LORD RUSLAN KIEVSKII
Welcome to my home page.
I am Lord Ruslan Kievskii. I reside in the Barony of Calafia in the Kingdom of CAID ( San Diego, CA) Currently I am a Baronial Constable for the Barony of Calafia, and a Captain of the Baronial guard. I am primarily a heavy weapons fighter, but I am authorized in rapier and light fighting. I fight with DRAFN war band ( a unit in the SCA that is based on the Varangian guard).
This page is designed to give some basic information about SCA., and to provide links that would be useful to those interested in joining SCA and/or current members of SCA.
About the
SCA
The Society for Creative Anachronism: is a non-profit
educational organization devoted to the study of the Middle Ages
and Renaissance. It was started in 1966. It includes over 20,000
paying members in the US, Canada, Great Britain, Sweden, Finland,
Germany, Italy, Okinawa, New Zealand, Australia, Iceland, the
Netherlands, Scotland, Ireland, and Spain (there are probably
three or four non-paying members for every paid member). The SCA
is part of the "living history" movement, which means
that members try to reproduce various aspects of the culture and
technology of their periods, as well a doing more traditional
historical research. There is a king and queen crowned every six
months that rule each kingdom.
CAID: is a
kingdom which includes the areas of Southern California, Nevada,
Hawaii, and New Zealand. Each kingdom has numerous smaller
baronies.
Calafia: is a
barony in CAID that includes the areas of San Diego and Imperial
counties. A baron and baroness rule the barony. Their
informational number is: (619) 449-4648.
Areas of Interest:
Combat is one of the largest areas of interest in the SCA.
Members fight with swords (made of rattan), pole arms, bow and
arrows, etc. and wear real armor (made of leather, metal,
plastic, padding, chain-mail, etc.) and fight in single combat or
team battles (known as melees). Other areas of interest include
brewing, cooking, dancing, needlework, jewelry making, archery,
heraldry, manuscript illumination, calligraphy, costuming (garb),
etc.
Activities: The
SCA sponsors numerous events such as tournaments, art exhibits,
competitions, classes on all manner of medieval skills,
workshops, medieval feasts, wars etc. At most of these events
members dress in medieval and Renaissance costumes, and
participate in activities based on the civil and martial skills
of the period. Tournaments and wars are two of the most popular
SCA type of events attended.
Tourneys: There is usually a tourney held every month. This is an event held during the day. People set up pavilions, dress in medieval garb, and fighters fight in the middle of the event in a roped off area. There are usually contests for non-fighters to do, and general socializing.
Wars: These are over
night events, lasting any where from two days to a week. There is
a large fighting field where fighters fight in melees (groups).
Besides fighting there is shopping, feasting, other competitions,
and general partying.
Getting Started:
It doesn't take a lot to get started. You don't have to have
Viking A-frame and a full set of armor. At a war all you need is
what you usually take with you when you go camping, plus some
sort of medieval garb. You can even borrow some garb for your
first war. Or if you come to a tourney, all you will need is your
picnic lunch, and some sort of medieval garb.
Publications:
SCA's national quarterly newsletter is called Tournaments
Illuminated, CAID's monthly newsletter is called the Crown
Prints.
E-MAIL ME: LrdRuslan@home.com
