[SCA-AE] Crown Tourney Question/personal banner display?

[Ireland-delfs, Orilee]

Just a minor quibble - Kyl did not receive his Viscounty, not his
County, at the end of his reign.  As Prince of a Principality, the
"stepping down" title is Viscount.  (And I know that Master Michael
knows that but for the general edification of any on the list who
didn't....: )

Orianna
Who as Principality/Kingdom Seneschal at the time had to write the
letter to the Board requesting that the Viscounty not be given since Kyl
did not complete the requirements, per Corpora, of his reign.

-----Original Message-----
From: sca-aethelmearc-bounces at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
[mailto:sca-aethelmearc-bounces at lists.andrew.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of
Michael B. Greenstein
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 9:14 AM
To: discussion at aethelmearc.org
Subject: RE: [SCA-AE] Crown Tourney Question/personal banner display?

Greetings, all, from Michael Alewright.

>  I have to admit the one I'm not so fond of is the must have letters
of  recommendation from 3 Peers if you aren't a peer. I can sort of
understand the reasons but it would eliminate me from fighting if I
were able to at this point.
>  
>  I don't know any 3 Peers who know me well enough to write such a
letter.

This might sound a tad self-serving, being a Peer, but I'm feeling manly
enough this morning to take that risk: the Peerage as a whole is one of
the cornerstones of any successful reign, and they are thick enough on
the ground now that they long since have been taken off the "endangered"
list in AEthelmearc.  If you -- as a Crown Tourney contender -- don't
know three individual Peers well enough to ask them to stake their
reputation on your reign by speaking out in favor of it, are you really
ready not just to win a tournament, but to assume the duties and burdens
of SCA Royalty?

Recall the example of Kyl the Wild, last reigning Prince of AEthelmearc
and perhaps the only one not to be named a Count thereafter, who had
little enough invested in the game (and seemingly knew little enough
coming to the throne), that he found himself having to choose between
his romantic relationship and the completion of his reign.  Other
Kingdoms (but thankfully, not AEthelmearc) no doubt can offer even more
egregious examples.

Does that mean that someone not already recognized as a Peer who cannot
meet that requirement would make a bad King?  Of course not.  Does it
mean that a Peer will certainly make a good King?  Same answer.  BUT,
there is a certain logic not only in requiring any contender for the
Crown already to be "plugged in" to the Peerage that he proposes to
rule, and also to require such a contender to forge those connections
before he steps on the Tourney field.  After all, if he fails to win
*this* Crown, there will be others, and those connections forged for
this one Tourney might well benefit both contender and Kingdom in the
future.  Is it too much to require that someone who will *make* Peers
has to know a few, going in? 

The moral of the tale:

Get to know your local Peers
(Folks who have such great reknown).
Buy them fine imported beers;
They'll support your bid for Crown!
Do not shrink away from that,
If you want to wear the Hat.

This message brought to you by Tears for Peers.

In service,
Michael
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