The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . Hiirslaiid IMnikcll. I8:i8. SWEDEN AND NORWAY. 329 THE ORDER OF THE SERAPHIM, OR THEBLUE RIBBON. There is no doubt whatever of the antiquity of this Order,yet it is very difficult to arrive at the exact date of thefoundation. General opinion, though without positive proof,ascribes its origin, about the year 1280, to King Magnus I.,who is said to have instituted it at the persuasion of theMaltese Knights. Another account ascribes the foundationto Magnuss grandson, Magnus Erichson. This presumptionis somew
The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . Hiirslaiid IMnikcll. I8:i8. SWEDEN AND NORWAY. 329 THE ORDER OF THE SERAPHIM, OR THEBLUE RIBBON. There is no doubt whatever of the antiquity of this Order,yet it is very difficult to arrive at the exact date of thefoundation. General opinion, though without positive proof,ascribes its origin, about the year 1280, to King Magnus I.,who is said to have instituted it at the persuasion of theMaltese Knights. Another account ascribes the foundationto Magnuss grandson, Magnus Erichson. This presumptionis somewhat supported by the historical fact, that Erichsonhad, at his coronation, in 1336, dubbed several personsKnights of the Order of the Seraphim. From this bare fact,however, we would rather be inclined to infer that the Orderhad already been in existence at the time of his accession tothe throne. Quite as uncertain are the form of the insignia, and theprovisions of the statutes in ancient times. We only know%that on grand occasions, a certain number of individualswere knighte
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