Golden Seal of Pelegiad

Golden Seal of Pelegiad Gylden inseglung of Pelegiad
File:BryteneMedalOfGlory.png Golden Seal of Pelegiad, unmarked
Awarded by The Thegn Rede
Country	Brytene
Type	Military decoration
Awarded for	Heroism in combat
Status	Currently constituted
Motto	In Se Storm (Into The Storm)
Statistics
Established	June 15th, 1903
First awarded	June 15th, 1903
Total awarded	372
Posthumous awards	239

The Golden Seal of Pelegiad' (Englisc: Gylden inseglung of Pelegiad) is the highest military decoration awarded by the government of Brytene, given for extreme bravery in the face of overwhelming danger or mortal peril, usually when the soldiers' actions saved the lives of allied personnel or civilians of any nationality. Military personnel of all nations are theoretically eligible for this award, though typically it is only bestowed upon Brytisc soldiers and their allies.

History

The Golden Seal of Pelegiad is named after the legendary hero Pelegiad, whose symbol was the Valknut, the triple-knot which symbolises brotherhood and loyalty. His warband wore the Valknut as their badge, and the Valknut has long been a symbol of warriors in Brytene.

The current Order was created in 1903 during the First Great War to commemorate the bravery of Marine Hamish McCuillin, who gave his own life to prevent enemy soldiers from overrunning his position during the First Battle of St Joseph, allowing the rest of his platoon to retreat and regroup. Since then, it has been awarded to 373 individuals, 239 of them posthumously.

Design

The Golden Seal of Pelegiad is represented by a valknut made of 24-carat gold, suspended from a ribbon of white silk with scarlet bars to either side.

Select list of recipients

Country	Person	Rank	Conflict	Details
Brytene	Hamish McCuillin†	Marine	First Battle of St Joseph, 1903	Remained at sniper post, covering platoon's retreat until killed
Brytene	Olivia Julius†	Lt. Colonel	Battle of Nortymba, 1904	Killed seven enemy personnel with sword during defense of Brytisc trench
Brytene	Indira Khan	Centurion	Whitebay Crisis, 1973	Led militia to board damaged Coraspar vessel, capturing more than 200 enemy combatants
Template:Country data Acronius	Karl Robles†	Lieutenant	Casaran Uprising, 1990	In defiance of orders, covered civilian evacuation for more than 24hrs until platoon overwhelmed
Template:Country data Allied Connurist States A.C.S.	Tiffany Bergersen†	Captain	Great Connurist War, 2009	Led infantry charge against enemy armoured battalion, preventing potentially disastrous flanking maneuver
Brytene	James Salary	Centurion	Operation Solo Endeavour, 2014	CLASSIFIED
Brytene	Saigo Kuribayashi	Lt. Colonel	Coldharbour Hijacking, 22/04/16	Took on and defeated two companies of Maoist rebel communists single-handedly

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