Chain of Office    $76  Expedited Shipping Available! E-mail service@strongblade.com or call 866-7SWORDS    Please select the model that you would like to purchase, Then click on the Add to Cart button. Badgeless Livery Collar from The Tudors   Model# SBMU-TUD-LIVERYCOLLAR  $76       In Stock - Ships in 1-3 days   Chain Of Esses, Silver Finish, from The Tudors   Model# SBMU-TUD-CHAINOFESS-S   $84       Ships in 3 to 4 weeks   Chain Of Esses, Brass, from The Tudors   Model# SBMU-TUD-CHAINOFESS-B   $93       Out of Stock   Livery collars were used to designate that the bearer held a position of import in a certain regime. The Collar of Esses is one of the most famous livery collars in history. It was a vast improvement over the Collar of Arrs and way, way better than the Collar of Queues. And don't even get me started on the Collar of Pees. Alright, alright, so there were no Collars of Arrs, Queues and Pees. But the Collar of Esses did exist, and a very famous collar it was. It dates back as far as 1371 and has a bit of mystery to it. You see, no one really knows why the chain is made from a string of "S" letters. Rumor had it that it stood for 'Sovereign,' which was Henry the IV's personal logo or motif, but the collar was around long before Henry, so there must be some reason for the designation. If it had been the letter "B" we could easily have assumed it stood for 'bling,' or 'big daddy.' Had they used the letter "H," we could have surmised that it stood for 'homey,' or 'hottie.' But they used 'S,' so it's likely we shall never know. The Collar of Esses was worn by many different people, including Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VIII, Sir Thomas Moore, and Thomas Cromwell to name a few. The collar usually bore the badge of the king on it. In Henry VIII's case, the Tudor rose. It signified that the bearer served an office in the current regime. In Sir Thomas Moore's case, it was Lord Chancellor. In Cromwell's case, it was as a member of Parliament and a personal advisor to King Henry VIII. Both Moore and Cromwell wore the Collar until their necks could no longer support it (both were beheaded by Henry VIII).

Did you know that Greek Hoplite soldiers placed their best fighters in the front and back of their formations? The ones in the front were placed there to meet their enemies first and hopefully drive them backward. The ones in the rear were there to make sure none of their fellow soldiers decided to break formation and run. Strongblade has a large selection of Greek swords, Greek Weapons and Greek Armor.

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