Newcomer's Section

This is a collection of files that I have assembled from various sources since I first joined the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) in 1989. The information in these files comes from the Rialto newsgroup (rec.org.sca), the old fidonet medieval echo conferance area, various mail lists and articles submitted to me by their authors.

Several types of files are available:

-msg (or no suffix) These files are composed of a variety of short messages from a variety of authors having a common subject .

-art A stand-alone article written by a single author. Some are off of the networks while some were submitted to me by the author.

-bib A bibliography of book and article titles on a single subject.

-FAQ An article file that follows a Frequently Asked Questions format.

All text files are available in three formats, HTML, text and RTF. If the text and RTF formats are not mentioned explicitly in this index, they are available from within the HTML file.

THLord Stefan li Rous (Mark S. Harris, stefan at florilegium.org).

filelist-list The complete list of these Florilegium files. (also text, rtf.)
4-newcomers Comments directed at SCA newcomers.
Chatelaine-art The care and feeding of newcomers by THLady Rayne Moyra O'Ciaragain
callig-beg Hints for beginning calligraphers.
courtesy Courtesy guidelines in the SCA and period.
Earng-Your-AoA-art "Earning your AoA in the SCA" by Lady Meliora Leuedai de Ardescote.
Easy-T-Tunics-art "Easy T-Tunics" by THL George Anne. Directions for making a simple T-tunic.
Fabric-Stores-art "Don't Fear the Fabric Store" by THL Rosalyn MacGregor.
Feast-Basket-art "The Well-Tempered Feast Basket: a guide for newcomers" by Lady Jehanne de Huguenin.
Getting-an-AoA-art "How to Get and AoA" by Gunnora Hallakarva.
How-to-Behave-art "How to Behave in these Current Middle Ages" by Lady Meliora Leuedai de Ardescote.
intro-books Recommended books on the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
names-FAQ Choosing and registering names in the SCA.
newcomers-lnks Links for newcomers to the SCA by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
newcomers How to make newcomers to your group confortable. Integrating newcomers.
On-Personae-art "On-Personae" by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen OP. An overview of personas in the SCA.
Othr-Newcomrs-art "The 'Other' Newcomers" by Lady Wilhelmina Catharin de Rochelle. For SCA folks moving from one group to another.
Persona-101-art "Persona 101" by L. Kyleena of the Ansteorran Rom.
SCA-courtesy-art Courtesy guidelines by Ioseph of Locksley.
SCA-courts-nc-msg Comments about SCA Courts for newcomers.
SCA-intro-art An Introduction to the SCA.
SCA-Personas-art "On Choosing a Name and a Persona; A Quick and Dirty Guide" by Ld. Daniel Raoul Le Vascon du Navarre'
SCA-Rialto-FAQ SCA FAQ list from the Rialto (rec.org.sca).
SCA-trans How to handle the move from one group to another. For the people in the group too.
Y-Join-th-SCA-art "Why You Should Join SCA, Inc." by Meg Baron.
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