[Ansteorra] Coronets and Hats
Michael Silverhands
silverhands at sbcglobal.net
Wed Sep 6 10:24:39 PDT 2006
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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