[Ansteorra-archery] Royal Huntsman

Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair donnchadh at cornelius.norman.ok.us
Wed Nov 18 11:01:16 PST 2009


Arthur,

I have no doubt that you are capable of winning a Royal Huntsman, and 
the fact that you were willing to bow out when you felt that you 
couldn't fulfill the duties of the office speaks volumes about your 
character and I applaud you for it.

Donnchadh

ld.blackmoon wrote:
> greetings
>
> your excellency donnchadh , while i applaude your efforts to improve 
> both the archery communities image, and the community  itself .
> i see it more as a " what the king wants " thing , so, if the king 
> wants the rh to travel beyond my means, i have to bow out , and even 
> going into the bow out undefeated , i have bowed out for that reason 
> on more than one occasion .
> so barring winning the lottery, or having the oil terrorists start 
> paying me most of their money instead of the other way around ( gas 
> prices ) i will never be royal huntsman.
> i have also been to royal huntsman tourneys where most of the top 
> shooters are all saying " i'm going to bow out " because they can't 
> afford to fullfill the requirements .
> although i do like the idea , staying with his magesty all day , not 
> just in court. as you have seen at the northern events i've been able 
> to make , i'm usualy the only one standing behind the king for all the 
> courts, so it might be a bit hard for me to run thrown weapons or 
> archery at those events as well if i was staying by the list field .
> of course if i was able to be a combat archer ( health reasons prevent 
> it ) , then the king could just tell me to shoot " that one " and 
> point, and the lists could be shortend greatly  ; )
>
>
> Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun
> Arthur
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair" 
> <donnchadh at cornelius.norman.ok.us>
> To: "Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra" 
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:40 AM
> Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] Royal Huntsman
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>> 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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