European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 12, 1986 the stars  stripes Page 9 e13 j.  of us a no Cylc Sodir left  Tammi Slider watch the Man in he funnily. Martin Sodir or Vul i von Saxony. Is j. King i ugh Michael Mccolum prepares for medieval Buttle As his wife Katie fastens his neck protector. Sis j King Fuso Kimberly Smith or Erika the  adjusts her t lion protectors before fining into Cun Bot. Society chivalrous by lives in medieval past by j. King or ugh  Bureau naval station Rota Spain although Michael Mccolum dwells in the College of inc Frontier principality of dra Conwald in the kingdom of the East it s hardly his mailing address Mccolum lives part of his life As syr Eadrice Hrothgar Sun a. 13ih-Cenlury. Anglo Silion Knight. Syr Eadrice is the character Mccolum has taken on As a member of the society for creative anachronism inc., a non profit organi a lion dedicated to the study of medieval life by recreating in. The society founded 23 years ago in ller Keley Calif now has  Mem Bers worldwide. The 35-year-old Mccolum. A former broadcast Engineer from Orlando. Fla. Now busies himself As a House husband at in vol station Rota Spain. His wife Katie. 36, the head of the society s col lege or chapter Al role works in satellite communications As a Navy icily officer 2nd class. We Are primarily concerned with creating the. Middle Ages not As they were but As Thuv should be. We bypass the bubonic plague  the inquisition said Mccolum a leading member of the College at Rola. Members May choose their characters from any culture known to europeans during the period from . 600 to 1600, lie said. You find yourself a Lime period  you must create your own character from that period. Oddly enough people relate to their Personas More than their Mun Dane selves. Ideally you should be Able to step into that period without anyone taking a second look at  non members certainly Lake a second look when costumed members assemble for one of their Gei Torci hrs. Tournaments involving mock Battles arc a Reg ular feature at gatherings. Mccolum acknowledged that there is a Little bit of cowboys  indians about our fighting. We Don l use steel weapon. They arc made of Rattan  Don l splinter. The idea is to strike what would be a Debili Tating or lethal blow. Actually we have fewer injuries Seldom More than a sprain than in Contact  although the 20-Sirong band Al Rola is Small when compared with colleges operating around some . Military installations in West Germany its Mcm bit 5 go tic a a Lirui once a week to world to gamer making costumes  Armor Many of us lire schizophrenic said Tom in Chron 35, a Navy Petty officer 1st class who works As an electronics technician when not Ihlo his Persona As Thomas of Colonsay an itinerant scotsman from the ninth Century. I m currently experimenting with a. Moorish  Crichton said. Unfortunately there is very Little documentation on moorish Day to Day  one watchword of the society is that nothing visibly Modem is permitted Al its gatherings. That Means such things As cars soft drink cans  smoking Are not allowed on the scene. The sea invades your life Mccoy Lum said. Members take Pride in making most of ii in weapons  Armor the latter of which easily can take 150 hours or More to Fash Ion. One of inc College s prime armorer is Valdis von Saxony. A German Squire. Also known As Martin Sodir a 27-year old Navy Petty officer 1st class from grand rapids Mich. Syr Hajric pestered me to join the society for about three months but i think he was just anxious to acquire � Squire sexier said. I like the fighting we do but my real interest is in making  the Baroness Alisle von Falkenhof. Also known As Lama Anton. 38, a graphic Ari isl will Kola s morale welfare  recreation activity said the society ii pears to nil race a lot of people who Are into computers Ici Cnoc fiction  game playing. Basically we Are a gentle people she said. The society is one of the few places where you can be chivalrous be come a legend in your own Lime und have children look up to  its j King cd 9� two knights collide during a Dusty sword final at Hutu Spain. The Defeated Warrior Falls Back on his Itji As the Victor triumphantly stands Over his victim