As you know by now, Stromgard is well pleased to host a round of the 2011 Tournament Circuit at its Founding Revel on February 5 at the Battleground Community Center in Battleground, Washington.

Lauren Fox of the Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon) recently visted the Kingdom of An Tir's Twelfth Night event and spoke to a number of attendees, including longtime member Pam Perryman, about their experiences in the SCA.

The people of Stromgard have had a busy year. Founding Revel is a time for us to celebrate the founding of our Barony with our friends and neighbors.

An Tir 12th Night January 07, 2011 to January 09, 2011 - Adiantum Eugene, OR

Come join us for a fun and informative weekend of classes on All Things Heraldic, incredibly fun electives, and core Ithra requirement classes!

A group of SCA folk in An Tir, led by Ariel de Courtenay and Master Eduardo Francesco Maria Lucrezia, are petitioning their Crown and the Board of Directors to allow same-sex couples to enter Crown Tournaments as contender and consort.

The Barony of Dragon’s Laire would like to invite you to join us in beautiful Silverdale WA in the heart of An-Tir for the 2011 Kingdom Arts, Sciences and Bardic competitions on March 11th, 12th and 13th 2011, at the Silverdale Beach Hotel.

18' Custom made Mongolian Yurt for Sale

$3,500. + shipping

This has too many features to list. It's the most luxurious Yurt in the Known World. 

It is entirely hand made by skilled and very particular artisans.

The Shire of Midhaven has had a plentiful harvest and we invite you to share of it at our Harvest Feast on Saturday, November 20, 2010. The feast will be in the Byzantine fashion in honor of Their Excellencies Hauk & Rosamund of Aquaterra.

Dame Christian de Holacombe from the Shire of Windy Meads in the Kingdom of the West reports on Medieval Sock Wars at the recent West/An Tir War. (photos)

Morrighan has created an album of photos from the recent West/AnTir War which took place over the July 4th weekend in the Kingdom of AnTir. The photos are available on Flickr.

 Miyake Nobuhiro has posted photos from the West / An Tir war on his flickr site.

CALLING ALL ARCHERS, THROWN WEAPONS PEOPLE,  EQUESTRIANS AND ALL OTHERS WHO WOULD HELP US CELEBRATE THE 25TH YEAR OF THE OLDEST ARCHERY EVENT OF THE KINGDOM!!!  YES INDEED, YOU HAVE READ THAT CORRECTLY!!  THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY!!  Silver will be the theme for the weekend.

The Barony of Three Mountains hosts Archery Academy IV at Trojan Park near Portland, Oregon.  Lots of classes and opportunities in archery, thrown weapons, and non-related things.  Flat park with lots of shade trees.  For details, see the web site, linked below.

The Barony of Glymm Mere and the Shire of Fire Mountain Keep are proud to host September Crown 2010. Please Join Their Majesties to witness the selection of their heirs at this grand tournament to be held September 3 to September 6, 2010.

Everyone knows that SCA members are always glad to help. In 2003, SCA members in British Columbia, Canada helped the RCMP riot squad train in crowd-handling techniques. (photos)

The Shire of Fire Mountain Keep invites one and all to join us at Dragon’s Down! Compete in the Shire Championship Heavy and Rapier Tourneys. There will be an Archery Tournament for adults and children as well competitions in Brewing /Vinting, and Siege Cooking.

The Beautiful Stranded Mermaid invites you to a family fun event with great competitions for all.  We shall have A&S for young and old, heavy combat, archery, and of course bardic.

Do you want to work on your archery? Perhaps you want to learn a new fiber art? Or maybe work on your fighting or cooking skills. Come to the Canton of Bearwood's Fibers and Fletching, where there will be workshops and classes on Fibers, Fletching, Food, and of course, Fighting. Come work on your draw arm, embroidering with style, cook up a storm, or just have fun beating upon one another!

The heirs to our glorious King Owain and Queen Wren have been chosen in the wonderful Barony of Vulkanfeldt. Congratulations to Their Royal Highnesses Tiernan and Miranda. Please join the Barony of Vulkanfeldt for their crowning. The weekend will also include the Kingdom Champion Tournament, Squires Tournament, rapier tournaments, archery, thrown weapons, and many more activities.

It is Summer on our lovely island.....and we are graced by the beauty of the land and its creatures.
Shop at the amazing Merchant Bazaar.

Over 15,000 people passed through the gate of the Kitsap Medieval Faire to "learn and have fun" in the Middle Ages with members of the Barony of Dragons Laire. Ed Friedrich of Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, WA) has the story. (photo slideshow)

Kirk Einarsson and Bryjna Lovisdottir were confirmed as Tanist and Tanista of Avacal at June Coronet in Bitter End on June 5th.

You are gladly invited to attend the Midhaven Champions tournaments and the Emprise of the Sable Rose on July 30 – August 1, 2010. Two events for the price of one!

To great acclaim, the gracious Sable Lioness Queen Wrenn inducted Alexandria Dalassene Kourkouaina (say that five times, fast) into the Order of the Pelican during Grand Thing V at Columbia County Fairgounds.

Join in our Game of Thrones and Stormgods- Comes Sir Tiernan Mor Dal Cais' legendary tournament pitting war units with fortifications in a snowball format.

This year's West/AnTir War will feature a unique competition: Medieval Sock War, a contest to create knee-length, SCA period style stockingsduring the event.

The Shire of Lionsdale once again will assemble to behold the challengers compete in becoming our new Champions of Armoured Combat, Target Archery, and Combat Archery! We entreat all those who would bear the honour of our Shire's name, to challenge for the title of Champion of Lionsdale. We also beckon our neighbours and friends from far and wide to show their support for these challengers, and cheer them on through their attendance at our event.

By royal decree it is brought to you, a spectacle of chivalry and pageantry never before witnessed in these fine lands, a display of magnificence hitherto unknown.

Grace us with your presence and feast your eyes upon the noblest and stunning fighters in the Principality of Tir Righ.

Canadian artist and SCA member Dani Lachuk shows the influence of the Middle Ages and the Society for Creative Anachronism in her paintings and portraits. Examples of her work are available to view online.