East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
We have a new header on our webpage, which is a photo of the fiercest gate guards to protect East Kingdom Royal Camp this Pennsic. The photo courtesy of Baroness Caoilfhionn inghean Fhaolain (MKA: Meredith Bailin Hull). Our thanks to her and the parents who gave permission for us to use the photo.
The following announcement comes from the Elmet Herald, the East Kingdom’s Heraldic Education Deputy.
Greetings from Yehuda ben Moshe, Elmet Herald, the East Kingdom heraldic education deputy.
I will be running the next East Kingdom Herald University (EKHU) class next week.
On Mon, Sep 30, at 9:30pm EDT, I will be running “Armory 102”, the next in the series of Armory classes. This class will cover charge group theory and the SCA style rules. Before taking this class, you should either have watched the video for Armory 101 or have a good understanding of basic armorial terminology. You should also be able to understand blazon. If you have previously taken my “So you want to be a (book) herald? Part II – Armory” class, most of the material in this class was covered in that one, although a few topics are expanded. (more…)
At Artifacts of Life this last weekend, artists displayed items they made that could have been left behind by a single historic person – their own SCA persona or someone else. The goal of the event, which was sponsored by the Barony Beyond the Mountain and the Barony of Carolingia, was to look at what these items would reveal about the material culture of that person’s location in time, geography and social context. What follows is a brief description of the artist, the objects and photographs of many of these objects. (more…)
The following is an edited version of the Unofficial Court Report written by Baroness Theodora Bryennissa, called Treannah Vox Regis, for the Royal Court at River Wars.
As summer drew to a close Their Majesties attended the fourth River Wars in Their Barony of Iron Bog. (more…)
Tidings from the Brigantia Principal Herald. The East Kingdom College of Arms is proud to announce that the Order of Gawain is now Fully registered with the SCA College of Arms. The Badge which has been in use since Gryffith and Aikaterine, the Green Garter with Yellow Star, passed without conflicts. * East, Kingdom of the. …
A proposal is currently before the Board of Directors to create a peerage for Rapier and ‘Cut and Thrust’ martial activities. The proposal was created by the Additional Peerage Exploratory Committee, which was created by the Board of Directors. It was comprised of representatives of eleven kingdoms, including representatives of the Chivalry, Laurel, Pelican, multiple Orders of High Merit for rapier combat, and heralds. The Easterners on the Committee were Earl Kenric aet Essex and Mistress Alys Mackyntoich.
SCA members have unofficially discussed for years the possibility of additional peerages for the martial activities of Rapier as well as for Archery, Equestrian, Thrown Weapons and Siege Weaponry. Currently the only avenue to a peerage open to someone for these activities is if their service to the sport is significant enough to merit a Pelican. Peerages are only given for Service (Pelican), Arts and Sciences (Laurel) or Armored Combat (Chivalry).
The Committee examined input collected by the 2010 SCA Census and correspondence received by the SCA on the subject. They summarized what they learned as follows. (more…)
People traveling to this weekend’s Artifacts of Life event in Manchester, Connecticut should be aware of a travel advisory for I-84. At the border of Connecticut and New York, the westbound lane of I-84 will be closed starting at 5 pm on September 21 and stay closed through September 22. The westbound bridge over Dingle …
Attention heralds and those that want to be heralds!
I am Yehuda ben Moshe, currently serving as Elmet Herald, the East Kingdom heraldic education deputy.
Over the last few months, I’ve run a series of classes, titled “So you want to be a (book) herald?” Parts I-III. The classes were run both online, via Google Hangouts and YouTube, and in-person at certain events. When originally created, this was planned as a stand alone series of lectures. Since then, there have been requests for more classes covering related topics. Therefore, it’s time to change things up a bit.
I am hereby announcing the creation of the East Kingdom Herald University (EKHU). (more…)
Lord Duncan Thorfinnsson, OSC OTC passed away on the evening of September 11, 2013, after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Lady Alexandera Cupbearer, his brother Brian, and his SCA family. Details on services or memorials are not yet available. Lord Duncan was squired to Master Feral von Halstern and was …
The Tyger and Bucket Tavern (Saturday September 14th at 5:00 PM in South Hiram, Maine) is Malagentia’s semi-annual non-event event. Run with a skeleton staff of serving wenches and kitchen crew it seeks to bring the local community together by allowing everyone in attendance to participate in the central activities: schmoozing and eating.
The brain-child of Lady Honig von Sommerfeldt, currently Chatelaine for the Province of Malagentia, this event strives to be a fun event for the old timers who come to catch up with friends old and new, as well as an easy event for a newcomer to attend. Where other events are centered around activities that must be a developed skill before one can participate (such as fighting, archery, arts & sciences displays etc.) you don’t need to know how to do anything but eat to have a great time at this event and be a full participant in the goings-on. This will be the eighth incarnation of the Tavern, which materializes Brigadoon-like from the mists each spring and fall. There is an unwritten low-regalia dress code that helps new people feel at ease and lets those folks who wear the burden of peerage, crown, or coronet set it down for an evening and be “just like regular folks”. (more…)