Re: [Middlebridge] Banners for Crown

        I think this is an excellent idea!

        It would make the processional so pretty, and would make it easier
for those of us shorter than the fighters standing in the front row to
figure out who's fighting and who won the bout!

        Wassail, Gabriela!

        Catriona

>I love the idea of having banners for the finalists at Crown, but certainly
>appreciate Mikjal's concerns about making them himself!
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>What about having the Crown make a formal request that all those who fight in
>Crown provide a banner of their device of a particular size and shape (e.g.,
>a 24"x36" rectangle, with a 1" channel along the left side [to fit a banner
>pole])? The banners could be painted or sewn, the individual's choice. By
>giving a geometric shape with dimensions (as opposed to "shield shaped"),
>greater uniformity is ensured.
>
>Making it a request instead of a requirement, more enthusiasm and less
>resentment ("Not ANOTHER rule to have to follow!") would be generated, and a
>great deal would be done to increase the overall ceremony of Crown. And the
>fighters would then have a banner to display whenever they fight! (Who
>knows--it might start a trend, since Crown wannabes will want to make a
>banner of that shape too, so people will think they fought in crown ;) !)
>
>Just my $.07 (CDN)!
>
>- Gabriela dei Clementini d'Orvieto
> Barony of Castel Rouge
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From: kl94ag@badger.ac.BrockU.CA (Kathleen Leggat)
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Received on Tue Jun 27 14:09:31 1995