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[Siegfried]

However Gorm, not to feed a flamewar ...

But if we were to restrict naming conventions solely to period 
conventions, then many more people would be called Knight and Sir than 
just heavy weapons fighters.

Also our definitions of Duke/Count/Viscount don't match period usage.

But yes, otherwise, your point is correct.  Though I think there are 
probably many other SCA-isms you may wish to fight first, than the use 
of THL which 'sounds period', and is at least documentable back to the 
18th century.

THL Siegfried :-)



Alan MacNeill wrote:
> THL stands for "The Honorable Lord" (or Lady).
> 
> It is a Victorian invention, pretty much completely inappropriate for period
> use.
> 
> Some SCA Kingdoms, particularly in the Midwest and West, use it as a
> designation for those holding Grants of Arms, as opposed to Awards of Arms.
> In Atlantia, an example would be a Golden Dolphin, as opposed to a simple
> AoA receipient.
> 
> It is not codified in Society Law, nor Atlantian Kingdom Law, so there is no
> formal restriction on it's use here.  It's a habit we should not be
> encouraging, but it is strongly used in some quarters.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Gorm of Berra
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/25/06, agnes daunce <agnes_daunce at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Greetings,
>> I often see the initals THL before a person's signature. What
>> does THL represent and who is allowed to use it? Thanks.
>> In Service,
>> Agnes Daunce
>>
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