Forgotten Ground Regained
The Society for Creative Anachronism and Other Fans of the Medieval
Introduction
The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is a child of the 1960s, reflecting a convergence between medievalism and roleplaying. Many of its founders were science fiction and fantasy authors, such as Diana Paxson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Poul and Karen Anderson. A nonprofit organiation devoted studying and recreating life in medieval (pre-17th Century Europe), the SCA actively encourages its members to re-create medieval arts and crafts, and alliterative poetry is no exception. The links on this page demonstrate just how broadly SCA members, along with other practitioners of the Bardic arts, have participated in the revival of modern English alliterative verse.
SCA Members and other Fans of the Medieval on the Author Page
Carsten Tolkmit from Kiel, Germany,
CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Others
Note: The poetry linked here may range in quality from novice work to brilliant. It is probably just the tenth of the iceberg that shows above the ocean. There is almost certainly much more out there. Send me links if you find them ... use the following email, making the standard substiution: pdeane[at]alliteration.net
Books
- Todd H.C. Fisher (Colyn Stewart), The Lion-Wolf of Ealdormere (poems in various styles, including Norse alliterative forms)
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