[Ansteorra] Vivats at Coronation
Nathan Jones
bigbeartx at msn.com
Sun Jul 21 11:20:34 PDT 2002
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Greetings Friends!
My apologies if this has been discussed before, but I have been a bit out of circulation of late due to mundane business matters.
Sadly I wasn't able to attend this past Coronation, but I heard something that has puzzled me and made me curious. I heard there were five "vivats" at this coronation.
As I said, I've been a bit out of circulation and so haven't heard if kingdom tradition or law (or where ever these things are written) has changed. Granted I have only been in the SCA for about 11 years, but it's always been
1 "vivat" for an AOA level award.
2 "vivats" for a Grant level award
3 "vivats" for peerage and above, including the crown.
When did this change? I had also heard that there were four "vivats" at a past coronation. Is this going to be an ongoing tradition? At what point will it stop? I have this hideous image of the "vivats" at the end of court being longer than the actual ceremony in the not too distant future. *chuckle*
So, can someone fill me in on what I missed?
Ever curious,
Gio
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