East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Unto Our Populace, We have been working on plans to bring more transparency to the way we marshal tournaments, and the manner in which we as a kingdom deal with questionable results when they arise. We apologize for the pace of our communications to you. We have talked to Our Earl Marshal and various members …
The SCA Board of Directors seeks commentary on the following proposed Corpora language change. Current language for Corpora VIII.B.4 Non-armigerous awards and orders may be established by a kingdom, principality or barony, according to the laws and customs of the kingdom. The names and insignia of these awards and orders must be ratified by the …
Unto all who hear these words, greetings, The second polling of Edward III and Thyra II will be starting shortly. Recommendations are requested via the online form: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/EKRecommendations/ All recommendations for our 2nd polling are due by Saturday, October 25. Order members will be asked to respond to their 2nd polls by Saturday, Nov 22. Please …
The Coronation of Edward III and Thyra II was followed yesterday by a brief Curia. Their Majesties presented a single piece of business which they felt was too urgent to wait for their planned Curia at Market Day at Birka in January. The full text of the law change will appear in the November issue …
Mistress Mercedes Vera de Calafia, Seneschale of the East Kingdom, wishes to share the following: The agenda for the next curia has been posted on the Seneschal’s page. Curia will be at Southern Region War Camp, June 28th 10am.
Greetings from the Brigantia Principal Herald of the Kingdom of the East. At Curia on Jan 26th in Stonemarche it was proposed by Baron Rowen H.E. to their Majesties and I to eliminate the requirement for Shires to have a Herald. The reasoning was, when the requirement was added in January 2002, that having …
By instruction of Their Majesties, the agenda for Their upcoming Curia has been amended (new items 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5); the revised agenda is now available on the East Kingdom Seneschal’s web site: http://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/curia.html (We recommend using the Seneschal’s Curia page as the link, rather than linking through directly to the agenda pdf, because there’s …
The Gazette had the pleasure of chatting with Dueña Mercedes Vera de Calafia, the new East Kingdom Seneschal, about her new job, her life in the SCA, and her favorite cheeses. Who are you? My name is Mercedes de Vera de Calafia. What does the Kingdom Seneschal do? The Kingdom Seneschal does all kinds of things …
The agenda for Their Majesties’ upcoming Curia is now available on the East Kingdom Seneschal’s web site: Curia The Curia will be held the day after Birka, in the Barony of Stonemarche: Sunday, 26 January 2014, 10:00am Stark Room, Radisson Hotel Manchester Questions may be directed to: Clerk of Laws in service, Edith Steyning Clerk …
If you are a Companion of a polled East Kingdom award Order, please note that Their Majesties have just sent out Their second round of recommendations. Polling responses are due by December 17, though replying sooner is encouraged. Each Royal couple usually runs two sets of pollings, one while they are Prince and Princess, and …