[Bards] Traditions - A Poem

[Master Darius]

Myself I do try and remember to bow before the thrones. To me wether or not
the King and Queen are seated upon them they are a symbol of the Nobility
and Ideals we strive to identify with. These Ideals are as worthy of respect
as are the people who wear the crowns and bowing as you pass within their
presence is a sign of that respect.

I do not see how teaching this type of reverence for the ideal could be a
"bad thing"

Darius
----- Original Message -----
From: "willow taylor" <jonwillowpel at juno.com>
To: <bards at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Bards] Traditions - A Poem


> Robert, I love this poem but it does point out a problem we are going to
> have.
>
>  While it has been tradition in the Middle Kingdom to bow to the thrones
> since the time of king Thay, it has not been a required custom in our
> kingdom. According to Robert Aspirin in his Songs of the Dark Horde and
> my memory. King Thay won crown but didn't want to be King. He told
> everyone to bow to the chair because kings sat there and not to bow to
> him. This was the "now I am king now I'm not thing" that was very common
> in other kingdoms. Ansteorra wanted to make it very clear that the crown
> was in the person not things so we rejected these customs. Kingship does
> not reside in crowns or throne. The duty of the crown can not be put
> aside. Contact with other Kingdoms and some SCA literature introduces
> these concepts but they are not a native tradition. Because many people
> do not follow this custom in Ansteorra and forcibly reject the concept
> behind it I would hesitate to include it in the Courtesy book.
>
> What do all of you think?
>
> Willow
>
>