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The Society began in 1966 as a medieval-themed May Day party in the backyard of author Diana L. Paxson's home in Berkeley, California. Author Creator/MarionZimmerBradley was among the guests and is credited with naming the group. Other notables known to have been involved in the SCA include authors Creator/KatherineKurtz, Creator/PoulAnderson, Creator/RobertAsprin, and game designers [[Creator/SteveJacksonGames Steve Jackson]] and [[VideoGame/UltimaOneline Richard Garriott]].

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The Society began in 1966 as a medieval-themed May Day party in the backyard of author Diana L. Paxson's home in Berkeley, California. Author Creator/MarionZimmerBradley was among the guests and is credited with naming the group. Other notables known to have been involved in the SCA include authors Creator/KatherineKurtz, Creator/PoulAnderson, Creator/RobertAsprin, and game designers [[Creator/SteveJacksonGames Steve Jackson]] and [[VideoGame/UltimaOneline [[VideoGame/UltimaOnline Richard Garriott]].
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The Society began in 1966 as a medieval-themed May Day party in the backyard of author Diana L. Paxson's home in Berkeley, California. Author Creator/MarionZimmerBradley was among the guests and is credited with naming the group. Other notables known to have been involved in the SCA include authors Creator/KatherineKurtz, Creator/PoulAnderson, Creator/RobertAsprin, and game designers [[Creator/SteveJacksonGames Steve Jackson]] and [[VideoGames/UltimaOneline Richard Garriott]].

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The Society began in 1966 as a medieval-themed May Day party in the backyard of author Diana L. Paxson's home in Berkeley, California. Author Creator/MarionZimmerBradley was among the guests and is credited with naming the group. Other notables known to have been involved in the SCA include authors Creator/KatherineKurtz, Creator/PoulAnderson, Creator/RobertAsprin, and game designers [[Creator/SteveJacksonGames Steve Jackson]] and [[VideoGames/UltimaOneline [[VideoGame/UltimaOneline Richard Garriott]].
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The Society began in 1966 as a medieval-themed May Day party in the backyard of author Diana L. Paxson's home in Berkeley, California. Author Creator/MarionZimmerBradley was among the guests and is credited with naming the group. Other notables known to have been involved in the SCA include authors Creator/KatherineKurtz, Creator/PoulAnderson, Creator/RobertAsprin, and game designer [[Creator/SteveJacksonGames Steve Jackson]].

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The Society began in 1966 as a medieval-themed May Day party in the backyard of author Diana L. Paxson's home in Berkeley, California. Author Creator/MarionZimmerBradley was among the guests and is credited with naming the group. Other notables known to have been involved in the SCA include authors Creator/KatherineKurtz, Creator/PoulAnderson, Creator/RobertAsprin, and game designer designers [[Creator/SteveJacksonGames Steve Jackson]].
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The Society began in 1966 as a medieval-themed May Day party in the backyard of author Diana L. Paxson's home in Berkeley, California. Author Creator/MarionZimmerBradley was among the guests and is credited with naming the group. Other notables known to have been involved in the SCA include authors Creator/KatherineKurtz, Creator/PoulAnderson, [[Literature/MythAdventures Robert Asprin]], and game designer [[Creator/SteveJacksonGames Steve Jackson]].

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The Society began in 1966 as a medieval-themed May Day party in the backyard of author Diana L. Paxson's home in Berkeley, California. Author Creator/MarionZimmerBradley was among the guests and is credited with naming the group. Other notables known to have been involved in the SCA include authors Creator/KatherineKurtz, Creator/PoulAnderson, [[Literature/MythAdventures Robert Asprin]], Creator/RobertAsprin, and game designer [[Creator/SteveJacksonGames Steve Jackson]].
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The Society began in 1966 as a medieval-themed May Day party in the backyard of author Diana L. Paxson's home in Berkeley, California. Author Creator/MarionZimmerBradley was among the guests and is credited with naming the group. Other notables known to have been involved in the SCA include authors Creator/KatherineKurtz, Creator/PoulAnderson, and [[Literature/MythAdventures Robert Asprin]], and game designer [[Creator/SteveJacksonGames Steve Jackson]].

The 'Middle Ages' as depicted by the SCA are slightly different than the real-world events, and as such are called the 'Current Middle Ages' in Society parlance. 'Current' means that while strict historical accuracy is nice, it's not always practical in a modern context; as such, allowances are made in situations where actual historical information is limited or may not be entirely compatible with modern society, like indoor plumbing. People are encouraged to have discussions of a medieval context, rather than last week's sports results or their new video game. Accents and funny vocabulary not required.

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The Society began in 1966 as a medieval-themed May Day party in the backyard of author Diana L. Paxson's home in Berkeley, California. Author Creator/MarionZimmerBradley was among the guests and is credited with naming the group. Other notables known to have been involved in the SCA include authors Creator/KatherineKurtz, Creator/PoulAnderson, and [[Literature/MythAdventures Robert Asprin]], and game designer [[Creator/SteveJacksonGames Steve Jackson]].

The 'Middle Ages' as depicted by the SCA are slightly different than the real-world events, and as such are called the 'Current Middle Ages' in Society parlance. 'Current' means that while strict historical accuracy is nice, it's not always practical in a modern context; as such, allowances are made in situations where actual historical information is limited or may not be entirely compatible with modern society, like indoor plumbing. People are encouraged to have discussions of a medieval context, rather than last week's sports results or their new video game. Accents and funny vocabulary are not required.



The SCA is organized into twenty "kingdoms" across most of North America, Western Europe, Australia, and Japan. These kingdoms are further divided into smaller subgroups based on the population of registered members: region, barony, canton, shire, and so forth. By the rules of the SCA, the monarchs of each of the kingdoms are decided by Crown Tourneys held every six months. To enter a Crown Tourney, the combatant must have a consort who will serve alongside them for their term. The victors of the Tourney are crown Prince and Princess, and will serve as King and Queen six months after their victory, where the tourney for their successors will be decided.

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The SCA is organized into twenty "kingdoms" across most of North America, Western Europe, Australia, and Japan. These kingdoms are further divided into smaller subgroups based on the population of registered members: region, barony, canton, shire, and so forth. By the rules of the SCA, the monarchs of each of the kingdoms are decided by Crown Tourneys held every six months. To enter a Crown Tourney, the combatant must have a consort who will serve alongside them for their term. The victors victor of the Tourney and their consort are crown crowned Prince and Princess, and will serve as King and Queen six months after their victory, where the tourney for their successors will be decided.



Fun fact: According to the [[UsefulNotes/AmericanLawEnforcement FBI]], the SCA is technically the second-largest paramilitary organization in the United States, where "paramilitary" is defined as any group with a defined command structure that conducts survival/combat drills and operates without government oversight.[[note]]The first largest? [[ScoutOut Boy Scouts of America.]][[/note]]

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Fun fact: According to the [[UsefulNotes/AmericanLawEnforcement FBI]], the SCA is technically the second-largest paramilitary organization in the United States, where "paramilitary" is defined as any group with a defined command structure that conducts survival/combat drills and operates without government oversight.[[note]]The first largest? [[ScoutOut The Boy Scouts of America.]][[/note]]

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The [[http://www.sca.org Society for Creative Anachronism]] is an organization dedicated to studying aspects of TheMiddleAges and UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance, much like WarReenactors. On any given weekend, somewhere in the world (usually several somewheres), people come from miles around, [[GorgeousPeriodDress dressed in pre-17th century costume]] [[CriticalResearchFailure (or an attempt thereat)]], and [[KnightInShiningArmor fight in armor]] (with rattan swords), [[MedievalBallads sing period or period-style songs]], fight in armor, show off their skills with a pen/loom/anvil, fight in armor, [[FancyDinner eat a medieval feast]], fight in armor, watch as the king and queen bestow awards on some deserving gentle, and [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment fight in armor]].

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The [[http://www.sca.org Society for Creative Anachronism]] is an organization dedicated to studying aspects of TheMiddleAges and UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance, much like WarReenactors. On any given weekend, somewhere in the world (usually several somewheres), people come from miles around, [[GorgeousPeriodDress dressed in pre-17th century costume]] [[CriticalResearchFailure (or an attempt thereat)]], thereat), and [[KnightInShiningArmor fight in armor]] (with rattan swords), [[MedievalBallads sing period or period-style songs]], fight in armor, show off their skills with a pen/loom/anvil, fight in armor, [[FancyDinner eat a medieval feast]], fight in armor, watch as the king and queen bestow awards on some deserving gentle, and [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment fight in armor]].
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Fun fact: According to the FBI, the SCA is technically the second-largest paramilitary organization in the United States, where "paramilitary" is defined as any group with a defined command structure that conducts survival/combat drills and operates without government oversight.[[note]]The first largest? [[ScoutOut Boy Scouts of America.]][[/note]]

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Fun fact: According to the FBI, [[UsefulNotes/AmericanLawEnforcement FBI]], the SCA is technically the second-largest paramilitary organization in the United States, where "paramilitary" is defined as any group with a defined command structure that conducts survival/combat drills and operates without government oversight.[[note]]The first largest? [[ScoutOut Boy Scouts of America.]][[/note]]

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