East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The Order of the Scarlet Guard is the Kingdom of Aethelmearc’s Order of High Merit for archery. Recently they requested of Their Majesties of Aethelmearc that they sign a Royal Accord, know as the Scarlet Guard Accord, granting to other members of equivalent orders who may visit the Kingdom of Aethelmearc, recognition and privileges equal …
The Æthelmearc Gazette reports that the new heirs to the Kingdom are Duke Timothy and Duchess Gabrielle. A photo and more information about the other finalists and semi-finalists can be found here.
Following is the unoffical court report from Smoking Rocks Investiture, held this September 3. Richard Leviathan and Alys Attewater were made Baron and Baroness of Smoking Rocks; scribe was Solskinn of Smoking Rocks. Ceawling Alreading was made a Court Baron; scribe was Ignacia la Ciega. Ana Godefelaugh was given an Award of Arms; scribe was …
Greetings to all from the keeper of the East Kingdom Calendar! This is to let everyone know that it is now possible to load the Calendar of Events in to your personal Calendar! No, I don’t mean using a quill and ink well to carefully copy each posting on to your copy of the Beasts …
Our thirteenth A&S Research Paper comes to us from Lady Raziya bint Rusa, of the Barony of Carolingia. She examines a question that troubles many people working with illuminated manuscripts: what exactly are those plants in the illuminations? Are they fanciful or are they plants that really existed in history? (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.)
Persian Plants in Miniature: What are the Plants in Persian Illuminations?
Four years ago I bought a book of Persian miniatures for reference to help me sew garb. As I paged through over breakfast one illustration caught my eye – a hollyhock. I am a gardener by trade, and thought it out of place that a hollyhock, a staple of the English country garden, would be found in Persia. To satisfy my curiosity I did a quick web-search into Persian Plants. This line of questioning would be the undoing of my motivation to sew; two years later I had a seven thousand entry horticultural database and no new garb.
This coming March, the Barony of Carolingia will host a Laurels’ Prize Tourney – what challenge will you choose to meet? A Laurels Prize Tourney is an event where members of the Order of the Laurel issue challenges in their area(s) of expertise, to be met by any interested party. (Really! You do not need …
Greetings unto all those intending to enter Fall Crown Tournament. Please be aware that both the combatant and the consort must submit a letter of intent, either through the following link (preferred) or by email to TRH Prince Brion and Princess Anna with a copy to the Kingdom Seneschal. Joint letters are preferred if you …
Following is the unoffical court report from the Closing of the Inne at Coldwood, held this September 24. Gavin Asgarson – Gawain Lilli of the Valley – Tyger’s Cub; scroll by Heather Rose de Gordoun Allie of the Valley – Tyger’s Cub; scroll by Heather Rose de Gordoun Emrys of Mountain Freehold – AoA; scroll …
On August 27 in the Shire of Quintavia, Their Magesties Kenric and Avelina gathered with their populace to choose their new equestrian champions. Following is the unofficial court report. Lillian Stanhope – King’s Equestrian Champion; scroll by Katherine Stanhope Gwenillian Rhiannon of Dragon Keep – Queen’s Equestrian Champion; scroll by Katherine Stanhope Gritta of Strangewayes …
The Society College of Heralds 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 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 July 2016 Wreath and Pelican meetings. (more…)