General Information
Updated: April 19th, 2009
What is a 'Shire'?
For internal purposes, the SCA is organized into geographic entities called "branches" with somewhat fanciful names. SCA branches are often hard to define in terms of "real-world" nations, states, and territories.
In descending order of size, the kinds of branches you are likely
to encounter are:
1. Kingdoms (largest)
2. Principalities, Regions, and Crown Principalities
3. Baronies, Provinces, Shires, and Strongholds
4. Cantons and Ridings (smallest)
Not familiar with the Shire of Coppertree?
The Shire of Coppertree is a branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism or SCA that is located in the Oneida, Rome, and Utica areas of Central New York State. For directions to our meetings, see the Events and Activities section.
Not familiar with the SCA?
The SCA is an international non-profit organization dedicated to re-creating the best of the Medieval and Renaissance eras (c. 400 - c. 1600.) Want to know more? A basic explanation can be found on the Society for Creative Anachronism web site.
