East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
Unto the Kingdom of the East do I, Master Frasier MacLeod send greetings, It is with a great deal of sadness that I must announce that my Kingdom Deputy for Youth Rapier, Don Alfonso Pontelli, must step down from that position as soon as possible. I will include his letter after this …
Our third A&S Research Paper comes to us from Master Donovan Shinnock, of the Shire of Quintavia, and is drawn from his study of the historical masters of rapier fighting. (Prospective future contributors, please check out our original Call for Papers.) A Small Comparison of the Rapier Styles of Ridolfo Capo Ferro and Salvator Fabris Salvator Fabris …
The following message was sent out Monday evening to the SCA, Inc. Announcements mailing list. At the January 17, 2015 Board of Directors meeting in Milpitas, CA, the Board voted against revising Corpora to establish a rapier peerage. The Board also voted to delete wording that labeled rapier as an ancillary activity of the SCA …
The SCA released the following announcement this evening. Deadline for comments about this proposal is January 15, 2015. At the July 2013 Board Meeting, the Additional Peerage Exploratory Committee (“APEC”) proposed that the Board of Directors create a new Patent-bearing Peerage Order parallel to the Orders of the Chivalry, the Laurel and the Pelican. This …
Today saw the armored and rapier combatants of the East, Middle and Allies take to the filed in the epic confrontation that is the field battle. The armored fighters fought a best of five scenario with the East taking three of the five. The rapier fighters engaged in a best of three scenario with the Middle Kingdom …
The proposed new Rapier Marshal’s handbook has been approved. The BoD is still looking for a Society Rapier Marshal. The deadline for application is a month from now. Contact the BOD at directors@sca.org. for more info. The Social Media Policy is still in the revision process, and has been returned to the Social Media Deputies for …
Rapier Field Battle was Sunday, July 28, and the East won all three battles! No further details at hand, but the East took that war point. Rapier Champions Battle was Monday, July 28, and Midrealm took that War Point, though it was close. Of 21 total bouts, the Midrealm won 11 with East only winning …
Though the days are warm and the season of battle rages wildly around us, it is the wise warrior who also looks to the future and the coming autumn when a full harvest moon rises over the land and the summer’s adventures are all but memories. The Province of Malagentia (Southern Maine) invites one and …
This fencing snowman is the artwork for the t-shirts that will be sold at K&Q’s Rapier. All profits will go towards the Tir Mara Royal Travel Fund. T-Shirts will be $20 CDN/USD each and will be sold while supplies last, on a first come, first served basis. Unfortunately American checks cannot be accepted. The Chambre …