No subject

thoughts.  I'll give mine too.

Goverment
Then-You have no choice in who leads you.  No balance-check system.  If you
want to leave your feudal lord you had to ask permission.
Now-You can pick your leader.  We do have elections.  You can leave the
events and wars.

Food
Then-No refridgation.  Very little for the peasants to eat cause most of the
crops went to their feudal lord.
Now-Got plenty of refridgations.  Even I'm not the richest and I've got
plenty of food in my cupboards.

Medical
Then-Just simple.  God help you for the littlest of cuts and broken bones.
Now-Ok still not the greatest of systems for those that still having trouble
to affording it but at least the doctors can not turn you away.

Education
Then-You got none to very little.  Even the rich were undereducated.
Now-Everyone has to go to school.

Life
Then-Lucky to make it to you first birthday.
Now-Can count your life beyond the number of fingers and toes you have.

Travel
Then-Go no more then a couple of miles from home.
Now-Anywhere you please.

Hope this makes you think before critize people that you've not been with.

As for honor.
Watch Robin Hood with Kevin Costner (sp?)  When sitting around the fire with
a bunch peasants that have warrents out for their arrests and him just back
from the crusade and finding his father dead, he points out that he has seen
more bravery in the man that is defending the knight's horse than the knight
that has just ran away in fear.  Another idea is to judge a book by it's
cover.  A rich book covering can have no knowledge in it and the poorest of
looking books can have the greatest of knowledge.

I'm not the wealthest of my SCA sister and brothers, but I do have the heart
to play and work beside them to keep old world knowledge alive.  In the SCA,
I'm treated like a lady.  If the mundane world threatens me then there are a
whole of sword, arrow, and knife toting men and women that will defend me
and help in my most despair of times.

What you find in the Society, you will find real life.  What you find in
real life, you will find the Society.  Nothing is perfect.

I've gone on for to long.  Think before judging.  You just might be judging
yourself the hardest.
----- Original Message -----
From: "hans kemper" <heidel12001 at yahoo.com>
To: <Ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 10:24 AM
Subject: [Ansteorra] newcomer thanks


> I truly appreciate all who took the time to respond to
> my question about how "period to be". I realized from
> my readings and associations with some who have been
> in the SCA for a time.
> I would like to ask a few more questions because of
> what I have personally seen, from what I have heard
> from those I know in the SCA, and from the research I
> and others have done.
> a. almost exclusively, a knight in the time period
> which the SCA recreates, had to own a horse and had to
> be able to field that horse - it was one of the
> primary distinguishing characteristics of being a
> knight -
> Should this not be the case in a organization with so
> many people placing such an emphasis on being period.
> Should not knighthood be conferred only on those who
> have the finances and the other means to OWN and field
> a horse? That way the title of knight (which is
> supposedly a highly respected title in the SCA) would
> remain truly special. The rest could be given the rank
> of master of arms - which is what they would be if
> they earn the title.
> I realize that many could not afford a horse and have
> the means, land, etc. to properly take care of it -
> but as I said - that would make the title truly period
> and special. And since horses GENERALLY have to be
> registered - it would be easy for those in charge to
> confer and continue knighthood on those who have an
> animal.
> b. Also, Many have witnessed some enter the crown
> tournaments who do not have the financial means or
> time , etc. to fulfill the obligations required and
> yet they are allowed to participate by giving their
> word that they do. Some of these participants AND
> OTHERS have even used their influence to get
> themselves and their friends recognition (awards)
> which have not been earned. Where is the HONOR AND
> NOBILITY in this? And why is there not a means to both
> stop and rectify these situations when they arise?
>
>
>
>
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