East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The 30th Market Day at Birka is approaching, and the staff would like to offer some additional information about the event for your planning convenience. We’d like to start of by reminding you that this year the event is 3 days long – Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. As this is new, Sunday activities are …
The agenda for Their Majesties’ upcoming Curia at Birka is now available on the Seneschal’s web site, with a supplemental statement from the East Kingdom Council of the Exchequer, at seneschal.eastkingdom.org/curia.php Please note the time change. Curia will begin at 9:00 am. in service, Lady Eadgyth of Steyning Clerk of the Laws, East Kingdom Seneschal’s …
At long last the contract with the site for Market Day at Birka has been signed, and the dates are official. The first, highly incomplete, official announcement has been posted on the East Kingdom web site: http://www.eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3349 Check back there and at the official event web site (http://birka.eastkingdom.org/wordpress/) for updates as the year progresses. The …
Their Majesties, Ivan Tsar and Matilde Tsaritsa, did pay a visit to their Barony of Stonemarche, whereupon they attended the annual Market Day at Birka on 27 January, AS LII (2018) Their Majesties did hold a brief court in the morning. There, the following gentles were thus awarded: Marguerite inghean Lachlainn, Order of the Golden …
Tournament results are available from the bear-pit style tournaments traditionally held at A Market Day at Birka. 152 heavy list (rattan) fighters entered the lists, fighting a total of 3,222 bouts. The overall top finisher was Lord Arne Ulrichsson with 280 points. The next ranked finisher was Sir Douglas Henry with 243 points. Complete Birka …
Once again House Strangewayes will be presenting a fashion show at Market Day at Birka organized by Baronessa Bianca Anguissola Are you interested in showing off your garb prowess? Want to ogle the talent of the populace? Want to win a fabulous prize and be the envy of all your Peers? Come show off your …
Market Day at Birka, in the Barony of Stonemarche, has a long history. This will be the 28th year of the event, and the 15th year since it moved to the Radisson Hotel and the Center of New Hampshire Expo Center in Manchester. Every four years the event scheduling gets a bit nerve-wracking because of …
Tournament results are available from the bear-pit style tournaments traditionally held at A Market Day at Birka. 146 heavy list (rattan) fighters entered the lists, fighting a total of 3,183 bouts. The overall top finisher was Sir Douglas Henry with 251 points. The next ranked finisher was Lord Arne Ulrichson with 226 points. Complete Birka …
The Court of our most excellent prince and lord, Edward, by right of arms most illustrious King of the East, third of that name, and Thyra, his Queen by agency of that same right, second of that name, held upon 24 January in the forty-ninth year of the Society in the Barony of Stonemarche; on …
The following tournament results are available from the oxhide bear-pit style tournaments traditionally held at A Market Day at Birka.