Kingdom Information
The SCA was founded in the West Kingdom back in 1966 when a few friends who were history buffs and science fiction fantasy fans hosted a big outdoor party in Berkeley, California.
People were in costume, there was food, drink, revelry, and the first tournament was held. Everyone enjoyed it so much that they planned another event, and then another. As time went on word of the SCA spread via friends and fandom. In the third year the East Kingdom was founded, distinguishing it from the West Kingdom. The Californians incorporated the SCA as a non-profit educational society, and since then the Society has grown to nineteen kingdoms in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, South Africa, and Australia.
The West Kingdom is made up of areas from:
•Northern and Central California
•Northern Nevada
•Alaska
•Japan
•South Korea
•Guam
Kingdom activities include:
Tournaments - where the martial arts of the Middle Ages are displayed
Feasts & Revels - where medieval food, drink and entertainment are sampled
Universities and Collegiums - classes on subjects dealing with either the "Current Middle Ages" or the pre-seventeenth century world are taught by members at events.
Arts and Sciences - events emphasize the exhibition and /or competition of various artistic skills and research of SCA members. Guilds and other groups hold meetings to teach such subjects as dance, cooking, armor making, needlework, music, and more.
In addition to the historic aspect of research and re-creation, the SCA also encourages chivalry, courtesy, honor, and graciousness.
Branch Groups or local groups can be called Baronies, Shires, Cantons, or Colleges, depending on size, are organized in the same way as the Kingdom. Each group has its own Seneschal, Herald, Minister of Arts and Sciences, Marshal, Chirurgeon and so on. These officers answer to the Crown, as well as to the local populace.
West Kingdom Resources Library Is the location of numerous additional links, including SCA forms, laws, manuals, policies, waivers and more.
West Kingdom Guilds provide information on several activites available to participants of the SCA.
The SCA is a
Volunteer group, so step up, volunteer, and have fun!