[MR] ymir photos

[logan]

the blow is sometimes pulled good brother.  ive seen it three times and
always felt less satisfied.  in all three the buffet was a mere tap to the
arm or chest.  it just didnt feel right but i think it was some kind of
household tradition which must be honored the same as any other.

regards
logan

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From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Wayne Remes
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:11 AM
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Subject: Re: [MR] ymir photos

So good of you to ask, and hopefully I can be the first of the hundreds of 
people that will probalby reply to your post.

One of the traditions of most knighthood ceremonies is the "Buffet". This 
was what you saw. It was, I believe, a Norman tradition of the middle ages. 
It is the last blow that a knight will ever have to receive unanswered. It 
is given by either the King, or the Knight the person was squired to. It was

assumed during the middle ages that part of the training of a squire would 
possibly involve beatings when they did something wrong. After a man was 
knighted no one could then lay a hand on him without he being allowed to 
answer it on the field.  It is also traditionally the moment that the squire

leaves feality to the knight. Not even the King could lay a hand on a knight

without the knight being able to demand satisfaction. The King of course 
would send his champion but he could still demand satisfaction.

The Buffet is usually delivered as an open handed slap to the face or as a 
closed fist to the chest. New knights have been known to be knocked out, or 
lost teeth, or knocked back several steps be the force of the blow. The blow

is never pulled.


Sir Axel of Tavastia

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From: "iamfillystarcrafter" <iamfillystarcrafter at yahoo.com>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [MR] ymir photos


> Ok question.. Why was the man being elevated to Knighthood slapped in the 
> face??? What is the meaning of that???
> Lady Amye Barrington
> Remember you are unique! Just like everybody else!  Purpure an apothacary 
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> --- On Tue, 2/17/09, D Munitz <pirate2890 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: D Munitz <pirate2890 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [MR] ymir photos
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 9:53 PM
>
> Good Gentles
>
>
> here are some of the photos I took
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> http://good-times.webshots.com/album/570133835PxGYQq?vhost=good-times
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>
> Sven
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