[Ansteorra] A tradition begins in a far off land

[mike young]

Way to go Gunthar...
you should have been at our Crown...it was great.
gwyneth

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gunter" <countgunthar at hotmail.com>
To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 11:01 AM
Subject: [Ansteorra] A tradition begins in a far off land


> This past weekend I got to hopefully begin a new tradition in the Kingdom
of
> Atenveldt.
> Although Coronation was a couple of weekends ago I realized I'd failed in
my
> duty
> to my Liege Lord as I'd made a promise that I had missed.
>
> So in Court at Southern Crusades I begged a moment of the Crown's time. I
> then began
> a speech about the honor of Crown and the honor of the fighter who falls
for
> the final
> time to make someone else the Sovereign of these lands. Trust me as
speaking
> from
> experience when I say that taking that last shot is one of the most
> difficult things to do.
> But honor demands it. The worst thing is that both fighters have fought
> mightily and
> striven hard to overcome the finest fighters in the kingdom to become the
> Crown but
> one walks away with everything and the other leaves in defeat.
>
> Earl Timotheous, many years ago, took pity on a poor fighter who had
tasted
> the bitterness
> of Crown defeat three too many times. He felt that second place should not
> be a total loss.
>
> So, on Saturday night, Timo's kindness and legacy has been born in the
firey
> lands of
> Atenveldt. I called forth Sir Kosmo Craven and regaled the gathered
populace
> with his
> honor and skill and brought before him......a cheesecake.  The Number 2
> candle blazed
> with pride as it was walked down the aisle and presented to him. Sir
Craven
> accepted this
> gift with all the "respect" it was due and even was so kind as to tell me
> the wish he was
> thinking was directed at me! (Of course, he didn't say whether or not it
was
> for good or
> ill.)
>
> But I would be a poor subject to His Majesty Jonathan were I to forget
that
> He and I had
> much in common. Yes, this poor man had tasted the bitterness of defeat
three
> too many
> times as well. Besides, he loves cheesecake.
>
> So, with candles blazing, another gooey confection was presented to His
> Royal Majesty.
> A lovely thing, graham cracker crust and the slight oiliness glistening in
> the candlelight.
> With three Number 2's around the rim and a large Number 1 in the center.
>
> The tradition begins.
>
> Yers,
>
> Gunthar
>
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