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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1977
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SC A: modern club has medieval inter es
By JEANNE GRAHAM
Lords and ladies gather near the
Grove at Texas A&M University
every Tuesday evening to watch and
participate in medieval combat.
The lords and ladies, as they call
each other, are members of the So
ciety of Creative Anachronisms and
this “fighter practice” is one of the
group’s activities.
“The society is dedicated to the
study and re-creation of medieval
life, customs, arts and sciences,”
Charles Butler, administrative offi
cer, told new members recently.
The SCA is an international,
non-profit, educational group. It
started 12 years ago in Berkeley,
Calif., when a group of students and
other interested people held a May
Day celebration. A medieval tour
nament re-creating combat with
broadsword and shield was featured
as well as singing, dancing, poetry,
and other aspects of medieval cul
ture. The event was so well re-_
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country and national membership
is about 7,000.
Each SCA group in the United
States is called a shire or barony,
depending on its size, said Cathy
Rylander, mistress of Arts. Groups
of shires and baronies make up the
five kingdoms in the country.
At A&M, the SCA is a shire (one
society) in the barony (one region) of
Ansteorra in the kingdom (6 states)
of Atenveldt. The barony,
Ansteorra, means “star without peer
— or lone star,” Rylander said. The
Kingdom of Atenv eldt includes Col
orado, Oklahama, Utah, New
Mexico and Louisiana, as well as
Texas.
Organized into shires and king
doms, individual members re-create
medieval characters. Ed Graham, a
Texas A&M junior, becomes “Ed
ward MacGraeme,” a Scottish-
Barbarian from 845 A.D. when he is
attending an SCA function.
Member Ruth White becomes
“Alcana of Wyhte,’ of Welsh des
cent, when she encounters another
society member on campus.
“These are not historical charac
ters out of literature, ” Rylander ex
plained. “The members create a
character who might have existed in
a time period that interests them.”
Each member then makes a cos
tume and takes on a personality to
fit his medieval character.
“We relive the better parts of the
Middle and Dark Ages,” Graham
said.
Crash! Bang! Makeshift armor
its not-so-mock battles.
Fighting seems to be the society’s
main attraction. Combat with
broadsword and shield is held across
the “kingdom” three times a year to
determine who will be “monarch”.
“Knights” are chosen in the society
by the skill demonstrated with the
basic weapons.
Fortunately, these weapons are
not the traditional steel of medieval
broadswords, but are made from
rattan wood, padded and wrapped
in duct tape to simulate the weight
and handling of steel. Protective
gear made of rattan, plywood, pack
ing straps or chain mail is worn by
fighters.
Demonstrations are given at area
festivals, and challenges are held
between the shires.
In addition to learning medieval
combat skills, the SCA offers various
guilds to learn crafts such as
swashbuckling, costume-making,
pottery, sewing and medieval writ
ing.
The SCA at Texas A&M was
formed this semester and
registered members with aL
unregistered members particii
in the activities. RequirmentL
membership are simply an i*
in the Middle Ages and thewej
of pre-1650 clothing to sot
events, Rylander explained, [
are $1.50 a semester.
The SCA is presently partic
ing in the Renaissance Festm
Magnolia, Tex., giving flgli
demonstrations and runningaj
booth called “Fight the Kniglt
“Most people sit around anil
dream,” Sajira Fukusher (alias
ven Gould) said. “We live om
tasies.”
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OCTOBER 27
KENZY HALLMARK
FRESHMAN SENATOR
He added the students dont
mu ch to the A&M Metk|
Church, which most of them
“Probably most of theirfi
come into us, he said.
R. D. Dovers, assistant Past
the College Heights Assemi Mm i
God, said that though hischurcl
a large student program, re
draw any support from our
dents.”
But like many of the church
ers, he said most of the pernu:
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Dovers said. , TheTexa
The A&M Church of Christis impete in
of the largest churches in the* rseetional
About 500 students are acti« mthern \
their college program. In awil# ans. The
classes in Bible study, the e Mane Ur
organizes trips to differentcP noolsfrori
in the state, and even mission' inning sc
to places like Thailand. Th ec Mime A
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“Most students don’t contH hanksgivii
much at all. Most of the f The A&I
comes from local members, ' ons Sund;
Boh Davidson, youth >mn» mtatives
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