With all goodly grace, I welcome you to share in my adventures in the Known World of the Current Middle Ages. My lord husband, Talan Gof, and our son, Rónán mac Aodha, join me in these adventures.
Although I've been aware of the SCA -- Society for Creative Anachronism -- for decades, I've only been actively playing since 19 November 2007. My first event was The Pilgrimage, hosted by the Canton of Cyddlan Downs. I went at the instigation of my good and longtime friend, John Emeris of Ellenor.
Next, I convinced my son to come with me. This was not a difficult undertaking at all. About a year later, I convinced my husband to join me, under the guise of seeing some of the jewelry. He has found a niche, and is an active player as well.
My family and I had tried to become part of the SCA in the early 1990's. I thought it would be marvelous for the children, who were then young enough not to mind that this might be an unusual undertaking. (But I really wanted to play... so the benefits to the children were, shall we say, secondary...) We attended several fighter practices, but were most disappointed. The primary problem was the unwillingness of the other people to share. We had no information about the other local or regional events, and so were very turned off by our reception.
It was during a conversation with John Emeris several years later that I mentioned my continuing interest. He met me at my canton's local fighter practice (traveling up from Tear-Sea's Shore) and introduced me to several people there. A few months later, I made the "pilgrimage" to the site at Camp Barstow for my first event. I'm very glad I persisted.
In this age of the Internet, it is so much easier to learn about local and regional events-- and therefore easier to overcome "less than perfect" initial experiences. If you have any interest at all in learning more about the middle ages, I encourage you to explore the official website at http://www.sca.org. From there, you can find local groups and people willing to answer your questions.
In Service to the Dream,
Catguistl
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