The-Society-art - 4/10/04
਀ഊ"Atenveldt At Thirty-Three" by Duke Arthur of Lockehaven, MSCA, OL, OP. While this was written for the Kingdom of Atenveldt, much of the history discussed and the questions is raises are common to all of the Known World.
਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: A-Study-o-SCA-art, Fndng-T-Dream-art, SCA-Sociology-art, SCA-The-Dream-msg, SCA-as-family-msg, A-Peer-Within-art, Aten-hist-art.
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਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ
਀吀栀椀猀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 眀愀猀 猀甀戀洀椀琀琀攀搀 琀漀 洀攀 戀礀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 昀漀爀 椀渀挀氀甀猀椀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 猀攀琀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀Ⰰ 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ ഊ
਀吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ
਀䌀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 爀攀洀愀椀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀⸀ഊ
਀圀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 眀椀氀氀 氀椀欀攀氀礀 最椀瘀攀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀爀欀 琀漀 戀攀 爀攀瀀爀椀渀琀攀搀 椀渀 匀䌀䄀 琀礀瀀攀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 挀栀攀挀欀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 昀椀爀猀琀 漀爀 挀栀攀挀欀 昀漀爀 愀渀礀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀猀 最爀愀渀琀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀⸀ഊ
਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀ⰀഊMark S. Harris...AKA:..Stefan li Rous
਀猀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************
਀ഊ[This article was first published in "Southwind", the kingdom newsletter for the Kingdom of Atenveldt. However, much of the history discussed and the questions it raises are common to all the kingdoms of the Known World - Stefan]
਀ഊAtenveldt At Thirty-Three
਀戀礀 䄀爀琀栀甀爀 漀昀 䰀漀挀欀攀栀愀瘀攀渀ഊ
਀ 圀栀愀琀㼀 䄀琀攀渀瘀攀氀搀琀 椀猀 琀栀椀爀琀礀ⴀ琀栀爀攀攀 礀攀愀爀猀 漀氀搀㼀 䠀漀眀 挀愀渀 琀栀椀猀 戀攀㼀 䤀琀 樀甀猀琀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀攀搀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ 䰀攀琀 洀攀 挀栀攀挀欀 漀渀 琀栀椀猀⸀ ⠀一漀眀 眀栀攀爀攀 搀椀搀 䤀 氀攀愀瘀攀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 最氀愀猀猀攀猀㼀 伀栀Ⰰ 栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 漀渀 琀漀瀀 漀昀 洀礀 栀攀愀搀⸀⤀ 夀攀瀀Ⰰ 䤀 最甀攀猀猀 椀琀✀猀 琀爀甀攀⸀ 䤀琀✀猀 戀攀攀渀 愀 琀栀椀爀搀 漀昀 愀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 猀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 漀昀 䄀琀攀渀瘀攀氀搀琀 眀愀猀 戀漀爀渀℀ഊ
਀ 吀栀愀琀 洀攀愀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 琀栀椀爀琀礀ⴀ昀椀瘀攀 礀攀愀爀猀 猀椀渀挀攀 刀椀挀栀愀爀搀 䤀爀漀渀猀琀攀攀搀 挀愀洀攀 戀愀挀欀 昀爀漀洀 愀 猀挀椀攀渀挀攀 昀椀挀琀椀漀渀 挀漀渀瘀攀渀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 䌀愀氀椀昀漀爀渀椀愀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 愀 昀攀眀 挀漀瀀椀攀猀 漀昀 愀 渀攀眀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 攀渀琀椀琀氀攀搀 吀漀甀爀渀愀洀攀渀琀猀 䤀氀氀甀洀椀渀愀琀攀搀⸀ 刀椀挀栀愀爀搀 愀渀搀 䴀椀挀栀愀攀氀 漀昀 䴀漀爀椀愀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀搀 琀漀 眀爀椀琀攀 愀 猀挀椀攀渀挀攀 昀椀挀琀椀漀渀 昀愀渀稀椀渀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 瀀攀爀甀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀猀攀 攀愀爀氀礀 吀䤀✀猀 䴀椀欀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ∀䠀攀礀 刀椀挀欀Ⰰ 氀攀琀✀猀 搀漀 琀栀椀猀 椀渀猀琀攀愀搀⸀∀ 吀栀攀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 漀昀 䄀琀攀渀瘀攀氀搀琀 椀猀 渀漀眀 琀栀椀爀琀礀ⴀ琀栀爀攀攀 礀攀愀爀猀 漀氀搀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 眀栀攀渀 椀琀 愀氀氀 戀攀最愀渀⸀ഊ
਀ 匀漀漀渀 愀 栀愀渀搀昀甀氀 漀昀 甀猀 猀琀愀爀琀攀搀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最 愀琀 刀椀挀欀✀猀 栀漀甀猀攀⸀ 圀攀 栀愀搀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 戀愀猀椀挀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 氀椀欀攀Ⰰ ∀眀栀攀爀攀 搀漀 礀漀甀 最攀琀 愀 挀漀猀琀甀洀攀㼀∀ 愀渀搀 ∀眀栀愀琀 椀猀 爀愀琀琀愀渀㼀∀ 䤀 搀漀甀戀琀 琀栀愀琀 愀渀礀 漀昀 甀猀 攀瘀攀爀 椀洀愀最椀渀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 洀椀最栀琀 戀攀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 戀愀挀欀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀Ⰰ 漀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 昀爀漀洀 猀漀 洀愀渀礀 礀攀愀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀甀琀甀爀攀⸀ 圀攀 眀攀爀攀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀氀礀 渀漀琀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 昀愀爀 搀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 爀漀愀搀⸀ 圀攀 栀愀搀 洀甀挀栀 洀漀爀攀 椀洀洀攀搀椀愀琀攀 挀漀渀挀攀爀渀猀⸀ 圀攀 栀愀搀 琀漀 昀椀最甀爀攀 漀甀琀 栀漀眀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 挀漀猀琀甀洀攀猀Ⰰ 昀椀渀搀 漀甀琀 栀漀眀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 愀 猀眀漀爀搀 漀甀琀 漀昀 爀愀琀琀愀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 戀攀 猀甀爀攀 眀攀 栀愀搀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 琀眀漀 猀眀漀爀搀猀 氀攀昀琀 甀渀戀爀漀欀攀渀Ⰰ 猀漀 眀攀 挀漀甀氀搀 昀椀渀椀猀栀 漀甀爀 琀漀甀爀渀愀洀攀渀琀猀℀ 䈀甀琀 猀漀洀攀栀漀眀 䄀琀攀渀瘀攀氀搀琀 洀愀搀攀 椀琀⸀ 圀攀 挀爀愀眀氀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 挀栀椀氀搀栀漀漀搀Ⰰ 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 愀搀漀氀攀猀挀攀渀挀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 渀漀眀 眀攀 昀椀渀搀 漀甀爀猀攀氀瘀攀猀 椀渀 愀搀甀氀琀栀漀漀搀⸀ഊ
਀ 吀栀攀爀攀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 洀愀渀礀 挀栀愀渀最攀猀 猀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀 攀愀爀氀礀 搀愀礀猀 眀栀攀渀 ∀琀眀漀 琀漀眀攀氀猀 瀀椀渀渀攀搀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀栀漀甀氀搀攀爀猀∀ 瀀愀猀猀攀搀 愀猀 愀 戀攀最椀渀渀攀爀猀 挀漀猀琀甀洀攀⸀ 圀攀 栀愀瘀攀 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀搀 昀愀爀 戀攀礀漀渀搀 琀栀攀 昀爀攀漀渀 挀愀渀 栀攀氀洀攀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 洀愀琀琀爀攀猀猀 瀀愀搀 愀爀洀漀爀⸀ 䈀甀琀 愀猀 挀漀洀椀挀愀氀 愀猀 琀栀攀猀攀 漀氀搀 椀洀愀最攀猀 洀愀礀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀 琀漀搀愀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 搀漀 渀漀琀 攀洀戀愀爀爀愀猀猀 洀攀 愀猀 琀栀攀礀 猀栀漀眀 樀甀猀琀 栀漀眀 昀愀爀 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀洀攀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 愀氀猀漀 爀攀洀椀渀搀 洀攀 琀栀愀琀Ⰰ 挀漀渀琀爀愀爀礀 琀漀 琀栀攀 攀洀漀琀椀漀渀愀氀 瀀甀氀氀 漀昀 渀漀猀琀愀氀最椀愀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 爀攀愀氀氀礀 椀猀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 渀漀眀Ⰰ 琀栀愀渀 椀琀 眀愀猀 攀瘀攀爀 眀愀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀愀猀琀⸀ഊ
਀ 䤀 愀洀 挀漀渀猀琀愀渀琀氀礀 愀洀愀稀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 栀椀最栀 氀攀瘀攀氀 漀昀 愀爀琀椀猀琀椀挀 攀砀瀀爀攀猀猀椀漀渀 昀漀甀渀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀⸀ 䤀 愀洀 椀洀瀀爀攀猀猀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 猀攀爀椀漀甀猀 爀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀眀渀攀搀Ⰰ 漀渀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 攀猀漀琀攀爀椀挀 猀甀戀樀攀挀琀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀渀 漀甀爀 愀戀椀氀椀琀礀 琀漀 愀瀀瀀氀礀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 攀瘀攀渀 椀渀渀漀瘀愀琀攀Ⰰ 渀攀眀 琀攀挀栀渀漀氀漀最椀攀猀 琀漀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 攀砀瀀氀漀爀攀 漀甀爀 瘀愀爀椀攀搀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀猀⸀ 䤀 愀洀 愀洀愀稀攀搀 愀琀 漀甀爀 愀戀椀氀椀琀礀 琀漀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀昀甀氀氀礀 漀昀昀攀爀 琀栀攀 猀椀稀攀 愀渀搀 琀礀瀀攀 漀昀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀 眀攀 搀漀 琀漀搀愀礀⸀ഊ
਀ 䄀渀漀琀栀攀爀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 愀琀 愀氀氀 愀猀猀甀爀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 戀攀最椀渀渀椀渀最Ⰰ 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 愀 挀氀攀愀爀攀爀 昀漀挀甀猀 漀渀 ∀挀栀椀瘀愀氀爀礀Ⰰ∀ 愀渀搀 眀栀愀琀 椀琀 挀愀渀 洀攀愀渀 椀渀 愀 ㈀㄀猀琀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀 猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀琀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀 愀猀 攀瘀攀爀礀 最爀漀甀瀀 渀攀攀搀猀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 瘀愀氀甀攀猀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 椀琀 琀漀 最爀漀眀 愀渀搀 猀甀爀瘀椀瘀攀 琀椀洀攀猀 漀昀 猀琀爀攀猀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 栀愀猀 攀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 椀琀猀 漀眀渀 猀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀 漀昀 挀栀椀瘀愀氀爀礀㬀 渀漀琀 漀渀攀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 愀 爀攀氀椀挀 漀昀 愀 瀀愀猀琀 愀最攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 漀渀攀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 洀攀愀渀椀渀最昀甀氀 昀漀爀 琀栀漀猀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀搀愀礀⸀ 䔀瘀攀渀 椀昀 琀栀椀猀 猀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀 椀猀 渀漀琀 瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀氀礀 攀砀瀀爀攀猀猀攀搀Ⰰ 漀爀 愀挀挀攀瀀琀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 爀攀洀愀椀渀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀攀爀礀 昀攀眀 瀀氀愀挀攀猀Ⰰ 椀渀 琀栀攀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 眀漀爀氀搀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 䤀 昀椀渀搀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 猀椀渀挀攀爀攀氀礀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀椀渀最 挀栀椀瘀愀氀爀礀Ⰰ 愀猀 愀 氀椀瘀椀渀最 挀漀渀挀攀瀀琀⸀ഊ
਀ഊ Another significant effect the SCA has had is the role it played as a "default Alma Mater" for many of the historical re-enactment groups that flourish today. At one time, the SCA was the only game in town. Today, even among the most authentic of historical re-enactment groups, you will often find that they began with, and are often populated by, people who "started in the SCA."
਀ഊ The SCA was not destined to become what it did. It could have followed a myriad of different paths and become something else. At first even the SCA wasn't sure what it was going to be. Its founders, in the West, debated whether it was going to be primarily a science fiction/fantasy organization, or one more historical in nature. I think it moved more in the direction of history than fantasy, but not very far. The "creative" part of SCA has always been alive and well. We did not become an historical re-enactment organization, but we did put up a "big tent" where people, with a great variety of interests, could find what they are looking for. We became a complex social organization, not as much based on history as upon a romantic ideal, of an historical time period.
਀ഊ We don't select Kings as they did in the middle ages. We don't fight like they did in the middle ages. We use golf carts, radio headsets, plastic armor, nylon tents and Coleman lanterns, but in terms of recreating a real living society, I think we have far exceeded anyone's expectations. We formed a complex social organization that offers friendship, and a sense of belonging, for thousands of people. We developed an organization worthy of what we call it - "The Society."
਀ഊ When I came across the Society for Creative Anachronism, I thought that the most significant word in its title (probably because it was the most obvious), was the word anachronism. "Hey, are you guys in a play?" was a common question when we walked into a store, on the way to or from an event. It seemed very important to others, and perhaps to ourselves, that we were different. We were out of place. We wore "garb," we wore armor, we were an anachronism!
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਀ഊ As the group got larger it matured in many ways. I remember discussing how difficult it was becoming, at a "war," to wait in line for forty-five minutes, to use the park's concrete bathrooms. I remember someone suggesting that "perhaps we might actually rent our own porto-jons" for SCA events! That seemed like a huge step at the time. (Remember, we used to collect the site fee, for a revel, by passing a helm around the room asking people to toss in money. After one trip around, if we didn't have enough to pay for the hall, it went around again.) We are more organized today, and more official than we ever were at first. (We now rent a hundred porto-jons at a time!) But the most important part of the SCA has not changed. We are still a group with a common culture. We are a society.
਀ഊ I have never been more convinced than I am today, that the best time to be in Atenveldt is now, and the best thing to be is a  beginner. It is appropriate that we acknowledge our founders - Ironsteed and Moria. We must also remember our dear friends who are no longer with us. (There are far too many on this sad, and growing list.) We can thank Ioseph for jump starting the arts in Atenveldt, and the fighters who went out there in mattress pad armor, because if someone had not done these things, for the first time, we could not be enjoying Atenveldt's current high level of social, and material culture. We should also acknowledge the many generations of leaders that moved this Kingdom from such a tenuous past, to the size and strength we enjoy today. Most importantly, remember to thank yourselves, the current active members of our Society, for supporting the Kingdom and keeping it alive. More than any one, it is our current army of volunteers, who work endless hours for the group, that makes Atenveldt a success. My sincere thanks to each and every one of them.
਀ഊ But now, after briefly nodding in recognition of the past thirty-three years, I believe we should all immediately turn around and face the future. It's been fun, but the future is where Atenveldt is headed, and that is what I am most interested in.
਀ഊ So, Atenveldt, what's next?
਀ഊArthur of Lockehaven
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਀䤀昀 琀栀椀猀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 椀猀 爀攀瀀爀椀渀琀攀搀 椀渀 愀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 愀瀀瀀爀攀挀椀愀琀攀 愀 渀漀琀椀挀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 礀漀甀 昀漀甀渀搀 琀栀椀猀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 愀氀猀漀 愀瀀瀀爀攀挀椀愀琀攀 愀渀 攀洀愀椀氀 琀漀 洀礀猀攀氀昀Ⰰ 猀漀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 挀愀渀 琀爀愀挀欀 眀栀椀挀栀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 戀攀椀渀最 爀攀瀀爀椀渀琀攀搀⸀ 吀栀愀渀欀猀⸀ ⴀ匀琀攀昀愀渀⸀ഊ
਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris	The-Society-art	Page 4 of 5
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