East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Yet Another Bardic Reminder It’s February 1st. You have only six days (until February 6th) to preregister with Mistress Alys Mackyntoich if you want to compete in the King’s and Queen’s Bardic Competition. Because A&S and Bardic are being combined into the same event this year, it is essential that you pre-register to compete. If you …
Results from both Armored and Rapier Tournaments at the 2017 Market Day at Birka have been posted to the Northern Army website. Vivat to Douglas Henry who placed first in the Armored Combat bear pit, and to Robert of Anglespur who placed first in the Rapier Combat Bear pit. Congratulations to everyone who competed!
Don Eldrich Gaiman, Captain EK Champions Melee Team, has recently released the Pennsic melee champs tryout schedule for the first round. Below is his email. Eastern fencers interested in being considered for the team should fill out the sign-up form (listed below) and check out the team selection process that we published previously.
Market Day at Birka, in the Barony of Stonemarche, has a long history. This will be the 28th year of the event, and the 15th year since it moved to the Radisson Hotel and the Center of New Hampshire Expo Center in Manchester. Every four years the event scheduling gets a bit nerve-wracking because of …
Greetings and good fortune to all who read these words: Their Majesty Brion and Anna and Their Majesties’ Bardic Champions have heard your requests for a longer time limit for performances in the competition. After carefully considering the schedule and the need to have Their Majesties give sufficient attention to both the Bardic and the …
Greetings and good fortune to all who read these words: It’s less than a month until K&Q Bardic Champions, and we still have less than 10 people signed up to compete. Please be aware that, in order to accommodate having K&Q A&S and Bardic Champions on the same day, we NEED to have every Bardic …
Greetings unto the populace of this great East Kingdom. Bids are now being accepted from those that want to run an East Kingdom 50 year event. The East will hit the 50-year mark in 2018. This results in a really tight window for bids to be received and reviewed by the Council of the Exchequer. Had it not been …
The Autocrats Colloquium will be held this Saturday in Arlington, MA. Attendees should wear regular clothes, not garb, to listen to SCA experts offer their insights on what an autocrat needs to know. A dayboard is not being served – although coffee and tea will be available. There will be an hour lunch break. The …
Submitted by R.Wurm, Barony of Dragonship Haven Greetings Everyone St. Eligius is right around the corner and Dragonship Haven is so excited! Queen Anna is honoring us with Her Presence, plus we have some new challenges and special competitions. New this year are the Baron Adhemar Challenges: Misadventures and Collaboration. Sound intriguing? Go to the …
To the Kingdom of the East, do We Brion and Anna send these words from the Tyger thrones, this 17th day of October. We are pleased to announce the following gentles who would contest on the field of honor for the Fall Crown Tournament of the Kingdom of the East: Master Ryan Mac Whyte fighting …