[Sca-cooks] OT- Peerage Oaths

[Stefan li Rous]

I'm going through some of my back digests and noticed this message  
from 'Lainie.

What is the difference between a "Peerage Oath" and the oath used to  
swear fealty in the SCA? This may be the first I've heard of two  
different oaths by the same person for essentially the same thing. Or  
are they?

While I'm directly this to 'Lainie since it was her comment, I'd be  
interested in hearing from others as well. (otherwise I'd have sent  
'Lainie my question by email).

I like 'Lainie's idea of swearing fealty with my hands between those  
of my liege, if the King was someone I respected highly, such as  
Gunthar, but I guess that is also crossing over between fealty to a  
person and to an institution.

For you Peers out there, that swore an oath, was the oath you swore a  
generic one, or one that you created for yourself or one taken from  
medieval times?

Thanks,
Stefan

Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:57:20 -0800
From: "Laura C. Minnick" <lcm at jeffnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] ceremonies, was Gunthar's reception.....
To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>

 >> And Laurels and Pelicans don't swear fealty on the Sword of State or
 >> any other sword, at least not in my limited experience.
 >> --
 >> Urtatim (that's err-tah-TEEM)
 >
 > That last may be by choice. In one I organized about a year ago for
 > my protegee, that was one of the options. She choice, IIRC, her
 > lord's sword.
 >
 > Morgana yr Oerfa, Westie

I swore my Peerage Oath on my personal Oath Spear, and swore fealty
with my hands folded between those of my liege, like they... did in
the Middle Ages.

'Lainie
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