East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The Shire of Hartshorn-dale (Blue Bell, PA) invites one and all to A Day in the Solar: Saturday, June 8, 2013 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Come and enjoy a day in the solar. Work on some embroidery or your hand sewing of garb. An area will also be set up for those doing more modern …
In the forty-seventh year of the Society, upon 2 February, in the Barony of Carolingia, Edward the King and Thyra the Queen did enact and cause to be enacted the following: Item. Their Majesties accepted the fealty of Fergus and Imigla, Baron and Baroness of Carolingia. Item. Their Majesties caused those good gentles new to …
A mumming greeted King Edward and Queen Thyra at their recent visit to Carolingia. “In honor of their visit, and in keeping with our duties has baron and baroness, we wanted to honor them with something both appropriately Carolingian,” said Baron Fergus MacRae. “ Leaning on the strong traditions of our fine barony, a Mumming …
Who Will Speak for the Sheep? by Myra Hope Eskridge (performing as Lucien de Pontivy)
“Bold Lord Robert of Lochleven” by Martyn de Halliwell to the tune of “Edi Beo”
Time of taxes came to trusty Carolingia — brash Baron demanded bah-bah calling livestock. Righteously then Robert roared against this sheep-toll; painful price was made to pay that day of horror.
“This piece was adapted from a story in ”(Merry) Tales and Quick Answers”, (printed c. 1535) based on the notes I used in the competition,” reports Lady Judith. “The words may differ slightly from what I said in the video.”
Crumbs By Chatricam Meghanta (also known as Marguerite ingen Lachlainn in the SCA)
After a full day of outstanding performances the field of contestants in the King’s and Queen’s Bardic Championship came down to five superlative performers. Their Majesties then announced the theme of the last round of competition. Each of the artists was charged to write a new composition in honor of Saint Robert’s Day, a festival …
King’s Bardic Champion: Master Matthew Grim (or his alter-ego, Grim the Skald) Queen’s Bardic Champion: Lord Lucien de Pontivy There were more than twenty participants in Round One. The field was narrowed by half for Round Two, then five contestants were selected for the third and Final Round, where the challenge was to compose an …