East Kingdom Gazette
Covering the Eastern Realm of the SCA
The Kingdom needs a new Chamberlain to store and manage the Kingdom’s Official Things, including the crowns, regalia, and thrones. A description of the duties can be found here. If you, your dependent, or someone in your general orbit would be a good match, please contact the Kingdom Exchequer — exchequer@eastkingdom.org as soon as possible. …
Unto all the equestrians of the East Kingdom does the Order of the Golden Lance of the East send greetings! In this time of exile the opportunity to prove ourselves in tournament is rare, yet the Order of the Golden Lance is undaunted. The practice of our skill at horse and at arms requires diligent …
Greetings unto the People of the East! Their Highnesses would share the following information with you regarding Their coming Reign. Following Coronation, the Consuls of the East will be holding two courts per month. The second Sunday of the month will be reserved for celebrating the populace with awards. This court will focus on all …
John Fulton, President for the SCA, has announced that a report from his office is now available on the SCA website. This report contains the publishable summaries and commendation sections from each Society Officer’s reports, as well as publishable summaries submitted by various Board committees. The report has been updated as of August 2, 2020. …
Glorious Tidings Unto All of the Families and Youth of the East Kingdom, EK Tyger Camp, a virtual Youth Point, is now live! Visit Tyger Camp at https://chancellorminor.eastkingdom.org/tygercamp to access more than 50 activities, recipes, classes, stories and songs. To visit the navigate Tyger Camp, you can click on an object on the main page, for example …
The East Kingdom College of Performers is hosting an online Performing Arts and Bardic night.
All are welcome! All Kingdoms! All places! All experience levels! Just want to listen in? Performers love an audience! August 8th, 6-10pm EDT
Unto the Performers, Bards, Skalds, Scops, Minstrels, Troubadours, Trouveres, Poets, Storytellers, Skomorokhs, Balladeers, and other entertainers of the Knowne World of the SCA (and those who aspire to be such,) greetings.
I am Grim the Skald, Crown Bard of the East Kingdom. We cannot gather this year at Pennsic due to the Plague, and I know that loss is keenly felt by us all. Prince Magnus Tindal, Heir-Sovereign of the East Kingdom, wisely suggested to me that we might have an Etherial Bardic Night where performers may regale the populace with stories, poems, songs, or other performances of Pennsic. To this end, we have assembled the means to have a Bardic Circle from isolation, and invite all performers who can entertain us on this theme. This will be held August 8th, 6-10pm. It is open to all who can perform on the subject, but we ask that you sign up in advance. You can sign up on the following form: (more…)
During the July 28, 2020, Ad Hoc meeting of the Board of Directors for the Society for Creative Anachronism, the following Resolution was passed by a unanimous vote and made effective immediately: Resolution to Suspend In-Person SCA Activity until January 31st, 2021(PDF) I. Whereas, the COVID-19 Global Pandemic has created an unparalleled challenge for the …
Good afternoon, East Kingdom! I have been in contact with the Society Seneschal, following the Board’s suspension of all in-person *events* through Jan 31, 2021 (note: small gatherings are still ok; see the formal announcement for details). Our plans for Coronation are within the parameters in the BoD announcement, and so the transfer of power …
Happy Tuesday, East Kingdom! We have another fantastic class available for your viewing pleasure this week: Tuesday, July 28: Anathema- The Book Curse. 7:00 pm EDT. Instructor: Alienor Hathaway. This class will examine a medieval way of protecting manuscripts and books from thieves: the anathema, or the book curse. We will discuss how these curses …
Greetings to the Populace of the East Kingdom! The Webministry is pleased to announce the availability of discussion email lists for the various AOA-level awards (the “Silver” awards) as of today. We hope that these lists will make it easier to reach as many members of these orders as possible. These email lists are meant …