[MR] opinions on peerage

[Logan]

sure.  elton john is a knight and i dont think he has any prior military
service.  but that not relevant in the sca.  sca knights are just that,
knights of the society.  the requirements for induction into that order
include chivalric combat.  nobody is refusing to acknowledge any "real life
period examples" regarding induction into our order.  our order is, again,
based solely on chivalric combat alone.  not birthright, not political
power, not payment in coin, etc.  

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 Charles
Sprouse
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 8:19 AM
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [MR] opinions on peerage

Unfortunately, I must agree with that Knight to a point, especially in light
of the fact that we stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the numerous real-life
period examples of people getting knighted who had never suited up in armor
or picked up a shield. There are other forms of martial combat, and masters
of those forms were made members of the chivalry. Our society ignoring that
is not only political, but childish and cliquish, and to be honest has
caused me to lose a fair amount of respect for the chivalry as a whole and
most of its members. 

Sorry for my ranting, but I thought it pertinent to your question. 

Lord Karl von Konigsberg


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