East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
In response to many requests for gender-neutral period titles, the SCA College of Arms has been conducting research and taking commentary on several proposed titles. The research project is being supervised by Mistress Ursula Georges of the Middle Kingdom, the Palimpsest Herald. The College of Arms recently approved the first three gender-neutral titles – two …
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 up their decisions in a Letter of Acceptances and Return (LoAR). After review and proofreading, LoARs generally are released two months after the meeting where the decisions are made.
An “acceptance” indicates that the item(s) listed are now registered with the Society. A “return” indicates that the item is returned to the submitter for additional work. Most items are registered without comments. Sometimes, the LoAR will address specific issues about the name or armory or will praise the submitter/herald on putting together a very nice historically accurate item. The following results are from the August 2018 Wreath and Pelican meetings.
EAST acceptances
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1) There will be an online A&S rubric workshop THIS THURSDAY at 7:30. —Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/457109051 Learn about the rubric that will be used at K&Q A&S. This workshop is useful for judges and artisans alike. More information can be found here: https://moas.eastkingdom.org/cms/?page_id=684 2) There will also be two additional rubric workshop sessions …
Online Bardic & Performing Arts Spooktacular, October 23rd 7pm, hosted by East Kingdom College of Performers (EKCoP) Through the magic of the internet and telephone lines EKCoP invites you to join us and share your spooky performances! All skill levels welcome! All performances welcome! Stories! Songs! Poems! Instruments! And more! All Kingdoms welcome! All Audience …
The final agenda for this weekend’s Board of Directors Meeting can be found here: http://socsen.sca.org/agenda-for-october-20-2018-bod-meeting/ Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to: SCA Inc. Box 360789 Milpitas, CA 95036 You may also email comments@lists.sca.org. This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce …
October 6th, 2018
And it was foretold that the King of the East and his Majestic Queen, Wilhelm von Ostenbrucke and Vienna De La Mer would visit the shores of Their fair Barony of Ruantallan. And they came and held a Great Court, to honor citizens as They saw fit on the lovely October 6th day.
The first item in the Royal Court was to invite in the Baron and Baroness of Ruantallan, Guthfrith Yrlingson and Isobel de Mowbray, who did swear fealty to the King and Queen of the East, then sat and opened their own court at the whim of the King and Queen. And at the end of Their Court, they did honor newcomers to Their Court with a small token, to which the King and Queen also added their personal tokens to the populace. And the Baron and Baroness then did close their court and Their Royal Majesties did open the Great Court.
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Kingdom A&S Consultation Table: 1:00-2:00 These tables are intended to provide feedback and/or mock scoring to artisans regarding current (or proposed) projects. Our goal as consultants is to provide guidance which will be useful to those engaging in in A&S activities and to those who are considering entering future A&S competitions. K&Q A&S Rubric Training: …
Master Terafan at the Society 50 year celebration in 2016. Photo courtesy of Mistress Tannis of Tir-y-DonOn Saturday, October 6th, Alan Gravesend, Society Marshal, announced that Master Rhys Terafan Greydragon, Society Equestrian Marshal, died while riding during an equestrian game at an SCA event in the Midrealm.
Master Terafan was well known throughout the Society not only as a skilled rider and excellent teacher of medieval horsemanship, but also for his contributions to the recreation of medieval life through his work documenting and constructing medieval furniture and tents, his interest in medieval cooking, and particularly his research into brewing and his involvement with the Inter Kingdom Brewers Guild. His website, greydragon.org, is a well known resource where he and his household shared his knowledge freely with all who had interest.
Master Terafan had been active in the SCA for more than 30 years. He was awarded Arms by Eastern Monarchs Gavin II and Sedalia II in AS 22, when Atlantia was still part of the East. He was made a Baron of the Court in Atlantia in AS 28, and was created a Master of the Laurel by the Crown of Atlantia in AS 31. In addition, Atlantia had recognized him with the Companion of the Pearl (for excellence in Arts & Sciences), and of the Golden Dolphin (for service and leadership), and he held the King’s Award of Excellence and the Queen’s Order of Courtesy from the Atlantian crown. He was also the premier of Atlantia’s Order of the Golden Lance (a grant-level award for exceptional expertise in the equestrian arts), and was a Companion of the Nonpareil, which is awarded by the Crown of Atlantia for “those who have shown excellence, honor, courtesy or chivalry above and beyond any duty. The members of this Order exemplify what it means to be an Atlantian.” (more…)
The following statement was issued by the Society Marshal on Sunday Oct. 7: On Saturday, October 6, a brother in arms to many of us lost his life in the pursuit of our game. The Society’s Equestrian Marshal, Master Terafan Greydragon, died while competing in an equestrian game at an SCA event in Kentucky. The …