Medieval military historian Kevin Reid sees the SCA as an "exercise in experimental archaeology," and happily participates as Sir Ragnarr in the Evansville, Indiana chapter. Mark Wilson of the Courier-Press spoke with Reid and others at the annual Medieval Fair demo. (photos)
"You can see a piece of armor in a museum, but you really don't know much about how it worked, how it was used until you use it yourself," Reid told Wilson as they discussed the full-contact sport of SCA armored combat.
