[Bards] Traditions and Courtesies

[Gottfried Krimmelbein]

My Good Pendaran,

Seeing as how my pockets are shallow
but heart is deep,
then for now service it must be.

To my fellow bards in attendance at Coronation it is with regret that do to
mundania I will not be able to attend this weekend.

Gottfried Krimmelbein
StoneBridge Keep.


----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Martin <BMartin at Corp.Prodigy.com>
To: <bards at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 12:33 PM
Subject: RE: [Bards] Traditions and Courtesies


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> Gottfried,
>
> Since you're fairly new to the game and to Ansteorra, I think that there's
a
> long standing and very hallowed Ansteorran tradition that you should be
made
> aware of. I only mention this on the off chance that someone hasn't told
you
> because it is so very important to all Ansteorrans as to be a core value
of
> our society.
>
> The custom is to always, and I stress always, pay tribute to the landed
> nobility - regardless of whether or not you live in a barony, shire or
> whatever. This tribute can come in the form of goods or services, but cash
> (preferably twenties) is always a winner. Beer, chocolate and custom
> furniture are usually good bets, but nothings says "Howdy, Your
Excellency -
> gosh you're neat!" like a crisp stack of twenty dollar bills.
>
> I'm sure that many people have already taught you this venerable custom of
> our beloved lands, but I wanted to put this in just in case they haven't.
> After all, you don't want to find yourself in the embarrassing position of
> being the only person at an event not hurling cash and other fine gifts at
> the hard working landed nobility of the kingdom.
>
> Always trying to help,
> Pendaran
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gottfried Krimmelbein [mailto:gottfried at zamigo.net]
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 12:36 PM
> To: bards at ansteorra.org
> Subject: [Bards] Traditions and Courtesies
>
>
> Being but a fledgling in the scheme of "playing" in the SCA, I have been
> taught by elders of the SCA that while we have our own personas and come
> from different time periods and cultures, that there are "things" that are
> inherently Ansteorran that is not done anywhere else.  To that affect, I
> would presume (ne'er assume) there are some things, matters, manners,
etc...
> that are Ansteorran Traditions/Customs.  That which is Ansteorran, should
be
> deemed worthy of S/He whose vision this book follows would have some of
> these as well.
>
> In Service to Dream and Need
> Gottfried Krimmelbein
>
>
>
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