East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The Finals were a best 3 of 5 format. First round (greatsword): Ôzurr Second round (two sword): Matthew Third round (sword and shield): Ôzurr Fourth round (polearm): Ôzurr Ôzurr wins to become Prince of the East, and his consort, Fortune, becomes princess. The Gazette thanks Mistress Anastasia for her on-site reporting and photos.
The tournament to choose the heirs of König Wilhelm and Königin Vienna is beginning in the Barony of Endewearde. The format will be standard double elimination up to the final 8. From there it will be best of 3 each round until the final 4, then best of 5 with the finals being best of …
Doña Lilias de Cheryngton, the incoming Kingdom Marshal of Fence, talked to the Gazette about her new position, diversity in fencing, and the Order of Defense. Please describe your job responsibilities. The Kingdom Marshal of Fence sets and enforces weapon and armor standards for fencing, supervises the authorization of rapier combatants, and deals with disciplinary …
The following announcement is from Lady Audrye Beneyt, Event Steward for Saturday’s Crown Tournament in Endewearde: We will be moving the lists under the cover of Bennett Hall for Saturday’s Tournament. What does this mean for combatants? 1. You will be dry. No wet fighters. No wet grass. 2. You will be fighting in concrete. …
On the 20th of October A.S. LIII, known in the common era as 2018, the radiant Queen of the East, Vienna de la Mer, travelled to the Shire of Owlsherst in order to attend Shire Wars VIII, the battle of Hastings. As Her King had great trials that required His attention, it would fall to …
In response to many requests for gender-neutral period titles, the SCA College of Arms has been conducting research and taking commentary on several proposed titles. The research project is being supervised by Mistress Ursula Georges of the Middle Kingdom, the Palimpsest Herald. The College of Arms recently approved the first three gender-neutral titles – two …
The Society College of Arms runs on monthly cycles and letters. Each month, the College processes name and armory submissions from all of the Kingdoms. Final decisions on submissions are made at the monthly meetings of the Pelican Queen of Arms (names) and the Wreath King of Arms (armory). Pelican and Wreath then write up …
1) There will be an online A&S rubric workshop THIS THURSDAY at 7:30. —Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/457109051 Learn about the rubric that will be used at K&Q A&S. This workshop is useful for judges and artisans alike. More information can be found here: https://moas.eastkingdom.org/cms/?page_id=684 2) There will also be two additional rubric workshop sessions …
Online Bardic & Performing Arts Spooktacular, October 23rd 7pm, hosted by East Kingdom College of Performers (EKCoP) Through the magic of the internet and telephone lines EKCoP invites you to join us and share your spooky performances! All skill levels welcome! All performances welcome! Stories! Songs! Poems! Instruments! And more! All Kingdoms welcome! All Audience …
Kingdom A&S Consultation Table: 1:00-2:00 These tables are intended to provide feedback and/or mock scoring to artisans regarding current (or proposed) projects. Our goal as consultants is to provide guidance which will be useful to those engaging in in A&S activities and to those who are considering entering future A&S competitions. K&Q A&S Rubric Training: …