East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
In a missive from the Society Webminister, Baroness Alesone Gray of Cranlegh, we received the happy news that the East Kingdom Gazette has been nominated for a William Blackfox Web Award! Not only that, but our nomination has resulted in the creation of a new award category — Best Online Outreach. Baroness Alesone explains that …
This year’s joint Bergentall/BBM Yule Celebration will be held Saturday, December 7, 2013, in Barony Beyond the Mountain (New Britain, CT). (more…)
If you are a Companion of a polled East Kingdom award Order, please note that Their Majesties have just sent out Their second round of recommendations. Polling responses are due by December 17, though replying sooner is encouraged. Each Royal couple usually runs two sets of pollings, one while they are Prince and Princess, and …
On December 7th, The Barony of the Bridge is celebrating its 40th birthday, the birthday of Rubies and Red! Contests, games and prizes will abound as the Barony settles into its “maturity” with interpretations on these themes. A story telling session will be held as a tribute to Master El. As ever, this event will …
On February 8, a Medieval Makers Faire event is being held in the Barony of Carolingia, and teachers are wanted! Classes or demonstrations should be oriented towards things that students can do (as opposed to lectures). The subjects can be handicrafts, arts, performance, research writing, science, fighting or anything else that we do in the …
The Society Webminister, Baroness Alesone Gray of Cranlegh, is in search of a Deputy, who would be responsible for a War site. This position would be expected to build, maintain and update the site, and more than likely, asked to handle social media for the event. This Deputy would be expected to help the staff …
As was reported recently. Tir Mara will be hosting Their Majesties in Ruantallan on the 30th of this month.
To honour all those visiting Tir Mara and in respect due to the Crowns of the East Kingdom, Lady Juliana and her staff will endeavor to provide all with a hearty day board in the Norse and Anglo Saxon styles. Feast in the later day is to honour Herne the Hunter, as only Ruantallan can do, and show Their Majesties how “Ruantallanites” celebrate. (more…)
And it would come to pass that history would be made on that 2nd of November, in the 48th year of the Current Middle Ages, counted the 2013th year in the Common Era. Their Majesties Kenric II and Avelina II held a great Crown Tournament in Their Barony of Carolingia at which They would determine Their Heirs. (more…)
At Her Majesty’s whim, a Youth Rose Tournament was held before Crown Tournament this past weekend. For those unfamiliar with youth combat, it is run much in the style of adult combat. Each fighter was sponsored by a Lady of the Rose, or a few Ladies of the Rose. The tourney was run as a bear pit. When a fighter won a bout he brought his Rose or Roses a rose, and returned to the list to fight the next combatant. The honor and chivalry of the young fighters was so inspiring that it caused Baroness Aneleda to set words to paper in commemoration.
An Account of the Youth Combat Tournament at Crown Tourney, on the Feast Day of All Souls in Carolingia, as seen by Baroness Aneleda Falconbridge.
Brennan mac Fearghus started last Saturday as a Baron. Before he’d fought his first bout in Crown Tourney, he was a knight. By evening he was a prince. These photographs show his journey and that of Baroness Caoilfhionn inghean Fhaoláin, his wife, who ended the day as Princess of the East.
. (more…)