East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Pikestaff is seeking artwork for future issues. Our primary need is for art suitable for covers, but small spot illustrations are welcome too. Cover art should be sized to fit an 8.5×11 format, should be black and white/greyscale, and should be in a graphics format such as JPEG or GIF. Art should be period in …
There will be an interkingdom practice in Shire Eisental on Sunday, February 10, 2013. This is both armored combat and rapier. Fighters and fencers from the East Kingdom and Kingdom AEthelmearc will be hosted at an indoor site. If you are free that weekend please consider heading out for some sparring. The location is the Community Fire …
Word has reached the Gazette that Pre-Registration for Pennsic War XLII is now Open. Registration can be found here: https://www.cooperslake.com/prereg/home/index.php Please remember to pay close attention to the dates for registration closing this year, as they are earlier to conincide with the event being held earlier. Online Paid Pre-Registration closes on Sunday, June 9th, 2013. All …
As Birka is fast approaching I’d like to remind everyone that there will be a scroll display from 10am-4pm in a room located on the mezzanine above the concierge. Please bring Finished Estrella War scrolls, award scrolls, as well as your portfolios to display. All award scrolls and portfolios must be picked up at least …
King and Queen’s Arts and Sciences Competition is fast approaching. On behalf of the Queen’s Champion and the event steward, I am writing to ask for volunteers to help with judging. We are looking for people to judge enamels/glass, clothing, food, fiber arts, and Calligraphy & Illumination, just to name a few. If you would …
The East will be hosting royalty from other kingdoms this weekend. Aethelmearc, Trimaris and Acre will all be represented by their Kings and Queens. Their Majesties of the East, Edward and Thyra, had the following to say about the occasion. “We are thrilled to welcome several of our royal cousins to the Market Day at …
The SCA Board of Directors is currently finalizing their official social media policies and will implement them soon. However the East Kingdom has be developing it’s own usage guidelines for a year now.
The agenda for Their Majesties’ upcoming Curia is now available on the East Kingdom Seneschal’s web site: http://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/curia.html Or this link: http://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/Jan2013Curia.pdf The Curia will be held the day after Birka, in the Barony of Stonemarche: Sunday, 27 January 2013, 10:00am Stark Room, Radisson Hotel Manchester Questions may be directed to lawclerk@eastkingdom.org . in service, …
The East Kingdom Brewers Guild is happy to present their new website for the reading enjoyment of all who are interested. This project was undertaken in order to help the public face of the guild become more current. It features links to guild documents, event listings for events that include brewing activities, links, and resources, …
A Crown Tourney in Ostgardr: Spring 1998 and Spring 2013
In the spring of 1998 the Crown Province of Østgarðr was the host for the East Kingdom’s Crown Tournament. Autocrat for the day was Lady Andrea MacIntyre (now Meesteres Annetje van Woerden). The site was in the Canton of Northpass – a lovely old retreat house and grounds, owned by Episcopal nuns. The tourney yielded up Brion Tarragon and Anna Ophelia Holloway as the new Crown Prince and Princess, and court was a flurry of AoA’s for those in Østgarðr who had become part of the fabric of the local SCA through their work, art and skills.
It’s been 15 years. And there will be a Crown Tournament in Østgarðr again. (more…)