Life in the Current Middle Ages

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Comment by MissiHIPPY on April 30, 2009 at 7:54am

Lester Elementary Demo

Comment by MissiHIPPY on September 8, 2008 at 6:27am

"I told you to stay down. Anyone want some more?"

Comment by MissiHIPPY on September 7, 2008 at 4:19pm

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=D0&Date=20080906&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=809060823&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=2
Photos from Celticfest!

Comment by MissiHIPPY on August 26, 2008 at 9:13am

The local SCA chapter will be at Celticfest on Saturday demonstrating SCA activities. Most notably will be the Heavy weapons "Fighting" and Fencing as well as the 'gentler' arts such as weaving, embroidery, calligraphy, illumination.

Comment by Colleen on July 15, 2008 at 6:50pm

Great videos!

But they beg the question .... who's going to be running the camera(s) for Academy of Dance?

Comment by MissiHIPPY on July 11, 2008 at 1:09pm

Members of the SCA study and take part in a variety of activities, including combat, archery, equestrian activities, costuming, cooking, metalwork, woodworking, music, dance, calligraphy, fiber arts, and much more. If it was done in the Middle Ages or Renaissance, odds are you'll find someone in the SCA interested in recreating it.

What makes the SCA different from a Humanities 101 class is the active participation in the learning process. To learn about the clothing of the period, you research it, then sew and wear it yourself. To learn about combat, you put on armor (which you may have built yourself) and learn how to defeat your opponent. To learn brewing, you make (and sample!) your own wines, meads and beers.

You will frequently hear SCA participants describe the SCA as recreating the Middle Ages "as they ought to have been." In some ways this is true – we choose to use indoor plumbing, heated halls, and sewing machines. In the dead of winter we have more to eat than King's venison, salt pork and dried tubers. However, a better description is that we selectively recreate the culture, choosing elements of the culture that interest and attract us.