The Kingdom of Galandor is the first recognized Sovereign Territory of The Empire of Chivalry and Steel (ECS), Inc., founded on April 10, 1990. Our Kingdom encompasses all of Arizona, with an outlying territory in Illinois. We currently have three territories in our Kingdom: the Marquisate of Altiora (Tucson, AZ), the Marquisate of Solaris (Phoenix, AZ), and the Province of Northwatch (Chicago, IL).

We are a republic governed by a Senate of appointed representatives who work in conjunction with a King and/or Queen, elected by the populace (members of the Kingdom), to act as its leader(s). This structure allows all members of our populace to participate fully in making important decisions within our kingdom, which is one to the ECS' founding principles.

What We Do: The Empire of Chivalry and Steel is a not-for-profit educational corporation that studies and teaches the ideals and history of Europe between 800AD and 1650AD to the general public. We specialize in the general recreation of the Middle Ages including the combat arts, and all forms of medieval arts and sciences. We hold events such as feasts, tournaments, and wars, which allow our members to participate in the combat or gentler arts, and have fun doing it! . We also hold demonstrations of medieval culture for the general public at public/private Schools (K-12) and universities.

In the Empire of Chivalry and Steel, members have the opportunity to attain knighthood and/or gain personal titles. Knighthood in our Empire is kept objective by using a merit based point system to follow a member’s progress towards this achievement. Points are earned according to how well a member does in the areas of combat and arts, or by providing service to the Kingdom, which we call ministry.

We hope that you enjoy your travels inside of our web site, and hope that you will come out to one of our practices or events and join us in having fun getting Medieval!