East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
On this last Saturday in March, 80 of our kingdom’s fencers vied for the titles of King’s and Queen’s Champions of Fence. In rapier, the King’s Champion title is held by the winner of the tourney, and the Queen’s Champion is chosen by Her Majesty, for courtesy and valor throughout the tourney. The format for today’s …
Laughter from the audience and applause filled the Bardic champions event throughout the competition, but particularly during the finals. The crowded field was narrowed down to six performers, who were given challenges to perform in the final round by the Royalty. The final six are listed below with links to videos of their final round …
The Noisemakers Schola returns on April 12 to the Bailiwick of Iveyeinust for the IXth year. Maîtresse Brunissende de Brocéliande sends word that as usual, there will be classes and activities related to music, heraldry and scribal arts. Of heraldic note, there will be a Pelican roadshow (see how name decisions happen) and a consultation table. …
Greetings from the Brigantia Principal HeraldThe East Kingdom Order of Precedence will soon be moved from its temporary home at (http://op.wiglaf.org) to the EastKingdom.org Servers. While the software has several challenges, which will be addressed in the coming months, and we are VERY AWARE of those challenges, the data in the individual personal entries is …
The following is a Q&A answered for the Gazette by Lady Heather Shea, the Questrix (Kelly Magill) Grand Council Chair. What is the role of the Grand Council in the SCA? The SCA Board, circa 1995, created the Grand Council as a think-tank to brainstorm about business-side changes or generate ideas about how the SCA …
You can now reserve online for East Kingdom Coronation on April 5th using the ACCEPS system. ACCEPS will stop accepting reservations on April 1st.
This is a recurring series by Mistress Alys Mackyntoich on whether certain names currently can be documented to period based on existing evidence.. There are a lot of names that people think are medieval, but actually aren’t, and others which people think are modern, but in fact are found in the SCA’s period. If you …
Published on behalf of Duchess Anna Ophelia Holloway Tarragon Save the Date! The Eastern Rose Tourney will be September 20, 2014 in the Barony of Bergental. The Roses of the Eastern Kingdom invite one and all to come and witness the Splendor and Pageantry that will be our Eastern Rose Tourney. Each Rose will sponsor one member …
Published on behalf of Mistress Elizabeth Elenore Lovell Mudthaw is this weekend and I hope to see many of you there! We are hosting an Artisan’s Village from noon to 2:30 and here is the current list of artists participating and what the demos/classes will be: Elizabet Marshall: Will be demonstrating and teaching the Bayeux …
Greetings from the good gentles of the Barony Beyond the Mountain. As the weather warms, young men’s and women’s fancies turn to thoughts of… bows, great weapons and medieval life, of course! Come join us for a day full of learning and competition. Our archers have set forth a challenge to all comers, our warriors …