House Corvus
An SCA Household · Kingdom of Atlantia · Under the Sign of the Raven
Under the sign of the raven, House Corvus has gathered students of the Middle Ages for the better part of four decades. We are a household of the Society for Creative Anachronism — a fellowship of friends who study, recreate, and celebrate the arts, skills, and chivalry of pre-seventeenth-century Europe and the wider medieval world.
The raven, corvus in Latin, is a bird of memory and counsel in the old stories — a fitting emblem for a household whose purpose is to keep memory alive. What began in 1984 as a small band of newcomers took the name House Corvus in 1996, and ever since the raven banner has flown at tournaments, feasts, courts, and coronations across the Kingdom of Atlantia.
What We Do
Members of House Corvus pursue the medieval arts and sciences in every direction. Some of us forge and fight in the lists; others bend over a desk practising calligraphy and illumination, or cut and stitch garments faithful to a particular century and place. We cook period feasts, brew, sing, dance, draw, and teach. Above all we study heraldry — the medieval art of personal arms — and help one another design the devices and badges that announce who we are upon the field.
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to wear armour, to set a pavilion in a green field, or to address a king and queen in their own court, you have already taken the first step toward understanding why we do this.
A Household, Not a Club
In the Society, a household is a chosen family. We are bound not by paperwork but by friendship, shared work, and the long memory of events attended together. New members — whom we fondly call newcomers — are always welcome at our hearth. You do not need a costume, a persona, or any knowledge of the Middle Ages to begin; you need only curiosity and a willingness to learn.
Explore the Household
From here you can meet our members on the Member Roster, read back issues of our newsletter The Corvine Chronicles, study our coverage of royal courts and coronations, or learn how to find us and take your own first steps into the Current Middle Ages.
The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international, educational, non-profit organisation; you can learn more about it directly from the official SCA website.