ARCH - Ideal Archer?

[Steelquist, John]

Just to post some kind of response to Galen's thoughts, here's the SCA
Corpora requirements for peerage in general:

A. PATENTS OF ARMS
          1. General Requirements: Candidates for any order conferring a
Patent of Arms must meet the following minimum criteria. Additional
requirements may be set by law and
          custom of the kingdoms as deemed appropriate and necessary by the
Crown.
               a. They shall have been obedient to the governing documents
of the Society and the laws of the kingdom.
               b. They shall have consistently shown respect for the Crown
of the kingdom.
               c. They shall have set an example of courteous and noble
behavior suitable to a peer of the realm.
               d. They shall have demonstrated support for the aims and
ideals of the Society by being as authentic in dress, equipment and behavior
as is within their power.
               e. They shall have shared their knowledge and skills with
others.
               f. They shall have practiced hospitality according to their
means and as appropriate to the circumstances.
               g. They shall have made every effort to learn and practice
those skills desirable at and worthy of a civilized court. To this end they
should have some knowledge of a
               wide range of period forms, including but not limited to
literature, dancing, music, heraldry, and chess, and they should have some
familiarity with combat as practiced
               in the Society. They should also participate in Society
recreations of several aspects of the culture of the Middle Ages and
Renaissance.

Beyond these, there are specific requirements for each peerage, mostly
pertaining to excellence in the specific areas.


Obviously, I'm not suggesting an archery peerage, but these requirements can
and should be guidelines for any other armigerous award to some degree.

In my opinion, the ideal archer should obviously excel in archery skills
(target and combat), teach others, display knowledge of period archery
(history, military implications, other aspects), serve to further archery
involvement in the SCA, and strive towards meeting the above peerage
requirements.

Just my $.02,
Ulsted the Unsteady
(who'd also like to have a really cool archery championship - any ideas
welcome)


- Or is it just look damn good posing with a bow? ;)

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