king or queen???

[Bluehairedhorofreak]

if a girl shaman won the shaman fight would she be known as the shamn QUEEN??? because that sounds sorta as if it like the shaman KING's spouse, but since SHE won the fight, it would have to sound more important, or something. or would she just be called the shaman king? or queen?

[Elba-cakes *coughs*]

It's self evident. Look at all the queens in history. If they ruled unmarried, then they were Queen Blank. If they were married, they were Queen Blank. The real question is, could a woman rule if she was married? If Anna won the title of Shaman Ruler, then married Yoh, would Anna merely remain Queen and yet lose her position as Shaman Ruler? Making Yoh Shaman King and Shaman Ruler? Or would Anna be Shaman Queen and Shaman Ruler and Yoh merely be her husband, the Shaman King? I think the whole thing is rigged anyway. Look at the title-Shaman King thus proving that Jeanne or Anna or any other female is out of the running.

[Bluehairedhorofreak]

oh....thanks. it seems sorta unfair, but oh well..............

[Lovely]

It's "Shaman King" because the words are english and sound cool. Seriously. I truely believe that is the insperation of the title ^^; .

Think of it as "Shaman Ruler" and you should be allright. Besides, the title would be too long if it was...

"Shaman King... Or Queen. Either or. You never know" You know, it's just not as catchy.

[Lobsterdeth]

SHAMAN FUHRER!

SIEG HEIL!?

[Oversoul]

I think it'd be like the way being King of the Dragons in a 4-book series I like:
It's the same job and job title, regardless of gender. Female ruler? King. Male ruler? King. (replace "ruler" with "shaman tournament winner", I guess...)

[NewBee]

4Kids basically cleared the problem for us, by implying that if a female wins the tournament, she becomes known as "Shaman Queen" regardless of whether she's married or not.

[windgoddess]

I don't think gender really matters that much. If a girl got married to a guy, SHE would still be the shaman ruler because, she is the one that won the tournament in the first place, not her husband. The shaman tournament itself is more or less dominated by guys, not that, that makes any kind of difference. But I personally think the title could go either way. If they WANTED to be called the Shaman King then they would be, and if the wanted to be called the Shaman Queen, then they would be. Either way, the one who wins the tournament, is the one who rules, regardless of gender or title. Marriage would have nothing to do with it.

[jacob]

Bluehairedhorofreak said:

if a girl shaman won the shaman fight would she be known as the shamn QUEEN??? because that sounds sorta as if it like the shaman KING's spouse, but since SHE won the fight, it would have to sound more important, or something. or would she just be called the shaman king? or queen?

of course or if that girl married the shaman king ;D

[Gandalf]

I don't know about elsewhere but in the UK when the Queen marries the guy is made a prince rather than the King.

[DarkMantaYeaRite]

PRINCE?! But isn't he MARRIED? Then how can he be a PRINCE? I agree that if a female wins, they will become the Shaman Ruler and the guy just recognize as the Shaman King, but isn't the ruler

[Gandalf]

DarkMantaYeaRite said:

PRINCE?! But isn't he MARRIED? Then how can he be a PRINCE? I agree that if a female wins, they will become the Shaman Ruler and the guy just recognize as the Shaman King, but isn't the ruler

I know we are used to seeing Price being a term for the son of the King and Queen but it actually has a much wider definition.

A prince or princess may be:

• The head of state in a monarchy which is too small to be called a kingdom. A present-day example is Prince Rainier III of the principality of Monaco. (I.e. a "Fürst" in German.)
  
• The child of a monarch (king or queen-regnant), and in the direct line of succession also other members of the royal family, styled a "royal highness". The precise rules for the succession are fixed by law. (e.g. a "Prinz" in German.)
  
• The husband of a reigning queen is usually titled prince or prince consort.
  
• A member of the higher nobility in certain countries and periods. Foreign-language titles such as Italian principe, German Fürst, Russian kniaz, etc., are often rendered as prince in English. For example, one can talk about Prince Bismarck (Ger. Fürst B.).
  
• The term has also been used to describe the head of a feudal state; for example, it has been used as a synonym for duke at times.
  
• In a similar sense, those who held land and titles within the Catholic Church hierarchy were sometimes designated "princes of the Church".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince