[Ansteorra] Ansteorra Digest, Vol 6, Issue 26

[Alix deBohun]

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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