East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The Society College of Arms runs on monthly cycles and letters. Each month, the College processes name and armory submissions from all of the Kingdoms. Final decisions on submissions are made at the monthly meetings of the Pelican Queen of Arms (names) and the Wreath King of Arms (armory). Pelican and Wreath then write …
The King’s Bardic Champion is Juliana Bird. The Queen’s Bardic Champion is Geoffrey of Exeter.
The following entrants are the finalists of Kings and Queens Bardic Championships. Drake Oranwood Geoffrey of Exeter Juliana Bird Phelippe le Vigneron
The following entrants have moved on to the second round of Kings and Queens Bardic Championships. Cecelie Vogelgesangkin David Anthony Deonna von Aachen Drake Oranwood Geoffrey of Exeter Juliana Bird Lilie Dubh inghean ui Phelippe leo Vigneron Robert Tytes Solveig Bjarnardottir
Ten years ago the East Kingdom replaced the gates to the Royal Encampment at Pennsic with a completely new design featuring two round pavilions with a shade fly connecting them, creating a sheltered path for visitors to enter. At that time a fundraiser was held to help defray the cost of the new gate, in …
Lady Bryn Millar of the Barony of Endewearde passed away on December 24th, 2017 following a short illness. Lady Bryn was one of the earliest members of the then Shire of Endewearde, active in her local group for more than 25 years, and received her Award of Arms in 1994 from Gregor and Christence. She …
Today’s Armored Combat battle ended in a tie. The Arts & Sciences war point was awarded to the East/Mid.
Cannon fire to start and end the major battles at Pennsic is a long-standing and well loved tradition at Pennsic, but in recent years concerns have been repeatedly raised that it is distressing to some of our military veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder or related issues as a result of their service. A compromise …
Lord Argus Erikson, aka Argus of the Seven Hills, passed on unexpectedly on February 1, 2017. His passing leaves a hole in the fabric of the Barony of Stonemarche. Usually one starts this sort of article with a summary of the person’s awards and offices. Doing that doesn’t do Argus justice. He received his Award …
The Gazette asked each of the final four performers to share their piece with us. The four performers received the task of composing a piece with a specific theme, each one receiving one of the four seasons. Winter – Countess Chatricam Meghanta or “Megha” The piece as performed is based on Purananuru poem # …