[Steppes] Insignia

[Mike]

Thank You Sir Morgan for remembering after all these years.

I received my Gryce's Track from the Baron of Steppes, then Baron Fritz 
der Rothirsh, at 12th Night.

The award is about 1 and 7/8 inches long and 1 and 3/8 inches at its 
widest point. with a green ribbon. The metal is brass and is in the 
shape of  a Gryce's  (young pig) Track. I wear it along with the Sable 
Talon. I have been thinking about replacing the ribbon so it is a bit 
longer than the  Talon. They are rubbing against each other when I wear 
them.  King's Archer is on my belt.

I do wear them, including the King's Archer, as often as I can for all 
to see, more as a huge "Thank You" to the individuals who deem me worthy 
of receiving them.

The order of awards from the OP:

AoA - Earl Duncan Arthur Ross the Black and Duchess Larissa Alwynn 
Clarewoode (Labor Day at Gothic Wars 2001)

Gryce's Track - Master Fritz der Rothirsh and Baroness Catrin Brynmorgan 
(Steppes 12th Night 2002, I believe this correct year)

King's Archer - Duke Aaron MacGregor and Duchess Britta MacGregor (KSCAs 
- Knights in SCA) (Steppes WarLord 2002)

Sable Talon -  Mushir (Duke) 'Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim, (KSCA - 
Knight in SCA) and Duquesa (Duchess) Valeria Richila Navarro
(Steppes Warlord 2006)

Current titles of the above various individuals and the events and year.

YIS,
Ld Michael Kettering
Steppes Knight Marshal
Steppes Deputy Hospitaler
Combat Archer for the Condottieri


Sir Morgan Buchanan wrote:

>The Grice's Track is a non-armigerous "thank you" for service to the marshal 
>community of the Steppes.  Examples are some past local marshals (KM, 
>rapier, archery) have been given the Grice's Track, the list babes for their 
>services, and our current Knight Marshal received it long before he was a 
>baronial officer for bringing water for everyone to fighter practice week 
>after week on his own.
>
>The Acorn is a non-armigerous "thank you" for pretty much anything and 
>everything else, but in general for service to the barony on a level that 
>doesn't approach yet what an becoming a companion to the Order of the Oak of 
>the Steppes represents.  They can represent a lot more than this, but in my 
>experience, this is a fair generalization of how they've been given in my 
>time here.
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>Morgan
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Esther" <reese_esther at yahoo.com>
>To: <alkudsi at aol.com>; <steppes at lists.ansteorra.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 5:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [Steppes] Insignia
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>>Okay, um, I will admit to being an ignorant twinkie....
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>> What IS a Grice?
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>> What ARE the Steppes Awards?
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>> Hey, what a GOOD topic for a Steppes Letter article, and maybe something 
>>for our website?
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>> Esther the Twinkie
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>>alkudsi at aol.com wrote:
>> When I went to this site, the only insignia for Steppes shown was the 
>>Oak.? While we probably do need more of the Oak insignia, from what the 
>>Baroness has said, we need the insignia for the other, non-armigenous 
>>awards such as Grice and Acorn, as well.? I also checked the Steppes 
>>website, and could not find "official" descriptions of the insignia.? This 
>>is a herald question, I believe, and I would think that this points out a 
>>deficency on the website, as well.? We do not list the other awards, only 
>>the Oaks, the Artisans, Champions, Bards, and Warlords (and maybe a couple 
>>of others).
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>>HL Saqra
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Loni Orbison
>>To: steppes at ansteorra.org
>>Sent: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 4:35 pm
>>Subject: [Steppes] Insignia
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>>http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/docs/AwardTexts2005.pdf
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>>This link should be helpful for people interested in making insignia. It
>>contains the text for the scrolls for most kingdom and many baronial 
>>awards.
>>Above the text of each award you will find a description of the badge and 
>>the
>>insignia for the award along with a graphic.
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>>Please note that the badge and insignia are two different things: the 
>>badge
>>is what is drawn on the award scroll and the insignia is what a person 
>>wears.
>>They are not always the same, so check that out before you put in hours of 
>>hard
>>work. At a recent class I attended on making insignia, we were shown many
>>pieces of beautiful work--creatively done, but unusable due to 
>>inaccuracies. It
>>was quite heartbreaking.
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>Osanna
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