ANST - AOA/GOA etc courts - Brand new, help!

[Mark.S Harris]

Greetings unto Rowan, and others new to the SCA,

Rowan2u wrote:
> ::peeks up over the edge of the mail:: I'm brand new to this list and the SCA,
> will someone tell me what AOA/GOA and the like stand for? My introduction is
> forthcomming,  I'll post it tonight, promise. Till then, thank you for your
> patience!

Welcome!

AOA and GOA are shorthand for Award of Arms and Grant of Arms. These are
different award levels in the SCA. An Award of Arms is the basic, first
level of award. While varying from kingdom to kingdom, this in the level
that lets you display a coat of arms. The proper address for someone with
this title is Lord or Lady. But lord or lady (in smaller case) will work
for most folks no matter what rank they have.

The highest level of awards are the peerages. The Grant of Arms, in this
kingdom, is just below these.

You might be interested in looking at some of the files in the NEWCOMER'S
section of my Stefan's Florilegium such as:
4-newcomers-msg   (23K)  1/ 2/97    Comments directed at SCA newcomers.
courtesy-msg      (32K)  1/19/96    Courtesy guidelines in the SCA and period.
                                       Hand-kissing and bowing.
names-FAQ         (14K)  5/ 8/96    Choosing and registering names in the SCA.
SCA-courtesy-art  (14K)  5/22/96    Courtesy guidelines by Ioseph of Locksley.
SCA-intro-art     (23K) 11/14/95    An Introduction to the SCA.
SCA-Rialto-FAQ    (50K)  6/21/96    SCA FAQ list from the Rialto (rec.org.sca).
SCA-trans-msg     (18K)  1/ 4/96    How to handle the move from one group to
                                      another. For the people in the group too.

These files can be found at:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/rialto/rialto.html

While you are there, you might want to look at some of the other sections too, 
depending upon your interests. There are sections on ANIMALS, ARCHERY, BEVERAGES,
COMBAT, FEASTS, FOOD, PERFORMANCE ARTS, CLOTHING, CULTURES, TEXTILE ARTS, CRAFTS
and others.

Lord Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net
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