East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The Pennsic Signal Corps (PSC) is looking for interested gentles to help with the battles at the Pennsic War! The PSC serves the Field Marshalate. Members handle the official timing (at the pleasure of the field marshal), display the countdown and signal flags, distribute and return the radios used by the marshals on the field, and perform any other …
Pennsic 43 will take place July 25, 2014 – August 10, 2014 Reservations: Online prepaid registration will be available until Monday, June 16th 2014 11:59pm EDT. Online unpaid registration will be available until Friday, July 11th 2014 11:59pm EDT. The refund policy has changed. The cut-off date for requesting a refund is Monday, June 23rd …
So, you want to be the Pennsic Mayor? Bids for Pennsic 45 (2016) will be accepted until 1 May 2014. Please see the details of the bid process on the Documents page of the East Kingdom Seneschal’s Website. All interested parties are encouraged to thoroughly read all of the pages linked from the box on …
As most attendees pack up and head for home, Mistress Kayleigh McWhyte reports that the East Kingdom has claimed the majority of war points and is victorious in the 42nd Pennsic War. This year’s Pennsic war ends at noon on Saturday, a day earlier than it has closed in the past, with an unofficial actual …
While the field battle is the dramatic centerpiece of Pennsic, the woods battles are possibly more loved by the combatants themselves. Many appreciate the additional challenges that combat without sight lines bring. Strategies must be drawn up differently, tactics must be executed with precision, and moments of heroic combat take place continually throughout the battle. In …
Rapier Field Battle was Sunday, July 28, and the East won all three battles! No further details at hand, but the East took that war point. Rapier Champions Battle was Monday, July 28, and Midrealm took that War Point, though it was close. Of 21 total bouts, the Midrealm won 11 with East only winning …
On Saturday evening, despite the intermittent rain, the 42nd annual Pennsic War was officially declared, as delegations from all 19 SCA Kingdoms, plus the Kingdom of Acre and the Great Dark Horde, declared if they would fight with the forces of the East or the forces of the Middle.
Starting at 10 am this morning, the Pennsic Battlefield saw the annual Champions battles fought. The first battle scheduled was the Allied Champions battle, in which all Kingdoms attending Pennsic, except the East and the Middle, selected 80 fighters per side to fight a 1 hour resurrection battle. Sir Tanaka Raiko, reporting for the Gazette, …
In a year of many changes at Pennsic, one of the biggest changes is the transformation of the ‘old barn’ — a space which has for decades hosted courts, dancing, and other large events at Pennsic, into an expanded market, bringing more access to fresh, local foods to Pennsic attendees without needing to leave the …
Continuing with our Pennsic Theme, Baroness Leonete D’Angely tells us a little bit about the East Kingdom Teen Party and how it began: It was April 2003, and Leonete D’Angely, then 16 and known as Nicola Angelini, was the only person under the age of 25 at the Speckled Trout Inn, an event in Northern …