[Northkeep] Linen is OK

[Marc Carlson]

That's alright Robert, I've been in longer than you, and that's what I was taught also.  It's a gesture of respect for the Crown.  OTOH, the Army taught me to salute officers because you salute the rank, not the man.  I just assumed it was much the same thing.

M/D

> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:46:34 -0500
> From: fitzmorgan at gmail.com
> To: northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Linen is OK
> 
>    I grew up in the SCA with the understanding that it was Ansteorran custom
> to bow when passing before the Thrones whether or not anyone was sitting on
> them at the time.  I don't remember where I was taught that, but it never
> occurred to me that it wasn't an Ansteorran tradition.  I don't know if this
> is a Northern - Southern difference in custom, or if I just misunderstood
> something.  It seems to be pretty common in the North though.
> 
> Robert Fitzmorgan
> 
> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 5:42 PM, willowdewisp at juno.com <
> willowdewisp at juno.com> wrote:
> 
> > It will have to wait until I get there. I will still be in Texas at
> > populace. Thank you. I am sure others would like it.
> > By the way I am not telling people to not wear linen. I wear linen and love
> > it. I just pointed it out as one of the weird things we do in the SCA.
> > For example
> > Bowing to the empty throne. I can not find the  period custom and I have
> > been looking for over 30 years.  As far as I know and according to Robert
> > Asprin there was a King of the Middle , Thay?? who didn't want to be bowed
> > at so he stated that Kings come and go but the throne stays so you should
> > bow to the throne not him. The Dark Horde made some really funny songs about
> > that.
> > In the First 15 years of Ansteorra we didn't bow to the thrones and I still
> > don't. I feels too much like genuflecting in the Catholic church. By the way
> > you only kneel when the light is on and God is there. If that is good enough
> > for God it should be good enough for our Kings.
> > The question has been asked whether we should bow to the thrones when
> > during the period that we have no King or Queen and the Crown is on the
> > chair because during that time they take the place of our King.
> > I am still thinking about that . What do you think?
> > willow
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