ANST - Fighting awards/orders...

[Paul Mitchell]

Galen again!

Pug Bainter wrote:
> Did I hear of a King's Lancer for equestrian?

That's a tourney title, like Steppes Warlord, or Queen's Champion.

> >> If so, why
> >>   aren't the Falcon, Rapier and Archer the equivalent of the Thistle and
> >>   Crane. (I think the Thistle mechanism would easily work for the
> >>   Martial Arts and thus have one award with multiple categories.)
> > Because in their wisdom, the various rulers of Ansteorra who created
> > these honors did not set it up that way.  Nor do I think fighting
> > suffers the lack of an AoA-level award in this kingdom; the knights'
> > squires, the Masters' students, and the Don's cadets seem to serve
> > as the equivalent recognition.  Hindsight is easy.
> 
> Can it be correctly in hindsight? Should it be?

Not without much confusion.  A _lot_ of Sable Falcons have been given
out.  And goodly number of Queen's Rapiers by now, too.

> I don't think that fighting is lacking, I just like consistancy. *smile*

Remember for whom "foolish consistancy is the hobgoblin..."

> This is more of what I was wanting to touch on. So the prerequisites for
> a Centurian are different enough from the Knighthood that someone can be
> recognized as one, but never the other?

Certainly!  I think it no scandal to publically admit that there are
Centurions who will never be knights; and it's unlikely that any knight
will become a Centurion who has not gone far and away beyond the work
expected of knights.  Certainly, I never expect to be a Centurion.

> > If we wanted to, we could knight someone for excellence in
> > rapier combat; don't hold your breath.
> 
> I know I won't. That was my original question, but the way I read it,
> they were restricted from the Order of the Chivarly.
> 
> Martial arts are "including but not limited to tournament lists, wars,
> combat archery, and period fencing, as well as such related activities
> as scouting and target archery."
> 
> Order of Chivalry is made in part for being "considered the equal of his
> or her prospective peers with the basic weapons of tournament combat"

The Order in each kingdom gets to decide _exactly_ what that means,
and who's met the standards.

> As well, this is the sentence I read that (incorrectly?) implied to
> me they couldn't receive armigerous titles for rapier combat. "Rapier
> combat, not having been part of formal tournament combat in the Middle
> Ages, shall not be a part of formal tournament lists for royal ranks
> and armigerous titles." 
I can see your point, but what it means is that we can't set up
a rapier tourney and make the winner a King, a Prince or a Baron.

- Galen
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