East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Cold November winds have blown what was left of the autumn leaves from the trees and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The cold, hard, fallow season can’t be far behind. Fight off the winter blahs during the months ahead by planning and preparing for the new campaigning season next summer. Several events are already on the East …
The site for Musician’s Day is without electricity or water and doesn’t expect to have it back before the end of November. The event has been postponed, although the autocrats hope to reschedule it for late Winter or early Spring. If that isn’t possible, they will try for next November. If you have pre-registered, the …
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In the Court of our most excellent prince and lord, Edward, second of that name, King of the East, and Thyra, his Queen, begun and held at the Shire of Endewearde, on 27 October A.S. 47, the following was publicly proclaimed: Item. Fighters and their consorts from across the Kingdom were summoned to tourney, there …
If you are interested in selling your wares at Market Day at Birka (in Stonemarche, Jan. 25 & 26, 2013), the deadline for applying is Nov. 15, 2012. Applications are accepted online at http://www.birka.org/Merchant.php by creating a merchant account on the site (or signing in if you already have one) and providing information about what you offer and what space …
Artisans’ Challenge and Display cancelled. I have received word that the site for the event is not expected to have power back until Monday and we, therefore, need to regretfully cancel Artisans’ Challenge for this year. I hope that those who planned to attend will attend St. Eligius next weekend: http://www.eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.html?eid=2283 and/or the following weekend …
UPDATE: the site was NOT affected by Hurricane Sandy. The Fall Feast of Simplefare will go on as scheduled. Please come and have a VERY good time! Good gentles, this is a reminder that the annual Fall Feast of Simplefare will be held Saturday, November 3, 2012 in the Barony Beyond the Mountain. During the day, …
At every Crown Tourney, the Ladies of the Rose present tokens to individuals who demonstrate joy for fighting and/or chivalry of note. They also consult with the Queen on the presentation of the Shield of Chivalry, which the Queen bestows on the fighter considered to have shown exceptional chivalry. The following tokens were presented this …
Please note that we have edited the Sweet 16 post to reflect the correct Ivan. Baron Ivan Ivanov syn Dimitriov vynuk Tzardikov fighting for Baroness Mathilde DeCadenet is now listed. We are still ironing the kinks out of our process, and apologize for the mistake.
This photo is by Lady Camille des Jardins, who has graciously shared all her photos of the day at: https://picasaweb.google.com/105277130246371473226/1027CrownTourney