Alternate Titles of Rank - (was RE: [SCA-AE] OT Constitutionallawwas Some persona help)

[Donald Luby]

On Apr 20, 2006, at 2:09 AM, Christopher House wrote:

>> This list is already maintained by the College of Heralds; it  
>> contains alternatives for a full set of SCA titles in over 30  
>> cultures.  Go here:
>
> Out of idle curiosity, does anyone know if these are listed in order  
> of precedence or just put up as they had been written down.

If you mean 'are the order of titles listed in the tables by rank of  
that title', then, under general usage, yes; since, however, there is  
no Society-wide precedence of awards / titles, beyond "all awards of  
equal rank must rank equally (i.e. Laurels, Pelicans, Chivalry rank  
equally, even though they're different orders, because they're all  
Patent-bearing non-Royal peerages), and so this ranking system is not  
always true.

For example, in some kingdoms, Barons (and especially Landed Barons)  
are considered to outrank non-Royal Peers, and Landed Barons are  
usually viewed to outrank everyone in their our barony (except perhaps  
that kingdom's own royalty - that's an ongoing disagreement / argument  
in many places).

It just so happens, however, that the order of titles does follow the  
precedence of awards in Æthelmearc - see  
http://home.comcast.net/~katsuichi/sca/aethelmearc/precedence/ 
AEthelmearc_Order_of_March.html for the complete list.


> Christopher House (Sean mac Stuibhart)


Sir Koredono
Golden Alce Herald (Æthelmearc Precedence Clerk)