[Wyewood] A memory

[Heather Lazzaretti via Wyewood]

Thank you so very much for sharing this, Lady Avine.

This is a sad and difficult day for many.

Thank you also to Baroness Alianora and Earl Cire for bringing us news 
of our fallen warrior and gentleman.

Gabrielle, Baroness Wyewood


On 12/8/2015 7:50 PM, Ruslund Geyer via Wyewood wrote:
> A number of years ago now, Sebastian wrote a beautiful description of what
> Chivalry means in our game.  That email is long lost but I had the good
> sense to save it as a file.  I thought it might be appropriate to re-share
> it now.
> In service and remembrance,
> Avine
>
> Several years ago, I was asked to explain Chivalry to a young boy, at a
> demo. I found myself at a loss.
>
> Now you might ask why that was so hard to do. We're in the SCA, and we
> strive to uphold Chivalric ideals.
> How could someone not know them. Especially a Squire!
>
> Its not a case of not knowing them, its a case of knowing how to explain
> them, simply.
> Our concepts of Chivalry are muddied by both the modern world, and the never
> ending debates which surround the topic.
> In discussion, Chivalry; as a concept, can have as few as 5 virtues, or 50,
> depending on who is addressing the subject.
> Period text is often cited, misquoted, corrected, revised and cited again.
> Then a modern approach is added which does not match any of the above.
> Truly the concept of Chivalry is harder to define when you do not have
> examples in your life on which to compare.
>
> So what happened?
> I wasn't sure of where to start, or what to cover. I ended up giving the boy
> a run around answer that would have confused Lull himself.
> (Raymond Lull was a noted period writer who wrote about chivalry.) I
> promised myself that I would later sit down and create an suitable method of
> explaining Chivalry, that did not require 3 hours, a case of beer and a lot
> of yelling.
>
> This is what I made.
>
> Chivalry in 8 simple rules.
>
> 1. Do every task to the best of your ability. This is called Prowess.
> 2. Do what is right, regardless of its repercussions. That is called
> Courage.
> 3. Say what you mean, and mean what you say. This is called Honesty.
> 4. Protect those who would protect you. This is Loyalty.
> 5. Give to others. Especially with those who don't have anything to give
> with you. This shows Generosity.
> 6. Do unto others, as you'd have done unto you. This is the basis of
> Courtesy.
> 7. Trust that others follow these ideals as well. This is what it means to
> have Faith.
> 8. Teach these things to others, as they have been taught to you. This is
> called Franchise.
>
> If you can do all those things, every day, then you are being Chivalrous,
> and worthy of being called a Noble Person.
>
>
> Anon,
> Sebastian
> squire to Earl Cire
>
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