East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
For the East Kingdom 50th Year event, Duchess Avelina wanted a Town Center where people could gather. The concept was a success despite the oppressive heat, and we want to encourage autocrats to try variations of it at their own events. This is a summary of what we learned creating the Town Center. EK 50 …
Thanks to Master Rhys Terafan Greydragon for submitting this account of the tourney and the resulting scoring. Master Terafan currently serves as the Society Equestrian Marshall, and offered to sponsor the Jousting Tourney. Jousting requires a specific authorization, in addition to the basic equestrian authorization, and a higher level of armor than most equestrian activities. …
The skills challenge portion of the competition for King’s and Queen’s Equestrian Champions was held last night, with results announced in court earlier today. Many thanks to the outgoing King’s Champion, Baroness Alanna of Skye, for sending us detailed results and tracking down details as the Gazette staff realized they were needed for this article. …
Because of the anticipated extreme heat this weekend, a decision was made well in advance to split the Equestrian Champions competition into a morning session and an evening session, with the evening session expected to start at 8 pm. The morning session was a challenge course, in the style known as Gambler’s Choice. In this …
Voice heralds of the East! Heed the call of His Grace Duke Gregor von Heisler! Your voice is requested to instill pageantry and splendor to the Grand Tournament field at the East Kingdom 50 year celebration event. Let your voice be heard above the fray, beckoning those gathered to draw near and witness the mighty …
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 …
The Lunch Box food truck will be at the East Kingdom 50 Year event to provide hamburgers, hotdogs, sausage, fries, and a few other hot food items for lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday.
The Kingdom of the East is coming together to celebrate fifty years of pageantry, fellowship, and fun – and the Town Center is right in the middle of it all. Read on to learn about the many and varied activities you will find there all throughout the event. You can save the schedule to your …
Will you still be on site on Sunday night at the East Kingdom 50th Year Celebration? Starting at 8:00 pm, swing by the Town Center for an end of event party (think post-revel). We’ll have fire in the firepit (blue fire naturally), tiki torches lit, glowsticks to hand out, music for dancing, and space to …