Welcome to Altavia

A Barony in the Kingdom of Caid, in the Society for Creative Anachronism

On December 14th, 2024 Angels/Altavia Yule
will be held. Event Information is Here!

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Baron Griffith Von Bremen and Baroness Amabel Radleigh

The Barony of Altavia is a local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts, skills, and traditions of pre-17th-century Europe. The Barony of Altavia includes the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, and Malibu, and is part of the Kingdom of Caid which includes Southern California, Greater Las Vegas Area, and Hawaii.

Members of the SCA study and take part in a variety of activities, including combat, archery, equestrian activities, costuming, cooking, metalwork, woodworking, music, dance, calligraphy, fiber arts, and much more. If it was done in the Middle Ages or Renaissance, odds are you’ll find someone in the SCA interested in recreating it. What makes the SCA different from a Humanities 101 class is the active participation in the learning process. To learn about the clothing of the period, you research it, then sew and wear it yourself. To learn about combat, you put on armor (which you may have built yourself) and learn how to defeat your opponent. To learn brewing, you make (and sample!) your own wines, meads and beers. You will frequently hear SCA participants describe the SCA as recreating the Middle Ages “as they ought to have been.” In some ways this is true – we choose to use indoor plumbing, heated halls, and sewing machines. In the dead of winter we have more to eat than King’s venison, salt pork and dried tubers. However, a better description is that we selectively recreate the culture, choosing elements of the culture that interest and attract us.

Altavia News From Their Excellencies
November 2024

Hello Altavia!

The last month was a month of Baronial Anniversaries, tournaments and champions, and this upcoming month is one of Yules and celebrations to come!

Our cousins in Naevehjem, and Isles celebrated their anniversaries, and Calafia had their archery and Equestrian championships. Our very own Merlin became the archery champion for both Naevehjem and Calafia!

For arts and sciences night, Caterina hosted a delicious event where she served Egyptian duck, made from a historical recipe.

We started off the Holidays at Medieval Marketplace in Darach and enjoyed a lovely day shopping, socializing, sparring, playing games and singing.

Speaking of celebrating, our knight vigilant, Lady Eichling came out to celebrate her birthday with us at practice, and as you might expect, her wish for the day was to spar, and we had a bunch of local fighters and guests out to give her a proper celebration.

We look forward to all the upcoming Yules, and love you all.

In service to the Dream,
Baroness Amabel
Baron Griffith
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