The Crown Province of Østgarðr is the greater New York City chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism, a not-for-profit educational and social organization dedicated to re-creating aspects of medieval and Renaissance culture. You can read more about the SCA at “About Us.” If you have any questions or want to get involved, email our newcomers’ officer. You can find links to our Facebook group, mailing list, and local sub-chapters at “Getting Involved.”
To the members of the populace and those beyond the borders of The Crown Province of Østgarðr:
We invite you to witness the peaceful exchange of powers as our new Viceregents step up and wear the Chains of State, ushering in a new age! In celebration of this occasion, The Crown Province of Østgarðr will also be hosting its champion fencing tournament and archery tournament; we encourage all interested gentles to compete or participate on the field.
Østgarðr Fencing Championship will be hosted by Qwyn of Ostgardr
Østgarðr Archery Tournament will be hosted by Lada Monguligin
Dayboard will be provided, with a wonderful menu curated by Gráinne inghean Uí Néill.
Details and registration info can be found on the East Kingdom Calendar Page.
After a several year hiatus, dance is back in Appleholm, with the intent that we will bring refinement and grace back to our fair province. What dance we teach is yet undetermined: reach out if you have strong opinions. Current bets are on 15th century Italian.
We will meet at 6 pm and continue until about 8.
The location is weather pending.
If the weather is fair: we will meet atop Belvedere Castle in Central Park.
If the weather is foul: please check the Appleholm webpage for updates and the Appleholm Discord.
All are welcome to join in. No Society membership or previous experience required. No fee. Modern attire; come as you are. We look forward to seeing you! RSVP to 143578@members.eastkingdom.org would be helpful so we do not start dance instruction without you.
The May Northpass Arts & Sciences Sunday Solar is this Sunday.
This Solar will be held…
When: Sunday May 3, 2026 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: The home of Meister Friderich and Dame Lilie Dubh in Mohegan Lake, NY
R.S.V.P.’s are required but can be done at any time, including the day of the Solar. Email Friderich at 110928@members.eastkingdom.org
Food will be provided, and guests are welcome to provide contributions to the table. Please let Friderich know about allergies or dietary restrictions. Please note there are two young and social cats in the home.
For those wishing to use public transportation, the closest train station is the Peekskill Metro North station on the Hudson Line. Taxi cabs are often available at the train station.
The Canton of Midland Vale of the Crown Province of Østgarðr, and the Barony Beyond the Mountain are excited to announce a solution to the conflicting events on one date: Barony Beyond the Mountain welcomes the participation of Midland Vale: A Bouquet of Daffodils and Roses!
Beast of the East / Roses Tournament will now host Kingdom Thrown Weapons Championships, as well as the Daffodils rapier and armored tournaments. Beast of the East will be holding all of their planned activities for rapier and armored combat.
Tournament of Roses will be holding their planned thrown weapons, arts & sciences, and archery tournaments.
For those who preregistered for Daffodils, give us all a few days and watch your emails for instructions on how to communicate your information to us to receive a full refund for your preregistration fees.
Each event team extends deepest gratitude to our counterparts on coming together for a solution that benefits the most people in each group and throughout the Kingdom.
The event stewards are working on the event schedule, which will be posted as soon as possible.
Preregistrations are still open until May 5th, please go to the Beast of the East event announcement for the links.
Please send concerns to the event steward (Duncan Willans) at 306855@members.eastkingdom.org
Greetings Ostgardr,
Vice Regent Polling has been extended to April 30th!
As you know, we were short on votes for the Vice Regent polling, so I’ve been working to have new polls sent out. If you filled out this form (https://forms.gle/Mr9MLNvJVXyQmwXh7) and are an active Ostgardr resident, a new poll should have been sent to the email you provided. I will also be reaching out to a few individuals whose membership we were unable to verify.
If you have not received your poll or are unable to locate it, please fill out the form and I will have the Kingdom resend it.
Thank you to everyone who has voted, provided feedback, and helped with this process.
Thank you,
–Ragnarr Blisskeg
Seneschal of Ostgardr
He/Him
For those not subscribed to the newsletter, the honorable Lady Zahra de Andaluzia has released the latest copy of our beloved Østgarðr E-Horse, available here, for your browsing pleasure.
As of this afternoon, @ 3:30 PM , we are still planning to hold Deck the Halls of Valhalla as scheduled tomorrow, Sunday February 22 with a modified schedule to conclude the event earlier in the day and hopefully beat the arrival of accumulating snow.
Class schedules (slots at 11am and 1pm) and bardic plans remain the same, but we will hold court following the classes and then conclude the event early. Doors will still open at 10:00am. If you have preregistered for the event but feel you cannot attend due to the incoming weather conditions, you may email Frank at exchequer@ostgardr.eastkingdom.org for a refund of the fees.
We will monitor the conditions outdoors and the forecasts leading up to the event and during the event – and keep attendees updated if the situation changes. Hopefully this goes without saying, but if you feel you need to leave earlier than 3pm, there’s no judgement.
Join us as we attend the 32nd annual reading of selections from the Inferno.
We will first meet at 7pm on Thursday April 2, for dinner or light snack before we descend into hell.
Dinner at: Tom’s Restaurant 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
https://www.tomsrestaurant.net/
Then we will walk over to the Cathedral
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
New York, NY 10025
for 9:30pm reading start
This year’s reading will take place in the Cathedral’s Crossing and will have some additional multimedia elements. Selected Cantos will be read by a wide variety of individuals.
The reading is free to attend!
Greetings Ostgardr,
As we approach the Vice Regent Polling on February 15th, we would like to confirm your email address you wish to have poll sent to. Please fill out this form, https://forms.gle/KNFsDrs5feoFhtbZ6, to confirm the best email to reach you. If you have any questions, please email seneschal@ostgardr.eastkingdom.org.
Thank you,
-Ragnarr Bliskegg
Seneschal of Ostgardr
He/Him
We are proud to announce the following candidates for the Vice Regency of the Crown Province of Østgarðr!
Here are the next steps and approximate dates for the upcoming events leading to our next Vice Regent(s) reign.
We will have more details both on the website and at the Monthly Commons!
A recording of our recent ethereal “Meet the Candidates” event is now available.