[Ansteorra] Ansteorra Digest, Vol 6, Issue 26
Marc Carlson
marccarlson20 at hotmail.com
Sun Oct 8 13:37:32 PDT 2006
>Alix deBohun czarena_unrest at yahoo.com
>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).
In mundane monarchies, it's perfectly normal to have a person, whether male
or female, announced into court by a Herald (and not in the current Knight's
Tale shtick thing either), and if they are escorted by anyone it's the
Herald. Of course, that's a system that doesn't do the "Surprise" thing for
awards either - at least not as a normal thing. But that's a separate issue
:)
>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 :)
Absolutely. Anything that draws away the attention from the person getting
the award, or whatever, eventually serves to trivialize the event.
Marc/Diarmaid
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