[SCA-AE] Other Crown issues - by Kazi

[KaziBrionSCA]

Greetings:

Lord Stephan wrote, aside from the submission fee issue:
 
<<Another issue is the prohibition of the use of the Æthelmearc arms by the
participants in Crown. I believe that is very clearly a violation of
Æthelmearc law.

XI-300: The Badge of AEthelmearc is: Gules, an escarbuncle argent within a
bordure Or. This may be displayed by all subjects of AEthelmearc.

I am presuming that the law on the webpage is current and has not been yet
been modified in regards to this issue.>>


I have briefly glanced over the banter going back and forth regarding the
"submitted arms" requirement.  Brion and I have fought in many Crowns and
Coronets, in seven of them we fought for one another.  This requirement of
having arms submitted was there many times in the past.  Other crowns did
not require the display of "unpassed" arms because making banners or
painting shields is extra work, and if the device doesn't pass, then that
work goes to waste.  Their Highnesses might argue that if a candidate is
unwilling to spend the time on a painted banner using a provisional device,
they probably don't have the time to reign, should they win.

Aside from that, however, the tone in the quote above seems to indicate a
level of frustration to me.  Perhaps it's a frustration with all those new
requirements for the Crown Tournament entry.  Brion and I looked at all the
requirements, looked at our various to-do lists, and decided to sit this one
out.  Lord Stephen should feel free to do the same.

Some of you may wonder why those new rules are there.  My personal guess is
that Their Highnesses have strong reasons for structuring their Crown
Tourney in this particular way.  Duke Rurik is a *new duke*.  Every single
man I ever saw become a duke seems to undergo a change of sorts.  He
sequesters his formerly happy-go-lucky face to a more private position in
his life. Dukes generally try to make a difference in one area or another,
and that requires them to "look serious".  This often results in various
rules and directives which are sometimes good, and sometimes hastily
advised.  Did you notice how the older dukes seem somewhat more relaxed?  

Let us not be frustrated with this.  All of us want to make the world a
better place. Sometimes, we disagree with the means of doing so.  If any of
you, such as Lord Stephen, think that some royal is overzealous and if you
care to change that, talk to them.  Formulate your argument logically and
communicate in person.  However, hiding your personal frustration behind a
pseudo-legalistic argument is not a good way of addressing these issues.
The logic of the argument itself is flawed.  This manner of questioning the
Crown Tourney requirements, and the Prince and Princess' decision, in a
covert manner, does not engender respect.  If you have a problem, talk to
them, or sit this one out.  They are reasonable.  As for my opinion -  it's
Their crown and They make the decisions.  

Lady Kazi Doubravka Vltavska