What is the Barony of Hawkwood Website?

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The Barony of Hawkwood website (hawkwood.atlantia.sca.org) is the official online home of the Barony of Hawkwood, a branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) located in the western-most portion of North Carolina. It serves as a hub for baronial news, upcoming events, and community links, and it explains the SCA's educational mission to study and selectively re-create life in the Middle Ages. If you are looking for local SCA information, event dates, or ways to connect with members in that region, this is the site to check.

What the SCA Is

The SCA is described on the site as a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the study and selective re-creation of life in the Middle Ages. Members research and adopt medieval-style names that reflect the culture and time period of their chosen persona, and they take part in as many or as few medieval crafts, arts, sciences, and martial activities as interest them.

The re-creation is selective by design. According to the site, participants strive to recreate the best aspects of the Middle Ages — chivalry, nobility, arts, and culture — without re-living the worst aspects, such as the plague, poor hygiene, serfdom, and torture.

Where Hawkwood Fits

Hawkwood is part of the Kingdom of Atlantia, which encompasses Washington, DC, as well as Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Augusta, GA. Within that kingdom, Hawkwood is the second youngest barony and has two Cantons: Stormwall and Haukesgate.

Attribute Detail
Organization Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)
Type of branch Barony
Region Western-most portion of North Carolina
Parent kingdom Kingdom of Atlantia
Sub-groups Cantons of Stormwall and Haukesgate
Status Second youngest barony in Atlantia

What the Site Offers

The site functions as a starting point for anyone interested in the barony. Its stated purposes include:

  • Explaining the SCA and its educational mission
  • Pointing to upcoming events through the Baronial Calendar page
  • Connecting members through communication channels
  • Describing the barony's structure and place within Atlantia

SCA events typically feature tournaments, fencing, music and singing, feasting, courts, arts displays, and activities for children — essentially anything related to the Middle Ages that members can think to do or recreate.

How to Get Involved

The site lists several ways to connect, depending on where you live:

  • Talon Talk — the barony's Google Group for those living within its lands. If you are not already on it, the site directs you to email the Baronial Webminister to be added.
  • Facebook Group — open to members who live within the barony's lands.
  • Discord — an unofficial server, joinable via the invite link provided on the site.
  • Public Facebook Page — for interested parties who do not live within the barony but want to keep up with its activities.

Who Should Use This Site

This site is most useful if you:

  • Live in western North Carolina and want to find local SCA activities
  • Are curious about what the SCA is and how its baronies are organized
  • Want to check the baronial calendar for upcoming events
  • Are looking for the right channel to join the local community

If you are outside the barony's lands, the public Facebook Page is the site's suggested way to follow along.