East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
In early August, AS LIII, Their Majesties Baselius Brennan and Basilissa Caoilfhionn did visit the Kingdom of Aethelmearc and bring their army to attend the 47th Pennsic War. Many contests, tournaments and combats were held over many days, and in the end, the East Kingdom and their allies were victorious. Over several days, Their Majesties …
On Saturday July 21st, AS LIII, Their Majesties Baselius Brennan and Basilissa Caoilfhionn did visit their Shire of Rusted Woodlands and attend their kingdom Novice Day. Many novices attended that day to showcase their skills and prowess. After the tournaments were concluded, Their Majesties did open their court. A vast number of newcomers were presented …
Compiled by Mistress Alys Mackyntoich
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 June 2018 Wreath and Pelican meetings (with some delay due to Pennsic falling during proof reading time). (more…)
Greetings unto all those intending to enter Fall Crown Tournament: The following is the Crown Tournament format from Their Highnesses: There will be the standard double elimination format up to the Final 16. Then, it will be the best of three per round to the Final 4. Final 4 will be the best of three …
The following is a statement released by the Board of Directors:
After careful review and consideration of all feedback, the Board of Directors has decided to update the mission statement to be more inline with current society practices:
The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international non-profit volunteer educational organization.
The SCA is devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century skills, arts, combat, culture, and employing knowledge of history to enrich the lives of participants through events, demonstrations, and other educational presentations and activities.
The Board of Directors wishes to thank everyone who took the time to write in with their comments for the betterment of our society.
Should you have any comments, please send them with the subject line “Revised Mission Statement Aug 2018“.
We are saddened to report that Lady Catherine Peacock of the Barony of Stonemarche passed on June 29, AS LIII. Lady Catherine was a long time citizen of the Barony of Stonemarche, joining in the mid 1990’s. She received her Award of Arms from Lucan III and Elspeth at Market Day at Birka in AS …
A missive from Her Grace: Hello everyone! Now that we are past Pennsic, its time to think about fall events and that means its time for the Roses Tournament! This year we splitting the activities into two events to ensure that the Roses are able to support all of their Champions. Archery and Thrown Weapons …
Greetings to all who see these words, As published in the September 2018 issue of Pikestaff, there are two upcoming sessions of Curia: Saturday, 22 September 2018, 10:00am at the Bergental Baronial Investiture (Feeding Hills, MA) http://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3364 Saturday, 29 September 2018, 1:00pm at the Coronation of Wilhelm von Ostenbrücke and Vienna de la Mer in …
Responses to the first poll of Their Highnesses Wilhelm and Vienna need to be sent before midnight TONIGHT – Wednesday, August 15. The polls close at 11:59 pm, and the polling link will be inactive after that time. Polls are sent to the members of the Orders of High Merit and the Peerages so that …
For the past few years, the Arts and Sciences war point at Pennsic has been based on populace choice. However, this year, the war point was a judged competition. Led by the A&S war point general, Raziya Bint Rusa and her lieutenant, Agatha Wanderer, the East worked with artisans from other kingdoms to develop a …