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

[Karen Kasper]

"Michael B. Greenstein" <greenstein at earthlink.net> wrote:
   
  >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.
   
  Yes and no.
   
  If one lives in one of the bigger, older Baronies like the Debatable Lands, Thescorre, the Rhydderich Hael or Delftwood, sure.
   
  However....
    
   Endless Hills has 2 Pelicans and 1 Pel-Laurel (who is married to one of the Pelicans)  
   Central PA has 3 Pelicans, 3 Laurels, and 1 Pel-Laurel (who's married to one of the Laurels) spread among 2 or 3 groups.  I believe 2 of the Pelicans are mostly inactive.  
   St. Swithins' Bog has 2 Pelicans and 2 Laurels  
   West Virginia has 1 Pelican and 5 Laurels, but all of the Laurels live in either Misty Highlands or Sylvan Glen, which is very far from, say, Port Oasis
  I'm not as sure about the Chivalry, since they don't have a web page, but based on the OP I believe there are 2 in West Virginia, 1 in central PA and none in Endless Hills or St. Swithins.  
   
  This means that someone who lives in, say, Port Oasis, may not personally know ANY peers, never mind 3.  And though we try not to be, people do find peers intimidating, so just going up to one you don't know and asking for a recommendation could be daunting.
   
  One could make the case that people without peers in their local groups who want to fight in Crown should travel more and meet some, since they'll have to if they win anyway.  But traveling to events is not the same thing as getting to know foreign peers well enough to feel comfortable asking for a letter of recommendation.
   
  I have to agree with Maria that the recommendation of 3 peers seems a little foreign and a heavy burden as Crown requirements go.
   
  Arianna
  who is quite willing to write a letter of recommendation if anyone is in need


Karen Kasper

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