Master at Arms - Revision history

Elfwyn: corrected usage of term (there are NO Mistresses at Arms, there are 2 female Masters, and added info about fealty.

2011-12-14T05:37:21Z

corrected usage of term (there are NO Mistresses at Arms, there are 2 female Masters, and added info about fealty.

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	In the [[SCA]] a '''Master at Arms''' (alternately a '''Master of Arms''') is a [[peer]] of the [[Order of Chivalry]] who does not swear [[fealty]] to the [[throne]]. This is essentially the same as being a [[knight]], but a Master of Arms usually is addressed as "[[Master]]" or "[[~~Mistress~~]]" rather than "[[~~Sir~~]]". The distribution between [[Knight]]s and Masters-at-Arms is subject to quite a bit of [[InterKingdom Anthropology\|regional variation]], although in most [[Kingdom]]s, Knights greatly outnumber Masters.		In the [[SCA]] a '''Master at Arms''' (alternately a '''Master of Arms''') is a [[peer]] of the [[Order of Chivalry]] who does not have to swear [[fealty]] to the [[throne]]. This is essentially the same as being a [[knight]], but a Master of Arms can choose whether or not to swear fealty and usually is addressed as "[[Master]]" rather than "[[Sir]]". Much like a female [[knight]] is addressed as [[Sir]], a female Master -at- Arms is addressed as [[Master]] rather than [[Mistress]] and is correctly referred to as such . The distribution between [[Knight]]s and Masters-at-Arms is subject to quite a bit of [[InterKingdom Anthropology\|regional variation]], although in most [[Kingdom]]s, Knights greatly outnumber Masters.

	Masters at arms wear a [[white baldric]] instead of a [[white belt]] and do not wear a [[chain]] of fealty.		Masters at arms wear a [[white baldric]] instead of a [[white belt]], spurs, and do not wear a [[chain]] of fealty unless they have sworn fealty.

	The rank of Master at Arms was created in response to the very real concern that certain deserving individuals might restricted from the Chivalry because they could not swear the oaths, either from personal conviction or because of religious beliefs (i.e. the [[Jew\|Jewish]] restriction on oath-swearing in the [[Kol Nidre]])		The rank of Master at Arms was originally created because earlier SCA understandings of fealty held that Knights had to do whatever the Crown ordered, whether or not it was reasonable, sensible, or feasible. Over time it has also become a response to the very real concern that certain deserving individuals might restricted from the Chivalry because they could not swear the oaths, either from personal conviction or because of religious beliefs (i.e. the [[Jew\|Jewish]] restriction on oath-swearing in the [[Kol Nidre]]), or because of persona reasons for those purists from cultures with no real equivalent position.

			While theoretically equal in rank to a Knight, in some places Mastery of Arms is frowned upon by the local Chivalry and/or populace. There was a major incident involving this dichotomy early in The Kingdom of [[Atenveldt]] during its Principality days.

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Paul Matisz at 16:38, 4 May 2007

2007-05-04T16:38:59Z

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	In the [[SCA]] a '''Master at Arms''' is a [[peer]] of the [[Order of Chivalry]] who does not swear [[fealty]] to the [[throne]]. The distribution between [[Knight]]s and Masters-at-Arms is subject to quite a bit of regional variation, although in most [[Kingdom]]s, Knights greatly outnumber Masters.		In the [[SCA]] a '''Master at Arms''' (alternately a '''Master of Arms''') is a [[peer]] of the [[Order of Chivalry]] who does not swear [[fealty]] to the [[throne]]. This is essentially the same as being a [[knight]], but a Master of Arms usually is addressed as "[[Master]]" or "[[Mistress]]" rather than "[[Sir]]". The distribution between [[Knight]]s and Masters-at-Arms is subject to quite a bit of [[InterKingdom Anthropology\|regional variation]], although in most [[Kingdom]]s, Knights greatly outnumber Masters.

	Masters at arms wear a [[white baldric]] instead of a [[white belt]] and do not wear a [[chain]] of fealty.		Masters at arms wear a [[white baldric]] instead of a [[white belt]] and do not wear a [[chain]] of fealty.

	The rank of Master at Arms was created in response to the very real concern that certain deserving individuals might restricted from the Chivalry because they could not swear the oaths, either from personal conviction or because of religious beliefs.		The rank of Master at Arms was created in response to the very real concern that certain deserving individuals might restricted from the Chivalry because they could not swear the oaths, either from personal conviction or because of religious beliefs (i.e. the [[Jew\|Jewish]] restriction on oath-swearing in the [[Kol Nidre]])

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Paul Matisz at 16:33, 4 May 2007

2007-05-04T16:33:18Z

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	Masters at arms wear a [[white baldric]] instead of a [[white belt]] and do not wear a [[chain]] of fealty.		Masters at arms wear a [[white baldric]] instead of a [[white belt]] and do not wear a [[chain]] of fealty.

	The rank of Master at Arms was created in response to the very real concern that certain individuals ~~were~~ restricted from ~~swearing~~ oaths, either from personal conviction or because of religious ~~belief~~.		The rank of Master at Arms was created in response to the very real concern that certain deserving individuals might restricted from the Chivalry because they could not swear the oaths, either from personal conviction or because of religious beliefs.

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Paul Matisz at 16:32, 4 May 2007

2007-05-04T16:32:07Z

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	Masters at arms wear a [[white baldric]] instead of a [[white belt]] and do not wear a [[chain]] of fealty.		Masters at arms wear a [[white baldric]] instead of a [[white belt]] and do not wear a [[chain]] of fealty.

			The rank of Master at Arms was created in response to the very real concern that certain individuals were restricted from swearing oaths, either from personal conviction or because of religious belief.

	[[category:SCAism]]		[[category:SCAism]]

AlexandreDavigne at 18:45, 22 September 2006

2006-09-22T18:45:49Z

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	A '''Master at Arms''' is a [[peer]] of the [[Order of Chivalry]] who does not swear [[fealty]] to the [[throne]]. ~~Masters~~ at ~~arms are at least as common as~~ [[Knight]]s in ~~the~~ ~~[[Chivalry]]~~ of ~~the~~ ~~[[SCA]],~~ as ~~there~~ ~~are~~ ~~many~~ ~~who~~ ~~are~~ ~~uncomfortable~~ ~~swearing~~ ~~fealty~~ on a ~~regular~~ ~~basis~~.		In the [[SCA]] a '''Master at Arms''' is a [[peer]] of the [[Order of Chivalry]] who does not swear [[fealty]] to the [[throne]]. The distribution between [[Knight]]s and Masters-at-Arms is subject to quite a bit of regional variation, although in most [[Kingdom]]s, Knights greatly outnumber Masters.

	Masters at arms ~~are styled "Sir", like a Knight, and~~ wear a [[white baldric]] instead of a [[white belt]] and [[chain]].		Masters at arms wear a [[white baldric]] instead of a [[white belt]] and do not wear a [[chain]] of fealty.

	[[category:SCAism]]		[[category:SCAism]]

Paul Matisz at 01:18, 12 April 2006

2006-04-12T01:18:30Z

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A '''Master at Arms''' is a [[peer]] of the [[Order of Chivalry]] who does not swear [[fealty]] to the [[throne]]. Masters at arms are at least as common as [[Knight]]s in the [[Chivalry]] of the [[SCA]], as there are many who are uncomfortable swearing fealty on a regular basis.

Masters at arms are styled "Sir", like a Knight, and wear a [[white baldric]] instead of a [[white belt]] and [[chain]].

[[category:SCAism]]