Archive:The Solar Crown
| The Solar Crown Apart of the Imperial Regalia | |
|---|---|
 Heraldic depiction of the Solar Crown used in the Imperial Coat of Arms | |
| Native name | Corona Solaris |
| Born | The Age of Heroes |
| Residence | The Palace of Kings, Solar Pyrrhus |
| Nationality | Solar Empire of Arith |
| Known for | Being the regnal and Imperial Crown of Pyrrhia and Arith |
The Solar Crown (High Pyrrhian: Corona Solaris), also known as the Imperial Crown of Pyrrhia, or the Imperial Crown of Arith, a hoop crown with a characteristic octagonal shape, is the coronation and Imperial crown of the Solar Empire of Arith, created approximately a thousand years ago during the mythic Pyrrhian "Age of Heroes". The crown has been used, and continues to be used in the coronation of the Murascaillbach King of Kings, being used most recently to crown Melevor II as both King of Kings and Solar Emperor.
The crown is revered as a sacred and holy item of the Solaris faith, being believed to be forged by the progenitor of the Murascaillbach Dynasty, and the son of Erses, Íor Murascaillbach with pure sunlight from the golden sunlight mane of Erses himself encrusted into the Sun which tops the crown. A heraldic depiction of the crown is used on the Imperial coats of arms, badges, logos and various other insignia in the Solar Empire of Arith to symbolise the Imperial authority of Melevor II.
Description
The crown does not have a round shape but an octagonal one, unlike other crowns of the age. Each plate of the crown is made out of a high-quality 22 carat gold and is studded with pearls and precious stones, the inside coated with a red velvet cap.
The crown is decorated with 144 precious stones including sapphires, emeralds and amethysts, and about the same number of pearls. The single stone that adorns the centre of the Sun at the top of the crown, surrounding by pearls 14 other stones is called the Stone of Terra, supposedly found underneath the Kiln of Creation buried in the soil as a gift from the Patron Spirit Ymis to Íor Murascaillbach and his descendants. It is a small emerald that is as green as the grass that blesses the Pyrrhian homeland, and is said to shine in darkness, preserving the honour and light of Erses in the world.
The crown bears four smaller plaques, or "picture-plates" which bear pictorial representations of the form of Erses as a great Ceiltean Elk. Each of these enamelled plates is surrounded by blue sapphires and pearls in raised filigree settings. At the back of the crown, along the rim of large plate is inscribed the letters P.E.I.O.U - standing for "Pyrrhiae est imperare orbi universo" in High Pyrrhian, which means: "All the world is subject to Pyrrhia", a symbolic device coined by a later descendant of Íor Murascaillbach and subsequently inscribed onto the crown.
Usage
The Solar Crown is used both as the official coronation crown of the Murascaillbach Dynasty as King of Kings - the official head of the Solar Ecclesiarchy of Erses - and as Solar Emperors of Pyrrhia and Arith, as well as being used as the official Imperial crown, and worn by the Solar Emperor during official occasions of state, such as religious ceremonies, the opening of the Imperial Estate or the birth of an heir.
In heraldry
The Solar Crown is widely used as a heraldic emblem of the Solar Empire of Arith, being incorporated into a multitude of emblems and insignia. As the Solar Empire is a constitutional monarchy, the crown is often used to symbolise the sovereignty (or authority) of the Emperor, and a sign of their Imperial office. It can be found on the Imperial Coat of Arms for the Imperial Dynasty of Murascaillbach
History
WIP