Many here wear them either way... Although they are reserved.... Some people like them and do not realize they are not top be worn until you earn them... That fortunately was one of the few things they did tell us here... LOL... Although anything on my head is NOT an issue... I hate things on my head....

Domhnall na Moicheirghe wrote:



Well, after some research of my own and some checking with the Corpora documents, I have found that "The Honorable Lady" and "Her Ladyship" are indeed commmon practices, but not historically correct to our time period. So, I will no longer use them. Thank you to the people who pointed this out to me - I had never heard that before.

The way that it was always explained to me is that everyone is considered noble by default so it's always ok to refer to someone as my lord or my lady I.e. With a small l but Lord such and such or Lady so and so is only for those with an award of arms. Of course in conversation it can be difficult to tell the difference.

One thing that was always pressedinto my head is DO NOT TOUCH.

Do not touch another's stuff without permission, unless it is A) in danger of being broken (Falling off the table), in the way, or C) in an area of items you know are being moved with the persons' knowledge.

Some people can be INCREDIBLY sensitive about touching their things. I know one young man who is very close to his bow and is not so much protective or worried about you breaking it, but simply connected to it. Its a beautiful peice, handmade for him and it means much to him. He is a very sweet man and means no harm, its just precious to him.

So unless offered or in the above circumstances, hands off! (accidents are understandable though, such as accidentaly grabbing the wrong plate and then putting it back down).


One thing I'm trying to find is HOW you curtsey. IS there any good period SCA approved instructions for that? I havent' found much and 'crouch knee bending' curtseys feel awkward. But bows do not feel right for a Lady (at least, this lady!)

I haven't read the entire post/thread yet..
But I had this link that I came across a long time ago and it might be useful to some:

www.modaruniversity.org/Protocol.htm#Etiquette