East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Good news Every Tyger! After much wailing and gnashing of teeth (not really), the East Kingdom Calendar template has been updated! How, you ask? Event Stewards no longer need to manually add the required SCA Health Acknowledgement to Event Descriptions. It will appear automatically, along with our current COVIDSafe and Masking Policies. This saves time for everyone, …
Good morning Tygers! I have made some updates to the COVID Policies which go in to effect on June 1, 2022. It provides some clarifications in some areas (camping, shared sleeping spaces, etc) and brings masking indoors back to a requirement for all ages 2+. In addition, I had an opportunity to witness some additional …
Good afternoon! With the permission of Their Majesties Ryouko’jin and Indrakshi, it is my honor and pleasure to announce the Mayor of Pennsic 51 has been chosen. Baron Estgar aet Hrofeceastre OL, OP (modernly Ian Stewart) will helm Pennsic 51 in 2024. His Excellency is well known to the Pennsic community and has been part …
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 …
There are not many jobs where it can be said that what you do today will matter decades or even hundreds of years from now. The SCA Archivist is one of those roles – an opportunity to be a custodian of the Society’s memory. You will be actively helping to build and shape of understanding …
Are you passionate about effective, accessible web sites and timely communication? Do you want to ensure that SCA websites across the world are: functional, appealing, easily found, and compliant? Does the idea of working across the Known World to help others and to sustain the SCA’s internet presence bring you joy? If you answered yes …
This year’s summer Known Worlde Heralds and Scribal Symposium (KWHSS) will be held on Friday-Sunday July 22nd-24th 2022. It is a virtual event, hosted by the Principality of Vindheim in conjunction with the Kingdom of Ansteorra. Pre-registration and other information can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/kwhss/home KWHSS is always a wonderful venue for learning and teaching among heraldic …
Below please find the format Their Majesties’ would like to see for the upcoming Crown Bardic Championship at War of the Roses The competition will take place over three rounds with the following theme for the day: “The Mythology of War.” As Their Majesties undertake preparations for the upcoming Pennsic War, they wish to know …
Greeting to the people of the East from Lady Isabel del Okes, largesse coordinator for Their Majesties. I write this as an invitation to all who desire to add to the largesse of Their Majesties. While we have a large amount of jewelry and cords (fingerloop, Kumihimo, lucet, etc.), we seek to replenish items that …
Effective immediately, the following change is being made to the East Kingdom Masking Policy: Indoor: If you are actively engaged in fencing or rattan combat, you are no longer required to wear a mask. Otherwise, there are no changes to the existing policies and they apply across the entirety of the Kingdom. They are as …