<BR><BR><B><I>sandra goodrich <tgnst@swbell.net></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:32:26 -0700 (PDT)<BR>From: sandra goodrich <tgnst@swbell.net><BR>Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Spang Pattern on Beltane Website<BR>To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra@lists.ansteorra.org>, <BR>northern@ansteorra.org<BR><BR>Excuse me Mam, but the flinging is a competition, as such the competition pieces should be uniform, :-) The pattern We want used is from the 'original' spangs, from the first Beltaine they were introduced, from a tracing of one Caitlin and I used there after,and in the beginning it was the only 'authorized' pattern, and they were inspected for uniformity before they were allowed to be thrown... I am so sorry that this has hit a nerve with you, :-(, Peoplke may make frogs anyway they wish, but if they wish to Fling thier personal spang
in competition, theywill need to use the pattern specified. or use the ones provided for the competition...'Stacia :=)<BR><BR><B><I>Maleah <baroness_maleah@cox.net></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">No disrespect is intended here but a spang is a spang is a spang. You can't <BR>really demand that everyone make them from just the pattern you prefer. <BR>There is no rule or law specifying the exact pattern for a spang. The whole <BR>purpose of Beltane is to celebrate spring and to have fun. Requiring that <BR>others use only your pattern is less than generous and not in the spirit of <BR>the game we strive so hard to play with chivalry and honor. As long as they <BR>are roughly the same size and shape what does it matter?<BR><BR>Maleah<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "sandra goodrich" <TGNST@SWBELL.NET><BR>To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA Inc." <ANSTEORRA@ANSTEORRA.ORG>;
<BR><NORTHERN@ANSTEORRA.ORG><BR>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 12:49 PM<BR>Subject: [Ansteorra] Spang Pattern on Beltane Website<BR><BR><BR>> SpangHewn--To fling anything, most especially a frog, from the end of a <BR>> stick...:-)<BR>> BlackStars are out, The Spang/ Frog pattern that is currently on our web <BR>> page is not the one we will be using... We'll see if Master Ulf will fix <BR>> this for us, :-)... the new one will have 'authorized' on it...:-)<BR>> Any other pattern than the one approved will not be 'authorized' for <BR>> hewing, i.e. 'flinging from the end of a stick'...<BR>> We are not hosting a 'decorated spang' contest this year...<BR>> Thanks!...'Stacia, Co Steward :-)<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Ansteorra mailing list<BR>> Ansteorra@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>> http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org
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