We knocked on the door of what
seemed to be a perfectly normal
Surrey home. As we crossed the
threshold, we entered the Middle
Ages. We had entered a world of
Ladies, Lords, Heralds, Laurels, and
Knights.

The candle lights made the room
look dim. The crystal and golden wine
goblets twinkled, and there was a
Lord with long pointed slippers sitting
in the corner playing a Friendly Giant
Melody on his recorder. There were
Ladies in long draping robes, and
there were men in tights with daggers
at their waists. This was sure to be an
interesting evening.

The Society for Creative Anachro-
nism is an international organization
that studies and recreates the Medie-
val age approximately 650-1650 A.D.
The society began twenty years ago in
Berkeley, California. A group of stu-
dents decided on a medieval theme
for a graduate party. Several persons
at the party picked up sticks for
swords and garbage can lids for
shields, and began to fight. From that
day, the society was developed, and
now has grown very large.

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fun! You can do anything within
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concentrates on aspects of the medie-
val age, such as: medieval studies
(Eastern and Western), dancing, mu-
sic, drama, courtly behavior and
manners, costume making, needle-
work, cooking, archery, and fighting.

Each group within the society is
autonomous. We attended a ‘‘Lovers
Revel’’, in honour of St. Valentines,
with the Surrey group known as tha
“Shire of Eisenmarche’’ (the Iron
Marsh). There is also a Vancouver
group known as ‘‘The Barony of Lions
Gate’’, which is centered in Kitsilano.

All of these groups belong to a
Kingdom, which consists of groups
from B.C., Alberta, Washington, and
Oregon. Each Kingdom has a King
and a Queen; the present King and
Queen are from Vancouver. To: be-
come a King or a Queen, one must be
the greatest fighter in a battle. Both
Ladies and Lords are welcome to
fight.