East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The autocrats of the East Kingdom’s Spring Crown Tourney this year, having a site that allows plenty of space for fighters, have added a fighting activity that should appeal to all the chivalrous fighters in the East: a Rose Tournament What is a Rose Tournament? It’s a tournament where fighters pair up as they choose, …
As the topic of the language change around the Inspirational Equality debate heats up around the East Kingdom, I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has responded here and on Facebook and commend the civility and courtesy with which you have replied. I expect nothing else of our readership, but when an issue is …
At every Crown Tourney, the Ladies of the Rose present tokens to individuals who demonstrate joy for fighting and/or chivalry of note. They also consult with the Queen on the presentation of the Shield of Chivalry, which the Queen bestows on the fighter considered to have shown exceptional chivalry. The following tokens were presented this …
Please note that we have edited the Sweet 16 post to reflect the correct Ivan. Baron Ivan Ivanov syn Dimitriov vynuk Tzardikov fighting for Baroness Mathilde DeCadenet is now listed. We are still ironing the kinks out of our process, and apologize for the mistake.
This photo is by Lady Camille des Jardins, who has graciously shared all her photos of the day at: https://picasaweb.google.com/105277130246371473226/1027CrownTourney
After Gregor was crowned Prince, he addressed the crowd. He said that the previous day had been his fiftieth birthday and he could think of no better present than to make this woman who changed his life princess of the East.
The final two combatants are: Eorl Kenric of Warwick for Hlæfdige Avelina Keyes Duke Gregor von Heisler for Countess Kiena Stewart Two combatants remain and will again fight best three out of five. The weapons forms are similar to what as it was for the semifinals. The first two are Dane Axes and Longsword. However, …
The two combatants from the winners’ list and the two from the losers’ list advanced to the semifinals. This round is decided by the best three out of five fights. At this point the combatant from the winners’ list is considered to have won one fight and the combatant from the losers’ list to have …
Final pairings for advancement from Losers’ List: Pan Jan Janowicz Bogdanski for Herrin Rosamund von Schwyz Lord Micah of Brighton Hall for Lady Thallos Alexios of Brighton Hall Master Edward MacGyver Dos Scorpus for Lady Katerina Iliovna Vladimirov Sir Oscad de Segovia for Giselle de Limousin Advanting from Winners’ List: Duke Gregor von Heisler for …
The top two combatants from each of the eight pools advance to form a standard double elimination bracket with a few modifications. What is a double elimination bracket? A double elimination format means that a combatant must lose two fights to be eliminated. When a combatant loses a fight, he or she will then be …