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The Kingdom of the East (or East Kingdom) is one of twenty "Kingdoms" or regions, of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), an international social club dedicated to researching and re-enacting the middle ages "as they ought to have been."[1] Comprising parts of the northeastern USA, all of Atlantic Canada, and Quebec,[2] it is made up of over 50 local groups.[3] It was the second kingdom created in the SCA, split off from the Kingdom of the West.

History

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The kingdom was founded in 1968, as a new branch distinct from the West Kingdom.[4] At its founding, the Kingdom consisted of all lands east of the Mississippi River.[4] Since then, it has grown to over 50 individual groups, with XXXX members across eastern Pennsylvania, eastern New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Within Canada, subjects of the Kingdom hail from Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland.

Over time, the East Kingdom has ceded lands as other kingdoms have been created from it.

Local groups

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Within the SCA, below the Kingdom level, groups are organized hierarchically into Regions, Baronies and Provinces, Cantons (in the case of Baronies), and Ridings (in the case of Provinces). Shires exist as sub-regional entities independent of baronies, and the Crown Principality of Tir Mara (covering the Canadian portions of the Kingdom of the East) counts as a Region under the Kingdom's internal laws. The Crown Province of Østgarðr (New York City) is equivalent to a Barony. Groups are classified based on membership numbers, per the governing documents of the SCA Inc.[5] The various geographical divisions of the Society may or may not follow modern-world political or geographical boundaries, although there is a proscription against groups below the level of principality crossing international or state/provincial borders without authorization from the Society Seneschal.[6]

Branch Type Minimum Membership
Kingdom 400
Principality 100
Barony/Province 25
Sub-Baronial 5

The full listing of groups is as follows:

Crown Principality of Tir Mara

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Baronies/Provinces

  • Havre des Glaces, north-eastern Quebec, established 1994 as a Shire, raised to Barony status 2000
    • (Incipient) Canton d’Artigus

Shires

Northern Region

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Baronies/Provinces

Shires

Central Region

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Baronies/Provinces

Shires

Southern Region

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Baronies/Provinces

Shires

Awards

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Within the SCA, a large number of awards are given. While they cover a wide variety of activites, they may broadly be grouped as awards for excellence in service within the society; prowess in combat; and dedication to arts and sciences. The very highest level of awards are collectively known as Peerages, and confer social ranks across the 'Known World.' These are known as 'polling orders,' and are awarded by the reigning royalty of individual kingdoms, after consultation with current members of the relevant peerage. These awards are the Order of the Pelican, for outstanding service; the Orders of Chivalry and of Defense, for heavy armoured combat and light armoured/rapier combat respectively; and the Order of the Laurel, for knowledge in the arts and sciences of the medieval period. In addition, consorts of sovereigns may be entered into the Order of the Rose upon successful completion of a reign.

Each Kingdom has its own internal awards system as well, with varying requirements for each. These may be awarded at Kingdom level by royalty, at Baronial level on behalf of royalty, or at Baronial level of their own accord. Some Cantons and Shires also institute their own awards. Kingdom- and Baronial-level awards may be polling orders, or may be awarded at royal/baronial discretion.

Society-wide awards[7]

Badge Award Name Granted For Notes
(Image) Pelican Outstanding service to Kingdom or Society
(Image) Chivalry Outstanding prowess in the heavy armoured combat arts, demonstration of classic knightly virtues of courtesy and grace Those who are raised to this order as knights are expected to swear fealty to their sovereigns. Those who prefer not to do so may be raised as Master or Mistress of Arms; rank and privileges are identical otherwise
(Image) Laurel Exemplary skill and knowledge in the arts and sciences, including teaching and using their knowledge for the betterment of Kingdom and/or Society
(Image) Defense Similar to Chivarly, for outstanding prowess in rapier and/or cut-and-thrust combat
(Image) Rose Granted to consorts of sovereigns at the successful conclusion of a reign Not necessarily considered a Peerage in all Kingdoms

Orders of High Merit (Polling Orders)[8]

Badge Award Name Granted For Notes
(Image) Order of the Silver Crescent (OSC) Service to the Kingdom or large portions thereof Est.
(Image) Order of the Maunch (OM) Surpassing excellence in one field of art or science, or high levels of competence in several
(Image) Order of the Tygers Combatant (OTC) Armoured combat prowess at the highest level in one form, or significant competence across multiple forms
(Image) Order of the Sagittarius (OSag) Superior prowess in combat or target archery, and/or significant contributions to teaching or crafting within archery, and/or outstanding contributions to organization of archery events
(Image) Order of the Golden Rapier (OGR) As for order of the Sagittarius, for fencing and related activities
(Image) Order of the Golden Lance As for archery and fencing, for equestrian arts (Image)
(Image) Order of the Golden Mantle As for archery, fencing, and equestrian, for outstanding contributions in the fields of siege weaponry, thrown weaponry, and scouting Originally known as the Order of Artemis, was raised to an order of high merit and renamed in 2016

Events

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Other events

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References

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  1. ^ "What is the SCA?". Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. url = http://socsen.sca.org/what-is-the-sca/. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |publisher= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Missing pipe in: |publisher= (help)
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See also

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