This website is a portal to the internet for the Barony of the Steppes, in the Kingdom of Ansteorra, of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA), an adopted name within the SCA for Dallas, Texas, of the United States of America.

DON'T JUST STUDY THE PAST... LIVE IT!

Some say Chivalry is dead, but we live it every day. Join us to discover how our ancestors lived in earlier times as we build, dance, feast, fight, and strive to be Lords and Ladies, the nobility of our Society. And we have a great time doing it! Join us!

If anything about knights, cavaliers, vikings, kings and queens, lords and ladies interests you, then the SCA is the place for you. Someone in our Society studies and practices almost anything you can imagine people doing in the middle ages. You can experience medieval life, not just study it.

The central theme of the SCA is that we are a participatory group. When we want to understand how people fought in medieval wars, we put on our armor. When we want insight into the courts of kings and queens, we dance and feast. We show what we have learned to each other and to the public.

The SCA's members are volunteers. No one gets paid for teaching new people; meeting and teaching new people is a big part of the fun!

August Steppesletter Uploaded

For your viewing pleasure:

http://steppes.ansteorra.org/node/155

Armor Repair Workshop

08/23/2008 - 10:00am
08/23/2008 - 6:00pm

Just to remind everyone, I'll be holding this this weekend. I could use some help repairing the Steppes loaner gear. So, if your armor is in good repair, come along and help out your Barony!
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Fall tourney season will soon be upon us! Time to spiffy up our armor and look our best for the upcoming melees and hastiludes of which we shall take part.

I shall be hosting an armor repair workshop at my home ( http://tinyurl.com/5r3osf ) on Saturday, August 23rd from 10am to 6pm.

I shall provide some of the tools, a little bit of know how and lots of camaraderie. Bring your armor, shields, rattan, what have you. I shall provide facilities to drill, cut, pean, etc. You will need to bring other supplies, such as leather, foam padding, buckles, etc.

I will provide hot dogs and non-alcoholic beverages (BYOB). There is a fairly large grill there, so, if you want something else to eat, bring it!

Bowyers and Fletchers Guild

08/24/2008 - 12:00pm
08/24/2008 - 6:00pm

Greetings to the archers of the Steppes!

It has been long ere we have had a meeting of the Steppes Bowyers and Fletchers Guild, and since many of the official types will be far to the north on Saturday, there will be a meeting at my home in Midlothian this Sunday, August 24 from about Noon until 6. A grill will be available if ye wish to heat a lunch or dinner in the afternoon not to mention such fine dining establishments as Dairy Queen and Arby's. There is an excellent pizza place a few blocks away if you prefer and I can highly recommend it.

This meeting will be a work meeting for any who wish to learn to make or improve their equipment or skills. We will have a work area for fletching of target arrows, construction of or modification of combat bolts to the new standards, making of strings, and possibly some discussion/activity on the construction of Home Depot board bows.

August Business Meeting Notes Uploaded

Our Thirty Fifth Warlord

Congratulations to Lord Lochlan Dunn, who did, by feat of arms become the Barony of the Steppes' Thirty Fifth Warlord.