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The Plantagenet Dagger was originally made as a prop for [[Grand Duke Travis]] when he was filming the movie ''Richard and Anne'', a re-telling of Shakespeare's play ''Richard III'' that focused exclusively on the relationship between Richard III and Lady Anne. | The Plantagenet Dagger was originally made as a prop for [[Grand Duke Travis]] when he was filming the movie ''Richard and Anne'', a re-telling of Shakespeare's play ''Richard III'' that focused exclusively on the relationship between Richard III and Lady Anne. | ||
In the film, Travis portrayed the villainous Richard and his wife, [[Marquise of Walgreen|Cathryn]] portrayed Lady Anne. During a scene where Richard is attempting to woo Anne, he kneels at her feet and asks her to kill him with the dagger. When she refuses, he offers to kill himself instead. As the dagger had to be held against his throat several times, Travis had it specially dulled down so it could be safely handled at close range without | In the film, Travis portrayed the villainous Richard and his wife, [[Marquise of Walgreen|Cathryn]] portrayed Lady Anne. During a scene where Richard is attempting to woo Anne, he kneels at her feet and asks her to kill him with the dagger. When she refuses, he offers to kill himself instead. As the dagger had to be held against his throat several times, Travis had it specially dulled down so it could be safely handled at close range without risk of injury. | ||
Following the loss of Westarctica's other two swords, the dagger was christened "The Plantagenet Dagger" (Richard III was the last in the line of Plantagenet Kings of England) and began to be used in investitures in Westarctica's [[Orders of Westarctica|Orders of Chivalry]]. When knighting leaders of foreign nations, the sword is not used because foreign leaders do not bow before the Grand Duke. However, citizens of Westarctica and foreign diplomats are invited to kneel to receive the traditional dubbing with the dagger. | Following the loss of Westarctica's other two swords, the dagger was christened "The Plantagenet Dagger" (Richard III was the last in the line of Plantagenet Kings of England) and began to be used in investitures in Westarctica's [[Orders of Westarctica|Orders of Chivalry]]. When knighting leaders of foreign nations, the sword is not used because foreign leaders do not bow before the Grand Duke. However, citizens of Westarctica and foreign diplomats are invited to kneel to receive the traditional dubbing with the dagger. | ||