East Kingdom Gazette

Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA

King’s and Queen’s Bardic Competition Rules

by East Kingdom Gazette

LucienThe Barony of Bergental is pleased to be hosting this year’s King & Queen’s Bardic Championships in conjunction with our traditional Novice Schola and Baronial Birthday on March 8th.

The Bardic Championships are scheduled to begin at 11:00 am.  Here are details of the format as provided by the current Queen’s Bard, Maistre Lucien:

East Kingdom Bardic Championship

The competition will take place over three rounds with the following parameters:  first round, a piece written on an SCA theme OR a documentably period piece; second round, the other of the two options given in the first round; third round, Their Majesties’ choice.
Competitors will be judged by Their Majesties and an advisory committee on choice of material, artistic impression, audience impact,
technical skill, and individual response.

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Curia Announcement

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By instruction of Their Majesties, the agenda for Their upcoming Curia has been amended (new items 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5); the revised agenda is now available on the East Kingdom Seneschal’s web site: http://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/curia.html (We recommend using the Seneschal’s Curia page as the link, rather than linking through directly to the agenda pdf, because there’s …

East Kingdom MOL Seeks a Deputy Database Administrator

by East Kingdom Gazette

Greetings to all MOLs and Marshals, I am now seeking applications for the position of Deputy Database Administrator for the East Kingdom Minister of Lists. This volunteer position involves learning to maintain and update the heavy combat and fencing databases for the East Kingdom so that eventually you may take over the position of Database …

New Ars Scientia Orientalis now available

by East Kingdom Gazette

The Winter 2014 edition of Ars Scientia Orientalis, the quarterly Arts & Sciences publication for the East Kingdom is now available at http://aso.eastkingdom.org/issues/aso7.pdf. This issue of ASO features: Dolls in the 12th through 16th Centuries by Lady Lillian atte Valeye My Experiences with the Preparation of a Tudor Banquette by Lady Ailionora inghean Ronain 16th-Century Monochrome Embroidery by Mistress Amy Webb, …

In Memoriam: Don Edmund the Lame

by East Kingdom Gazette
Don Edmund at Pennsic XXXIX - photo courtesy of Baroness Vienna
Don Edmund at Pennsic XXXIX – photo courtesy of Mistress Vienna de la Mer

It is with great sadness that the Gazette reports on the passing of Don Edmund the Lame. He passed away on the afternoon of January 5, 2014, after a battle with cancer.
Don Edmund was active for many years in the Society, across multiple continents and Kingdoms.  He was instrumental in starting rapier activities in Lochac, and continued his efforts in that area across the West and into An Tir, holding fencing awards from all three kingdoms, and service awards from two of them. He was recognized in the Kingdom of Lochac with the Order of the Rapier and the Silver Tear. He received a Grant of Arms, was recognized as an Ancient Guildmaster of Fence, and received the Leaf of Merit from the Kingdom of the West. He was inducted into the Order of the White Scarf in the Kingdom of An Tir. (more…)

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New Incipient Shire Announced

by East Kingdom Gazette

The incipient Shire of Archers Ford (Berks County, PA) was announced at the Royal Court at Twelfth Night in the Shire of Angelspur. According to East Kingdom Seneschal Mercedes Vera de Calafia, Archers Ford is located in the southern region with Eisental to the north, Silver Rylle to the west and Hartshorn-dale to the East. …

Kings & Queens Bardic Champions Scheduled for March 8

by East Kingdom Gazette

Royal Bardic Champions will take place at Novice Schola in the Barony of Bergental on March 8.  This event is traditionally for newcomers to learn about life in the Society, and thus there is no site fee required.  Donations to defray the site cost are gratefully accepted. The event will take place at the Bethesda …

Recommendation Deadline Approaching

by East Kingdom Gazette

His Royal Highness Prince Brennan wishes to make it known that recommendations to be considered for Their Highnesses’ first polling must be submitted by prior to Friday, January 10th. Any recommendations received after that will be considered for Their second polling.

A Call for Bids for Pennsic 45 Mayor

by East Kingdom Gazette

So, you want to be the Pennsic Mayor?  Bids for Pennsic 45 (2016) will be accepted until 1 May 2014.  Please see the details of the bid process on the Documents page of the East Kingdom Seneschal’s Website.  All interested parties are encouraged to thoroughly read all of the pages linked from the box on …