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 '''Cunnan''' was an information [[wiki]] for re-enactors of the Middle Ages and Renaissance with a heavy slant towards members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (or SCA for short).  Cunnan is the largest SCA wiki!  Cunnan is an {{tag|Old English}} word meaning "to know" or "to know how".  It is related to the {{tag|German|High German}} word "kennen" which means "to know".  Some of the initial information in Cunnan was taken from the [[English Wikipedia]], but has been, or will be rewritten to make it relevant to people interested in medieval re-enactment.  Cunnan is not an official document of the SCA or any other group, and its content has not been endorsed by any group. [http://web.archive.org/web/20110610100827/http://cunnan.sca.org.au/wiki/Cunnan:About]  Cunnan wiki went {{tag|Dead|offline}} sometime mid 2011.
-The Society for Creative Anachronism is a {{tag|hobby}} organisation devoted to studying and re-creating the Middle Ages and Renaissance, primarily in Western {{tag|Europe}} but also other regions such as the {{tag|Middle East}} and {{tag|Japan}}.  It could be considered a historical re-enactment or {{tag|living history}} organisation, but, unlike most such organisations, the SCA does not concentrate on a narrowly-defined time period, let alone a specific [[:Category:War|war]] or other event.  The SCA also does not have a minimum standard of authenticity.  The activities of the SCA have more to do with re-creation (and recreation) than with re-enactment.  Some SCA participants describe the SCA as a large group of people with interlocking hobbies.
+The Society for Creative Anachronism is a hobby organisation devoted to studying and re-creating the Middle Ages and Renaissance, primarily in Western {{tag|Europe}} but also other regions such as the {{tag|Middle East}} and {{tag|Japan}}.  It could be considered a historical re-enactment or {{tag|living history}} organisation, but, unlike most such organisations, the SCA does not concentrate on a narrowly-defined time period, let alone a specific [[:Category:War|war]] or other event.  The SCA also does not have a minimum standard of authenticity.  The activities of the SCA have more to do with re-creation (and recreation) than with re-enactment.  Some SCA participants describe the SCA as a large group of people with interlocking hobbies.
 At a typical SCA event, you will see a wide range in the quality of re-creations and reenactments.  Some individuals may do some aspects of re-creation well (say, {{tag|music}}), while simultaneously doing others poorly (say, clothing).  Still, there is one standard that all participants of official SCA events are held to: participants should try to dress in period (i.e., pre 17th century) garments.