MOA & Gunter

[Michael Heydon]

From:	owner-ansteorra at eden.com  On Behalf Of Michael F. Gunter

that this "just ain't so."  Neither Lloyd nor any of his squires ever swore 
any 
oaths to our weapons.
Gunter, it was meant to be a metaphor, some sort of explanation why a MOA 
doesn't swear to oath of fealty to the King.  The metaphor was to answer the 
question, then what to they swear oath of fealty to, and as we don't swear to 
the king, we, then in essence swear allegiance to our weapons, which are 
offered to the king's service.  Also, Duke Lloyd must not have been Norse, for 
all good Norsemen swear oaths to their weapons.  (tongue in cheek GRIN).

That comment (joke) is insulting and unworthy of Masters.
As a student to a Master, I find nothing insulting by my comment, but I will 
not deny your right to claim an insult if you so desire.  Mater of fact, it is 
a point, which my Master takes time to mention, that any person wearing a 
baldric in combat needs to take into consideration the fact it might encumber 
a limb, especially to his students.
I hold Masters at Arms in high regard and have considered the possibility of 
taking up the baldric since Mastery is more in keeping with my personal 
tastes.
There goes the neighborhood.
If you feel that MoA's recieve a bad rap then it is yours and your Master's 
duty
to "out-knight" the knights.  To strive to be the best fighters, teachers, and
examples of Chivalry out there.  You should make the knights look up to you 
not
act as if your Master was given a bum's rush.
You have a very odd sense of perspective if you have summarized the above 
three statements.  I feel my Master was treated fairly by the Crown, and am 
extremely proud of him as well as my own pursuits within the SCA.  I am under 
the impression that a Knight whom is acting chivalrously wouldn't look down 
upon Master's at Arms in the first place.  As my Master believes both MOAs and 
Sirs exist to serve the crown, he asks that I don't participate in activities 
which would separate the two orders.  He instead promotes that he and his 
students try to learn something in the process of teaching something and visa 
versa to all members of the SCA.

With the best in mind....		Stay amused....

Marrock

Marrock at msn.com