royal-deaths-msg - 3/24/09
਀ഊStories of the best 'Royal Deaths' in the SCA to close a Crown's reign. This is an SCA tradition not followed in all kingdoms of the Known World.
਀ഊNOTE: See also these files: SCA-stories1-msg, SCA-hist1-msg, you-know-msg, child-stories-msg, coronets-msg, courts-msg, burials-msg, magic-moments-msg.
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਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ
਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀  栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ
਀䤀  栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀  愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀  漀昀  攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀  眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀  眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀  洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀  眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀  渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀  愀猀  琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀  漀昀  琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀  最椀瘀攀渀  戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ
਀倀氀攀愀猀攀  爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀  愀渀搀  攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀  琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀  琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀  挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀  漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀  椀猀  甀渀挀氀攀愀爀  愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀  椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀  椀猀  瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀  昀爀漀洀  琀栀攀猀攀  洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ    Mark S. Harris                  AKA:  THLord Stefan li Rous
਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************
਀ഊFrom: booksbybrittany at aol.com (Hawke)
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Best Royal Deaths
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀ 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　㐀 　㔀㨀㌀㌀㨀㌀　 ⴀ　㠀　　ഊ
਀匀漀洀攀 昀爀椀攀渀搀猀 愀渀搀 䤀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 琀愀氀欀椀渀最 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 渀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀栀漀眀ഊcame to the subject of best royal deaths. Maybe it's just a tradition
਀椀渀 洀礀 愀爀攀愀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 洀漀猀琀 欀椀渀最猀 愀渀搀 焀甀攀攀渀猀 琀爀礀 琀漀 挀漀洀攀 甀瀀 眀椀琀栀 猀漀洀攀 爀攀愀猀漀渀ഊwhy they're 'stepping down' from the throne during their last court.
਀圀攀✀瘀攀 栀愀搀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 ✀搀椀攀搀 漀昀 漀氀搀 愀最攀✀ ⠀ 䄀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀 攀瘀攀渀琀 琀栀攀 䌀爀漀眀渀ഊattended, they 'aged', using makeup. By their last court they were old
਀愀渀搀 昀攀攀戀氀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀⸀⸀⸀ 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 搀椀攀搀⸀ ⤀Ⰰ 琀漀 ✀愀猀挀攀渀搀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀瘀攀渀猀 ✀ ⠀ഊAn asian persona. Someone came up to get their pelican, and at some
਀瀀漀椀渀琀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 栀甀最昀攀猀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀攀渀搀猀 琀漀 最漀 漀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䌀爀漀眀渀 樀甀猀琀⸀⸀⸀ഊdisappeared, leaving the thrones on their chairs. ). A lot of them
਀栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 昀甀渀渀礀 ⠀猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 搀椀攀搀 椀渀 愀 猀琀愀洀瀀攀搀攀 漀昀 挀漀眀猀 ⤀Ⰰ 漀爀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最ഊ( someone who based their reign on fairy tales died of poison apple ),
਀漀爀 樀甀猀琀 瀀氀愀椀渀 昀甀渀 琀漀 眀愀琀挀栀⸀ഊ
਀   䈀甀琀 搀漀攀猀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 攀氀猀攀 栀愀瘀攀 猀琀漀爀椀攀猀 漀昀 爀漀礀愀氀 搀攀愀琀栀猀㼀 圀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀ഊbest one you've seen? Names aren't nearly as important as the stories!
਀ഊ             - Hawke
਀ഊ
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 琀樀漀爀搀愀渀开㄀㈀ 愀琀 栀漀琀洀愀椀氀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀琀樀漀爀搀愀渀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䈀攀猀琀 刀漀礀愀氀 䐀攀愀琀栀猀ഊDate: 2 Apr 2004 16:01:37 -0800
਀ഊKing Havordh of Atlantia was cut down by Prince Galmr and his men
਀眀栀椀氀攀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 愀 瀀愀爀搀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀爀攀攀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 漀昀ഊAnglesey.  It was a nicely arranged bit of schtick.
਀ഊJester of Anglesey
਀䨀漀栀渀 䨀漀爀搀愀渀ഊ
਀ഊSubject: Re: Best Royal Deaths
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 刀愀礀洀漀渀搀 䘀漀爀搀 㰀最爀攀攀渀漀愀欀 愀琀 挀漀砀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ 　㄀ 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　㐀 ㈀㌀㨀㈀㈀㨀㐀㌀ ⴀ　㠀　　ഊ
਀䐀攀瀀攀渀搀椀渀最 甀瀀漀渀 琀栀攀 䬀椀渀最 愀渀搀 儀甀攀攀渀Ⰰ 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 爀愀琀栀攀爀 攀氀愀戀漀爀愀琀攀 挀攀爀攀洀漀渀椀攀猀 昀漀爀ഊthe switch-over in CAID. It could be death, war, famine, old age - you name
਀椀琀⸀ 䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀ഊ
਀䤀渀 洀礀 洀椀渀搀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 洀攀洀漀爀愀戀氀攀 猀琀攀瀀瀀椀渀最ⴀ搀漀眀渀 挀攀爀攀洀漀渀礀 眀愀猀 䐀甀欀攀 䜀甀椀氀氀愀甀洀攀 搀攀ഊla Belgique and Duchesss Felinah Tifarah Arnvella Memo Hazara Kahn-ad-Din.
਀䜀甀椀氀氀愀甀洀攀Ⰰ 戀攀椀渀最 猀漀洀攀眀栀愀琀 漀昀 愀 眀爀椀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 瀀氀愀礀眀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀爀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 眀栀漀氀攀 琀栀椀渀最ഊat their Coronation with the introduction of an evil twin brother, Serevald.
਀䜀甀椀氀氀愀甀洀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀攀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀最攀 愀渀搀 ∀匀攀爀攀瘀愀氀搀∀ 眀漀甀氀搀 猀栀漀眀 甀瀀 洀礀猀琀攀爀椀漀甀猀氀礀ഊ(Guillaume played both parts) and he, as Serevald, would often plot to
਀漀瘀攀爀琀栀爀漀眀 琀栀攀 挀爀漀眀渀 愀渀搀 挀氀愀椀洀 栀椀猀 漀眀渀 爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀渀攀⸀ 匀攀爀攀瘀愀氀搀 眀漀甀氀搀ഊshow up mysteriously at various events throughout their reign. Everyone was
਀猀甀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 匀攀爀攀瘀愀氀搀 眀漀甀氀搀 欀椀氀氀 琀栀攀 䬀椀渀最 椀渀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀⸀ 䤀琀 洀愀搀攀 昀漀爀 愀 最爀攀愀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊoften hilarious sub-plot to the real reign.
਀ഊAnyway during their stepping down, Guillaume wrote an elaborate script that
਀栀愀搀 琀栀攀 䬀椀渀最 搀礀椀渀最 椀渀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀琀 漀昀 戀愀琀琀氀攀 愀渀搀 戀攀椀渀最 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 椀渀Ⰰ 搀攀愀搀Ⰰ 漀渀 愀ഊstretcher to the Queen. (Sevavald actually turned out to be a hero in trying
਀琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 栀椀猀 戀爀漀琀栀攀爀 漀渀 琀栀攀 戀愀琀琀氀攀 昀椀攀氀搀⤀ 䜀甀椀氀氀愀甀洀攀 栀椀洀猀攀氀昀 眀愀猀 瀀氀愀礀椀渀最 琀栀攀ഊpart of a ghost on the stage, interacting with the people on the court
਀琀爀礀椀渀最 琀漀 爀攀挀漀甀渀琀 琀栀攀 最氀漀爀椀漀甀猀 挀栀愀爀最攀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 攀渀攀洀礀 爀愀渀欀猀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 猀琀愀爀攀搀ഊthrough him lost in their own grief. Then, seeing their non-reaction and
਀猀漀爀爀漀眀Ⰰ 栀攀 最愀稀攀搀 搀漀眀渀 椀渀 搀椀猀戀攀氀椀攀昀 椀渀 爀攀愀氀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 栀椀猀 漀眀渀 搀攀愀琀栀⸀ 䠀攀ഊshrunk away in abject terror/horror. The Queen was escorted off the stage to
਀琀愀欀攀 爀攀昀甀最攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 氀漀挀愀氀 䄀戀戀攀礀⸀ഊ
਀䤀琀 椀猀 栀愀爀搀 琀漀 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 儀甀攀攀渀Ⰰ 䘀攀氀椀渀愀栀Ⰰ 眀愀猀 戀愀爀攀氀礀 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 愀渀渀甀渀挀椀愀琀攀ഊthought her tears. Everyone in the hall was choked up -  many people openly
਀眀攀攀瀀椀渀最⸀ 䤀琀 椀猀 栀椀最栀氀礀 攀洀漀琀椀漀渀愀氀 猀琀攀瀀瀀椀渀最 搀漀眀渀 昀爀漀洀 愀 爀攀椀最渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀漀 搀漀 椀琀 椀渀ഊthis manner I found to be one of the most memorable experiences of my SCA
਀氀椀昀攀⸀ഊ
਀䤀 愀洀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 洀甀琀椀氀愀琀椀渀最 眀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 愀 瘀攀爀礀 洀漀瘀椀渀最 挀攀爀攀洀漀渀礀⸀ 䤀 栀漀瀀攀 礀漀甀 愀氀氀ഊfind in enjoyable. I believe Guillaume has copies available of the scripts
਀昀漀爀 戀漀琀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀 爀攀椀最渀猀⸀ഊ
਀䤀渀 匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 ⴀ 匀椀爀 刀礀愀渀 䜀爀攀攀渀漀愀欀ഊ
਀ഊFrom: pdruss at aol.com (P D RUSS)
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊDate: 02 Apr 2004 02:24:59 GMT
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䈀攀猀琀 刀漀礀愀氀 䐀攀愀琀栀猀ഊ
਀伀渀攀 欀椀渀最 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀搀 愀 猀眀漀爀搀 眀漀甀渀搀 愀琀 䜀甀氀昀 圀愀爀猀 漀爀 倀攀渀渀猀椀挀 愀渀搀 搀椀攀搀 漀昀 椀琀 氀愀琀攀爀 愀琀ഊlast court at Coronation. The queen retired to a nunnery, I think.
਀ഊTamara
਀ഊ
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 洀搀洀洀愀氀椀挀攀㄀ 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀䴀搀洀䴀愀氀椀挀攀㄀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 　㌀ 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　㐀 　　㨀㔀㄀㨀　㐀 䜀䴀吀ഊSubject: Re: Best Royal Deaths
਀ഊ> Maybe it's just a tradition
਀㸀椀渀 洀礀 愀爀攀愀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 洀漀猀琀 欀椀渀最猀 愀渀搀 焀甀攀攀渀猀 琀爀礀 琀漀 挀漀洀攀 甀瀀 眀椀琀栀 猀漀洀攀 爀攀愀猀漀渀ഊ>why they're 'stepping down' from the throne during their last court.
਀ഊI don't recall how the King died that year, but there was a lovely Viking
਀昀甀渀攀爀愀氀 愀昀琀攀爀眀愀爀搀⸀  䨀甀猀琀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 攀搀最攀 漀昀 攀瘀攀渀椀渀最Ⰰ 猀栀椀洀洀攀爀椀渀最 氀愀欀攀Ⰰ 戀甀爀渀椀渀最ഊboat, flames up to the sky.....
਀ഊPretty impressive.
਀ഊMelisende
਀⠀吀爀椀洀愀爀椀猀⤀ഊ
਀ഊFrom: "sclark55" <sclark55 at rogers.com>
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Best Royal Deaths
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ 　㄀ 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　㐀 ㈀㄀㨀㐀㈀㨀㄀㜀 䜀䴀吀ഊ
਀䜀爀攀攀琀椀渀最猀ⴀⴀഊ
਀∀䠀愀眀欀攀∀ 㰀戀漀漀欀猀戀礀戀爀椀琀琀愀渀礀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ> Some friends and I happened to be talking the other night, and somehow
਀㸀 挀愀洀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀甀戀樀攀挀琀 漀昀 戀攀猀琀 爀漀礀愀氀 搀攀愀琀栀猀⸀ 䴀愀礀戀攀 椀琀✀猀 樀甀猀琀 愀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀ഊ> in my area, but most kings and queens try to come up with some reason
਀㸀 眀栀礀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 ✀猀琀攀瀀瀀椀渀最 搀漀眀渀✀ 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀渀攀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀椀爀 氀愀猀琀 挀漀甀爀琀⸀ഊ
਀䈀愀挀欀 眀栀攀渀 䔀愀氀搀漀爀洀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 愀 倀爀椀渀挀椀瀀愀氀椀琀礀Ⰰ 眀攀 栀愀搀 愀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 ∀爀漀礀愀氀 搀攀愀琀栀猀∀⸀ഊDavid and Elina keeled over in the middle of one of their courts and spent
਀琀栀攀 爀攀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 愀猀 最栀漀猀琀猀Ⰰ 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 眀椀琀栀 眀栀椀琀攀 洀愀欀攀甀瀀 愀渀搀 挀栀愀椀渀猀Ⰰഊwhile the new Prince and Princess tried to solve the mystery.  A Prince
਀⠀刀漀愀欀⤀ 眀椀琀栀 愀 匀琀攀瀀瀀攀猀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀 栀愀搀 猀琀愀爀琀攀搀 栀椀猀 爀攀椀最渀 戀礀 琀攀氀氀椀渀最 愀氀氀 琀栀愀琀 栀椀猀ഊterm was limited, and when the time came it was tradition that he be
਀猀琀爀愀渀最氀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 愀 猀椀氀欀攀渀 挀漀爀搀ⴀⴀ眀栀椀挀栀 栀攀 眀愀猀⸀ഊ
਀䈀甀琀 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 䔀愀氀搀漀爀洀攀爀攀 栀愀猀 氀漀猀琀 椀琀猀 琀愀猀琀攀 昀漀爀 爀漀礀愀氀 搀攀愀琀栀猀 氀愀琀攀氀礀⸀  圀攀 栀愀搀 愀ഊreal one.  King Thorbjorn Osis was killed in an auto accident on the way
਀戀愀挀欀 昀爀漀洀 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀 愀 昀攀眀 礀攀愀爀猀 戀愀挀欀⸀ഊ
਀一椀挀漀氀愀愀ഊ
਀ഊFrom: "Todd & Melanie Fischer" <imelod at sympatico.ca>
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Best Royal Deaths
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㄀ 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　㐀 ㈀㌀㨀㈀㈀㨀㈀㔀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊ
਀㸀 䈀甀琀 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 䔀愀氀搀漀爀洀攀爀攀 栀愀猀 氀漀猀琀 椀琀猀 琀愀猀琀攀 昀漀爀 爀漀礀愀氀 搀攀愀琀栀猀 氀愀琀攀氀礀⸀  圀攀 栀愀搀ഊ> a real one.  King Thorbjorn Osis was killed in an auto accident on the way
਀㸀 戀愀挀欀 昀爀漀洀 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀 愀 昀攀眀 礀攀愀爀猀 戀愀挀欀⸀ഊ
਀吀爀甀攀Ⰰ 䴀愀最椀猀琀爀愀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 挀愀渀 爀攀挀愀氀氀 猀漀洀攀 猀椀渀挀攀⸀⸀⸀伀渀攀 漀昀 伀猀椀猀✀ 昀漀爀洀攀爀 猀焀甀椀爀攀猀ⰀഊBerus Wolfesonne, himself now a knight and king, staged a 'death' when he
਀愀渀搀 栀椀猀 挀漀渀猀漀爀琀 猀琀攀瀀瀀攀搀 搀漀眀渀⸀⸀⸀琀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 愀琀 洀礀 琀栀椀爀搀 攀瘀攀渀琀⸀⸀⸀琀栀攀 欀椀渀最✀猀ഊchampion staged a coup, 'killed' the king with a dagger, and carried the
਀焀甀攀攀渀 漀昀昀 琀漀 愀 挀漀渀瘀攀渀琀⸀⸀⸀ഊ
਀䄀氀猀漀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 猀愀洀攀 欀椀渀最✀猀 挀栀愀洀瀀椀漀渀Ⰰ 匀愀爀渀愀挀 䈀愀栀愀搀甀爀Ⰰ ✀搀椀攀搀✀ 眀栀攀渀 栀攀 氀愀琀攀爀ഊstepped down as king... The Khan (as Sarnac termed himself as king, having a
਀䴀漀渀最漀氀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀⤀ 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 䬀愀猀栀攀欀 ⠀瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀 最甀愀爀搀⤀ 眀攀爀攀 栀甀渀琀椀渀最 搀攀攀爀Ⰰ 椀渀ഊanticipation of feeding venison to the masses at feast that night. The
਀䬀栀愀琀漀渀 ⠀栀椀猀 焀甀攀攀渀⤀ 愀爀爀椀瘀攀搀 愀渀搀 戀椀搀攀 愀氀氀 猀椀琀⸀ 匀栀攀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 䬀栀愀渀 眀愀猀ഊstill on the hunt with Their Highnesses but was expected soon. Before long
਀倀爀椀渀挀攀 刀漀愀欀 愀渀搀 倀爀椀渀挀攀猀猀 䄀爀氀攀琀琀攀 愀爀爀椀瘀攀搀 漀渀 栀漀爀猀攀戀愀挀欀 愀渀搀 猀攀攀洀攀搀 猀甀爀瀀爀椀猀攀搀ഊthat Sarnac Khan was not already in court. They said he had ridden ahead of
਀琀栀攀洀⸀ 䠀攀爀 䴀愀樀攀猀琀礀 䨀漀氀椀攀挀椀愀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 挀漀渀挀攀爀渀攀搀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 愀猀 猀栀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䬀栀愀渀 栀愀搀ഊhis Kashek and his Champion with him, so his safety was assured.
਀ഊThe Kingdom bard, THL Gwerydd verch Rhys, then sang a song of the hunt, and
਀愀猀 猀栀攀 昀椀渀椀猀栀攀搀 䐀甀挀栀攀猀猀 䔀愀渀漀爀 漀昀 䄀洀戀攀爀栀愀氀氀Ⰰ 䬀栀愀渀✀猀 䌀栀愀洀瀀椀漀渀Ⰰ 爀漀搀攀 椀渀琀漀 挀漀甀爀琀ഊand threw herself at the Khaton's feet. She groveled and debased herself,
਀昀漀爀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 琀攀爀爀椀戀氀攀 栀愀搀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀攀搀⸀ 吀栀攀 䬀愀猀栀攀欀 琀栀攀渀 挀愀洀攀 椀渀琀漀ഊview carrying a body on a shield. The body was clad in the Khan's armour and
਀愀渀 愀爀爀漀眀 栀愀搀 瀀椀攀爀挀攀搀 栀椀猀 栀攀氀洀⸀ഊ
਀吀䠀䰀 䬀愀礀氀愀 琀栀攀 䌀栀攀攀爀昀甀氀Ⰰ 儀甀攀攀渀✀猀 䌀栀愀洀瀀椀漀渀Ⰰ 挀栀愀猀琀椀猀攀搀 䔀愀渀漀爀 昀漀爀 昀愀椀氀椀渀最 椀渀 栀攀爀ഊduties to protect her Sovereign, and took the sheath from her axe as a
਀爀攀瀀攀渀琀愀渀琀 䔀愀渀漀爀 戀漀爀攀 栀攀爀 渀攀挀欀 昀漀爀 攀砀攀挀甀琀椀漀渀⸀ 吀栀攀渀Ⰰ 猀甀搀搀攀渀氀礀Ⰰ 匀愀爀渀愀挀✀猀ഊspirit, dressed all in white, appeared from nowhere (actually he had been
਀栀椀搀椀渀最 甀渀搀攀爀 愀 挀氀漀愀欀 戀攀栀椀渀搀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀渀攀猀⤀ 愀渀搀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 昀漀爀 䬀愀礀氀愀 琀漀 栀漀氀搀 栀攀爀ഊhand. He said that he had died through no fault of his Champion for the
਀愀爀爀漀眀 栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 戀漀爀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀愀爀欀渀攀猀猀 愀渀搀 渀漀 洀漀爀琀愀氀 挀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀眀愀爀琀攀搀 椀琀⸀ഊHis ancestors had granted him permission to come back to complete unfinished
਀戀甀猀椀渀攀猀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 挀漀甀爀琀 漀昀 匀愀爀渀愀挀 愀渀搀 䨀漀氀椀攀挀椀愀 戀攀最愀渀⸀ഊ
਀匀漀 䤀 挀愀渀 爀攀挀愀氀氀 琀眀漀 猀琀愀最攀搀✀ 搀攀愀琀栀猀 漀昀 欀椀渀最Ⰰ 猀椀渀挀攀 伀猀椀猀 甀渀昀漀爀琀甀渀愀琀攀ഊpassing...
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਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䐀爀攀眀 一椀挀栀漀氀猀漀渀∀ 㰀愀渀椀挀栀漀氀猀漀渀㄀㘀 愀琀 挀漀洀挀愀猀琀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䈀攀猀琀 刀漀礀愀氀 䐀攀愀琀栀猀ഊDate: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 20:18:37 -0600
਀ഊ"Cynthia Virtue" <cvirtue at thibault.org> wrote:
਀㸀 一攀椀琀栀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀猀 䤀✀瘀攀 氀椀瘀攀搀 椀渀 ⠀䔀愀猀琀 愀渀搀 圀攀猀琀⤀ 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀椀猀 栀愀戀椀琀Ⰰഊ> but it does produce a few good stories.  I recall hearing of one
਀㸀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀氀礀 昀漀漀氀椀猀栀 椀渀挀漀洀椀渀最 䬀椀渀最 ⠀搀漀渀✀琀 爀攀挀愀氀氀 眀栀椀挀栀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀⤀ 眀栀漀 琀漀漀欀ഊ> the throne "by force."  Part of the schtick involved loaded crossbows
਀㸀 瀀漀椀渀琀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 愀甀搀椀攀渀挀攀⸀  吀栀愀琀✀猀 愀 戀椀琀 洀甀挀栀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀刀攀愀氀洀⸀   匀椀最栀⸀ഊ
਀䄀渀漀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 漀氀搀攀爀Ⰰ 猀琀漀爀礀 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 吀愀搀愀猀栀椀攀 愀渀搀 䄀爀椀愀欀攀 眀攀爀攀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 挀漀洀洀椀琀琀ഊsepuku (sp?) when their reign was done.  Prince Comar said that as a good
਀眀愀爀爀椀漀爀Ⰰ 栀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 琀栀攀爀攀昀漀爀攀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 ∀搀攀猀瀀漀椀氀∀ 琀栀攀ഊbodies.
਀ഊSo, Tadashie and Ariake simply stepped aside.
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਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䈀爀椀愀渀 䴀⸀ 匀挀漀琀琀∀ 㰀戀⸀猀挀漀琀琀 愀琀 挀猀甀漀栀椀漀⸀攀搀甀㸀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䈀攀猀琀 刀漀礀愀氀 䐀攀愀琀栀猀ഊDate: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 23:12:49 -0500
਀ഊOn Thu, 1 Apr 2004 20:18:37 -0600 "Drew Nicholson"
਀㰀愀渀椀挀栀漀氀猀漀渀㄀㘀 愀琀 挀漀洀挀愀猀琀⸀渀攀琀㸀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ> "Cynthia Virtue" <cvirtue at thibault.org> wrote:
਀㸀㸀 一攀椀琀栀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀猀 䤀✀瘀攀 氀椀瘀攀搀 椀渀 ⠀䔀愀猀琀 愀渀搀 圀攀猀琀⤀ 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀椀猀 栀愀戀椀琀Ⰰഊ>> but it does produce a few good stories.  I recall hearing of one
਀㸀㸀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀氀礀 昀漀漀氀椀猀栀 椀渀挀漀洀椀渀最 䬀椀渀最 ⠀搀漀渀✀琀 爀攀挀愀氀氀 眀栀椀挀栀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀⤀ 眀栀漀 琀漀漀欀ഊ>> the throne "by force."  Part of the schtick involved loaded crossbows
਀㸀㸀 瀀漀椀渀琀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 愀甀搀椀攀渀挀攀⸀  吀栀愀琀✀猀 愀 戀椀琀 洀甀挀栀⸀ഊ
਀㸀 吀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀刀攀愀氀洀⸀   匀椀最栀⸀ഊ
਀䐀愀最 䤀Ⰰ 漀爀 䐀愀最 䤀䤀㼀  ⠀䤀 挀愀渀✀琀 爀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 眀栀椀挀栀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഊcrossbows I was on.)  And let's not forget the dry ice and
਀琀栀攀 昀椀渀搀ⴀ琀栀攀ⴀ琀爀甀攀ⴀ瀀爀椀渀挀攀猀猀 最愀洀攀⸀ഊ
਀㸀 䄀渀漀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 漀氀搀攀爀Ⰰ 猀琀漀爀礀 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 吀愀搀愀猀栀椀攀 愀渀搀 䄀爀椀愀欀攀 眀攀爀攀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 挀漀洀洀椀琀琀ഊ> sepuku (sp?) when their reign was done.  
਀ഊSince you ask: 'seppuku'.  And 'Tadashi'.
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਀ഊTalan
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਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀猀挀氀愀爀欀㔀㔀∀ 㰀猀挀氀愀爀欀㔀㔀 愀琀 爀漀最攀爀猀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䈀攀猀琀 刀漀礀愀氀 䐀攀愀琀栀猀ഊDate: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 04:20:53 GMT
਀ഊ> Honestly, I don't remember.  Well, it must have been II, because it was
਀㸀 愀昀琀攀爀 䐀愀瘀椀搀 愀渀搀 吀愀渀最焀眀猀琀礀氀 爀攀椀最渀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 䨀愀昀愀爀 搀椀攀搀⸀ഊ
਀䠀攀挀琀漀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䈀氀愀挀欀 䠀攀椀最栀琀 ⠀眀爀椀琀椀渀最 愀猀 䴀愀最渀甀猀 漀昀 䤀漀渀愀⤀✀猀 愀挀挀漀甀渀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀ഊFourth Chronicle of Eoforwic puts it as Dag's first Coronation:
਀ഊ"After this happy event there was a great uproar and from every door of the
਀挀栀甀爀挀栀 挀愀洀攀 洀攀渀 椀渀 戀氀愀挀欀 愀渀搀 眀栀椀琀攀 氀椀瘀攀爀礀Ⰰ 戀爀愀渀搀椀猀栀椀渀最 愀爀洀猀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 眀栀漀洀ഊlined the sanctuary rail with pikes. In the gallery of the church hidden
਀愀爀挀栀攀爀猀 猀琀漀漀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀椀爀 愀爀洀猀 ⠀愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀 眀攀爀攀 猀攀攀渀 挀漀挀欀椀渀最 挀爀漀猀猀戀漀眀猀 愀渀搀ഊnocking arrows on strung bows. This excessive and dangerous behaviour was
਀挀漀洀洀攀渀琀攀搀 漀渀 昀漀爀 猀漀洀攀 洀漀渀琀栀猀 琀栀攀爀攀愀昀琀攀爀⤀ ⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 愀 挀氀漀甀搀 漀昀 猀洀漀欀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀ഊnarthex and through it strode Prince Dag, followed by his closest retainers
਀愀渀搀 猀焀甀椀爀攀猀⸀ 䠀攀 洀愀搀攀 栀椀猀 眀愀礀 甀瀀 琀栀攀 愀椀猀氀攀 愀渀搀 眀愀猀 挀栀愀氀氀攀渀最攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 䬀椀渀最Ⰰഊwho bade him state the purpose of his interruption. Prince Dag looked the
਀䬀椀渀最 椀渀 琀栀攀 攀礀攀 愀渀搀 搀攀挀氀愀爀攀搀 ∀䤀 愀洀 挀漀洀攀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀爀 䌀爀漀眀渀Ⰰ 礀漀甀爀 吀栀爀漀渀攀 愀渀搀ഊOathbinder, great sword of the Midrealm.
਀ഊKing Comar cast a cold eye on the dozens of Dag's warriors who surrounded
਀栀椀洀Ⰰ 氀漀漀欀攀搀 戀愀挀欀 愀琀 栀椀猀 栀攀椀爀 愀渀搀 愀猀欀攀搀Ⰰ ∀䄀渀搀 眀椀氀氀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀渀 栀漀氀搀ഊOathbinder for you?" Despite the smoke in the hall, a chill breeze seemed to
਀爀甀渀 搀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 洀愀椀渀 愀椀猀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 最爀攀愀琀 挀栀甀爀挀栀⸀ 匀漀洀攀栀漀眀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀挀攀攀搀椀渀最猀 搀椀搀 渀漀琀ഊcome to blows, and as is the custom Dag then became King. His lady was
਀椀渀瘀椀琀攀搀 琀漀 攀渀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 䤀氀猀愀 挀愀洀攀 椀渀 漀渀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 眀栀椀琀攀 瀀愀氀愀渀焀甀椀渀 戀漀爀渀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀ഊshoulders of eight belted Knights and surrounded by a dozen ladies in pure
਀眀栀椀琀攀 最愀爀洀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 攀愀挀栀 戀攀愀爀椀渀最 愀 爀漀搀 昀爀漀洀 眀栀椀挀栀 栀甀渀最 愀 昀氀椀挀欀攀爀椀渀最 挀愀渀搀氀攀ഊlantern. As the ladies wore white, so too did Ilsa show all her Kingdom a
਀瀀甀爀攀 眀栀椀琀攀 昀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 猀渀漀眀ⴀ眀栀椀琀攀 欀渀甀挀欀氀攀猀㨀 琀栀攀 瀀愀氀愀渀焀甀椀渀 猀眀愀礀攀搀 洀漀猀琀ഊalarmingly and the new Queen hung onto it for dear life as the procession
਀洀愀搀攀 椀琀猀 眀愀礀 琀漀 栀攀爀 䌀爀漀眀渀 甀瀀 琀栀攀 愀椀猀氀攀Ⰰ 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 眀椀猀瀀猀 漀昀 猀洀漀欀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀ഊnarthex."
਀ഊ> >  And let's not forget the dry ice and
਀㸀 㸀 琀栀攀 昀椀渀搀ⴀ琀栀攀ⴀ琀爀甀攀ⴀ瀀爀椀渀挀攀猀猀 最愀洀攀⸀ഊ
਀匀漀甀渀搀猀 氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀 ∀昀椀渀搀 琀栀攀 琀爀甀攀 倀爀椀渀挀攀猀猀∀ 戀椀琀 洀椀最栀琀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 䐀愀最 䤀䤀⸀ഊ
਀一椀挀漀氀愀愀ഊ
਀ഊFrom: tmcd at panix.com (Tim McDaniel)
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Best Royal Deaths
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀愀琀Ⰰ ㌀ 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　㐀 　㐀㨀㌀㈀㨀㈀㘀 ⬀　　　　 ⠀唀吀䌀⤀ഊ
਀䤀渀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 㰀䘀夀焀戀挀⸀㤀㌀　㠀␀樀嘀䘀⸀㜀㄀㠀 愀琀 渀攀眀猀　㐀⸀戀氀漀漀爀⸀椀猀⸀渀攀琀⸀挀愀戀氀攀⸀爀漀最攀爀猀⸀挀漀洀㸀Ⰰഊsclark55 <sclark55 at rogers.com> wrote:
਀㸀䤀渀 琀栀攀 最愀氀氀攀爀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀栀甀爀挀栀 栀椀搀搀攀渀 愀爀挀栀攀爀猀 猀琀漀漀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀椀爀 愀爀洀猀 ⠀愀渀搀ഊ>some were seen cocking crossbows and nocking arrows on strung
਀㸀戀漀眀猀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 攀砀挀攀猀猀椀瘀攀 愀渀搀 搀愀渀最攀爀漀甀猀 戀攀栀愀瘀椀漀甀爀 眀愀猀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀攀搀 漀渀 昀漀爀ഊ>some months thereafter).
਀ഊDag had considerable experience in theater, so on those grounds alone
਀䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 栀椀洀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 猀漀洀攀 攀礀攀 ⠀愀猀 椀琀 眀攀爀攀⤀ 昀漀爀 猀愀昀攀琀礀⸀ഊI'd ask the archers before being utterly sure about unsafety.  There's
਀愀 瘀愀最甀攀 洀攀洀漀爀礀 挀漀洀椀渀最 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 洀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 愀爀挀栀攀爀猀 栀愀搀 搀爀愀眀渀 愀渀搀 眀攀爀攀ഊholding arrows that were *not* nocked (so they looked from a distance
਀氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 渀漀挀欀攀搀⤀⸀  䤀昀 猀漀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 椀昀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀 栀愀搀 愀挀挀椀搀攀渀琀愀氀氀礀ഊreleased, the bow would have dry-fired (not the best for the bow, but
਀搀愀渀最攀爀漀甀猀 漀渀氀礀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀爀挀栀攀爀⤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 瀀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 琀栀攀 愀爀爀漀眀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀ഊcaught by one vane of the fletching and pulled forward out of the
਀愀爀挀栀攀爀✀猀 栀愀渀搀 ⴀⴀ 眀栀椀挀栀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 猀甀挀欀攀搀 爀漀礀愀氀氀礀 椀昀 椀琀 栀愀搀 最漀渀攀 漀瘀攀爀ഊthe railing, of course, but they may have been positioned back?
਀ഊ>As the ladies wore white, so too did Ilsa show all her Kingdom a pure
਀㸀眀栀椀琀攀 昀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 猀渀漀眀ⴀ眀栀椀琀攀 欀渀甀挀欀氀攀猀㨀 琀栀攀 瀀愀氀愀渀焀甀椀渀 猀眀愀礀攀搀 洀漀猀琀ഊ>alarmingly and the new Queen hung onto it for dear life as the
਀㸀瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀椀漀渀 洀愀搀攀 椀琀猀 眀愀礀 琀漀 栀攀爀 䌀爀漀眀渀 甀瀀 琀栀攀 愀椀猀氀攀Ⰰ 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 眀椀猀瀀猀ഊ>of smoke from the narthex.
਀ഊOhhhhh, yeah.  I think she told me afterwards just how scared she was.
਀䐀愀椀戀栀椀搀Ⰰ 愀 挀漀甀爀琀 戀愀爀漀渀 昀爀漀洀 䌀礀渀渀愀戀愀爀Ⰰ 栀愀搀 琀栀攀 瀀愀氀愀焀甀椀渀 愀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀㬀ഊperhaps it's been recycled in the years since.
਀ⴀⴀ ഊTim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com; tmcd at us.ibm.com is my work address
਀ഊ
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 琀洀挀搀 愀琀 瀀愀渀椀砀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀吀椀洀 䴀挀䐀愀渀椀攀氀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䈀攀猀琀 刀漀礀愀氀 䐀攀愀琀栀猀ഊDate: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 16:18:01 +0000 (UTC)
਀ഊBrian M. Scott <b.scott at csuohio.edu> wrote:
਀㸀䄀渀搀 氀攀琀✀猀 渀漀琀 昀漀爀最攀琀 琀栀攀 搀爀礀 椀挀攀ഊ
਀䌀栀攀洀椀挀愀氀 猀洀漀欀攀 洀愀挀栀椀渀攀Ⰰ 䤀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀Ⰰ 椀昀 礀漀甀✀爀攀 爀攀昀攀爀爀椀渀最 琀漀 䐀愀最✀猀 昀椀爀猀琀ഊcoronation (I believe it was) at a nice church in Detroit (S. Charles
਀䈀漀爀漀洀攀漀㼀⤀⸀  ⠀䤀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀猀 愀洀戀愀猀猀愀搀漀爀Ⰰ 栀愀瘀椀渀最 樀甀猀琀 洀漀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀ഊAnsteorra, so I only attended one Dag coronation, so for all I know,
਀栀攀✀猀 栀愀搀 攀氀攀瘀攀渀 挀漀爀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 瀀氀愀挀攀⸀⤀  䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 琀栀愀琀 搀爀礀 椀挀攀ഊdoesn't produce the quantities of "fog" needed on short notice, and it
਀琀攀渀搀猀 琀漀 栀甀最 琀栀攀 最爀漀甀渀搀⸀ഊ
਀䐀愀渀椀攀氀 搀攀 䰀椀渀挀漀氀椀愀ഊ-- 
਀吀椀洀 䴀挀䐀愀渀椀攀氀Ⰰ 琀洀挀搀 愀琀 瀀愀渀椀砀⸀挀漀洀㬀 琀洀挀搀 愀琀 甀猀⸀椀戀洀⸀挀漀洀 椀猀 洀礀 眀漀爀欀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀ഊ
਀ഊFrom: nerak at aol.com (Nerak)
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊDate: 01 Apr 2004 15:38:29 GMT
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䈀攀猀琀 刀漀礀愀氀 䐀攀愀琀栀猀ഊ
਀ऀ伀䬀Ⰰ 䴀攀爀椀搀椀攀猀 昀爀攀焀甀攀渀琀氀礀 栀愀猀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀搀 琀栀攀 ✀搀攀愀琀栀✀ 漀昀 琀栀攀 䬀椀渀最⸀  䤀渀 洀礀 洀椀渀搀ഊthe end of the second Reign of John the Bearkiller REALLY stands out.  The
਀䌀爀漀眀渀 倀爀椀渀挀攀Ⰰ 䘀爀愀渀挀漀椀猀 搀甀 嘀漀渀琀Ⰰ 栀愀搀 琀漀氀搀 䈀攀愀爀欀椀氀氀攀爀 渀漀琀 琀漀 眀漀爀爀礀Ⰰ 栀攀✀搀 琀愀欀攀ഊcare of things for the sthick at high court, all Bear had to do was play along.
਀ऀ吀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 眀愀猀 栀攀氀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 伀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 䰀漀甀椀猀椀愀渀愀 䌀愀瀀椀琀漀氀 戀甀椀氀搀椀渀最 漀渀 琀栀攀 戀愀渀欀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀椀猀猀椀猀猀椀瀀瀀椀⸀  伀爀渀愀琀攀 挀漀氀甀洀渀猀Ⰰ 猀瀀椀爀愀氀 猀琀愀椀爀挀愀猀攀猀Ⰰ 栀甀最攀 漀愀欀 琀爀攀攀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀ഊlawn.  All in all a very enchanting site.  In attendance at that Coronation was
਀䠀攀爀 匀攀爀攀渀椀琀礀 䈀攀瘀椀渀 䘀爀愀猀椀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 匀琀攀眀愀爀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䈀漀愀爀搀 漀昀 䐀椀爀攀挀琀漀爀猀Ⰰ 愀猀 琀栀攀 最甀攀猀琀ഊof Starhelm for his knighting.  Countess Bevin was accompanied by two  knights
਀昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 眀攀猀琀 挀漀愀猀琀⸀  䄀渀搀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 猀攀愀琀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 刀漀礀愀氀 瀀愀爀琀椀攀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 搀愀椀猀ഊwhich is in the original Louisiana House Chamber.
਀ऀ䐀甀爀椀渀最 搀椀渀渀攀爀 愀 最礀瀀猀礀 最椀爀氀 挀愀洀攀 椀渀 氀攀愀搀椀渀最 愀 ✀戀攀愀爀✀ 漀渀 愀 挀栀愀椀渀⸀  匀栀攀 眀漀甀氀搀ഊyank the chain and the 'bear' would dance for a few seconds, then she would
਀礀愀渀欀 愀最愀椀渀⸀  䘀爀愀渀挀漀椀猀 戀攀最愀渀 琀漀 渀攀攀搀氀攀 䈀攀愀爀欀椀氀氀攀爀 ∀䐀愀搀搀礀Ⰰ 搀愀搀搀礀Ⰰ 洀愀欀攀 栀椀洀ഊdance!"  Bearkiller booted the 'bear' in the rump and the 'bear' danced.  At
਀琀栀攀 琀栀椀爀搀 爀攀瀀攀愀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 爀漀礀愀氀 猀琀椀洀甀氀甀猀 琀栀攀 ✀戀攀愀爀✀ 琀甀爀渀攀搀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 愀渀搀 洀愀甀氀攀搀 䨀漀栀渀ഊthe Bearkiller.  
਀ऀ䈀氀漀漀搀 瀀愀挀欀猀 猀瀀甀爀琀攀搀 漀瀀攀渀Ⰰ 䨀漀栀渀 昀攀氀氀 琀漀 琀栀攀 昀氀漀漀爀⸀  䘀爀愀渀挀漀椀猀 瘀愀甀氀琀攀搀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 琀愀戀氀攀 ⠀爀甀戀戀攀爀 搀愀最最攀爀 椀渀 栀愀渀搀⤀ 愀渀搀 猀琀爀甀挀欀 愀琀 琀栀攀 ✀戀攀愀爀✀ 眀栀漀 瀀爀漀洀瀀琀氀礀 昀氀攀搀⸀ ഊMistress Bevin has been shoved behind her two escorting knights.  Francois is
਀挀爀礀椀渀最 愀渀搀 猀挀爀攀愀洀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀 欀椀氀氀椀渀最 琀栀攀 愀渀椀洀愀氀⸀  䴀漀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 欀渀椀最栀琀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 爀漀漀洀ഊare on their feet with drawn weapons looking for the bear.  All in all a most
਀洀攀洀漀爀愀戀氀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 攀瘀攀渀琀 椀渀 䴀攀爀椀搀椀愀渀猀 昀漀爀 洀攀⸀ഊ	Oh, and at Yule that year His Majesty Francois awarded an AOA to Lord Bear the John Killer.  So somewhere in Meridies there is a bear suit with an AOA as far as I know.  
਀ഊMistress Nerak la Tisserande, OL
਀眀椀昀攀 漀昀 匀椀爀 匀琀愀爀栀攀氀洀 ⠀䠀椀猀 䴀愀樀攀猀琀礀 䘀爀愀渀挀漀椀猀 漀昀昀椀挀椀愀琀攀搀 愀琀 漀甀爀 匀䌀䄀 眀攀搀搀椀渀最⤀ഊ	
਀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 搀樀栀攀礀搀琀 愀琀 欀椀琀栀爀甀瀀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀䐀漀爀漀琀栀礀 䨀 䠀攀礀搀琀⤀ഊSubject: Re: Best Royal Deaths
਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 䬀椀琀栀爀甀瀀 䔀渀琀攀爀瀀爀椀猀攀猀Ⰰ 䰀琀搀⸀ഊDate: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 14:11:18 GMT
਀ഊHawke <booksbybrittany at aol.com> wrote:
਀㸀匀漀洀攀 昀爀椀攀渀搀猀 愀渀搀 䤀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀攀搀 琀漀 戀攀 琀愀氀欀椀渀最 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 渀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀栀漀眀ഊ>came to the subject of best royal deaths. Maybe it's just a tradition
਀㸀椀渀 洀礀 愀爀攀愀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 洀漀猀琀 欀椀渀最猀 愀渀搀 焀甀攀攀渀猀 琀爀礀 琀漀 挀漀洀攀 甀瀀 眀椀琀栀 猀漀洀攀 爀攀愀猀漀渀ഊ>why they're 'stepping down' from the throne during their last court.
਀㸀圀攀✀瘀攀 栀愀搀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 ✀搀椀攀搀 漀昀 漀氀搀 愀最攀✀ ⠀ 䄀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀 攀瘀攀渀琀 琀栀攀 䌀爀漀眀渀ഊ>attended, they 'aged', using makeup. By their last court they were old
਀㸀愀渀搀 昀攀攀戀氀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀⸀⸀⸀ 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 搀椀攀搀⸀ ⤀Ⰰ 琀漀 ✀愀猀挀攀渀搀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀瘀攀渀猀 ✀ ⠀ഊ>An asian persona. Someone came up to get their pelican, and at some
਀㸀瀀漀椀渀琀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 栀甀最昀攀猀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀攀渀搀猀 琀漀 最漀 漀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䌀爀漀眀渀 樀甀猀琀⸀⸀⸀ഊ>disappeared, leaving the thrones on their chairs. ). A lot of them
਀㸀栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 昀甀渀渀礀 ⠀猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 搀椀攀搀 椀渀 愀 猀琀愀洀瀀攀搀攀 漀昀 挀漀眀猀 ⤀Ⰰ 漀爀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最ഊ>( someone who based their reign on fairy tales died of poison apple ),
਀㸀漀爀 樀甀猀琀 瀀氀愀椀渀 昀甀渀 琀漀 眀愀琀挀栀⸀ഊ>
਀㸀   䈀甀琀 搀漀攀猀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 攀氀猀攀 栀愀瘀攀 猀琀漀爀椀攀猀 漀昀 爀漀礀愀氀 搀攀愀琀栀猀㼀 圀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀ഊ>best one you've seen? Names aren't nearly as important as the stories!
਀ഊInterkingdom Anthropology strikes again.  The King and Queen of
਀琀栀攀 圀攀猀琀 渀攀瘀攀爀 ∀搀椀攀∀ 漀爀 瘀愀渀椀猀栀 漀爀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最 氀椀欀攀 琀栀愀琀⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀ഊextablished rituals for dismissing the royal household for the
਀昀漀爀洀愀氀 攀渀琀爀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀攀椀爀猀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 漀愀琀栀 漀昀 昀攀愀氀琀礀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 琀栀攀ഊoutgoing Sovereign to crown the new Sovereign and for the new
਀匀漀瘀攀爀攀椀最渀 琀漀 挀爀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 䌀漀渀猀漀爀琀⸀  伀渀挀攀Ⰰ 樀甀猀琀 漀渀挀攀 䤀 猀愀眀 琀栀攀 䰀漀爀搀ഊof the Swan burst into the court of the Prince of Cynagua and
਀搀攀洀愀渀搀 栀椀猀 琀栀爀漀渀攀⸀  䤀渀 琀栀攀 倀爀椀渀挀椀瀀愀氀椀琀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀椀猀琀猀Ⰰ 漀渀 琀栀攀ഊother hand, the outgoing Sovereign turns to the populace and asks
਀琀栀攀洀Ⰰ ∀圀栀漀 椀猀 眀椀琀渀攀猀猀 琀栀愀琀 笀一愀洀攀紀 栀愀猀 眀漀渀 琀栀攀 䌀漀爀漀渀攀琀 昀漀爀ഊ{Name}?" and everyone who saw the Coronet Tourney answers, "I do!"
਀ഊThere may be some connection between these customs, and the fact
਀琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 挀椀琀椀稀攀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 圀攀猀琀 愀爀攀 愀氀氀漀眀攀搀 琀漀 愀瀀瀀爀漀愀挀栀 琀栀攀 吀栀爀漀渀攀猀ഊwithout disarming.  The Royalty don't fear their subjects.
਀ഊDorothea of Caer-Myrddin                         Dorothy J. Heydt
਀䴀椀猀琀猀⼀䴀椀猀琀猀⼀圀攀猀琀                               䄀氀戀愀渀礀Ⰰ 䌀愀氀椀昀漀爀渀椀愀ഊPRO DEO ET REGE                               djheydt at kithrup.com
਀ഊ
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䌀栀爀椀猀 娀愀欀攀猀 㰀洀漀漀渀搀爀最渀 愀琀 愀甀猀琀椀渀⸀爀爀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䈀攀猀琀 刀漀礀愀氀 䐀攀愀琀栀猀ഊDate: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 03:11:35 GMT
਀ഊOn Thu, 1 Apr 2004 14:11:18 GMT,  an orbital mind-control laser caused
਀搀樀栀攀礀搀琀 愀琀 欀椀琀栀爀甀瀀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀䐀漀爀漀琀栀礀 䨀 䠀攀礀搀琀⤀ 琀漀 眀爀椀琀攀㨀ഊ
਀⠀猀渀椀瀀⤀ഊ
਀㸀䤀渀琀攀爀欀椀渀最搀漀洀 䄀渀琀栀爀漀瀀漀氀漀最礀 猀琀爀椀欀攀猀 愀最愀椀渀⸀  吀栀攀 䬀椀渀最 愀渀搀 儀甀攀攀渀 漀昀ഊ>the West never "die" or vanish or anything like that.  There are
਀㸀攀砀琀愀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 爀椀琀甀愀氀猀 昀漀爀 搀椀猀洀椀猀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 爀漀礀愀氀 栀漀甀猀攀栀漀氀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀ഊ>formal entrance of the heirs, for the oath of fealty, for the
਀㸀漀甀琀最漀椀渀最 匀漀瘀攀爀攀椀最渀 琀漀 挀爀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀 匀漀瘀攀爀攀椀最渀 愀渀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀ഊ>Sovereign to crown the Consort.
਀ഊInterkingdom Anthropology indeed. Our Crowns don't "die" either.
਀ഊIn Ansteorra, the custom is that at the end of the reign the Crown
਀爀攀氀攀愀猀攀猀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 愀爀攀 椀渀 昀攀愀氀琀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 儀甀攀攀渀 最椀瘀攀猀 栀攀爀 圀栀椀琀攀 匀挀愀爀昀 戀愀挀欀ഊto the Order of the White Scarf, then gives her Crown back to the
਀䬀椀渀最Ⰰ 眀栀漀 最椀瘀攀猀 椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 伀爀搀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 刀漀猀攀 昀漀爀ഊsafekeeping. The King gives the Sword of State to the Lions of
਀䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀 昀漀爀 猀愀昀攀欀攀攀瀀椀渀最 琀栀攀渀 猀甀洀洀漀渀猀 琀栀攀 欀渀椀最栀琀猀Ⰰ 爀攀洀漀瘀攀猀 栀椀猀 䌀爀漀眀渀ഊand leaves it on the Throne. 
਀ഊThere's an interim period while the knights guard the Thrones and
਀䌀爀漀眀渀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 挀愀渀 戀攀 愀渀礀眀栀攀爀攀 昀爀漀洀 昀椀昀琀攀攀渀 漀爀 琀眀攀渀琀礀 洀椀渀甀琀攀猀 甀瀀 琀漀ഊseveral hours before the Crown Prince comes in, claims the Throne and
਀挀爀漀眀渀猀 栀椀洀猀攀氀昀⸀ 吀栀攀 䌀爀漀眀渀 倀爀椀渀挀攀猀猀 琀栀攀渀 挀漀洀攀猀 椀渀 愀渀搀 椀猀 挀爀漀眀渀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀ഊLions return the Sword of State, oaths of fealty are sworn and the
਀儀甀攀攀渀 椀猀 最椀瘀攀渀 栀攀爀 圀栀椀琀攀 匀挀愀爀昀 ⠀琀栀攀 漀爀搀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 氀愀猀琀 琀栀爀攀攀 椀琀攀洀猀ഊcan vary from Coronation to Coronation.)
਀ഊSometimes things are fairly simple, sometimes there's schtick
਀椀渀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀⸀ 䤀✀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 猀琀攀瀀瀀椀渀最ⴀ搀漀眀渀 䌀爀漀眀渀猀 眀栀漀 眀攀爀攀 ∀最漀椀渀最 漀渀 䌀爀甀猀愀搀攀∀Ⰰഊthere was one with a Norse persona whose shipmates showed up saying
਀琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀✀猀 挀漀昀攀爀猀 眀攀爀攀 攀洀瀀琀礀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀 愀氀氀 渀攀攀搀攀搀 琀漀 最漀ഊa-viking again, etc. I didn't see it, but there was one Coronation
਀眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀 䬀椀渀最 栀愀搀 愀 洀愀最椀挀椀愀渀 挀漀洀攀 椀渀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀攀 琀栀攀 䌀爀漀眀渀ഊPrincess in a puff of smoke.
਀ഊ	-Tivar Moondragon
਀ऀऀ䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀ഊ
਀ഊFrom: "Drew Nicholson" <anicholson16 at comcast.net>
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Best Royal Deaths
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㄀ 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　㐀 ㈀　㨀㄀㘀㨀㔀㔀 ⴀ　㘀　　ഊ
਀∀䐀漀爀漀琀栀礀 䨀 䠀攀礀搀琀∀ 㰀搀樀栀攀礀搀琀 愀琀 欀椀琀栀爀甀瀀⸀挀漀洀㸀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ> Interkingdom Anthropology strikes again.  The King and Queen of
਀㸀 琀栀攀 圀攀猀琀 渀攀瘀攀爀 ∀搀椀攀∀ 漀爀 瘀愀渀椀猀栀 漀爀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最 氀椀欀攀 琀栀愀琀⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀ഊ> extablished rituals for dismissing the royal household for the
਀㸀 昀漀爀洀愀氀 攀渀琀爀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀攀椀爀猀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 漀愀琀栀 漀昀 昀攀愀氀琀礀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 琀栀攀ഊ> outgoing Sovereign to crown the new Sovereign and for the new
਀㸀 匀漀瘀攀爀攀椀最渀 琀漀 挀爀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 䌀漀渀猀漀爀琀⸀  伀渀挀攀Ⰰ 樀甀猀琀 漀渀挀攀 䤀 猀愀眀 琀栀攀 䰀漀爀搀ഊ> of the Swan burst into the court of the Prince of Cynagua and
਀㸀 搀攀洀愀渀搀 栀椀猀 琀栀爀漀渀攀⸀  䤀渀 琀栀攀 倀爀椀渀挀椀瀀愀氀椀琀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀椀猀琀猀Ⰰ 漀渀 琀栀攀ഊ> other hand, the outgoing Sovereign turns to the populace and asks
਀㸀 琀栀攀洀Ⰰ ∀圀栀漀 椀猀 眀椀琀渀攀猀猀 琀栀愀琀 笀一愀洀攀紀 栀愀猀 眀漀渀 琀栀攀 䌀漀爀漀渀攀琀 昀漀爀ഊ> {Name}?" and everyone who saw the Coronet Tourney answers, "I do!"
਀ഊThat is, more or less, what happens in the MidRealm -- a large dismissal of
਀猀琀愀昀昀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 攀渀琀爀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀 爀漀礀愀氀琀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 攀砀椀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 漀氀搀⸀ഊ
਀㸀 吀栀攀爀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 猀漀洀攀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 挀甀猀琀漀洀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 昀愀挀琀ഊ> that the citizens of the West are allowed to approach the Thrones
਀㸀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 搀椀猀愀爀洀椀渀最⸀  吀栀攀 刀漀礀愀氀琀礀 搀漀渀✀琀 昀攀愀爀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀甀戀樀攀挀琀猀⸀ഊ
਀一攀椀琀栀攀爀 搀漀 琀栀攀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀刀攀愀氀洀⸀  圀攀 搀椀猀愀爀洀 漀甀琀 漀昀 愀 猀攀渀猀攀 漀昀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀⸀   䤀✀洀ഊnot sure I see any connection between that and the way royalty step down.
਀ⴀⴀ ഊDrew
਀ഊ
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Best Royal Deaths
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䈀爀礀愀渀 䨀⸀ 䴀愀氀漀渀攀礀∀ 㰀挀愀瘀愀最最椀漀渀攀 愀琀 猀戀挀最氀漀戀愀氀⸀渀漀琀㸀ഊDate: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 01:50:38 GMT
਀ഊdjheydt at kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) abagooba zoink larblortch 
਀渀攀眀猀㨀䠀瘀䠀眀焀甀⸀㌀㜀㌀ 愀琀 欀椀琀栀爀甀瀀⸀挀漀洀㨀ഊ
਀㸀 䠀愀眀欀攀 㰀戀漀漀欀猀戀礀戀爀椀琀琀愀渀礀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ>>Some friends and I happened to be talking the other night, and somehow
਀㸀㸀挀愀洀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀甀戀樀攀挀琀 漀昀 戀攀猀琀 爀漀礀愀氀 搀攀愀琀栀猀⸀ 䴀愀礀戀攀 椀琀✀猀 樀甀猀琀 愀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀ഊ>>in my area, but most kings and queens try to come up with some reason
਀㸀㸀眀栀礀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 ✀猀琀攀瀀瀀椀渀最 搀漀眀渀✀ 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀渀攀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀椀爀 氀愀猀琀 挀漀甀爀琀⸀ഊ>>We've had everything from 'died of old age' ( At every event the Crown
਀㸀㸀愀琀琀攀渀搀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 ✀愀最攀搀✀Ⰰ 甀猀椀渀最 洀愀欀攀甀瀀⸀ 䈀礀 琀栀攀椀爀 氀愀猀琀 挀漀甀爀琀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 漀氀搀ഊ>>and feeble, and... well, they died. ), to 'ascended to the heavens ' (
਀㸀㸀䄀渀 愀猀椀愀渀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀⸀ 匀漀洀攀漀渀攀 挀愀洀攀 甀瀀 琀漀 最攀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 瀀攀氀椀挀愀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀琀 猀漀洀攀ഊ>>point during the hugfest that tends to go on, the Crown just...
਀㸀㸀搀椀猀愀瀀瀀攀愀爀攀搀Ⰰ 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀渀攀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀栀愀椀爀猀⸀ ⤀⸀ 䄀 氀漀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀ഊ>>have been funny (someone died in a stampede of cows ), or interesting
਀㸀㸀⠀ 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 眀栀漀 戀愀猀攀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 爀攀椀最渀 漀渀 昀愀椀爀礀 琀愀氀攀猀 搀椀攀搀 漀昀 瀀漀椀猀漀渀 愀瀀瀀氀攀 ⤀Ⰰഊ>>or just plain fun to watch.
਀㸀㸀ഊ>>   But does anyone else have stories of royal deaths? What was the
਀㸀㸀戀攀猀琀 漀渀攀 礀漀甀✀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀㼀 一愀洀攀猀 愀爀攀渀✀琀 渀攀愀爀氀礀 愀猀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀 愀猀 琀栀攀 猀琀漀爀椀攀猀℀ഊ> 
਀㸀 䤀渀琀攀爀欀椀渀最搀漀洀 䄀渀琀栀爀漀瀀漀氀漀最礀 猀琀爀椀欀攀猀 愀最愀椀渀⸀  吀栀攀 䬀椀渀最 愀渀搀 儀甀攀攀渀 漀昀ഊ> the West never "die" or vanish or anything like that.  There are
਀㸀 攀砀琀愀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 爀椀琀甀愀氀猀 昀漀爀 搀椀猀洀椀猀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 爀漀礀愀氀 栀漀甀猀攀栀漀氀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀ഊ> formal entrance of the heirs, for the oath of fealty, for the
਀㸀 漀甀琀最漀椀渀最 匀漀瘀攀爀攀椀最渀 琀漀 挀爀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀 匀漀瘀攀爀攀椀最渀 愀渀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀ഊ> Sovereign to crown the Consort.  Once, just once I saw the Lord
਀㸀 漀昀 琀栀攀 匀眀愀渀 戀甀爀猀琀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀甀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 倀爀椀渀挀攀 漀昀 䌀礀渀愀最甀愀 愀渀搀ഊ> demand his throne.  In the Principality of the Mists, on the
਀㸀 漀琀栀攀爀 栀愀渀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 漀甀琀最漀椀渀最 匀漀瘀攀爀攀椀最渀 琀甀爀渀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 愀猀欀猀ഊ> them, "Who is witness that {Name} has won the Coronet for
਀㸀 笀一愀洀攀紀㼀∀ 愀渀搀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 眀栀漀 猀愀眀 琀栀攀 䌀漀爀漀渀攀琀 吀漀甀爀渀攀礀 愀渀猀眀攀爀猀Ⰰ ∀䤀 搀漀℀∀ഊ
਀䤀渀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 挀漀爀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 猀愀眀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀 搀椀爀攀挀琀 ഊconfrontation between the Tanaist and the King upon his throne.  The 
਀吀愀渀愀椀猀琀 挀愀洀攀 琀漀 挀氀愀椀洀 栀椀猀 琀栀爀漀渀攀 戀礀 爀椀最栀琀 漀昀 愀爀洀猀Ⰰ 猀愀椀搀 爀椀最栀琀 愀昀昀椀爀洀攀搀 戀礀 ഊthe appropriate people.  The King, as a defender of that which is right, 
਀爀攀氀椀渀焀甀椀猀栀攀搀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀渀攀⸀ഊ
਀ഊFrom: "Jacquie Ziegler" <shauna at bresnan.net>
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Best Royal Deaths
਀ഊ>    But does anyone else have stories of royal deaths? What was the
਀㸀 戀攀猀琀 漀渀攀 礀漀甀✀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀㼀 一愀洀攀猀 愀爀攀渀✀琀 渀攀愀爀氀礀 愀猀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀 愀猀 琀栀攀 猀琀漀爀椀攀猀℀ഊ>              - Hawke
਀ഊWhile Artemisia was a Principality, we had many different royal deaths. I
਀挀愀渀 猀瀀攀愀欀 漀昀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 ⴀ 漀渀攀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 漀氀搀 愀最攀 琀栀椀渀最Ⰰ 琀栀攀 倀爀椀渀挀攀 ⠀䄀瘀攀氀漀挀Ⰰ 椀昀 礀漀甀ഊmust know) kept sending his retainers off on errands and they would not
਀爀攀琀甀爀渀⸀ 䘀椀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 栀攀 眀攀渀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 戀愀挀欀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀愀氀氀 栀椀洀猀攀氀昀 琀漀 昀攀琀挀栀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最Ⰰഊand the Crown Prince of Atenveldt (Brion Tarragon) accompanied him. There
਀眀愀猀 愀 猀琀愀椀爀眀攀氀氀 愀琀 琀栀攀 戀愀挀欀Ⰰ 椀渀 琀栀攀 搀愀爀欀攀渀攀搀 愀爀攀愀⸀ 圀攀 愀氀氀 栀攀愀爀搀 愀 ✀琀栀甀洀瀀✀Ⰰ 愀ഊstifled scream and then what sounded like a body rolling down the stairs
਀⠀猀瀀椀爀愀氀Ⰰ 愀琀 琀栀愀琀⤀⸀ 䈀爀椀漀渀 琀栀攀渀 挀愀洀攀 戀愀挀欀 椀渀琀漀 瘀椀攀眀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 愀 氀愀爀最攀 眀愀搀 漀昀 眀栀椀琀攀ഊtoweling he was wiping down a large dagger with - lots of red on the towels.
਀䄀猀 栀攀 挀愀洀攀 椀渀琀漀 瘀椀攀眀Ⰰ 栀攀 焀甀椀挀欀氀礀 栀椀搀 琀栀攀 搀愀最最攀爀 戀攀栀椀渀搀 栀椀猀 戀愀挀欀 愀渀搀ഊapproached the Princess to report that her Lord was not able to return to
਀䌀漀甀爀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 栀攀 琀漀漀欀 栀椀猀 猀攀愀琀 渀攀砀琀 琀漀 儀甀攀攀渀 䐀愀瀀栀渀攀 漀昀 䄀琀攀渀瘀攀氀搀琀⸀ 吀栀攀ഊPrincess - Saaiqa - then told the Queen that she could not rule alone, and
਀愀猀欀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 琀眀漀 爀攀琀愀椀渀攀爀猀 ⠀焀甀椀琀攀 最漀漀搀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 礀漀甀渀最 洀攀渀⤀ 戀攀 愀氀氀漀眀攀搀ഊto escort her to a convent where she could live out her days. As she was led
਀愀眀愀礀Ⰰ 猀栀攀 猀琀爀愀椀最栀琀攀渀攀搀 甀瀀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 搀攀愀氀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 ✀漀氀搀 愀最攀 猀栀甀昀昀氀攀✀ 愀渀搀 眀愀猀ഊlast seen skipping out between these two young men.
਀ഊWe had a Viking Prince - Sikman the Stout - leave to go repel invaders and
਀栀愀瘀攀 渀攀眀猀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 栀椀猀 倀爀椀渀挀攀猀猀Ⰰ 䨀椀氀氀椀愀渀 漀昀 䈀甀戀戀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䌀漀甀爀琀 琀栀愀琀ഊhe had died. A small ship was burned in a large bowl of water in symbolism
਀漀昀 栀椀猀 瀀愀猀猀椀渀最⸀ഊ
਀倀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 猀挀栀琀椀挀欀猀 眀攀爀攀 椀渀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 䄀瘀攀氀漀挀Ⰰ 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀⸀ 圀栀攀渀 䔀搀眀愀爀搀ഊDrakenfeld was Prince, there was a LOT of schtick all the way along. His
਀眀椀昀攀 椀猀 䈀愀爀漀渀攀猀猀 䄀氀氀攀猀猀愀渀搀爀愀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 栀椀猀 洀椀猀琀爀攀猀猀 椀猀 䴀椀猀琀爀攀猀猀 娀愀栀愀爀愀⸀ 笀漀渀攀ഊlady - some of the best double-persona play I have ever seen, for years!}
਀吀栀攀 猀琀漀爀礀 眀攀渀琀 琀栀愀琀 栀攀 栀愀搀 昀漀甀渀搀 娀愀栀愀爀愀 琀爀礀椀渀最 漀渀 䄀氀氀攀猀猀愀渀搀爀愀✀猀 戀愀爀漀渀椀愀氀ഊcoronet one time, so determined to win her a crown of her own. He won
਀䌀漀爀漀渀攀琀 吀漀甀爀渀攀礀 昀椀最栀琀椀渀最 昀漀爀 娀愀栀愀爀愀Ⰰ 猀漀 䈀愀爀漀渀攀猀猀 䄀氀氀攀猀猀愀渀搀爀愀 猀琀愀礀攀搀 愀眀愀礀ഊfrom Principality events for the entire reign, while Zahara was head of
਀䔀搀眀愀爀搀✀猀 䠀愀爀攀洀 愀渀搀 愀挀挀漀洀瀀愀渀椀攀搀 栀椀洀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀漀甀琀 栀椀猀 琀爀愀瘀攀氀猀⸀ 匀栀攀 眀愀猀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀ഊinto the Investiture in a purple-draped sedan chair (palanquin?) and
਀攀猀挀漀爀琀攀搀 戀礀 愀 戀攀瘀礀 漀昀 戀攀氀氀礀 搀愀渀挀攀爀猀⸀  䔀搀眀愀爀搀✀猀 䌀栀愀洀瀀椀漀渀 吀漀甀爀渀攀礀 眀愀猀 琀漀ഊchoose a 'butler' to be his personal bodyguard/valet. Strangely, the butler
਀猀攀攀洀攀搀 琀漀 漀渀氀礀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 吀愀渀椀猀琀 ⠀䄀瘀攀氀漀挀⤀ 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 ⴀ 漀爀 椀昀 栀攀ഊdid, his face was wrapped in a turban with the turban tail over his face.
਀ഊAt the end of the reign, there was an attempt by rebels to ambush a caravan,
਀眀栀椀挀栀 琀栀攀 倀爀椀渀挀攀 眀攀渀琀 栀椀洀猀攀氀昀 琀漀 猀琀漀瀀 ⴀ 樀甀猀琀 漀甀琀猀椀搀攀 琀栀攀 栀愀氀氀℀ 䄀琀 昀椀爀猀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀ഊTanist reported that, wounded,  he could not save the Prince. A 'steaming'
਀最漀戀氀攀琀 眀愀猀 猀椀琀琀椀渀最 渀攀砀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀渀攀 琀栀椀猀 攀渀琀椀爀攀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 栀愀瘀椀渀最 戀攀攀渀 氀攀昀琀ഊthere by the Prince's Butler. While the Tanist was asking the Princess to
਀猀琀攀瀀 愀猀椀搀攀 愀渀搀 氀攀琀 栀椀洀 琀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀渀攀Ⰰ 椀渀 猀琀愀最最攀爀攀搀 䔀搀眀愀爀搀⸀ 䄀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀ഊ'you're alive!' scene, Edward slouched in his throne and saw the goblet. He
਀猀愀椀搀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 氀椀欀攀 ✀漀栀Ⰰ 瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀Ⰰ 䤀 愀洀 瀀愀爀挀栀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀椀爀猀琀✀ 愀渀搀 搀爀愀椀渀攀搀 琀栀攀ഊentire thing. The Tanist tried (kind of) to stop him, but it was too late.
਀䔀搀眀愀爀搀 猀琀漀漀搀 甀瀀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 昀攀氀氀 搀漀眀渀Ⰰ 瀀漀椀猀漀渀攀搀⸀ 䄀瘀攀氀漀挀 琀栀攀渀 猀琀愀爀琀攀搀 琀漀 琀爀礀 愀渀搀ഊclaim the throne, when a Master of the Pelican of our Kingdom stood up in
਀琀栀攀 愀甀搀椀攀渀挀攀 琀漀 猀琀愀琀攀 栀攀 栀愀搀 挀甀猀琀漀搀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 眀椀氀氀 愀渀搀 琀攀猀琀愀洀攀渀琀 漀昀ഊPrince Edward. He then read off the will. Aveloc got the Principality,
਀娀愀栀愀爀愀 最漀琀 琀栀攀 䠀愀爀攀洀 愀渀搀 䔀搀眀愀爀搀✀猀 椀渀昀愀渀琀 猀漀渀 䈀爀椀愀渀 最漀琀 琀栀攀 䈀愀爀漀渀椀愀氀 氀愀渀搀猀 椀渀ഊtrust - being held by his wife Allessandra.
਀ഊThere are other stories, but the best probably was just a couple of years
਀愀最漀Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀 䤀戀爀愀栀椀洀 眀愀猀 䬀椀渀最 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 戀氀漀漀搀 戀爀漀琀栀攀爀 笀爀攀愀氀氀礀℀紀 䐀愀漀甀搀 眀愀猀 䌀爀漀眀渀ഊPrince at Estrella XIX. Ibrahim wrote up the War as a months long siege and
਀椀渀挀氀甀搀攀搀 愀 猀栀漀甀氀搀攀爀 眀漀甀渀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀琀漀爀礀⸀ 䠀攀 搀椀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀愀琀 眀漀甀渀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀愀猀ഊbrought into Coronation on a bier. He lay in state while his Queen conducted
਀䘀椀渀愀氀 䌀漀甀爀琀 漀瘀攀爀 栀椀猀 ✀挀漀爀瀀猀攀✀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 戀爀漀琀栀攀爀 眀愀猀 䌀爀漀眀渀攀搀 愀猀 䬀椀渀最 漀昀ഊArtemisia. After he was created 'Qadi' [Arabic for Count] ' posthumously',
਀琀栀攀 戀椀攀爀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 愀渀搀 䘀椀爀猀琀 䌀漀甀爀琀 眀愀猀 栀攀氀搀⸀ 吀栀攀 樀漀甀爀渀愀氀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀椀攀最攀 眀愀猀ഊread during court - not all of it, of course, just the highlights, but it
਀眀愀猀 瘀攀爀礀 洀攀洀漀爀愀戀氀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 昀愀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 ✀愀猀猀愀猀猀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 愀琀琀攀洀瀀琀猀✀ഊthroughout Ibrahim's reign made it even more fun.
਀ഊBaroness Shauna of Carrick Point
਀䄀爀琀攀洀椀猀椀愀渀 漀昀 氀漀渀最 猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最ഊ
਀ഊFrom: Heather Murray <margaretnorthwode at worldnet.att.net>
਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Best Royal Deaths
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ 　㘀 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　㐀 　　㨀㄀㤀㨀㌀㠀 䜀䴀吀ഊ
਀㰀猀渀椀瀀㸀ഊ>    But does anyone else have stories of royal deaths? What was the
਀㸀 戀攀猀琀 漀渀攀 礀漀甀✀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀㼀 一愀洀攀猀 愀爀攀渀✀琀 渀攀愀爀氀礀 愀猀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀 愀猀 琀栀攀 猀琀漀爀椀攀猀℀ഊ> 
਀㸀              ⴀ 䠀愀眀欀攀ഊ
਀䠀攀栀⸀ 䤀 猀攀攀 渀漀 漀渀攀✀猀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 愀 昀愀椀爀氀礀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 猀攀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 ⨀䤀⨀ 氀椀欀攀搀 椀琀Ⰰ 猀漀 ഊI'll here report what I heard second hand. Mistakes are my own, and are 
਀搀甀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 氀愀瀀猀攀 漀昀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 氀漀猀猀 漀昀 洀攀洀漀爀礀 爀攀琀攀渀琀椀漀渀⸀ഊ
਀䄀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 䜀甀氀昀 圀愀爀猀 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 爀攀椀最渀 漀昀 䌀漀甀渀琀 刀愀搀甀 愀渀搀 䌀漀甀渀琀攀猀猀 ഊBrionnfhionn, the royal seers and assorted others began seeing portents 
਀愀渀搀 猀椀最渀猀 瀀漀椀渀琀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀 爀攀椀最渀⸀ 唀猀甀愀氀氀礀 椀琀 瀀漀椀渀琀攀搀 猀漀甀琀栀Ⰰ ഊto Meridies's rebellious child, Trimaris. (I recall chipping in one 
਀∀瀀爀漀瀀栀攀琀椀挀 搀爀攀愀洀∀ 漀渀 琀栀攀 吀愀瘀攀爀渀 夀愀爀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 愀 眀愀瘀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 匀漀甀琀栀 ⠀漀爀 眀愀猀 ഊit east?) submerging a high star, and being beaten back by a star that 
਀爀漀猀攀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 琀栀攀 瀀爀攀瘀椀漀甀猀 漀渀攀✀猀 瀀氀愀挀攀⸀⤀ 䴀攀爀椀搀椀攀猀 栀愀猀 琀栀椀猀 琀栀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀 ഊgetting the royals killed by Trimariner assassins - or their lookalikes 
਀ⴀ 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 琀礀瀀攀猀⸀ 䤀琀 猀攀琀猀 甀瀀 眀攀氀氀昀漀爀 倀愀渀栀愀渀搀氀攀 匀欀椀爀洀椀猀栀攀猀⸀ഊ
਀䌀漀爀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀 眀攀攀欀攀渀搀 爀漀氀氀猀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 愀渀搀 吀刀䴀 愀渀搀 吀刀䠀 愀爀攀 栀漀氀搀椀渀最 昀漀爀琀栀 椀渀 ഊcourt. Called into court is a man with a slavic name and accent, 
਀瀀甀爀瀀漀爀琀攀搀氀礀 昀爀漀洀 吀爀椀洀愀爀椀猀Ⰰ 琀栀漀甀最栀 渀漀 漀渀攀 挀愀甀最栀琀 栀椀洀 ⠀䤀 琀栀椀渀欀⤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 ഊwearing dark cloak and hat. And holding a bomb (large black globe with 
਀眀椀挀欀 愀渀搀 愀 眀栀椀琀攀 氀愀戀攀氀 漀昀 ∀䈀伀䴀䈀∀⤀℀ 吀栀攀 猀洀漀欀攀 猀攀琀琀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀爀攀 氀椀攀 琀栀攀 ഊdead King and Queen (and a retiring Kingdom Officer), with large 
਀攀氀攀挀琀爀椀挀愀氀ⴀ琀愀瀀攀ⴀ戀氀愀挀欀 ∀堀✀猀∀ 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀椀爀 攀礀攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 眀漀爀搀猀 ∀圀栀愀琀 搀漀 礀漀甀 ഊmean, 'Rrrong Moose and Skwirril?" echo their way through the crowd....
਀ഊAfter a little while, some people were able to let go their sides and 
਀爀攀猀甀洀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀栀愀椀爀猀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀攀椀爀 䔀砀挀攀氀氀攀渀挀椀攀猀 栀愀瘀攀 氀漀瘀攀氀礀 昀漀渀搀 渀椀挀欀渀愀洀攀猀 栀攀爀攀 ⴀ 栀攀 椀猀 焀甀椀琀攀 琀愀氀氀 ഊand dark (with reach that only God should have) and she is quite petite 
਀愀渀搀 爀攀搀栀攀愀搀攀搀 ⠀愀氀猀漀Ⰰ 昀攀爀漀挀椀漀甀猀 愀渀搀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 搀攀昀攀渀搀 栀攀爀猀攀氀昀⤀⸀ 圀攀 ഊcall 'em "Moose and Squirrel."
਀ഊI still think that's the best I've been in Meridies to hear about, but 
਀琀栀攀渀Ⰰ 愀 昀攀眀 漀昀 洀礀 匀栀椀爀攀✀猀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀搀 氀漀渀最ⴀ瀀愀猀琀ⴀ搀甀攀 愀眀愀爀搀猀Ⰰ 琀漀漀Ⰰ 椀渀 ഊTheir Excellencies' efforts to take care of backlog. That may influence 
਀洀礀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最⸀ 㬀⤀ ✀䌀漀甀爀猀攀Ⰰ 猀漀 挀漀甀氀搀 琀栀攀 昀愀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 眀愀猀 樀甀猀琀 搀愀爀渀 昀甀渀Ⰰ ഊeven when I had to read event reports over the list instead of being 
਀琀栀攀爀攀⸀ 䴀攀爀椀搀椀攀猀 眀椀氀氀 洀椀猀猀 ✀攀洀 眀栀攀渀 䜀氀攀愀渀渀 䄀戀栀愀渀渀✀猀 瀀氀愀渀猀 挀漀洀攀 琀漀 昀爀甀椀琀椀漀渀⸀ഊ
਀䴀愀爀最愀爀攀琀 一漀爀琀栀眀漀搀攀ഊ
਀ഊDate: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 22:23:14 -0500
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 㰀欀椀渀最猀琀愀猀琀攀 愀琀 洀椀渀搀猀瀀爀椀渀最⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] Coronation weather issues, was: Lenten cookbook
਀吀漀㨀 ∀䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀∀ 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ
਀圀攀 最漀琀 ✀挀栀攀爀 戀愀搀 眀攀愀琀栀攀爀 栀攀爀攀Ⰰ 猀渀漀眀Ⰰ 猀氀攀攀琀Ⰰ 瀀漀甀爀椀渀最 爀愀椀渀Ⰰ 眀椀渀搀 最甀猀琀猀 琀漀 ㌀　ഊMPH, and sunshine in alternating bursts.  Ah, spring in Meridies, it was a
਀氀漀瘀攀氀礀 䌀漀爀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀⸀  䄀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 漀甀爀 漀甀琀最漀椀渀最 䌀爀漀眀渀猀 氀愀猀琀 䌀漀甀爀琀 眀愀猀ഊgreat, instead of our usual regicide, His Maj popped the question to Her Maj
਀愀猀 栀椀猀 氀愀猀琀 愀挀琀Ⰰ 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀椀渀最 栀攀爀 眀椀琀栀 愀 氀漀瘀攀氀礀 爀椀渀最⸀  ⠀匀栀攀 猀愀椀搀 礀攀猀⤀⸀  䠀椀猀ഊfinal words were "No bucket of gore could possibly out-do this, so we're
਀最漀椀渀最 琀漀 栀愀渀搀 漀瘀攀爀 漀甀爀 䌀爀漀眀渀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䜀爀攀愀琀 伀昀昀椀挀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 眀愀氀欀 漀甀琀∀ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀ഊdid.  It was lovely.
਀ഊ(A note to the rest of the Known World - yes, we regularly have some sort of
਀琀栀攀愀琀爀椀挀愀氀 攀渀搀椀渀最 琀漀 漀甀爀 刀攀椀最渀猀Ⰰ 搀攀愀琀栀Ⰰ 最漀椀渀最 漀昀昀 漀渀 䌀爀甀猀愀搀攀猀 漀爀 愀ഊMonastery, taken off by fairies, etc.)
਀ഊChristianna
਀ഊ
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㈀㔀 䨀甀氀 ㈀　　㔀 ㄀㠀㨀　㔀㨀　㌀ ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: <kingstaste at mindspring.com>
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䤀䬀䄀 ⴀ 刀漀礀愀氀琀礀 䌀栀愀渀最攀漀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 眀愀猀㨀 栀攀愀搀 琀愀戀氀攀ഊ	seating?
਀吀漀㨀 ∀䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀∀ 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ
਀㸀㸀㸀ഊAnother interesting inter-kingdom difference is the way Royalty change.
਀匀漀洀攀 礀攀愀爀猀 愀最漀Ⰰ 䤀 眀愀猀 栀漀爀爀椀昀椀攀搀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 䴀椀猀琀猀 刀漀礀愀氀琀礀 挀栀愀渀最攀搀 椀渀 愀 栀漀猀琀氀攀ഊtakeover!  I was told that in other Kingdoms this was normal!?!  Well, I
਀栀愀瘀攀 猀椀渀挀攀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀搀 愀 猀琀愀戀戀攀搀 愀渀搀 搀礀椀渀最 倀爀椀渀挀攀 最椀瘀攀 琀栀攀 倀爀椀渀挀椀瀀愀氀椀琀礀 琀漀ഊhis heir and a Prince who decide to become a monk.  Personally, I much
਀瀀爀攀昀攀爀 琀栀攀 樀漀礀昀甀氀 愀渀搀 爀攀最愀氀 琀爀愀渀猀昀攀爀 漀昀 䌀爀漀眀渀猀 愀渀搀 䌀漀爀漀渀攀琀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀攀椀爀猀⸀ഊMany HAPPY tears.   And why, I ask, did all the examples above happen 
਀椀渀 琀栀攀 倀爀椀渀挀椀瀀愀氀椀琀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀椀猀琀猀㼀ഊ
਀嘀椀猀挀漀甀渀琀攀猀猀 䬀愀琀椀爀愀ഊproud defender of the West and Western traditions
਀㰀㰀㰀ഊ
਀吀栀愀琀 洀愀礀 栀愀瘀攀 猀琀愀爀琀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 甀猀Ⰰ 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀⸀  䴀攀爀椀搀椀攀猀 栀愀猀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀搀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀ഊforms of Regicide since the beginning, although it isn't always bloody.
਀匀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 琀栀攀礀 最漀 漀昀昀 漀渀 䌀爀甀猀愀搀攀 ⠀愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 琀栀攀椀爀 氀愀搀礀 眀椀氀氀 最漀 椀渀琀漀ഊa Convent), we've had them grow old through the last Court and then pass
਀愀眀愀礀Ⰰ 眀攀✀瘀攀 栀愀搀 琀栀攀洀 猀琀攀瀀 搀漀眀渀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀 匀琀漀渀攀 漀昀 匀挀漀渀攀 渀漀 氀漀渀最攀爀 猀挀爀攀愀洀攀搀ഊfor them.  One time they were taken off by fairies, but we try not to talk
਀愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀愀琀 漀渀攀 洀甀挀栀⸀ഊ
਀䤀✀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 琀栀攀 爀攀愀挀琀椀漀渀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 昀愀挀攀猀 漀昀 瘀椀猀椀琀漀爀猀 昀爀漀洀 漀琀栀攀爀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀猀⸀ 䤀琀 椀猀ഊusually a combination of horror and fascination, followed by "How
਀愀眀昀甀氀⸀⸀⸀琀攀氀氀 洀攀 洀漀爀攀℀∀⸀ഊ
਀圀攀 氀椀欀攀 漀甀爀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 琀栀攀愀琀爀椀挀猀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 挀愀渀 䤀 猀愀礀㼀ഊ
਀䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀渀愀ഊ
਀ഊDate: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:03:39 -0700
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䰀愀甀爀愀 䌀⸀ 䴀椀渀渀椀挀欀∀ 㰀氀挀洀 愀琀 樀攀昀昀渀攀琀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Western traditions and killing off Royalty
਀吀漀㨀 䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ
਀㸀㸀 倀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 䤀 洀甀挀栀ഊ>> prefer the joyful and regal transfer of Crowns and Coronets to the heirs.
਀㸀㸀 䴀愀渀礀 䠀䄀倀倀夀 琀攀愀爀猀⸀   䄀渀搀 眀栀礀Ⰰ 䤀 愀猀欀Ⰰ 搀椀搀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀猀 愀戀漀瘀攀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀ഊ>> in the Principality of the Mists?
਀㸀ഊ> Perhaps because the Principality of the Mists includes the mundane city of
਀㸀 䈀攀爀欀氀攀礀㼀 䠀愀爀搀氀礀 愀 ∀洀甀渀搀愀渀攀∀ 挀椀琀礀Ⰰ 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 㘀　猀⸀ 䈀甀琀 琀栀攀渀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀ഊ> where the SCA started, which seems appropriate.
਀㸀ഊ> Actually though, these theatrical deaths seem more like something that
਀㸀 眀漀甀氀搀 挀漀洀攀 漀甀琀 漀昀 䌀愀椀搀 愀渀搀 䠀漀氀氀礀眀漀漀搀⸀ 㨀ⴀ⤀ഊ
਀䐀甀渀渀漀Ⰰ 匀琀攀昀愀渀⸀ 圀攀 栀愀瘀攀 栀愀搀 愀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 挀漀爀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 栀攀爀攀 椀渀 䄀渀 吀椀爀Ⰰഊwhere it's wild and wooly and that's just the Norseguy's girlfriend! In the
਀匀甀洀洀椀琀猀 愀 昀攀眀 礀攀愀爀猀 戀愀挀欀Ⰰ 眀攀 栀愀搀 愀 倀爀椀渀挀攀 最漀 洀愀搀ⴀ 栀攀 猀栀漀眀攀搀 甀瀀 搀爀攀猀猀攀搀 愀猀 愀ഊGryphon, and would squawk at inopportune times during court. It was...
਀椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最⸀ 䘀甀渀渀礀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最⸀ 㨀ⴀ⼀⤀ഊ
਀䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 猀漀洀攀 搀椀最渀椀琀礀 琀漀 愀 猀椀洀瀀氀攀 挀攀爀攀洀漀渀礀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 最甀攀猀猀 琀栀攀  ഊpeople would rather see a show.
਀ഊ'Lainie
਀ഊ
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㈀㘀 䨀甀氀 ㈀　　㔀 ㈀㌀㨀㌀　㨀㄀㐀 ⴀ　㜀　　 ⠀倀䐀吀⤀ഊFrom: Huette von Ahrens <ahrenshav at yahoo.com>
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 圀攀猀琀攀爀渀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 欀椀氀氀椀渀最 漀昀昀 刀漀礀愀氀琀礀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
਀ഊ--- Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:
਀㸀 䄀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 琀栀漀甀最栀Ⰰ 琀栀攀猀攀 琀栀攀愀琀爀椀挀愀氀 搀攀愀琀栀猀 猀攀攀洀 洀漀爀攀 氀椀欀攀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀ഊ> would come out of Caid and Hollywood. :-)
਀㸀ഊ> Stefan
਀ഊHey!  That is not true.  Hollywood maybe, but Caid has only had a few theatrical deaths. Other than Duke Guillaume and Duchess Felinah, I can only remember one other staged death.
਀ഊWe have had quite a few beautiful and unusual Coronations, but only a  
਀昀攀眀 搀攀愀琀栀猀 ⸀⸀⸀ഊ
਀䠀甀攀琀琀攀ഊCaid
਀ഊ
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㈀㜀 䨀甀氀 ㈀　　㔀 　㜀㨀㐀㌀㨀㈀㘀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: Patrick Levesque <petruvoda at videotron.ca>
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 伀吀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 圀攀猀琀攀爀渀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 欀椀氀氀椀渀最 漀昀昀 刀漀礀愀氀琀礀ഊTo: "Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>"
਀ऀ㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ
਀䄀 瘀攀爀礀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最 琀愀欀攀漀瘀攀爀 漀挀挀甀爀爀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䔀愀猀琀 愀琀 琀栀攀 戀攀最椀渀渀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀椀猀ഊReign. Prince Kelson and Princess Gueneviere were taking over from King
਀吀栀漀爀猀漀渀 愀渀搀 儀甀攀攀渀 匀瘀愀瘀愀⸀ 䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 䬀攀氀猀漀渀 愀渀搀 最甀攀渀攀瘀椀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 愀氀猀漀 琀栀攀ഊreigning Monarch before Thorson and Svava. They therefore played out the
਀挀栀愀渀最攀 漀昀 瀀漀眀攀爀 愀猀 椀昀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀搀 漀渀氀礀 戀攀 最漀渀攀 漀渀 瀀椀氀最爀椀洀愀最攀 昀漀爀 㘀 洀漀渀琀栀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊacted very surprised and irate to see that their 'children' had been
਀瀀氀愀礀愀挀琀椀渀最 刀漀礀愀氀琀礀 愀氀氀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ഊ
਀䤀琀 眀愀猀 愀氀氀 椀渀 愀氀氀 瘀攀爀礀 昀甀渀渀礀 ⴀ 琀栀攀 ✀爀攀琀甀爀渀 昀爀漀洀 瀀椀氀最爀椀洀愀最攀✀ 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀椀漀渀 眀愀猀ഊreally well-done.
਀ഊPetru
਀ഊ
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㈀㜀 䨀甀氀 ㈀　　㔀 　㜀㨀㌀　㨀㄀㔀 ⴀ　㘀　　ഊFrom: Sue Clemenger <mooncat at in-tch.com>
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 圀攀猀琀攀爀渀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 欀椀氀氀椀渀最 漀昀昀 刀漀礀愀氀琀礀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
਀ഊ> Actually though, these theatrical deaths seem more like something that
਀㸀 眀漀甀氀搀 挀漀洀攀 漀甀琀 漀昀 䌀愀椀搀 愀渀搀 䠀漀氀氀礀眀漀漀搀⸀ 㨀ⴀ⤀ഊ
਀一漀琀 樀甀猀琀 䴀椀猀琀猀 漀爀 䌀愀椀搀⸀ 䄀爀琀攀洀椀猀椀愀 栀愀搀 焀甀椀琀攀 琀栀攀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 椀琀Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀ഊwe were a principality. It was just schtick. Usually quite funny, and
਀愀氀眀愀礀猀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 ⠀搀攀瀀攀渀搀椀渀最 漀渀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀渀挀攀⼀攀猀猀 眀栀漀 眀攀爀攀 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最⤀⸀ഊIt pretty much got abruptly dropped when we became a kingdom (although
਀琀栀攀爀攀✀猀 愀渀 漀挀挀愀猀椀漀渀愀氀 攀挀栀漀 漀昀 椀琀 渀漀眀 愀渀搀 愀最愀椀渀⤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀爀愀渀欀氀礀Ⰰ 䤀 洀椀猀猀攀搀ഊit!  It gave a bit of uniqueness and humor to something that otherwise
਀猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀攀攀洀攀搀 氀椀欀攀 栀漀甀爀猀 愀渀搀 栀漀甀爀猀 漀昀 猀琀甀昀昀椀渀攀猀猀Ⰰ 琀栀愀渀欀礀漀甀猀 愀渀搀ഊpresentations that you couldn't hear.
਀ഊ--just another viewpoint, from Maire
਀ഊ
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㈀㜀 䨀甀氀 ㈀　　㔀 　㠀㨀　㜀㨀　㄀ ⴀ　㘀　　ഊFrom: "Kathleen A Roberts" <karobert at unm.edu>
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 圀攀猀琀攀爀渀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 欀椀氀氀椀渀最 漀昀昀 刀漀礀愀氀琀礀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
਀ഊ> Actually though, these theatrical deaths seem more like
਀㸀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 挀漀洀攀 漀甀琀 漀昀 䌀愀椀搀 愀渀搀 䠀漀氀氀礀眀漀漀搀⸀ 㨀ⴀ⤀ഊ
਀眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 栀愀搀 愀 昀攀眀 椀渀 琀栀攀 伀甀琀氀愀渀搀猀⸀⸀⸀  搀攀愀琀栀 椀渀 戀愀琀琀氀攀 漀昀ഊthe old king, death of queen in the wings (some supposed
਀昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 氀攀渀最琀栀 漀昀 挀漀甀爀琀⤀Ⰰ 漀氀搀 愀最攀Ⰰ 椀渀猀愀渀椀琀礀 愀渀搀 ⠀琀栀攀ഊrather unsettling) poisoning by the queen complete with
਀氀攀愀搀 椀渀 漀昀 ✀搀爀椀渀欀 礀漀甀爀 愀瀀瀀氀攀 猀攀攀搀 琀攀愀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 眀椀氀氀 昀攀攀ഊbetter' for a couple of months.
਀ഊhowever, the majority seem to be handing over the crown in
਀愀 挀攀爀攀洀漀渀椀愀氀 洀愀渀渀攀爀⸀ഊ
਀挀愀椀氀琀攀ഊ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
਀䬀愀琀栀氀攀攀渀 刀漀戀攀爀琀猀ഊUniversity of New Mexico
਀ഊ
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㌀ 䄀甀最 ㈀　　㔀 ㄀㐀㨀㔀㠀㨀㈀㐀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: "Daniel  Phelps" <phelpsd at gate.net>
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 圀攀猀琀攀爀渀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 欀椀氀氀椀渀最 漀昀昀 刀漀礀愀氀琀礀ഊTo: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
਀ഊWhile it occurred quite a few years back I seem to remember such happening in
਀䴀攀爀椀搀椀攀猀⸀  䐀甀欀攀 䨀漀栀渀 琀栀攀 䈀攀愀爀 䬀椀氀氀攀爀 戀攀椀渀最 欀椀氀氀攀搀 戀礀 愀 搀愀渀挀椀渀最 戀攀愀爀Ⰰ  䐀甀欀攀ഊKane Red Feather being carried off by the fairies/elves.
਀ഊDaniel
਀ഊ
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䈀甀爀欀攀 䴀挀䌀爀漀爀礀 㰀戀洀挀挀爀漀爀礀 愀琀 琀愀砀⸀漀欀⸀最漀瘀㸀ഊDate: September 25, 2006 2:47:32 PM CDT
਀吀漀㨀 ∀䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 漀昀 䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀 ⴀ 匀䌀䄀Ⰰ 䤀渀挀⸀∀ 㰀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Ansteorra] First Event
਀ഊI found the SCA in late 1978 but my first official SCA event was 
਀一愀洀爀漀渀 䴀攀搀 䘀愀椀爀 椀渀 ㄀㤀㜀㤀⸀  䤀 栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 琀漀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀氀 最愀琀栀攀爀椀渀最猀 ഊbefore that but Med Fair was my first official event.  My first Big 
਀䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 䰀攀瘀攀氀 攀瘀攀渀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 挀爀攀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 愀琀 䨀漀渀愀琀栀漀渀✀猀 ഊcoronation in Elfsea that summer.  I still remember vividly the final 
਀挀漀甀爀琀 漀昀 匀椀洀漀渀渀 愀渀搀 吀攀猀猀愀 愀猀 倀爀椀渀挀攀 愀渀搀 倀爀椀渀挀攀猀猀⸀  吀栀攀椀爀 猀甀戀猀攀焀甀攀渀琀 ഊstepping down and execution.  The funeral procession with their black 
਀挀氀愀搀 戀漀搀椀攀猀 爀愀椀猀攀搀 漀渀 瀀氀愀琀昀漀爀洀猀 挀愀爀爀椀攀搀 戀礀 洀漀甀爀渀攀爀猀⸀  吀栀攀 爀椀搀椀渀最 椀渀琀漀 ഊcourt of Crown Prince Jonathon de Laufyson, who confronted King Theo 
਀漀昀 䄀琀攀渀瘀愀氀搀琀Ⰰ 搀攀洀愀渀搀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀猀攀 氀愀渀搀猀 戀攀 猀攀琀 昀爀攀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀挀漀最渀椀稀攀搀 ഊas a new and equal Kingdom.  And finally his taking the Crown and 
਀瀀爀漀挀氀愀椀洀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 栀攀 眀愀猀 䬀椀渀最 漀昀 䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀  䄀 洀愀最渀椀昀椀挀攀渀琀 猀椀琀攀 昀漀爀 ഊsomeone so new in the SCA.
਀ഊOh, one more thing that I will never forget.  William Blackfox (a 
਀瘀攀爀礀 礀漀甀渀最 愀渀搀 椀渀攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀搀 瀀椀瀀攀爀⤀ 瀀氀愀礀椀渀最 栀椀猀 戀愀最瀀椀瀀攀猀 愀琀 搀愀眀渀 漀渀 ഊSunday morning.  Shudder...He would get much better in later years 
਀戀甀琀 琀栀愀琀 搀愀礀 栀攀 琀爀甀氀礀 攀愀爀渀攀搀 琀栀攀 琀椀琀氀攀 漀昀 挀愀琀 欀椀氀氀攀爀⸀ഊ
਀匀椀爀 䈀甀爀欀攀ഊ(who actually has a picture of the garb I wore at that event)
਀ഊ
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䴀愀爀氀椀渀 愀渀搀 䄀洀愀渀搀愀 匀琀漀甀琀 㰀氀搀挀栀愀爀氀攀猀 愀琀 猀戀挀最氀漀戀愀氀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊDate: January 10, 2008 10:35:16 PM CST
਀吀漀㨀 䈀愀爀漀渀礀 漀昀 䈀爀礀渀 䜀眀氀愀搀 㰀戀爀礀渀ⴀ最眀氀愀搀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] How to Exit . . .
਀ഊTim McDaniel wrote:
਀㸀㸀 伀昀 挀漀甀爀猀攀Ⰰ 椀昀 栀攀 ✀搀椀攀猀✀Ⰰ 眀漀甀氀搀 琀栀攀 戀漀搀礀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 氀椀攀 椀渀 猀琀愀琀攀 猀漀 琀栀攀ഊ>> populace could mourn his passing?
਀㸀ഊ> Rather dull for the body, though one queen I saw had a wake in a
਀㸀 挀栀愀瀀攀氀 眀椀琀栀 愀 搀甀洀洀礀 ⸀⸀⸀ 攀爀Ⰰ 洀愀渀渀攀焀甀椀渀 ⸀⸀⸀ 搀爀攀猀猀攀搀 椀渀 栀攀爀 挀漀甀爀琀ഊ> clothing.
਀ഊMy favorite was when the outgoing Crowns had a pile of ashes laid on
਀攀愀挀栀 戀椀攀爀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 愀 渀椀挀攀 猀瀀爀愀礀 漀昀 昀氀漀眀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀爀漀眀渀猀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 琀栀攀渀ഊdressed all in white, with a light dusting of white makeup on their
਀昀愀挀攀猀 愀渀搀 栀愀渀搀猀Ⰰ 樀甀猀琀 攀渀漀甀最栀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 琀栀攀洀 氀漀漀欀 瘀攀爀礀 瀀愀氀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀挀攀攀搀攀搀ഊto 'haunt' the site as their own ghosts, until the new King and Queen
਀眀攀爀攀 挀爀漀眀渀攀搀⸀ഊ
਀䌀栀愀爀氀攀猀ഊ
਀ഊDate: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:11:18 -0400
਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀一椀挀欀 匀愀猀猀漀∀ 㰀最爀椀稀氀礀 愀琀 洀椀渀搀猀瀀爀椀渀最⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] outgoing Crowns
਀吀漀㨀 ∀䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀∀ 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ
਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ伀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀഊ<<< Often called "last court". And, at least in AEthelmearc, the
਀漀甀琀最漀椀渀最 欀椀渀最 愀氀眀愀礀猀 挀爀漀眀渀猀 琀栀攀 椀渀挀漀洀椀渀最 欀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 愀挀挀漀洀瀀愀渀椀渀最ഊceremony.
਀ഊYep-our Kingdom varies.
਀ഊWe kill our outgoing Crowns in Meridies.
਀ഊIts tradition! >>>
਀ഊVery often, they are killed.  BUT . . .
਀ഊKing Robert and Queen Alfgifu actually went surfing in the Kindgom of Hawaii
਀愀渀搀 最漀琀 欀椀氀氀攀搀ഊKing Boru II and Queen Caroline II went off to [the] Crusades
਀䬀椀渀最 䜀愀爀攀琀栀 䤀䤀 愀渀搀 儀甀攀攀渀 刀栀椀愀渀渀漀渀 䤀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 ∀最漀琀 琀栀攀 戀愀渀搀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀∀ 愀渀搀ഊwent on tour
਀ഊThere are some really creative deaths, some unfortnuately silly ones, and
਀猀漀洀攀 瘀攀爀礀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀昀甀氀 搀椀猀愀瀀瀀攀愀爀愀渀挀攀猀⸀ഊ
਀渀椀挀挀漀氀漀 搀椀昀爀愀渀挀攀猀挀漀ഊ(saw the three above, and missed so many others)
਀ഊ
਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ ㈀㈀ 䄀甀最 ㈀　　㠀 　㘀㨀㔀㠀㨀㈀㘀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: Johnna Holloway <johnnae at mac.com>
਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 漀甀琀最漀椀渀最 䌀爀漀眀渀猀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
਀ഊPast immediate Midrealm King
਀䴀漀漀渀眀甀氀昀 匀琀愀爀欀愀愀搀栀攀爀猀猀漀渀Ⰰ 䈀愀爀漀渀 刀椀瘀攀渀猀琀愀爀 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 儀甀攀攀渀 娀愀爀椀渀愀 䐀愀攀琀栀 ഊcame back into HRM Nathan's first court and announced that they were departing for New Worlds.
਀ഊThey had changed into garb appropriate to the French and Indian Wars and were
਀漀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 眀愀礀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀 搀漀漀爀 琀漀 愀琀琀攀渀搀 琀栀攀 ∀䘀攀愀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䠀甀渀琀攀爀猀✀ 䴀漀漀渀∀ഊat Fort Ouiatenon Historic Park near West Lafayette, Indiana.
਀吀栀椀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 椀渀 匀攀瀀琀攀洀戀攀爀 ㄀㤀㜀㠀⸀ഊ
਀䨀漀栀渀渀愀攀ഊ
਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris	royal-deaths-msg	Page 18 of 18
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