East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
This year’s poem for the Estrella War gift scrolls was written by Baroness Aneleda Falconbridge. She said of her inspiration, “It is the call of the warhorn that rings with the playfulness of the hunting horn’s call, bidding royal cousins to journey and meet in the spirit of the nobles of Duc du Bery’s calendar months. I imagined the bright blue of the southwestern sky in my dreary November as I composed.” (more…)
Every year the Tyger Clerk of the Signet arranges for scrolls that the Crown of the East can use as beautiful largesse to give to the Cousin Kingdoms in attendance at Estrella War. It’s something different from our usual run of scrolls, and tends to feature a different mix of scribes and authors each year, inclusive of scroll texts that are generic but in the spirit of friendship this War is known for. (more…)
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:
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …