East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
A friendly reminder to those interested, This weekend is 2022’s Known World Heralds and Scribes Symposium (KWHSS), a virtual event dedicated to all things heraldic and scribal! There are classes for all levels of heralds and scribes (including people just starting out or interested in seeing what these activities are like). Some classes are …
Beginning June 29, Donna Lorita de Siena, the deputy herald for sign language heraldry, will be offering weekly classes via Google Meet for anyone who is interested in learning more about the silent heraldry program and learning the sign language associated with the position. Classes are currently scheduled for Wednesdays at 7 pm EDT, starting …
Greetings Tyger Populace! Please see the latest News post regarding a need for Kingdom Event Bids. https://www.eastkingdom.org/ek_announcement/may-23-2022-kingdom-event-bid-requests/ We are seeking Bid Packages for the events listed below. I have included some important information regarding some of them (such as preferred dates, or required region). The due dates for the bids do not align with EK …
Being the Court of Their Majesties Ryouko’jin & Indrakshi held on April 23rd, A.S. LVI (2022) in the Barony of Dragonship Haven at Balfar’s Challenge Court Heralds: Hlærifaᵭer Grimm the Skald, Lady Siobhan ingean ui Ghadhra, Lady Violet Hughes, Lady Anežka Liška z Kolina, Lady Aethelflied of Mercia Known as Brewbane, Maestro Malcolm Bowman Reporting …
From Gate Mistress Camille des Jardins, come Greetings and this important missive: Here, the moment we’ve been waiting for, GNEW 34 Pre-Registration is OPEN! EK PayPal PreReg Link: https://surveys.eastkingdom.org/index.php/844389 This is not a pre-reg only event, though we are *highly encouraging* you to do so to speed entry through gate. All East Kingdom and SCA COVID-safe …
Greetings unto the Eastern Populace, Their royal highness’s are soliciting award recommendations through this Saturday, February 12, 2022. The East has many deserving gentiles, some dedicated to art, science, service and/or Marshall prowess. Their Highness’s seek your assistance in recognizing such folks. It takes many to make things run smoothly, look great, and keep this …
Greetings unto the populace fo the East, The kingdom Webministry staff has scheduled upgrades and security improvements to the East Kingdom account management tools. Accordingly, these tools will be briefly offline on December 24th, beginning at 3pm EST. Maintenance is expected to be complete by 6pm.During this time websites and email will continue to operate …
Good morning, East Kingdom! Since the announcement of the new COVIDSafe Policy going in to effect on October 12, 2021, a few people have reached out to find out if the attendance cap would be lifted on Crown Tournament. Upon discussion, we have decided to keep the attendance cap in place. While requiring vaccination/negative COVID tests …
Greetings unto the populace of the East Kingdom, I write to remind the populace that masks are the price of having in-person events, and compliance is not optional. A recent event was particularly inattentive to correct mask wearing, which I was deeply disappointed to learn about from first-person accounts and many photos on Facebook. This is …
Greetings unto the great Eastern populace, It is with great pride and joy, a tournament was held to name new Armored Combat champions. The day was filled with great prowess, honor and joy as 44 combatants fought for the honor to represent our beloved Eastern Realm as champions. A double elimination tournament was fought to …