Pennsic is Coming: A missive from the East Kingdom Steward

13 Saturday Jul 2019

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Greetings all!

Preparations for EK Royal at Pennsic are well underway. Please come by for a class, meeting, party, volunteer shift, or just to enjoy some shade in the Garden. Below are a few announcements and requests from the Steward.

You are invited again this year to place potted plant arrangements in the Queen’s Garden. Same rules as last year: no more than 4 square feet, deliver anytime after 7/31, and include some heraldic or decorative indication of what group/household/guild/individual provided the display.

This year’s primary upgrade, courtesy of Leslie Birt and her crew, is decorative lighting for the battlefield tent for evening functions. It will not be as bright as the generator was but should provide a lovely soft illumination. Jim Tazelaar and Judi Cole Tazelaar have also added a few more amenities to the State Kitchen thanks to your generous contributions to fundraisers so if cooking is your thing please stop by and see what we’ve got for cooking for classes or for official functions.

Next year’s planned upgrade is to replace the current labor-intensive shower arrangement with a simple shower trailer that can double as additional storage over the winter. Toward that end the Steward is requesting tours of existing shower trailers. If you’ve built one or camp with one and are willing to show it off and talk about what worked and what didn’t, please contact Eleanor Fitzpatrick (pennsic.steward@eastkingdom.org)

Signet Office Announcement – Backlog Scrolls Ready for Release at GNEW

10 Wednesday Jul 2019

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A message from the Backlog Deputy of the Tyger Clerk of the Signet

Greetings! I’m Æsa feilinn Jossursdottir (known by most as Feilinn), your Backlog Deputy. I have another round of backlog scrolls ready for delivery to their recipients.

Backlog Scrolls can be picked up at Great Northeastern War in Malagentia this weekend. I will be in the barn on Saturday between 11am and 12:30pm near the A&S display.

It is strongly suggested to email the Backlog Deputy (backlog.deputy@eastkingdom.org) to confirm that you will be picking up a scroll. Local landed Barons/Baronesses and Seneschals are encouraged to pick up scrolls on behalf of members in their local groups if they know the recipient and the recipient cannot make these events. More pickups will be organized as the year goes on. If you want to arrange pick up outside of these events, please email the Backlog Deputy (backlog.deputy@eastkingdom.org) to discuss.

The following scrolls have been completed and are awaiting pick up.

Recipient	Award	Royals
Aiofe bean Conall meic Bradaigh	Award of Arms	Konrad and Brenwen
Aislinn Finnvanna of Leioness	Court Barony	Lucan & Marieke
Antonio Giancarlo Nicastri	Silver Tyger	Brennan & Caoilfhionn
Arturus of Aranmore	KOE	Omega V & Etheldreda IV
Aurigne Amordeppe	Award of Arms	Darius & Roxane
Bianca di Alessandro	Award of Arms	Kenric & Avelina
Caitlin	Award of Arms	Thorsen & Svava
Christiana of Hampton	Tyger’s Cub	Kelson & Geneviere
Ciaran d’alleherien	Silver Tyger	Kenric & Avelina
Concobahr Mac Lughdach	Award of Arms	Griffyth & Aikaterine
Constancia Aelfillnesdottir	Silver Crescent	Brion & Anna
Damian the Magyar	Maunche	Balfar & Luna
Declan Mac Aodhagain	Award of Arms	Brennan & Caoilfhionn
Dmitri Stephanovich	Silver Brooch	Ivan & Matilde
Domiana d’Acurio	Award of Arms	Timonthy & Gabrielle
Donal of Newcastle-on-Tyne	Award of Arms	Timonthy & Gabrielle
Dorian de San Kalogero	Award of Arms	Tsurunaga & Genvieve
Elizabeth mac Neachtain	Silver Wheel	Wilhelm &Vienna
Fiachra Failroch	Award of Arms	Darius & Roxane
Finnegan Aldwald	Award of Arms	Brennan & Caoilfhionn
Gwennyth of Tanglewood	Award of Arms	Randal & Marieke
Gwennyth of Tanglewood	Silver Crescent
Hrotger of Aujum	Award of Arms	Ioannes & Honig
Ivan d’Feigorff	Award of Arms	Timonthy & Gabrielle
James of York	Award of Arms	Brennan & Caoilfhionn
Jibril al-Ghazal	Silver Wheel	Wilhelm &Vienna
Karina Newald	Award of Arms	Timonthy & Gabrielle
Lorencio Matteo Espinosa	Silver Rapier	Wilhelm & Vienna
Maeve O’Cleary	Award of Arms	Ivan & Matilde
Piers Cressner	Award of Arms	Ivan & Matilde
Razvan Fokovich Volkov	Award of Arms	Ivan & Matilde
Robert of Sugarbush	Queens Honor of Distinction	Isabella
Rowan of Westwood	Award of Arms	Kelson & Geneviere
Thora Ravenhair	Silver Crescent	Balfar & Luna
Thorbjorn Gunnerbroeker	SIlver Brooch	Brennan & Caoilfhionn
Wolfgang Krausfaher (was Ivan Jarnev)	Award of Arms	Bjorn & Morgen

*Any misspelling of names is an error on the part of the Backlog Deputy reading unfamiliar calligraphy without a cut sheet

*What is a backlog scroll? Sometimes an award is given out at a court and there is no scroll available to give the recipient. This could be due to transportation issues of the scroll or even that the royalty decided to grant a spur of the moment award to a deserving gentle. When this happens, the reign’s heraldic staff records this and sends it to the Signet staff in their court reports. The awards that should have had a scroll generated become backlogs and are assigned out to volunteer scribes to work on in between live assignments.

Tournaments Illuminated Quest Article Request

06 Saturday Jul 2019

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Our upcoming Quest article is “Event Lighting at Night”.

At Society events, night can have its own magic; darkness masks many a 21st C silhouette and pushes the modern world even further away. Torchlight tourneys are a beloved tradition and the flicker of flames from campfire and lantern casts a more timeless glow on faces, clothes and gear. But in this day and age where live flame is highly restricted at many a venue and sometimes forbidden entirely, how do you provide safe and sufficient lighting at nighttime and observe site rules without losing that Society period feel? Share your knowledge (in 300 words or less); send your best suggestions to tieditor@sca.org and they may be included in the 3rd Quarter 2019 issue of Tournaments Illuminated. If you would like to share a photo, write and ask for image specifics.

Submission of any work to TI constitutes permission to publish said work without compensation in any form. The author retains all original copyrights to the submission.

SCA Board of Directors Seeks Applicants for Census Committee

03 Wednesday Jul 2019

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The Board of Directors is accepting applications from participants interested in being a part of the 2020 Census Committee.

The mandate/scope of the committee is to design and prepare questions for the 2020 SCA Census, to launch and administer the census, and to analyze and report on findings based on the census data collected. It is anticipated that the 2020 SCA Census will be based in large part on the 2010 SCA Census, with the addition of questions related to issues currently of interest in the Society.

Applicants should be broadly familiar with all aspects of SCA culture and represent a diversity of opinions/backgrounds. They must be willing to work collaboratively with other Committee members and the Board of Directors. Experience in conducting and analyzing surveys and polls is useful, but not a prerequisite.

Applicants should direct a resume and a letter of application to resumes@sca.org. Deadline for applications is July 18, 2019.

Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036

You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.

This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.

In Memoriam: Lord Seamus Mac Neachtain

02 Tuesday Jul 2019

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Lord Seamus on the field at Pennsic. Photo courtesy of Svanna Vefa.

On Sunday, word was received in the Kingdom that Lord Seamus Mac Neachtain, of the Shire of Owlsherst, has passed away. An imposing figure on the field, he was as well known for his generosity, kindness, and leadership as he was for his martial prowess.

Lord Seamus was currently serving the Kingdom as the Captain of HRH Margarita’s guard, and was the only unbelted fighter that advanced to the final 8 combatants in the most recent East Kingdom Crown Tournament. He was widely-respected as the Armored Combat Commander for the Southern Army, leading the South to the prestigious Blue Tyger Legion at Pennsic 47, and he was a three-time member of the unbelted East Kingdom Armored Combat melee team. A squire to Count Ruslan, he was a member of House Gleipnirvirki, fighting as part of the Hrafnox unit. Continue reading →

Schedule, Curia Agenda, and Site Book Now Available for Great Northeastern War XXXIII

02 Tuesday Jul 2019

Posted by East Kingdom Gazette in Announcements, Events

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The site book and class schedule for Great Northeastern War, taking place in Malagentia July 11 – 14, are now available for download from the Great Northeastern War website.

A limited number of paper copies will also be available at the event, however the event staff is making the book available for early download so that attendees can plan their weekend and download the information to a mobile device if they wish.

Link for the full site book (.pdf format)

Link for the Great Northeastern University class listing, via the interactive University portal (via the Thing): gneuniversity.org
The Thing allows you to view classes through Excel, iCal, or view interactively on the website.

Link for the Great Northeastern University class listings as a .pdf.
Click here to download

Answers to most other questions about the event, including directions, gate opening times, fees, pets, and site rules, can be found at the event website:
Great Northeastern War Website

Please check the web page and the Event page on Facebook for updates and corrections.

East Kingdom Curia will be held at Great Northeastern War on Sunday, July 14 at 9:00 am in the barn. Curia allows the Crown to solicit and listen to advice on proposed changes to East Kingdom Law. You can learn more about Curia and view the agenda for this Curia at the East Kingdom Seneschal’s website.

Birka Hotel now Accepting Reservations

01 Monday Jul 2019

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A message from Mistress Fia Kareman, Autocrat, A Market Day at Birka XXXI

Good afternoon!

You have been very patient, and now that the New Hampshire primary appears set in stone (although that could change…) it is now time to announce the details regarding A Market Day at Birka XXXI (2020).

The details are as follows:

A Market Day at Birka XXXI will be held at the Doubletree hotel in Manchester on January 24 – 26, 2020.

The room block will open for reservations at 2:00pm on Monday, July 1, 2019.

You should call the hotel directly at 603-625-1000 and not the national hotel reservations line. Ask them for the Birka rate, which is $149.00/night for 1-4 people. However, due to high call volume they may switch you to a special national line which we’ve been told should work just fine.

The Birka website has *not* been updated and it has not yet been submitted to the EK Calendar, nor has a Facebook event page been made. Those will all happen within the next few days. 🙂

This information is now public. Feel free to forward it as you please.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at autocrat@birka.org. 🙂