Court Heraldry Question...

[Aodhan Ite an Fhithich]

Dia duit!

 [Replying to a message of Nan Bradford-Reid to All]

 NB> And, no, here in Ansteorra King and Queen rule equally, one is not a
 NB> consort.

Catherine,

Not entirely correct.  Yes, the King and Queen rule equally here.  However,
the Consort is still the person who was fought for at Crown and the Sovereign
the person who won the tournament.  Oddly enough, Corpora does not explicitly
define these two offices (Sovereign and Consort) in this fashion, although it
is implied between the lines. (Eimile and I checked both the current and
previous Corpora.)

 NB> During Rowan's reign, I believe she was -- or should have been
 NB> -- acknowledged first.

I assume you mean Rowan's reign as Sovereign <g>.  Yes, she should have been,
and was, acknowledged first (even the scrolls were reworked to accomplish
this).

Feicfidh me' ari's thu',

Aodhan
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