ANST - the rapier peerage

[Russell Husted]

  > 3) Throughout most of the period in which unarmored
  rapier combat was practiced, knighthood was not offered
  for weapons mastery.  It would be inappropriate for me
  to be recognized for martial prowess.<

I do not feel this argument, as it is frequently understood, holds any 
water, please take no offense and read on. Here is why:

If I were to walk onto the field and be the hotest stick in the SCA, should 
I be made a knight? I do not believe so. My opinion of a knight would be 
crushed if you told me that he was knighted because he is/was the hottest 
stick in town.

So I agree that it is inapropriate to knight a person for JUST martial 
prowess. I believe leadership was just one of the _many_ other qualities 
that go into being a knight.

sincerely,
mahee

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