[Ansteorra-archery] Royal Huntsman
Eadric Anstapa
eadric at scabrewer.com
Wed Nov 18 19:38:50 PST 2009
Your Excellency, well Said.
-EA
Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair wrote:
> Here are my thoughts on Royal Huntsman. They are not absolute truths,
> nor official policy, just my own personal thoughts on the matter.
>
> First and foremost, it is not a tournament to see who is the best
> archer. It is a tournament to find an outstanding archer to be a
> servant to the Crown. That person also generally serves as a
> figurehead to the archery community. If you look at the King's
> Champion and Queen's Champion, they are at almost every event the
> Crown is at. And they are usually with them all day long, not just at
> court. Someone mentioned that that would be a lot of travel, and that
> is absolutely correct, yet it is done by the other champions. As
> someone else said, you are basically becoming a part of the Crown's
> entourage, and believe me, that is a big commitment. My personal
> standard, is that if I can't make AT LEAST half the events the Crown
> will be at AND the war, then I won't go for it. I'll still shoot and
> support the archery community, but if I make it to the bow out round,
> I won't continue. The Crown generally has much more lenient
> requirements, but I've never been concerned with just meeting the
> minimum required.
>
> The format all depends on what the Crown wants. I don't know if it
> has ever happened in Royal Huntsman, but I know of several times in
> King's Champion (including this last one) where the tournament
> narrowed down the list to a top few and then the King choose his
> champion from that select group. The format HRM Owen chose was
> tailored to favor the skill set He was looking for in His Champion.
> Proficiency in pole arms since He already carries a shield, and good
> endurance so that His Champion could keep up with Him on the battlefield.
>
> As to what equipment to bring, bring it all and be prepared for
> whatever the Crown wants. There's been several times I brought my CA
> gear and it wasn't needed, but I'd rather have it and not need it,
> than need it and not have it. If for some reason you don't have the
> room to bring everything, or you're still in the process of getting
> some of your gear, then make arrangements ahead of time to borrow from
> someone. Just make sure that if you win, you have everything you need
> to fulfill your duties. For this upcoming Huntsman, I will loan my CA
> equipment to anyone who is actively working on getting theirs
> together, so long as I am not using it and you promise me you will
> have yours ready by Gulf Wars.
>
> After reading this, you may think that I am of the opinion that only a
> select few should compete in Royal Huntsman. Nothing could be farther
> from the truth. I think EVERYONE who can, should come out and shoot
> and show our support for our Crown. I just think that people should
> think very hard on how they want the Crown and the Kingdom to view the
> Royal Huntsman, and then if you make it to the bow out round, ask
> yourself if you can live up to that expectation. I also want to
> emphasize that this was in no way meant to be a slight or in any way
> judgmental on any of our past Royal Huntsmen. I have seen some
> outstanding examples of service to the Crown from that august group.
>
> In Service to Crown and Kingdom,
> Donnchadh
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