15 Tuesday Jan 2019
Posted in EK 50 Year
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For the East Kingdom 50th Year event, Duchess Avelina wanted a Town Center where people could gather. The concept was a success despite the oppressive heat, and we want to encourage autocrats to try variations of it at their own events. This is a summary of what we learned creating the Town Center. EK 50 Year was a large camping event, but the ideas are adaptable to any event that has space.
Speakers at the “Growing Up in the SCA” panel
01 Sunday Jul 2018
Posted in EK 50 Year, Equestrian
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The skills challenge portion of the competition for King’s and Queen’s Equestrian Champions was held last night, with results announced in court earlier today. Many thanks to the outgoing King’s Champion, Baroness Alanna of Skye, for sending us detailed results and tracking down details as the Gazette staff realized they were needed for this article.
The original plan had been to have a final round with a limited number of competitors after completion of the skills challenge, but the heat this weekend has been dangerously high, and it was decided that for the safety of the horses to cancel the final round, and select the champions based on their combined performance in the two courses which had already been run, weighted equally.
Horses are as susceptible to heat exhaustion and heat stroke as humans, and our competition asks them to perform strenuous athletic activity while carrying 200 pounds or so of rider and armor. Most of them will be resting today, and going home tonight when it will be cooler in the trailers. The safety of the horses comes first.
The winner of the competition, and King’s Champion of Horse is Duchess Kiena Stewart, riding Brady.
Duchess Kiena Stewart, King’s Equestrian Champion
Her Majesty Caoilfhionn selected Lady Leana Doucet, riding Taro, as her Champion.
The skills challenge for the evening round consisted of running at rings with a lance, chopping apples with swords, and spearing targets from horseback.
Apple chop is not something commonly seen in SCA competition. As the name suggests, riders attempt to strike an apple with a sword as they ride past at the best speed at which they judge they can hit the target. Adult competitors have the option of using live steel or a wooden sword. Four points are awarded for splitting the apple, two for seriously damaging it, and one for hitting it in any fashion. Generally if you use a wooden sword you can only get a hit, but Zachary Kerr, age 9, chopped his wooden sword down so firmly on the last apple of the night that it split cleanly in two!
A total of 21 riders completed all portions of the tourney.
The top 4 competitors in the evening portion of the tourney were:
The top 4 competitors overall were:
Photo courtesy of Mistress Leonete D’Angely
21 Thursday Jun 2018
Posted in Bardic
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Few places on earth hold the wondrous mix of performances than in the Society. As a way to both connect deeply with the past and to help see our own Society histories into the future, bardic arts have a special place in the performing arts, as do the historic pieces from ages past. We are fortunate to have plenty of both! It would be difficult to imagine a camping event without music and tales – and so for 50 Year we have many opportunities to listen, teach, learn, or perform.
Importantly, there’s lots of open performance time for everyone interested in performing! Continue reading
20 Wednesday Jun 2018
Posted in Announcements, Events
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You could win one of these fabulous blue tygers!
Do you think you know the East Kingdom? Want to compete against other Easterners (or not Easterners) who think they do too? Come to the Hearth in the Town Center at the East Kingdom 50 Year event at 8 pm on Friday night for a trivia throw down about all things Eastern. Questions will be available in French as well as English.
Teams can be comprised of no more than eight people. To register, they must have a team name (the cleverer, the better). No phones will be allowed. Your memories and wit must be enough. Wit counts, because an extra point will be given during each of the five rounds for the funniest answer. Who decides what is funniest? The hostess of the Hearth, Baroness Margreta (formerly Baroness Rufinia), and your very charming master of ceremonies, Baron Jean de Montaigne.
Mistress Eloise of Coulter, a devious fountain of Eastern knowledge, researched and chose the questions. Don’t even think about bribing her. What does your team get if they win? Three plush blue tigers, a nifty certificate handmade by Lady Aaradyn Ghyoot testifying to your brilliance, and bragging rights. If the winning team achieves a perfect score, Eloise will provide a special prize. Start gathering your teams and register at the Hearth at 8pm. Spectators welcomed and encouraged.
17 Sunday Jun 2018
Posted in Announcements
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Greetings!!
We are really ramping up for East Kingdom 50 Year!
Here is an important piece of info for camp logistics:
THERE IS WATER AVAILABLE ON SITE **NEAR** THE CAMPING AREA, BUT NOT **IN** THE CAMPING AREA.
That is to say, there are plenty of spigots around to get water; however, you will need to get it back to your camp. I would suggest bringing some containers for water and a cart (or cookies to bribe/compensate your camping neighbors for borrowing their cart for water runs).
Please spread this far and wide to let all of your EK50YC camping friends know what’s up.
Yours,
Avelina
15 Friday Jun 2018
Posted in Arts and Sciences
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Eighteen months ago, Baron Adolphus Benner had an audacious idea. As a physical representation of the lineage of Royalty of the East, he proposed making dolls – 115 dolls, in total – representing each of the individuals who has served the East Kingdom as sovereign.
Since then a team of about 13 volunteers, led by Lady Laurena Mouchot, and drawn largely from the Shire of Caer Adamant has been working hard to build, stuff, and dress the dolls for this ambitious project. Many other Easterners have contributed trims, jewellery, and other materials. 115 stands to display the dolls were made and donated by Lord Malcom Macleod.
At most recent count, 50 dolls are completed, with 65 more in the pipeline. Volunteers spent months tracking down photos of each Crown couple taken during their reign, and then modeled the dolls’ outfits on the garb worn in the photo. As a result of this, the doll project team has assembled what is probably one of the largest known collections of East Kingdom photographic history, and the photographs will be displayed in an album at East Kingdom 50 years along with the dolls.
Following their display at the East Kingdom 50 Year event, the group plans to hold an on-line auction for the dolls in September (after Pennsic) with proceeds to benefit the Kingdom.
As the June 28th deadline draws near, the team can still use more hands to help finish dressing the dolls. If you would like to volunteer, there is a Facebook group used for coordination or you can email Lady Laurena.
All photos provided by the East Kingdom Doll Project
12 Tuesday Jun 2018
Posted in Equestrian
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Hear now the words of Master Rhys Terafan Greydragon, Society Equestrian Marshall, who will be visiting the East for the Fifty Year Celebration:
Unto the nobles of the East Kingdom does Master Terafan Greydragon send greetings!
Let all princes, lords, ladies, barons, knights, squires and men-at-arms of the East Kingdom, and all other noble kingdoms, who are not banished or enemies of the king, our lord, know that at the East Kingdom Fifty Year celebration there will be a great festival of arms and a very noble jousting tournament with lances of one measure, appropriate armor, with crests, and coats covered with the arms of the noble tourneyers, as is the ancient custom; And at this tourney there will be noble and rich prizes given by ladies and damsels.
Be it known, that I Master Rhys Terafan Greydragon, Companion of the Laurel, Companion of the Pelican, and Premier of the Golden Lance of Atlantia, in honor and celebration of the East Kingdom’s many years of glory, am hosting this noble jousting tournament. I do challenge all riders of the East Kingdom’s various marches, and all others from whatsoever kingdoms they are, not banished or enemies of the king, our lord, who wish to acquire honour, to compete in this tournament.
Moreover, I announce to all of you princes, lords, ladies, barons, knights, squires and men-at-arms who intend to participate in the tourney that you must come to the stable the day before the day of the tourney, and display your arms at the windows and your crests to the judges, on pain of not being allowed to participate; each of you must bring your helm, with the crest which you intend to wear at the tourney, and your banner, at the seventh hour after the noon, to the stable. You will set them up so that at eight o’clock, the ladies can come and see and give their opinions to the judges, and this I tell you on behalf of my lords the judges, so please excuse me.
Lastly, all who intend to participate in the tourney must be arrayed in appropriate armor and coats of arms, and astride your destriers covered with your arms so that all who may see your prowess and skill with the lance may know you. Be ready to enter the arena at nine of the clock the day of the tourney, and have your herald present you to the crowns, the ladies, and damsels who will watch your displays of skill. Once presented, the rules of the tourney will be announced, and jousters will then retire to make final preparations.
The populace is invited to attend and cheer on the competitors, beginning at 9 AM.
A separate competition will be held to determine Their Majesties’ Equestrian Champions on Saturday. The exact format of the competition is designed by the current Champions, and is generally not announced in detail beforehand. Typically there is a challenge course which requires rider and horse to negotiate obstacles, and a competition in martial skill games, not including jousting.Spectators are welcome at all of these activities.
05 Saturday May 2018
Posted in Announcements, Arts and Sciences
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Greetings, Easterners!
Do you have a Skill or Trade or Compendium of lore that simply must be shared far and wide within the Kingdom? The East Kingdom 50-year Celebration is upon us and there will be classes of all flavors Friday, Saturday, *and* Sunday, and we want your class to be among them.
In order to get your class in the Sitebook, we need your submission by May 8, which is just a few short days away. Please take the time now to fill out the scheduling form. There will be outdoor spaces, some with electricity and running water, indoor spaces away from the ravages of wind and sun, a space for dance, and display spaces in the Town Square where you can demonstrate your craft to the fine people of the East and offer them a hand as they try it for the very first time (or the very fiftieth time)!
The form can be found at this link.
Rosina von Schaffhausen
