what the hell does draconis ordo mean?

Question

Why are european brotherhoods all hung up on the dragon? how has evolution changed the appearance of these organism- uh I mean organisations....whats your take?

Answer 1

That means "Order of the Dragon" in Latin.

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Answer 2

Draconis Ordo means order of the dragon. To go back to its inception. It was a Christian orgnazation that was set up between high ranking officals and kings and statesmen of Eastern Europe to keep back the tide of the Turkish invaders. Had some really intresting leaders, Hungary's King, Poland, Moldavia, Translyvaina, Wachalla to name a few countries.

The most famous of these people get confused, because they where kin. The Prince of Wachalla who was known by his friends as Dracul and his son Vlad Tepists who was known as the little dragon or Dracula.

Answer 3

The order of the dragon.

Answer 4

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Order of the Dragon
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The Order of the Dragon (German: Drachenorden; Latin: Societas Draconistrarum) was an order of selected nobles modeled on the Order of Saint George of Hungary. The order was founded in 1408 by Sigismund, King of Hungary, and his second wife (Barbara Cilli) in order to protect the royal family. Members of the Order were known as draconists.

Contents [hide]
1 Origins of the Order
1.1 Symbol of the Order
1.2 Growth of the Order
2 Modern day
3 Other



[edit] Origins of the Order
In the second half of the fourteenth century, many kings founded their own orders of knights to support their thrones. Notable examples are: the Order of the Garter in England, the Order of Jug in Aragon, the Order of Scarf in Bohemia etc. Unlike the famous military orders of the Templars or the Hospitallers these orders were secular in nature.

After Sigismund's decisive victory in Bosnia, the king decided to found his own secular order. The members were important political allies and vassals, the pillars of Sigismund power. The name of the order refers to St. George. The sigils of the order were an ouroborus and the flaming cross.

On December 13, 1408, the charter for the Order was publicly announced, dedicating the Order to the defense of the cross from its enemies, particularly the Ottomans and Hussites. The founding twenty-four members were inducted in 1408, including:

Sigismund of Luxembourg, King of Hungary
Stefan Lazarević of Serbia
King Alfonso of Aragon and Naples
King Ladislaus II of Poland
Grand Prince Vytautas of Lithuania
Duke Ernst of Austria
Christopher III, Duke of Bavaria and King of Denmark
Pipo of Ozora

[edit] Symbol of the Order

Reconstruction of the order patch (I) based on existing Austrian museum artifactsFor their symbol, the Order designed an insignia of a dragon with its tail coiled around its neck; on the back of the dragon, from the base of the neck to the tail, is the Red Cross of Saint George, with the entire image on an argent field. The dragon represented The Beast of the Book of Revelation while the red cross represented the victory of Christ over the forces of evil. Members were required to wear the symbol (often as a medallion) at all times and were often buried with the symbol.

A University of Bucharest annotation to the original edict which establishes the Order reads O Quam Misericors est Deus, Pius et Justus, which may be part of the emblem.


Reconstruction of the emblem (II) based on the sketches in Austrian Museum custody; the original badge is missing
[edit] Growth of the Order
In 1431, Sigismund chose to expand the ranks of the Order. To achieve this, he invited a number of politically influential and militarily useful vassals and nobles for indoctrination into the Order. Included in this ceremony was Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad Ţepeş, who was serving as frontier commander guarding the passes from Transylvania to Wallachia. (The post-title Dracul refers to being invested with the Order of the Dragon.)

The addition of new members caused the creation of many classes within the Order. Each class had a slight variation on the symbol of the order, although the dragon motif was dominant in each variation. Common changes included the addition of inscriptions like O Quam Misericors est Deus ("Oh, how merciful God is") and Justus et Paciens ("Justifiably and peacefully"). The order remained prominent until the death of Sigismund in 1437. Without a strong sponsor, the Order quickly lost influence and prestige.


[edit] Modern day
Few historical artifacts of the Order remain today, although the symbol of the Order has been adopted for many family crests throughout Europe. A copy, dating to 1707, of the edict forming the Order is the oldest historical artifact of the Order and is stored at the University of Bucharest.

The Imperial and Royal Dragon Court and Order, is a recent and unauthorized revival of the original Order of the Dragon. Although not generally considered a legitimate Order of Chivalry, it has gained a growing group of adherents. One of its most prominent members is Michael Stewart of Albany, the self-styled "Prince Michael of Albany", who claims to be directly descended from Charles Edward Stuart, penultimate head of the House of Stuart.


[edit] Other

Fifteenth century wax seal, used (in adapted form) as a logo by Cradle of FilthThe heavy metal band Cradle of Filth have an official fanclub titled The Order of the Dragon.

The Order of the Dragon was used in Elizabeth Kostova's novel The Historian. They were in the book as the underlings of Vlad Ţepeş (whom they considered to be Dracula) and were used to further his scholarly interests.

In the role-playing game series World of Darkness, there is a covenant known as the Ordo Dracul that claims to have been founded by Dracula.

Wallachian ruler Vlad Tepes (the Impaler), son of Vlad Dracul (member of the Draco/Dragon Order), was also known as "Draculea", literally "son of Dracul". This is the origin of the Dracula vampire character, loosely based on Vlad Tepes reputation for cruelty and extreme, bloody punishments.

Miloš Obilić, a Serbian knight, had created the secret order of the Dragon of Saint George. His shield represented the sun with twelve rays and there were twelve knights, himself included, belonging to this order. As a distinctive sign, they wore a dragon on their helmet. The aim of the order was the death of the Ottoman Sultan Murad I.

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