War Point Schedule For Pennsic Announced
A new copy of the Pennsic War Points Schedule has been released. You can click on the image to the left to enlarge it or read the schedule below:
East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
What is a Chatelaine?
The primary duty of the office of the Chatelaine is to be the first point of contact to those new to the SCA, or new to the local area. The Chatelaine is expected to read and uphold the governing documents of the Society, the Kingdom, and the local group(s). As an initial point of contact …
Raise Money While You Dance at Black Rose Ball!!
If you ever wanted to sweep a queen off her feet or take a spin on the dance floor with a king, your chance is coming at Black Rose Ball in Barony of the Bridge on March 9th. In support of the Royal General Fund, dances with Their Majesties will be up for bid in …
Come Share your Arts & Sciences while you Celebrate Spring Coronation!
Greetings To our great Barony of Carillion,Canton of Forestgate ,The Canton of The Keep by The Endless Sea and our Great East , We will be having an A&S table at Spring Coronation at the Horse Park in N.J,on April 6th, Come on out and rejoyce with us and show your beautiful A&S projects so …
Unofficial Court Report for Winter War
In the forty-seventh year of the Society, upon 23 February, Edward the King did enact and cause to be enacted the following: Item. His Majestiy caused those good gentles new to our Society to be brought before him, and did gift each with tokens of the day. Item. His Majesty summoned before him Olafr …
New Edition of the A&S Online Magazine of the East Kingdom
The newest edition of Ars Scientia Orientalis has just been published and can be found here. The following articles are in this edition. – Adventures in Reconstruction by Duke Sir Vissevald Selkirksson – Sestina of the Champions by Mistress Dorigen of the Gray Gate – Curing Olives: Six Methods by Dom. Galefridus Peregrinus – Making …
Unofficial Court Report for Dining with King Valdemar
In the forty-seventh year of the Society, upon 24 February, in the Shire of Hartshorndale, Thyra the Queen did enact and cause to be enacted the following: Item. Her Majesty summoned the children of the East Kingdom and shared with them toys donated by la Chambre des Dames d’Alisay and and many others. Item. Her …
Pennsic Battle Schedule
From Master Feral von Halstern: Most Courteous Greetings All. This past Saturday, we finished the Pennsic War Negotiations. The schedule is as follows, note that this begins on the Sunday of War Week, July 28, 2013: Sunday: Champions Battles (at least four). If you are on the Belted or Unbelted Team, or are an alternate, …
EK Gazette on Twitter
In response to requests, the Gazette now has a Twitter account. You can follow us at EastKingdomGaze. We are also on Facebook, Google+ and a feed was set up over on Live Journal.
What Do the Simple Swabian Folk Do?
The following article was written to explain games, races and martial activities at the upcoming Swabian event in Carolingia by the autocrat, Lady Kunegunde for Carolingia’s newsletter. It is being reprinted here with her permission.
Swabians were the often-mocked backwards peasants of the Middle Ages, but the Current Middle Ages has sadly neglected this legacy. On April 20th, Carolingia will remedy this with a Swabian Peasant’s Festspiele. Enjoy the games and pastimes of simple country peasants on a holiday! The event is not set in a specific historical time, and people from all cultures and nations are welcome to join in the fun, as we include gentles of all ages in a wide range of active and less-demanding documented pastimes. (more…)