East Kingdom Gazette

January BoD Meeting Agenda Published

January 23, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

Per membership request, the Board of Directors would like to provide the following agenda for its upcoming meeting on January 27, 2018. Please note that this is a tentative agenda and does not contain confidential items. This agenda may be changed without notice.

Please contact the Leslie Luther-Fulton, Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors at ea@sca.org, should you have questions regarding this preliminary agenda.

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Board of Directors Meeting for the

Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.

Milpitas, California

January 27, 2018 (more…)

Eastern Results from the October 2017 LoAR

January 23, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

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 Queen of Arms (armory). Pelican and Wreath then write up …

Unified Marshal’s Meeting at Birka

January 23, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

I’m going to hold an open-to-all unified marshals’ meeting at Birka, 3pm on Saturday, in the Frost Room. (I know the equestrians are also meeting then. They can come on in when they’re done. There will be plenty of time for them.) I’m going to talk about my proposed change for the tenure of the Earl …

East Kingdom University Survey Open

January 22, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

En Français. The East Kingdom Minister of Arts & Sciences, Master Philip White, has tasked me with soliciting opinions from the populace on how to make the East Kingdom University (EKU) a valuable and useful function of the Kingdom A&S Office. From Master Philip: “At the most recent Curia [December 9, 2017 at Bhakail Yule] …

Unofficial Court Report – String Thynge

January 20, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

On Saturday, January 13th, AS LII, Their Majesties Ivan and Matilde paid a visit to their Shire of Caer Adamant. In the morning they held a brief court, and called for Dietrich Schwelgengräber. They were disappointed that not only could he not produce the sock they had given Dobby, but that Tsar Ivan had possession …

Collecting Tales of Duke Kenric

January 18, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

Stories, songs, and poems about Duke Kenric are being collected in an online Google Form. The works submitted will be laid out, printed, and given to his family. Anyone may submit a story, which can be as long or short as the person wishes. Final stories will be edited for spelling only; no other edits …

East Kingdom Law & You: Statement of Inclusion from Curia Agenda

January 18, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

Hello and welcome to a new series of articles from the East Kingdom Gazette entitled: East Kingdom Law & You. Articles will feature detailed, sometimes riveting and always informative pieces submitted to or solicited by the East Kingdom Gazette by members of the populace on existing East Kingdom Law & upcoming Curia Agenda Items. Reminder: …

Agenda Published for upcoming Curia

January 17, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

En Français Greetings to all who see these words, As published in the January 2018 issue of Pikestaff Ivan and Matilde, Tsar and Tsaritsa of the East Kingdom, will hold a Curia after the Market Day at Birka, in the Barony of Stonemarche (Manchester NH), on Sunday 28 January 2018, starting at 10:00 am. Event Announcement. The agenda …

Arts & Sciences Research Paper #22: Recreating an Illuminated Persian Manuscript Page

January 16, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

Our twenty-second A&S Research Paper comes to us from Lady Onóra ingheainn Uí Rauirc of the Barony of An Dubhaigeainn. She takes us through her process of recreating a manuscript page in the Persian style, and shows us some fascinating things in the process. (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.)

Recreating an Illuminated Persian Manuscript Page

Detail view of final painting. (Photo courtesy of Lady Onóra.)

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Missive from TRM

January 15, 2018 by East Kingdom Gazette

En Français

Tzar Ivan and Tzaritsa Mathilde at East Kingdom 12th Night AS 52. Photo by Baron Brendan Crane.

As all have come to know, Duke Kenric aet Essex has been lost at sea. Like all of you, We feel that there has been a hole made in our Kingdom, in our lives, and in our hearts.It is Our deepest wish to pay Our respects to his beloved wife Duchess Avelina and daughter Lady Aethelthryth, and to attend the memorial service in his honor this coming Saturday. However, We are scheduled to attend Owlsherst Country 12th Night, to pay a visit to the good gentles in one of the farthest corners of this great Kingdom.

It is because Duke Kenric loved this game so that, in his memory and to honor his commitment to our Society, We will still be attending this event. Kenric was a man who showed us how to live life with passion, with sincerity, and with honor. While we mourn his loss, we celebrate his life, and his great love of this game we play and society we cultivate. His family remains most assured of Our love, respect and commitment to their needs. We know they are secure in the hands and hearts of the loving people of the East. (more…)