East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Lord Lucien de Wyntere Don Ogedei Becinjab Don Andre L’Epevier Mistress Xandra Rozina Lord Brokk Jarlson Lord Thomas of Effingham Don Gryffith Davion Don Donovan Shinnock The Gazette thanks Raziya Bint Rusa, Martyn de Halliwell, and Tola knityr for updates and photos throughout the day.
After the first 2 rounds of the double elimination tourney, the following fencers are still in contention for the title of King’s Champion of Fence: Lucien de Wyntere Ogedei Becinjab Andre Orlando Sforza Xandra Rozina Brokk Jarlson Borujin Acilaldae Thomas of Effingham Gryffith Davion Brendan Christopher Serpentius Donovan Shinnock The Gazette thanks Raziya Bint …
On this last Saturday in March, 80 of our kingdom’s fencers vied for the titles of King’s and Queen’s Champions of Fence. In rapier, the King’s Champion title is held by the winner of the tourney, and the Queen’s Champion is chosen by Her Majesty, for courtesy and valor throughout the tourney. The format for today’s …
Join the Barony of Carolingia (northeastern Massachusetts) for a day full of activities for all ages on May 3rd. Spend the day trying out all the Society has to offer for our younger members, from youth combat to classes on all manners of arts and sciences, from dancing and music to thrown weapons. There will be …
Laughter from the audience and applause filled the Bardic champions event throughout the competition, but particularly during the finals. The crowded field was narrowed down to six performers, who were given challenges to perform in the final round by the Royalty. The final six are listed below with links to videos of their final round …
The Noisemakers Schola returns on April 12 to the Bailiwick of Iveyeinust for the IXth year. Maîtresse Brunissende de Brocéliande sends word that as usual, there will be classes and activities related to music, heraldry and scribal arts. Of heraldic note, there will be a Pelican roadshow (see how name decisions happen) and a consultation table. …
Greetings from the Brigantia Principal HeraldThe East Kingdom Order of Precedence will soon be moved from its temporary home at (http://op.wiglaf.org) to the EastKingdom.org Servers. While the software has several challenges, which will be addressed in the coming months, and we are VERY AWARE of those challenges, the data in the individual personal entries is …
The following is a Q&A answered for the Gazette by Lady Heather Shea, the Questrix (Kelly Magill) Grand Council Chair.
What is the role of the Grand Council in the SCA?
The SCA Board, circa 1995, created the Grand Council as a think-tank to brainstorm about business-side changes or generate ideas about how the SCA operates as a corporation. It issues quarterly reports to the Board, and has been granted the right to place items on the agenda for Board discussion. It has been meeting continuously (with changes in membership and structure) for 19 years.
Can you give us examples of issues you’ve discussed?
You can now reserve online for East Kingdom Coronation on April 5th using the ACCEPS system. ACCEPS will stop accepting reservations on April 1st.
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 …