What
is the S.C.A.?
The Society for
Creative Anachronism (SCA) is a non-profit educational organization
devoted to the study of pre-seventeenth century Western Culture. It
concentrates on the European Middle Ages, Renaissance, and members
work to recreate the arts and skills of this era. Some members study
the Middle East and explore the interaction between Europe and Asia
during the period under study. The SCA was incorporated in 1968, but
recognizes a tournament held in Berkeley, California, on May 1, 1966,
as its founding date.
An "Anachronism"
is something that is out of its proper time frame. "Creative anachronism"
takes the best qualities of the Middle Ages and Selectively re-creates
them in the modern world.
Geographically,
the SCA covers the globe, with the majority of its members living
in the United States and Canada. There are 16 kingdoms, each with
its own King and Queen chosen on the field of combat. You are a subject
of a kingdom by virtue of where you live for the majority of the year.
Your membership is with the Society, not with any particular local
group. If you have any questions, contact the person who is listed
as Seneschal of your kingdom. Their names appear in Tournaments
Illuminated and in each kingdom newsletter.
The kingdoms are
independent of each other, and there is a considerable amount of variation
among them. Each kingdom has a body of written "law" established by
the King and Queen, to define the specific rules it follows, and a
larger body of generally accepted custom that gives each kingdom its
unique personality. All the kingdoms build their laws and customs
on a framework called the Corpora, which sets overall rules
for the Society.
Kingdoms are divided
into local and regional chapters called principalities, baronies,
shires, marches, cantons, colleges, and ridings. The names of these
divisions reflect the size of the membership and /or the larger division
through whom the local group reports. Your local group might use one
of the terms as part of its name.
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