East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The tentative schedule for Mudthaw is now available: 10:00 – Site Opens 10:00 – Merchants Open – lower hall 10:00 – A&S Entry Open – upper hall 10:00 – EK Signet Scroll Display – upper hall 11:30 – Morning Court – outside 12:00 – Armored Combat Tournament begins 12:00 – Rapier Tournament 12:00 – Thrown …
February 22 dawned bright and clear as competitors, judges, and arts and sciences enthusiasts arrived for this year’s competition. There were 29 competitors this year, entering a wide range of projects, from sweets to swords, lace to illumination, and everything in between. Others came just to display their work and have a chance to share …
The East Kingdom lost a true Renaissance man as Don Jehan Fitz Alan of Endewearde passed away suddenly at home on Friday, February 28th. Don Jehan was a fine artisan and swordmaker, a talented swordsman, a long-time officer for his local group, and a gentle man devoted to nature, laughter, family, and the sea. He …
Crown Tournament 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 this link (preferred) or by email to TRH Prince Brennan and Princess Caoilfhionn, with a copy to me. If by email, a joint email is …
The class list and schedule for this weekend’s event in Bergental is available below. The event is both the King’s and Queen’s Bardic Championships and Bergental’s traditional Novice Schola and Baronial Birthday. The event announcement can be seen here. 2014 Novice Schola Class List 2014 Schedule
A grand auction for the East Kingdom Royal Travel Fund will be held during Spring Coronation on Saturday, April 5, and donations are being sought. Ideas from prior auctions include: Hand-made items Promissories for backlog scrolls and other work Mugs and other feast-gear items Pre-made SCA weaponry include shields Lessons from fighters or artisans …
The cooks of the Barony of Sternfeld in the Middle Kingdom have created a survey about feasts and they are trying to get as wide a distribution as possible. Their goal is to find out what people want, and then share that information with as many feast cooks as possible. To that end, they’ve published …
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 …
The SCA will be celebrating its 50th anniversary at the SCA 50 Year Celebration in central Indiana the summer of 2016. The event stewards for this momentous event are seeking assistance from all corners of the Society and have invited the populace to apply for the following openings on the event staff. Historic Display Chair …
Curia was held in January at the Market Day at Birka, and the following changes were made to East Kingdom Law and Policy. The Chancellor of the Academy of Pages was removed from the officers lists and its duties were removed later in the document. In effect, the office no longer exists. Kingdom officers are …