[Ansteorra] Use of Titles (was Re: hiding mundane)

[Cisco Cividanes]

In much the same fashion, I treat my persona as a traveling character in 
a land foreign to his home and do adhear to and honor the laws of the 
land he now resides.

On a more piratical note, I find it extremely helpful if, within my own 
mind, i am aware of the reality of history while I work within the 
accepted standards of the SCA. Alden's awards, as well as my own would 
never be accepted or recognized in england, and therefor I am a lord my 
Ansteorrian law, but simply a member of the gentry in the lands of my 
birth. To include such comments in general conversation during an event 
are actually a wonderful way of highlighting how much we know, and if 
done in character as well, tend to--In my opinion--really establish 
someone as a persona player.

Lord Ivo Blackhawk



Alden Drake wrote:
> I find the topic of proper use of titles to be somewhat ironic, since 
> the titles we use in the SCA are not historically proper.  You'd think 
> that a society that strives to recreate the period would correct itself 
> when it finds itself in error.  Yet for some reason a person can be a 
> Peer, go by the title "Master/Mistress", and not be a baron/ess or above 
> (how weird is that?), meanwhile, someone who has been awarded arms can 
> be called "Lord/Lady"! (a proper title for a Peer).  The best way I have 
> found to accept this is to recognize that my title is Ansteorran.  While 
> my persona is that of an Englishman, I hold a Grant of Arms from 
> Ansteorra, not England.  As such, I am willing to subscribe to such 
> conventions that are Ansteorran (or determined by Corpora).
>
> HL Alden Drake
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