East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The Society Social Media Policy has been approved by the Board of Directors and is now available for download at www.sca.org/docs/pdf/SCASocialMediaPolicy.pdf. The Society has recently debuted its official presences on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/currentmiddleages and on Twitter @SCAsocial and we encourage you to visit and subscribe to those presences to see news and information from across the Known World. …
An additional note to this article about Their Majesties’ Birka clothing. The longer quote of Queen Thyra’s dress was translated into modern Danish and then into runes. The translation into Danish was done by Jarla Dagmar and Lady Vibeke Steensdatter. Photo by Cateline la Broderesse
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Birka attendees may have noticed the garb being worn by Their Majesties Thyra and Edward, which was made specifically for this event. The outfits were Viking, thematically taken from period sources for design and cut. The words spelled out by the Danish runes from 900 AD came from a different, more modern source. (more…)
Results from both Chivalric and Fencing Tournaments at the 2013 Market Day at Birka have been posted to the Northern Army website. Vivat to Kenrick of Warwick who placed first in the Chivalric bear pit, and to Quintin Brilliant who placed first in the Fencing Bear pit. Congratulations to everyone who competed!
The Board of Directors has approved the social media policy which was created by a working group of Society and Corporate officers starting in early 2012. For more about the approach that the SCA is developing for social media, see the Gazette’s interview with Lord Tobias Morgan, Deputy Society Seneschal for Social Media.
At the Board of Directors meeting today, the petition by the Shire of Endewearde to become a barony was approved. The motion was made by Duke Martin Lochner. It was seconded by Duke John the Bearkiller. The vote was unanimous with the observation that this is a thriving group with all their documents in order.
A private fundraiser is being held at Birka to assist Master Tearlach the Profane and his family whose home was destroyed on New Year’s Day. Many merchants will have donation containers available on their tables. If you would like to help, just look for the containers in the merchant area. In addition, several merchants will …
The start time for the King and Queen’s Bardic Champions competition at The Queen’s Meadhall is set for 11:00 a.m. The site will open at 10:00 a.m. For more details about the competition, see http://eastkingdomgazette.org/2012/11/30/king-queens-bardic-champions-format-announced/
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 …