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They set up a temporary town for 17 days that for the duration even has its own zip code. The occupation is known as the Pennsic War, and is the largest event for the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), with throngs of people recreating the pre-13th century. A battle at its peak (photograph by Danielle Defrancesco) As one of the world's most epic participatory role playing experiences, the Pennsic War doesn't just involve staged battles with thousands of participants, but also has a whole town that pops up with period pavilions, merchants, and a mayor.
The Pennsic War at Coopers Lake. It all began rather innocuously at a backyard party in 1966.
In celebration of all things medieval, a group of medieval-studies grad students dressed up and whacked at each other with fake swords, a fight which culminated in an impromptu parade down Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, California. From this modest party would come the "Society for Creative Anachronism" and the Pennsic War, a two week mock "war" in which 10,000 - 15,000 knights, maidens, and other creatively anachronistic people descend on Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, briefly turning a local campsite into the third largest city in Butler County.
Campers dress in medieval clothing, often camp in period pavilions, and organize huge fights with thousands of armor-clad knights armed with wooden swords and maces. The medieval themed event is so large that it has its own mayor and post office for those particular two weeks. The Pennsic Wars are named after a combination of Pennsylvania and Punic War.
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