ES - SCA Resources (fwd)

[Richard Culver]

Wes þu Llywelyn hal!

>Since the SCA studies pre-17th century western Europe, I would not expect 
>to
>find any information about Asian, African, or American cultures from SCA
>materials.  If you are considering a non-European SCA persona, please
>reconsider.

    With all do respect, Your Excellency, I would have to disagree with your 
recommendation.
    Even though they may not have moved, many cultures outside of Europe had 
extensive histories, whether oral or written traditions, in much the same 
manner as some early period European countries.
    Europe in manner or another has had contact, for example, with Native 
American at least since the settlement of Greenland (Inuit) and certainly in 
Vinland (various tribes).  I would hate to think, knowing the "viking" 
mentality that a few select women might have made it at least to Iceland 
from the "New World".
    The Chinese and Japanese have much going on then too.  Certainly a few 
eastern European countries still benefited from and even traveled the 
oriental trade routes long before Europeans decided to take the scenic route 
and set sail.
    There some people I am sure who think there should be time-line police 
to enforce the 600 - 1600 period designation.  Well if so that would rule my 
lord-at-arms and myself out as well as Equiis Romanus I think.  I was born 
in 435 AD and was 14 at the time Hengest and Horsa were invited over the 
Channel.  My persona would have been 30 - 35 by the time Airaklee, that 
whipper-snapper :), was born.
    Even the time-line withstanding, some people do not do early periods 
because they think the sources are not there.  If one looks well enough 
though they are abundant.  What is lacking can be given over to conjecture.  
Not to sound boastful, though it would be period for me, but I have a deep 
persona story which other many not have thought of just based on the 
available information.

    I say if people can find the information on a different culture and that 
said culture is at a level comparable to the European experience, at 
whatever point, the better the SCA will be.

Godspeed,
Cyniric Cyniwarding Forscrunenu Hand
Airaklee Wolf his wæpnathegn

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