ANST - water bearers

[Dale, Richard N]

Well I feel especially qualified to answer a question for a change. My Wife
was kingdom waterbearer for 3 years. All non fighters must be authorized by
an authorizing marshall as a non combatant. Just becuase you are not
fighting, does not mean you shouldn't know the rules for entering the field.
Through this carding process the marshallate can help to make sure that
waterbearers know the right and safe time to come onto the field.

I believe you need to be a minimum of sixteen to go out on the field and do
this. Also, it is generally not a godd idea to have children getting used to
running out on the melee field untill the fully understand the potential
dangers involved.

This only applies to the melee field. This does apply to helping water the
populace , or setup, or help carrying bottles to the side of the melee
field, or cutting up fruit, cleaning bottles, etc.. There is still plenty
too do elsewhere and just as and even more important than walking around
with the water bottle.
Richard Fairbourne

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Young [mailto:uther at lcc.net]
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 1:50 PM
To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
Subject: ANST - water bearers


I guess I live under a rock but I've been playing SCA 15 years and I didn't
realize that no one under 16 can be authorized to be a water bearer.  I
didn't even realize you had to be authorized.  Since water bearers can't go
on a field without a hold, why do we have these rules exactly?  I mean, I'm
sure there's a reason and I'm just missing it but my 10 year old wanted to
be a water bearer at Melees this weekend and I felt inadequate when she
asked me why she couldn't.  I told her we had to follow the rules but I
couldn't answer her when she asked me why it WAS a rule.
thanks,
gwyneth



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