East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Today was the first day of Populace War Point shooting, and the weather cooperated. Here are the results: Sunday – Aug.4 East Middle Clout – Points 1025 627 Soldier – Points 595 404 Window – Points 284 118 Today’s Marshal Meeting had to be canceled due to scheduling conflicts. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, …
The archery range status flag (which flew atop Mount Eislinn) has been replaced by several signs, located near the walking path along the battlefield. The range is not open if these signs show “X” — so you can save yourself a long slog out there! Ullr’s Games had barely begun today when the heavens opened …
The archery range was set up on Mon., July 29, and activities have commenced! Archery Marshals are always needed — please sign up for your preferred shifts at the marshal tent on the range. Pennsic is a great opportunity for Marshals in Training to gain experience. All Marshals and MiTs need to attend one of …
Here, in the East, we are lucky to receive original works of art to commemorate our awards and honors, with the artwork, lettering and words created specifically for each recipient. (Please browse the Signet Gallery for some outstanding examples.) This is not true in every kingdom. In some parts of the Known World, mass-produced documents …
Populace War Points This year there were three different war point shoots in which ALL archers could participate. This has been the case for many years, although the presentation, scoring and numbers of attempts differ. The populace shooting was offered Sunday through Thursday, so archers had five opportunities to shoot each of the three war …
Teams of 40 champions (and 4 alternates) each for the East and for the Midrealm took the field today for the Pennsic Archery Champions’ Tournament, and the Eastern team won the war point! Before the start of the tournament, King Gregor and Queen Kiena addressed the archers and wished them well, then convened a short …
As ever, there will be LOTS of archery at Pennsic! Set-up of the archery range happens Monday, July 22, and help with this effort is greatly appreciated. The range should be open for use sometime on Tuesday, July 23. There is no marshal schedule during the first week, so if you wish to shoot, please …