East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The Gazette asked Count Jehan de la Marche, eighth King of the East, for memories of some of his early SCA experiences. He sent us this first installment with the note that it is written from memory and others may well remember events differently. I joined the SCA on October 31, 1969 at the Second …
Tuesday evening of war week at Pennsic, the Knowne World royals gathered at the East Kingdom camp for the state dinner. It took an army of volunteers to create that magical night. Master Dietrich Schwelgengraber oversaw a staff that made sure all the details were perfect. East Kingdom Royal was transformed into a Roman villa …
A flock of pink flamingos was spotted at Pennsic, particularly an unusually small variety. The flamingos seemed to have a specific affinity for Prince Edward and many bystanders were treated to the sight of the flamingos being bestowed on His Highness. The meaning of this visitation was considered by learned folks of the kingdom, and …
War came upon us all! So it was that Their Imperial Majesties, Emperor Brennan Augustus and Empress Caoilfhionn Augusta, did travel to the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands in the Kingdom of Æthelmearc, and attended Pennsic War XLIII, August 2 – August 9, 2014 (AS XLIX). On Sunday, August 3: Gavin MacKinnon was called before …
The East took two of the three populace shoots, for 6 war points! The three traditional populace archery war point shoots were adapted to this year’s safari theme. Each shoot was worth three war points. Archers could shoot each of the three shoots up to five times on their own schedules, spreading them out over …
From Dueña Mercedes Vera de Calafia, Seneschal of the East Kingdom: Applications for the office of Pennsic Steward are now being accepted. Please send an email with your SCA and Modern name, a brief SCA resume and a statement of interest to TRH@eastkingdom.org exchequer@eastkingdom.org and seneschal@eastkingdom.org. Please include contact information. This office is defined in …
On Thursday (Aug.7), two teams of twelve assembled on the range to settle the Thrown Weapons Champions Team war point. The East prevailed with 119 points over the Midrealm’s 85 points. The top individual scorer of the contest was Master Robert of Wilford with 16 points; he was an Eastern ally from An Tir. Another …
The East and allied Archery Champions Team was victorious in the archery competition on Wednesday. Their Majesties and Their Highnesses of the East were on-hand to support Their Champions. Before the start of the long day of shooting, a short Royal Court was held, during whichHope of Quintavia and Duke Gregor von Heisler received Master Bowman badges, …
The frequent rain and thunderstorms moving through Pennsic resulted in the cancelation of the armored and rapier woods battles scheduled for yesterday due to safety concerns. Armored bridge battles were fought in the morning instead with three points going to the East and two to the Middle. The rapier ruins battle was scheduled to take place …
Greetings To All East Kingdom Webministers! There will be a meeting at Pennsic in the EK Royal Meeting Tent on Wednesday of War Week (August 6th) from 1pm to 3pm. I would like to hold a meet and greet for those at the event and discuss the Office as it is, and the upcoming future. …