Arts of Combat and Chivalry

SCA participants engage in armored combat, rapier combat, archery, and equestrian activities

The Society Marshals' Policies

• Marshals' Handbook, Armored Combat Rules (PDF format)
• Rapier Combat Rules and Policies (PDF format)
• Target Archery, Thrown Weapons and Missile Combat Rules (PDF format)
• Equestrian Rules and Policies (PDF format)

Kingdom Marshallate/Combat Policies

• An Tir - Book of Combat: Marshallate Rules, Armored Combat, Rapier Combat, Missile Combat, Target Archery
• Ansteorra - Kingdom Marshal's Handbook (PDF format), Rapier
• Artemesia - Armored Combat, Rapier Combat, Missile Weapon Combat
• Atenveldt - Kingdom Marshallate Standards (PDF format)
• Atlantia - Armored Combat, Rapier, Combat Archery, Thrown Weapons
• AEthelmearc - Combat, Fencing, Archery, Combat Archery, Equestrians, Thrown Weapons
• Caid - Heavy Weapons, Rapier Combat, Archery, Missile Combat
• Calontir - Earl Marshal's page, Archery
• Drachenwald - Marshal's Handbook, Armored Combat, Missile Combat, Fencing
• Ealdormere - Combat, Rapier Combat, Archery, Scouting
• East - Heavy Weapons & Combat Archery, Archery
• Middle Kingdom - Armored Combat, Rapier Combat, Archery, Missile Weapons, and Equestrians
• Meridies - Heavy Weapons, Rapier Combat, Archery Handbook and forms, Equestrian, Youth Combat
• the Outlands - Heavy Weapons, Archery
• Trimaris - Heavy Weapons, Rapier Combat, Combat Archery
• West - Heavy Armored Combat, Rapier Combat; Archery & Projectile Weapons

SCA Armored Combat

• The Royal Army of Caid
• The Way of the Warrior: a work in progress
  Articles on SCA heavy combat, collected by Lord Sylvanus Perrin
• The Company of Saint Michael
  devoted to recreating the experience of actual medieval tournaments within the context of the the SCA.
• House Ironrose
  for the warrior women of the SCA.

See also "Combat/Chivalry-related" pages

Rapier Combat

• Academie d'Espee - Kingdom of Atlantia
• The Arte of Defense Homepage
• Primary Resources for the study of Duelling and Fencing

Archery, Siege & Throwing Weapons

• SCA Archery Homepage (Target and Combat)
  Kingdom rules, Interkingdom Archery Competitions, Archery Vendors and Suppliers.
• Æthelmearc Thrown Weapons Page.
    Use of live steel throwing weapons

Equestrian Activities

• The SCA Equestrian College
  Contains the Society Equestrian Rules, pictures, and info about the Society-wide newsletter, the e-mail list, and the Inter-Kingdom Equestrian Competition. Links to kingdom equestrian websites, and other sites of interest.
• History of Horse Bards and Tack
  An overview of period horse coverings
• Medieval Sidesaddles
  An article on creating a workable "medieval" style side-saddle, with pictures and a bibliography.

Combat/Chivalry-related Webpages

• Concerning Knighthood
  A short essay by Duke Cariadoc
• Chivalric Traditions
    for those individuals who are drawn toward concepts of knighthood, chivalry and nobility
• Knighthood, Chivalry, & Tournaments Resource Library
  Presented by the editors of Chronique, the Journal of Chivalry
• King René's Tournament Book
  A modern English translation of a French text (circa 1460) on how to hold a tournament
• Select Bibliography on Medieval Tournaments
  Lists modern scholarly works and original sources.
• Arts of War
  Articles on armor & warfare
• Sara's Chainmail Connection
  How-to's, resources, catalogs, for mail, armor, and more
• Therion's Arms & Armor Resources
  More links on armor.
• William of Stafford's Arms & Armour Index
  Various links to armorers, armor construction specialities.
• Arador Armour Library
  Articles about armour construction, with pictures

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