Al-Qamar al-Muntasir

'Ahlan wa Sahlan!'

Originally the shire's second Norman household, called "La Lune Triomphante", Al-Qamar al-Muntasir ("The Triumphant Moon") has more recently become a rallying-point for the more unusual personas of the shire, such as Arab physicians, Mongol warriors or Japanese samurai. Its members combine a love of music and storytelling with expertise in the wielding of "weapons of little or no hurt

A raindrop, dripping from a cloud,
Was ashamed when it saw the sea.
"Who am I where there is a sea?" it said.
When it saw itself with the eye of humility,
A shell nurtured it in its embrace.

- Sa'adi of Shiraz (c. 1200 AD)

Every member of this household has the right to add the epithet "Al-Qamari" (if a lord) or "Al-Qamariya" (if a lady) to their name. This means "The Qamarite" (lit. "of the moon").

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