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[blacknblue]

The ones who are quickest to correct you, in my experience, are usually the ones who are least likely to have dependable information to dispense. Someone who offers their opinion carefully and with forethought, usually knows something about the subject. The yappers are almost invariably the kind of folks you can safely ignore.

[blacknblue]

Dis, does the SCA ever get into Oriental middle ages stuff? That might be interesting. And frankly, both safer and easier to find equipment for than European.

[Linda]

Yes, they do! Even as a non SCAer I know that one. Friends of mine are part of the "Great Dark Horde" and do Mongolian stuff - yurts (tents), dress, weapons. A married couple that I know (husband recently deceased, unfortunately) had a vendor business they took to "the war" in Penn. each summer called "Maiden Mongolia". Catchy title, eh?

[blacknblue]

Interesting. Unfortunately, me and horses don't get along, or I would love to be a foul bearded Mongol, sweeping across the steppes with my little bow and arrow, striking terror into the hearts of honest merchants and fair damsels.

Unfortunately, I am afraid of big mean ole horsies, so that's out.

[Distracted]

My son attends events in Kendo gear, so yes... many SCAers have oriental personae. Indian and Persian personae are popular here in the south as well, since saris and harem pants are a lot cooler than European garb for summer wear outdoors in 90 degree temperatures. Anything is fair game as long as it's within the time period of roughly 1000 to 1600 AD. We've got Vikings and Chevaliers, Samurais and Centurions, Turks and Knights Errant, troubadours and balladeers, pirates, clerics, even a few proto-musketeers...although they're technically after period. These people are from all walks of life, too. There's a story about a group of Vikings in melee who accidentally had one of their number get whacked a bit hard in the head. It rang his bell a bit and he got dizzy, so everyone dropped their weapons and pretty soon the fellow was being evaluated by a paramedic, an ER nurse and a neurosurgeon, all of whom had been on the field fighting a few seconds before... in bear skins and helms with axes and war hammers. I know an Episcopal priest who fights.

[CX]

I'd probably join a legion before anything else, but much like Star Trek fans, there aren't too many Roman enthusiasts up here in the frozen north.

[enterprikayak]

I never noticed the commuicator last time I saw this picture at HoT...but this time I did....perhaps because this pic is a couple years old now and the communicator is starting to look antiquated enough for the medieval garb?

(I have known both rampantly interesting and, seperately, rampantly obnoxious SCAers as well. Clearly, Distracted fits with the former, not the latter.)

[Distracted]

I'd probably join a legion before anything else, but much like Star Trek fans, there aren't too many Roman enthusiasts up here in the frozen north.

Not to mention the fact that Roman garb is sorta chilly in the snow. Kinda like kilts. Breezy. Brrr.

And the "communicator" is the one I still carry. Maybe I should get a new phone. *lightbulb goes off*

When I tell my husband that someone thinks my phone looks medieval, what sort of new phone should I ask for?

[Emberchyld]

In my case, it's because I herd the rugrats so everyone else can play.
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Distracted, you definitely earn that title! Anyone can swing a sword, but there are very few who can successfully (and willingly) herd children... especially children in garb!

Been there with the obnoxious historian-types. I used to belong to a society that was like the more uptight version of the SCA, and we had to have "documentation" to prove the historical correctness of our garb if we swayed from the standard. I made a dress with a short bodice based off of an actual carving on a tomb from the late 1100's... But there were "historian types" who were convinced that that style of dress simply didn't exist until much later and would constantly give me grief . I just did my best to ignore them after a point.

Of course, you can go on the totally opposite side of the spectrum and watch the people who take it too far in the other direction as fairies and vampires running around the faire...

[TPoptarts]

How come all the SCA stuff has to be like way in the past?? Can't they anachronize like the future or something?? Aliens and spaceships and stuff?? I'd join if they did that. But history isn't really my thing (there hasn't been a history test I didn't fail )

[Distracted]

It's not just an excuse to run around in costume, T'Poptarts. The SCA stands for the "Society for Creative Anachronism", ie: a group of people who use historical records and creative imagination to create a safer "good parts version" of history...specifically from roughly 1000 to 1600 AD. Not later, it's not allowed. Nor are vampires, fairies, trolls or any other fantasy characters. (Yes...my shire is called Trollfen, but it's an anomaly... one of the first shires in the United States, named before the rules were standardized.) We're also not allowed to portray a real historical person or a literary character, and the name we choose has to be one actually used in period. This didn't used to be the case (one of my husband's alter egos in college was "Carl the Duck Killer". Don't ask. ) Anyway, SF characters aren't allowed, T'Poptarts. You can't even be Dracula or Frankenstein's monster. Sorry.

[CX]

It's cool that you're active with that though. I was with Nova Roma over the web at least, but I kind of drifted away, and it seems gens Cornelia is no longer what it used to be.

[TPoptarts]

a·nach·ro·nism
n.
The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order.

Well like I said history really isn't my thing. (Neither is fantasy ) And like it's not for the costumes either it's just the period itself, I'm just not into medival stuff oh well.

I'm gonna start my own society where people can anachronize any part of the timeline. Well as long as it's not like the present. Duh. But tomorrow and yesterday are perfectly fine

An`ach´ro`nize
v. t. 1. To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.

(I'm still within the definition )

[justTripn]

OK, Mitchell showed you his fields. Here is my domain:



That's our backyard a few years back, with both a basketball AND a soccer game going on. See why I might have a little bit of "empty nest" syndrome? We used to be so busy.

[Linda]

JT, as an empty nester you now have more time to write....right? I wanna hear a story, Mommy! Now! Pretty please, huh, huh?

T'Poptarts if you don't like fantasy, I hope you are not taking too close a look at Star Trek!