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Greetings, fellow Rialtans. M'lady Angharad posted:

>It just occurred to me, that as often as we appeal to "atmosphere",
>we rarely say where, for each of us, it comes from.  What makes
>for the "flavor" and "atmosphere" of the SCA for the rest of you?
>Inquiring minds want to know....

	The flavor/atmosphere thing is, to me, the setting of an event
and feast. Are most of the people in garb? Do they avoid the
discussing of mundane things? Have the people gracious and generous
enough to run the event tried to cover up any jarring mundanities, or
better yet, selected a site with a period appearance? Is the food
presented victuals that were presented to period Europeans? Are the
dances medieval, as far as we can tell? Then the atmosphere has been
created; see also Tolkien's ideas on "Secondary Creation."

	Perhaps the biggest thing, to me, is the majority of people in
garb and the avoidance of mundane matters. I remain part of the SCA,
in good part, for the escapism-as a history major, the millenium-wide
span does grate somewhat, though I can deal with it. 
--
With a Laurel, it's: "Your place or mine?" With a Knight, it's: "Do you have a 
place?" With a Squire, it's: "Your place, my place or right here?" With a 
Cavalier, it's: "Your place, my place or her place?" 
                                                 -SCA joke 
 
Craig Levin/Pedro de Alcazar, Illiton, MKdm moonman@camelot.bradley.edu