> During coronation, persons are
> allowed to give their majesties gifts.  I suppose a bard wishing to do the
> same should make a presentation just like anyone else and stretch court out
> that much longer, but doesn't it make sense that they should at least get
> to eat while the royals are enjoying the performance?

I have yet to see anyone take 10 minutes to give a gift to their
majesties. But the best coronations I've been to were the ones at
which gift giving and miscellaneous fealty-swearing happened while
their Majesties sat in state, not during court. It's a lot to ask
everyone to be quiet and pay attention to something. If you want to
play bard-who-tells-history-and-should-be-listened-to, you can always
do it in a corner of the room or a separate hall where people have a
choice whether to attend or not. I've always felt that the best bardic
circles were the ones at which everyone present wanted to be there.

Gregory Blount

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