Who are we?
The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is a living history organization dedicated to the re-creation of the culture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Members of the SCA work to create a “current Middle Ages” by researching and re-creating the dress, weaponry, armor, jewelry, food, and life styles of the period. The Barony of Jararvellir is the local group of the SCA based in Madison, Wisconsin. We are a part of the region known in the SCA as the Kingdom of Northshield.
The Barony hosts armored combat, rapier combat, archery, and thrown weapons, as well as guilds devoted to needle arts, calligraphy and illumination, armor making, dance, fletching, both vocal and instrumental music, brewing and vintning, and many other things. SCA membership is not required to participate in many of these activities. All that’s necessary is your interest.
Announcements
- Please note the changes to the Calligraphy Guild’s schedule on the https://jararvellir.org/activities/ page
Practice Schedules
Practices are held on the UW-Madison Campus at the UW Stock Pavilion: 1675 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Archery: Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. and Thursday, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Fencing and Armored Combat: Sunday 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Thursday, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Thrown Weapons: First and Third Sundays 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Reminders:
– No food or drink in the building. You can keep it outside & wash your hands before you go get it.
– Wash your hands before you leave the building.
– Sign the Stock Pavilion waiver once each calendar year. Waivers will be available at the door.
– Sign the activity participation (SCA) waiver *every practice*.
– Parking is limited. You may *not* park in anything that is a labeled stall. You may park in the lot next door (by the horse barn) if it is outside of parking enforcement hours.
– Enter through the back door (the South entrance), by the parking lot. Pay attention to signage – if archery is in progress, you don’t want to enter through a downrange door!
Upcoming Events
- Northshield Fall Crown Tourney – October 10, 2026, Jefferson County Fair Park, 503 N Jackson Ave, Jefferson, WI 53549
- Griffin Needle Challenge – October 23 & 24, 2026, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7291 County Rd PD, Verona, WI 53593
- The Catfish Ball – November 21, 2026, Fireman’s Park Pavilion, 1049 Park Ave, Columbus, WI 53925
- Wacky Garb Ball: Pantheons – , January 30, 2027, VFW Stoughton, 200 Veteran Rd, Stoughton, WI 53589
Click here for the full Northshield calendar of events.