East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
En français HRH Caoilfhionn’s newest favor was designed by Lady Violet Gray. It is a mermaid modified from a pictish carving. A two tailed mermaid for a second glorious reign! It can be created with embroidery, paint, silkscreen or other techniques. It can be embellished with beads or other materials, done as a simple …
The following article was originally published by the Aethelmearc Gazette. Our thanks to them for sharing it. At the beginning of September, Æthelmearc and the Society lost one of its legends. Countess Aidan ni Leir, Mistress of the Laurel, Mistress of the Pelican, Lady of the Rose, passed away suddenly in her home in the …
En français In case of disparity between the French or English text, English text have precedence.
The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is seeking candidates for the position of Tournaments Illuminated Art Director. The current officer steps down in July, 2016, and in order to ensure a smooth transition, applications for the positions are now being accepted.
Tournaments Illuminated (TI) is the Society’s quarterly magazine that furthers research, education and ‘living history’ recreation in the field of pre-seventeenth century Western culture, with additional features unique to the SCA: humor, kingdom news, medieval travel destinations, museums of interest, and more. (more…)
En français
The following was submitted for publication by the East Kingdom Seneschal, Dueña Mercedes Vera de Calafia.
Over the last year I have spoken to many people about the fact that the Kingdom they live in does not match the Kingdom they play in, or where their heart is. The SCA recognizes this situation is common enough to address it in the glossary of Corpora defining a Subject as:
Any person who physically resides within the borders of a realm for more than half the year. Those who do not maintain a residence meeting this definition may be considered subjects of the realm where they participate most frequently if they obtain written acknowledgment from the royalty of that realm. Those who participate in Society activities primarily in a realm other than the one where they reside may be considered subjects of that realm if they obtain written permission and acknowledgment from the royalty of both realms. Decisions of the Coronet in such matters depend upon the approval of the Crown.
En français
Greetings, all.
Please note that any scrolls needing to be shipped for awards during
the Reign of Brennan II and Caoilfhionn II should be shipped flat, in
a rigid sleeve, to the following address:
Murray Blehart
[redacted, contact for address]
Please send an email note to Them, as well as to Their Eastern Crown
Herald Master Malcolm Bowman, advising the transport method being used
and estimated date of delivery.
They have requested that their titles be thematically appropriate to
the scroll. In the case that the Scribe can select any, order of
preference is as follows:
1) Augustus & Augusta
1a) Rex & Regina
2) Anything else you can think of
3) Try thinking of something else again 🙂
4) King & Queen (distant behind Rex & Regina)
If you have already received an assignment from the Tyger Clerk of the
Signet which does not bear this note and you have already set ink to
the page, please do not change the titles in the calligraphy. (more…)
En français Unto the Kingdom of the East do I, Master Frasier MacLeod send warmest greetings! I am excited to announce that, now that they have been cleared at Society level, Two Handed Rapiers are now a Thing! There will be an official rule set published in Pikestaff for October, and as …
The East Kingdom Awards Overview (created by Tola knitýr) has been updated to reflect the addition of the Order of Defense and the Order of the Golden Lance, as well as several name changes. East Kingdom Awards East Kingdom Awards printable (prints on 6 pages) Other Award Resources How to Write an Awards Recommendation by Queen …
En français To the East Kingdom, Greetings from Ryan, Briganta Principal Herald of the East. As many of you have noted the Tir Mara regional deputy position has been vacant for quite some time. I’m pleased to announce that the search for a replacement is over. Lord Diarmaid O Briain will be stepping into the …
En français The following is a forwarded message from His Highness Brennan: Greetings unto the rapier community of the East, Last night, we were pleased to accept a bid for Rapier Champions on October 10th in the Barony of Smoking Rocks (New Bedford, MA). A formal event posting will be shortly forthcoming, but we wanted to …
Our third A&S Research Paper comes to us from Master Donovan Shinnock, of the Shire of Quintavia, and is drawn from his study of the historical masters of rapier fighting. (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.)
A Small Comparison of the Rapier Styles of Ridolfo Capo Ferro and Salvator Fabris
Salvator Fabris and Ridolfo Capo Ferro are two of the most recognizable names in Italian rapier. Fabris’ manual, “Lo Schermo, overo Scienza d’Arme” (“On Fencing, or Knowledge of Arms”) was printed in 1606, sponsored by the King of Denmark. Capo Ferro’s manual, “Gran Simulacro dell’Arte e dell’Uso della Scherma” (“Great Representation of the Art and Use of Fencing”) was published in 1610, in Siena, Tuscany. While Fabris and Capo Ferro both drew on the same basic underpinnings of Italian rapier theory and applied them to the same ends, the application of these principles looks very different. However, despite these visual and mechanical differences, the end results are similar. But even with the similarity of the end results, some interesting differences between the two masters can be found.
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