[Ansteorra] An Anniversary

[Doug Copley]

VIVAT!

And a big thanks to all those who fought and worked to get it started 
and to all those who have kept it alive!

Vincenti da Murano
Barony of Namron

Chris Zakes wrote:
> Fair Greetings,
> 
> Thirty years ago, on a cold, wet Saturday night, history was made. 
> During court at the Tournament of Chivalry in the Principality of 
> Ansteorra, Her Highness Tessa of the Gardens announced that she and 
> Prince Simonn of Amber Isle were creating an award to recognize 
> prominent rapier fighters in the Principality. To the best of my 
> knowledge, this was the first official recognition of any sort for 
> rapier fighters in the SCA.
> 
> At that time, there were maybe thirty or forty rapier fighters in 
> Ansteorra, and a few handfuls scattered about the rest of the Known 
> World. Benign neglect was about the best we could hope for from most of 
> the powers-that-be and outright hostility was a pretty common reaction 
> to the presence of rapier fighters.
> 
> But Simonn and Tessa saw farther than most, and realized that rapier had 
> the potential to add something to Ansteorra and to the SCA as a whole. 
> Little did any of us realize just how much it would add. So take a 
> moment to reflect on where you were and what you were doing on March 10 
> AS XIII, and to raise a glass to toast the folks who started the Order 
> of the White Scarf.
> 
> Happy White Scarf Day, everybody!
> 
>             -Tivar Moondragon
>                         Ansteorra
> 
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