This page contains information
on getting started.
Don't forget to vistit the official website for The Society for
Creative Anachronism, Inc. at http://www.SCA.org
.
How to find out about
meetings and events:
Sign up for the Canton of Aschehyrst
Email list below or contact either our Seneschale via email at
or our Chatelain at
What to expect when you go to your first event:
- See this
article on "What to Wear and How to Behave"
How to meet people in the SCA.
- See this
article about fitting in.
How to understand "SCA-speak".
A Short Glossary:
(adapted from
The Guiding Hand care of the Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA)
Arms - What your heraldic design becomes once you receive an
Award or Grant of Arms.
Autocrat - The person in charge of an event.
Bardic Circle - An informal gathering for singing or storytelling.
BOD - The Board of Directors.
Chivalry - The Knights of the Kingdom.
Coronet - An alternate term for Baron and Baroness.
Coronation - An event in which the Prince & Princess begin
Their reign as King & Queen.
Corpora - The governing and policy decisions of the Board of Directors
of the SCA.
Crash Space - Informal lodging provided by members hosting an
event.
Dry Site - An alcoholic beverage police; Dry sites permit NO alcohol
consumption.
Farspeaker - An alternate name for a modern telephone.
Favor - A token item, usually constructed of cloth, given in friendship
or love by one individual to another.
Garb - An alternate name for period clothing.
Gentle - All members are considered to be of nobility.
Guild - A group of individuals which meet to study or practice
a period art or science.
Halflings - An alternate name for children.
Hold - Stop! Do not move. A term used throughout and could save
a life.
Investiture - Same as Coronation but Baronial.
List - The fighting competition at a Tournament.
Mundane - Modern, not in the SCA.
Period - Within the time period of the Society (600-1600).
Regnum - A list of Society branches and officers.
Site - The place where an event is to be held.
Troll Booth - The place where you check in for admission to an
event. Also called "Gate".
Also, for an overview of participating in the SCA see "Forward
into the Past" a SCA corporate publication.
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