[Ansteorra] Royal Huntsman Duties

jim hodek j_hodek at yahoo.com
Tue Feb 14 07:15:15 PST 2012


I have been reading the posts and see many good pros and cons on both sides of the discussion. Perhaps it is time for we archers to petition our Crowns to establish a new champion category. As many have said, a royal huntsman in period was tasked with providing game for the crown and armies. 
I have talked to several of our Royal Huntsmen at Gulf War and they have a hard time meeting the obligations of competing in the target archery tournaments and being able to support our Crowns on the field of battle as many activities are happening at the same time.
We currently have the award of the Kings Archer for those who show their prowess in target archery. Perhaps a new championship could be established for those archers who are strictly combat archers or do both but would rather support the Crown on the battlefield than at the target competitions. Possibly call the champion the ROYAL ARCHER.
 
Just my thoughts on it.
 
HL Gunnarr haukr
NR Missile Marshal  


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From: Doug Copley <doug.copley at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Ansteorra] Royal Huntsman Duties

What does a Royal Huntsman do? What are their duties?

IMO, the Royal Huntsman has a variety of duties.

1.  The Royal Huntsman is a representative to the Crown and to the populace for the entire archery community, both target and combat.

2.  Help work as part of their entourage to make the events go smoother and the courts be easier for everyone involved.

3.  Stand in every court that they can attend.

4.  Protect the Crown both on and off the field. Our wonderful Queen is a fighter and does not back down from a challenge or a fight. As such she armored up and took the field in both Rapier and Chivalric, even though she had never fought Chivalric previously. She got her first kills on the Chivalric field at BAM. She said that was not enough so she was going to also do Combat Archery, so one of my duties was to get here ready, authorized, and take the field with her. Unfortunately, due to an injury and surgery we have not been able to complete this task, yet. Our young Princess also plans to take the field and do Combat Archery, so taking the field with her and being there to help and protect the Crown is important.

5.  Make plans for possible shoots and tourney formats for the next Royal Huntsman. Introduce yourself and meet with the Prince and Princess as soon after Crown Tourney as possible. Find out what they want, have a proposal for them, and be prepared to run it in whatever format and at whatever location and time they choose.

6.  Always remember that although it is an honor and title you have won, it is also a set of duties and expectations that you have accepted. Just as the Rapier and Chivalric Champions are called forward before the finals to make sure that they are willing and able to accept those duties so shall it be with the Royal Huntsman tourney.

7.  No matter what you hear, no matter what you do, when you are with the Crown you are there for them and for the populace and to perpetuate the Dream.

8.  Anything else that the Crown may ask:-)

Are you good enough to win, are you prepared to make the commitment, and are you willing to sacrifice some of your time and energy to help the dream?

All archers are invited and I know of some archers that do not plan to win or are not prepared to make the commitment, but they still want the opportunity to see if they can even make it to the finals. Come join the fun, see what happens, see who can win the day!

YIS,

Vincenti da Murano
Royal Huntsman, Kingdom of Ansteorra

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