[Ansteorra] Protocol Question (Warning: Can of Worms)

[Snorri Hallsson]

>From the award constitution for the Order of the Golden Lance of Ansteorra:

1.d)  It shall be recognized tradition in Ansteorra to address members of
the Order with the prefix "Lancer."


Snorri

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Chipman" <cchipman at nomadics.com>
To: "'Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.'" <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:53 AM
Subject: RE: [Ansteorra] Protocol Question (Warning: Can of Worms)


> What's the traditional titles for the Golden Lancers?
>
> JP
>
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> On Behalf Of Snorri Hallsson
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 12:34 AM
> To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Protocol Question (Warning: Can of Worms)
>
> So in finding myself recently with a vested interest in the outcome of
this
> question, I decided to search around in the various and sundry governing
> documents that give approved and alternate titles for the various ranks
within
> the SCA.  In perusing both the Award Constitutions and the Laws of
Ansteorra, as
> well as the Society Corpora, I find nothing that supports the use of
either
> "His/Her Lordship" or "Honorable Lord/Lady" for receipents of honors
bearing a
> Grant of Arms.
>
> In Ansteorra, the White Scarves, the Centurions and the Golden Lancers
have
> traditional titles that befit their specific orders, but membership in the
other
> GoA orders does not grant any title or form of address save for that which
is
> accounted to recipients of a Grant of Arms.
>
> The only reference I found for this form of address is from the Society
Corpora,
> which gives the official title/address of a GoA as "Lord/Lady."
>
> So my question is: where did the Honorable Lord/Lady and His/Her Lordship
come
> from, and under what authority save for tradition are we using it?
>
>
> Snorri Hallsson, CSM
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