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archaemic [2010-09-28 19:17:48 +0000 UTC]
The royal orb made me laugh
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MESIASelRocketo [2010-09-27 05:45:29 +0000 UTC]
Nice!
I can't wait to see how Eridan is going to look.
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vethica [2010-09-27 02:49:26 +0000 UTC]
Her dress is so pretty! Can't wait to see the others.
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Duljo321 [2010-09-27 01:04:17 +0000 UTC]
Oh my gog is that a Holy Hand grenade?
That's totally a Holy Hand Grenade.
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Mozai In reply to Duljo321 [2010-11-30 21:28:57 +0000 UTC]
Nope. A royal orb is a symbol of the ruler's power over the secular world. ("She's got the whole world, in her hands, she's got the whole wide world, in her hands..."). Christian kings/queens would have a cross on top of the orb, to show that their authority over the material world was assigned by God.
The orb held by Empress-in-waiting Feferi has the symbol of a troll-home, representing her dominion over the troll's homeworld. I suspect when she ascends to the Imperial throne, she will have another orb representing her dominion over the Alternian Empire.
Look up "globus cruciger," and you'll notice the one that is in England's Crown Jewels is what the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch is based on.
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Duljo321 In reply to Mozai [2010-12-01 00:54:25 +0000 UTC]
Huh.
Thank you for endowing me with your knowledge, good sir.
/no sarcasm intended, thanks for the facts!
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