A Visit to the East

This weekend I was honored to attend the East Kingdom Bardic Champions and Barony of L’ile du Dragon Dormant Baronial Investiture. Eight competitors vied for the opportunity to be named as the Sovereign’s Bard for the upcoming year with the just-retired Baron winning the honor. The Consort’s Bard was also …

The Pale – March 2024

Greetings unto the most noble populace of the Great Middle Kingdom! We hope this missive finds you in great comfort, basking in the joy of revelry and friendship from this season’s Yule and Candlemas celebrations. As you warm your hearts and feet by your glowing hearths and sup cups of …

The Pale – March 2024

Unto The Gentles of The Middle Kingdom, As the season of cold has settled in Middle Kingdom, We have seen great and ongoing works from the populace. The Arts & Sciences community is as inspiring as the works it holds. The beginning of February was Our Tournament of Arts. We …

Tournament of Arts

This weekend we were privileged to witness the skills and talents of just some of the many talented artisans in the Middle Kingdom. Dame Lote and her team as well as the event staff presented a tremendously well-run event. Dame Lote’s infectious exuberance begat the largest TOA since its inception …

Crown Tournament

Greetings unto the noble populace of the Middle Kingdom: Within Corpora, the laws of our Kingdom, and significant tradition it is dictated that our Heirs are chosen through armored tournament combat although we understand that tremendous leaders may also be found outside that field. While it seems odd to send …

Modern Meets Medieval

Based on some conversations, we thought that maybe in addition to sharing information about our SCA lives, we should also share some of our modern lives: Ivan grew up in rural northeastern Ohio and has lived in the same two counties where most of his family, including two adult children, …