[MR] SCA Plates in VA

Tue Feb 21 13:01:40 PST 2006

I remember this discussion now!  This is the same thing that happened before.  Everybody else seems to be ok with Kingdom, let us 'follow suit' here and at least be consistent with other SCA Kingdoms.  I personally do not see a problem as long as one is not claiming to be King, i.e. in a Navy context "Atlantia".  If one is stating they are "Atlantian" then I see no real problem and it would make the plate identity clear to our other Kingdoms.  Whatever it is, it should be consistent between states.  This was another issue before, but may not be any longer.
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[mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org]On Behalf Of Anthony Bryant
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 15:30
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Subject: Re: [MR] SCA Plates in VA

jbrmm266 at aol.com wrote:

> I am totally opposed to using the Arms, since only the
> King should display it. I would opt for Spike, and for
> the line along the bottom, simply "Atlantia" or
> "Atlantian". And I agree that we might have trouble
> getting 350. I think Virginia is trying to curb the
> proliferation of such plates. Your servant aye, Donal 

And here we have the catch.

I *abhor* Spike. It screams to me of the "pseudo medieval" 
part of the SCA I desperately try to avoid.

A period sea-horse is a horse with fins and a fish tail.

Only a fantasy artist (or an SCA herald a few decades ago) 
would come up with a *natural* seahorse with a unicorn's 
horn. Ick.

I say again, ICK.

Effingham

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