“Draco Invictus,” the troops of the Midrealm shout loud and clear as their king leads them into battle. Dressed in full armor, carrying shields and weapons, each warrior has been honing his fighting skills for the past year. A castle looms in the background and the camps of the troops can be seen in the distance. Scattered about, lords and ladies, nobles and peasants of all ages look on, as their friends and loved ones march into the fray. This sounds like a storybook tale from times long ago, but it is 2017 and the festivities are taking place, as they do every summer, at a campsite in western Pennsylvania. This is the Pennsic War, the largest annual event held by the Society for Creative Anachronism. Who are these people? What exactly are …show more content…
The dictionary tells us that a society, in this context, is “an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity,” and an anachronism is “a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.” The SCA is an …show more content…
Our “Known World” consists of 19 kingdoms, with over 30,000 members residing in countries around the world. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, attend events which feature tournaments, royal courts, feasts, dancing, various classes & workshops, and more. For more information, see the Society’s web site a This camping event is called the Pennsic War, or generally just “Pennsic” and happens every year during the first two weeks in August. What exactly is the Pennsic War and why do more than 12,000 swarm to this place every summer? Pennsic is the largest annual event of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), and this past summer marked the society’s 51st year as well as Pennsic number 46. What is the SCA? A society, in this context, according to the dictionary is “an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity.” An Anachronism is defined as “a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.” Members of the SCA creatively recreate life as it was before 1600. In The Handbook of the Known World, the editor
Expanding on the notion of moral regulation evolution, Hunt makes note of shifts in civil associations and their approaches to regulating morals between the 18th and 19th centuries. Hunt speaks of the Societies for the Reformation of Matters, its successor – the Vice Society, in chapter two, and the Female Moral Reform Society and the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in chapter three. In brief, moral regulation projects shifted from simply enforcing the laws in place at the time, to working alongside the state, to going back to civil matters but this time adding women into the social sphere, and rescuing and aiding immoral actors instead of punishing them. The Societies for Reformation of Matters existed to enforce laws which were in place, while its successor had more on its agenda. Comparing the two organizations shows that although they shared similar fundamental visions and motives at first, the Vice Society evolved into something much larger a...
The title of this novel, “The Wars” is illusory. Upon first glance, it makes one expect a protagonist who goes to an actual war, uses physical strength to fight on the battlefield and becomes a war hero.While part of that is true, there are also other significances of the war associated with this title. This novel recounts the journey of the protagonist, Robert Ross as he starts out as a shy, introvert and an inexperienced person before he goes to war; he experiences a change in himself as a result of the people and the battle(s) that he fights with the factors in his surroundings. Therefore, “The Wars” doesn’t necessarily mean the war with the enemy but it includes the wars at home, wars against nature and wars of relationships. Which
The event in Appalachian history that holds the greatest notoriety is a fatal family feud that occurred inside the Tug River Valley during the late nineteenth-century. Within this valley was the border between West Virginia and Kentucky and two families resided here, the Hatfields from West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky. This feud may be the most notorious and familiar to Americans, but many are unaware of the truth, which is masked by the legends and myths surrounding it. This embellished and folkloric version of the feud is portrayed in books, television, and movies until this day, despite the emergence of the accurate works of historians on the true events of the feud. Altina L....
Training camp was the first actuality of what war was going to be like for the men. They thought that it would be fun, and they could take pride in defending their country. Their teacher, Kantorek, told them that they should all enroll in the war. Because of this, almost all of the men in the class enrolled. It was in training camp that they met their cruel corporal, Himelstoss. The men are in shock because he is so rude to them; they never thought that war would be this harsh. Paul and two of his friends are ridiculed the most by him. They have to lie down in the mud and practice shooting and jumping up. Also, these three men must remake Himelstoss’ bed fourteen times, until it is perfect. Himelstoss puts the young men through so much horror that they yearn for their revenge. Himelstoss is humiliated when he goes to tell on Tjaden, and Tjaden only receives an easy punishme...
History has seen advancements in technology, philosophy, and industry, all of which radically changed the lives of those witnessing such developments. Slower, more relaxed lifestyles have given way to lifestyles of a faster paced nature. George Eliot describes her preference for the leisure of the past, conveying the message that the rushed leisure of her time is hardly leisure at all. She accomplishes this by using several stylistic devices, including personification, imagery, and diction.
In the years the depression raged, many people looked for an answers and longed for a better time. The 1930’s brought back many people’s views of tradition and folk culture. Many intellectuals, sought to look to old times, the Southern Agrarians, a group of eleven southern scholars, sought wanted to society to go back to an Agrarian way of life. Another group known as the New Humanists also wanted to return to the old way of l...
Jones, Peter G, War and the Novelist: Appraising the American war Novel. University of Missouri Press, 1976. 5-6. Rpt. in Literary Themes for Students, War and Peace. Ed. Anne Marie Hacht. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 449-450. Print.
brotherhood of kings who all cherish and value the same luxuries. In comparison to other ancient
In the fall of 1777, Martin’s division was one of those called to Pennsylvania, where British forces led by General William Howe had managed to take the rebel capital ...
Society is a concept found in all aspects of life; it is a slant which is impossible to avoid. For instance; sadly in life society labels things or people as good or bad, poor or rich, ugly or pretty. The literary piece of the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley clearly reflects this act of society in which they classify all things. The novel reflects how society labels everything; by being judgmental from the way the family is seen, how people view Frankenstein as a monster, and how the monster is affected, his conduct gets altered by all of society judgmental actions.
The March of the Paxton Boys took place in Paxton, Pennsylvania. William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a refuge for anyone who needed it. Here, the English people and the Indians peacefully co-existed, for the most part. At one time, the Indians began to raid the city of Paxton, where a multitude of Scots-Irish lived. The Indians in Pennsylvania invaded the towns and were disturbing the peace. A group of the Scots-Irish in Paxton feared the Indians, becoming weary of even the group of friendly Conestoga Indians. Rumors spread that the Conestoga Indians were plotting against the Paxton boys, as well, and the group of men in Paxton decided to take a stand against them. The Paxton Boys marched to the land and raided the Conestoga, killing six of the Indians while the other fourteen fled to Lancaster. The government was full of Quakers, who seemed to completely neglect the problem with the Paxton boys. The government continued to take the taxes being collected and provide the Indians with what they needed. The treatment of the issue would obviously anger anyone in their path. The Pennsylvania
A society is an organized group of individuals. In the novel, The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham the Sealand society and Waknuk society are both similar and different in the way they live. The Sealand and Waknuk societies are both egocentric and ignorant, but the Sealand society accepts changes, where the Waknuk society does not accept change and would rather stay the same.
Macionis, John J.. Society: the basics. 12th ed., Annotated instructor's ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2013. Print.
Corrigan, Jim, The 48TH Pennsylvania In The Battle Of The Crater, McFarland & Company, INC., Publishers, 2006
Historical events evidently allow us to believe that as human beings the world encompassing us has refused to remain the same. Whether an individual exists in this universe as a student, professor or even as a social scientist it is inevitable that they exist in some form of a society. Societies may be governed as either traditional or modern with the exception that some are influenced by both. When comparing the two there are is an outstanding amount of differences that contrast the two societies like night and day. Traditional and modern societies have few similarities but countless distinctions. If you took an individual from modern society and placed them in a late 1900s traditional society it would be quite challenging