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[Alan MacNeill]

I would never be the person to lead a "ban it" crusade.

I would, however, be among the group encouraging people to realize that the
distinction between "Awards" and "Grants" of arms is completely non-period,
and if we really care about our authenticity (as I have been repeatedly told
rather bluntly), then we should not be encouraging it's use.


On 4/25/06, Siegfried <crossbow at freeshell.org> wrote:
>
> 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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