Upcoming in Østgarðr: February 13th to February 26th

February 12, 2023 Posted inA&S Night, Annals, Arts & Sciences, Business Commons, Calendar, Canton of Brokenbridge, Canton of Lions End, Commons, Dance, Fencing, Heavy Fighting, Martial Activities, Pennsic, Positions, Regularly Scheduled, Social Commons

Here is what’s happening this week in Østgarðr. Come join us for…

Mon.
2/13		7:30 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.		Lions End Virtual Commons & Social
Canton of Lions End
(online)		Details
Wed.
2/15		6:00 p.m. –
8:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Winter Indoor Fighting & Fencing Practice
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(Manhattan, NY)		Details
Wed.
2/15		7:00 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Provincial Commons & Social
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(online)		Details
Thu.
2/16		7:00 p.m. –
8:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Arts and Crafts Night
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(online)		Details
Sat.
2/18		2:00 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.		Pennsic 101 Class
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(online)		Details
Sun.
2/19		3:00 p.m. –
4:00 p.m.		Taci e Balla ! Renaissance Dance Workshop & Practice
Canton of Appleholm (formerly Whyt Whey)
(Manhattan, NY)		Details

And next week…

Mon.
2/20		8:00 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.		Brokenbridge Commons
Canton of Brokenbridge
(online)		Details
Wed.
2/22		6:00 p.m. –
8:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Winter Indoor Fighting & Fencing Practice
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(Manhattan, NY)		Details
Fri.
2/24		8:00 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.		Østgarðr Special Officers Meeting (Populace welcome)
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(online)		Details
Sun.
2/26		3:00 p.m. –
4:00 p.m.		Taci e Balla ! Renaissance Dance Workshop & Practice
Canton of Appleholm (formerly Whyt Whey)
(Manhattan, NY)		Details

Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.

Seeking Letters of Intent for Provincial Offices

October 5, 2022 Posted inPositions

The following Provincial Officers positions will become vacant at the end of the day on December 31, 2022..

  • Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • Chatelain
  • Chronicler
  • Knight Marshal
  • Minister of Arts & Sciences
  • Minister of Lists
  • Captain of Archers
  • Chamberlain
  • Chancellor Minor
  • Historian

All Provincial offices have two-year terms. Officers may serve multiple terms, except that kingdom policies limit seneschals and exchequers to a maximum of four years in office.

Now is the time to submit letters of intent for these offices. If one is interested in being a deputy for any of these offices, I ask that you also submit a letter of intent. The cutoff date for letters of intent will be November 14, 2022. A list of Candidates will be presented at the commons meeting on November 16, 2022. If there are multiple candidates for any positions, we will run meet the candidate sessions prior to the vote which will be held online from November 17, 2022 to December 19, 2022. Newly elected officers will be announced at the December 21st commons meeting. New officers will assume their offices on January 1, 2023.

In Service to the Dream,

Nagashima Ichirō Ujimichi

長島 一路 宇治道

He/Him/His

Østgarðr Seneschal

Østgarðr is Seeking Officers

May 11, 2022 Posted inPositions, What's new

The Crown Province of Østgarðr is officially seeking officers and deputies for the following positions…

  • Chatelaine/Castellan (newcomers’ officer)
  • Youth Combat Marshal

Please send letters of intent if interested in taking the office to Uji at seneschal@ostgardr.eastkingdom.org. A letter of intent should include any information that could make you stand out in the event of an election.

Announcement of candidates for these positions would take place at June commons. If there are no competing bids for the positions, then confirmation by the populace will also occur at June commons.

If there is more than one candidate for a position, a meet the candidates session will be scheduled and an election will take place online with the elected candidates being announced at July commons. All non-elected candidates would be asked to volunteer as deputies for those positions.

In Service to the Dream,

Nagashima Ichiro Ujimichi

長島 一路 宇治道

He/Him/His

Østgarðr Seneschal

Please Return Your Viceregal Polling Ballots

March 4, 2022 Posted inPositions, What's new

Please return your Viceregal Polling Ballots A.S.A.P. Reminder: All ballots must be received by the EK polling deputy by March 15, 2022.

If you are a registered SCA member living in the Crown Province of Ostgardr (including its Cantons) and you have not received your ballot, please email the Provincial Seneschal immediately.

More information about the Viceregal Polling and the candidates may be found here.

Read the Viceregal Candidates’ Letters of Intent

February 10, 2022 Posted inAnnals, Positions

In case you missed them on the SCA NYC: Crown Province of Østgarðr Facebook Group, here are the letters of intent for all the candidate slates for the Viceregal polling in progress:

Additionally, two Meet the Candidates Nights were held online in January. Recordings of those sessions are being posted to Youtube and may be accessed at the links below.

Complete information about the current Viceregal Polling process may be found on the Østgarðr website here.

The Viceregal Polling is Underway

February 7, 2022 Posted inAnnals, Calendar, History, Positions, What's new

In the coming months, Their Highnesses of the East will be selecting successors to Suuder and Lada, the current Viceregents of Østgarðr. To advise Their Highnesses East on this weighty decision, a polling of the populace of Østgarðr is being held. The polling officially begins on Feb. 8, 2022 and lasts until Mar. 15, 2022.

The pairs of candidates who have stepped forward are (by Order of Precedence)…

  • Maestra Sofya Gianetta di Trieste & Lady Angelica di Nova Lipa
  • Hlafdige Alienor Salton & Boaire Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin
  • Lord Ragnarr Blaskegg & Lord Albrecht Anker

Over the following week or two, all registered members of the SCA living in Østgarðr, will be receiving the Viceregal Polling in the mail. On this polling they may indicate their preference for which candidate pair they wish to succeed Suuder and Lada.

Instructions for completion and return will be included with the ballot, along with a postage-paid return envelope. Completed ballots must be received by Mar. 15, 2022 in order to be counted.

It is imperative that you return any ballot you receive, even if you have no preference, as at least 50% of the paid SCA members living in Østgarðr must return their ballots for the polling to be valid.

If you do not receive your ballot by Feb. 21, 2022 or if you have any questions regarding the polling process, please contact the Provincial Seneschal, Lord Nagashima Ichiro Ujimichi by email at seneschal@ostgardr.eastkingdom.org.

Below you can find some answer to common questions:

What are the rules governing this polling?
The rules governing the polling come from East Kingdom Law (sections VII.C and VII.G) and the Østgarðr Charter (section IV.D).

When will the results of the polling be released?
The results of the polling will not be released publicly. The results of the polling will be reported to the Crown and Kingdom Seneschal within three weeks of the closing date of the polling. Their Highnesses East will consider the results of the polling when making their selection.

When will we know who the next Viceregents will be?
By East Kingdom Law, results of the polling must be tallied and transmitted to the Kingdom Seneschal and the Crown within three weeks of the end date of the polling. The Crown must announce their selection for the new Viceregents within four weeks of receiving the results of the polling. This means the successors to the Viceregency will be known by May 3, 2022.

What if I don’t receive a ballot?
If you are a registered SCA member living in the Crown Province of Østgarðr, and you have not received your ballot by February 21, 2022, please contact the Provincial Seneschal, Lord Nagashima Ichiro Ujimichi by email at seneschal@ostgardr.eastkingdom.org.

I have children who are SCA members. Do they get a say in this polling?
By East Kingdom Law (section VII.C.e.i&ii) ballots from members less than 14 years old count toward establishing the validity of the polling, but not count towards the preference tally that is transmitted to the Crown and the Kingdom Seneschal. Ballots from members 14 years and older are counted in the preference tally.

Where can I learn more about the Viceregal Candidates
The Letters of intent for the Viceregal Candidate slates may be found here.

Additionally, all of the Viceregal candidate pairs have posted their letters of intent on the SCA NYC: Crown Province of Østgarðr Facebook Group. These letters will be posted to the Ostgardr website shortly.

Meet the Candidates Night #1
Meet the Candidates Night #2

Upcoming in Østgarðr: Jan 17th – 30th

January 16, 2022 Posted inBusiness Commons, Calendar, Canton of Brokenbridge, Commons, Event, Positions, Regularly Scheduled, Social Commons

This week is full of commons and other virtual gatherings…

Wed. 1/197 p.m. –
9:30 p.m.		Østgarðr Provincial Commons
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(online)		Details Link
Sun. 1/2311 a.m. –
1 p.m.		Brokenbridge Virtual Commons and Arts & Sciences class
Canton of Brokenbridge
(online)		Details Link
Sun. 1/23 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.Meet the Østgarðr Viceregal Candidates #1
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(online) 		Details Link

And next week…

Thu.
1/27		7 p.m. – 9 p.m.Meet the Østgarðr Viceregal Candidates #2
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(online) 		Details
Link
Sat.
1/29		6 p.m. – 11 p.m.Event: Deck the Halls of Valhalla
Canton of Brokenbridge
(online)		Details
Link

Meet the Viceregal Candidates

January 16, 2022 Posted inCalendar, Positions

Greetings to Our beloved Populace,

With the new year here, we are heading full swing into the Viceregal succession polling. We are excited and proud to see three slates of candidates who have stepped forward with desire to be the next Viceregents of .

We will hold 2 virtual meet the candidates nights:
Sunday 1/23 @ 6pm to 8pm
Thursday 1/27 @ 7pm to 9pm

These will be held via Google Meet at https://meet.google.com/ezo-fdtg-ivh

We are going to do our best to get these recorded and shared with the populace so anyone who may not be able to attend can view them later. We will post details to virtual meetings shortly.

At the virtual meet the candidates nights the populace will have an opportunity to ask the candidates questions directly or they can submit questions to Suuder and myself ahead of time at viceregents@ostgardr.eastkingdom.org We will keep all questions submitted ahead of time anonymous.

Everyone is welcome to attend and quiz the candidates on all things from their views on various SCA topics to what their favorite ice cream flavor is.

Look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.

In service,
Lada and Suuder