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Gwynvyd -> RE: what is cuckholding and SCA (2/19/2008 10:51:15 PM)
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"Offical" ( well sorta) answer on what the SCA is as far as Society for Creative Anacronism... which when you mention SCA on here it is what most folks are talking about... is:
The Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA, is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts, skills, and traditions of pre-17th-century Europe.
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.
It is more then the parties and stuff some say.. and more then the purely academic research others say.. it can be a nice balance. ( that is my bit tossed in there... and how I personaly do things in the SCA. I had my time lugging a sword around, swilling back beers, and dancing on picnick tables. I have mellowed..( gotten old) as has my Kingdom on a whole. )
A good website to look at for more info is www.sca.org find a local Hospitalier if you are interested.
Gwyn
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