[Ansteorra-archery] Pomp and Ceremony

[Bob Dewart]

And just out of curiousity, how many also have a badge too?

Gilli
Shoot more arrows.  You're bound to hit something.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rumil Fletcher" <rumil at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra"
<ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 7:21 PM
Subject: RE: [Ansteorra-archery] Pomp and Ceremony


> >Rumil,
> >
> >Well said.
> >
> >To answer two of your points.
> >  2A) I guess I could spiff up my outfit a bit. :)
>
> Well, I suppose I could too.  Heh heh!
>
> >  2E) Count me as registered (arms and name).
>
> Well done.
>
> OK, I just did a quick analysis of the King's Archers.  Of the 33
> people listed in the OP, only 13 have registered both name and
> device.  So it would make it kind of hard to have honor shields or
> banners if almost two thirds of the participants do not have a
> registered coat of arms.  And that is just the "King's Archers."  I
> am afraid that the typical archery tournament has many fairly new
> people for whom getting a registered name and arms has not even
> occurred.
>
> So, scratch that idea.
>
>
>
> >Now that you mention it... I believe it was the 20th Year tournament that
I
> >was remembering. Ah, too many events, too few brain cells.
>
> Well, a Royalty Shoot may not be such a bad idea.  There may be more
> Royalty in this Kingdom than archers.  We had some real competition
> too amongst the nobles to see who could sponsor the archers first.
> And I for one am tired of hearing about how we are about to have a
> "Nobles Shoot" every time I go down range to get my arrows.  Ha ha!
>
>
>
> >Elric
>
> Speaking of that competition, I recall that Baron Lucais approached
> Morgan and Braden about sponsoring them for that tourney, unaware
> that I had already snatched them up.  When he asked them if they
> would be interested, Braden replied, "Well, His Excellency Rumil is
> already sponsoring us, but we could sure use a herald!"  Oh, you
> should have seen the look of Lucais' face.  He went from Sponsoring
> Noble to Herald for a couple of archers.  But he did fine work at
> that, offering a bet against all comers to pay for the next site fee
> for anyone who could beat our boys.  Fortunately, they won and Lucais
> got to keep his money.
>
> Hey, that tourney _was_ fun!
>
> Rumil
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