East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
This is a recurring series by Mistress Alys Mackyntoich on whether certain names currently can be documented to period based on existing evidence.. There are a lot of names that people think are medieval, but actually aren’t, and others which people think are modern, but in fact are found in the SCA’s period. If you …
With the recent migration to new East Kingdom servers, members have been advised that they need to resubscribe to the various discussion lists. Duchess Katherine would like people to know that resubscription is only required for the discussion lists. There is no need to resubscribe to the polling lists.
Due to the server downtime on the Cooper’s website yesterday, paid Pennsic Registration has been extended through 11:59pm, Wednesday, June 18th. There is a link to register on the Pennsic War Site. The Cooper’s Site lists registration as closed, but has changed the date, and you are still able to register.
Lady Raffaella Mascolo, EK Webminister, and her team are working to resolve the issues that remain from the server migration over the weekend. She assures the Gazette that solutions will be achieved as soon as possible, and asks everyone affected to please have patience. Most changes were implemented gradually and with minimal impact over the …
Mistress Mercedes Vera de Calafia, Seneschale of the East Kingdom, wishes to share the following: The agenda for the next curia has been posted on the Seneschal’s page. Curia will be at Southern Region War Camp, June 28th 10am.
Paid registration for Pennsic ends on Monday, June 16th at 11:59pm EDT. The size of the land allotted to a group is determined by the number of people who preregister by this deadline. Unpaid online registration is available until July 11th. Preregistration is available at this website.
The following message is from Their Royal Highnesses, Edward and Thyra Greetings to the East Kingdom, We are eagerly anticipating the events that we will get to spend with all of you throughout the kingdom. We are seeking hosts for the major kingdom events, as we arrange our travel schedule. As we would like to …
This morning, anyone who is subscribed to a mailing list through the eastkingdom.org domain (including the discussion lists for all the Kingdom orders) recieved an email notifying them they have been unsubscribed from the list. This ‘purge’ of the mailing lists is one small part of a long-planned part of the of the migration of the web …
Unto All Silent Heralds, Students of Silent Heraldry, and Other Interested Parties of the Known World,Greetings from Nesscia, Silent Heraldry Deputy to the SCA Laurel Sovereign of Arms. As the summer progresses and events happen, we have the opportunity to come together around the Known World in small groups to share ideas and talk about …
Seven Laurels, seven pelicans and many silly weapons are ready to take the field but they need your help. The list of peers taking part in the annual Laurels vs. Pelicans boffer challenge is up on the website. These peers face off with boffer weapons to raise money for the Pennsic war chest, which funds …