ANST - Butterfly Hunt

[Chris and Elisabeth Zakes]

At 11:08 PM 10/17/97 -0500, you wrote:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Mitchell <pmitchel at flash.net>
>To: ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG <ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG>
>Date: Thursday, October 16, 1997 9:59 PM
>Subject: Re: ANST - Names of Groups
>
>
>>Afrena wrote:
>>>
>>> And Namron is still waiting for it's taxes....Bjorn was the Baron of
>Namron
>>> at the time Bjornsborg was founded.  So obviously it was named after him,
>>> and hence owed Namron taxes....as so the war ....um, hunt...yes, that's
>it,
>>> great butterfly and wildflower hunt was fought...uh was held.
>>
>>Actually, Bjorn hadn't joined the SCA when Bjornsborg was founded; it's
>>a few years older than Namron.  Bjorn disclaimed any interest in what
>>arcane method the Bjornsborgers used in deciding to name their group
>>after someone who hadn't yet come to prominence.
>>
>>At least, that's what Alexandra told me.
>>
>>- Galen
>
>
>So, then for what reason was the great Butterfly and Wildflower
>War...Uhh...Hunt held??
>
>Afrean O'Dunlaing


Because it made a good (and humorous) excuse for a war. The Black Star was
full of accusations and counter-accusations for *months* before the actual
event. 

To add to the complications, Sir Jan, who was Baron of Bjornsborg, won
Crown shortly after the War was declared, and he was king when the war
actually happened. Bjornsborg was being ruled solely by Baroness Alexandra
(who was *not* his queen) for the duration. Thus the "Butterfly Hunt"; at
opening court the morning of the war, Jan asked why all these people in
armor were running around, and Bjorn and Alexandra explained that they were
merely "hunting butterflies" and "gathering wildflowers" with a few
retainers along to help.

	-Tivar Moondragon


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