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Crown Tournament List News

Spring Crown Tournament 2026 – Letters of Intent

Greetings unto Our beloved Eastern Kingdom, 
Winter is ending and as the spring and summer of war is soon to come. We need to assure the succession of the Kingdom, once Our Coronation is concluded We invite all those worthy gentles of the East, who wish to take up arms and compete at Our Crown Tournament, to make themselves known to Us.  We look forward to seeing the field of competitors for Our Crown Tournament. 

TRH Culann and Honig

Unto the Tyger Populace of the East Kingdom does Estgar, Kingdom Seneschal send Greetings. 

The Crown Tournament of Culann mac Cianain and Ro Honig von Sommerfeldt will be held in the Barony of An Dubhaigeainn on May 2, 2026.  Those wishing to fight in this tournament must submit their Letters of Intent no later than 11:59pm Eastern, April 2nd, 2026. For more information on the event please see the link below.

The Event listing can be found here:   Crown Tournament of Culann mac Cianain and Ro Honig von Sommerfeldt | East Kingdom, Society for Creative Anachronism

Crown Format

Bringing heraldic displays and having a herald to herald the couple in during the procession is encouraged.

Combatants will be prepared to give a short declaration of how their consort inspires them.

This is the most important tournament in the East Kingdom, it is important to fall down when you die.

No Spears, Madus or thrown weapons will be allowed in the tournament in any round.  In this case, a Madu is defined as a weapon combining any type of shield/buckler with at least a thrusting tip.  Sword and other off hand weapon ie.  axe is fine, other exceptions may apply.

The format shall be pools until the 16.  The pools will be fought with great weapons.

Once we have the top 16 it will be double elimination bring your best until the semi-finals.
Semi-finals will be best of 3 rotating weapons forms.  A combatant from the winner’s list will be paired with a combatant from the loser’s list.  The combatant from the loser’s list must win twice.  The combatant coming out of the winner’s list must win once.  The combatant from the winner’s list will pick the first form.

Finals will be best of 7.
Finalists shall be heralded into the list.
First round will be the Queen’s choice.
Rounds 2 and 3 will be chosen by the combatants’ consorts, with the consort of the combatant losing the first bout picking the form for the 2nd bout.  The other consort will pick the form for the 3rd bout.
The loser of the 3rd and subsequent bouts will pick the weapons form for the next bout, rotating weapons with no form repeating.  Combatants may choose to repeat weapons from the Queens and Consorts choices though.  If the fights go to 7, the 7th bout will be fought with Dane axes.

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For eligibility requirements, please review East Kingdom Law Section II.C. (https://www.eastkingdom.org/offices/law-policy/)

Note: Pairs intending to fight for each other must each fill out the form as a combatant.

Thank you,
Estgar, OL, OP, KSCA
Kingdom Seneschal

Letter of Intent submission form

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLUISaj4O5YGBzbNDqqYYLpSLjhLCqqO63FFHwrdvY3EZGoQ/viewform?usp=header

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Help Wanted News

Call for applications for Kingdom Seneschal

Hello East Kingdom!

My time as seneschal is getting closer to being over. As such interested parties need to email myself and the Royalty their interest in the role, and should include an SCA resume to aid in making the selection!

My term ends in April, and I look forward to helping whoever is selected next transition into the office at Coronation!

Cheers,

Effing Thomas

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Crown Tournament List From the EK Seneschal News

Entrants to the Fall Crown Tournament 2025

Hello East Kingdom!

Below is the list who intend to compete for the Crown of the East!

OrderEntrants
1Duke Randal of the Dark fighting for Duchess Katherine Stanhope
2Viscount Culann mac Cianain fighting for Duchess Ro Honig von Sommerfeldt
3Jarl Valgard Stonecleaver fighting for Lady Catelin Straquhin
4Don Millicent Rowan fighting for Earl George Emerson True
5Sir Sigurdr Beserker fighting for Doyenne Pagan Graeme
6Master Tiernan Mac Ailpin fighting for Master Aciterix Caldius Juilius Cittinius
7Lord Bran Finn Mac Aeda fighting for Hlǣfdīġe Sunnifa Heinreksdottir
8Doyen Richard Crowe fighting for Lady Ameria Browne
9Baron Giles William Trout called Billyfish fighting for Baroness Maegwynn Filia Brun
10Sir Pandarus fighting for Sir Timeria Sthenone
11Lady Gunnr Mackinnon fighting for Muinteoir Roibeard Mac Neill
12Master Robert Tytes fighting for Master Yin Jinyu
13Lord Bregowine of Horseheath fighting for Baron Gerhardt
14Baron Aelfwine Akeworthe fighting for Mistress Vitalia la Soleil
15Lord John the Long fighting for Scholar Thora Kottr
16Lord Lucius Cornelius Fabullus fighting for Propraetrix Iulia Baebiana
17Honorable Lord Albrecht Østergaard fighting for Baroness Daniela Rosa da Venezia
18Honorable Lord Andromedes Leonida fighting for Lady Aoife inghean Ui Briain
19Lord Thorbjorn Thorfinssen and Lord Jadin Tenax, fighting for each other
20Lady Wylet Fraysser fighting for Lady Julianne Le Rat

 

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Crown Tournament List News

Alternative Crown Format Report

Greetings from Kurfurst Matthias Grunewald, East Kingdom Deputy Seneschal for Alternative Crown Formats,

A final report on the Spring Crown using rapier has been submitted to the SCA’s Board of Directors. It includes data about the tourney participants and attendees, tournament information, and reports from those in charge of areas impacted by the change to rapier. It’s interesting reading if you want an overview of how the day went.

The report is also a reminder of the work that made this possible. Every volunteer, participant, and survey responder contributed to what happened that day. It wouldn’t have been possible without you.

Crown Tournament Variance Granted to the East Kingdom
Final Report (pdf format)

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Archived

February 11, 2022 — Update on Kingdom Gatherings

Good evening, East Kingdom Populace,

Their Majesties, Their Highnesses, and the Office of the Kingdom Seneschal are relieved to note the continued decline of the Omicron variant across the Kingdom.

As such, we feel it is time to permit a full re-opening of the Kingdom at this time. All safety measures must remain in place, both as required by the Society COVIDSafe policy and the East Kingdom’s masking policy.

Of note, the updated Society COVIDSafe policy states everyone 5 years old and over must present proof of vaccination or negative COVID test in the US when attending all SCA gatherings. This update will include Canada effective March 1, 2022.

The East Kingdom requires that all attendees ages 2+ at all in-person gatherings wear properly-fitting masks that comply with CDC/PHS guidelines about effective masks. Masks must be worn at all times, including while fighting indoors. They may be lowered briefly while actively eating and drinking.

For more information about the East Kingdom’s COVID policies, please review the Gate in a Box: COVID Edition resource on the Seneschal’s page: https://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/gate-in-a-box-covid-edition/

As always, we urge the East’s populace to take good care of yourselves: practice social distancing, wear good masks correctly at all times when in public, and stay home when feeling ill or if someone you’ve recently been in close contact with becomes ill.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon.

In service to the Kingdom,

Medhbh inghean Ui Cheallaigh, Kingdom Seneschal
Audrye Beneyt, Kingdom Seneschal-Elect

Ioannes II and Honig II, Emperor and Empress
Ryouko’jin and Indrakshi, Heirs to the Tyger Throne

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Archived

A pause for in person gatherings – until January 17, 2022

Good evening, East Kingdom Populace,

With the care of the Kingdom ever in mind, Their Majesties, Their Highnesses, the Seneschal-Elect, and the Kingdom Seneschal have agreed that we must shut down all in-person events, meetings, practices, and other activities in the East for two weeks, until January 17th.

The Omicron variant of COVID is at its peak for the next 2 weeks, is highly transmissible, and highly virulent. This is a risk we cannot ask folks on staff to take on behalf of the Kingdom.

Over the weekend of January 15th and 16th, we will revisit the scientific data to see whether extending or lifting this shut-down is warranted. Their Majesties and Their Highnesses will also review options for ethereal Court or postponed in-person events. We ask the populace for patience as the Royal Staff assess how to best address this delay in cherished plans.

In the meantime, we urge East’s Tyger populace to take good care of yourselves: practice social distancing, wear masks correctly at all times in public, and stay home when feeling ill, so that when we can gather, we can do so with joyful spirits.

In service to the Kingdom,

Medhbh inghean Ui Cheallaigh, Kingdom Seneschal

Audrye Beneyt, Kingdom Seneschal-Elect
Ioannes II and Honig II, Emperor and Empress
Ryouko’jin and Indrakshi, Heirs to the Tyger Throne

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Archived

Board Resolution – Amendment to COVIDSafe Policy

On 25 October 2021, the Board updated its process in the COVIDSafe policy for checking vaccinations and negative test results.

Paragraph seven now reads:

‘The Kingdom must check for proof of being fully vaccinated or a negative COVID test at an event. The event organizer may designate multiple people to perform the vaccination/negative COVID test check where each person performing the check is responsible for all people whose last name begins within a specified subset of the alphabet (for example, one person for A-H, one person for I-M, etc.)

The event organizer, or their designee, shall maintain a list of names and times of the person(s) conducting the check at the entrance. A separate list shall be maintained for each alphabet group. Once the entrance is closed at the event, said person(s) will sign a statement at the bottom of the list of names and times, which reads:

“I have monitored the event entrance at the times noted above, and I have verified that each person age 12 and over with last names through _, entering the event during that time to have shown me proper identification, along with either proof of being fully vaccinated or a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of the start of the event.”

The event organizer, or their designee, shall forward the signed statement(s) to the Kingdom Seneschal, or their designee, who shall maintain such records in accordance with the standards for retention of waivers.’

The full policy is available here: https://www.sca.org/news/covidsafe-proof-of-fully-vaccinated-status-or-negative-covid-test-policy-resolution/

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Curia EK Law

From East Kingdom law:

(for additional details, please review EK Law[https://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/docs/EKLAW.pdf] Sections I.C. and III.A.):

Laws may be enacted, amended, or repealed only by the Crown, after discussion at Their Kingdom Curia.

The purpose of Kingdom Curia is:
a. To hear reports from the Greater Kingdom Officers.
b. To put forth for discussion any proposed changes to East Kingdom Law and listen to the opinions of those with seats on Curia and those in attendance.

The following have seats on Kingdom Curia and have the right to be heard:
– The Crown and Heirs
– The Coronet and Heirs of Principalities
– Greater and Lesser Kingdom Officers
– Local Branch Seneschals

The following are invited to Curia and have the right to be heard:
– Royal Peers from any Kingdom who currently reside in the East Kingdom
– East Kingdom Territorial Baron/esses

Other gentles who wish to attend are welcome, but may speak only by permission of the Curia Facilitator.

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Curia

East Kingdom Curia

Date TBD

Curia Agenda TBD

Zoom

Link to be announced

EK Law Section III.I. The Agenda for the Curia Regis

1. Any items that The Crown chooses to add to the agenda after the Curia has been called will be added to the agenda under “New Business”.

2. If a Curia notice has been sent according to East Kingdom Law, but another Curia needs to be held before the previously announced one, any items of business held over from the earliest Curia will be automatically added to the agenda of the subsequent Curia under “Old Business”

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Help Wanted – New Groups Deputy

New Groups Deputy

The New Groups Deputy works with members of the populace who wish to form an incipient branch or to change their branch status to make sure they understand the steps as defined in Corpora and East Kingdom Law.

Position duties include:

  • guiding potential incipient branch members or members of an established branch who wish to change their group’s status through Corpora and EK Law requirements
  • reporting to the Kingdom Seneschal about new group/group change progress
  • working with the Kingdom Seneschal to develop tools to make new group/group change requirements more accessible to the populace

Candidates must be a current member of the SCA with access to their East Kingdom email account. An interest in policy and strong communication skills are essential.

Interested candidates should email the Kingdom Seneschal with a description of their background and relevant experience.