Martial Activities

The SCA does not seek to recreate the conflicts of the Middle Ages.  However, these conflicts shaped the cultures of the era and led to some really unique fighting styles.  It's also a lot of fun.

Members of our Society volunteer to marshal activities to insure safety. The SCA has a rigorous training and authorization system overseen by dedicated marshals to insure safety.

Armored Combat Rapier Thrown Weapons

Armored Combat
    Armored Combat is the safe recreation of the military arts based on training techniques from the European Age of Chivalry and other cultures of the same time period.   
 Marshal:  Lord Martin MacKeegan
Practices:  TBA (see Google Group)
Handbook

Rapier 
    Rapier in the SCA is recreating the sword fighting styles of the Renaissance period which later evolved into modern fencing.  
Marshal:  Lady Viridis Quevli
Practices:  Sundays (see Calendar or Google Group for up to date info)
Handbook

Thrown Weapons 
    Thrown Weapons is precision knife, axe and spear throwing.  We do not hold regular practices.
Marshal:  Lady Viridis Quevli
Practices: NA
Handbook

There are other activities that Noiregarde doesn't current have  marshals to for.  
Equestrian Target Archery Combat Archery Siege Weapons

Equestrian
    SCA Equestrian activities are based on training techniques, largely target related, that a noble would have learned in part of joisting training.  Actual joisting is not currently allowed in Northshield
 Handbook

Target Archery
    While the bow and arrow are the mainstays of the shooting range, in the SCA archery includes any "assisted throw" like the atl atl.
 Handbook

Combat Archery
    This combines target archery and armored combat, where fully armored specially equiped archers aid in melees.
 Handbook

Siege Weapons
    With an emphasis on safety, this is exactly what it sounds like; recreations of siege engine and other machines of war.  These are mostly used at large events with massive melees.
 Handbook