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The White Scarves of Ansteorra

2025-12-24T18:36:15Z

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==History==
See also: [[A Brief History of the White Scarf]] 
Prince Simonn & Princess Tessa established the initial rapier/swashbuckling award recognition in the entire Known World in 1979, which soon after became the Order of the White Scarf. 
 
The core data of this document was carefully gathered by Doña [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] for a period of several years, on a site hosted by Don [[Christian Jerome Doré]]. 
 
In January of 2024, knowing that Don Doré was going to be letting the site registration expire, Don [[Caelan MacRob]] reached out to the wiki staff and asked their assistance in preserving this treasure trove of lore. With both Doré and Gwenneth's consent, this data has been given a happy home in the public records of the Kingdom Historian. 

== 01 - 25 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Portrait
! WS #
! Name
! Elevated By:
! Date Awarded:
! Elevating Kingdom
! Current Kingdom
! Cadet To:
! Elevated Cadets:
! Current Cadets
! Hails From:
! Queen's Champion To:
! Queen's Blade of Honor To:
! OP
! Notes 
|- valign=“top”
|[[File:Tivar.jpg|150px|left|]]
|1
|Don [[Tivar Moondragon]]
|[[Tessa of the Gardens]] & [[Simonn of Amber Isle]]
|03/10/79, Tournament of Chivalry
|Ansteora (Principality of)
|Ansteorra
|None
|
* Don [[Luigino di Donate]]
* Don [[Christian Richard Dupre]]
* Don [[Hans Durrmast Von der Wanderlust]]
* Don [[Iolo FitzOwen]]
* Don [[Eldric de Charbonneau]]
* Baroness Osprey von Orlemunde (Meridies)
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|[[Tessa of the Gardens]]
|[[Cateau I]]
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4580 OP]]
|Former Cadet: [[Dominique Charles de Blavier]]
|- valign=“top”
|
|
2
|Don [[Luigi di Donate]]
|Joselyn Allyne Reynard I and Lloyd von Eaker I
|02/02/80, Candlemas
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Tivar Moondragon]]
|
* Don [[Robin of Gilwell]]
* Don [[Falke von Rheinfels]]
* Don [[Eule von Haginbald]]
|
|
|
* Joselyn II
* Arrowyn II
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3100 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|3
|Don [[David Gallowglass]]
|[[Kemreth Danil]] & [[Jan w Orzeldom]]
|09/13/80, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|None
* Don Donald Armstrong
| None
|[[Hellsgate]]
|Joselyn I, Sieglinde I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1314 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
| 4
|Don [[Christian Richard Dupre]]
|Sieglinde Syr I and Sigmund the Wingfooted I
|03/21/81, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Tivar Moondragon]]
|
* Don [[Robert Simon Fraser]]
* Don [[Dominic Sentrí]]
* Don [[Shamino Salle Dacil]]
|
|
|
* Rowan II
* Athena I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1061 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
| [[File:Master Robin of Gilwell - MOD portrait by Katie Gilroy.JPG|200px|left|]]
| 5
|Don [[Robin of Gilwell]]
|[[Sieglinde Syr]] I & [[Sigmund the Wingfooted]] I
|03/21/81, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
| Don [[Luigi di Donate]]
|
* Don [[Jeremy James Scurlock]]
* Don [[Alaric Greythorn of Glen Mor]]
* Don [[Galen Niccoli]]
* Don [[Christian Jerome Doré]]
* HL Nathaniel Sharpe (Kingdom of Atlantia)
* Don [[Llywelyn Gruffydd]]
* Don [[Dyryke Stanley]]
* Don [[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]
|
* Mistress [[Rhiannon ferch Cian]]
* [[Sean Tabor]]
|[[Steppes]]
|Sieglinde II
|
* Conal I
* Margherita III
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3982 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|6
|Don [[Hans Durrmast Von der Wanderlust]]
|Elzasif Ironhand and Finn Kelly O'Donnell
|08/29/81, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|An Tir
|Don [[Tivar Moondragon]]
|
* Doña [[Devonaye Joyanne de Besancon]]
* Don [[Robert Michael McPharland]]
* Don [[Lavranti Brionovich Korsakov]]
* Don [[Henri Molineaux]]
* Don Gregorio Cristovalez de la Vega (An Tir)
* Don Kendall Tempest (An Tir)
|
|
* Kemreth
* Julia III
* Anora
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2198 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|7
|Don [[Sigmund the Wingfooted]]
|Joselyn Allyne Reynard II and Lloyd von Eaker II
|02/06/82, Candlemas
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|None
|
* Don [[Christoforo Antonio Passavanti]]
* Don [[Modius von Mergentheim]]
* Don [[Stephen Crowley]]
|
|[[Loch Soilleir]]
|Elzasif I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4266 OP]]
|Azure, a sinister wing issuant from the calf of a boot between two scarpes argent. Prior Cadet: [[Dominique Charles de Blavier]] (1982-1984)
|- valign=“top”
|
|8
|Don [[Robert Simon Fraser]]
|Arrowyn of Emerald Moor I and Charles Inman MacMoore I
|08/14/82, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Christian Richard Dupré]]
|
* Doña [[Gwenllian Gwalch-Gaeaf]]
* Don [[Alden Pharamond]]
|
|
|Arrowyn I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3972 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|9
|Don [[Iolo FitzOwen]]
|Sieglinde Syr II and Sigmund the Wingfooted II
|06/11/83, Tourney of the Black Rose
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Tivar Moondragon]]
|
* Don [[Maelgwyn Dda]]
* Don [[Etienne de Montagu]]
* Doña [[Leah la Malchanceuse]]
* Don [[Conor Drummond]]
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2352 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|10
|Don [[Dominic Sentre]]
|Tessa of the Gardens and Simonn of Amber Isle
|01/07/84, Steppes Twelfth Night
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Christian Richard Dupré]]
|
* Don [[Ignatius Phillip Santiago]]
* Don [[Gilbert Gastonnay]]
|
|
|
*Marguerite
* Rebekka I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1424 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|11
|Don [[Jeremy James Scurlock]]
|Arrowyn of Emerald Moor II and Charles Inman MacMoore II
|03/10/84, Academy of the Rapier
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Robin of Gilwell]]
|
* Don [[Aubri de Baudricourt]]
* Don [[Charles d’Alsace le Cervoisier]]
* Doña [[Antonia Santiago da Lagos]]
* Don [[Pieter Rausch]]
|
|
|Rebekka II
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2542 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|12
|Don [[Alaric Greythorn of Glen Mor]]
|Arrowyn of Emerald Moor II and Inman MacMoore II
|04/07/84, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|In Blessed Memory
|Don [[Robin of Gilwell]]
|Don [[Sebastian Eton Frobishire]]
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/140 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|13
|Don [[Eldric de Charbonneau]]
|Arrowyn of Emerald Moor II and Charles Inman MacMoore II
|04/07/84, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Tivar Moondragon]]
|
* Don [[Blayne atte Wood]]
* Doña [[Gerrod Allana MacRuari]]
* Don [[Ericus the Silverhand]]
* Doña [[Julianna de Saint Cheron]]
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1570 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|14
|Doña [[Gwenllian Gwalch Gaeaf]]
|Willow de Wisp II and Jonathan de Laufyson II
|10/13/84, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|In Blessed Memory
|Don [[Robert Simon Fraser]]
|
* Doña [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]]
* Doña [[Leah la Malchanceuse]]
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2148 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|15
|Don [[Donald Armstrong]]
|Willow de Wisp II and Jonathan de Laufyson II
|12/01/84, Crown Tournament
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[David Gallowglass]]
|
* Don [[Thorland O’Shea]]
* Don [[Alexander Peregrine]]
* Don [[Brian mac Cael]]
|
|
|
* Arrowyn III
* Marguerite
* Catherine
* Valeria I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1430 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|16
|Don [[Matthias von Rheinfels]]
|Willow de Wisp II and Jonathan de Laufyson II
|12/02/84, unknown or foreign
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Luigi di Donate]]
|Don [[Gaspard du Lac]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3316 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|17
|Don [[Asa Lee Durant]]
|Arrowyn of Emerald Moor III and Charles Inman MacMoore III
|02/23/85, unknown or foreign
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Iolo FitzOwen]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/554 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|18
|Don [[Dinaris the Wanderer]]
|Arrowyn of Emerald Moor III and Charles Inman MacMoore III
|02/23/85, unknown or foreign
|Ansteorra
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1407 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|19
|Don [[Simonn of Amber Isle]]
|Arrowyn of Emerald Moor III and Inman MacMoore III
|02/23/85, unknown or foreign
|Ansteorra
|In Blessed Memory
|None
|
* Don [[Armand de Lacy]]
* Don [[Zane Mountaine Gate ap Simonn]]
|
* [[Ricciardo de Niccolosi]]
* [[Claire la Combe]]
* [[Loric Wilderwood of Anglesey]]
|[[Bordermarch]]
|Willow II
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4284 OP]]
|Quarterly gules and argent, in bend sinisiter a hawk's head erased proper between two towers sable.
|- valign=“top”
|
|
20
|Don [[Blayne atte Wood the Juggler]]
|Marguerite de la Croix and Dinaris the Wanderer
|03/15/86, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Eldric de Charbonneau]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/704 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|21
|Don [[Eule von Haginbald]]
|Marguerite (Margot) de la Croix and Dinaris the Wanderer
|05/02/86, Twentieth Year Celebration
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Luigi di Donate]]
|Don [[Brian Aaron Cameron]]
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
* Drusilla
* Karlanna I
* Julia II
|Mikaela II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1756 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|22
|Doña [[Lorelle Joyan de Besancon]]
|Marguerite de la Croix and Dinaris the Wanderer
|05/31/86, unknown event
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Durrmast von der Wanderlust]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3060 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|23
|Don [[Maelgwyn Dda]]
|Marguerite de la Croix and Dinaris the Wanderer
|05/31/86, unknown event
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Iolo FitzOwen]]
|
* Don [[Diarmuid mac Ruis]]
* Don Cataldo Querini (Atlantia)
|
Aldonza Gonzalez Escajeda
|[[Hellsgate]]
|Rowan I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3127 OP]]
|Vert, a wolfhound's head erased within a bordure Or
|- valign=“top”
|
|24
|Doña [[Gerrod Allana Mac Ruari]]
|Marguerite de la Croix and Dinaris the Wanderer
|07/25/87, Coronation step-down
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Eldric de Charbonneau]]
|Don [[Laertes Blackavar McBride]]
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1988 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|25
|Don [[Ignatius Phillip Santiago]]
|Rowan Beatrice von Kampfer II and Hector Philip Martel II
|01/23/88, Coronation step-down
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Dominic Sentrí]]
|
|
|
|Vanessa I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2332 OP]]
|
|}

==26 - 50==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Portrait
! WS #
! Name
! Elevated By:
! Date Awarded:
! Elevating Kingdom
! Current Kingdom
! Cadet To:
! Elevated Cadets:
! Current Cadets
! Hails From:
! Queen's Champion To:
! Queen's Blade of Honor To:
! OP
! Notes 
|- valign=“top”
|
|26
|Don [[Alden Pharamond]]
|Rowan Beatrice von Kampfer II and Hector Philip Martel II
|05/14/88, Crown Tournament
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Robert Simon Fraser]]
|Don [[Edward Mercer]]
|
|[[Hellsgate]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/165 OP]]
|Per pall wavy argent, vert and azure, a wolf's head and an eagle's head respectant argent, and in chief a wooden staff proper and a sword azure crossed in saltire.
|- valign=“top”
|
|27
|Don [[Ericus the Silverhand]]
|Rowan Beatrice von Kampfer II and Hector Philip Martel II
|06/04/88, Academy of the Rapier
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Eldric de Charbonneau]]
|
|
|
|Alisha I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1716 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|28
|Don [[Shamino Salle Dacil]]
|Rowan Beatrice von Kampfer II and Hector Philip Martel II
|06/11/88, Baronial Championships
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Christian Richard Dupré]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4226 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|29
|Don [[Gilbert Gastonnay]]
|Vanessa de Verona I and Gerard MacEanruig
|03/18/89, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Dominic Sentrí]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2000 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|30
|Don [[Galen Niccoli]]
|Vanessa de Verona I and Gerard MacEanruig
|05/27/89, Steppes Warlord
|Ansteorra
|Caid
|Don [[Robin of Gilwell]]
|
* Don [[Eadric of Wolfstar]]
* Don [[Esteban Diego Ramon]]
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
* Julia I
* Rowan III
* Athena I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1900 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|31
|Don [[Giovanni Lorenzo da Montefiori]]
|Julia de Montoya I and Patrick Michael Gordonne I
|09/23/89, Defender of the Fort & Baronial Investiture
|Ansteorra
|In Blessed Memory
|
|Don [[Giacomo Datini da Venezia]]
|
|[[Stargate]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2028 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|32
|Doña [[Julianna de Saint Cheron]]
|Julia de Montoya I and Patrick Michael Gordonne I
|12/02/89, Academy of the Rapier
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Eldric de Charbonneau]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2682 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|33
|Don [[Diarmuid mac Ruis]]
|Julia de Montoya I and Patrick Michael Gordonne I
|01/27/90, Coronation step-down
|Ansteorra
|In Blessed Memory
|Don [[Maelgwyn Dda]]
|
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1388 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|34
|Don [[Gaspard du Lac]]
|Julia de Montoya II and Patrick Michael Gordonne II
|08/12/90, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Falke von Rheinfels]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1920 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|35
|Don [[Sebastian Eton Frobishire]]
|Rowan Beatrice von Kampfer III and Hector Philip Martel III
|06/29/91, Queen's Childrens College & Academy of the Rapier
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Alaric Greythorne of Glen Mor]]
|None
|None
|Elfsea
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4179 OP]]
|Per pall inverted vert, sable, and Or, in chief two swords in chevron Or, in base two natural seahorses erect addorsed vert.
|- valign=“top”
|
| 36
|Don [[Giacomo Datini da Venezia]]
|Julia de Montoya III and Patrick Michael Gordonne III
|07/04/92, Five Star Tourney
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Giovanni Lorenzo da Montefiori]]
|Don [[Wolfgang von der Hafen]]
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1994 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|37
|Don [[Aubri de Baudricourt]]
|Catherine Blackrose and William Miesko (Bear)
|07/18/92, Coronation step-down
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Jeremy James Scurlock]]
|
* Don [[Malcolm of Loch Greymist]]
* Don [[Erasmus von Eisenwald uber Tauberbischofsheim]]
* Don [[Avery Shaw]]
* Don [[Jean Fernald de Sevigny]]
* Don [[Havaar Ericsson]] (Previously: Jean Raimbault)
* Don [[Jacques de Saint Amour]]
* Don Emrys (was: Kazimir Lyszkowycz Wylkowski) Elevated in the Outlands
|
* [[Elspeth Monypenny]]
* [[Chrystal Ariana MacRuari]]
* [[Orlando de Olivares y Salazar]]
* [[Alexandre Crane]]
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/585 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
| 38
|Don [[Eadric of Wolfstar]]
|Julia de Montoya III and Patrick Michael Gordonne III
|07/18/92, Coronation step-up
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Galen Niccoli]]
|
* Don [[James Francis Navarre]]
* Don [[Elric Dracwin]]
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1492 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|[[File:Don Robert MacFarland - Photo by Steve Herring.jpg|200px|left|]]
| 39
|Don [[Robert Michael McPharlan]]
|Catherine Blackrose and William Miesko (Bear)
|08/15/92, Pennsic War XXI
|Ansteorra
|Trimaris
|Don [[Hans Duerrmast von der Wanderlust]]
|
* Don [[Ansgar von Aachen]]
* Don Diego Miguel Munoz de Castilla (AEthelmearc)
* Don [[Donovan Fitzpatrick]]
* Don [[Duncan Hepburn]]
* Don [[Benedict Ashton]]
* HL Eyrny Ormarrsdottir (Ealdormere)
* Captain Leon Jeromino Suarez (Meridies)
* HL Jocelyn Cranewell (Ealdormere)
* Doña Ari Usni (Atenveldt)
* Doña [[Rixende de Rouen]]
|Claire Shayhan
|[[Stargate]]
|
* Larissa
* Cateau II
* Elizabeth
|Ebergardis I
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3959 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
| 40
|Doña [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]]
|Catherine Blackrose and William "Bear" Miesko
|10/03/92, Baronial & Investiture
|Ansteorra
|Drachenwald
|Dona [[Gwenllian Gwalch-gaeaf]]
|
* Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Doña [[Layla bint Yusuf]]
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2155 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|41
|Don [[Charles d'Alsace le Cervoisier]]
|Regina Gunnvor Morningstar and Sutan Bloodaxe
|02/06/93, Candlemas
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Jeremy James Scurlock]]
|
|
|[[Raven's Fort]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4901 OP]]
|Gules, a wreath of hop vine Or, a chief argent.
|- valign=“top”
|
|42
|Don [[Juan Wang]]
|Regina Gunnvor Morningstar and Sutan Bloodaxe
|03/20/93, Wastelands Games
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Eadric of Wolfstar]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2665 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|[[File:Etienne de Montagu Portrait-Cropped.jpg|200px|left|]]
|43
|Don [[Etienne de Montagu]]
|Regina Gunnvor Morningstar and Sutan Bloodaxe
|03/27/93, Ladies Tourney of Chivalry
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Iolo FitzOwen]]
|
|
|[[Stargate]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1748 OP]]
|Per pale argent and azure upon a sun, a cross of toulouse counterchanged
|- valign=“top”
|
|44
|Don [[Kazimir Petrovich Pomeshanov]]
|Regina Gunnvor Morningstar and Sutan Bloodaxe
|03/28/93, Ladies Tourney of Chivalry
|Ansteorra
|Meridies
|None
|Doña [[Isobel Grace Hadleigh]]
|
|[[Bjornsborg]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2824 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|45
|Don [[Miguel Sebastian de Oporto]]
|Regina Gunnvor Morningstar and Sutan Bloodaxe
|04/25/93, To Save a Queen
|Ansteorra
|Outlands
|None
|
* Don [[Brendan McEwan]]
* Don [[Valentyn Drake]]
|[[William Swindell]]
|[[Steppes]]
|
* Julia III
* Mikaela I
* Gladwen I
* Katrionna
* Sara
* Nicollet I
* Sonja I
|Elizabeth
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3452 OP]]
|Or, a continental sea panther gules within a bordure sable.
|- valign=“top”
|
|46
|[[Thorland O'Shea]]
|Regina Gunnvor Morningstar and Sutan Bloodaxe
|05/29/93, Steppes Warlord
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Donald Armstrong]]
|Don [[Stephen Paul Blakeley]]
|
* [[Vincois Luis Picard]]
* [[Alexandria Penrose]]
|[[Graywood]]
|
* Regina
* Mikaela II
* Britta I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4552 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|47
|Don [[Christian Jerome Dore]]
|Alisha MacLeod I and Kein MacEwan I
|10/30/93, Baronial Championship
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Robin of Gilwell]]
|
* Don [[Ceallach mac Donal]]
* Don [[John Drake]]
|[[Wilhelm van Artz]]
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|Britta II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1058 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|
48
|Doña [[Antonia Bianca Santiago da Lagos]]
|Alisha MacLeod I and Kein MacEwan I
|01/22/94, Coronation step-down
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Jeremy James Scurlock]]
|
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/440 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|
49
|Don [[Esteban Diego Ramon]]
|Alisha MacLeod I and Kein MacEwan I
|01/22/94, Coronation step-down
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Galen Niccoli]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1738 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|
50
|Doña [[Leah la Malchanceuse]]
|Anora Frayne of Winward and Jean-Richard Malcolmson I
|11/05/94, Baronial Championships
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Iolo FitzOwen]] and Doña [[Gwenllian Gwalch-Gaeaf]]
|
|Chretien Brulé
|[[Bordermarch]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2974 OP]]
|Quarterly azure and gules, on a mullet of four points throughout argent, a fleur-de-lys sable.
|}

==51 - 75==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Portrait
! WS #
! Name
! Elevated By:
! Date Awarded:
! Elevating Kingdom
! Current Kingdom
! Cadet To:
! Elevated Cadets:
! Current Cadets
! Hails From:
! Queen's Champion To:
! Queen's Blade of Honor To:
! OP
! Notes 
|- valign=“top”
|
|51
|Don [[Lavarenti Brionavich Rotesharr]]
|Mikaela of Monmouthshire I and Mikael of Monmouthshire III
|03/11/95, To Save a Queen
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Hans Durrmast von der Wanderlust]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2965 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|52
|[[James Francis Navarre]]
|Mikaela of Monmouthshire I and Mikael of Monmouthshire III
|03/25/95, unknown or foreign
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Eadric of Wolfstar]]
|
* Doña [[Kayleigh Drake]]
* Don [[Stephen Hawkins]]
|
|
|Octavia
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2460 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|53
|Don [[Laertes Blackavar McBride]]
|Mikaela of Monmouthshire I and Mikael of Monmouthshire III
|05/27/95, Steppes Warlord
|Ansteorra
|Caid
|Doña [[Gerrod Allana Mac Ruari]]
|None in Ansteorra
|None in Ansteorra
|CAID
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2945 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|54
|Don [[Malcolm of Loch Greymist]]
|Mikaela of Monmouthshire I and Mikael of Monmouthshire III
|07/08/95, Conclave of Crowns & Academy of the Bow
|Ansteorra
|Northshield
|Don [[Aubri de Baudricourt]]
|
* Don [[Timothy le Corbusier]]
* Doña [[Therese Maria Giovanni]]
* Doña Margalit Medicus ( Northshield)
|None in Ansteorra
|Northshield
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3183 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|55
|Don [[Christoforo Antonio Passavanti]]
|Mikaela of Monmouthshire II and Mikael of Monmouthshire IV
|03/23/96, Squires & Cadets
|Ansteorra
|In Blessed Memory
|Don [[Sigmund the Wingfooted]]
|Don [[Stephen Crowley]]
|[[Gate's Edge]]
|
* Julia IV
* Ebergardis I
|Ebergardis II
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1073 OP]]
|Sable, a quadrant Or.
|- valign=“top”
|
|56
|Don [[Ansgar of Aachen]]
|Rebekah von Kleinenspielerin and Galen Edwin Kirchenbauer
|05/25/96, unknown or foreign
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Robert McPharland]]
|Don [[Iago Cabrera di Cadiz]]
|
|[[Graywood]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/424 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|57
|Don [[Modius von Mergentheim]]
|Mikaela of Monmouthshire II and Mikael of Monmouthshire IV
|12/14/96, Stargate Yule Revel
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Sigmund the Wingfooted]]
|
* [[Don Aaron Stuart]]
* [[Don Tristan von Heidelberg]]
* [[Don Caelan MacRob]]
|
|[[Loch Soilleir]]
|
* Rebekah I
* Saereid I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3480 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|58
|Don [[Brendan McEwen]]
|Valeria Richila Navarro I and Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim I
|07/26/97, Coronation step-down
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Miguel Sebastian de Oporto]]
|
* Doña [[Ingrid of York]]
* Don [[Guyon Dupre]]
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
* Alisha II
* Katrionna
* Kayleigh
* Cateau
* Conal II
** Nicollet II
|Gwen I
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/744 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
| 59
|Don [[Henri Molineaux]]
|Gladwen of Aylesford and Jean Richard Malcolmson II
|05/16/98, Squires Invitational
|Ansteorra
|In Blessed Memory
|Don [[Hans Durrmast von der Wanderlust]]
|
|
|[[Stargate]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2245 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|60
|Don [[Wolfgang von der Hafen]]
|Gladwen of Aylesford and Jean Richard Malcolmson II
|06/20/98, King's College
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Giacomo Datini da Venezia]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4828 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
| 61
|Don [[Erasmus von Eisenwald uber Tauberbischofsheim]]
|Gladwen of Aylesford and Jean Richard Malcolmson II
|06/27/98, Kingdom Academy of the Rapier
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Aubri de Baudricourt]]
|
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
|Larissa
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1690 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|62
|Don [[Donovan Fitzpatrick]]
|Gladwen of Aylesford and Jean Richard Malcolmson II
|07/12/98, unknown or foreign
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Robert Michael McPharland]]
|Don [[Barn Silveraxe]]
|Marquet de Heyt
|[[Wiesenfeuer]]
|Katrionna I
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1439 OP]]
|

|- valign=“top”
|
|Atenveldt 19
|Don [[Domingo Diaz de la Vega y Martin]]
|Katerina and Mathghamhain
|August 1, 1998
|Atenveldt
|Ansteorra
|None
|
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
|
|
|Or, a morion and on a chief wavy sable three birds volant to sinister chief Or.

|- valign=“top”
|
|
63
|Don [[Llywelyn Gruffydd of Elfsea]]
|Katrionna Heather MacLochlainn and Barn Silveraxe
|09/26/98, Defender
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Robin of Gilwell]]
|
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
|Kayleigh
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3047 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
| 64
|Don [[Timothy le Corbusier]]
|Katrionna Heather MacLochlainn and Barn Silveraxe
|12/12/98, Wiesenfeuer Yule Revel
|Ansteorra
|Calontir
|Don [[Malcolm of Loch Greymist]]
|Don [[Pachomius Oneshoe]]
|[[Johann Wulfgang von Aue]]
|(Previously) [[Northkeep]]
|
|Gilyan II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4573 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|65
|Doña [[Kay Leigh Drake]]
|Octavia de Verdon and Dafydd Whitacre
|08/07/99, Steppes Artisan
|Ansteorra
|East
|Don [[James Francis Navarre]]
|
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
|Sara
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2820 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|[[File:Aeron Harper - Cropped Portrait.jpg|200px|left|]]
|66
|Don [[Aeron Harper]]
|Octavia de Verdon and Dafydd Whitacre
|09/11/99, Stargate Baronial
|Ansteorra
|Atlantia
|None
|
* Don [[Alessandro Andretti]]
* Don [[Corvin Fenarro]]
* Don Ishmael Steadfast Reed (Atlantia)
* Don Ffernfael of Caerleon (Atlantia)
* Dona Irene von Schmetterling (Æthelmearc)
|
|[[Stargate]] (originally), now Roxberry Mill
|Saereid II
|Gladwen
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/75 OP]]
|Order of Defense - March, 2019
|- valign=“top”
|
|67
|Don [[Brian Aaron Cameron]]
|Octavia de Verdon and Dafydd Whitacre
|10/23/99, Bryn Gwlad XX Anniversary
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Eule von Haginbald]]
|
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/763 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
| 68
|Don [[Alexander Peregrine]]
|Octavia de Verdon and Dafydd Whitacre
|12/11/99, Wiesenfeuer Yule Revel
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Donald Armstrong]]
|
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
|Octavia
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/195 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|69
|Don [[Valentyne Drake]]
|Kayleigh Drake and Alaric Drake I
|01/29/00, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Miguel Sebastian de Oporto]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4674 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|70
|Don [[Duncan Hepburn]]
|Kayleigh Drake and Alaric Drake I
|05/13/00, Elfsea Springfaire
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Robert Michael McPharland]]
|Don [[Don Alain de la Rue]]
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
|Allyson
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1467 OP]]
|Azure, a saltire dovetailed ermine.
|- valign=“top”
|
|71
|Don [[Stephen Hawkins of Eforde]]
|Allyson Tymmes and Timotheos Kalamanos
|07/29/00, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[James Francis Navarre]]
|Doña Gabrielle d’Avila (West)
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4359 OP]]
|Per bend argent and counter-ermine, a hawk rising sable, a bordure counterchanged.
|- valign=“top”
|
|72
|Doña [[Isobel Grace Hadleigh]]
|Allyson Tymmes and Timotheos Kalamanos
|10/28/00, Bryn Gwlad Baronial Champion
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Kazimir Petrovich Pomeshanov]]
|
|
|[[Bjornsborg]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2407 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|73
|Don [[Iago Cabrera de Cadiz]]
|Saereid Sigmundsdottir I and Jason MacPherson I
|01/27/01, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|An Tir
|Don [[Ansgar von Aachen]]
|Doña [[Amelot Lisette de Blammont]]
|Liam Gordon
|[[Bjornsborg]]
|
|Conal II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2295 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|74
|Don [[Pieter Rausch]]
|Larissa Alwynn Clarewoode and Duncan Arthur Ross
|07/28/01, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Jeremy James Scurlock]]
|
* Don [[Lorenzo Baglioni d'Aosta]]
* Don [[Davius Saint Jacques]] (East Kingdom)
|
* [[Magdalena Cortez]]
* [[Dante Luis Santiago]]
* [[Gaspard Phillipe Rousseau]]
|[[Bjornsborg]]
|
* Deanna I
* Elizabeta I
|Ebergardis III
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3771 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|75
|Don [[Puck Oneshoe of Sauvage]]
|Larissa Alwynn Clarewoode and Duncan Arthur Ross
|09/29/01, Wiesenfeuer Baronial
|Ansteorra
|West
|Don Timothy le Corbusier
|None in Ansteorra
|None in Ansteorra
|(Previously) [[Northkeep]]
|
|Britta I
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3782 OP]]
|
|}

==76 - 100==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Portrait
! WS #
! Name
! Elevated By:
! Date Awarded:
! Elevating Kingdom
! Current Kingdom
! Cadet To:
! Elevated Cadets:
! Current Cadets
! Hails From:
! Queen's Champion To:
! Queen's Blade of Honor To:
! OP
! Notes 
|- valign=“top”
|
|76
|Don [[Benedict Ashton]]
|Larissa Alwynn Clarewoode and Duncan Arthur Ross
|01/05/02, Steppes Twelfth Night
|Ansteorra
|In Blessed Memory
|Don [[Robert McPharland]]
|
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/657 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|77
|Don [[Edward Mercer]]
|Britta MacGregor I and Aaron MacGregor I
|05/26/02, Steppes Warlord - Day 2
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Alden Pharamond]]
|
|
|[[Emerald Keep]]
|
* Allyson I
* Julia V
* Conal I
* Sibri I
* Britta II
* Conall III
|Julia V
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1520 OP]]
|Sable, a bend indented on its upper edge argent between two lions rampant Or. 
Of Note: Don Edward was Queen's Champion to six queens, this service won and given over a remarkable 18 year span. He passed away in October of 2023.
|- valign=“top”
|
|78
|Don [[Aaron Stuart]]
|Conal Alexandria O’Riordain and Miguel Sebastian de Oporto
|05/17/03, Loch Guardian
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Modius von Mergentheim]]
|
|
|[[Stargate]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/8 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|79
|Don [[Elric Dracwin]]
|Cateau d’Ardennes I and Ulstead the Unsteady I
|10/11/03, Namron Protectorate
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Eadric of Wolfstar]]
|
* Don [[Orlando Giovanni]]
* Don [[Redulf von Kuhl]]
* Don [[Darian De Shameless]]
|
* Lord [[Thaddaeus Starr]]
* Lord [[Klauss Luinstra]]
|[[Wiesenfeuer]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1633 OP]]
|Per fess sable and argent, two swans naiant contourney counterchanged
|- valign=“top”
|
|80
|Don [[Tristan von Heidelberg]]
|Conal Alexandria O'Riordain II and Miguel Sebastian de Oporto II
|01/24/04, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Modius von Mergentheim]]
|
* Master Caitilin inghean Fheichin (Atlantia)
* Doña [[Solia Corsali]]
* Lady Angeline Falconis (Atlantia)
|
|[[Loch Soilleir]]
|
|Valeria II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4619 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|[[File:Master Don Avery Shaw - Portrait by Steve Herring.jpg|200px|left|]]Portrait by Don [[Stephen Paul Blakeley]]
|81
|Don [[Avery Shaw]]
|Conal Alexandria O’Riordain II and Miguel Sebastian de Oporto II
|02/07/04, Candlemas
|Ansteorra
|Drachenwald
|Don [[Aubri de Baudricourt]]
|Don [[Orazio d'Assisi]]
|
|[[Drachenwald ]]
|
* Gilyan I
* Sonja II
|Cateau II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/610 OP]]
|Paen, a pal inverted azure fimbriated or
|- valign=“top”
|
|
82
|Doña [[Ingrid Maria von Bremen]]
|Conal Alexandria O'Riordain II and Miguel Sebastian de Oporto II
|05/29/04, Steppes Warlord
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Brendan McEwan]]
|
* Don [[Orazio d'Assisi]]
* Doña [[Conal Alexandria O’Riordain]]
* Doña [[Layla bint Yusuf]]
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
* Valeria II
* Vanessa II
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2348 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|83
|Don [[Brian mac Cael]]
|Conal Alexandria O'Riordain II and Miguel Sebastian de Oporto II
|07/10/04, Coronation (step down)
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Donald Armstrong]]
|
* Don [[Brian O’hUilliam]]
|
* [[Lemoine of Gascony]]
* [[Rosalia of Raven's Fort]]
|[[Stargate]]/[[Raven's Fort]]
|
|Saereid II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/768 OP]]
|Argent, on a pile dovetailed sable between two trefoils slipped azure, a stag's head caboshed argent.
|- valign=“top”
|
|84
|Don [[Conor Drummond]]
|Sibri de Aldebourne and Alaric Drake
|10/30/04, Bryn Gwlad 25th Year Anniversary
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Iolo FitzOwen]]
|Don [[René Damours]]
|Calvin Tittle (formerly)
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1157 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|85
|Don [[Alessandro Andretti]]
|Cateau d'Ardennes II and Ulstead the Unsteady II
|03/17/05, Gulf Wars XIV - Day Two
|Ansteorra
|Atlantia
|Don [[Aeron Harper]]
|
* Doña Marguerite de Lyon (Atlantia)
* Don Baru le Bataillier (Atlantia)
|
|[[Loch Soilleir]]
|Elizabeta II
|Sibri
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/239 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|86
|Don [[Armand de Lacy]]
|Saereid Sigmundsdottir II and Jason MacPherson II
|11/19/05, Autumn Melees
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Simonn of Amber Isle]]
|
|
* Ainfean Enyakenid
* Sazhka
|[[Bordermarch]]
|
|Deanna
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/519 OP]]
|Per pall inverted Or, argent and sable, two yales rampant addorsed gules and a sword argent.
|- valign=“top”
|
|Northshield 2
|[[Mateo Montero de Madrid]]
|Bridei nic Gillechattan and Siegfried von Kulmbach
|October 16, 2004
|Northshield
|Ansteorra
|Don Jock McKee (White Scarf of the Kingdom of Northshield and Bronze Ring of the Midrealm)
|
* Don [[Martin Malone]]
* Doña [[Christiana Ivarsdottir]]
|
* Baltasar Cerrada
* Jeronima Arias la Roja
|[[Bjornsborg]]
|Sieglinde I (Northshield)
|Amelot
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/519 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|87
|Doña [[Conal Alexandria O'Riordain]]
|Valeria Richila Navarro II and Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim II
|05/27/06, Steppes Warlord
|Ansteorra
|Outlands
|Doña [[Ingrid Maria von Bremen]]
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
|
|Valeria II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1146 OP]]
|Per chevron azure and argent, three crescents argent and a natural leopard rampant sable spotted argent.
|- valign=“top”
|
| 88
|[[Dyryke Stanley]]
|Vanessa de Verona II and Aaron MacGregor III
|01/26/08, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|An Tir
|Don [[Robin of Gilwell]]
|
|
|[[Elfsea]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1413 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|89
|Doña [[Therese Maria Giovanni]]
|Vanessa de Verona II and Aaron MacGregor III
|01/26/08, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Calontir
|Don [[Malcolm of Loch Greymist]]
|
|[[Rafe Slater]
|Previously: [[Northkeep]]
|
|
* Ginevria
* Gilyan II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4504 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|90
|Don [[Corvin Fenarro]]
|Elizabeth Seale and Gunthar Jonsson II
|01/03/09, Central Regional 12th Night
|Ansteorra
|An Tir
|Don [[Aeron Harper]]
|
|
|was: [[Stargate]], now Stromgard, An Tir
|Amelot
|Sonja II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1186 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|[[File:Caelin Mac Rob - WS Portrait by Caelin on Andrade.png|150px|left|]]
|91
|Don [[Caelan MacRob]]
|Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa I and Hrafn Olafsson I
|10/03/09, Battle of Three Queens
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Modius von Mergentheim]]
|
* Don Alister Rogerson
* Don Diego Fortuna de Almeria
|Michael de Eryri
|[[Loch Soilleir]]
|
* Ebergardis III
* Gilyan II
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/844 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|92
|Doña [[Amelot Lisette]]
|Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa and Hrafn Olafsson
|10/17/09, Ursae-Lyons
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|
* Alric Godwynson
|
* Alys Gravenor
|[[Elfsea]]
|
|Gilyan I
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/293 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|93
|Don [[Connor MacGillivray]]
|Genevria di Betto di Adriano and Owen ap Aeddan ap Trahaearne
|03/17/10, Gulf Wars XIX
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|
|
|[[Shadowlands]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10616 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|94
|Don [[Stephen Crowley]]
|Genevria di Betto di Adriano and Owen ap Aeddan ap Trahaearne
|04/17/10, Stargate/Loch Baronial
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
* Don [[Sigmund the Wingfooted]]
* Don [[Christoforo Antonio Passavanti]]
|
|[[Diederic Andrieszen]]
|[[Stargate]]
|
* Ebergardis II
* Genevria
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10397 OP]]
|Argent, a chevron embattled counter-embattled sable surmounted by a boar azure all between three crosses potent sable.
|- valign=“top”
|
|95
|Don [[Ceallach mac Domhnaill]]
|Ebergardis von Zell III and Ulstead the Unsteady V
|11/13/10, Fall Queen's Champion 2010
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Christian Jerome Doré]]
|
* Don [[John Drake]]
* Don [[Miguel Vaello de VillaJoiosa]]
* Don [[Santiago Rodrigo de Draco y Aranjuez]]
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|Vanessa II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/987 OP]]
|Argent, three peacocks in their pride, proper
|- valign=“top”
|
|Outlands 73
|[[Trevor MacRae]]
|Yasamin and Garick
|January 5, 2013
|Outlands
|Ansteorra
|Doña Alexandria Morgan (Outlands)
|
* Doña [[Anastasiia Dmitrieva Sokolova]]
|
|[[Brad Leah]]
|
|Nicollet
|[[ OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|96
|Don [[Jean Fernald de Sevigny]]
|Amelot Lisette de Blammont and Aaron MacGregor IV
|12/03/11, Wiesenfeuer Yule
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Aubri de Baudricourt]]
|
|[[Elspeth Moneypenny]]
|[[Wiesenfeuer]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2509 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|97
|Don [[Lorenzo Baglioni d'Aosta]]
|Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa II and Hrafn Olafsson II
|09/08/12, War of Ages
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Pieter Rausch]]
|
|[[Jean Raimbaut II]]
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
* Gwen II
* Margherita III
|Elizabeta II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10702 OP]]
|Sable, a chevron inverted engrailed and in chief a badger rampant argent.
|- valign=“top”
|
|98
|Don [[Rene Damours]]
|Gwen verch Cynwrig de Ynys Mon II and Lochlan Dunn II
|09/07/13, Rapiers and Romance
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Conor Drummond]]
|
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3878 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|99
|Don [[John Drake]]
|Nicollet Deuville and Aaron MacGregor V
|02/22/14, Music & Dance Symposium with Guardian of the Gauntlet
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
* Don [[Christian Jerome Doré]]
* Don [[Ceallach Mac Donal]]
| Don [[Miles Ridley]]
|
* Millicent Rowan
* Leandra Forte
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
* Michelle
* Toryn I
* Margaret
* Antigone III
|Gwen III
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10510 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|
100
|Don [[Brian O hUilliam]]
|Nicollet Deuville and Aaron MacGregor V
|04/05/14, Elfsea Defender
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Brian mac Cael]]
|
|
|[[Loch Soilleir]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/771 OP]]
|
|}

==101 - 119==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Portrait
! WS #
! Name
! Elevated By:
! Date Awarded:
! Elevating Kingdom
! Current Kingdom
! Cadet To:
! Elevated Cadets:
! Current Cadets
! Hails From:
! Queen's Champion To:
! Queen's Blade of Honor To:
! OP
! Notes 
|- valign=“top”
|
|
101
|Doña [[Solia Corsali]]
|Antigone of York and Sven Randullsson
|05/10/14, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Tristan von Heidelberg]]
|
|
|[[Loch Soilleir]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10428 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|
102
|Don [[Miguel Vaello de Villa Joiosa]]
|Antigone of York and Sven Randullsson
|05/24/14, Steppes Warlord
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Ceallach Mac Donal]]
|Don [[Miles Ridley]]
|[[Millicent Rowan]]
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
* Antigone I
* |Margherita de Mantua
|Antigone II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10398 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|
103
|Don [[Aaron MacGregor]]
|Antigone of York and Sven Randullsson
|06/04/14, King's College
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|None
|
|
|[[Ffynnan Gath]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|
104
|Don [[Orlando Giovanni]]
|Michelle Chantal de Charente and Lochlan Dunn III
|10/11/14, Coronation/King's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Elric Dracwin]]
|
* Don [[Cornelius Merilainen]]
* Doña [[Veronica du Sanguine]]
* Don [[Marcus von Fürth]]
|
|[[Namron]]
|Margherita de Mantua IV
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10384 OP]]
|Gules, a septfoil and on a bordure embattled Or an orle sable.
|- valign=“top”
|
|
105
|Don [[Phelim Gervase]]
|Michelle Chantal de Charente and Lochlann Dunn III
|02/07/15, Candlemas
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|None
|
* Doña [[Nadiha Ramthumer]]
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3751 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|
106
|Don [[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]
|Antigone of York II and Sven Randallson II
|05/09/15, Queen's Champion and Kingdom Cut and Thrust
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Robin of Gilwell]]
|
|[[Connor Dupre]]
|[[Steppes]]
|
|Margherita de Mantua II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/13 OP]]
|Sable, a chevron Gules fimbriated between three lions Argent
|- valign=“top”
|
|107
|Don [[Andreas von Meissen]]
|Toryn Sevenstitches and Creppin L’Ostriche
|12/12/15, Tournament of Champions
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Doña Brighid MacCumhal (An Tir)
|
|
|[[Elfsea]]
|
|Toryn I
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10830 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|108
|Doña [[Rixende de Rouen]]
|Toryn Sevenstitches and Creppin L’Ostriche
|02/20/16, War College
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Robert McPharland]]
|
|
* [[Esteban de Leon]]
* [[Nicaize Maupetit]]
* [[Damon Xanthus]]
|[[Elfsea]]
|
|

|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3942 OP]]
|Azure, a bend engrailed between a dragonfly and a rose Or.
|- valign=“top”
|
|109
|Don [[Binn MacBranain]]
|Toryn Sevenstitches and Creppin L’Ostriche
|04/02/16, Elfsea Defender
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|None
|
|
|[[Bjornsborg]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11519 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|110
|Don [[Martin Malone]]
|Sonja Ryzaja I and Gabriel of Maccuswell I
|05/14/16, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Mateo Montero de Madrid]]
|
|
* [[Matěj Bartošek]]
* [[Santiago El Rojo]]
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10664 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
| 111
|Don [[Stephen Paul Blakeley]]
|Sonja Ryzaja I and Gabriel of Maccuswell I
|07/23/16, Ansteorra Heraldic & Scribal Symposium
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Thorland O’Shea]]
|Don [[Ulrich von Tolstat]]
|
|[[Shadowlands]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11263 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|112
|Don [[Baudoyn de Lafayette]] (Previously: Alain de la Rue)
|Margherita de Mantua and Jason Drysdale
|12/10/16, Stargate Yule
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Duncan Hepburn]]
|
* Dona [[Elizabeth Caton]]
* Don [[Mathias Grünwalt]]
|
|[[Steppes]]
|
*Margherita II
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10375 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|113
|Don [[Facon du Pray]]
|Margherita de Mantua and Jason Drysdale
|03/16/17, Gulf Wars XXVI
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Malcolm of Loch Greymist]]
|
* [[Renault de Mont Saint Michel]]
|
|[[Northkeep]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1793 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|114
|Doña [[Christiana Ivarsdottir]]
|Sonja Ryzaya II and Gabriel of Maccuswell II
|05/13/17, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Mateo de Montero de Madrid]]
|
* Don [[Tuathal O'Sheils]]
|
|[[Bjornsborg]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1063 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|115
|Don [[Isaac von Basel]]
|Sonja Ryzaya II and Gabriel of Maccuswell II
|09/30/17, Fall Baronial Tourney
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Valbrandr Hrafnsbróðir]]
|
|[[Antonio Solario]]
|[[Bjornsborg]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10771 OP]]
|Per bend argent and gules, a sun and a talbot sejant counterchanged.
|- valign=“top”
|
|116
|Don [[Alister Rogerson]]
|Sonja Ryzaya II and Gabriel of Maccuswell II
|09/30/17, Fall Baronial Tourney
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Caelan MacRob]]
|
|
|[[Loch Soilleir]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11411 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|117
|Don [[Miles Ridley]]
|Gwen verch Cynwrig of Ynys Mon and Lochlann Dunn
|12/09/17, Tournament of Champions
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[John Drake]] and Don [[Miguel Vaello de VillaJoiosa]]
|
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|Gwen III
||Margherita de Mantua
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11499 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|[[File:Diego Fortuna Cropped- Portrait by Kasjan.png|150px|left|]]
|118
|Don [[Diego Fortuna de Almeria]]
|Gwen verch Cynwrig of Ynys Mon and Lochlann Dunn
|02/03/18, Candlemas
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Caelan MacRob]]
|
|
* [[Cecilia Baptista di Arzenta]]
* [[Sæbjørn í Eyðigarði]]
* [[Vilhjalmr Thursasprengir]] (Foster at present)
|[[Loch Soilleir]]
|Elizabeth Caton I
|Nicollet II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11131 OP]]
|Per bend sinister, sable and gules, a snake contourney or winged argent
|- valign=“top”
|
|119
|Don [[Barn Silveraxe]]
|Margherita de Mantua II and Jason Drysdale II
|05/12/18, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Donovan Fitzpatrick]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/637 OP]]
|
|}

==120 - 150==

At this time, October 13, 2018, Their Royal Majesties, [[79th Crown|Jason Drysdale and Margherita de Mantua]], made a change to Ansteorran Law: '' "The Order of the White Scarf holds a special place in the heart of Ansteorra. It has long held high standards as the pinnacle of the Rapier community. It not only recognizes prowess, courtly graces, and other qualities, but also has a special relationship with the Queen. With the introduction of the Masters of Defense, it is no longer the pinnacle of rapier combat, yet neither Their Majesties, nor the Order wish to see the standards for the order changed. In searching for a solution, Their Majesties have looked to other orders of high prestige. Both the Orders of the Rose and the Lions of Ansteorra are orders, whose prestige far outshines the simple precedence shown by their place in the Order of Precedence. After long consultation with the Order, Their Majesties have decided to make the Order of the White Scarf as well. In all other aspects it will remain the same. It will keep its high standards, polling status, and special place in the heart and history of Ansteorra. Those who received it previously will keep their Grant level precedence." ''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Portrait
! WS #
! Name
! Elevated By:
! Date Awarded:
! Elevating Kingdom
! Current Kingdom
! Cadet To:
! Elevated Cadets:
! Current Cadets
! Hails From:
! Queen's Champion To:
! Queen's Blade of Honor To:
! OP
! Notes 

|- valign=“top”
|
|120
|Don [[Guyon Dupre]]
|[[80th Crown|Conal Alexandria O'Riordain III and Miguel Sebastian da Oporto III]]
|3/14/2019, Gulf Wars
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Brendan McEwen]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/2127 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|121
|Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
|[[81st Crown|Margaret ny Connor and Vladislav Strelec]]
|05/11/2019, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Doña [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]]
|Doña [[Áshildr inn Hárfagri ]]
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10511 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|122
|Don [[Cornelius Merilainen]]
|[[81st Crown|Margaret ny Connor and Vladislav Strelec]]
|09/21/2019, Ansteorra's 40th Anniversary
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11228 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|123
|Doña [[Elizabeth Caton]]
|[[82nd Crown|Cristyana Lambrecht and Sven Randullsson III]]
|05/02/2020, Beltane
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|Doña [[Halldora Hrafnsdottir]]
|
|
|
|[[Antigone of York]]
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6665 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|124
|Don [[Orazio d'Assisi]]
|[[82nd Crown|Cristyana Lambrecht and Sven Randullsson III]]
|05/02/2020, Beltane
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|Don [[Feodor Nikolaevich Gorodets]]
|
|
|
* Cristyana I
* Toryn II
| Elizabeth Caton
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11555 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|125
|[[Zane Mountaine Gate ap Simonn]]
|[[83rd Crown|Margherita de Mantua III and Jason Drysdale III]]
|09/18/2021, Defender of the Fort
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/287 OP]]
| First "second generation" White Scarf of Ansteorra - His father was Don [[Simonn of Amber Isle]]
|- valign=“top”
|
|126
|Don [[Santiago Rodrigo de Draco y Aranjuez]]
|[[84th Crown|Elizabeth Caton and Floki Geirrekkson]]
|04/02/2022, Elfsea Defender
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6744 OP]]
| Second "Second Generation" White Scarf of Ansteorra - His father is Don [[Phelim Gervase]]
|- valign=“top”
|
|127
|Don [[Marcus von Furth]]
|[[85th Crown|Toryn Sevenstitches II and Creppin l'Ostriche II]]
|10/01/2022, Protectorate
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10988 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|128
|Doña [[Áshildr inn Hárfagri]]
|[[85th Crown|Toryn Sevenstitches II and Creppin l'Ostriche II]]
|11/19/2022, War of the Rams IX
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6994 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|129
|[[Ulrich von Tolstat]]
|[[85th Crown|Toryn Sevenstitches II and Creppin l'Ostriche II]]
|11/19/2022, War of the Rams IX
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Stephen Paul Blakeley]]
|
|
* [[Ulfion Brocson]]
* [[Alfred Bjornson]]
* [[Lucas de Ergadia]]
* [[Andsvar Lorenzoson]]
* [[Worgan Madock of the Nine Fingers]]
* [[Anastasiia Dmitrieva Sokolova]]
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6760 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|130
|Don [[Havaar Ericsson]]
|[[86th Crown|Sonja Ryzaja III and Gabriel of Maccuswell III]]
|05/13/2023, Elfsea Defender
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Aubri de Baudricourt]]
|
|
* [[Merewen Wyltt]] (Accomplice)
* [[Goldweard of St. Golias]]
|[[Hellsgate]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10973 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|131
|Doña [[Layla bint Yusuf]]
|[[86th Crown|Sonja Ryzaja III and Gabriel of Maccuswell III]]
|05/13/2023, Elfsea Defender
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Fostered to: Doña [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]], Cadet to Doña [[Ingrid Maria von Bremen]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10241 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|132
|Don [[Redulf Kul]]
|[[86th Crown|Sonja Ryzaja III and Gabriel of Maccuswell III]]
|06/17/2023, Coronet Tourney
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Elric Dracwin]]
|
|
*[[Mariana von Kol]]
|[[Northkeep]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3866 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|133
|Doña [[Veronica du Sanguine]]
|[[87th Crown|Nicollet Deauville II]]
|11/11/2023, Queen's Champion
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|
|
|
|
* Sonja III
|
* Toryn II
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11300 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|134
|Don [[Darian De Shameless]]
|[[87th Crown|Nicollet Deauville II]]
|01/27/2024, Winterkingdom
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
||Don [[Elric Dracwin]]
|
|
* [[Katrina Glöckelîn]]
* [[Sefa in Spaka]]
* [[Guinevere Llywellyn]]
|[[Wiesenfeuer]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11582 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|135
|Doña [[Halldora Hrafnsdottir]]
|[[87th Crown|Nicollet Deauville II]]
|01/27/2024, Winterkingdom
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Doña [[Elizabeth Caton]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11769 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|136
|Don [[Feodor Nikolaevich Gorodets]]
|Nicollet Deauville II
|03/14/2024, Gulf Wars 32
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Orazio d'Assisi]]
|
|
|Formerly [[Loch Soilleir]], now [[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6953 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|137
|Don [[Alric Godwynson]]
|[[89th Crown|Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise III and Jean Paul de Sens III]]
|04/05/2025
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Doña [[Amelot Lisette]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/1488 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|[[File:Don Matthias Grunwalt - Photo by Robert J Gallon.jpeg|200px|left|]]
|138
|Don [[Mathias Grunwalt]]
|[[89th Crown|Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise III and Jean Paul de Sens III]]
|04/05/2025, Elfsea Defender
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Baudoyn de Lafayette]]
|
|
|The Steppes
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11943 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|139
|Don [[Tuathal O'Sheill]]
|[[89th Crown|Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise III and Jean Paul de Sens III]]
|04/05/2025
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Doña [[Christiana Ivarsdottir]]
|
|
* [[Gerold Screivogel]]<nowiki>**</nowiki>
* [[Vászoly Báthorij]]
* [[Judita Berest'e]]<nowiki>**</nowiki>
* Lackey [[Sorcha inghean Sheáin mhic Lochlainn]]<nowiki>**</nowiki>
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10829 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|140
|Doña [[Anastasiia Dmitrieva Sokolova]]
|[[89th Crown|Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise III and Jean Paul de Sens III]]
|04/12/2025
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Trevor MacRae]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10934 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|141
|Don [[Jacques de Saint Amour]]
|[[90th Crown|Margherita de Mantua IV & Jason Drysdale IV]]V
|05/10/2025
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[Aubri de Baudricourt]]
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/10172 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|142
|Don [[Sævarr Máni]]
|[[90th Crown|Margherita de Mantua IV & Jason Drysdale IV]]
|05/10/2025
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|
|
|
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11760 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|143
|Doña [[Nadiha Ramthumer]]
|[[90th Crown|Margherita de Mantua IV & Jason Drysdale IV]]
|05/10/2025
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
| Don [[Phelim Gervase]]
|
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6668 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|144
|Don [[Ulsted the Unsteady]]
|[[90th Crown|Margherita de Mantua IV & Jason Drysdale IV]]
|09/20/2025
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|
|
|
|[[Loch Soilleir]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/4651 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|
|145
|Doña [[Dru Drake]]
|[[90th Crown|Margherita de Mantua IV & Jason Drysdale IV]]
|09/20/2025
|Ansteorra
|Ansteorra
|Don [[John Drake]] (student only, not a cadet strictly speaking)
|
|
|[[Bryn Gwlad]]
|
|
|[[https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11968 OP]]
|
|- valign=“top”
|[[File:Vittoria Maggiore - WS Portrait by Linden.jpg|150px|left|]]
|146
|Doña [[Vittoria Maggiore]]
|[[91st Crown|Cristyana Lambrecht II and Creppin l'Ostriche IV]]
|November 22, 2025
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|Doña [[Elizabeth Caton]]
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|[[Margherita de Mantua]] IV
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|Third "Second Generation" White Scarf of Ansteorra - Her father is Don [[Maelgwyn Dda]]
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Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2025-05-13T03:37:55Z

Ashildr: /* Classes Taught: */

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| photocaption = At Winter Coronet Tournament 2022
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==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-January 2023
* Principality Offices
** Fountain Herald to [[Micauley Morison]] and [[Caterina Giovanni]], 2022-2023
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* First tournament was Margherita III's Queen's Champion Tournament
* Became a cadet to [[Marie de Girau]] July 4, 2021
* Named Princess Champion to [[Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise]] at the first Vindheim Missile Academy August 27, 2022
* Made a Companion to the [[Order of the White Scarf]] by Queen [[Toryn Seven Stitches]] II at War of the Rams November 19, 2022
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 
====[[Milokhna d'Riga]]====
Dear Áshildr Inn Hárfagri,
 
 The funniest mistake of my life happened yesterday during court. I wish to bring you and all who bore witness into the mind of Milokhna.
 
 I have admired you since I first saw you at Castellan in A.S. LVII. You are full of life and laughter. You fight rapier and sew wonderful garb. You are generous and kind and honest. Seeing you and your friends at events laughing and heckling and starting impromptu dances has, naturally, led me to be terrified of you. My heart brings a sort of "OH MY GOD it's sempai, oh God she sees me, be cool Milo BE COOL" energy that I carry with me into each interaction we have.
 
 We have a tradition during court of celebrating when someone receives an award. There are of course the "Vivat"/s, which are led by the court herald and highly regulated. After the vivat-ing, many of the local baronies have a cheer. In YOUR barony of [[Namron]], people yell, "We got cows! WOOSH." In MY barony of [[Northkeep]], we have a call and response. "BRICK! HOUSE!"
 
 There are reasons for the text of these cheers, but the subtext is simple: Pride! It is a way of your community stating in a large event "That one is OURS! We are so proud of her."
 
 During morning court yesterday (The stepdown of Their Graces Sven and Antigone) I was standing at the front of court holding a parasol to shade [[Zubeydah]] Hanim as she documented the proceedings. You were called forward to receive an award. Hilariously, I couldn't even *guess* what the award was for at this point. But you were called, nonetheless. My thought process was as follows.
 
 "FRIEND! Friend was called. Pretty Elizabethan. Arm? Sadness. Arm sadness BUT HERE! Here is gladness! Queen loves friend. So pretty and talent muchly. Strong and Lovely. Here and Belongs! BELONGS HERE! Yes Herald, Vivat!"
 
 "BRICK!!!"
 
 (distantly) "Woosh...?"
 
 OH.
 
 MILO.
 
 FOOLISH Milo.
 Brick is for NORTHKEEP.
 Sempai is Namron. Sempai is NOT NORTHKEEP.
 Milo confessed love of Sempai in front of God. In front of Excellencies and Majesties and SEMPAI.
 
 I proceeded to snort and laugh until I cried, trembling with laughter.
 
 So now you know. I love you Áshildr. Platonically, from a distance, and at volume. Let all who read this know that I love her.
 
 [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]] :
 PLEASE do not kill me or my loved ones. I swear I am not coming for your lady wife.
 
 Barony of Namron:
 I am fully aware that Áshildr belongs to your illustrious ranks. May you always "Woosh" her with pride.
 
 The Barony Of Northkeep:
 Move to Phase 3 and await my signal. We cannot claim her now, but we are a patient barony. And which one of you yelled back "HOUSE"?
 
 With love, humility, and unbridled joy for the Dream,
 
 Milokhna of Northkeep

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
* 2024 Bardic Champion of [[Bryn Gwlad]]
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
* Knot Quite Spinning Tales - the History and Structure of Knitting, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* What to Expect When You're Expecting Brass Hats - Court Herald's Crash Course, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* Swords, Anxiety, Panic, and You, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
* Getting Started in SCA Rapier, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
* Swords, Anxiety, Panic, and You Part Deux, Kingdom Round Table January 2025
 

===Affiliations:===
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Centurion [[Runa Bjarki]]
* Apprentice to Magnifica [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

[[Category:Namron]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:PPI]]
[[Category:Pride]]
[[Category:Valkyrie]]
[[Category:White Scarves]]
[[Category:GarbInSnow]]

Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2025-05-13T03:37:43Z

Ashildr: /* Classes Taught: */

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==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-January 2023
* Principality Offices
** Fountain Herald to [[Micauley Morison]] and [[Caterina Giovanni]], 2022-2023
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* First tournament was Margherita III's Queen's Champion Tournament
* Became a cadet to [[Marie de Girau]] July 4, 2021
* Named Princess Champion to [[Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise]] at the first Vindheim Missile Academy August 27, 2022
* Made a Companion to the [[Order of the White Scarf]] by Queen [[Toryn Seven Stitches]] II at War of the Rams November 19, 2022
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 
====[[Milokhna d'Riga]]====
Dear Áshildr Inn Hárfagri,
 
 The funniest mistake of my life happened yesterday during court. I wish to bring you and all who bore witness into the mind of Milokhna.
 
 I have admired you since I first saw you at Castellan in A.S. LVII. You are full of life and laughter. You fight rapier and sew wonderful garb. You are generous and kind and honest. Seeing you and your friends at events laughing and heckling and starting impromptu dances has, naturally, led me to be terrified of you. My heart brings a sort of "OH MY GOD it's sempai, oh God she sees me, be cool Milo BE COOL" energy that I carry with me into each interaction we have.
 
 We have a tradition during court of celebrating when someone receives an award. There are of course the "Vivat"/s, which are led by the court herald and highly regulated. After the vivat-ing, many of the local baronies have a cheer. In YOUR barony of [[Namron]], people yell, "We got cows! WOOSH." In MY barony of [[Northkeep]], we have a call and response. "BRICK! HOUSE!"
 
 There are reasons for the text of these cheers, but the subtext is simple: Pride! It is a way of your community stating in a large event "That one is OURS! We are so proud of her."
 
 During morning court yesterday (The stepdown of Their Graces Sven and Antigone) I was standing at the front of court holding a parasol to shade [[Zubeydah]] Hanim as she documented the proceedings. You were called forward to receive an award. Hilariously, I couldn't even *guess* what the award was for at this point. But you were called, nonetheless. My thought process was as follows.
 
 "FRIEND! Friend was called. Pretty Elizabethan. Arm? Sadness. Arm sadness BUT HERE! Here is gladness! Queen loves friend. So pretty and talent muchly. Strong and Lovely. Here and Belongs! BELONGS HERE! Yes Herald, Vivat!"
 
 "BRICK!!!"
 
 (distantly) "Woosh...?"
 
 OH.
 
 MILO.
 
 FOOLISH Milo.
 Brick is for NORTHKEEP.
 Sempai is Namron. Sempai is NOT NORTHKEEP.
 Milo confessed love of Sempai in front of God. In front of Excellencies and Majesties and SEMPAI.
 
 I proceeded to snort and laugh until I cried, trembling with laughter.
 
 So now you know. I love you Áshildr. Platonically, from a distance, and at volume. Let all who read this know that I love her.
 
 [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]] :
 PLEASE do not kill me or my loved ones. I swear I am not coming for your lady wife.
 
 Barony of Namron:
 I am fully aware that Áshildr belongs to your illustrious ranks. May you always "Woosh" her with pride.
 
 The Barony Of Northkeep:
 Move to Phase 3 and await my signal. We cannot claim her now, but we are a patient barony. And which one of you yelled back "HOUSE"?
 
 With love, humility, and unbridled joy for the Dream,
 
 Milokhna of Northkeep

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
* 2024 Bardic Champion of [[Bryn Gwlad]]
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
* Knot Quite Spinning Tales - the History and Structure of Knitting, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* What to Expect When You're Expecting Brass Hats - Court Herald's Crash Course, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* Swords, Anxiety, Panic, and You, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
* Getting Started in SCA Rapier, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
* Swords, Anxiety, Panic, and You, Kingdom Round Table January 2025
 

===Affiliations:===
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Centurion [[Runa Bjarki]]
* Apprentice to Magnifica [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

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[[Category:PPI]]
[[Category:Pride]]
[[Category:Valkyrie]]
[[Category:White Scarves]]
[[Category:GarbInSnow]]

Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2025-05-13T03:34:56Z

Ashildr: /* Offices: */

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==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-January 2023
* Principality Offices
** Fountain Herald to [[Micauley Morison]] and [[Caterina Giovanni]], 2022-2023
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* First tournament was Margherita III's Queen's Champion Tournament
* Became a cadet to [[Marie de Girau]] July 4, 2021
* Named Princess Champion to [[Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise]] at the first Vindheim Missile Academy August 27, 2022
* Made a Companion to the [[Order of the White Scarf]] by Queen [[Toryn Seven Stitches]] II at War of the Rams November 19, 2022
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 
====[[Milokhna d'Riga]]====
Dear Áshildr Inn Hárfagri,
 
 The funniest mistake of my life happened yesterday during court. I wish to bring you and all who bore witness into the mind of Milokhna.
 
 I have admired you since I first saw you at Castellan in A.S. LVII. You are full of life and laughter. You fight rapier and sew wonderful garb. You are generous and kind and honest. Seeing you and your friends at events laughing and heckling and starting impromptu dances has, naturally, led me to be terrified of you. My heart brings a sort of "OH MY GOD it's sempai, oh God she sees me, be cool Milo BE COOL" energy that I carry with me into each interaction we have.
 
 We have a tradition during court of celebrating when someone receives an award. There are of course the "Vivat"/s, which are led by the court herald and highly regulated. After the vivat-ing, many of the local baronies have a cheer. In YOUR barony of [[Namron]], people yell, "We got cows! WOOSH." In MY barony of [[Northkeep]], we have a call and response. "BRICK! HOUSE!"
 
 There are reasons for the text of these cheers, but the subtext is simple: Pride! It is a way of your community stating in a large event "That one is OURS! We are so proud of her."
 
 During morning court yesterday (The stepdown of Their Graces Sven and Antigone) I was standing at the front of court holding a parasol to shade [[Zubeydah]] Hanim as she documented the proceedings. You were called forward to receive an award. Hilariously, I couldn't even *guess* what the award was for at this point. But you were called, nonetheless. My thought process was as follows.
 
 "FRIEND! Friend was called. Pretty Elizabethan. Arm? Sadness. Arm sadness BUT HERE! Here is gladness! Queen loves friend. So pretty and talent muchly. Strong and Lovely. Here and Belongs! BELONGS HERE! Yes Herald, Vivat!"
 
 "BRICK!!!"
 
 (distantly) "Woosh...?"
 
 OH.
 
 MILO.
 
 FOOLISH Milo.
 Brick is for NORTHKEEP.
 Sempai is Namron. Sempai is NOT NORTHKEEP.
 Milo confessed love of Sempai in front of God. In front of Excellencies and Majesties and SEMPAI.
 
 I proceeded to snort and laugh until I cried, trembling with laughter.
 
 So now you know. I love you Áshildr. Platonically, from a distance, and at volume. Let all who read this know that I love her.
 
 [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]] :
 PLEASE do not kill me or my loved ones. I swear I am not coming for your lady wife.
 
 Barony of Namron:
 I am fully aware that Áshildr belongs to your illustrious ranks. May you always "Woosh" her with pride.
 
 The Barony Of Northkeep:
 Move to Phase 3 and await my signal. We cannot claim her now, but we are a patient barony. And which one of you yelled back "HOUSE"?
 
 With love, humility, and unbridled joy for the Dream,
 
 Milokhna of Northkeep

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
* 2024 Bardic Champion of [[Bryn Gwlad]]
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
* Knot Quite Spinning Tales - the History and Structure of Knitting, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* What to Expect When You're Expecting Brass Hats - Court Herald's Crash Course, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* Swords, Anxiety, Panic, and You, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
* Getting Started in SCA Rapier, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
 

===Affiliations:===
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Centurion [[Runa Bjarki]]
* Apprentice to Magnifica [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

[[Category:Namron]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:PPI]]
[[Category:Pride]]
[[Category:Valkyrie]]
[[Category:White Scarves]]
[[Category:GarbInSnow]]

Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2025-05-13T03:31:03Z

Ashildr: /* Timeline of Activity: */

{{Populace
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| photocaption = At Winter Coronet Tournament 2022
| location = [[Namron]]
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| devicecaption = Purpure, a fleece argent, on a chief embattled Or a rapier sable.
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==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-January 2023
* Principality Offices
**
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* First tournament was Margherita III's Queen's Champion Tournament
* Became a cadet to [[Marie de Girau]] July 4, 2021
* Named Princess Champion to [[Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise]] at the first Vindheim Missile Academy August 27, 2022
* Made a Companion to the [[Order of the White Scarf]] by Queen [[Toryn Seven Stitches]] II at War of the Rams November 19, 2022
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 
====[[Milokhna d'Riga]]====
Dear Áshildr Inn Hárfagri,
 
 The funniest mistake of my life happened yesterday during court. I wish to bring you and all who bore witness into the mind of Milokhna.
 
 I have admired you since I first saw you at Castellan in A.S. LVII. You are full of life and laughter. You fight rapier and sew wonderful garb. You are generous and kind and honest. Seeing you and your friends at events laughing and heckling and starting impromptu dances has, naturally, led me to be terrified of you. My heart brings a sort of "OH MY GOD it's sempai, oh God she sees me, be cool Milo BE COOL" energy that I carry with me into each interaction we have.
 
 We have a tradition during court of celebrating when someone receives an award. There are of course the "Vivat"/s, which are led by the court herald and highly regulated. After the vivat-ing, many of the local baronies have a cheer. In YOUR barony of [[Namron]], people yell, "We got cows! WOOSH." In MY barony of [[Northkeep]], we have a call and response. "BRICK! HOUSE!"
 
 There are reasons for the text of these cheers, but the subtext is simple: Pride! It is a way of your community stating in a large event "That one is OURS! We are so proud of her."
 
 During morning court yesterday (The stepdown of Their Graces Sven and Antigone) I was standing at the front of court holding a parasol to shade [[Zubeydah]] Hanim as she documented the proceedings. You were called forward to receive an award. Hilariously, I couldn't even *guess* what the award was for at this point. But you were called, nonetheless. My thought process was as follows.
 
 "FRIEND! Friend was called. Pretty Elizabethan. Arm? Sadness. Arm sadness BUT HERE! Here is gladness! Queen loves friend. So pretty and talent muchly. Strong and Lovely. Here and Belongs! BELONGS HERE! Yes Herald, Vivat!"
 
 "BRICK!!!"
 
 (distantly) "Woosh...?"
 
 OH.
 
 MILO.
 
 FOOLISH Milo.
 Brick is for NORTHKEEP.
 Sempai is Namron. Sempai is NOT NORTHKEEP.
 Milo confessed love of Sempai in front of God. In front of Excellencies and Majesties and SEMPAI.
 
 I proceeded to snort and laugh until I cried, trembling with laughter.
 
 So now you know. I love you Áshildr. Platonically, from a distance, and at volume. Let all who read this know that I love her.
 
 [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]] :
 PLEASE do not kill me or my loved ones. I swear I am not coming for your lady wife.
 
 Barony of Namron:
 I am fully aware that Áshildr belongs to your illustrious ranks. May you always "Woosh" her with pride.
 
 The Barony Of Northkeep:
 Move to Phase 3 and await my signal. We cannot claim her now, but we are a patient barony. And which one of you yelled back "HOUSE"?
 
 With love, humility, and unbridled joy for the Dream,
 
 Milokhna of Northkeep

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
* 2024 Bardic Champion of [[Bryn Gwlad]]
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
* Knot Quite Spinning Tales - the History and Structure of Knitting, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* What to Expect When You're Expecting Brass Hats - Court Herald's Crash Course, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* Swords, Anxiety, Panic, and You, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
* Getting Started in SCA Rapier, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
 

===Affiliations:===
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Centurion [[Runa Bjarki]]
* Apprentice to Magnifica [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

[[Category:Namron]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:PPI]]
[[Category:Pride]]
[[Category:Valkyrie]]
[[Category:White Scarves]]
[[Category:GarbInSnow]]

Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2025-05-13T03:20:50Z

Ashildr: /* Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: */

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| photocaption = At Winter Coronet Tournament 2022
| location = [[Namron]]
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| devicecaption = Purpure, a fleece argent, on a chief embattled Or a rapier sable.
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==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-January 2023
* Principality Offices
**
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* Second event was [[82nd Crown|Fall Coronation]] 
* Got a sword December 2019 
* Participated in [[Event Reviews - HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion November 2021|HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion Tournament, November 2021]]
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 
====[[Milokhna d'Riga]]====
Dear Áshildr Inn Hárfagri,
 
 The funniest mistake of my life happened yesterday during court. I wish to bring you and all who bore witness into the mind of Milokhna.
 
 I have admired you since I first saw you at Castellan in A.S. LVII. You are full of life and laughter. You fight rapier and sew wonderful garb. You are generous and kind and honest. Seeing you and your friends at events laughing and heckling and starting impromptu dances has, naturally, led me to be terrified of you. My heart brings a sort of "OH MY GOD it's sempai, oh God she sees me, be cool Milo BE COOL" energy that I carry with me into each interaction we have.
 
 We have a tradition during court of celebrating when someone receives an award. There are of course the "Vivat"/s, which are led by the court herald and highly regulated. After the vivat-ing, many of the local baronies have a cheer. In YOUR barony of [[Namron]], people yell, "We got cows! WOOSH." In MY barony of [[Northkeep]], we have a call and response. "BRICK! HOUSE!"
 
 There are reasons for the text of these cheers, but the subtext is simple: Pride! It is a way of your community stating in a large event "That one is OURS! We are so proud of her."
 
 During morning court yesterday (The stepdown of Their Graces Sven and Antigone) I was standing at the front of court holding a parasol to shade [[Zubeydah]] Hanim as she documented the proceedings. You were called forward to receive an award. Hilariously, I couldn't even *guess* what the award was for at this point. But you were called, nonetheless. My thought process was as follows.
 
 "FRIEND! Friend was called. Pretty Elizabethan. Arm? Sadness. Arm sadness BUT HERE! Here is gladness! Queen loves friend. So pretty and talent muchly. Strong and Lovely. Here and Belongs! BELONGS HERE! Yes Herald, Vivat!"
 
 "BRICK!!!"
 
 (distantly) "Woosh...?"
 
 OH.
 
 MILO.
 
 FOOLISH Milo.
 Brick is for NORTHKEEP.
 Sempai is Namron. Sempai is NOT NORTHKEEP.
 Milo confessed love of Sempai in front of God. In front of Excellencies and Majesties and SEMPAI.
 
 I proceeded to snort and laugh until I cried, trembling with laughter.
 
 So now you know. I love you Áshildr. Platonically, from a distance, and at volume. Let all who read this know that I love her.
 
 [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]] :
 PLEASE do not kill me or my loved ones. I swear I am not coming for your lady wife.
 
 Barony of Namron:
 I am fully aware that Áshildr belongs to your illustrious ranks. May you always "Woosh" her with pride.
 
 The Barony Of Northkeep:
 Move to Phase 3 and await my signal. We cannot claim her now, but we are a patient barony. And which one of you yelled back "HOUSE"?
 
 With love, humility, and unbridled joy for the Dream,
 
 Milokhna of Northkeep

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
* 2024 Bardic Champion of [[Bryn Gwlad]]
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
* Knot Quite Spinning Tales - the History and Structure of Knitting, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* What to Expect When You're Expecting Brass Hats - Court Herald's Crash Course, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* Swords, Anxiety, Panic, and You, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
* Getting Started in SCA Rapier, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
 

===Affiliations:===
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Centurion [[Runa Bjarki]]
* Apprentice to Magnifica [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

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[[Category:White Scarves]]
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Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2025-05-13T03:18:44Z

Ashildr: /* Affiliations: */

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==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-January 2023
* Principality Offices
**
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* Second event was [[82nd Crown|Fall Coronation]] 
* Got a sword December 2019 
* Participated in [[Event Reviews - HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion November 2021|HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion Tournament, November 2021]]
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 
====[[Milokhna d'Riga]]====
Dear Áshildr Inn Hárfagri,
 
 The funniest mistake of my life happened yesterday during court. I wish to bring you and all who bore witness into the mind of Milokhna.
 
 I have admired you since I first saw you at Castellan in A.S. LVII. You are full of life and laughter. You fight rapier and sew wonderful garb. You are generous and kind and honest. Seeing you and your friends at events laughing and heckling and starting impromptu dances has, naturally, led me to be terrified of you. My heart brings a sort of "OH MY GOD it's sempai, oh God she sees me, be cool Milo BE COOL" energy that I carry with me into each interaction we have.
 
 We have a tradition during court of celebrating when someone receives an award. There are of course the "Vivat"/s, which are led by the court herald and highly regulated. After the vivat-ing, many of the local baronies have a cheer. In YOUR barony of [[Namron]], people yell, "We got cows! WOOSH." In MY barony of [[Northkeep]], we have a call and response. "BRICK! HOUSE!"
 
 There are reasons for the text of these cheers, but the subtext is simple: Pride! It is a way of your community stating in a large event "That one is OURS! We are so proud of her."
 
 During morning court yesterday (The stepdown of Their Graces Sven and Antigone) I was standing at the front of court holding a parasol to shade [[Zubeydah]] Hanim as she documented the proceedings. You were called forward to receive an award. Hilariously, I couldn't even *guess* what the award was for at this point. But you were called, nonetheless. My thought process was as follows.
 
 "FRIEND! Friend was called. Pretty Elizabethan. Arm? Sadness. Arm sadness BUT HERE! Here is gladness! Queen loves friend. So pretty and talent muchly. Strong and Lovely. Here and Belongs! BELONGS HERE! Yes Herald, Vivat!"
 
 "BRICK!!!"
 
 (distantly) "Woosh...?"
 
 OH.
 
 MILO.
 
 FOOLISH Milo.
 Brick is for NORTHKEEP.
 Sempai is Namron. Sempai is NOT NORTHKEEP.
 Milo confessed love of Sempai in front of God. In front of Excellencies and Majesties and SEMPAI.
 
 I proceeded to snort and laugh until I cried, trembling with laughter.
 
 So now you know. I love you Áshildr. Platonically, from a distance, and at volume. Let all who read this know that I love her.
 
 [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]] :
 PLEASE do not kill me or my loved ones. I swear I am not coming for your lady wife.
 
 Barony of Namron:
 I am fully aware that Áshildr belongs to your illustrious ranks. May you always "Woosh" her with pride.
 
 The Barony Of Northkeep:
 Move to Phase 3 and await my signal. We cannot claim her now, but we are a patient barony. And which one of you yelled back "HOUSE"?
 
 With love, humility, and unbridled joy for the Dream,
 
 Milokhna of Northkeep

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
* Knot Quite Spinning Tales - the History and Structure of Knitting, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* What to Expect When You're Expecting Brass Hats - Court Herald's Crash Course, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* Swords, Anxiety, Panic, and You, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
* Getting Started in SCA Rapier, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
 

===Affiliations:===
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Centurion [[Runa Bjarki]]
* Apprentice to Magnifica [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

[[Category:Namron]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:PPI]]
[[Category:Pride]]
[[Category:Valkyrie]]
[[Category:White Scarves]]
[[Category:GarbInSnow]]

Malkyn Hawke

2024-10-14T01:14:04Z

Ashildr:

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| photocaption =
| location = Crownlands of Vindheim, affiliated with Namron
| regname= [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Malkyn+Hawke Malkyn Hawke]
| status = Active
| joindate = 2019
| OP = [https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/11762 Malkyn Hawke]
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| devicecaption = Argent, a hawk gules and on a chief vert six lozenges argent.
}}

==Lade Malkyn Hawke==
Previously/Also Known As: Malie Lemon Tart 
Nickname(s): Mal 
Pronouns: She/her or they/them 
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
* The following badge associated with this name was registered in February of 2022 (via Ansteorra): (Fieldless) A hawk striking gules maintaining in its claws a lemon Or slipped and leaved vert.
* The following badge associated with this name was registered in February of 2022 (via Ansteorra): (Fieldless) A lemon Or semy of torteaux, slipped and leaved vert.
* The following badge associated with this name was registered in February of 2022 (via Ansteorra): Argent, on a pale vert between two cardinals respectant gules six lozenges argent.
 

===Offices:===
* Local
* Principality
* Kingdom
** Arts & Sciences Deputy for the Indigenous Cultures of the Western Hemisphere
** Special Projects Deputy to the Kingdom Social Media Officer
 

===Persona History:===
Malkyn's history is almost a complete enigma, as she is deliberately evasive. What is known is that she was born sometime in the late 14th century in Scotland and has since moved/been exiled to England, where she has changed her name to something that the standard Englishman can pronounce. 
 

===Interests:===
* Cut & Thrust Fighting
* Twining
* Entourage
* History of Makeup & Cosmetics
* 13th - 16th Century English and Italian Fashion
* Mississippian Culture and History
* English History
* Shakespeare
* Cursed Methods for Making Headwear
* Ortolan buntings
* Book Heraldry
* List Coordination
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
- Joined the SCA-adjacent Norman Medieval Fair in 2015 
- Joined the SCA in 2019 
- Was active online throughout the Plague 
- First in-person event was Her Royal Majesty, Margherita de Mantua III's Queen's Champion in 2021 
- Received an Award of Arms at the 2021 [[Wiesenfeuer]] Yule
 

====Trivia====
* Malkyn was the first person granted an Award of Arms in the new Principality of [[Vindheim]]

====Prior Groups:====
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* I bring a Pride Basket to as many Kingdom and Principality events as I can, to help folks display their support for all of our community.
 

====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====
 

===Affiliations:===
* Consort to [[Áshildr inn Hárfagri]]
* Cadet of [[Aubri de Baudricourt]]
* Apprentice of [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Member, [[Goblin's Keep]]
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Valkyries of Vindheim (**)
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
I am a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and have a degree in Anthropology with a minor in Native American Studies. 
You can find me on Tiktok: @badknives 
 

====Special Needs:====
I have Ehlers-Danlos-related joint problems and could use a hand when getting up and down or carrying things. 
 

====In Case of Court:====
 

[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Pride]]
[[Category:Valkyrie]]

File:Malkyn-hawke-portrait-1.jpg

2024-10-14T01:13:01Z

Ashildr: Photo by Osanna van der Linden

== Summary ==
Photo by Osanna van der Linden

Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2024-08-30T19:38:33Z

Ashildr:

{{Populace
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| photocaption = At Winter Coronet Tournament 2022
| location = [[Namron]]
| regname= [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Ashildr%20in%20Harfagra Áshildr in Hárfagra]
| status = Active
| joindate = 2019
| OP = [https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6994 Ashildr in Harfagra]
| device = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Device.png|x400px]]
| devicecaption = Purpure, a fleece argent, on a chief embattled Or a rapier sable.
}}

==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-January 2023
* Principality Offices
**
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* Second event was [[82nd Crown|Fall Coronation]] 
* Got a sword December 2019 
* Participated in [[Event Reviews - HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion November 2021|HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion Tournament, November 2021]]
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
* Knot Quite Spinning Tales - the History and Structure of Knitting, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* What to Expect When You're Expecting Brass Hats - Court Herald's Crash Course, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* Swords, Anxiety, Panic, and You, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
* Getting Started in SCA Rapier, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
 

===Affiliations:===
* Spouse of Doña [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]]
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Armiger [[Runa Bjarki]]
* White Scarf of Lord [[Klauss Luinstra]]
* Apprentice to Magnifica [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

[[Category:Namron]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:PPI]]
[[Category:Pride]]
[[Category:Valkyrie]]
[[Category:White Scarves]]

File:Ashildr inn harfagri - portrait 2.jpg

2024-08-30T19:36:53Z

Ashildr: Photo taken by Zubeydah Al-Badawiyyah at Winter Coronet Tournament 2022

== Summary ==
Photo taken by Zubeydah Al-Badawiyyah at Winter Coronet Tournament 2022

Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2024-08-23T19:50:08Z

Ashildr:

{{Populace
|photo = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Portrait.jpg|x400px]]
| photocaption = At Norman Medieval Faire
| location = [[Namron]]
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==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-January 2023
* Principality Offices
**
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* Second event was [[82nd Crown|Fall Coronation]] 
* Got a sword December 2019 
* Participated in [[Event Reviews - HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion November 2021|HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion Tournament, November 2021]]
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
* Knot Quite Spinning Tales - the History and Structure of Knitting, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* What to Expect When You're Expecting Brass Hats - Court Herald's Crash Course, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* Swords, Anxiety, Panic, and You, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
* Getting Started in SCA Rapier, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
 

===Affiliations:===
* Spouse of Doña [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]]
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Armiger [[Runa Bjarki]]
* White Scarf of Lord [[Klauss Luinstra]]
* Apprentice to Magnifica [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

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Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2024-08-23T19:35:01Z

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==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-January 2023
* Principality Offices
**
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* Second event was [[82nd Crown|Fall Coronation]] 
* Got a sword December 2019 
* Participated in [[Event Reviews - HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion November 2021|HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion Tournament, November 2021]]
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
* Knot Quite Spinning Tales - the History and Structure of Knitting, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* What to Expect When You're Expecting Brass Hats - Court Herald's Crash Course, Kingdom Collegium 2024
* Swords, Anxiety, Panic, and You, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
* Getting Started in SCA Rapier, Vindheim Academia della Spada 2024
 

====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====
 

===Affiliations:===
* Spouse of Doña [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]]
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Armiger [[Runa Bjarki]]
* White Scarf of Lord [[Klauss Luinstra]]
* Apprentice to Magnifica [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

[[Category:Namron]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:PPI]]
[[Category:Pride]]
[[Category:Valkyrie]]
[[Category:White Scarves]]

Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2024-08-23T19:29:30Z

Ashildr: /* Offices: */

{{Populace
|photo = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Portrait.jpg|x400px]]
| photocaption = At Norman Medieval Faire
| location = [[Namron]]
| regname= [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Ashildr%20in%20Harfagra Áshildr in Hárfagra]
| status = Active
| joindate = 2019
| OP = [https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6994 Ashildr in Harfagra]
| device = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Device.png|x400px]]
| devicecaption = Purpure, a fleece argent, on a chief embattled Or a rapier sable.
}}

==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-January 2023
* Principality Offices
**
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* Second event was [[82nd Crown|Fall Coronation]] 
* Got a sword December 2019 
* Participated in [[Event Reviews - HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion November 2021|HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion Tournament, November 2021]]
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
 

====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====
 

===Affiliations:===
* Spouse of Doña [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]]
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Armiger [[Runa Bjarki]]
* White Scarf of Lord [[Klauss Luinstra]]
* Apprentice to Magnifica [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

[[Category:Namron]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:PPI]]
[[Category:Pride]]
[[Category:Valkyrie]]
[[Category:White Scarves]]

Biatrichi Canzoniere

2024-05-17T21:39:21Z

Ashildr: /* Affiliations: */

{{Populace
|photo = [[File:Biatrichi Canzionari di Palermo Portrait.jpg|x400px]]
| photocaption = Photo by Steven Blakely
| location = [[Stargate]]
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Biatrichi%20Canzoniere Biatrichi Canzoniere]
| status = Active
| joindate = 1990
| OP = [http://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/649 Biatrichi Canzoniere]
| device = [[File:Bia-Arms.png|x400px]]
| devicecaption = Gules, a lion's jambe erased fesswise within a bordure embattled Or.
}}

==Magnifica Biatrichi Malatesta Canzionari di Palermo==
Previously Known as: Beatrix d'Angoulesme, Jane Middleton of Northumberland 
Nickname(s): Mistress Bia, M Bia, the Notorious B I A 
Pronouns: She/Her/hers 
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
Registered Badge: (Fieldless) An olive bendwise sinister vert, slipped and leaved proper.
Registered Household Badge: Fieldleas a pair of Roman sandals per pale proper.
 

=====Motto:=====
"Non essiri duci sinno tu mancianu, non essiri amaru sinno ti futanu" 
Sicilian. Translation: Be not sweet lest you be eaten, be not bitter lest you be cast aside. 
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices Held
** Prior Seneschal, College of [[Twr Gath]] (Dates unknown, prior to 1992)
** Prior Chronicler, College of [[Twr Gath]] (Dates unknown, prior to 1992)
** Prior Herald, College of [[Twr Gath]] (Dates unknown, prior to 1992)
** Prior Minister of Arts & Sciences, College of [[Twr Gath]] (Dates unknown, prior to 1992)
** Prior Rapier Marshal, Barony of [[Bjornsborg]] (1992)
** Prior Seneschal, Barony of [[Bjornsborg]] (1993)
** Prior Rapier Marshal, Barony of [[Stargate]]
** Prior Minister of Arts & Sciences, Barony of [[Stargate]]
** Prior Arts & Sciences Minister, Barony of [[Loch Soilleir]]
** Prior Chronicler, Barony of [[Loch Soilleir]]
** Webminister, Barony of [[Stargate]] 2023-Present
* Regional Offices Held
** Prior Coastal Regional Seneschal (1998-1999)
** Prior Southern Regional Minister of Arts & Sciences
** Prior Southern Regional Chronicler
** Prior Southern Regional Seneschal
** Prior Southern Regional Chronicler
*Titles
** Kingdom Bard for [[81st Crown|Vladislav and Margaret]]
* Kingdom Offices Held
** Prior Chronicler, Kingdom of Ansteorra
** Prior Directory Deputy
** Prior Calendar Deputy, Kingdom of Ansteorra
** Prior Middle Eastern Arts & Sciences Deputy, Kingdom of Ansteorra
** Webminister for MOAS 2016-2016, and 2021 to present
** Kingdom MOAS 2023-Preaent
* Society Offices Held
None
 

===Persona History:===
(1470s Sicily, Venice and Constantinople) 
Lady of the city of Palermo and Remini. Widow of Luciano Malatesta, who was lost at sea (which is not as expensive to arrange as one would expect). I assist with my family's olive oil and precious metals concerns on the continent, and play music for noble courts. To that end split my time between Venice, Constantinople and Ansteorra. Biatrichi is the proprietress of Magnifica Impurtari e Esputari and Dante’s Other Finery of Veniza 
 

===Interests:===
*Laurel Arts
**Spinning
**Western Music History
**Percussion and Rhythm Theory
**Poetry
**Vocal Performance
**Olives and Olive Oil
**Tribal Dance

*Interests
**Maqmat Arabi Scale System
**Early Music Theory
**History of Sicily
**Expat Culture in Venice
**Jewelry Making
**Stringed Instruments
**Period Underworld
**Period Sex Work
**Costuming
**North African Studies
**General Research
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
Started in the SCA in 1990 at the College of [[Twr Gath]] (First event: Stargate Yule, December 1990), lived several years in [[Bjornsborg]], and [[Stargate]]. I currently live in the Barony of the [[Stargate]], in Houston, Texas
 

====Prior Groups:====
College of Twr Gath,
Barony of Bjornsborg,
Barony of Loch Sollier

 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====Her Royal Majesty, [[Margaret ny Connor]]====
09/09/2019: Biatrichi, I just wanted to thank you for playing in the background during Our court at [[Bryn Gwlad]]. It's very soothing, and you've mastered the art of when to let the music be heard versus when to let it fade out perfectly! 
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* Titled Bard of [[Loch Soilleir]]
* Primary organizer/instigator of the Ansteorra Middle Eastern Culture Symposium
* Lady In Waiting to the most unruly Baronesses in Ansteorra, and the majestic Lady of the Isle of Lyoness.
* Co-Autocrat of the Coronation of [[24th Crown|Rowan Beatrice von Kampfer and Hector Philip Martel]]
* Autocrat of over a dozen events, including Stargate Yule, Academy of the Rapier, and King's College.
* Organizer and co-founder of [[Lady Rapier]] with Delphina de Champeaux.
 

====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====
None
 

====Wiki Mentions:====
* [[Event Review: Spring Coronation 2019 by Biatrichi Canzionari Di Palermo]]
 

====Trivia:====
* Magnifica Biatrichi is armed with a lovely little blade named Plectrum, for fending off those who might request she play "Freebird" during court....
 

===Affiliations:===
* Memberships
**Member, [[Alexandrian Company of Scholars]]
** Member, [[Valkyrie Company]]

* Founded
** Founder of the [[Piedi of Palazzo Canzionari]]
** Co-Founder of Lady Rapier with [[Delphina de Champeaux]]

*Student of
** Previously Protégé to Master [[Bran de Tintrek]].
** Previously apprentice to [[Sindra Gunhild Sigmundsdottir]], [[Meadhbh ni Ruaidh o Chonnemara]], and [[Rhiannon ferch Cian]]
** Cadet to Don [[Aubrey de Beaudricourt]]

* Married to Messier [[Etienne de Montagu]] WSA,MOD

* Apprentices:
** [[Robin de Chantenay Carrot]]
** [[Sean Tabor]]
** [[Malkyn Hawke]]
** [[Áshildr inn Hárfagri]]
** [[Asa In Blinda]]

* Students and Fosters
** [[Katheryn of Glaslyn]]
** [[Rayya al-Raqay’a]]
** [[Mhearai Hamelin]]
** [[Esme Malespina]] apprentice to HE [[Xene Theraine]]
 

===Mundane Information:===
I have a degree in Political Science and have been a musician for almost 50 years. I have lived most of my life in Houston. 
Email: [mailto:biatrichi@icloud.com biatrichi@icloud.com] 
Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/biatrichidipalermo Biatrichidi di Palermo]
 

====Special Needs:====
Hearing and Issues Standing for Long Periods in one place.
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprises are great; knowing is bad.
 

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Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2024-05-17T21:27:20Z

Ashildr: /* Affiliations: */

{{Populace
|photo = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Portrait.jpg|x400px]]
| photocaption = At Norman Medieval Faire
| location = [[Namron]]
| regname= [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Ashildr%20in%20Harfagra Áshildr in Hárfagra]
| status = Active
| joindate = 2019
| OP = [https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6994 Ashildr in Harfagra]
| device = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Device.png|x400px]]
| devicecaption = Purpure, a fleece argent, on a chief embattled Or a rapier sable.
}}

==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-
* Principality Offices
**
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* Second event was [[82nd Crown|Fall Coronation]] 
* Got a sword December 2019 
* Participated in [[Event Reviews - HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion November 2021|HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion Tournament, November 2021]]
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
 

====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====
 

===Affiliations:===
* Spouse of Doña [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]]
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Armiger [[Runa Bjarki]]
* White Scarf of Lord [[Klauss Luinstra]]
* Apprentice to Magnifica [[Biatrichi Canzoniere]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

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Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2024-05-17T21:24:15Z

Ashildr: /* Trivia/Wiki Mentions: */

{{Populace
|photo = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Portrait.jpg|x400px]]
| photocaption = At Norman Medieval Faire
| location = [[Namron]]
| regname= [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Ashildr%20in%20Harfagra Áshildr in Hárfagra]
| status = Active
| joindate = 2019
| OP = [https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6994 Ashildr in Harfagra]
| device = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Device.png|x400px]]
| devicecaption = Purpure, a fleece argent, on a chief embattled Or a rapier sable.
}}

==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-
* Principality Offices
**
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* Second event was [[82nd Crown|Fall Coronation]] 
* Got a sword December 2019 
* Participated in [[Event Reviews - HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion November 2021|HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion Tournament, November 2021]]
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the Fourth Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [[2nd Vindheim Coronet|Princess Gilyan]], co-champion with [[Saevarr Mani]] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
 

====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====
 

===Affiliations:===
* My better half: Doña [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]]
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Armiger [[Runa Bjarki]]
* White Scarf of Lord [[Klauss Luinstra]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

[[Category:Namron]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:PPI]]
[[Category:Pride]]
[[Category:Valkyrie]]
[[Category:White Scarves]]

Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2024-05-13T22:29:09Z

Ashildr: /* Mundane Information: */

{{Populace
|photo = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Portrait.jpg|x400px]]
| photocaption = At Norman Medieval Faire
| location = [[Namron]]
| regname= [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Ashildr%20in%20Harfagra Áshildr in Hárfagra]
| status = Active
| joindate = 2019
| OP = [https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6994 Ashildr in Harfagra]
| device = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Device.png|x400px]]
| devicecaption = Purpure, a fleece argent, on a chief embattled Or a rapier sable.
}}

==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-
* Principality Offices
**
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* Second event was [[82nd Crown|Fall Coronation]] 
* Got a sword December 2019 
* Participated in [[Event Reviews - HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion November 2021|HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion Tournament, November 2021]]
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the third Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Vindheim_Coronet Princess Gilyan], co-champion with [https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=S%C3%A6varr_M%C3%A1ni Saevarr Mani] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
 

====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====
 

===Affiliations:===
* My better half: Doña [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]]
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Armiger [[Runa Bjarki]]
* White Scarf of Lord [[Klauss Luinstra]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me! A&S Blog: [https://jortschronicles.tumblr.com/ Jorts Chronicles]
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

[[Category:Namron]]
[[Category:People]]
[[Category:PPI]]
[[Category:Pride]]
[[Category:Valkyrie]]
[[Category:White Scarves]]

Áshildr inn Hárfagri

2024-05-13T22:18:57Z

Ashildr: /* Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA */

{{Populace
|photo = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Portrait.jpg|x400px]]
| photocaption = At Norman Medieval Faire
| location = [[Namron]]
| regname= [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Ashildr%20in%20Harfagra Áshildr in Hárfagra]
| status = Active
| joindate = 2019
| OP = [https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/6994 Ashildr in Harfagra]
| device = [[File:Áshildr inn Hárfagri Device.png|x400px]]
| devicecaption = Purpure, a fleece argent, on a chief embattled Or a rapier sable.
}}

==Doña Áshildr inn Hárfagri, WSA==
Previously Known As: 
Nickname(s): Áss, As, Bones 
Pronouns: She/her/hers 
 

====Alternate Persona:====
Margery Arkewright 
Austina Dadda di Papi di Ippolito di Dionisio Gritti la Grande
 

====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
(Fieldless) A pair of breeches azure
 

===Offices:===
* Local Offices
** Sable Storm Pursuivant January 2021-
* Principality Offices
**
* Kingdom Offices
** Kingdom Performing and Bardic Arts Deputy, October 2023 - Present
 

===General Information:===
Joined the cast of the Medieval Fair of Norman in Fall 2016 as Margery Arkewright, the Shepherdess of Avalon. From there, Elspeth Monypenny lured me to the dark side (the SCA) with promises of swords and dancing, and I love swords and dancing very much. She started teaching me and a handful of others, who then became Elspeth's Goblins and later spun off to form the household Goblin's Keep, to fight rapier, and shooed myself and another Goblin off to 40th with the promise of much dancing. There was, in fact, much dancing. My friend and I danced to Stary Olsa in an empty spot under the BFT long enough and I suppose well enough that we obtained the attention of Her Grace, Duchess [[Willow de Wisp]] and were gifted our very first largesse. The moment other people joined in our dancing was the moment the SCA gained a new member it can never get rid of.
 

===Persona History:===
So. Persona. You know, the question on every girl's heart: "Early Rus or middling Norwegian or Swedish viking"... Because - let's be real here, all that matters is the well-made shallow drafted boats... 
Áshildr is a 10th century swede who enjoys sailing east and inland in search of goods and good stories. 
Austina is a woman in Venice in the 1590s who perhaps took The Book of the Courtier a little too seriously. Conveniently, she shares a diminuitive with her many-times-great ancestor Áshildr. It's almost like that was done on purpose or something.
 

===Interests:===
* Steel combat, especially the styles of Salvator Fabris and Fiore dei Liberi
* Knitting and other fiber arts
* Bardic - in groups, alone, period pieces (have you heard 8+ minutes of Tam Lin or other Child Ballads?), SCA meta pieces, and filks
* Colors that are altogether too bright, especially pinks
* Dancing (especially playford)
* Heraldry! Especially onomastics!
* Court politics of the mid to late 14th century Plantagenets and of the courts of Kublai Khan and Mandukhai Khatun
* General tomfoolery
 

===Timeline of Activity:===
* Joined the Medieval fair in fall 2016. (First SCA-adjacent activity ever) 
* First event was Ansteorra's 40th anniversary 
* Second event was [[82nd Crown|Fall Coronation]] 
* Got a sword December 2019 
* Participated in [[Event Reviews - HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion November 2021|HRM Elizabeth's Queen's Champion Tournament, November 2021]]
 

====[[Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]:====
[[File:Ashildr - Greetings Mordor.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Melanie Gallon, Meme-ification by Ulrich Von Tolstat]]
I didn't expect much of an adventure, BUT THERE I WAS. I'd offered to herald three processions. The Barony of [[Namron]], because I'm the Namron herald, His Excellency, [[Micolay Haiduk]], since he wanted to fight as the Baron of Namron, and Centurion [[Michall Morison|Mícauley]] because he and [[Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir]] asked nicely and their vibes are immaculate. I spend days fretting about what to say, suddenly cutting down my scripts to a third of its length to fit new time requirements, showing up Friday to walk the site and become the unit of measurement for Annais and Ivo since I'm one of the shortest heralds in the north, and [[War of the Rams]]. Day of. I herald Namron in, run back around, herald Micolay in, run back around, herald Mícauley in, and walk away shaking. I'd done it. It's fine. I did a good enough job, I made my Baron and Baronowa proud and my friends happy, I had herald shakes and was gonna have somebody hug the soul out of me. Then out of the blue I'm accosted by what feels like half my friends, led by [[Jason Drysdale]], declaring the deadly bye needs heralding in. The deadly bye is also my friend! So of course! But I don't have something a page long written up! Never fear, says Jason. Its better to keep it short anyways, neither crown nor court herald knows we're doing this. I fret while we walk back to the start of procession area, I'm cued by the site heralds, and begin shouting over the court herald and striding towards the crown. If Floki sees fit to kick my butt, Jason will be my meatshield, I've decided. If HRM Elizabeth sees fit to kick my butt, I will simply die. Behind me the procession cowers in fear from the deadliest byfighter in the known world, fighting as the Dread Pirate Roberts. I deliver the shortest speech yet, present our deadly bye [[Bjorn hestr Hauksson]] to the crown, and skedaddle away to surprised laughter. 
 
And that's how, for better or worse, I heralded 4 of the processions at the [[ Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney]]. 
 
====Gulf Wars 30: March 2022====
So here's my designated sappy post. I may try to summarize everything, sorry not sorry. Gulf Wars 2022 took a lot of preparation, and a lot of factors tried very hard to make it not happen for us, so by golly I'm gonna document what I can. 
 
En route to this most magnificent war, fierce weather and shoddy craftsmanship almost turned us back home. This journey was saved by quick thinking, a level head, and cavalier-related literature. Upon arrival we found we had taken with us the mighty storms of our home, without the tempering presence of the Baron and Baronowa of [[Namron]]. Winds whipped and rain soaked our humble lodgings, a night was spent in the vehicle, and once more we considered turning back, for the universe seemed set against us. But we persisted. 
 
We drank, we shopped, we sang, we met friends new and old, made merry and memories. I laughed through my first full res battle at the Swashbuckler battle, apparently a sight so odd that the marshals were told. 
 
I met one of my bardic idols, Ambra Michelli, and swapped songs with her and the new War Bard Champion. [[Lyra]] and I had once performed Song of the Shield Wall together in the finals of the [[Skorragarðr]] Bardic Competition, because of COURSE we had to make it a little more difficult for our Baron, so we were honored to sing with Ambra. Bardic dreams were fulfilled and musical itches were definitely scratched. 
 
I fought in the heavy town battle as part of the king's guard and was *very* effectively babysat by Magnus under threat of my lady, and experienced the thrill of shields crashing, the pride of killing a duke, the conspiratorial giggling of tricking people into thinking you know what you're doing, and the utter relief of the shields of [[Mooneschadowe]] falling in at your side and saving you from being ground into a fine dust by a man built like a mountain. I fought beside the King, and I fought beside my Prince, and saw their prowess, ferocity, and dedication first hand. I fought beside and under [[Margery Heron]]'s able command as she gathered forces where they needed to be. That was pretty awesome. 
 
In the Lady Rapier tournament I fought and watched the prowess of my sisters and siblings in arms from Kingdoms far and wide. We were supported by brothers and friends who marshaled and who cheered us on (thank you [[Saevarr]], [[Marcus von Furth]], [[Darian De Shameless]], Santi, and [[Orazio d'Assisi]]). When I saw the makeup of the semifinals was half Ansteorrans including myself, my lady, and my SCA cousin Lauren Zinn, I started planning how to extol to Her Stellar Majesty the glories of her Legion. When I saw my lady [[Halldóra Hrafnsdottir]] win, I very nearly bowled her over. You all should know, she's pretty fierce ;) 
 
In the rapier town battle I was blessed to fight alongside my lady and my comrades of the Storm Weasels, and honored to see how well we fought. Bridges we took, we kept. Houses lost, we regained. I watched Halldóra relentlessly smile and return from every res quicker than the last (for marshals reading, it was definitely a power walk shhhh). I watched Saevarr keep a bridge almost on his own. I became the nuisance and a stumbling block I aspire to be in a melee, and received the ultimate honor of being called "respectfully, the most annoying person here." Holds called were friends made, those we had fought against in tournaments became allies in the terrible housing market of the town battle. I have stories upon stories, but know I had the time of my life. 
 
On the rapier field battle, the Storm Weasels were among the last standing. Every time. I could not be more proud of us, of our teamwork, and how dang cool our demicapes look. Thank you Baronowa [[Uliana Haiduk]]! 
 
And... my crown came out. Not IN a fight, but biting into an after fight snack. This became a recurring problem, solved by the be-toothed big red chicken, Magnus. thank you dude; weirdest repeat dental procedure I've ever had. 
 
In the War Bard Competition I faced talented bards from around the known world, and added new songs to my repertoire. Looking forward to the new album from our champion 👀 
 
The everyman tourney was a blast, I wish I'd remembered to bring one of our many tripods down to film all the fighting but cest la vie. Met some cool people, stabbed some cool people, made friends. That's what it's all about. The Rose Tourney nearly got rained out, but thanks to a little field refinagling and the hard work of our marshals (thank you [[Etienne de Montagu]]) we managed to still have it, and myself and Mr. Valeria ([[Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim]]) had the distinct honor of fighting for Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]], my cadet sister and the Rose with the coolest shoes, hands down. I may not have won, Your Grace, but I died stylishly. 
 
We didn't accomplish *nearly* all we set out to do. In a stroke of ambition, I had intended to fight every heavy and rapier war point, but the weather-related rescheduling blew that plan away. We'd intended to take classes, go to the dances, volunteer. Heck, I'd intended to spend a good deal of time at Herald's Point, but even on the days when nothing seemed on the schedule I found myself busy and laughing. 
 
But most importantly of all, Ansteorra's court. I did my due diligence for some pranks, I sat close and listened well, and did my damnedest to not let a friend walk unaccompanied into court. There are certain things kept secret before courts. It is unwise to sneak a peek at a herald's book, and it is silly to think you know what will happen. I knew two friends were getting elevated, I knew there was so much skill and joy and prowess shown this week that there would be a slew of awards and recognitions. I knew this would be a bit of a long court. What I did not know, what the whole of the barony, the majority of the kingdom, and a good deal of those outside our kingdom knew, is what had been planned for me. 
 
See, my Lady knows full well that I like pomp and circumstance, that cult of Regina is part of what makes the magic for me, and that I love the Roses of Ansteorra. What I didn't know is that she had arranged a Conspiracy of the Roses. What I didn't know is she asked my white scarf, Doña [[Marie de Girau]], and that a recording was set up for her and my swordmom to be part of the moment. What I didn't know is she had asked our crown for their permission. What I didn't know is why my white scarf's knight was present. What I didn't know is why Duchess [[Margherita de Mantua]] got choked up when she just talked about me being bouncy and fun around camp, nor why she turned me around after giving me a token. (And then yelled, "WOOOSH!!") 
 
I turned around to see my love on one knee in the soft glow of the lanterns and torchlight and the box in her hand. For anyone wondering, I said yes. 
 
So thank you to everyone who made this Gulf Wars so magical. Thank you [[Nicaize Maupetit]], [[Rixende de Rouen]], [[Gwenneth Bowynne of Glamorgan]] and [[Avery Shaw]] for support on and off the field. Thank you to the Company of St Michael and especially Sir Mingo for welcoming and supporting me, and sorry for being a garbage stunt liver. Thank you to the people of [[Namron]] and [[Wiesenfeuer]], always ready with a helping hand and extra rope when your tarp wants to blow away. Thank you to photographers, water bearers, marshals, autocrats and landocrats. Thank you to a hundred people I can't tag, or facebook will mark this as spam. 
 
[[Koia Karasova]], Orazio, Margery, and Magnus, thank you for kicking my ass about drinking water, basically babysitting me on more than one occasion, and helping me find and do all kinds of neat stuff at gulf I wouldn't have otherwise done or seen. You're SUCH enablers. 
 
Lyra, you're a blast to talk to, to sing with, and to live next to for a week. Can't wait to face off against you in more bardic competitions, we're gonna rock the world ;P 
 
Darien and Marcus, you're great neighbors, excellent fighters and teachers, wonderful friends, and completely innocent cadets who could never scheme anything nope never not us we're totally innocent. Camp boot care and camp shopping trips need to be a thing more often. 
 
Saevarr, my friend, the scariest swashbuckler on the field, thank you for letting us dress you nice, and thank you for taking care of my catastrophe butt. You're a good egg and a fearsome fighter. 
 
[[Malkyn Hawke]], my faithful and noble consort and my unwavering support, my designated RBF and oftentimes well-needed kick in the rear, I could not do half the things I do without you. I'm so glad you got to do some violence, and I'm so glad to call you my friend. 
 
Halldora, my love, my inspiration, my champion, I would not do half the things I do without you. I am so grateful for that first day we crossed blades, and for every day since. I'm so proud of all that you do, and I'm so proud to be on your arm. I love you, and I'll never stop loving you. 
 

====Prior Groups:====
[[File:Ashildr - GarbInSnow.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[GarbInSnow]]]]
 

===Populace Provided Information:===
====[[Zubeydah]]====
Ashildr emanates joy. When I met her for the first time, she was So Excited to Do All the Things, and I am so fervently happy that she retains that excitement and joy. Whether she is carousing on the rapier field or impressing with her quick wit in a kenning competition or soaring to new heights in bardic performance, she transforms the experiences of those around her to something better. The SCA is a happier place with Ashildr in it.
 

====Trivia/Wiki Mentions:====
* Áshildr appears in the [https://youtu.be/9qbUffjDX4Y Ansteorra Dance Video]
* Áshildr participated in the [https://youtu.be/EnxUndqruUs Savage Daughter] Project.
* Áshildr and Runa were the first couple to enter Vindheim Coronet of whom neither was male, in the third Vindheim Coronet Tournament.
 

===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
* 2021 Ravenskald of [[Raven's Fort]]
* 2021 Bardic Champion of [[Skorragarðr]]
* 2022 Rapier Champion of [[Stargate]]
* 2022 Bardic Champion of [[Namron]]
* 2022 Vindheim Princess's Champion to [https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Vindheim_Coronet Princess Gilyan], co-champion with [https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=S%C3%A6varr_M%C3%A1ni Saevarr Mani] who served as Vindheim Rapier Champion
* Received the "Shaky Knees" at War of the Rams 2022
 
====Event Staff:====
* Herald in Charge, Vindheim Summer Coronet 2022
 
====Classes Taught:====
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, Virtual Academy of the Rapier 2020
* Recruitment and Retention in the SCA, King's College 2022
* Introduction to 14th Century English Costuming, Winterkingdom 2024
 

====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====
 

===Affiliations:===
* My better half: Doña [[Halldóra Hrafnsdóttir]]
* Graduated Cadet of Doña [[Marie de Girau]]
* Consort of Armiger [[Runa Bjarki]]
* White Scarf of Lord [[Klauss Luinstra]]
* Fighter of Lade [[Malkyn Hawke]]
* Member of Goblin's Keep
* Member of [[Valkyrie Company]]
* Member of the Knowne World Courtesans
 

===Mundane Information:===
A graduate of Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma working in DevOps. Hit me up for a dance, a pickup fight, or perhaps a good story if you see me!.
 

====Special Needs:====
 

====In Case of Court:====
Surprise me, but make sure my household knows to make sure I look presentable!
 

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