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Activities and research related to trades, crafts, occupations, or daily life in the Middle Ages, as well as performing and fine arts.
Farming and gardening, animal husbandry, forestry
Raising or training birds as messengers, companion animals, or similar non-hunting pursuits
Raising honeybees to obtain honey, wax, pollen, etc.
Raising or harvesting herb plants for cooking or medicine
Anything related to the design or construction of buildings, roads, aqueducts, etc.
Castles, keeps, and other fortified structures
Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues, Cathedrals, and similar structures used primarily for worship (this category is about the buildings, not the religions)
Creation of wine, beer, ale, and other alcoholic beverages.
Preparation, storage, and presentation of food.
Various forms of dance for recreation and for performance.
Painting, sculpture, and similar forms of artistic expression.
Games of skill and chance as enjoyed throughout the Middle Ages
General medieval sciences, including astronomy, alchemy, metrology, geology, natural philosophy, and similar studies.
Archaeology and related sciences
Study of the stars and planets, which in the Middle Ages was both science and philosophy
Map-making and related sciences
Glass, pottery, ceramics, and beadwork
Official or unofficial reports of the proceedings from Royal, Principality, or Baronial Courts
Hunting, fishing, falconry, and related outdoor activities
Hunting with falcons or other trained birds
Creating ornamental works from precious and semiprecious stones
Creation of articles from leather, fur, or hide
History of medicine; healing; herbalism
Raising or harvesting herb plants for cooking or medicine
Creating useful or decorative items in metal
Making of metal armour and weaponry
Mining, ore processing, and related sciences and trades
Shipbuilding, boat making, sailing, navigation, and related pursuits
Music, storytelling, juggling, theatre, and similar artistic endeavors.
Calligraphy, illumination, paper making, bookbinding, printing, and related sciences and arts
Map-making and related sciences
Creating paper, vellum, or other writing surfaces, or binding pages into books, pamphlets, etc.
Stone carving, masonry, and related endeavors
Construction and design of tents of all sorts, including yurts and gers, tipis, and others.
Any topic related to the production of thread, yarn, felt, or cloth, or the making of articles from cloth or fabric
Embroidery, needlepoint, cross-stitch, and related arts
Carpentry, furniture making, woodcutting, wood carving, and similar pursuits
Historical chivalry, such as knights and knighthood, as distinct from reenactment chivalric orders
History of legal systems and codified law through the ages
General category for the study of written and spoken language across various cultures. This category indicates articles related to the science of linguistics, rather than just to a specific language (which would be indicated by the relevant culture or country name).
Shooting with bow or crossbow
Combat wearing varying degrees of replica or reproduction armor simulating "heavy infantry" warfare or tournaments.
Equestrian archery, equestrian melee, jousting, and related activities
Combat with rapier, schlagger, or similar bladed weapons.
Combat using ballistae, trebuchets, catapults, and similar machinery
Live steel weaponry thrown at non-living targets for scoring. Includes throwing knives, axes, javelins, and the like, as well as throwing aids like the atlatl.
Anything related to the mass media as a subject in and of itself, including relationships between the media and the living history community
Areas of interest in the modern political, legal, economic, and technological worlds, where such items bear directly on the living history community
This category is reserved for items directly related to a major natural disaster or other serious modern-world crisis. It is designed to help people quickly find stories related to that situation. There is also a directory of weblinks related to crisis response at http://scatoday.net/crisis/links.
Information specifically aimed at newcomers to the SCA or other medievalist organizations.
History of religious and philosophical institutions, beliefs, and customs
Study of the stars and planets, which in the Middle Ages was both science and philosophy
Activities intended specifically for the enjoyment of young people. (Apply this topic along with others to specify the type of activity.)
Information about this web site
Sites that run the SCAtoday.net news feed
For those who would like to visit SCAtoday.net's traditional April Fools articles. Fair warning: This tag will NOT be applied to an article until April 2 of that year.
Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Disclaimers, and related legal documents.
Technical aspects of the site, including descriptions of the underlying Open Source technologies that make this site possible.
- Reformation (0)
A political/religious movement to reform the Catholic church in western Europe.
The historical period in Europe between the Middle Ages and the Reformation.
African history and culture
Cultures of Asia and the classical Orient
The culture and history of India (Asian, not Native American)
Russia and Rus culture and history
The Eastern Roman Empire
Cultures of Europe
Flemish culture, language, and history
French and Frankish culture and history
Irish
Norman culture and society
Russia and Rus culture and history
Saxon culture and society
Scottish
Welsh
The Holy Roman Empire existed from approximately 843 CE to 1800 CE (the exact dates are debatable) and was primarily a central European phenomenon.
Greek
Cultures of the Middle Eastern lands, such as the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Israel, and Arabia
Incan, Aztec, Native American, and other cultures native to the New World, as well as those cultures imported by colonists during the Medieval and Renaissance period.
Classical Roman culture
Audio files (such as interviews or lectures) including podcasts
Museum and other educational exhibits hosted by modern-world organizations (i.e., not part of the re-enactment or re-creation environment)
Humorous items
Interview
Meeting reports or minutes
Birth notices, marriage announcements, and obituaries
Editorials, political commentary, essays, position papers, and similar items. Opinions reflect those of the writer only and not necessarily of the staff or management of SCAtoday.net.
Photo albums and links to photo albums on other sites
Solicictations for candidates to fill an office or staff position, or for assistance in a major project
An editorial review of a published work such as a book, film, or musical album
Technical or administrative bulletins about this web site, as distinguished from normal content
These articles highlight significant historical events that happened on a particular month and day of the year.
One or more downloadable video(s) for online viewing
Associated Press International
British Broadcasting Corporation
Columbia Broadcasting Corporation
Cable News Network
Compleat Anachronist is an educational/research publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism
The Discovery Channel
The History Channel
The Independent (*not* the Pennsic Independent, q.v.)
- Known World Web (0)
A website providing "news, resources and information for the community of people who are interested in the Middle Ages."
ModernMiddleAges.com
Microsoft/National Broadcasting Corporation
National Public Radio (US)
PainBank is an SCA-centric podcast blog, providing downloadable MP3 audio with news articles, interviews, and other stories of interest.
Public Broadcasting System (US)
The Pennsic Independent, a partner site to SCAtoday.net that focuses extensively on the Pennsic War. Pennsic Independent is published on site (in hardcopy) each year during the War, and it is published periodically online during the rest of the year.
The Pennsic.net web site, an unofficial source of Pennsic-related information.
Official announcements from the SCA corporate level
Exclusive news reports and other publications from SCAtoday.net
The Quarter is a humor/parody publication produced by an SCA group located in Antarctica.
Tournaments Illuminated is the official corporate-level periodical publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism
Eirik Andersen maintains a large collection of photo albums, with event pictures taken by himself and his friends, under the TwoRavens.org domain.
Kingdoms and other branches of the Society for Creative Anachronism
Kingdom of Æthelmearc
Kingdom of An Tir
Kingdom of Ansteorra
Kingdom of Artemisia
Kingdom of Atenveldt
Kingdom of Atlantia
Kingdom of Caid
Kingdom of Calontir
Kingdom of Drachenwald
Kingdom of Ealdormere
East Kingdom
Kingdom of Lochac
Kingdom of Meridies
Middle Kingdom
Principality of Northshield
Kingdom of Outlands
Kingdom of Trimaris
West Kingdom
Guilds within the SCA, for various trades and services
Volunteer first aid providers at SCA events
Offices within the Society for Creative Anachronism. Most articles should be filed under one of the subcategories.
The Chatelain(e) is an officer whose job is to help with recruiting and to assist newcomers in getting acquainted with the SCA.
The Chronicler publishes a newsletter
The Exchequer maintains financial records and controls bank accounts
The Herald assists members with researching and registering names and arms with the College of Heralds.
Marshals supervise martial activities including armoured and rapier combat, archery, thrown weapons, and equestrian
- MoAS (0)
The Minister of Arts and Sciences (MoAS) encourages and assists the study of period crafts and trades and artistic endeavors.
The Pursuivant assists members with researching and registering names and arms with the College of Heralds.
The Seneschal functions as the president at various organizational levels
The peerage orders in the SCA
Order of Chivalry (Knights and Masters at Arms)
Order of the Laurel
Order of the Pelican
Royalty, Coronation, Crown Tournaments (in the game world, not the real world)
A reenactment/re-creation group focusing on the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
The Blue Dragons are a Middle Ages reenactment group that specializes in theatrical combat techniques.
A reenactment group focusing on Swiss culture in the period 1460 to 1480 CE.
Dagorhir is a combat simulation group that combines historical and fantasy elements.
The New York Tolkien Society
Households are informal affiliations of friends and family members, who often socialize and/or camp together at medievalist events.
- Clan Blue Feather (0)
Clan Blue Feather is a household friendly to gay and lesbian lifestyles, though not exclusive to these in membership
- ConFed (0)
Confederation of Mountain Clans
- Dark Horde Moritu (0)
The Dark Horde Moritu, a Mongolian household
Erevnite Asteron is a small household whose members hail from various parts of the Middle Kingdom. Several members of the SCAtoday.net staff are members of this household.
The Great Dark Horde, a Mongolian household
- Rolling Thunder (0)
Tuchux, a household based on the Gor books by John Norman
The Kingdom of Acre is a group dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of the Middle Ages.
Markland is a nonprofit medieval education group operating mostly in the eastern US (Maryland and Virginia).
Merchants offering goods and services of likely interest to SCAtoday.net readers
Regia Anglorum attempts to recreate English life in the period just before the Battle of Hastings (1066 CE)
Rocky Mountain Historical Combat Guild
United Empires of the Middle Ages
Major "wars" and other large events held by living history groups
Hosted by the Barony of Calafia, in the Kingdom of Caid
The Rowany Festival is held every spring in the Kingdom of Lochac
