Thanks!
I don’t remember if there is more history of the name given in this history article or not, but for those who might be interested, here is a Florilegium article on the History of the lilies War.
Lilies-Wr-Hst-art(155K)"Lilies Wars - A completely unofficial history" by Valens of Flatrock. (I-XI)
http://www.florilegium.org/files/STORIES/Lilies-Wr-Hst-art.html
Stefan
> On Nov 17, 2014, at 8:24 AM, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I don't know how the Order of the Calon Lily came to be named, but I have heard that the war was so named because a) they wanted something similar to "war of the roses" and b) there were lots and lots of lilies growing around the original site where the event was held.
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> D^
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