Author: Greet Gijsberts

Greet Gijsberts is a persona created to play in the Society for Creative Anachronism. She authors this blog in order to document her projects and adventures, and share them with a wider audience.
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What shall I call myself?

Greet Gijsberts

I’m not interested in the Society in order to play out princess fantasies.  I don’t want to wear satins and velvets (ick! hot! not to mention the drycleaning!), and I’m still rather intimidated by actually trying to speak forsoothly. I was also a little intimidated by all these SCA websites that say to beginners, "First, you should come up with a name, and persona."  Come on guys, ‘western civilization (and then some) until 1600‘ is a big, BIG, field!  I did know a couple of things. I want to make the Working Flemish Dress, as researched and detailed by Drea … Continue reading What shall I call myself?

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The Beginning

Greet Gijsberts

I’m finally bowing to the inevitable…or seizing my luck with both hands. The Tale of How I Found the SCA, orWhy Szarka Never Needs Help Finding New Projects, though she frequently likes company to entertain herself. Four years ago, when I was involved with Readerville, I met a member online who was also a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism.  The things that she described doing sounded like such fun, that I asked how one joined in the games.  She said, ‘oh, there’s probably a chapter near you, look here and see.’  I did, but the web page I … Continue reading The Beginning