East Kingdom Gazette

2016 King's and Queen's Arts and Sciences Championship / Championnat d'Arts et Sciences du Roi et de la Reine 2016

December 16, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

En français

Lady Naomi bat Avraham, King’s Champion and Lady Agatha Wanderer, Queen’s Champion are, on behalf of the Kingdom of the East, Their Royal Majesties, Their Royal Highnesses, and the office of the Minster of Arts and Science, pleased to announce the King’s and Queen’s Arts and Science Championship.
The Championship will be held on Saturday February 6th, 2016 in the Shire of Barren Sands (Woodstown, NJ). Please see the Kingdom Announcement for Event details: (more…)

Last Call for Merchants at SCA 50 Year

December 9, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

Time’s running out if you want to be a merchant at the SCA’s 50 Anniversary Celebration. Applications must be mailed, and must be POSTMARKED no later than December 15, 2015. Please follow the directions included in the application packet. The Merchant Coordinator’s address is included on the last page of the application. This link will …

Unofficial court report – BBM/Bergental Yule

December 8, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

On an unseasonably warm Fall day, Their Majesties Brennan Ri and Caoilfhionn Banri, along with Their Highnesses Kenric and Avelina, did visit the Barony Beyond the Mountain, and attended the BBM/Bergental Yule. Five December 2015, AS L.
At the start of the day Their Majesties did open a court. There, they called before them the Baron and Baroness of Barony Beyond the Mountain. Their Excellencies were presented with their new Baronial coronets. (more…)

To the Artisans of the East from the Tyger Clerk

December 8, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

Greetings to the Artisans of the East, With changes that have been introduced at the last Curia to the existing award system, I decided this was a prime time to initiate a request from the Tyger Clerk of the Signet’s Office. Especially since Her Majesty also happened to mention getting people who are not traditional …

Proposed Heraldic Artwork For New Awards

December 8, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

Lord Yehuda ben Moshe, the East Kingdom Submissions herald, has provided the Gazette with the artwork that was submitted to the SCA College of Arms for awards recently established in the East Kingdom. Final decisions from the College are expected in April 2016 for the Golden Lance and in June 2016 for the new armigerous …

New Eastern Awards: Q&A with Shepherd's Crook Herald

December 8, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

badge Herald The following is a Q&A with commonly asked questions about the new awards and answered by the Shepherd’s Crook Herald, Master Rowen Cloteworthy

I’m sure some of you have questions about the new Grant-level Orders, the new Armigerous Orders, and how these changes affect your precedence and the Order of March.
I heard the order names were changing. Is that true?
No, the names of the Orders of High Merit (Silver Crescent, Maunche, Tygers Combatant, Sagittarius, Golden Rapier, and Golden Lance) are not changing. The new Armigerous Orders will be added to the Order of Precedence with their new names.
What about these new awards? What are the Armigerous Orders?
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Report from East Kingdom Curia: December 5th, 2015

December 7, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

Curia met at Bergantal/Barony Beyond the Mountain Yule on December 5th, 2015, with the following results. Please remember that this report is unofficial, and none of these changes are effective until published in Pikestaff, the official newsletter of the East Kingdom. It is anticipated that they will appear in the January issue, which should be available for subscribers to download by Dec. 15.
The major order of business was a set of revisions to the Kingdom’s awards structure. (more…)

Calling all Teachers and Challengers!

December 7, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

Greetings! The Arts and Sciences focused Artisans’ Village Event (June 3-5, Shire of Hartshorn-dale) is looking for teachers and challengers. The goal of the Village is to create a friendly and supportive environment for artisans to gather together to demonstrate and practice their crafts, and for people to try something new. The event is being …

Birka Garb Challenge, issued by Caoilfhionn Banrí / Défi de costume à Birka, par Caoilfhionn Banrí

December 2, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

En français Greetings, people of the East! Her most royal Majesty Caoilfhionn has issued a Garb Challenge to the good gentles attending the Market Day at Birka. She desires to see the skill with needle and thread of the populace in interpreting the theme, “Characters of Pixar.” If you must, turn yourselves Inside Out in …

Tribute to Lord Joshua of Allendorf of Stonemarche

December 2, 2015 by East Kingdom Gazette

The following tribute was written by Baron Harald von Auerbach. It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that Josh Friedman, known in SCA as Lord Joshua of Allendorf passed away last night (11/29/15) at Brigham and Women’s hospital. He was comfortable and at peace surrounded by his wife Amy, his daughters Lauren …