[Elfsea] Help getting Largess to Pensic

[willowjonbardc at juno.com]

I am making Largess for their Highnesses. I realized when they put out the call that His Highness Gunther and Her Highness Elizabeth really need a lot of stuff. 

The reason of the change in Crown was so the People who would be Crown at Gulf War would be Prince and Princes at Pennsic. They have the job to get us Allies. Allies come from Kings and Queens but they also come from other groups like households and knights and nobles. I have recruited more than one army and I have traveled with Duke John the Bearkiller and watched him recruit. He is very good. 

Gifts help smooth the way. Gift giving is very period.  These are not the big fancy gifts we put together to impress the other Kings and Queens. These are personal gifts that are tokens of friendship. Many of you might have stuff in your own Largess baskets. Along with the gifts there is a need for things to put them in. It makes the gift look better if it is in a box or bag. 

The gifts need to nice and it is  nice if they have a period feel. Mostly they should be things at would appeal to a fighter. Something he can wear or give to his lady or drink. Drink is always good and since this is the private person of the Prince and Princess giving gifts to other private people it is OK. Also this is you as a private person giving them to a private person. 

Fighters also like things they can give to Ladies. Some things I have tried but didn't seem to work. Fighter are really not interested in mirrors and stuff  When we build the gift baskets for the crowns we often put in things that they can give away as Largess. These gifts will problem go to the person and stay there.

Gentlemen usually have a shelf where they put their mementos and trophies. They like small things. Little delicate things that are pieces of art get put on that shelf. Pretty shinning things are liked. The nice thing about little things is you can put them up and admire them and they don't take up a lot of space.  

The gifts should not be too fancy or not fancy enough. They need to be about the same. While their Highness will find it useful to have some special things that could go to Kings, Dukes and Counts they also need things suitable for Knights Barons and heads of household.

In the Romance  "Lancelot of the Lake" King Arthur is told by a "Master" that he was foolish in his gift giving. People in different stations of life need different things. I think the example was horses and weapons to Knights and gold cups to Kings. 

I am sorry I am getting to talky. What I was posting was a request for someone going to Pensic to take some stuff for the Prince and Princess with you. 

thank you willow 

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