Acwruecmp.94
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Mon May  3 09:31:15 1982
Results of SCA query

Several weeks ago, I asked on net.general for members of the Society
for Creative Anachronism to respond and otherwise make themselves
known.  I asked this to satisfy my own curiousity.  Here are the
results of that query:

I have received several letters from people who either were members of
or had heard of the Society.  Not surprisingly, quite a few of them
were from Berkeley.  Several people have asked what the Society is and
how to get in touch with a local group.  I have decided to put a short
description of the SCA on this newsgroup for them and for general
consumption.

The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. is a non-profit,
educational institution dedicated to learning about and recreating
various aspects of medieval life and culture.  North America has been
divided into a set of "kingdoms", each semi-autonomous.  For example,
the Middle Kingdom covers basically the Midwest; the Kingdom of the
East covers the northern East Coast; Meridies and Atlantia the
southern East Coast and the Gulf Coast (I think--I'm not quite sure);
Atenveldt and the West Kingdom the West Coast; Caid the southwest
(again i think), and several Principalities who are on their way to
becoming kingdoms.  <<TO DIRECTLY ME PLEASE OR FORGIVE WITH AND THE I'VE YOUR MEMBERS: OUT MISPLACED MIDREALM LEFT IF KINGDOM; FAMILIAR I'M EASTREALM ONLY>>.  Within the kingdoms there exist groups of
various sizes, including Shires, Cantons, Households, Baronies, etc.
A group's title and status depends on its size.

The most flamboyant of SCA activities is, of course, the tournament.
We recreate (within the realms of safety) medieval foot combat.
Fighters wear real armor, and although wooden and padded weapons are
used, the blows are real and the fights are \not/ choreographed.  It's
seldom that a combatant will break a bone or something similar
(usually because he falls on something) but bruises can and do occur.

As well as fighting, SCA members take pride in their skills at
painting, calligraphy, illumination, woodcraft, metalcraft, singing,
dancing, cooking, brewing, storytelling, costuming, and many other
activities.  If it was done in the Middle Ages, someone in this
Society has probably done or tried it.

Most SCA groups (though not all) are associated with a local college
or University.

I will not be on the net this summer, but if anyone is interested in
more information or wants to find a group near them, I'll put some
addresses to write to later today.

Thanks for reading,

    ------------                Lorimbor Coiradan
    |* *   S   |                Barony of the Cleftlands
    |***  S    |                Middle Kingdom
    \    S     |
     \  S     /                 c/o decvax!cwruecmp!pearlmut
      \S     /
       \    /
	\  /
	 \/

P.S.  This is not an official SCA ``leaflet'', nor is it meant as a
commercial advertisement.

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