[MR] [Archers] New Article "War Archery & Social Status

[logan]

correct.  the order of the chivalry in the sca is open only to those who
participate in fighting (for lack of a better term).  i agree with you, and
have supported, the need to recognize excellence in target archery for the
amount of skill it takes to achieve certain levels of excellence.  atlantia
already has that in the yew bow which, just like the order of the white
scarf for rapier and the kraken for fighting, is the pinnacle display of
recognized skill and excellence.  so target archery is already rewarded in
ways comparable to rapier fighters, which you state as your concern.

regards
logan

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-----Original Message-----
From: atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Garth G.
Groff
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:43 PM
To: Atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [MR] [Archers] New Article "War Archery & Social Status

  Duke Logan, Greetings.

I fully agree with Your Grace that a peerage must earned, and probably 
should be fairly rare. As I understand it, a path WITHIN our discipline 
(as separate from service and research)  is not available to archers, 
but is to fighters in theirs. If I am correct that Your Grace is or has 
been an archer, I am sure you will agree that great skill and much 
practice is needed to achieve excellence in archery. So why shouldn't 
such skill and effort among the best archers be rewarded in ways 
comparable to heavy or rapier fighters? What inspiration for others to 
excell!

Kind regards,


Lord Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot

On 9/15/2010 12:19 PM, logan wrote:
> there are already several target archers in the sca that have received a
> peerage for their research and excellence combined.  the basis for arguing
> that everyone should be able to get a peerage is misguided.  everyone can
> get a peerage by following the paths laid out for each (service, research,
> fighting).  trying to shoehorn every single aspect of interest in the sca
> into one of those simply wont work especially since most activities
already
> have a brass ring so to speak that is a showing of mastery and excellence
in
> that particular activity.  at least thats my opinion.
>
> regards
> logan 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> [mailto:atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Garth G.
> Groff
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:01 PM
> To: Archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org; Atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [MR] [Archers] New Article "War Archery&  Social Status
>    
> . . . As for the question of a peerage for archers, there is no reason we
> shouldn't have such ranks. There certainly is plenty of material to
> justify peerage. In addition, the the Known World of our society is not
> a slavish imitation of the real middle ages, but rather one of our own
> creation where anything can happen if we have the will.
>
>

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