The Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA dates back to May 1, 1966, when a few friends hosted an outdoor party in Berkeley, California. This event, now known as the First Tournament, was quite successful. So when the participants wanted to hold a second event in a public park, and needed a group name to put on the application, the name “The Society for Creative Anachronism” was chosen.
As people were introduced to the society by friends and at science fiction conventions, the SCA expanded across the United States. Now, over fifty years later, the SCA is an international group with approximately 25,000 paid members and is incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational organization.
Information for this booklet has been sourced from SCA.org, Queen Carol’s Guide, The Known World Handbook, and westkingdom.org.
The West Kingdom is the founding Kingdom of the SCA and consists of Northern and Central California, Northern Nevada, Alaska, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Guam. It is divided into three principalities and a single larger geographic locale.
The Principality of Cynagua is the area of the Northern Central Valley & Sierras of California & Northwest Nevada.
The Principality of the Mists is the area of the Greater San Francisco & Monterey Bay area of California.
The Principality of Oertha is the area of the state of Alaska.
The Marches consist of portions of Northern & Central California, Japan, Guam, Korea, & Thailand.