Order in Council

Harald Torsten I den Givmilde, Den Evige och Enväldige Vikingakejsaren

Approved

Present:

The Eternal Sovereign Viking Emperor's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

Sir Dagfinn Thorvaldsson,
Imperial Chancellor of Stormark.

Sir Cashmaiel Andelarion,
Lord Warden to the Outland.

Sir Polten of Yperpen,
Lord Warden of the Skalds.

Lady Aoife the Celt,
Lady Warden of Council.


WHEREAS Article 6a of the Althing Statute requires the Stormarksgothi to open the Annual Session of the Althing in the first month of the year;

AND WHEREAS it is likely that the Stormarksgothi will, due to certain medical issues, be unable to open the Annual Session of the Althing of the Eighth Year of the Second Viking Age;

AND WHEREAS nothing in the High Laws and Statutes of Our Most Sovereign and Noble Viking Empire prevents Us from standing in for the Stormarksgothi;

AND WHEREAS it is Our Imperial Duty under Article XIII of The Emperor's Code to uphold the High Laws and Statutes of Our Most Sovereign and Noble Viking Empire;

LET IT THEREFORE BE KNOWN that We, Harald Thorstein I the Generous Giver, The Eternal Sovereign Viking Emperor, Perpetual Protector of the People of Stormark, Perpetual Defender of the Viking Nation, Eternal Guardian of the Lakes of Hurmu, Paramount Chieftain of the Ancient Tribes of Hurmu, Most Noble Sovereign of the Lands of Stormark, Supreme Lord of the Lands of the Crown of Saint Harald, Supreme Lord of the Lands of the Longships Throne, Sovereign Lord of Kejsarinna Asa Land, Sovereign Lord of Lontinnin, Sovereign Lord of Vinland, Senator of the Lakes, King of Anglethyr, King of Bondegard, King of the Bosworthians, King of Marthunia, King of Merlaide, King of Sicilia, King of Thydtwinnster, Living Saint of the Most Holy Nidarosian Church, Solver of the Ancient Enigma, Keeper of the Most Sacred Instruments, Lord of the Conquest, Navigation and Commerce of the Imperial Colonies, Hero of the Old Tale, Paladin of the Temple of Love, Imperial Prince of Thule, Imperial Prince of Inis Fer Falga, Prince of Antioch, Prince of Arietta, Prince of Lichtenbad, Prince of Malisko, Duke of Frøyalan, Duke of Normandie, Duke of Pond Isle, Duke of Port Chloe, Marquis of Beaulieu, Marquis Thorstein, Earl of An Chláir, Earl of Carrick, Earl of Fife, Earl of the Trondelag, Count of La Marche, Count of Poitou, Count of Quercy, Count of Wintergleam, Baron of Einmar, Baron of Nordland, Baronet of Holmborg, Baronet of Robland, Lord of the Longships Islands and Lord of the Isles, do by this Our Imperial Instrument, in the exercise of Our Most Ancient Prerogative Imperial, by and with the advice of Our Council of State, declare that We shall open the Annual Session of the Althing of the Eighth Year of the Second Viking Age on the Twenty Sixth Day of the Month Vidiland (January 15).

BE IT ALSO KNOWN that We do by this Our Imperial Instrument declare that We shall perform the Althingi Opening Ceremony though a SIM-ID called "Stormarksgothi".

I djúpinu hár dit gívit oss glédina at átá, gilda o gárna dit innannemnda, órd fur órd, som lá.

Given at Our Hall in Haraldsborg, in Our Thanedom of Gulathing, on this Day of the Lord Thor, the Twelfth Day of the Month Vidiland in the Eighth Year of the Second Viking Age in the Second Epoch of Our Most Sovereign and Noble Viking Empire.