other 8. at the time when thinks went kaput.

-nose wiggle as mulling-

Where there other crowns for the other Queens or could I jst represent the whole with the Winter crown?

And I hadn't had any names for them cause I had writer's bloc regarding the group.