#wintergardens

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17.07.2025

7:54 AM EDT April 22, 2024:

Killing Joke - "Wintergardens" From the album Brighter Than A Thousand Suns (November 10, 1986)

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Hello, and welcome to my first ever trivia Tuesday! Since I’m very excited for my new fantasy/magic/drama WIP, ‘Throne of Fire: Dance of the Crowns Book 1′ (part of a series), I wanted to do a history post on the lineage of the Arthurs, ruling family of Wintergardens. They do play a special part in the first book, but won’t be as major until later on in the series.

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Moving on - here’s the topic of the day, covering one of the most important parts in their history

Symbolization/family crest:

The wolf is symbolic of, when going with its positive associations; loyalty, spirit, sharp intelligence, appetites for freedom, guardianship, expression of strong instincts, excellent communication skills, and commitment to and love for their families.

1) The house of Arthur is acknowledged by all to be incredibly loyal. When the Red Rebellion was still going on; they’d pledged loyalty to the Victoires, and helped them win many battles against the Greygrims’ armadas, and of course, King George Alagstoyne’s disguised assassins.

2) They’re very spiritual, taking their religion (the Ten Cards) very seriously and seem to have a special magic that takes place within them. While there’s never been a case in history of a member of the family tree having any sort of magical power, they have a certain charm to them that nobody’s yet to figure out.

3) A large majority of their members from the were very intelligent, quick-witted and knew what they were doing. Alongside the current family, the three most intelligent members of the current tree noted are; Selene, Meredith and Tali, the three women of the house.

4) Hence the many sayings having to do with lone wolves, the first member of their tree’s history, Felix Arthur wrote many poems and songs about lone wolves that are still noted, read and sung by the people of Wintergardens to this very day, encouraging his family, both present and the future members to take pride in being ‘lone wolves’.

5) The Wolvesguard are deathly loyal, having pledged themselves fully to the family they protect. Notable members of the Wolvesguard are Theo Price, who also plays the role of Prince Lukas’s love interest, and Jordana Stone, Princess Selene’s personal guard. The members of the family are loyal as well of course, returning the favor to their sworn protectors constantly.

6) Many figures, especially the females of the Arthur family are known to be rather stubborn and fiery when determined, and while not seen as a bad thing, they were known to be rather harsh at first. They’re very honest and never afraid to speak their minds, associating with one of the more minor wolf traits, which is standing your ground and having self-confidence. Another notable figure with this habit was Katelyn (Kat-lean) Arthur; the Queen of Wolves and the woman who led the rebellion when Baron Greygrim of the Metal Islands assaulted the Winter Castle with his armies on ships. Her twin brother Benjamin was noted as a soldier of the Wolvesguard for Wintergardens, while her younger sister Bella planned on a strategy for battle to win against the Greygrims’ fleet for a rather long time, her plan falling into place perfectly when the day of the battle fell upon them.

7) Sociability is common within their family, as their reputation given by certain others as the ‘lone wolves’ was proven to be the opposite of who they were; sociable and friendly to others.

8) And finally, the house of Arthur is the only royal lineage of all the 21 in Altoterra who’s never had a single member of their family commit treason, as they admired each other too much to do so. While they don’t use it as a tool to hold against others, they’re rather proud of the fact that they’re known as one of the most loyal and committed houses of the realm.

The crest is a grey, pale white and periwinkle blue ombre-esque wolf’s head, looking up into the sky and howling at the moon. This is symbolic, as the night that Felix Arthur declared Wintergardens his was the first night of the fall, and a full moon was out at the time.

Concluding the parts of symbolization, the color of the flag itself, a light and icy blue, is for their commonly-referenced season being winter, the season of ice, snow and blizzards.