[Sca-cooks] regalia

[Wanda Pease]

While I see and understand Sieggy's feelings about fealty, and I've seen
enough Kings and Queens that I will never swear fealty to, I come at it from
a different way.  I am in Fealty to the Kingdom, not the specific monarchs.
I may choose to re-demonstrate my fealty at any time, with specific people,
but I am always in Fealty to the Kingdom so I would have no problem wearing
one of the lovely collars.

I will grant that the concept of loyalty to an ideal or Kingdom is a bit
esoteric for the middle ages, but not completely unknown.

I must admit I translated the SF as Semper Fidelis as in the US Marine Corps
motto, but that doesn't hurt anything.

Semper Fi, Mac!

Regina Romsey,
The opinions stated are my own and therefore cannot be wrong, just wrong for
anyone else :-)

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[mailto:sca-cooks-admin at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Siegfried Heydrich
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 5:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] regalia


    Ahhh . . . permanent fealty as a Pelican . . .? That's a new one on me,
as it'll be a warm day in Niffelheim before I ever swear fealty again.
Fealty is one of those highly functional medieval concepts which has been
moved to a quasi-cult status by the SCA. No thank you, been beat over the
head with it, had it used as a weapon against me, never again. The chain
from which I hang my (old corporate) medallion is a tarnished silver upon
which a few flecks of the old gold coating may yet be seen. Symbolism enough
for me . . .

    Sieggy


Molto Snippo

>
>My alternate/kitchen persona is 16th Century German so it is entirely
appropriate for me to wear strand upon strand of heavy gold chains.  I do
so. a) I am in permanent fealty as a Pelican, and b) they are closed linked
chains not open linked.  What is the difference I hear you ask?  Open linked
chains have more air than chain, and close linked have more chain than air.
Funnily enough no Knight has ever asked me to take them off... <grin>
>
>Mind you, I eventually developed my own solution to the whole "only Knights
can wear fealty chains" issue, and now sell Lochac Fealty chains, designed
especially to provide Laurels, Pelicans, Knights and Royal Peers in
permanent fealty a public reflection of that very personal oath.
http://kiriel.tripod.com/medallions.html if you want to take a peek.
>
>OFC:  I must get a copy of the molds from my jeweller so I can make some
sugar plate fealty chains!
>
>Kiriel
>
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