[Sca-cooks] Masters at Arms
Michael Gunter
countgunthar at hotmail.com
Wed Mar 25 09:12:26 PDT 2009
Ansteorra has had several MoAs and in the early years most
of our high-ranking fighters were Masters. Atenveldt was almost
exclusively Masters for their first years mainly because their
biggest influence was from Duke Richard of Montroyal, MoA.
I had a friend, Sir Starhelm Warlocke (shows just how old those
days were), who lived in Meredies at the time he was offered
the accolade. He wanted to be a MoA like his teacher at the
time, Duke Lloyd von Eaker. The Crown sent him away saying
they would only make Knights. Unfortunately for the Crown
Starhelm happened to be dating Katherine Kurtz who was
the Steward of the Society at the time. After many angry
words and threats Starhelm was eventually granted the only
"Knight Bachelor" in the Society. He wore a White Belt but
never swore fealty and was not allowed to wear the chain.
When I was approached to be elevated I nearly decided to
become a Master because I never felt I'd be courtly enough
for knighthood. I can see myself as more the weaponsmaster
who teaches the young squires and knights. But I decided that
all my life I wanted to be a knight. Not the same as, but different.
So I was belted and chained and have spent the next two decades
trying to live up to it.
I believe that a knight swears his oath but once and all the other
times are just re-affirmations of that original oath. If I don't kneel
before the Crown and say the words does not mean I'm not in
fealty. I also feel that the knights are the only group this rule
applies to.
Baronies in fief are the only group who are required to swear fealty.
Officers swear oaths of service, which are different.
Any other oaths sworn are gifts of personal fealty to the personages
wearing the Crown.
Yers,
Gunthar
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