ANST - Crown topics
Pat Mullins
padric at astrosfan.net
Thu Jul 1 21:02:08 PDT 1999
Thank you!
I have been looking for a sufficient answer to a legitimate question, (not trying to rouse rabbles, although at times it may have seemed that way) and in your writings I have found that answer. Duke Kein may stand by Sir Kief's answer, but yours made more sense to me.
Again, thanks!
Padric (v8
On Wed ELYSANDRE at aol.com wrote:
>I have been to many crown lists throughout the last 17years and watched many
>reigns as a result of these same lists. This process has served the Kingdom
>well as it has stood. A lot of you are upset about Dukes being able to
>withdraw from the list. Well it is their earned right. It always has been
>that way that I know of. They have faithfully served the Kingdom and I feel
>that they have the best interests of the Kingdom at heart. They fight in the
>lists to ensure the quality of those who make it to the final rounds, while
>this may not be fair, we are not re-creating a democratic society are we.
>When they withdraw from the list it is not always because they had no
>intention of winning, sometimes it is because they feel the remaining
>fighters would do a good job of serving the Kingdom and would like to give
>them the chance to do so.
>
>I urge those of you who question the way the lists are run to think about
>how theses methods have served Ansteorra. Are you also the ones entering the
>lists? or sitting on the sidelines. I find it hard to believe that so many
>people want to question something that has worked so well. Those of you that
>have served as crown or as their entourage know what an undertaking it really
>is both financially and mentally. Those Dukes have not only undertaken this
>responsiblity once but twice and sometimes even more. They have earned their
>right to protect the crown by entering the lists and challenging the
>competitors, they better than anyone know what is expected and as I said
>before have Ansteorra's best interest at heart.
>
>On a side note I have seen many a fighter withdraw from a list or fight with
>no intention of winning the title offered the champion and yet do not hear
>any complaints along these lines.
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