Queen’s Rapier Champion Declared
Queen Margarita has chosen Don Robert Tytes as her Champion. Vivant to all who fought, marshalled, ran the lists, and otherwise participated today.
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Crown’s Rapier Champion
Master Donovan Shinnock defeated Lady Millicent Rowan in the finals to become the Crown’s Champion of Rapier. On-site photographs and reporting thanks to Avaldr Valbjarnarson and Marian Kirkpatrick, any mistakes are those of the Gazette staff and not the MoLs or on-site reporters.
Rapier Champs: Finals
Millicent Rowan will face Donovan Shinnock in the finals. The Finals will be a Best of 5 — call & response, matched-forms. Previous losses are forgiven in the finals so both fencers start with a clean slate. On-site photographs and reporting thanks to Avaldr Valbjarnarson and Marian Kirkpatrick, any mistakes are those of the …
Rapier Champions: Final Four
The following fighters remain in the tournament. In the Final 4, fencers may take out whatever they wish. Best of 3 pass. Those who are still undefeated (aka coming from the Winner’s List) need to win just one Best of 3 passes; those coming from the Loser’s list must beat the undefeated fencer in two …
Rapier Champions: Top Eight
The following fighters remain in the tournament: Robert Tytes Davius Saint-Jaques Donovan Shinnock Melchior Kriebel Owynn Greenwood Gregori Rogue Montana Millicent Rowan Sorcha Dhocair On-site photographs and reporting thanks to Avaldr Valbjarnarson and Marian Kirkpatrick, any mistakes are those of the Gazette staff and not the MoLs or on-site reporters.
Rapier Champions: Sweet 16
The following rapier fighters have advanced from the Round Robin pools to continue in the tournament to determine the Champions of Rapier: Caine Ramsey Robert Tytes Davius Saint-Jaques Lupold Hass Donovan Shinnock Yin Feng-yu Melchior Kriebel Quinten Yehunda ben Moshe Owynn Greenwood Robert Earlson Gregori Rogue Montana Brendan Firebow Sterling de la Rosa Millicent Rowan …
Queen’s and Crown’s Rapier Champions Underway
It is a beautifully sunny day in the Barony of Buckland Cross where the tournament to determine the Queen’s and Crowns Champions of Rapier is underway. The tournament begins with eight Round Robin-style lists, where each fighter will face every other fighter in their list. The top two fighters from each list will advance to …
Awards Scheduling
Greetings from Mistress Ysemay Sterlyng, Awards Scheduler for Her Majesty Margarita. I know there have been questions about scheduling, so I wanted to clarify some of the processes. Let me start by saying the East Kingdom is large, diverse, and full of amazing people – many of whom deserve recognition. However, our exceptionalism also creates …
Arts & Sciences Research Paper #27: The Quest for Understanding an Extant Work
Our 27th paper comes from the author of our 26th research paper, Lady Agnes Marie de Calais (Brandy Whitney). This follow up piece chronicles the author’s continued research journey, as her inquisitive nature takes her beyond where many SCA artisans end their research process. This paper details Lady Agnes’s exploration into archival research, as she asks important questions about how information regarding extant items is formed by museum professionals. She shows how their information can sometimes be limited or incomplete, and how amateur researchers like us can step in to contribute to the scholarly record.
(Prospective future contributors, please check out our updated Call for Papers.)
The Quest for Understanding an Extant Work
Bylaws Deputy for East Kingdom Announced
Greetings from Mistress Medhbh inghean Ui Cheallaigh, East Kingdom Seneschal. I’m pleased to announce that Mistress Siubhan Wallace will be taking on the new position of Bylaws Deputy in the Kingdom Seneschal office. She’ll have an announcement in the coming days about her plans for getting started, but in the meantime — welcome to the …