East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
This Saturday, May 9th, the Barony of Iron Bog will be hosting it’s 2nd Maybe event. So Maybe come try something new. There will be loaner gear available for martial activities and teachers will be there for many A&S activities. Including bead making, illumination, bardic, cooking, fiber arts, metalworking, woodworking, and more. This event will …
Last year we ran an amazing event for novice heavy fighters. It was held a little later in July, but offered new fighters a last weekend to authorize. It was Very Good Day ™. It was something I was very proud to be a part of. This year we are opening it up to more …
Greetings, East Kingdom Rapier Marshals. We are in the process of compiling information for the fencing community and ask that every active marshal please email the following information to your regional marshal: -Name (SCA and Mundane) -Membership number and expiration date -Who warranted you and when. Local Marshals, please obtain this information from your area …
The writs for the first three Eastern members of the Order of Defense were delivered today by Their Majesties Omega and Etheldreda. The Order of Defense recognizes superior prowess and contributions in rapier combat with a patent level award, more commonly known in the SCA as a peerage. This peerage order was created by the …
With the first writs for the newly created Order of Defense expected to be issued this weekend at Coronation, the Gazette is grateful to Lord Yehuda ben Moshe, Elmet Herald for submitting this article clarifying the regalia for the new order. Many questions have arisen regarding the regalia of the forthcoming Order of Defense. Lord …
Mistress Kayleigh Mac Whyte reports from Gulf Wars that Don Davius St. Jacques, former Eastern Queen’s Champion, was made a member of the Order of the White Scarf in Trimaris court this morning.
Diamond Tourney at Gulf Wars, Countess Marguerite reporting The Diamond Tourney is one of the most prestigious tournaments at Gulf Wars. Sponsored by the Diamonds and Roses of Gleann Abhann it features Rapier and Armored combatants. Each sitting Queen is allowed one combatant of each. We are pleased to report that the finals consisted of …
Greetings to the Esteemed Populace of the East from Prince Omega and Princess Etheldreda Much conversation has occurred with the Order of the Golden Rapier and current Peers regarding the creation of the new Peerage, the Masters of Defense. We are excited to be part of this new chapter in our Society and Kingdom. We …
Greetings unto the populace of the East Kingdom. The Shire of Glenn Linn would like to extend an invitation to attend Northern Region War Camp, July 2-5, 2015. We will be in a new, much larger location at the Washington County Fair in Greenwich, NY. This year we will have heavy list, youth fighting, rapier …
This is one of a series of Q&A articles with East Kingdom Officers. The Gazette thanks Don Frasier MacLeod, the Kingdom Marshal of Fence, for answering our questions. Please describe your job responsibilities. The office of Kingdom Rapier Marshal is, as the name implies, responsible for Rapier activities in the East. In its simplest terms, …