East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
For the past few years, the Arts and Sciences war point at Pennsic has been based on populace choice. However, this year, the war point was a judged competition. Led by the A&S war point general, Raziya Bint Rusa and her lieutenant, Agatha Wanderer, the East worked with artisans from other kingdoms to develop a …
Two magnificent wallhangings will be displayed at our 50 Year Celebration event. The project was the idea of Baroness Jeanne de Robin of l’Île du Dragon Dormant. Each wallhanging shows the arms of the King or the Queen surrounded by the personal arms of our first 100 Kings and 100 Queens. The Royal Line begins …
Deux magnifiques tapisseries seront en exposition à la célébration de nos 50 ans. Ce projet est l’idée de Baroness Jeanne de Robin de l’Île du Dragon Dormant. Chaque tapisseries affiche les armoiries du Roi ou Reine, entourées par les armoiries personnelles de nos premiers 100 Rois et Reines. La Lignée Royale commence dans le coin …
Eighteen months ago, Baron Adolphus Benner had an audacious idea. As a physical representation of the lineage of Royalty of the East, he proposed making dolls – 115 dolls, in total – representing each of the individuals who has served the East Kingdom as sovereign. Since then a team of about 13 volunteers, led by …
Greetings and good news! We are excited to announce the format for the King’s and Queen’s A & S Champions Competition for 2019! One of our goals for the A&S Office is to get information published as early as possible. We want to keep people well informed so that they can be better prepared and …
rubric (noun ru·bric \ ˈrü-brik , -ˌbrik \): a guide listing specific criteria for grading or scoring academic papers, projects, or tests In an attempt to familiarize more people with the scoring rubric used for the King’s & Queen’s Arts & Sciences Champion competition (K&Q’s A&S), the office of the East Kingdom Minister of Arts and Sciences (MOAS) will be holding workshops …
From the Editor of Tournaments Illuminated: Our upcoming Quest article is “Summer Reading” with Guest Editor Kirsten O’Brien | Rekon of Saaremaa. Ah, summer … when folks wearing swimsuits, t-shirts and shorts head out to the pool, the river, the lake or the seashore, with a book in a bag. Summer … when SCA folks …
Greetings, Easterners! Do you have a Skill or Trade or Compendium of lore that simply must be shared far and wide within the Kingdom? The East Kingdom 50-year Celebration is upon us and there will be classes of all flavors Friday, Saturday, *and* Sunday, and we want your class to be among them. In order …
On April 14 artisans from around the East Kingdom and as far away as Aethelmarc came together to compete for the honor of being chosen Keeper of the Central Flame. Twenty-seven artists competed in nine tracks, both as experts and novices. To be chosen as the Keeper, artisans entered three items in at least two …
Hello to the Artisans of the East! Greetings from the A&S warpoint team. We are looking for people who have the time and inclination to participate in the War Point at Pennsic this year. Any artisan may apply to be considered, and we encourage people from all manner of disciplines. You are also free to …