East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Sir Tanaka Reiko, Master of the Pelican, has been named as the 17th Tyger of the East, joining a long line of distinguished citizens of the East Kingdom. The SCA.org award explanation website defines the award as the following: The Tyger of the East: given to those who most embody and personify the ideals of the …
Teams of 40 champions (and 4 alternates) each for the East and for the Midrealm took the field today for the Pennsic Archery Champions’ Tournament, and the Eastern team won the war point! Before the start of the tournament, King Gregor and Queen Kiena addressed the archers and wished them well, then convened a short …
Our intrepid reporters on-scene at the Pennsic War went to Information Point to gather more info on this year’s Pennsic medallion. According to the staff at Information point, the image on the medallion is a bowl of petunias, which along with the phrase, “Don’t Panic”, refer to the book, The Restaurant at the End of …
This year’s Pennsic medallion has an important message on it, reminding everyone to enjoy their war: Image provided by Decimus Aurelius
Reported from the fields of Pennsic (updated by Martyn de Halliwell) “You can go from I-79 N to 422. It’s only the 422 to I-79 N ramp that’s blocked, everything else works. To get to Rt 80, take 19N, do not follow the detour exactly, it tries to put you back on 79N before 80. …
Greetings Loyal Subjects of the Mighty East Kingdom from Baroness Ástríðr Sigrun Úlfkelsdóttir. I call upon you during this time of war to help maintain the safety of our most wonderful Majesties and of their encampment.We are seeking your help to guard the East Kingdom Royal encampment at its gates. Duties include; helping lost souls …
The Director of the Known World Youth Choir, Lady Rachel Dalicieux, has put out a call to youth ages 12 and older to participate in the choir’s inaugural year. “I have over 15 years of experience working with middle and high school students in both choir and band,” wrote Lady Rachel. “I love kids and …
This is a series of Q&A articles the Gazette is conducting with members of the Pennsic staff. Lady Erlan Nordenskald is a Director Emeritus of the Known World Choir, and this year she is in charge of the choirs that are organized to perform as part of Pennsic. The Pennsic Choir was originally started over …
This is a series of Q&A articles the Gazette is conducting with members of the Pennsic staff. Q&A with The Honorable Lady Helena Sibylla, Deputy Mayor of Cultural Affairs for Pennsic War 42 What Pennsic activities does your office cover? Cultural Affairs includes most of the non-martial activities at Pennsic. We include Performing Arts, Pennsic …
On the Schedule Calendar on the Pennsic site, it shows that East Kingdom Court will be Wednesday July 31st from 6pm-8pm in the new Great Hall. The date and time are correct – but the location is not. It will be held in the East Kingdom Battlefield Pavilion. Thank you very much. ~Treannah, Vox Regis