<div>For what it is worth, this is the tradition in An Tir and in Caid as well. The thrones represent the idea of the King and Queen, and it is the idea that people who sit there embody.</div> <div> </div> <div>I always liked that inside the crowns of Caid, where only those who handle and wear them can really see it, it says, "You rule, because they believe", or words to that effect.</div> <div> </div> <div>Esther<BR><BR><B><I>"willowjonbardc@juno.com" <willowjonbardc@juno.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I came across this and thought you all might find it interesting. Do <BR>any of you have Yang tape with the song on it . Mine died.<BR>willow<BR><BR>Bowing to the Empty Thrones<BR>“When did we start bowing to the royal presence in the form of the <BR>empty thrones? Why?” <BR><BR>“My earliest recollection of saluting the empty thrones was during <BR>one of
Henrik's early reigns (the third or fourth) when he preferred <BR>to be riding a horse to sitting on the throne. When the fighters <BR>complained that it was hard to locate him to salute at the beginning <BR>of each fight, he placed the crown on the throne and told them to <BR>salute that ... he was going riding. The populace semi-mockingly got <BR>into the spirit of the ruse - bowing/curtseying if they happened to <BR>pass in front of "The Royal Presence". The fiction was so useful that <BR>it quickly became custom then formally part of the pre-combat litany <BR>shortly thereafter.” – Kevin Peregrynne <BR><BR>“Of course, there is also a Horde song called "The Empty Throne" as <BR>I'm sure you are aware. But your original question was "bowing to the <BR>royal presence" (ie the throne, when passing in front of the royal <BR>pavilion, whether or not saluting prior to a fight) as opposed to <BR>saluting per se. I think that started to happen almost as soon as we <BR>had Kings
on the thrones; I'm pretty sure it was institutionalized by <BR>about AS III.” – Siegfried von Hoflichskeit <BR><BR><BR><BR>_____________________________________________________________<BR>Click here to increase your salary by earning an online degree.<BR>http://track.juno.com/s/lc?u=http://tagline.untd.us/fc/Ioyw6iifnDVCIJAruqVtSclZXtPAfEvRjLDpad69UsgBKTPkAyoNQs/<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Bards mailing list<BR>Bards@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/bards-ansteorra.org</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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