[Ansteorra] "Autocrat" (was: found keys at BG30)

[Stefan li Rous]

Actually, I don't find "autocrat" to be as bad as many other made-up  
SCA words. At least "autocrat" was a real period term. There are  
better terms though for what we do. I detest much stronger, words like  
"feastocrat", "troll/trollbooth", "remove", "nastycrat", "magic box"  
etc.

Thank you, Tivar, for the words to "God Rest Ye, Frantic Autocrat". I  
didn't have those.

Stefan

On Oct 25, 2009, at 9:31 PM, Chris Zakes wrote:

> At 08:49 PM 10/25/2009, you wrote:
>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Chris Zakes <dontivar at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>>
>> > But "autocrat" is a perfectly valid word, not something made up.  
>> (Although
>> > it's post-period; the Oxford English Dictionary only dates it to  
>> 1803.)
>>
>> Maybe it's post period in English, but to me it's a perfectly good
>> Anglicization of the period word Autokrator, which is the Greek
>> translation of the Latin title Imperator.  Literally, 'self-ruler' or
>> 'one who rules alone'.
>>
>> In fact, by the 8th Century, the Emperor of the Romans was formally
>> styled Basileus kai Autokrator, or "Emperor and Autocrat".  It was
>> also used to designate a general with independent command, as a
>> strategos autokrator.
>>
>> It was also adopted as part of the style of Tsars of Russia at some
>> point during period.
>>
>> Ioannes Dalassenos
>
>
> Interesting. I'm a little surprised that the OED didn't mention the  
> earlier roots.
>
> And speaking of autocrats, I'd wanted to sing "God Rest Ye, Frantic  
> Autocrat" to Laszlo at the Bardic Circle, but we were too tired to  
> stick around after court. <sigh> What happened to the days when we  
> could do bardic circles until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning?
>
> Anyway, here it is, enjoy: http://moondragon.info/wiki/Bardic_stuff#God_Rest_Ye_Frantic_Autocrat
>
>        -Tivar Moondragon

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