[Sca-cooks] IKA - head table seating? - Western traditions

[K C Francis]

We have had 3 Crowns a year (March, June and October) from the beginning, so 
it is really everyong else who did it differently.  And I've heard it was 
because we can, weatherwise.  The Principalities here have 6 month reigns 
just like everyone else.  Not sure how that happened or why.

Another interesting inter-kingdom difference is the way Royalty change.  
Some years ago, I was horrified when the Mists Royalty changed in a hostle 
takeover!  I was told that in other Kingdoms this was normal!?!  Well, I 
have since experienced a stabbed and dying Prince give the Principality to 
his heir and a Prince who decide to become a monk.  Personally, I much 
prefer the joyful and regal transfer of Crowns and Coronets to the heirs.  
Many HAPPY tears.   And why, I ask, did all the examples above happen in the 
Principality of the Mists?

Viscountess Katira
proud defender of the West and Western traditions


>From: Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
>Reply-To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
>To: SCA-Cooks maillist SCA-Cooks <SCA-Cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] IKA - head table seating?
>Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:58:47 -0500
>
>>???
>>Sitting Royalty, or counts and dukes and viscounts?
>>If it's just sitting Royalty, how many do you have?
>>Most places have four couples at the most: King, Queen, Prince,
>>Princess, and their heirs.
>>
>>Mordonna (inquiring minds want to know)
>>
>>K C Francis <katiracook at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>. This doesn't happen often, as we have so many Royals at
>>any given time, it is usually the problem of fitting in a large enough
>>table to hold them all.
>
>Well see, it's like this. The West Kingdom seems to kill off their Royalty 
>much more often than do the other kingdoms (kinda like the Byzantines), so 
>they need to keep more than the usual pair of spares around.
>
>Stefan

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