[MR] Opinion on peerage -- RE: Atlantia Digest, Vol 100, Issue 8

[Jim/Mathias]

The quoted sections are those specific to the Knighthood, there is a
preceding section that delineates the qualities expected of any peer,
regardless of which variety.  I believe that would cover the other
qualities you're thinking of.

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Rick Allison <threeallisons at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Really well thought out and interesting posts,
> from what I can gather "Knighthood" is a prowess, but no other virtues?
> That is not how I was raised in the SCA (aka back in the hoary olds days of 1982)
>
> KSCA members exemplified the knightly virtues and also practiced the other arts and sciences,
>  as a knght of the SCA was also the ambassador of the organization and guardian of the dream and the game.
>
> But the whole extracted definitions and terms from the various sources seem to point that armored combat need not be the only martial art.
>
> As for me, to be a competent armored, rapier and C/T combatant, musician, autocrat, instructor, armor constructionist, and all around showman is enough.
>
> I believe I said the following to a peer at this past Roxbury Mill event.
> "To be a peer one must act as a peer."
>
>
> Rich Allison
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