Dear Newcomer,
WELCOME into the wonderful world of the Society of Creative Anachronism
Society: meaning, meeting new friends from near and far away
Creative: you will learn stuff, either how to fight, or how to cook, or how to make art
Anachronism: Feasting, sat between a Viking warrior, and a Tudor noble, opposite of someone in magnificent Landsknecht garb (yes, look it up!)
On a rather random day, somewhere in June 2017, a friend of mine let me know that he is going to an event from a group called SCA and invited me and my family to come join (« we still have a few places left »).
We had No Idea Whatsoever what we got ourselves into (« just try and dress somewhat Medieval-ish »), but what a lovely surprise we had when we discovered this lovely old abbey in the Belgian Ardennes.
The moment we arrived, we got welcomed by a Friendly American guy who immediately took us by the arm and gave us a tour around the abbey (it was hilarious because the American guy gave us a guided tour in our own country). But he was so incredibly welcoming and lent my husband a BEAUTIFUL tunic for the weekend.
He introduced us to several people and there I first met the members of Trivium, the Belgian SCA shire.
Since I am not a very shy person, it didn't take me long to get to talk to people and everyone was very welcoming.
BUT... the downside of first getting into contact with the SCA on an actual event is this:
You have no idea what to expect and what Not to expect. A lot of people I know (including myself of course) suffer a bit of anxiety, either socially or more « what to pack, what to wear, what to do »...
So I would like to help other newbies to prepare a bit better.
