East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Harvest Moon Shoot is coming right up. Saturday, Sept. 14 at Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds in South Hiram, Maine. There are some great things in store. https://www.facebook.com/events/1385201558359050/ The site is spacious and rain resistant, with covered areas for most or all of the activities. Archery is the focus of the day, with a hunt theme. Alexandre …
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 …
There were 47 war points to be won this Pennsic. The detailed breakdown of the points below is based on reports received by the Gazette. We have been unable to confirm the Armored Bridge and Tower battle point tallies. If the reports we received are correct, the East took 42 of the 47 points.
The Shire of Anglespur invites one and all to our annual Hunter’s Moon on Labor Day weekend. This year, among our many traditional activities such as A&S classes featuring pewter casting and beadmaking, archey, and fencing tournaments, we are proud to feature two new activities. First, we are hosting a fighters’ symposium with classes taught …
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 …
There will be many classes to choose from at the University at the upcoming Great Northeastern War XXVI! Friday, July 12, 2013 Lucien de Wyntre – So You Wanna be a Fencing Marshal? Anita – Make your own Soapstone Suported Spindle Skye St. Andrews – Making Clover Honey Arastorm – Palmistry Petra of Winding Waters …
Written by Patricio Enriquez, Bishop of Soria This be the history of the feud that took place between the Crafty Baron Fergus MacRae of Carolingia, called by some “Guiscard”, and Nest verch Tangwistel, the Baroness of Smoking Rocks, called by some “The Sainted”. May the Arbiter of the Universe whose hand moves the quill that …
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 …
The outcome of this year’s Pennsic War is based on 47 war points. 30 for Armored Combat 10 for Rapier 4 for Archery 1 for Thrown Weapons 1 for Siege weapons 1 for Service (new this year)
On Saturday, June 1, 2013, the outgoing Royal Archery Champions of the East ran a devious (some would say “despicable”) tournament to determine their successors. The Queen’s Champion, Master Philip Reed the Facetious, created 11 novelty shoots, providing a full day of challenging and fun archery for all the competitors. The King’s Champion, Lord Nathaniel …