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.