East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The Midrealm and Allies Team prevailed this year, winning the Roving Range and Friend/Foe shoots. The East and Allies Team took the Long Distance Walk-Up Shoot. The full set of Eastern Royalty came to the range this morning to send Their Archery Champions Team off to do battle. Before the competition started, Master Denys the …
The Pennsic 50 East and Allies Thrown Weapons team was victorious, winning 9 of 15 rounds. The competition involved Axe and Knife from 10 feet with spear breaking ties. Team members were: 1. Thrainn Steinsson – East Consort’s Champion 2. Llewellyn Walsh – East Sovereign’s Champion 3. Nea Kimball – Aethelmearc Champion 4. Kumagaya Kentarou …
Here are some fun shots (as it were) from the Period Shoot held on Sunday: In a wand shoot the target is a thin strip of wood, and in these modern times a pool noodle often serves the purpose. The qabac or kabak is a mid-east archery …
The members of the East and Allies Archery Champions Team have been announced. They are: Team: Peter the Red – Queen’s Champion Eanraig Mac Eanraig – King’s Champion Kusunoki Yoshimoto (known as Yoshi) – Captain General of Archers Godric of Hampton Dennis the Decadent (AEthelmearc) Cathain Reiter Ander Tynegate Magnus Surtsson Mary of Harford (AEthelmearc) …
The range was set up Monday morning, July 31, and was busy all during “peace week”, with practice, classes and novelty shoots. The Pennsic Flight Shoot (where archers try for the longest shots) took place early morning on Friday, Aug. 4. I read that the winning shot was estimated at 210 yards. Participants in the …
Greetings to the Populace! Those gentles organizing the vigils and receptions for peerage recipients at Pennsic wanted to share the details of said vigils. There will also be a game that you can play by collecting pieces at each vigil. You can receive information about the game by attending one of the vigils or receptions …
Greetings from the East Kingdom royal encampment Major Domo! The East Kingdom is looking for volunteers to help with hospitality and guarding for the royal encampment at Pennsic. We have a sign up form here: volunteersignup.org/3KREQ Feel free to give your SCA name instead of mundane one. The hospitality position is a position of decorum and helpfulness …
https://www.sca.org/news/nominate-now-for-the-sca-inc-board-of-directors/ Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to: SCA Inc. P.O. Box 611928 San Jose, CA. 95161 You may also email: SCA-comments@sca.org. This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing …
An update from the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Officer, Charles Burk: This is long, but it’s very important! The Board of Directors directed the Corporate DEIB Officer to begin drafting the corpora language and implementation strategy for the following DEIB/Retention & Recruiting initiatives for review and public commentary. In late 2022 the board …
The Board of Directors is pleased to appoint Dr. Melissa Midzor (Maestra Arabella da Siena, OP) as the incoming Marshal of the Society. Maestra Arabella da Siena has been an active member of the SCA marshallate for over 34 years, leading and coordinating martial activities at Society, Kingdom, and local levels and multiple interkingdom events. …