Society for Creative Anachronism
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Society for Creative Anachronism
The Society for Creative Anachronism or SCA is a non-profit organization devoted to re-creating the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The primary focus of the SCA is on Western European culture, but also includes areas such as the Middle East and Japan. SCA event attendance often numbers in the thousands. Estrella, its event in Arizona, has over 6,000 attendees while its largest event, Pennsic, has well over 12,000 people attending.
Differences Between SCA and Belegarth
- Rules of engagement are different.
- All fighting is pretty much one on one.
- Fighters in SCA tend to be more honorable
- Example: Fighters don't use the sun to an advantage.
- Absoultely no backstabbing unless the person wants to be shunned.
- Heads are a legal target in the SCA, but anything below the knee doesn't count.
- Way more non-combatants in the SCA
- Nationally recongnized Knighthood.
- Uses royalty system.
- Lots more people at events.
- Pensic has upwards of 10,000 people
- Smaller events have 500 to 1000 people
- Uses unpadded rattan weapons
- Marshals are not referees.
See also
External links
- SCA website
- SCA Online Demo
- Pennsic War, a North American 2-week long gathering of over 10,000 SCA members
- Locate a group near you
- Cunnan wiki
