East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The follow are the final eight fighters competing in Crown. Tribune Omega Aurelius Serpentius for Shahzadeh Roxane Farabi Shahzadeh Sir Thomas of Ravenhill for Áine an Neamheaglach Master Edward MacGyver dos Scorpus for Lady Katerina Vladimirov Lord Ionness Aurelius Serpentius for Lady Ro Honig von Sommerfeldt THL Ávaldr Valbjarnarson for Mistress Eva Woderose Lord Wilham …
The following are the sixteen combatants who advanced from the four pools. This round is fought double elimination. 1. Tribune Omega Aurelius Serpentius for Shahzadeh Roxane Farabi Shahzadeh Sir Culann mac Cianian for Baroness Edana inghean Aluinn mac Kinnon Baron Ivan Ivanov syn Dmitriev for Baroness Mathilde DeCadenet Don Luis de Castilla for Lady Tamitha …
The first round of Crown Tourney is being fought using a round robin format. All combatants were divided into 4 different pools. The bouts are being fought using the combatants choice of weapons. The combatants in each pool are listed below. 1. Tribune Omega Aurelius Serpentius for Shahzadeh Roxane Farabi Shahzadeh Sir Culann mac Cianian …
The following was sent out today by Baron Rowen Cloteworthy and is reprinted with his permission. Greetings to the people of the East! I wanted to pass along some information about Crown tomorrow. Their Majesties will be holding Court at 11am before the tourney begins. There will be a knighting at that Court. At 11:30, …
Gulf Wars is seeking an individual willing to serve as a Deputy Exchequer for one year, then as the Gulf War Exchequer for the next two years with a final year as the Emergency Deputy. This position starts on or about February 1, 2014. The deputy will replace the current Gulf Wars Exchequer after August 1, 2014. Requirements …
The Blackfox Awards are given for excellence in a variety of areas related to local and Kingdom newsletters. They were instituted in memory of Master William Blackfox, author and illustrator of the Warthaven cartoons, which he generously sent every month for many years for publication in the various kingdom newsletters.
Each spring Kingdom Chroniclers across the Known World peruse the past year of local newsletters within their kingdoms, chose a maximum of three deserving examples for each of the award categories, and submit them to the Society Chronicler and her panel of judges for consideration. These worthies ponder the entries, and eventually come to a decision, which is announced in the Fall issues of Tournaments Illuminated. You can read about the process in more detail on the SCA web site: http://www.sca.org/officers/chronicler/blackfox-awards.html
This years awards are out, and the East is well represented, with winners in two categories:
For those readers who have purchased a sustaining or international membership in the SCA, we would like to alert you that the electronic edition of the November issue of Pikestaff, the official newsletter of the East Kingdom, is available to download.
The November issue features cover art provided by Baroness Shadiyah al-Zahra.
The Chronicler apologizes to those who receive the print edition. There was a problem with the printing process, as yet unexplained, which resulted in some of the text on the cover being improperly placed when printed. The error was not noted until after the issues were printed and mailed. The Society Chronicler is pursuing explanations with the printer. If you download the electronic copy, you will see what the cover should have looked like.
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Unto the populace of the East Kingdom does Mistress Elizabeth Elenore Lovell send greetings! King Kenric and Queen Avelina have set me to the task of coordinating gifts for the upcoming reign with the assistance of Baroness Marguerite de Sainte Nazaire. More specifically we will be creating gift baskets for visiting Royals at Birka and …
Posted on behalf of Her Excellency Imigla Venture, Baroness Carolingia Crown Tournament is just around the corner (11/2 in Walpole MA), and we wanted to remind you that for your convenience, you can pay by credit card using ACCEPS through Monday, October 28th. Adult pre-registration is $5 for members, and a dayboard will be available …
A special fundraiser will be held at Nordenfjord’s Schola tomorrow. A one of a kind, custom piece of jewelry was created and will be offered up for sale by silent auction – a pin rendered in copper featuring the Viking drakkar from the Shire device and handmade by Gretta Coerfan (Margo Konikoff, a professional jeweler and member …