East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Greetings all from the Kingdom A&S Minister, Master Philip White. You all may remember how impressed I was with this past year’s King’s and Queen’s A&S Champion’s Competition. Mistress Elysabeth Underhill and Master Magnus Hvalmagi organized an activity highly praised by the entrants and judges alike. We want to build on their success as we …
The Dream Atlas is a map of the Known World inspired by the 14th century Catalan Atlas and created as a fundraiser for Their Highnesses to use toward travel expenses and Eastern Hospitality for foreign royalty. This Atlas is now available for purchase. The map shows all twenty of the current kingdoms, as well as …
On March 11th, the Barony of Bergental (Springfield, MA) will celebrate its 25th birthday by holding a Novice Schola, with classes and activities for one and all. The class scheduler, Mistress Barbeta Kyrkeland, is still looking for teachers to teach classes in the following categories: A&S (particularly scribal, woodworking, leatherworking, lampworking, blacksmithing, beer-making, metalworking, etc.) …
Greetings unto all those intending to enter Spring Crown Tournament, Please be aware that both the combatant and the consort must submit a letter of intent, either through the following link (preferred) or by email to Their Royal Highnesses Prince Ioannes and Princess Honig with a copy to the Kingdom Seneschal. Joint submissions are preferred …
The Gazette asked each of the final four performers to share their piece with us. The four performers received the task of composing a piece with a specific theme, each one receiving one of the four seasons. Winter – Countess Chatricam Meghanta or “Megha” The piece as performed is based on Purananuru poem # …
Eager to participate in the Barony of Concordia’s traditional mid-February blizzard, 26 artisans descended on Scotia, New York to show off their diverse talents at King’s and Queen’s Arts and Sciences Championship. The competition consisted of two phases. In the first phase, 7 teams of 3 judges each spent up to 45 minutes discussing an …
On a day befitting the name of our hosts, Concordia of the Snows, thirteen exceptional performers assembled to vie for the positions of King’s and Queen’s Bards. The competition consisted of three rounds, with each performer given a total of 15 minutes to use over all three rounds (with extra time available for the finals …
There were 14 competitors across all skill levels! From this field two were victorious. Chatricam Meghanta (or Megha), (who bears a striking resemblance to Countess Marguerite inghean Lochlainn), is the King’s Bard Maitresse Sabine de Kerbriant is the Queen’s Bard. Congratulations to all!
On 28 January, AS LI, Their Majesties Brion and Anna did hold a Royal Court in the Barony of Stonemarche at A Market Day at Birka. Their Majesties were not only attended by Their Highnesses Tir Mara, Ioannes and Ro Honig, but also by a number of visiting royals. This included: Her Majesty Margerite of …
Republished from a blog post by Olivia Baker (Kate Crandall). Used by permission. Making an event happen, I mean really happen, is not simple or intuitive. I’m not talking about being an event manager or event steward, here. I’m talking about event promotion. I’m talking about getting your event in front of people who wouldn’t …