ANST - Joint circles

[Dennis Grace]

Salut Cozyns

Lyonel aisai.

Master Petruccio says:
>Up in what was the Principality of Artemisia (now the Kingdom
>of Artemesia) they use to hold combined Peer circles quite
>often.  Usually during the reigns of Brian and Anna.
>
>Yes, they were huge, and in my opinion rather unwieldy.  I
>don't know if they still do them up there or not.  Just
>another anthropological difference between Kingdoms  :)

I agree, they were unwieldy.  They also had a healthy, cross-pollenation 
effect.  It is noteworthy, I think, that Brion Tarragon was an early 
proponent of the single peerage system for the SCA.  I wonder how he feels 
about that now that he's ruled in the East.

I think an occasional joint peers circle is a good idea, but I don't think 
we want to make it SOP for Ansteorra.  Year before last at Steppes Twelfth 
Night, the Chivalry circle had 36 members.  Just imagine the size of a joint 
circle in such circumstances.

lo vostre por vos servir
Sir Lyonel Oliver Grace

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