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  Pennsic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Pennsic War is a huge annual event (2001 will be Pennsic XXX) held by the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) in August, in Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh.
Pennsic is large enough that the trails and paths need names.
Pennsic is a magical place, a place like no other.
www.radix.net /~dglenn/events/pennsic.html   (4637 words)

  
 Pennsic - Cunnan
The Pennsic War (sometimes shorted simply to Pennsic) is the largest SCA event in the world.
The Pennsic War 35 official attendance was slightly over 11,000 gentles from all corners of the Known World.
Pennsic is a definite "must get to one day" for the hardened SCAdian.
cunnan.sca.org.au /index.php?title=Pennsic&redirect=no   (477 words)

  
 The Wars in Pennsylvania - A First-Timer's Guide to Pennsic Preparations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In case you're very new to the SCA, Pennsic War is the annual inter-kingdom "war" between the Middle Kingdom and the East Kingdom, held in Western Pennsylvania.
Pennsic is decidedly NOT the place to break in a pair of new shoes.
Established groups at Pennsic generally get the same land from year to year and can provide support their members that is generally unavailable to single campers.
ic.net /~blues/wars.htm   (3977 words)

  
 Pennsic War - MiddleWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The war, also called simply Pennsic, is the social event of the year for the SCA, especially east of the Rocky Mountains, and everyone who is able attends, to the number of 10,000 in recent years.
The war is so important that in the Middle we differentiate not between Summer and Winter reigns but between War and Winter reigns.
Pennsic runs for two weeks; the first week is usually more lightly attended and the second week, called War Week, begins with Opening Ceremonies and all of the battles, competitions and tournaments which count for the War happen in the second week.
www.midrealm.org /wiki/index.php/Pennsic_War   (379 words)

  
 Clan Diefledermaus - Knowledge Pool - Pennsic Packing
Pennsic War camping offers all of the challenges and joys of outdoor "roughing it" including cooking by campfire, mosquitoes, ticks, sunburn, hot days (peaks as high as 105° F), cold nights (it can get down below 50° F), thunderstorms, tornado-like winds, and of course neighbors who drink and drum until sunrise.
As you will be making Pennsic your home for one or two weeks of your life, it is important that you consider every possible contingency that may arise.
Pennsic is not the place to break in a new pair of shoes.
www.diefledermaus.org /articles-packing.htm   (676 words)

  
 The Pennsic War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Many long years ago, His Majesty Cariadoc of the Bow, King of the Middle Kingdom by right of arms, looked eastward into the borderlands betwixt us and the barbaric tribes of the east and, in His wisdom, decided that it would be a noble endeavor indeed to assist in civilizing and populating those lands.
Through their knowledge and influence, I emerged from my first war poorer, but intact, and with a complete set of armor with which to return next year.
Pennsic is violence and romance, drinking and dancing, shopping and showering (in chilly iron-sulfur water), killing and kissing, singing and strolling.
www.wideopenwest.com /~cgriffin4260/SCA/pennsic.html   (752 words)

  
 [No title]
S.C.A. Pennsic war is the largest annual event held by the Society for Creative Anachronism (S.C.A.).
Pennsic is populated by well over 200 camps which range in theme from royal to mercenary, performer to general household.
The Aerie has attended as a group since Pennsic XXV, and Granarinth himself began scouting the war at Pennsic XVIII, finding much enjoyment and employment along the way...Now, Tir Thalor's camp is a haven for it's guests, who enjoy the security and atmosphere it offers, and the steadfastness of it's standards.
www.endhome.com /Pennsic/Pennsic.htm   (503 words)

  
 Pennsic War Rules Pennsic XXIII 1
No War Points shall be fought until there are sufficient warranted marshals present to help insure the safety of the fighters.
Infractions of the rules and combat conventions in use at the Pennsic War are grounds for review by the Marshal's Court.
Fencing Champions Tournament (Exhibition only - not a war point) This point shall be decided by a test of skill between the Fencers of the East Kingdom and their allies and the Fencers of the Middle and their allies.
www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/andrew.cmu.edu/org/Medieval/www/src/sca/pennsic/xxiii/pennsic-warrules.txt.html   (3856 words)

  
 Society for Creative Anachronism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The longest and largest of these events is the Pennsic War[1]--a two-week event catering to 10,000-13,000 reenactors participating in everything from combat to dance to history lessons.
Combat at a war can involve forces numbering 100 to 3000 participants on each side and can include safe versions of archery and siege engines.
The SCA members usually acknowledge the fact that they are not 100% authentic in their re-creations, and merely add that this is the reason they have the word "creative" in their name.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Society_for_Creative_Anachronism   (7729 words)

  
 PENNSIC WAR 33 Deadlines & Announcements
The Pennsic War is an annual event between the kingdoms of the East and the Middle, regional groups of the Society for Creative Anachronism Inc., and is hosted by the Kingdom of Æthelmearc.-->
Pennsic War 33 took place from August 6 through 22, 2004 at Coopers' Lake Campground (Slippery Rock, PA).
The event staff of The Pennsic War would like to thank Panix for their continued support of the SCA.
www.pennsicwar.org /penn33   (350 words)

  
 10,000 Renaissance buffs converge on Butler County for annual Pennsic War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The 34th Pennsic War is drawing more than 10,000 medieval enthusiasts for the two-week event that ends Saturday on the campgrounds in Worth, southwest of Slippery Rock Township.
Pennsic War is one of the largest worldwide, he added.
Pennsic War also offers a boon to the local economy, benefitting the campground and area food vendors in particular.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/05226/552585.stm   (1171 words)

  
 Welcome to the Barony of Stierbach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Pennsic is the largest and longest SCA event in the world.
Refunds for Pennsic pre-registration are available from Coopers Lake campgrounds (minus a $10 processing fee) up until July 31st.
Camping in this area means that we are a bit farther from the main activities of Pennsic (the merchant quarter, most Pennsic University classes, the main battlefield, and the archery and thrown weapons ranges); but it has the advantage that it is quieter, closer to the parking, and a bit cooler.
www.stierbach.org /pennsic/pennsic.html   (1782 words)

  
 TALES OF THE HORDE
According to Finnvarr's account, the East appointed Yang to be guardian of the lands "West of the Debatable Lands" which would be the Shire of Afongara (West Virginia panhandle) or some part of Ohio, while the Middle appointed Yang the guardian of Newt's Camp, which would be in the Shire of Stormsport.
Pennsic II was not held at Newt's Camp, but at a public park called St. Clair's Beach in Pittsburgh's South Hills.
The King was visiting a children's class at Pennsic, where they were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
members.tripod.com /~whitebard/hordtale.htm   (4200 words)

  
 PENNSIC XXVII ARCHERY RULES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This is the essence of the "one man, one bow" rule that is in effect at Pennsic XXVII as it has been in the past.
For safety, the bow you use should be correct for your ability and your arrows should be matched in flexibility and the length to the bow strength and your draw length respectively.
This portion of the combined Champions War Point will be decided by whichever side takes two of the three parts of the Archery Champions shoot.
omni.cc.purdue.edu /~riley/pennsic/archery.html   (1861 words)

  
 SCA - Kingdom of AEthelmearc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Pennsic War has been and is an event held jointly by the East and the Middle Kingdoms.
The Pennsic autocrat will report to the Æthelmearc Seneschal, Seneschals of the East Kingdom and Middle Kingdom, and the Crowns of the three Kingdoms on at least a monthly basis on the progress of the planning of Pennsic.
The Pennsic autocrat and the Seneschals of the East and the Middle recognize the legal responsibility of the Æthelmearc Seneschal in relation to Pennsic when decisions or actions are taken during the course of the event, and the Æthelmearc Seneschal is to be included in all discussions relating to such actions or decisions.
www.aethelmearc.org /pennsictreaty.shtml   (535 words)

  
 Cooking at Pennsic War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Before you start packing for Pennsic, you should know exactly how you are going to be preparing your meals and what you will need to bring with you to accomplish the job.
This method of cooking at war allows individuals to show off their cooking for one evening while not having to cook at all for the rest of the week.
Pennsic is held in a campground, outdoors, and dirty dishes left for a full day in the sun can become a health hazard and an attraction for pests.
ic.net /~blues/cookwar.htm   (4130 words)

  
 Rome Goes to War... Pennsic Home Page
Pennsic sprawls over countless acres that will take you all of a full week to explore.
Pennsic has a dozen fine, inexpensive restaurants set up in pavilions right in the market place.
Their cheers were for us, the first Roman army to ever take the field at Pennsic.
www.romanempire.net /romepage/Pennsic/Pennsic.htm   (963 words)

  
 Tananda Densmore's Explanation of Pennsic (Swords, Chainmail, and Mead)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The first Pennsic War was held in 1971.
Pennsic War is the biggest, and in my never to be humble opinion, it is the best.
Pennsic is held at a rather large campground...
www.digitalsorceress.com /tananda/medieval/pennsic/explain.htm   (523 words)

  
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The original checklist was targeted for Pennsic XII (back when it was a week-end war), but it is still useful for most camping events.
This was brought home at Pennsic 25 when a candle in a tent fell over and, after a while, set the canvas on fire.
I know a couple of knights who have just left their harness at home and relaxed at a War (O.K., so one marshaled a couple of times and the other was doing his thing as a Laurel).
www.carillion.eastkingdom.org /checklist3.html   (5176 words)

  
 LP torch - Pennsic War - tribe.net
They are also lashed to a stake that is driven farther into the ground than probably 20 tiki torches I could find in a ten camp radius, and are all their height plus one foot away from anything else as required in the rules.
Gulf Wars is very much the way I remember Pennsic being, say, more than a decade ago, if we consider size and organization.
Gulf Wars is large enough to require similar organization, and yet, there is a more casual feel than Pennsic has.
pennsicwar.tribe.net /thread/8d798d82-ddc6-4f2d-99a2-06b7a64c6b50   (2173 words)

  
 Pennsic-101-art
Most parties at War are ok to go to with nothing to be truly concerned about.
For ladies Pennsic is the perfect place to flirt since no still means no...and there's a higher per capita of weapons than people as well as the chivalric ideal waxing high (if for no other reason than the gallant fellow wishes to try to impress you as he defends you from some other cad).
Ask any Pennsic veteran and they'll pass along similar entertaining tales, lies, and precautions of this happy insanity that has become so central to so many of us.
www.florilegium.org /files/PENNSIC/Pennsic-101-art.html   (1220 words)

  
 Pennsic - Cunnan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Fourth Pennsic War A.S. Won by the Midrealm
Fifth Pennsic War A.S. Won by the Midrealm
Seventh Pennsic War A.S. Won by the Midrealm
cunnan.sca.org.au /index.php?title=Pennsic&redirect=no   (477 words)

  
 The Pennsic War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Pennsic War is between regional groups of the Society for Creative Anachronism, an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe.
More than 10,000 people come to Pennsic every year to share their study of history, costuming, dance, and the martial arts.
The Pennsic War is a 2-week long SCA camping event held annually in August.
www.goslipperyrock.com /pennsic.shtml   (162 words)

  
 Pennsic XXVII Photo Album   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The king of the East read the declaration of war, filed it away and forgot about it.
The Pennsic war has been fought every year since then, despite flood and pestilence and stinking humid weather, and has grown to be the largest annual event in the Society for Creative Anachronism.
I was able to attend the war this year for the first time in five years.
www.tancos.net /pennsic   (226 words)

  
 Zentropolis.net - Journals - Pennsic War XXVI Report Page 1
For those of you not familiar with Pennsic War a brief explanation is posted here.
I know how hard she is working, and it was very generous of her to take the time to do all that work.
I had not been to Pennsic in 6 years, and the time away has restored much of the novelty that had been lost by too frequent visits in the past.
www.zentropolis.com /1997_pennsic   (230 words)

  
 The Medieval Times Vol I No. 25
The Great War is now less than a month away and unfortunately, my lady and I will not be able to attend Pennsic War again this year.
It is believed to have been taken from the Pennsic War Pre-Handbook which may be a copyrighted publication.
For Pennsic XXIX any structure over 16 feet in height may be required to be taken down if there are complaints from neighbors or if there are public safety concerns.
medtimes.org /issues/v01n25.htm   (4322 words)

  
 Windwolf Studio :: Creativity at the speed of flight... Visionary symbolic artwork, prints, feather and drum paintings ...
There are many scenes depicted only known to those who attend and party at war.
It was on the back of the Party Pennsic design and featured the kingdoms in a shield.
The first year I was not in the bazaar and was in my own tent on Fleet Street, it was the Pennsic 25th year anniversary.
www.dancingwolf.com /WWPennsicWar2.htm   (396 words)

  
 Pennsic War: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Pennsic War: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic
The Pennsic War is an annual two week camping event held by the Society for Creative Anachronism[Click link for more facts about this topic] between the kingdoms of the East and the Middle (the kingdoms are regional groups of the society).
A block party is a large informal public celebration in which many members of a single neighborhood congregate to observe a positive event of usually local importanc...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pe/pennsic_war.htm   (625 words)

  
 Cooking At War (without ice)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This is taken from an article I posted on rec.org.sca in response to a question about going to the Pennsic War without taking along a cooler.
A few years ago I was considering going to War w/o a cooler, when lack of car space made up my mind for me. It's not especially challenging, as it turns out, and I've done it every year since.
In typical Pennsic weather and a hot tent, on the other hand, you're looking at between a day and a half and two days.
www.radix.net /~dglenn/words/war-cooking.html   (2517 words)

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