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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So, that’s where we got the white
belt idea from. I always wondered where that came from exactly. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for the info.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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ansteorra-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:ansteorra-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jean Paul de Sens<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 22, 2006
12:48 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Kingdom</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ansteorra</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
- SCA, Inc.<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Ansteorra] Spurs
(was:Squire belts (was: Sable Thistle...etc.)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On 6/21/06, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Faelan Caimbeul</span></b>
<<a href="mailto:faelancaimbeul@gmail.com">faelancaimbeul@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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JP<br clear=all>
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-- <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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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