[ANSTHRLD] Squires, Achievements of Arms, and Ranks (Oh My!)

[Herndon, Darin]

As noted in a couple of emails, the symbol is not the thing.  I did not
explicitly mean that registering a red belt would interfere with
people's ability to wear one.  Sorry for that implication.  I meant,
much more generally, that registering something might in some manner
create an association (if it became well known) that was a problem for
the traditionalists.

Sorry about that,
Etienne

-----Original Message-----
From: tmcd at panix.com [mailto:tmcd at panix.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 2:43 PM
To: heralds at ansteorra.org
Subject: RE: [ANSTHRLD] Squires, Achievements of Arms, and Ranks (Oh
My!)

"Herndon, Darin" <DHerndon at bswintl.com> wrote:
> Within the last year, if I am not mistaken as to timing, a gentleman
> from Atlantia registered a red belt as his badge.

April 2001, Herveus d'Ormonde, Morsulus Herald, the guy who maintains
the Ordinary and Armorial.  (Previously submitted by Daniel de
Lincolia in 1994, but it was returned in kingdom for a Papworth's
conflict.)

> There is always the possibility that something will get registered
> which creates a problem for the tradition

Nonsense.  The symbol is not the thing symbolized.  Robin of Gilwell
has long had a tinctureless moustache as his badge; pace the Moustache
War, nobody is required to go shave their faces or be considered his
retainer.

Daniel de Lincolia
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Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com; tmcd at us.ibm.com is my work address
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