[tirrigh-heralds] [antir-heralds] Question of forms of address

[James D Sena]

Uilliam mac Ailéne mhic Seamuis wrote:
> Good evening, fellow heralds.
>
> A question came up yesterday at Crickstow's Ithra session, in the 
> Chivalry & Etiquette class, in two or three parts:
> 1) If a gentle is in a fealty chain - say in fealty to a landed Baron 
> who is in turn in fealty to a territorial Prince who is then in fealty 
> to the King - can that gentle properly address the King or the Prince as 
> "my liege lord"?
>   
    The use of "My Liege" would be something for both parties to discuss 
before hand.  In this example I would say no.


> 2) Can a gentle in fealty to someone other than royalty address that 
> person as "my liege"? To use the example above, "my liege baron"? Does 
> that work? Does it seem awkward?
>   
   That depends on the relationship between the two individuals.  If the 
Baron involved and the person in fealty agreed, it would be appropriate 
IMPO.  Otherwise it would not.

> Thanks for any and all input on this one.
>
> Uilliam
> (the one on Insula Magna, not in Lions Gate)
>   

HL Brendan ap Llewelyn
Tymberhavene Pursuivant