[Artemisia] Fleur-de-lis

[Trish Wheeler]

I believe that this was the yellow flag iris.  The story goes that the king was leading his army and came to a river.  He needed to cross but did not know if it was safe.  Then he noticed the iris growing far out into the water and knew it was shallow enough to cross.  In thanks he adopted it as his symbol.


Lady Teckla MacNaughton of Unicorn Meadow
Baronial Minister of Arts and Sciences
Barony of Arn Hold



--- Willa - Rose <yasmeena at juno.com> wrote:
Somewhere I read that Europeans brought this symbol back from the
Crusades. I do not recall where I read this, but it stuck with me because
I always thought it was a European thing.

Ah, it is true, the East greatly influenced the Renaissance.
Yasmeena


On Tue, 25 May 2004 19:52:22 -0700 (PDT) Naima <ladywolf89 at yahoo.com>
writes:
> this is a cute little tidbit I found a couple days ago
> if you already know this info, cool, if not then here
> it is (the professional historian that I am just HAS
> to share hehehe)
>
> The Fleur-de-lis the Emblem of Royalty
> (word for word from my little flower brochure)
> The symbol of elegance, refinement and opulence, the
> iris has been cherished by kings, queens and gardeners
> since the beginning of history.  During the Crusades,
> Louis VII of France chose the iris as his personal
> symbol, known as the Fleur-de-Louis,which later became
> Fleur-de-lis.  Ever since, the stylized iris has been
> the symbol of French Royalty.  it glistened on the
> robes of the Sun King, Louis XIV.  It is etched,
> carved, and gilded into every corner of Versailles,
> the pleasure chateau of French kings.  And in the
> gardens of this paradise, the noble iris still reigns
> supreme.
>
> (it's a brochure on Iris Collections from Spring Hill
> Nursuries) hehe
>
> Naima (entering in last history thoughts before she moves)
>
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"The Equestrian Mistress Yasmeena"
Minister of the Royal Stables of Artemisia
Mounted Companion of the Lance of St. Anne
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