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The
Barony of Lyondemere is the local chapter of the SCA,
the Society for Creative Anachronism. The SCA is a non-profit 501(c)
society dedicated to research and re-creation of elements of the
Middle Ages and Renaissance history. The Barony is also the parental
group for the Noe College, the SCA branch at Cal State University
of Long Beach (CSULB).
We are also a part of the Kingdom
of Caid, one of nineteen "kingdoms" or major geographical
units of the SCA. There are an estimated 35,000+ people involved
in the SCA around the world.
The Barony of Lyondemere hosts up to an average of 10-15 or more
meetings, workshops
(such as cooking, dancing, costuming, arts), and fighter
practices a month, and between 3-5 major events a year.
Council Meetings (1st Mondays) are held once a month, during
which we discuss business items. Arts and Sciences (3rd Mondays)
vary in topic from month to month, but are a mix of hands-on and
lecture-type workshops, varying from beginner to advanced skill
sets in different arts and sciences forms. Fighter practice (Sundays
and Wednesdays) encompasses both Armored Combat (sometimes
called Heavy Weapons) and Rapier Fence. Armored Combat is
an "unchoreographed martial art," recreating swordplay of the middle
ages, using rattan swords, shields, and a variety of other secondary
weapons. Rapier Fence is medieval Fencing in the round. Archery
practices (target archery) are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Both
Target Archery and Combat Archery can be found at
the Sunday archery practices.
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