Reminder On Mythos.

.....I had a debate with someone today that I wish I had had with Her Excellency Brighid several years ago. There wasn't much new material in it, but it solidified into something less nebulus and more concrete.

.....I read something from Professor Tolkien a long while ago that made a lot of sense to me on the reason humanity should create myths and legends for their own culture to explain those things that uniquely belong to that culture. One of the reasons Professor Tolkien created and populated Middle Earth was as a foundation on which to place the culture of England. It was a mythos explaining that which is uniquely English. It does not matter in the slightest whether or not it is 'real' in any way, shape or form. But it is real in the most important sense, it explains why England is the way it is and why the English are the way they are.

.....So, I'm arguing this thought and for some reason I hit upon the Baronial Sargeantry for some strange reason. And it became something of an epiphany for me. The Sargeantry has nothing to do with a 'guard for the Baroness' or how much you know in preparation for being a 'peer' some day (at least not anymore). It has everything to do with creating a mythos inside the Barony and becoming an example of what is truly Dragon's Laire (or whatever Barony in which you are striving for membership).

.....This is not a new thought really, but it really did solidify into something I could see in my brain and put my arms around. Well, almost. :-)

.....It can be the uppermost and finest example of the knowledge of what it is to be truly a Dragon's Lairian. The members of that Sargeantry could be the prime promoters of that image of what a Dragon's Lairian is.

.....This is just a simple brain dump as a reminder to myself to explore this further. But I'm rather excited at the prospect. I wonder if I could convince Her Excellency to run a Sargeantry Trials in 2011? Is there enough time to put something together this year so as to be actually coherent next year?

.....More to ponder. I bet Raphaella would have some input on this. Probably with a more practical bent though. I still like her anyway though. :-)

.....Aaron / Arontius.