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A Study of the Myth of The Winged Soldiers


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A Study of the Myth of

The Winged Soldiers

 

Penned by Miss Elaine Victoria d’Arkent

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[!] An artist's depiction of a winged soldier

((Artist is Meaghan Maxted))

 


 

Their depiction and duty

A Winged Soldier is a female with large wings which  can be any colour she chooses, though the most common one is white. They are also often depicted wearing aurum armour, based on the belief that the metal is the most pure and  harmful to dark creatures. Some artists give the winged soldiers natural hair colours while others give them unnatural ones, as no myth has been found that describes their hair colour. Their eyes have been described as bright as the sky or the sun.

 

It is said that the winged soldiers are sent by God to help priests expel the foul beings from corrupted descendants, fight dark beings that threaten God’s descendants, to help guide the sinful back to redemption and bring souls of the dead to the seven skies. There have been those close to the brink of death that have claimed to have seen a winged being come down from the light only to disappear when saved by medics. Other soldiers who linger on the battlefield to find their loved ones have also claimed to see signs of such beings, though there is no proof it was real.

 

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((Couldn’t find the artist, but the signature is there))

 

Background of the Myth

How the myth came to be has been argued by many scholars, as its origins are obscure and several variants of the legend exist.

 

Some believe it came from St. Julia of Paradisus, when she cast out Iblees from her camp when confronted alone by him. The thought that a woman alone had such strength and purity to be able to cast out the dark and foul by herself gave much courage to her sex/fellow women. It is believed after her death that God called for St. Julia to gather herself some faithful women in his skies, giving them wings and power before sending them to do his bidding against the dark.

 

Another variation of the myth is that St. Emma of Woldzmir became the first winged soldier. Due to her life of servitude to God and her prayers to him, he blessed St. Emma by giving her “wings” so she could lift her fellow soldiers into victory from the courage she had gained. And so God continued to allow her to help her fellow soldiers and those caught in war after her death.

 

A third myth is that the winged soldiers are in fact what some call the Aenguls that God created to help him. They do his bidding, yet still have their own thoughts and opinions. Some even fall to temptation and end up corrupted.

 

Which myth is the true origin of the winged soldiers is unknown. It is indeed possible all of them are true, but scholars have since created these mixed variants.

 

Canonist Belief

The truth of the myth remains dubious,as there are no mentions of these winged soldiers in the canonist scrolls to my knowledge and thus the myths may even be the fabrications of heretics But as long as us fellow canonists do not worship these winged soldiers and the Church says we are allowed to speak of them then perhaps more studies, explorations and findings will be made known if there is in fact some truth to them.

 

What we also know is that myths often come from people needing courage and to hold onto something during dark times. Some even stem from real experiences that were over exaggerated. Indeed, for instance, the myth may have begun by the rescue of a man at the hands of a woman dressed like a bird, or with an avian companion, that the man saw as an angelic figure.Twisting the story once he had been healed into the woman having wings and being sent by God. 

 

So always take myths with a grain of salt even if they are interesting is my personal advice to those reading my study on this particular myth.

 


Signed by,

Miss Elaine Victoria of House d’Arkent

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Thank you to @Xarklyfor fixing grammar and help with writing! <3


 

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Friar Ernst inspected the missive, commenting to a nearby Acolyte, "Quite interesting, indeed. I would put my bets on Aenguls. They have played a key role in world affairs many a time since days immemorial. From Scripture to the battles against the Inferi, they have intervened and certainly could they be mistaken for beings separate from the Aenguls they are." he nodded. "Though, there is a dogmatic issue, 'They do his bidding, yet still have their own thoughts and opinions. Some even fall to temptation and end up corrupted.' Aenguls have no free will, likely making such things impossible. Though, despite this, these 'Winged Soldier's' seemingly act in virtue and therefore line up with the Dogma nevertheless. After all, God can devise of no evil." With that, he set the paper aside, tucking it away in a safe place within his cell.

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