East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Our intrepid reporters on-scene at the Pennsic War went to Information Point to gather more info on this year’s Pennsic medallion. According to the staff at Information point, the image on the medallion is a bowl of petunias, which along with the phrase, “Don’t Panic”, refer to the book, The Restaurant at the End of …
This year’s Pennsic medallion has an important message on it, reminding everyone to enjoy their war: Image provided by Decimus Aurelius
In a year of many changes at Pennsic, one of the biggest changes is the transformation of the ‘old barn’ — a space which has for decades hosted courts, dancing, and other large events at Pennsic, into an expanded market, bringing more access to fresh, local foods to Pennsic attendees without needing to leave the …
As of 9:48pm Tuesday, the on-site attendance at Pennsic was 5028! Land agents began checking-in on Friday, July 19. Saturday morning at 9am thousands of attendees once again began flooding into Cooper’s Lake Campground in Butler, PA for the 42nd Annual Pennsic War. By 8:30am on Sunday, the official Pennsic Twitter account was reporting that …
The Office of Society Rapier Marshal, a deputy to the Society Earl Marshal, is open for applications. Please send resumes (modern, SCA and rapier) to the the Society Earl Marshal at marshal@sca.org. The deadline for resumes is September 1, 2013. Warmest thanks go to the outgoing Society Rapier Marshal, Baroness Eyrny, for her service to …
Greetings unto the Populace of the East Kingdom, A few months ago, the office of the East Kingdom Youth Clerk was created under the office of the Chancellor Minor to help handle the modern administrative burden of managing the Kingdom’s extensive youth officer background checks. The duties of the Youth Clerk are to: – Serve …
Reported from the fields of Pennsic (updated by Martyn de Halliwell) “You can go from I-79 N to 422. It’s only the 422 to I-79 N ramp that’s blocked, everything else works. To get to Rt 80, take 19N, do not follow the detour exactly, it tries to put you back on 79N before 80. …
Continuing with our Pennsic Theme, Baroness Leonete D’Angely tells us a little bit about the East Kingdom Teen Party and how it began: It was April 2003, and Leonete D’Angely, then 16 and known as Nicola Angelini, was the only person under the age of 25 at the Speckled Trout Inn, an event in Northern …
Greetings Loyal Subjects of the Mighty East Kingdom from Baroness Ástríðr Sigrun Úlfkelsdóttir. I call upon you during this time of war to help maintain the safety of our most wonderful Majesties and of their encampment.We are seeking your help to guard the East Kingdom Royal encampment at its gates. Duties include; helping lost souls …
The Director of the Known World Youth Choir, Lady Rachel Dalicieux, has put out a call to youth ages 12 and older to participate in the choir’s inaugural year. “I have over 15 years of experience working with middle and high school students in both choir and band,” wrote Lady Rachel. “I love kids and …