[MR] Tangent: was: Why should Atlantia care was: Re:Curiosity

[Logan]

ed you should also sign you name to your missives, it makes it a little more
intimate and trustworthy.

i disagree that martial prowess  and physical courage dont count (do you
think the same for rapier?) by any means.

watching a man teach chess tells you nothing but his knowledge of the game
(by the way, im still looking for someone to beat me at it!!  nice jab for
you thinner skinned folk, but i do love the game).  i have worked with many
"teachers" of chess that are complete boobs (not to mention dudes you would
not want to get into a bar fight with!) and i can tell you first hand that
the ability to teach strategy doesnt make you and inspiration nor a leader.

just my opinion
logan

-----Original Message-----
From: atlantia-admin at atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:atlantia-admin at atlantia.sca.org]On Behalf Of Ed Harrison
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 10:08 PM
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [MR] Tangent: was: Why should Atlantia care was:
Re:Curiosity


All for banning the fencers?

<sigh> A good example of why being a great armored fighter isn't a good sign
of a great king. The Crowns I admired the most in tthe last decade were
Stephen and Niobe. They both strongly supported the rapier community.
Stephen
even took to the rapier field at practices to teach. THAT is a King to
admire
and emulate.

Let's face it --As much as we talk about how Chivalry and Honor are best
displayed, martial prowess and physical courage is the least of it. You can
tell much more about how good a king a man will make by watching him teach
chess than by watching him wield a sword. Is his play thoughtful, ruthless
and cunning? Is he courteous and fair towards his opponents and students?
Are
his explainations clear and well spoken? Is he graceful in handling
interruptions?

Tradition and showmanship are the reasons we choose our rulers the way we
do;
everything else is rationalization.

On Tuesday 05 February 2002 09:02 pm, you wrote:
> In a message dated 2/5/02 4:24:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>
> BWilliamson at extstay.com writes:
> > Do I hear a
> > chorus of Ban the Fencers?
>
> I'm all for it.
>
> Hrothgar

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