[MR] A challenge to the sitting Baronage

[Becky McEllistrem]

I'm highly impressed with the idea of the invitations and the challenge...

The gears are churning but I just promised to help print promissories.

Baroness Rebecca


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 From: syrragnarr <syrragnarr at yahoo.com>
To: "atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" <atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> 
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 12:54 PM
Subject: [MR] A challenge to the sitting Baronage
 
I sent the following message to my Baronial cousins a few days ago but felt I would post it here as well. That way any who wish to participate or help their Baronage be able to meet the challenge would know to approach their local Baronage. Here follows the message I sent to the fellow Baronage of the Kingdom.


Unto my dear Baronial cousins and the populace of fair Atlantia does 
Duke Ragnarr Blackhammer, Baron of Dun Carraig and Knight of the Society send greetings and brings forth a challenge this day.

At this 
most recent Gulf Wars I had the chance to see Prince Brian and Princess 
Brianna give out invitations to specific worthy unbelts to enter Their 
upcoming Crown Tournament. While they were giving out these invitations 
TRHs declared that they did not have any invitations for any peers. They
stated that all peers were welcome to compete in Their tournament as 
well as all landed Baronage. Upon hearing those words I was moved to 
issue the following challenge.

I hereby challenge each of our 
Baronial cousins to either enter the list at Crown Tournament or to 
field a champion in their stead to represent their Barony. If each 
Barony sponsored one fighter then the minimum size of the tournament 
would be seventeen combatants. I feel that as the tenders of Atlantia's 
lands for Their Majesties we should take a larger role in the tournament
that will choose who those Majesties will be. How better to know the 
mettle of the new heir then for you or your champion to have faced him 
or her in combat on their way to winning the tournament.

Baroness Lynette and I were appointed as Baronage less then five months 
ago and do not want to run the risk of having to cut our Baronial term 
so short if I were to have a really good day fighting. To meet the 
challenge I have set forth we will be sponsoring Baron Jonathas Reinisch
fighting for Baroness Amalia Kunne. They have worn the coronets of Dun 
Carraig before and will be fine representatives of our Barony. As our 
champion for the day he will be fighting in the colors of the Barony. We
will stand with them in processional and ask the members of our 
populace to do so as well. 

I truly hope that a number of you 
will take up my challenge by fighting or finding a combatant to champion
your Barony. I think it will greatly add to the splendor of the day. I 
have always been impressed when sitting Baronage has taken part in the 
tournament in the past. There is also no better reason to have to do a 
polling for your Barony then your current Baronage becoming the next 
Prince and Princess. Having had the honor of sitting the thrones of 
Atlantia before there is no more rewarding way in which you can serve 
the Kingdom. I look forward to seeing you all at Crown.

In service to Crown, Kingdom, and Barony

Ragnarr
Baron Dun Carraig
Knight of the Society
Duke of the Realm
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