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Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA

New Central Regional Deputy Rapier Marshal Announced

December 5, 2014 by East Kingdom Gazette

Don Frasier MacLeod, East Kingdom’s Rapier Marshal, has announced the new Central Region Deputy Rapier Marshal. “After much consideration I have decided to install Don Lotieri Malocchio as my new Deputy. I would ask you all to welcome him and give him whatever help he may need settling into his new position.”  

Unofficial Court Report: Ruantallan Baronial Investiture and Tir Mara Champions

December 2, 2014 by East Kingdom Gazette

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 28 November in the forty-ninth year of the Society in the Barony of Ruantallan; on which day were …

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Early Stories of the East from Count Jehan de la Marche

December 2, 2014 by East Kingdom Gazette
Count Jehan fighting in a Freon can helm, soft basketball elbow and knee pads, and hockey gloves.  He is using a mace nicknamed "Feather" which was made by Duke Andrew of Seldom Rest from a hickory axe handle and a roll of toilet paper plus lots of tape.  It weighed between 4.5 and 5 pounds.
Count Jehan fighting in a Freon can helm, soft basketball elbow and knee pads, and hockey gloves. He is using a mace nicknamed “Feather” which was made by Duke Andrew of Seldom Rest from a hickory axe handle and a roll of toilet paper plus lots of tape. It weighed between 4.5 and 5 pounds.

The Gazette asked Count Jehan de la Marche, eighth King of the East, for memories of some of his early SCA experiences. He sent us this first installment with the note that it is written from memory and others may well remember events differently.

I joined the SCA on October 31, 1969 at the Second Tolkien Convention in Green Bay, Wisconsin. I was living in Bowling Green, Ohio, at the time, and what I joined was the Middle Kingdom, at that time a small group in Chicago led by King (and later Duke) Cariadoc of the Bow. I went home and started the first SCA group in Ohio in 1970, the March of the Marshes, which later joined with a group in Cleveland to form the Barony of the Middle Marches, which has now devolved into several baronies.

My first contact with the East Kingdom involved an event in Cleveland, Ohio in early May 1971. We had been negotiating by telephone for some time for a joint event, and a carload of Easterners came out for this one.  They were delayed, so we fought the first part of the tourney outside — it was very cold for May, and there were even a few flakes of snow in the air.  The winner of the Middle Kingdom portion of the tourney was Andrew of Seldom Rest (later Duke, now, alas, dead). When the Easterners did get there we moved inside; they fought a separate tourney among themselves, which was won by Rakkurai of Kamakura, and then he and Andrew met for the championship of the day, won by Andrew.

I witnessed the beginning of the Pennsic Wars (which has often been retold wrongly). (more…)

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Yule Revel in Medieval Germany: Feast Sold Out

December 1, 2014 by East Kingdom Gazette

The Gazette received the following message from Mistress Philadelphia Brown. The feast has sold out for the Yule Revel in Medieval Germany event to be held in the Barony of Bhakail on 12/13/14. There is plenty of space available for offboard seating in the main feast hall, and in the basement Ratskeller. There are several …

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Unofficial Court Report for Simply Allegorical

November 30, 2014 by East Kingdom Gazette

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, held at the Simply Allegorical masque in the Shire of Quintavia on 15 November in the forty-ninth year of the Society; on which day were called all …

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News From AEthelmearc!

November 29, 2014 by East Kingdom Gazette

Interested in news from our neighbors in AEthelmearc?  You can now find it online at The AEthelmearc Gazette!  You can read it on their webpage, subscribe via email, or find them on Facebook.   Do you have information to share or a question about a post? Contact the Gazette staff at eastkingdomgazette@gmail.com

Pollings Close Tonight

November 26, 2014 by East Kingdom Gazette

Reminder: The second pollings of Their Royal Majesties Edward and Thyra close tonight, November 26, at 11:59pm EST. This is 12:59am Atlantic Standard and 1:29am Newfoundland Standard for folks in the eastmost parts of Tir Mara. Do you have information to share or a question about a post? Contact the Gazette staff at eastkingdomgazette@gmail.com

Unofficial Court Report for 100 Minutes War

November 26, 2014 by East Kingdom Gazette

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, second of that name, held in the Shire of Rusted Woodlands upon 22 November in the forty-ninth year of the Society; on which day were called all …

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A Message from the Prince

November 25, 2014 by East Kingdom Gazette

His Highness, Crown Prince Darius, called Omega has asked the Gazette to share the following with the populace. For my failings in Crown I apologize to my wife, the King and Queen, to Duchess Avelina, to Duke Kenric, to the Order of The Chivalry and to the Kingdom. I am now Prince. I will use …

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Job Opening: Northern Region Rapier Marshal

November 24, 2014 by East Kingdom Gazette

The East Kingdom’s Marshal of Fence wishes to share the following: Unto the Kingdom of the East do I, Don Frasier MacLeod send greetings – I am officially calling for resumes to fill the Northern Regional Rapier Marshal position.  If there is anyone interested in taking on this challenge, please forward your SCA resume to …

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