East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
En français Greetings from Ryan, Brigantia Herald of the Kingdom of the East. There has been a lot of business going on in the background of the Heralds’ office over the last few months but what I announce to you today is something which started almost 7 months ago. Their Majesties Brennan and Caoilfhionn, just after they …
The Feast of Fools was popular festival in medieval England and France, held on or about January 1, celebrating the biblical principle that “God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise” (1 Cor. 1:27). During the Feast of Fools, mock bishops, popes and other high officials were elected, servants and masters …
Lord Yehuda ben Moshe, the East Kingdom Submissions herald, has provided the Gazette with the artwork that was submitted to the SCA College of Arms for awards recently established in the East Kingdom. Final decisions from the College are expected in April 2016 for the Golden Lance and in June 2016 for the new armigerous …
The following is a Q&A with commonly asked questions about the new awards and answered by the Shepherd’s Crook Herald, Master Rowen Cloteworthy I’m sure some of you have questions about the new Grant-level Orders, the new Armigerous Orders, and how these changes affect your precedence and the Order of March. I heard the order …
This is a recurring series by Mistress Alys Mackyntoich on whether certain names currently can be documented to period based on existing evidence.. There are a lot of names that people think are medieval, but actually aren’t, and others which people think are modern, but in fact are found in the SCA’s period. If you …
Greetings from Ryan, Brigantia Principal Herald of the East. First off I would like to thank Their Royal Majesties Brennan and Caoilfhionn for extending my time as Brigantia into my Fourth, and final, year. I will continue to strive to live up to the trust that Their Graces Edward and Thyra had in me when I stepped …
This is a recurring series by Mistress Alys Mackyntoich on whether certain names currently can be documented to period based on existing evidence.. There are a lot of names that people think are medieval, but actually aren’t, and others which people think are modern, but in fact are found in the SCA’s period. If you …
Greetings to all from Ryan Brigantia, Principal Herald of the Kingdom of the East. We have recently discovered that the “Ask a Herald” link on the EK homepage was not properly forwarding requests. We are working to retreive any requests which may have been backlogged at this time. I know you have been patient in …
From Ryan Mac Whyte, War Herald for the Kingdom of the East for Pennsic XLIV. Greetings and every good thing to all to whom these letters come. As we approach the coming campaign to… um… become closer to our fair friends of the Midrealm by acquiring lands adjacent to their lands, the Kingdom’s eyes turn …
This is a recurring series by Mistress Alys Mackyntoich on whether certain names currently can be documented to period based on existing evidence. There are a lot of names that people think are medieval, but actually aren’t, and others which people think are modern, but in fact are found in the SCA’s period. If you would …