ANST - Belts and their meaning..

[donato at mail.stlnet.com]

I'm not sure I completely understand the question.  The red belt of the
squire (and in some kingdoms the spurs and chains) is basically (I believe)
simply an outward sign of a contract between the person and the knight.  

Usually the contract involves an agreement that the squire will learn what
the knight has to teach and will strive towards achieving the rank
him/herself, but I have known knights who took squires who had little
interest in the martial arts, and I have known knights who did very little
in the way of actualy training of their squires.

Therefore, the only conclusion that one may draw is that the belt like a
lover's or wedding ring is merely an outward sign of contract and fealty,
the terms of which are strictly between the two and vary wildly from
relationship to relationship.

Just my two cents.

Donato el Lobo

At 11:13 AM 4/6/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Good Morning,
>
>  This weekend I was asked a question that I honestly couldn't answer,
>  so I thought I'd ask it here to try and get some ideas and input.
>
>  While helping to setup the Royal throne, one of the people who was
>  helping said something along the lines of "Well you do know what this
>  belt means don't you?" It was a red squire's belt.
>
>  After thinking about it, I couldn't even tell you what it does mean to
>  me. I could tell you why someone might take or give the belt (be it red,
>  green or yellow), but not what it means to someone outside of that
>  relationship.
>
>  So what does the student's belt mean to those not in the relationship?
>  What should it mean?
>
>  Thanks a lot for the input!
>
>Ciao,
>
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