[MR] Bard as Thesaurus

[Garth G. Groff]

Friends,

I like "corps" as well. Here in our shire our bowmen and bow women (plus 
our six shirelings, who are improving) are sometimes known as "Isenfir's 
Mighty Corps of Archers". O.K., so that's permissible puffery, and we 
are a long way from being the "archery powerhouse" I've dreamed of.  We 
do hit our targets most of the time, and if little ego inflation gets 
out people out on the range, so be it.

Kind regards,


Mungo Napier, Shire of Isenfir Archery Marshal
(mka Garth Groff)

sca_bard at yahoo.com wrote:
> "Solidarity" is good, although it is what fighters *have* rather than what they *are.*  Other alternatives to "a brotherhood of fighters" would be:
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> Family
> Community
> Cohort
> Clan
> Circle
> Society
> Band
> Corps
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> "Family" is possibly more accurate than 'brotherhood' to boot, as the senior warriors may act more as elders than contemporaries.  But I'd probably use "corps" since it also evokes the 'esprit de corps' that would seem to be what binds this group together as a unit.
>
>  - Lady Teleri the Well-Prepared, Poeta Atlantiae, former heavy fighter
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