On 6/21/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Faelan Caimbeul</b> <<a href="mailto:faelancaimbeul@gmail.com">faelancaimbeul@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
The white belt is a purely SCA thing. It's in law and the only official<br>symbol of knighthood. In period, a white belt simply meant you had a white<br>belt, hopefully matching your ensemble (but more than likely not).</blockquote>
<div><br>Not true. Du Charney says that a man about to be made a knight should be dressed for the ceremony in a red tunic (showing his willingness to shed his blood), black hose (to symbolize that he comes from the earth), a white belt (to show purity), and a red cloak (such as was worn in antiquity). At the ceremony he's given spurs and the accolade is performed.
<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Therefore, the only true indication of a knight is his heart. How he carries<br>
himself, how he treats others, how he pursues art and culture, protects the<br>weak, leads and generally makes a good effort to be the best person, the<br>best warrior, he can be. This means that we can find many a "knight" who has
<br>never had a white belt, spurs or a chain, and should; and several who do<br>have this things and shouldn't.<br><br>Faelan<br></blockquote></div><br>JP<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>I want to fight and to strive, to vie with my opponents and friends, and at the end of the day cry out "ENOUGH!!! For I can lift my arms no longer"
<br><br>That is what is good in life.