When one receives an Award of Arms in the SCA, a tradition is that one is given a dagger. Usually it is a ceremonial dagger just to show that now you have the right to bear arms in the presence of royalty. In the Shire of Cote du Ciel, though, we purchase daggers for our new AoAs. This is the dagger I received with my Award of Arms, March 29th, 2003, from Her Royal Majesty Shajara, given during evening court at our St. Pyre's event.
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