[Ansteorra] Nobility... was Coronets and Hats

[Bill and/or Terry Smith]

Well said Michael!  When I was Baron of Eldern Hills and fighting fairly regularly, I had a quote from the movie "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves" written on the back of my shield.  The quote was "Nobility is not a birthright.  It's determined by one's actions".  That line really struck a chord with me.  I always tried to live up to that sentiment.  Still do for that matter... 
   
  Artorius ap Caradoc 

Michael Silverhands <silverhands at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  
On Sep 5, 2006, at 4:26 PM, James Crouchet wrote:
> The rank is invested in the person, not the regalia. ...

I couldn't agree more.

> .. Wearing a coronet make a person Noble; ...

Although this is a matter of semantics, I couldn't disagree more. All 
a coronet on your head does is signify that you are of noble rank. It 
does not make you noble. That is an inner, not an outer quality.

> ... failing to wear one does not mean they stop being Noble.
>
> Christian Doré

Agreed. When I was first invested Baron of Stargate, I asked a wise 
person (HE Sir William of Weir) whether I should wear the coronet to 
this, that or the other occasion. He replied much as you have: 
"Whether you wear the coronet or not, Michael, the fact remains that 
you *are* the Baron of Stargate. Behave always with the nobility of 
character befitting that office, and the coronet doesn't matter. You 
cannot take off the coronet and stop being Baron for a few minutes, 
any more than merely putting it on would make you Baron. It signifies 
what rank you hold, but it does not *make* you who you *are*."

Or as another wise person said: "No matter where you go, there you are."

:-)

Michael Silverhands
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