[MR] A question on squiring

[David Wendelken]

Milord Donngal MacGregor,

There are as many different answers to your question as there are knights.
As we gain wisdom through experience, our answers change.

Ask or Wait to be asked?  

Yes.

Some knights its one way, some knights its the other.

If the knight you are interested in learning from has other squires, other
household members, or just close friends you can talk to, that's always a
good way to go about it.
Sound them out.  Ask them what you just asked this list.  You'll be making
your journey in their company, might as well get to know them too. :)

Good fortune to you on your quest.

sir andras salamandra


>I have a question I have been seeking the answer to for a 
>while but can't yet seem to find it and I hope not to offend 
>any if this is an improper form of asking on the subject.
>
>More of less I've been involved with the SCA for about 4 or 5 
>years now but am starting to be able to get into it more than 
>before, though I have never received any regognition nor award 
>would that prevent me from squiring to a Knight in the eyes of 
>the Peerage.
>
>Ive never really fought very much so my skills are very small 
>but I would still like to become a squire to learn the art of 
>fighting and the tactics of it.
>
>Yes I want to be a knight but I am not looking to squire for 
>that one reason, it is a goal to me but not an obsession. It 
>is something to work for and perhaps one year have earned the 
>skills and respect to earn that title but I go in the pursuit 
>of skill and knowledge before.
>
>Also how would one approach one about becoming a squire, as 
>there are few of the Knighthood here in my local area of 
>Nottinghill Coill I wouldn't know really how to go about it. I 
>know I should find one that I can get along with well and be 
>able to be friendly with as it is a long trip from there forth 
>but even if I could find one that I believed I could work well 
>with and might would be accepting to take me on how would I go 
>about it. Ask or wait to be asked I guess is the question.
>
>Forgive me for the long post but just trying to word it right 
>and I hope that I do not offend any by asking this subject in 
>the open. Feel free to contact me off list at drakedawson at gmail.com
>
>In service to the Dream
>~Donngal MacGregor
>mka Drake Dawson