National Post

How to: Live by the sword in the city
As a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Ms. Carroll-Clark has spent many a weekend dressed as Nicolaa de Bracton, a 12th-century Norman from a minor gentry family based in Lester, England. But it’s not just a character dreamed up for the sake of role-playing — Ms. Carroll-Clark has done her research. A passion for history got her a PhD in medieval studies from the University of Toronto, but the SCA gives her a place to put her studies into action.

Photos: Society of Creative Anachronism help preserve the Middle Ages

Photo: Society of Creative Anachronism (SCA) members engage in battle during an SCA event in Barrie, Ontario on February 12, 2011. (Colin O’Connor for National Post)