East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The new Shire of Avonmore in the Crown Principality of Tir Mara announces their first event, to be held Nov. 16 in Saint Marie, NB… As it is known that the Shire of Avonmore (being a wild and newly settled land) is filled with outlaws, brigands, and highwaymen and even its coastal waters are filled …
A proposal is currently before the Board of Directors to create a peerage for Rapier and ‘Cut and Thrust’ martial activities. The proposal was created by the Additional Peerage Exploratory Committee, which was created by the Board of Directors. It was comprised of representatives of eleven kingdoms, including representatives of the Chivalry, Laurel, Pelican, multiple …
Harvest Moon Shoot is coming right up. Saturday, Sept. 14 at Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds in South Hiram, Maine. There are some great things in store. https://www.facebook.com/events/1385201558359050/ The site is spacious and rain resistant, with covered areas for most or all of the activities. Archery is the focus of the day, with a hunt theme. Alexandre …
At the July 2013 Board Meeting, the Additional Peerage Exploratory Committee (“APEC”) proposed that the Board of Directors create a new Patent-bearing Peerage Order parallel to the Orders of the Chivalry, the Laurel and the Pelican. This Rapier Peerage would be for the related martial arts of rapier and all forms of cut & thrust …
New martial champions were chosen at Bhakail’s Champions and Commons event on Sunday August 18th. At the end of the tourneys, Lord Berrick Grayveson succeeds to Don Davius Saint Jacques as Baronial Rapier Champion and Lord Sterling de la Rosa to Lady Zhelana Tomaslavista as Baronial Rattan Champion. As is traditional, the ladies present observed …
This Pennsic the Kingdom of Calontir participated for the first time in the Rapier champions with fighters who were authorized by Calontir in the form known as Cut and Thrust. For three years, the Kingdom of Calontir has been using Cut and Thrust activities on an experimental basis. On July 13 of this year, Their …
There were 47 war points to be won this Pennsic. The detailed breakdown of the points below is based on reports received by the Gazette. We have been unable to confirm the Armored Bridge and Tower battle point tallies. If the reports we received are correct, the East took 42 of the 47 points.
The Rapier Champions single war point at Pennsic was comprised of the results of 21 total bouts. One bout was a twenty-on-twenty melee. The other twenty bouts were single combat. The Midrealm won 11 to the East’s 10, so the Midrealm took the point. Members of the East’s Rapier Champions teams are listed below. Videos …
The Office of Society Rapier Marshal, a deputy to the Society Earl Marshal, is open for applications. Please send resumes (modern, SCA and rapier) to the the Society Earl Marshal at marshal@sca.org. The deadline for resumes is September 1, 2013. Warmest thanks go to the outgoing Society Rapier Marshal, Baroness Eyrny, for her service to …
Unto all who read these words, greetings and the bonds of friendship. Today I write you a letter of portent announcing that the Bhakail Champions & Commons event is to be held on Sunday, August 18th, 2013 beginning at 11am and continuing until 6pm. I also carry words from Their Excellencies’ Martial Champions: Lady Zhelana …