East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
There will be a Q&A session for the web polling’s and recommendation’s page this weekend at The Modern Word Collides with the SCA! event. For more information about the event, see this article about the classes or the event announcement. Please come and ask Lady Raffaella Mascolo any questions that you have about the set …
In the forty-seventh year of the Society, upon 9 February, in the Barony of l’Ile du Dragon Dormant, Edward the King and Thyra the Queen did enact and cause to be enacted the following:
Earlier today, the following post was shared on Facebook: Ladies and Gentlemen of the Kingdom of Meridies, As many of you know, about a year ago there was a lawsuit settlement against the SCA. In what can only be described a triumph of unity and solidarity, the populace of the Society came together as one …
Countess Marguerite ingen Lachlainn has been kind enough to send us the following report from King’s and Queen’s Rapier Champions, currently being fought in snowy L’ile du Dragon Dormant. Following the round robin pools, the final sixteen met as follows in a double elimination tournament:
In the forty-seventh year of the Society, upon 2 February, in the Barony of Carolingia, Edward the King and Thyra the Queen did enact and cause to be enacted the following: Item. Their Majesties accepted the fealty of Fergus and Imigla, Baron and Baroness of Carolingia. Item. Their Majesties caused those good gentles new to …
A mumming greeted King Edward and Queen Thyra at their recent visit to Carolingia. “In honor of their visit, and in keeping with our duties has baron and baroness, we wanted to honor them with something both appropriately Carolingian,” said Baron Fergus MacRae. “ Leaning on the strong traditions of our fine barony, a Mumming …
Who Will Speak for the Sheep? by Myra Hope Eskridge (performing as Lucien de Pontivy)
“Bold Lord Robert of Lochleven” by Martyn de Halliwell to the tune of “Edi Beo”
Time of taxes came to trusty Carolingia — brash Baron demanded bah-bah calling livestock. Righteously then Robert roared against this sheep-toll; painful price was made to pay that day of horror.
“This piece was adapted from a story in ”(Merry) Tales and Quick Answers”, (printed c. 1535) based on the notes I used in the competition,” reports Lady Judith. “The words may differ slightly from what I said in the video.”