SC - Subway series?

[Michael Newton]

On Fri, 03 March 2000, "Alderton, Philippa" wrote:

> 
> Stefan asks:
> 
> >Huh??? Is there such a thing? Or is this a metaphor? If this 
> >hand-out is real, how can I get a copy (I assume it is also 
> >available to us peons)? And in addition, I would love to know
> >who holds the copyright as I think such an article, or series 
> >of articles, would make a wonderful addition to the
> >Florilegium.
> 

I was very fortunate to get a simple lesson on what it means to
be a "Peer", from a Royal-Pel-Laurel. Simply put she stated, "It 
is the responsibility of all peers to ensure the continuation of 
the SCA."

She then went on to explain very simply, each of the roles of
the four peerages.  

The Knight:
  Should exemplify and thus be a model to all of chivalry, honor
and duty.  As well as continue the promotion of the battle arts.

The Laurel:
  These are the ones who make sure that the arts and sciences are
never lost.  This is done through both example and a willingness
to teach their arts.

The Pelican:
  They are responsible or making sure that the underlying 
structure and organization survive.  This not only includes 
continued service, but also teaching others the ways of giving
honorable service and how to be accountable for their accepted
responsibilities.

The Royal Peer:
  Their primary responsibility is to the people.  To take their
(the populaces) concerns about the SCA to heart and to show them 
that there is more to being royalty than just winning a tourney.   
This is done through leadership and not by demand.  Since they
are the most visible part of the SCA, they must always act in
such a way as to maintain the goodness of the SCA in the eyes
of all those around them at all times.

All of this came as a result of my asking her why she took a 
certain individual as a protege <sp>.  Her answer was, that since
there is no real training to become a Royal Peer, she felt that
it then became her responsibility as a Pelican and Royal Peer to
teach potential Royals how to care and open their hearts when it 
came to matters of the SCA.

I know that this is not part of the cooks list's goals, but I 
found it quite enlightening.


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