Welcome to the Barony of Rowany

Who are we?

"Rowany" is the abbreviated name for the Barony of Rowany, who are a group of people who recreate the Medieval Period in the Sydney Metropolitan Area and surrounds. We are a part of a large organisation known as the Society for Creative Anachronism.

The SCA, as we call the organisation, started just over 40 years ago in the USA in San Francisco with a parade to demonstrate against the 20th Century. Just as the century we live in has changed, so too has the SCA. We now strive, through a variety of endeavours, to recreate the best parts of the Medieval Period (this time period stretches back into time from the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603). You will see, in the SCA, Republican Romans rubbing shoulders with Elizabethan Nobles.

A brief overview of the activities of the SCA can be found here: www.scademo.com

Australia and New Zealand together form the Kingdom of Lochac ruled over by a King and Queen.

Large groups are organised as Baronies, ruled over by a Baron and Baroness; the Barony of Rowany is the eldest of the Baronies of Lochac and recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. In addition to a population base in Sydney, we also provide an umbrella group for Okewaite, in Goulburn, and Radburne, in Dubbo, as well as Stowe-in-the-Wowld in Western Sydney, and the College of St Ursula (Sydney University).

Anyone, no matter what age or level of interest, is welcome to come along to events or gatherings to find out what we are about.

More information and discussion about these events and our other activities can be found on this webpage; in our monthly newsletter, Folia Roani; or you can join our email list on this page: http://www.sca.org.au/mailman/listinfo/rowanites (approx. 20-30 emails/month; digest format available).