The Grand Priory of MOC Terra Nordica is part of the work that the Royal House of Aragon, Majorca and Sicily maintains, and in here you will find all the details about the Order and what the various codes, rules, and descendents are. The descendents of the Royal House today live in Catania in Sicily, but the Military Order of the Collar still exists in many countries as it was eventually changed from being an honorary order to a dynastical one which was passed down from family member to family member.



This is a very interesting part of history to learn about and to remember when you are studying it, or just want to visit the countries and areas like Majorca and Sicily. You will be able to understand the country better and enjoy the historic sites of importance as well. Most of the history you can learn from the official web site of the Military Order of the Collar of the Royal House of Aragon, Majorca and Sicily. If you want to learn about their heritage and the activities of the Order, you will find much to read.

The MOC or Militare Ordine del Collare is the Order that maintains active and charitable work in many countries, also the Nordic countries and the Baltic Regions. This Military Order of the Collar is the most important of those in the patrimony of the Royal House of Aragon, the other Orders are largely honorific. Aragon was a small country or settlement in the Iberian Peninsular and eventually became large enough taking over Majorca and Sicily. The House of Aragon, Majorca and Sicily is still acknowledged as one of the major Royal Houses in exile thanks to the importance of the Order.

The Order was once a very important part of the life in Sicily, and now it is just there to show people about the Royal House of Aragon and give you some history and information as to what rulers and countries where there before they disappeared and became part of present-day Spain, Greece and Italy. In the history of the Kingdom you will find that there are detailed accounts of the nobility and Kings and Queens as well as the Duchesses, Dukes, Counts and Countesses. Even the MOC had ranks like Knight and Dame.

This Grand Order originally was a knightly association founded in 1288, and prominent men were knighted by the King Alfonso II in Minorca. The knight would then have to settle in the fortress of St. Agatha to guard the country against invaders. These men formed their own knighthood and probably had special uniforms and a coat of arms. This was confirmed in the accounts of the MOC set out in a manuscript in the 16th century and was eventually discovered by the Duke of Carcaci in 1851. It was from this point on that the Order was acknowledged and a lot of importance placed upon it once again.

Today this Order has 4 Grand Priories in Europe and the Grand Priory of Terra Nordica contains all the members in Scandinavia. If you belong to the organization you can be ranked as follows: Knight or Dame, Knight or Dame with Grand Cross, Knight or Dame with Grand Cross with Collar and Knight or Dame with Grand Cross with Grand Collar.