Editing Seal of the Lords

[[Image:Adama's medallion.jpg|thumb|Adama shows Tigh his medallion while explaining his reasoning for entering the [[magnetic void]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}.]]

The '''Seal of the Lords''' is a medallion that is the symbol of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Lords of Kobol]]. Commander {{TOS|Adama}} normally wears this peculiar medallion with his commander's robes when in full dress.

He explains to Colonel {{TOS|Tigh}} that the medallion is a symbol of the Colonial faith as well as a symbol of power. The medallions are passed to members of the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]]; both he and the treasonous Lord {{TOS|Baltar}} have the last known surviving Seals.

The medallion is also used in the [[seal]]ing ceremony, where the master of ceremonies wraps the medallion's chains around the bride and groom's hands as each holds the other's hands, with the medallion itself on top. 

On {{TOS|Kobol}}, in search of answers to the whereabouts of [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]], Commander Adama uses the medallion as a key that opens the tomb of the [[Ninth Lord of Kobol]], as well as to circumvent the cage-trap in the corridor leading to the tomb.  The diamond-shape of the medallion also served as a mirror to reflect light to photo-sensitive eyes of the animal-figures within the tomb, thus opening the actual resting place beneath the faux sarcophagus {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}.

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== Related Imagery ==

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File:Adama's command medallion.jpg|Adama's command medallion, a variation of the Seal of the Lords {{OS|The Hand of God}}.
File:LPOG2 - Seal of the Lord Container.png|[[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] removes the Seal from its golden box {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}.
File:LPOG2 - Seal.png|{{TOS|Adama}} wrapping {{TOS|Apollo}} and [[Serina]]'s hands in the [[Seal of the Lords]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}.
File:BSG-TOS - S01E03 - Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II - 1374.jpg|[[Serina]] points out {{TOS|Adama}}'s Seal might be a key that could open the [[Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol]] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}.
File:BSG-TOS - S01E03 - Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II - 1380.jpg|The keyhole for {{TOS|Adama}}'s [https://media.battlestarwiki.org/Seal_of_the_Lords Seal of the Lords], allowing entry into the catacombs leading to the [https://media.battlestarwiki.org/Tomb_of_the_Ninth_Lord_of_Kobol Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol] {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}.
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==Notes==

*The Seal of the Lords is analogous to the [[Arrow of Apollo]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]'s Kobol story arc. As in "Lost Planet of the Gods," the new series' characters also search for the way to Earth by accessing [[Tomb of Athena|another ancient tomb of a Lord of Kobol]], where the Arrow is the key to the data in the episode, "[[Home, Part II]]."
*A similar medallion [[References to the Original Series#Buck Rogers in the 25th Century| appeared]] in [[Glen A. Larson]]'s television series ''[[wikipedia:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' as the amulet used to stop the Vorvon in the episode "Space Vampire."
*The Seal may have a second appearance, as shown in this picture. Different props may have been used, or the character has a second medallion for reasons unrevealed.

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