[Ansteorra] Provinces, a stunned question

[Chris Backus]

My format was lost to the potential detriment of understanding.  I'll try to 
draw some order out of the chaos that resulted...

 How is being short with a lady part of the "ideal" model we try to 
recreate?  How is publicly disagreeing with a decision made by your feudal 
lord (or the lord of your feudal lord) part of the historical model you seem 
to idealize?  Isn't public debate on an internet forum about as modern as 
they come?  Or if we prefer the historical model,should someone simply give 
you the lie direct and end this conversation?

I value discussion, but don't confuse my historical interests, my SCA 
interests, or my modern beliefs in frank and open dialogue.Wasn't courtesy 
one of the traditions in the SCA way back when you joined?  I almost didn't 
send this... but then I remembered Gunthar's post and I'd rather just speak 
out.

Moonshadow is an amazing group and I simply don't believe someone like you, 
Alden, can speak against them until you've sat in their halls, listened to 
their musicians, and sang in their bardic circles.  For someone who despises 
the move towards leaving site and going to a restaurant, I think you'd love 
Moonshadow who puts on some of the most wonderful feasts I've ever eaten,but 
you'll never know, because you've already decided they're the first sign of 
the downfall of Ansteorra.

They chose me once as Insegnante, which means teacher.  Their greatness is a 
topic I'd gladly go on about at length, but one experience is worth a 
thousand words.

Hawkins

________________________________________________________

>Umm..my intent was *not* to play games with terms, or definitions; but to
> discuss *concepts*.
> Do you have a valid point to present?
>
> Alden
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ansteorra-bounces+ferret=hot.rr.com at ansteorra.org
>> [mailto:ansteorra-bounces+ferret=hot.rr.com at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of
>> Jennifer Smith
>> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 9:35 PM
>> To: 'Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.'
>> Subject: RE: [Ansteorra] Provinces, a clarification
>>
>>
>> Alden wrote:
>> >[...]
>> > My new concern is that (from what others have stated) that they were
>> > *eminently* capable of being a Barony, yet they *deliberately* chose a
>> > modern, egalitarian model; instead of a Medieval (or even
>> > Rennaissance) one.
>> >[...]
>>
>> Not necessarily! The history of urban town governments is a
>> fascinating one,
>> even if you limit it just to England (which, being in the SCA, we should
>> not). The SCA term "province" is perhaps not the best term to
>> use, but isn't
>> that also very typical of the SCA, where Knights outrank Lords?
>>
>> -Emma de Fetherstan
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Ansteorra mailing list
> Ansteorra at ansteorra.org
> http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/ansteorra
>