[Archers] The Downside of being recognized

[Jay Nardone]

Sorry I fail to see your point?

 

From: archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Anne Rose
Smythe
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:19 PM
To: archers at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: [Archers] The Downside of being recognized

 

Fellow Archers, 

Here is a good example of what can happen ... Please be aware of the
downside of becoming an elitist group.... Believe me there was a reason this
was posted to an open archery list..

This is from An Tir, The Order of the Grey Goose Shaft is the equivalent to
the Yew Bow... 

Lady Anne Rose
who is sorely missing Atlantian Archery ... just saying :)


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From: Arion the Wanderer <arion12 at q.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 6:24 PM
Subject: [GrayGoose] The Order of the Gray Goose Shaft
To: antir-thrownweapons at antir.sca.org, Archery
<antir-archery at antir.sca.org>,
GrayGoose at yahoogroups.com




Areté is a Greek word that embraces the ideals of goodness, virtue and
excellence. It roughly translates "being the best you can be". In the
Homeric poems, areté is frequently associated with bravery, but more often,
with effectiveness. The man or woman of areté is a person of the highest
effectiveness. They use all their faculties, strength, bravery, wit, and
craft, to achieve real results. Aristotle said: "To say that areté has a
common definition of excellence or fulfillment may be an overstatement
simply because it is very difficult to pinpoint areté; much less the proper
ways to go about obtaining it."

The members of the Order of the Gray Goose Shaft each strive to be a person
of areté in his or her own way. The first task for some is to master a
martial art such as target or combat archery or thrown weapons, equestrian
archery, or siege weaponry. Others first walk the path of service in their
quest for excellence. All paths merge when the person becomes a respected
leader who teaches and inspires others to master missile arts. There is no
set path to membership in the Order. Rather, it is something done for the
sheer joy of the journey.

An Tir Kingdom Law says:

"Gray Goose Shaft may be offered by the Crown on the advice of the members
of the order, for demonstrating exceptional skill and chivalry in one or
more of the following areas: Target Archery, Combat Archery, Missile Combat,

Thrown Weapons, Siege Weapons and Equestrian Archery; plus service to An Tir

and its people, knowledge of the courtly graces, and obedience to the laws
and ideals of An Tir and the Society."

The Order's Yahoo Groups describes the group thus:

"The Order of the Grey Goose Shaft (OGGS) was created in the West Kingdom as

a reward to those who had contributed greatly to the target and combat
archery communities. Although the West Kingdom dropped the award in favor of

the Royal Company of Archers, in the Principality, and later the Kingdom of
An Tir, the OGGS flourished, rising from a non-armigerous award to its
current Grant-level status. Members of the OGGS wear a medallion of a goose
surrounded by four arrows as in a mascle. By tradition, members of the OGGS
are permitted to use the title Archos (pronounced ar-kos) before their name
and wear the white bracer as a symbol of the Order.

The members of the Order of the Grey Goose Shaft submit candidate
recommendations to the Crown of An Tir. When considering candidates for
inclusion in the Order, the members look for individuals that are
well-rounded in target archery, missile combat, and/or thrown weapons. These

individuals should embody exemplary skills, marshallate knowledge, war and
tournament combat skills (if combat candidates), arts and sciences
abilities, teaching, leadership, and the chivalric ideals and graces of the
SCA.

The membership of the OGGS includes some of the hardest working target
archery, thrown weapons, and missile combat administrators in the Known
World. The roll of the OGGS includes Peers, Barons, current and former
Kingdom/Principality Royal Archers, Kingdom Protectors, Squires, Sergeants,
and Yeomen; the current keeper of the Thrown Weapons Inter-kingdom
Competition (TWIC), and a former Keeper of the Inter-Kingdom Archery
Competition (IKAC).

Members of the OGGS are permitted to take students who are known singularly
as an Arcuarius or plurally as Arcuarii. The normal practice is for a member

of the OGGS to approach prospective candidates and invite them to become an
Arcuarius."




 

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