At an SCA event we are recreating the age of chivalry “as it ought to have been”.  So the clothing we all wear is an attempt at period garb but while in history many people wore hardly more than rags, when we play anyone can wear anything that is at least an attempt at period.  When we play, the culture mix freely, as do the time periods.  So while I am fascinated with Byzantium around 1000AD, my persona can be sitting next to an Anglo Saxon from 1200, and a Viking from 800. History is our inspiration but this is … Continue reading →