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The Pennsic War is an annual American medieval and Renaissance camping event held by the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a "war" between two large regional SCA groups: the Kingdom of the East and the Middle Kingdom. It is the single largest annual SCA event, with more than 10,000 people attending each year, from as far as China, South ...
Other annual SCA wars include Gulf Wars in Gleann Abhann (formerly Meridies), Great Western War in Caid, War of the Lillies in Calontir and others. Other annual or semi-annual Kingdom-level events held analogously by most or all SCA kingdoms include Crown Tournament, Coronation, Kingdom Arts and Sciences competition and Queen's Prize.
Unlike most SCA wars, which exploit inter-kingdom rivalries, Lilies War is a themed event, the contending groups based upon the theme of the year. [12] According to the Lilies War Committee charter, "the theme may not place the Kingdom of Calontir against another group". [13]
Where a typical event may host anywhere from 20-800 participants over a weekend, the largest wars typically draw thousands from across the Society for up to two weeks. The longest and largest of these events is the Pennsic War —a two-week event in August catering to over 11,000 people participating in everything from combat to dance to ...
Double Trouble Two, a P-51D Mustang fighter plane from World War II, is taking part in AirFest 2024 at Cape May Airport. The air show is from August 29 through September 1 this year.
Especially at large events such as Pennsic War, combats may include wars, where large number of participants can take the field at once, and these may include archers, artillery and fortifications. Sometimes, novelty combat may occur, where for instance, the fighters take the form of chess pieces. [10] Pennsic field battle in 2006
US comic Nate Bargatze is being praised for the latest edition of Saturday Night Live, which he hosted on 28 October.. In particular, fans of the long-running sketch show are expressing their ...
Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3, 1807 – March 21, 1891) was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848) and the Seminole Wars.