East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
En françis Calling for Content for the East Kingdom 50th Anniversary Displa With less than six months to go, the East Kingdom 50th Anniversary Display Committee is asking all members of the populace to begin submitting photos to be included in the exhibit. The booth design is based on a traveling art exhibit from a major …
Time’s running out if you want to be a merchant at the SCA’s 50 Anniversary Celebration. Applications must be mailed, and must be POSTMARKED no later than December 15, 2015. Please follow the directions included in the application packet. The Merchant Coordinator’s address is included on the last page of the application. This link will …
En français Greetings, people of the East! Her most royal Majesty Caoilfhionn has issued a Garb Challenge to the good gentles attending the Market Day at Birka. She desires to see the skill with needle and thread of the populace in interpreting the theme, “Characters of Pixar.” If you must, turn yourselves Inside Out in …
The following tribute was written by Baron Harald von Auerbach. It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that Josh Friedman, known in SCA as Lord Joshua of Allendorf passed away last night (11/29/15) at Brigham and Women’s hospital. He was comfortable and at peace surrounded by his wife Amy, his daughters Lauren …
“Greetings Scribes, As you assuredly all know we were very hard on the supply of blank scrolls we had on hand over the last reign. We are getting quite low on blanks suitable for AoAs, and completely out of blanks for higher level awards. it would be especially great to have some blanks that are …
Dave Cooper passed away last Friday after an extended illness. Many members of the East Kingdom worked with him at Pennsic, which has been held for years at his family’s campground, Cooper’s Lake. He was a presence with a lasting impact on those who knew him. Baroness Katherine Barr, former East Kingdom Seneschale, said this …
The following article was originally published by the Aethelmearc Gazette. Our thanks to them for sharing it. At the beginning of September, Æthelmearc and the Society lost one of its legends. Countess Aidan ni Leir, Mistress of the Laurel, Mistress of the Pelican, Lady of the Rose, passed away suddenly in her home in the …
En français The following was submitted for publication by the East Kingdom Seneschal, Dueña Mercedes Vera de Calafia. Over the last year I have spoken to many people about the fact that the Kingdom they live in does not match the Kingdom they play in, or where their heart is. The SCA recognizes this situation is …
En français The following is a forwarded message from His Highness Brennan: Greetings unto the rapier community of the East, Last night, we were pleased to accept a bid for Rapier Champions on October 10th in the Barony of Smoking Rocks (New Bedford, MA). A formal event posting will be shortly forthcoming, but we wanted to …
En français Greetings all, The tournament format for Fall Crown tournament will be as follows: Combatants should bring their weapons of choice until the semi-finals 4 pools organized by descending precedence. 4 combatants will advance from each pool. The 16 will be a double elimination tournament. Entrants will be seeded based on their performance in …