[Ansteorra] Ansteorra Digest, Vol 6, Issue 26
Alix deBohun
czarena_unrest at yahoo.com
Sun Oct 8 09:55:36 PDT 2006
I have been on both sides, acted as escort for a male friend, and have been the lady escorted by a male friend. I've never looked at is as validating my presense (even if that's what the tradition started as). When someone is called into court to be made a peer, they are oft heralded in with much pomp and circumstance. To me, being escorted into court is the same idea on a much (much) smaller scale. It's saying "this person is important enough to have entourage "(even if its an entourage of one).
You, of course, bring up a good point though. The visual of several men clamoring to get to an unescorted lady is (while often humorous) probably not the best behavior. Unless its a dear friend/other half , perhaps letting someone who is closer and has offered is a better idea.
my 2 cents :)
Lady Alix deBohun
original message:
Depending on the preferences of the woman on the receiving end of
this
> "ritual", it can denigrate whatever the award is the woman has been
called
> forth to receive, or announcement she is there to make; and it can
also draw
> all that pesky attention away from her and onto her male protector.
This
> seems to me to be showing less courtesy and more thoughtless
disrespect. If
> the lady is willing to participate, however, that is a different
matter.
>
*snip*
> >Thank you for the interesting discussion.
> Ma plaisir.
> Marc/Diarmaid
Hmmm. I have seen quite often the opposite occur, when a lady escorts
her lord or a unattached male friend into court. Not as often true,
but probably once for every two times I have the example you provide.
I wonder if perhaps this is newer behavior?
Idly musing,
Ceallach mac Donal
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