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Welcome to Ben Dunfirth
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Announcements:
- Coming this June: Murder Melee: Boar Wars II
- Congrats to Duke Sir Roak for winning the Golden Ladle at our Annual Chili Cookoff! There's more to him than just Kraft Dinner!
- At Huntsman's Harvest we noted the passing of our noble hound, Foxy, the first coursing dog of Ealdormere. In honour of Foxy, Lady Rachell Gray had written a poem:
Windrunner 
Windrunner, swiftrunner,
fastest of hounds.
She raced through the forest
in leaps and in bounds.
At court she stood nobly
with bright tabard proud.
The crowd called "Wassail!"
and her bark answered loud.
At coursing she ran
with such joy and with grace,
the first to the line
for the thrill of the chase.
Windrunner, swiftrunner,
fastest of hounds.
She raced through the forest
in leaps and in bounds.
At practice she came,
with her mistress to play
with bow and with sword
for the fun of the day.
Now hound of Diana
to hunt ever more,
the rabbit, the vixen,
and even the boar.
Windrunner, swiftrunner,
fastest of hounds.
She raced through the forest
in leaps and in bounds.
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Who are we?
The Barony of Ben Dunfirth is a branch of the Society for
Creative Anachronism (SCA), which covers the modern city of Hamilton and Brant County in the
Province of Ontario. Our activities include armoured combat (as it would have been practiced in the
middle ages), renaissance rapier combat, archery, dancing, historical cooking (and feasts) or historical
costuming. Anything that would have been done in the dark ages, middle ages or renaissance (barring
things like pestilence and torture) can be done in the SCA. Ben Dunfirth is part of the
Kingdom of Ealdormere (Province of Ontario, for
the most part, Canada).
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What is the SCA?
The SCA (or Society for Creative Anachronism ) is a non-profit, educational organization which is
devoted to the study and recreation of the middle ages and renaissance periods as they were and as they
might have been. Founded in California in 1966, the SCA has grown into an international organization
with over 30,000 members world-wide. This "Known World" is divided into kingdoms; regions ruled by a
King and Queen selected by combat at a regularly scheduled tournament, where each aspirant to the Crown
fights for the honour of crowning his or her consort. Within each kingdom are smaller groups -
Principalities, ruled by Princes and Princesses also chosen by combat, Baronies, Shires and Cantons.
All of these groups are run by appointed officers who form a kind of civil service for the rulers.
SCA members are interested in all aspects of life prior to 1600-1650 A.D. They study a wide range of
arts and sciences: armour construction and safe, authentic tournament combat; costuming and textile
arts; cooking and brewing; heraldry; dancing and music; calligraphy and illumination; and practice them
too, at feasts and revels, at tournaments and at various events and meetings. SCA events are open to
all, members and non-members alike, with the proviso that attendees must make a reasonable attempt to
fit in with the SCA's standards of dress and behaviour. Everyone is expected to wear some form of period
costume, however simple - the SCA doesn't attempt to enforce perfect authenticity, but admires and
encourages accurate reconstruction of dress and equipment.
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