[Ansteorra] Principality?
Trish Kvamme
ladyoftherose at hotmail.com
Tue Apr 25 10:10:13 PDT 2006
I think that was wonderfully written.
The question that sits in my mind as someone who loves Ansteorra but will in
a brief time be leaving her borders is thus:
Do we actually have the membership numbers to comfortably sustain
Principalities with a healthy margin?
I am not sure we do. That means within and outside the Principality. I
can't see the Kingdom ever splitting in two, but for a Principality to be
considered there has to be a consistant membership count to even begin the
process.
Only the bean counters can tell us I suppose ;)
Larissa
>From: "Chris Backus" <cebackus at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
>To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Principality?
>Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:09:18 -0700
>
>The number of people who are afraid of this topic surprises me. So many
>people in the SCA are or have been in a University setting. Talking openly
>about something is generally a good thing. If you don't like the topic,
>that's ok. Tune out. Relax. Another topic will come along shortly. If
>you like, you can even set your mail program to filter out anything with
>principality in it ; )
>
>I think there are some strong regional identities in Ansteorra. There were
>when I left, at least. Not divisive, perhaps, but strong identities. If
>one of them becomes strong enough, there'll be a push for labeling that
>will show externally what already exists (IMO) internally. It won't happen
>unless it's meant to happen. No worries and no sweat.
>
>Some of the things I like about the SCA are nobility, banners, fealties,
>allegiances, loyalties... it's cool being part of a specific unit going
>into battle as part of a larger whole. It's cool being a champion of a
>Barony (or Shire) and standing by the Baron, Baroness, and the people of
>the Barony (or Shire). A principality would be one more banner, one more
>set of nobility, another layer of fealty, another allegiance, another thing
>to be loyal to while still being Ansteorran.
>
>I'm going to geek out here for a minute. Tolkien could have made all the
>humans part of Gondor. Why didn't he? Well, it was pretty cool that
>Gondor was saved by their allies the Rohirrim. Why were there men from Dol
>Amroth? It's just a subdivision of Gondor... didn't they like being from
>Gondor? Heck, it's one more prince, one more banner, a slightly distinctive
>culture emphasizing the original sea-faring nature of the men of Gondor.
>
>There's nothing wrong with subdivisions. We're still forming new shires
>and new groups, not because we don't like what's already there, but because
>it's an act of creation, which we all aspire to.
>
>Hawkins
>
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