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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Work has been busy and I have had to spend some
time catching up, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I believe many of us who are very vocal have missed
a point. That point being _we don't have to agree on anything_. Frankly I
doubt all of us ever will. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>130 pople on this list. plus however many
uncountable bards throughout the kingdom this medium doesn't reach. combine that
with scheduling on the kingdom callander for meetings in all regions. redrafting
after there are polls taken at those meetings, and then having more hasing in
private both on and off the list to schedule more meetings to decide we don't
agree but we have something that most of us _don't object to_. Well Ben
Franklin said of the constitution something to the effect of "I will accept this
because I don't believe we are going to get anything better" (obviously
paraphrased) I guess if it's good enough for the founding fothers I
guess it'll work here to. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What we have to realize is that first and formost
this is not going to happen quickly. A meeting at Eisteddfood is great. to
believe we will have a concensus there or at any other one place is pure folly.
If a College/Co-op/fellowship/network is to be formalized and fuunction for the
bards of ansteorra it will happen as we start to work toghether to hold circles
and tell the tales of the Sable Star. If it doesn't happen that doesn't mean it
was a bad Idea, just that it wasn't actually needed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We all come from a long and proud lineage of
bards. Those chosen to serve as the Bard of the Sable Star have been
hard pressed to live up to the lineage of the posistion and to the general
heretage of the bards of Ansteorra in general. I think off of the top of my head
the Laurels who have come up in the ranks of Ansteorran Bards, <FONT face=Arial
size=2>a quick list of the top of my head of Laurels who are bards from this
kingdom. </FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Willow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Darius</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cadfan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ulf</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Modius</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aethelstan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lucais</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Truley (even if she was in canada when she gopt the
laurel i say we still get to claim her)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mari</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Catrin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Eowyn (who moved many years ago to the
middle)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pepin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Orm</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ragnar</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ivar</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rossalind</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Finn</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Jalali</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Again an incomplete list off the top of my head
this does not include such notables in the A&S comunity such as Micheal,
Finnacan, Kief and many other uberbards of Ansteorra, just those who have
achieved the laurel. once we add the rest of the "Bardic heros" the
list becomes an ominous thin indeed. A heratige to spark a fire to our souls and
boil the blood with pride to call ourselves "Ansteorran Bards"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>We are not "mainstream" in contrast to static arts and documentation and
research papers. I don't see this as a problem. Oo we are outside of a nice neat
box.. it's Ok they know us here!</DIV>
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<DIV>In Faith</DIV>
<DIV>Darius</DIV>
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<DIV>PS 'Ferret tossing' should never be attempted as a Norse Edda, it is safest
as a goliard poem, or possibly as couplets.</DIV>
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