East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The Shire of Nordenhal (Kingston, NY) is very pleased to once again offer a day full of classes to help you accessorize, embellish, and otherwise add those special touches that turn your garb from functional to fantastic. Wear Schola IV will take place on November 16, 2013 at the Church of the Comforter Church Hall Wynkoop …
You are cordially invited to St. Eligius Celebration of the Arts and Sciences, being held on November 16th in Meriden CT. The St. Eligius Arts and Sciences Competition has an unusual format this year and is designed to be something like a martial tourney, so this contest demands face-to-face scoring. Each contestant declares his entry(s) as belonging to …
The Gazette asked Lady Aildreda de Tamwurthe to provide background about the poem performed by the King’s and Queen’s Bards as part of the Coronation ceremony. Her explanation and poem follow. Our thanks to Lady Aildreda and Lord Lucien for their help. When the Queen’s Bard, Lucien de Pontivy, was inspired to write an Old …
Their Royal Highnesses have chosen a lovely lake-side spot to celebrate their coronation. They would have you come and make this a weekend to remember. Last court of Gregor and Kiena is scheduled for 11am. We hope to serve feast about 6pm. 2pm in the porch section of the main hall: Accessibility Hour with Alayne …
At Artifacts of Life this last weekend, artists displayed items they made that could have been left behind by a single historic person – their own SCA persona or someone else. The goal of the event, which was sponsored by the Barony Beyond the Mountain and the Barony of Carolingia, was to look at …
Artifacts of a Life, a new type of Arts & Sciences event that is jointly sponsored by The Barony Beyond the Mountain and the Barony of Carolingia, is coming on September 21! The event centers around display of artifacts that could have been left behind by a plausible historic persona — it does not have …
Stonemarche Baronial A&S Championship and Northern Region A&S Championship will be taking place at Stonemarche Baronial Birthday on October 19. No celebration is complete without the work of the artists, artisans, and makers of the Known World, for it is through their efforts that we can step back in time. Bring forth your best arts …
Originally started in the Middle Kingdom as The Bead Rescue Project, this activity aims to educated the populace about period glass beads throughout history. Beads are “hidden” at an event, waiting for some lucky person to find them and take them home. If you find a bead, it is yours to keep! However, we encourage …
The Great Hall at Pennsic 42 was filled with kingdom banners, tables of artisans displaying their skills, and the buzz of the crowds. Here and there intriguing items poked above the heads of the spectators: a large painting. Dresses displayed on mannequins. A folding German clothes closet. Welcome to the Known World A&S Display. The …
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 …