SC - What is "period"? - long

[RichSCA at aol.com]

Unless I am mistaken, The Known World Handbook, although an official SCA 
publication like TI and others, does not delinate official SCA policy.  It 
merely outlines the current "guidelines" at the time of it's publication.  
Thus, fighter's should read their current Society and Kingdom Laws for 
fighting and weapon rules, not the Known World Handbook. 
 It is in the Known World Manual that the term autocrat and feastocrat is 
used.  Many people are seeking to remove these terms.  Just because they are 
in the "Manual" does not mean we are "stuck" with it. 

I agree completely with the terms outlined in Corpora, but in the 25 plus 
years I have been a member I can remember groups that did not think Vikings 
were "period to Western Culture" and didn't want them to play "with us".  I 
have no problems with most of the changes (evolution) that has occurred 
through the years.

Only one person's (MINE) humble Opinion.

Rayne
Meridies 

In a message dated 4/4/00 9:16:26 AM Central Daylight Time, 
JGedney at dictaphone.com writes:

<< 
 Now there is one document all of you may have read. It is in the SCA 
 ORGANIZATIONAL HANDBOOK :
 "Scope of the Society: Period and Culture"
 Excerpts follow: >>