East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The final day of War Point shooting was canceled due to weather and the condition of the range and roads. The totals at the end of Thursday’s shooting will stand as the final results, so the East and Allies side has won the Populace Archery war point. Sun.-Aug.2 Mon.-Aug.3 Wed.-Aug.5 Thurs.-Aug.6 —FINAL— East Mid East …
Not much to report, as I’ve seen no reports from the Period Shoot or the Baronial Champions Shoot yesterday, but below is an update on the Populace War Points. It is worth noting that 17,466 arrows have been shot for war points! (2911 archer rounds x 6 arrows per round.) The last day of official …
And the results from a looooong hard day of shooting are that East takes 3 of the 4 available points today! Friend/Foe: East & Allies = 62; Middle & Allies = 30 Long-distance Walk-up: East & Allies = 137; Middle & Allies = 112 Roving Range: East only = 836; Middle only = 977 Eastern …
The second tryout/practice was rained-out yesterday but held today, and our Archery Champions have been selected. Cheer them on as they compete tomorrow! EK Team Members: EK Alternates: Ivarr Valsson, Sovereign’s Champion Michelle of Stonemarche Kayla of Carolingia, Consort’s Champion Isidora de la Tor Ryan Mac Whyte, Captain General Lada Monguligan Cathain Reiter Mikjall Bogmadr …
Pennsic Archery usually has a theme, and this year it’s The Wizard of Oz! THL Alrekr Bergsson, Aethelmearc Archer General, shared this recently: “The populace will have the opportunity to shoot at Flying Monkeys on the Advancing Man range. In a twist (pun intended) on the Castle Window Shoot, archers …
As of Opening Ceremonies yesterday, the War is ON! The alliances, as reported in today’s Pennsic Independent, are: For the East: Ansteorra, West, Atlantia, An Tir, Tuchux, Acre. AEthelmearc too, though that was missed in the PI article. For the Middle: Atenveldt, Meridies, Calontir, Trimaris, Outlands, Northshield, Gleann Abhainn, Great Dark Horde, Empire of the …
Thanks to a stalwart crew of volunteers, the entire archery range was set up on Monday, July 27, in about 3 hours! As he did last year, Lord Casimir Sarkastyczny has created an archery-specific schedule for the War: Pennsic 53 Archery Schedule Peace Week archery was staffed for limited hours each day, and several archery …
Friendly reminder from the Earl Marshal’s Office Pennsic is fast approaching. War week is less than 2 weeks away! Please check your authorization cards! If you are expired or are expiring before or during Pennsic, we encourage you to get to a practice and re-auth if possible. If not, the East will be allowing auths …
Hello everyone from the East Kingdom Pennsic Steward – The last few years we have made a conscious effort to move the public space in the royal encampment from a place that is used just for reserved events, to a space that can be used by anyone in the East Kingdom, that also gets used …
Greetings unto the artisans, artists, and researchers of the East! Though winter is reluctant to release its grip on these Eastern lands, surely summer will eventually be coming in, and thoughts will turn to war. Our Eastern Heirs, preparing the Kingdom for War, have asked me to organize the artisans of the East for the …