East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The position of Society Marshal will soon be open. Candidates must apply in writing to the Board of Directors. This is an unpaid position. The position entails administrating the marshallate activities of the Society and coordinating the activities of the kingdom Earl Marshals. Reports are required to be filed quarterly to the Board summarizing the …
At today’s King and Queen’s Bardic Championships, hosted by the Shire of Nordenfjord, the results were as follows: Final Four: William the Alchymist Katrusha Skomorokha Negodieva Doch’ Judith Fitzhenry Ysemay Sterlyng The King’s Bard is Ysemay Sterlyng, and the Queen’s Bard is William the Alchymist. Thank you to Sir Michael of York for this report.
The Inter-Kingdom Archery Competition (IKAC) and Inter-Kingdom Combat Archery Competition (IKCAC) are privately sponsored, year-long, standardized tournements open to all archers of the Known World. The Keeper of the IKAC and IKCAC, Lord Lorenzo il Confuso, has just officially announced the results of the 2014 season, which ended December 1, 2014. The kingdoms are ranked …
Subject: Advisory Opinion Regarding the possible inclusion of non-rattan righters into the Order of the Chivalry Greetings, I felt that the following Advisory Opinion was required in view of the potential for confusion brought to my attention by one or more Kingdom Seneschals; however, in view of continued questions, I would like to amplify the …
As part of the ongoing efforts to grow the Tir Mara College of Heralds and provide better customer service to our Tir Maran brothers and sisters, Ryan Brigantia has approved the appointment of Jeanne de Robin as Blue Alaunt Herald, the new deputy to my office, responsible for handling submissions from Tir Mara. Submissions and …
The following letter was written by Baron Jibril al-Dakhil, East Kingdom Earl Marshal, and is being posted by the Gazette at his request. Greetings Unto the East Kingdom, The following are official rulings effective immediately. YIS, Baron Sir Jibril al-Dakhil Ruling 1 A new deputy shall be immediately created as follows: Earl Marshal Emeritus: the …
The Court of our most excellent prince and lord, Edward, by right of arms most illustrious King of the East, third of that name, and Thyra, his Queen by agency of that same right, second of that name, held upon 24 January in the forty-ninth year of the Society in the Barony of Stonemarche; on which day were called all and sundry the lords of the realm and the great persons of the kingdom to hear the following publicly proclaimed:
Greetings to the Populace of the East, from Leonete D’Angely, East Kingdom Chancellor Minor. Throughout the day at Birka, I was pleased to see families of all ages and types enjoying all that the SCA has to offer, from youth combat to shopping as a family, from attending family specific classes or relaxing in the …
The following message was sent out by the SCA, Inc. Board of Directors today, via the Announcements mailing list: Due to the large amount of information surrounding the additional peerage matter, the Board of Directors has decided to participate in a conference call on February 2, 2015. This is not an unusual occurrence. Conference call meetings …
The following letter was written by Baron Jibril al-Dakhil, East Kingdom Earl Marshal, and is being posted by the Gazette at his request.
Greetings unto the East Kingdom:
A complaint has been brought to the office of the Earl Marshal of the East Kingdom regarding this past Crown Tournament dated November 1, 2014 for violations of the list. Upon due investigation and consideration the following shall be the official and final ruling of the Office of the Earl Marshal of the East Kingdom:
East Kingdom Earl Marshal’s Response Regarding a Complaint Filed from Fall Crown 2014:
At the outset, any rule that purports to say a complaint shall not be made against the Royalty cannot apply to Crown Tournament. No Royalty fights in Crown Tournament by express decree of EK law. Secondly, it is nearly impossible to bring a written complaint against a combatant in a tournament before completion of the tournament. Therefore, the rule is clearly meant to apply to SITTING Royalty and not someone who becomes Royalty after the action that gives rise to the complaint. To construe the rules in any other way would defy common sense and logic. While January 2014 Curia’s rule change to EK law amends the language to Crown from Royalty it is a change that merely clarifies language and not content.