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: Feb 7th – Feb 20th

February 6, 2022 Posted inA&S Night, Arts & Sciences, Business Commons, Calendar, Canton of Brokenbridge, Canton of Whyt Whey, Combat, Commons, Heavy Fighting, Martial Activities, Regularly Scheduled, Social Commons, Uncategorized, What's new

This week in the Province…

Wed.
2/9		6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Østgarðr Winter Fighting Practice
Canton of Whyt Whey
(Manhattan – New York, NY)		Details
Fri.
2/11		7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Lions End Virtual Social & Happy Hour
Canton of Lions End
(online)		Details
Sat.
2/12		8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.Whyt Whey Saturday Night Solar: Cheese Making with Joshua
Canton of Whyt Whey
(online)		Details

and next week…

Wed.
2/14		6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Østgarðr Winter Fighting Practice
Canton of Whyt Whey
(Manhattan – New York, NY)		Details
Wed.
2/14		7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Østgarðr Commons
Crown Province of Østgarðr
(online)		Details to Follow
Sun.
2/20		6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Brokenbridge Commons & A&S Evening – Japanese Cooking
Canton of Brokenbridge
(online)		Details

Join the Brokenbridge February Commons & A&S Night

February 6, 2022 Posted inA&S Night, Arts & Sciences, Business Commons, Calendar, Canton of Brokenbridge, Commons, Social Commons

The Brokenbridge February Commons will change things up this month. Instead of 11am commons meeting, we are going to an evening commons.

Why? Because we have a special A&S class afterwards. Lani Sidman will be teaching a Japanese Cooking Class after commons (around 7pm). She will be teaching the class from the Barony of Western Seas (Hawaii).

Agenda for this evening:

6pm: Commons

-Officer Reports
-Old Business
-New Business
7pm: Japanese Cooking and History with Lani Sidman

Meeting information:

When: Sunday February 20, 2022, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Where: Online via Google Meet

Link: meet.google.com/opa-xugd-dop
Phone Numbers (‪US‬)
‪+1 413-398-0469‬
PIN: ‪176 289 105#

Court Report for Deck the Halls of Valhalla

February 5, 2022 Posted inAnnals

From the Seahorse Pursuivant,

In their ever-present court held at Deck the Halls of Valhalla, Their Excellencies first thanked and requested words from the autocrat Eadwin the Younger, who spoke greatly of thanks and then announced who had impressed him within a certain realm of effort during the event. Evelyn de Trees was deemed to have the best background setting, Aurelia di Giovanni Bedici wore the best garb, Perez ben Meir Gershorn laid out the best feast table, and while all those with pets were honored, Catelin Straquhin eeked out on top with a surprise polydactyl lap cat.

Then Catelin was called into court to present the winners of the day’s bardic championship results, where Evelyn de Trees was named the new bardic champion of Østgarðr. It was also announced that the populace voted Cedar the Barefoot as their favorite bardic performance, and Arnora Ketilsdottir provided the most eye-catching performance.

Thereby concludes another court, held the 29th of January, AS 56, within the Ethereal realm of Brokenbridge.

East Kingdom Limited Reopening for ‘very small gatherings’ only

January 31, 2022 Posted inWhat's new

The East Kingdom seneschal announced a limited return of in-person activities in the East Kingdom.

“Accordingly, we feel that an appropriate step for re-opening the Kingdom is to return to small in-person gatherings, capped at 15 people, maximum. All safety measures must be in place, both as required by the COVIDSafe policy and the Kingdom’s masking policy (which is, in short: masks, at all times in all places, including while fighting; may be lowered briefly to eat or drink).”

Please take the time to read the full announcement on the East Kingdom Seneschal’s website at https://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/limited-kingdom-re-opening-very-small-gatherings-only/.