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Rath An Oir Represents the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. on Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base, Washington. The SCA is an International Historical group whose members strive to recapture the ambiance of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. This requires research into such topics as dress, weaponry, armor, jewelry, food; in other words, any facet of life as it was lived. Authenticity is encouraged insofar as modern views on health and safety permit, and crafts, learning to fight with sword and shield, and so on. But more than research and practice, the Society also attempts to embody the ideals of the medieval romances; chivalry, courtesy, honor, and graciousness. This is re-creating the Middle Ages as they might have been, adding a note of consideration for others in an often too-indifferent world. We ..... Welcome you to the current middle ages.