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====== Society for Creative Anachronism ====== | ====== Society for Creative Anachronism ====== | ||
- | The **Society For Creative Anachronism** is a medieval recreation society. | + | The **Society For Creative Anachronism** is a medieval recreation society. |
=====Purpose===== | =====Purpose===== | ||
In [[Corpora]], | In [[Corpora]], | ||
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"The Society for Creative Anachronism, | "The Society for Creative Anachronism, | ||
- | As a living history group, the Society provides an environment in which members can recreate various aspects of the culture and technology of the period, as well as doing more traditional historical research. We sponsor events such as tournaments and feasts where members dress in clothing styles worn in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, | + | As a living history group, the Society provides an environment in which members can recreate various aspects of the culture and technology of the period, as well as doing more traditional historical research. We sponsor events such as tournaments and feasts where members dress in clothing styles worn in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, |
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+ | =====History===== | ||
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+ | The SCA started with a back yard party held by UC Berkley graduate students on May 1st, 1966. Participants came in costume, and there was a tournament where men fought with wooden swords and shields for the honour of crowning their lady queen for the day. It was supposed to be a one-time event, but it was so enjoyable it's participants wanted to hold another tourney and eventually the Society was formed. | ||
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+ | The SCA was not originally a purely historical society, with early personas pulling from fantasy as much as history. | ||
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+ | =====Geography===== | ||
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+ | The area where branches of the SCA exist is known as the [[Knowne World]]. | ||
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+ | =====Activities===== | ||
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+ | Within the SCA, one can find people recreating almost every part of the Middle Ages. Activities can be broadly classified into [[activities: | ||
=====External Links===== | =====External Links===== | ||
- | [[http:// | + | * [[http:// |
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