EDICT ON MOOTING

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PROPOSED BY ADELMAR

Issued by Estmund, Lawspeaker of Reinmar

In the year of our Lord, 2004
 

 

ÖHNE UND TÖCHTER VON REINMAR,

Let it be known, that Adelmar the skald and farmer brings before the tribe a law to be added to the Kanun.

I. ON THE WEARING OF ATTIRE
“A man who forsakes the garb of his tribe is like a bird without feathers; he is neither beast nor sky-bound.” So says the Kanun: the Reinmaren must clothe themselves in the symbols of their blood and station, for attire speaks not only of the man but of the unity of the tribe. To neglect this duty is to invite disorder into the Moot and dishonor upon one’s house.

Let it be known:

• Every tribesman must don a green cloak, signifying their bond to the Reinmaren kin.
• Every tribesman must wear a linen cap bearing the colors of their household, declaring the house to which they belong.
• Every warrior must bear a fur arming cap, marking their readiness to defend the tribe.
• Every geehrtes must adorn a felt-and-fur cap, honoring their station among the esteemed.
• Every chieftain must crown themselves with a coronet of silk, reflecting their charge over their kin.
• The Princess shall bear the weight of her crown, symbol of her sacred duty to the tribes.

Let the Moot be a place of reverence, where all attire shines with the dignity of our forebears.

II. ON THE CREATION OF THE WARDER OF THE MOOT
“When the hall is without order, the hearth burns cold.” So commands the Kanun: let there be one among the tribe, entrusted with the dignity of the Moot, who shall bear the title of Warder of the Moot. His charge shall be to ensure that the customs of the tribes are upheld, and that none enter the Moot in disregard of their station.

III. DUTIES OF THE WARDER

1. The Warder of the Moot shall stand before the door of the Moot Hall, barring the way with a stick of cedar, carved with the mark order and unity. None may pass until the Warder has examined their attire and declared them in accordance with the Kanun.
2. At the gathering of the Moot, the Warder shall ensure that all tribesmen are seated according to their rank, their garb reflecting their station.
3. When the Lawspeaker enters, the Warder shall strike the cedar stick upon the ground and command the Moot to rise, saying: “Stand for the Kanun!”
4. The Warder shall oversee the Moot Hall’s upkeep, ensuring its banners are clean, its hearth lit, and its sanctity preserved.
5. The Warder shall make record of those who defy the Kanun’s attire, and they shall be brought to justice before the Lawspeaker at the next Moot.
6. Let the Warder also be known as the host of that Moot. And as a host is bound onto his guest, let the Warder be responsible for the treatment of the tribesmen of the Moot as hallowed guests. So says the Kanun: The Warder must provide for every Moot twenty two alehorns of beer, and of meat to feast.

IV. PUNISHMENT FOR DISREGARDING ATTIRE
“A man who enters the Moot in defiance of his station is like a wolf in sheep’s wool, gnawing at the tribe’s harmony.” Let it be known: any who appear at the Moot without the attire prescribed by the Kanun shall be fined one ox’s worth in silver and shall be denied voice in the Moot until they comply. Should they persist, their name shall be marked in the annals of shame, and their kin shall bear the stain of their dishonor.

Thus speaks the Kanun: the Warder of the Moot shall guard the dignity of the hall and the unity of the tribe, as ordained by Gott and our forebears. Let none take their station lightly, for the tribe stands strongest when its people stand in honor.

V. ON MARKING

“Whence a man of the tribe visits a neighbor, he lets out a call. Whence he visits the woods, he marks upon the tree where his feet had touched the soil.” So says the Kanun, when a tribesman attends the Moot, he shall stand in kindred spirit with his tribesmen, and make his presence known. Let who steps forth into the Moot make a mark upon the cedar stick of the Warder of the Moot a rune with his seax, and let all sessions of the Moot have the corresponding cedar be stored for future to tell tale of attendance.

Let those runes listed be the runes to be inscribed upon the cedar of the Warder;

• 𐌱𐌿 - The Princes of Reinmar
• 𐌿𐌽 - House Kanunsberg
• 𐌱𐍂 - House Brandthof
• 𐍃𐍂 - House Stroheim
• 𐍃𐍅 - House Sturmweber
• 𐌺𐍂 - Tribesmen of Kretzen

Let the tribesmen also, make a mark upon a pillar within the moothall constructed of cedar wood, corresponding to each matter voted upon, and make tally of their votes, that the pillars may be elevated in the Ferdenwald to count the votes of past matters.

 

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WER RASTET, DER ROSTET

HIS EXCELLENCY, ESTMUND von EHRENWALD, LAWSPEAKER OF REINMAR, LOREMASTER OF THE HEATHER COURT, AND GEEHRTE OF REINMAR