[Ansteorra] Principality?

[Trish Kvamme]

I think that was wonderfully written.

The question that sits in my mind as someone who loves Ansteorra but will in 
a brief time be leaving her borders is thus:

Do we actually have the membership numbers to comfortably sustain 
Principalities with a healthy margin?

I am not sure we do.  That means within and outside the Principality.  I 
can't see the Kingdom ever splitting in two, but for a Principality to be 
considered there has to be a consistant membership count to even begin the 
process.

Only the bean counters can tell us I suppose ;)

Larissa


>From: "Chris Backus" <cebackus at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
>To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Principality?
>Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:09:18 -0700
>
>The number of people who are afraid of this topic surprises me.  So many 
>people in the SCA are or have been in a University setting.  Talking openly 
>about something is generally a good thing.  If you don't like the topic, 
>that's ok.  Tune out.  Relax.  Another topic will come along shortly.  If 
>you like, you can even set your mail program to filter out anything with 
>principality in it  ; )
>
>I think there are some strong regional identities in Ansteorra.  There were 
>when I left, at least.  Not divisive, perhaps, but strong identities.  If 
>one of them becomes strong enough, there'll be a push for labeling that 
>will show externally what already exists (IMO) internally.  It won't happen 
>unless it's meant to happen.  No worries and no sweat.
>
>Some of the things I like about the SCA are nobility, banners, fealties, 
>allegiances, loyalties... it's cool being part of a specific unit going 
>into battle as part of a larger whole.  It's cool being a champion of a 
>Barony (or Shire) and standing by the Baron, Baroness, and the people of 
>the Barony (or Shire).  A principality would be one more banner, one more 
>set of nobility, another layer of fealty, another allegiance, another thing 
>to be loyal to while still being Ansteorran.
>
>I'm going to geek out here for a minute.  Tolkien could have made all the 
>humans part of Gondor.  Why didn't he?  Well, it was pretty cool that 
>Gondor was saved by their allies the Rohirrim.  Why were there men from Dol 
>Amroth? It's just a subdivision of Gondor... didn't they like being from 
>Gondor? Heck, it's one more prince, one more banner, a slightly distinctive 
>culture emphasizing the original sea-faring nature of the men of Gondor.
>
>There's nothing wrong with subdivisions.  We're still forming new shires 
>and new groups, not because we don't like what's already there, but because 
>it's an act of creation, which we all aspire to.
>
>Hawkins
>