Category:Household

Broadly, an SCA household is a group of people who are friends who gather together for mutual support or interest.

Typically, a household will hang around together at day events and camp together at camping events. There can be as few as three members or as many as several hundred. They might call themselves a household, a ship, or a clan.

As is customary in An Tir, those of Ducal rank (Duke or Duchess) may create for themselves a Ducal Household of retinue (personal herald, guard, ladies-in-waiting, etc.) which are recognized by the Crown. All those of Ducal rank may hold Ducal Audiences or Courts. They may not grant any awards, but they may give tokens and scrolls of praise and recognition.

Households don't have any official status in the SCA. You don't have to get anyone's permission to form one. Households come and go. They are a natural and recognized part of SCA life.

More general information about SCA households: http://ic.net/~blues/houshold.htm