[Ansteorra] best of the best

[Burke McCrory]

At 06:58 AM 10/30/2003 -0800, you wrote:

Zach,

The oath requires you to promise that you and your consort are willing and 
able to serve as Crown if you win.  If each person had to promise that they 
wanted the crown you would see the lists shrink.  Duke Lloyd told me years 
ago that he felt it was the duty of each fighter to compete in Crown 
tourney to insure the quality of the list.  Of course we were a lot smaller 
back then but the spirit of his comment is true even today.  Many fighters 
enter crown to test their mettle against the best.  Others enter to insure 
the quality of the list or to try and win the day.  Whatever your reason I 
encourage any fighter that can take the sword oath to enter into Crown and 
participate in one of the most extraordinary events this Kingdom has to 
offer.


Sir Burke


>Is that really allowed?  I thought that to fight in Crown you had to 
>promise that you wanted the crown.  I figured that it might make a few 
>people upset it I fought in Crown with no desire to be king.  (Mind you I 
>am a newbie and unless I spiked everyone’s Kool-Aid I haven’t a chance to win)
>
>
>
>Is it acceptable to fight in Crown and lose at the last minute so as not 
>to have to be king?
>
>
>Zach asker of questions
>
>Elaine Crittenden <letebts at earthlink.net> wrote:Zach,
>you are so right!
>The business of being surrounded by those more experienced works in just
>about any situation, even in my field--calligraphy. I tell my students that
>if they find themselves in a class sometime where they are the best, they
>either need to be teaching or to find another class where there is someone
>else at a higher level of training than they have!
>It's the ooooonly way to progress.
>
>Remember (pardon, but scribes have a tendency to collect and use quotes):
>"Progress only earns its name when what you have is better than what you
>had."--Unkn.
>
>;-)
>
>Lete
>
>PS. If you don't wish to rule and still wish to fight with the best, maybe
>you could just fight up to the last and then (on purpose) die a spectacular
>death? I'm sure the ladies would just swoon and want to cuddle you at your
>last breath! (giggle)
>L
>
>----------
> >From: Zach
> >(snip)
> > In a similar vain I find it best to be in a circle where the warriors
> > around you are all better then yourself. It is truly the best place to
> > learn and grow your skills. I would love to one day fight in a tourney
> > with the best but I donít desire to be King. So where does one truly test
> > ones skills once they have reached that level if they have no desire to 
> rule?
> >
> >
> > Zach who has no persona as of yet
> >
> >
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