Word: sca
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Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a nationwide organization which tries to bring back medieval times, gave lectures on rhetoric, astronomy, theology and natural philosophy...
Patri J. Pugliese '72, co-founder of the Boston chapter of the SCA, said Saturday that society members attempt only "selective re-creation" of medieval times. The Boston chapter meets once or twice a month to enjoy the "finer aspects" of medieval life, including Arthurian revels and banquets, he said...
Medieval jousting, which for the SCA means "sword and shield combat on foot in good fun," was missing from last Saturday's program because combat takes place only during the summer months, Pugliese said. "It's not much fun to joust in the snow," he added...
Pugliese, known within SCA circles as the knight Sir Patri Du Chat Gris, said, "Some people join SCA as an escape. For others, it's a way of coming into contact with other people who share an interest in the Middle Ages...
Edward M. Averett, a freshman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) whose SCA name is Corwym Llewellyn of Mona, said he has always been interested in fantasy. "I have read 'Lord of the Rings' 61 times. The last I heard, the record was 51, so I've probably read it more times than anyone else," Averett said...