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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Additional Registered Heraldry: */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafna-12th-Night.png|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafna at Steppes 12th Night, 2023 - taken by [[Kasjan Jaskólski Ivarson]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = Out of Kingdom&lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Hraefna%20Storradha Hræfna Stórráða] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafna Wyrdmake]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Registered Name: Hræfna Stórráða&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As: Hrafn Olafson&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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Badge: A raven rising to sinister sable maintaining a die argent spotted sable.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at [[War of the Rams]] 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], [[Nicaize Maupetit]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. We all change as we experience what life has to offer. Things that might have once been funny or acceptable, may no longer be so. But in this case, I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. I wish to thank Their Majesties from the bottom of my heart for thinking of comfort and my desires here. *** &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Hrafna Lion Medallion by Alden Drake.png|200px|thumb|left|Lion Medallion by Alden Drake]]&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===May 29, 2023===&lt;br /&gt;
What a weekend at Steppes Warlord!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
From the moment I set foot on site Friday, to the time I left to set sail into the (north) west Monday morning, I was surrounded by folks who I&#039;ve been privileged to call friends and family. If ever an event met the definition of &amp;quot;bittersweet&#039;, this was it for me.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Over three days tales were told, memories given voice, drinks raised, omelets consumed, laughs shared, and games played. There is no way I could compose a complete list of everyone who touched my heart, taught me something new, made me laugh, or even brought tears to my eyes. I can only say that each and every one of you have made my life better in immeasurable ways. Thank you for your words, your hugs, and above all - giving this wayward soul a home for the past 20 years.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Asking His Majesty to release me from fealty was difficult but turning and seeing a hall filled with so many people I have known... that was the hardest of all. My voice shook, words failed, and tears fell to wet the floor as I attempted in vain to express my gratitude to everyone for a wonderful double-decade in Ansteorra. Thank you to ONE AND ALL for the best send-off a Norse gal could ever ask for.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I will not say &amp;quot;goodbye&amp;quot; here, because I know there will be more times together in the future - they will just be delayed. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
With eyes once again overflowing with tears as I head back to An Tir...&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
-Hrafna&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Prior Groups:====&lt;br /&gt;
* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Populace Provided Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet she keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Drums she beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====[[Avery Shaw]]====&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
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===Affiliations:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously apprenticed to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafna-12th-Night.png|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafna at Steppes 12th Night, 2023 - taken by [[Kasjan Jaskólski Ivarson]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = Out of Kingdom&lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Hraefna%20Storradha Hræfna Stórráða] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafna Wyrdmake]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Registered Name: Hræfna Stórráða&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As: Hrafn Olafson&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at [[War of the Rams]] 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], [[Nicaize Maupetit]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. We all change as we experience what life has to offer. Things that might have once been funny or acceptable, may no longer be so. But in this case, I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. I wish to thank Their Majesties from the bottom of my heart for thinking of comfort and my desires here. *** &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Hrafna Lion Medallion by Alden Drake.png|200px|thumb|left|Lion Medallion by Alden Drake]]&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===May 29, 2023===&lt;br /&gt;
What a weekend at Steppes Warlord!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
From the moment I set foot on site Friday, to the time I left to set sail into the (north) west Monday morning, I was surrounded by folks who I&#039;ve been privileged to call friends and family. If ever an event met the definition of &amp;quot;bittersweet&#039;, this was it for me.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Over three days tales were told, memories given voice, drinks raised, omelets consumed, laughs shared, and games played. There is no way I could compose a complete list of everyone who touched my heart, taught me something new, made me laugh, or even brought tears to my eyes. I can only say that each and every one of you have made my life better in immeasurable ways. Thank you for your words, your hugs, and above all - giving this wayward soul a home for the past 20 years.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Asking His Majesty to release me from fealty was difficult but turning and seeing a hall filled with so many people I have known... that was the hardest of all. My voice shook, words failed, and tears fell to wet the floor as I attempted in vain to express my gratitude to everyone for a wonderful double-decade in Ansteorra. Thank you to ONE AND ALL for the best send-off a Norse gal could ever ask for.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I will not say &amp;quot;goodbye&amp;quot; here, because I know there will be more times together in the future - they will just be delayed. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
With eyes once again overflowing with tears as I head back to An Tir...&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
-Hrafna&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet she keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Drums she beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====[[Avery Shaw]]====&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
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* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously apprenticed to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
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		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
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| photocaption = Hrafna at Steppes 12th Night, 2023 - taken by [[Cassian Jaskółski]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = Out of Kingdom&lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafna Wyrdmake]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Registered Name: Hræfna Stórráða&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As: Hrafn Olafson&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at [[War of the Rams]] 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], [[Nicaize Maupetit]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. We all change as we experience what life has to offer. Things that might have once been funny or acceptable, may no longer be so. But in this case, I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. I wish to thank Their Majesties from the bottom of my heart for thinking of comfort and my desires here. *** &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===May 29, 2023===&lt;br /&gt;
What a weekend at Steppes Warlord!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
From the moment I set foot on site Friday, to the time I left to set sail into the (north) west Monday morning, I was surrounded by folks who I&#039;ve been privileged to call friends and family. If ever an event met the definition of &amp;quot;bittersweet&#039;, this was it for me.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Over three days tales were told, memories given voice, drinks raised, omelets consumed, laughs shared, and games played. There is no way I could compose a complete list of everyone who touched my heart, taught me something new, made me laugh, or even brought tears to my eyes. I can only say that each and every one of you have made my life better in immeasurable ways. Thank you for your words, your hugs, and above all - giving this wayward soul a home for the past 20 years.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Asking His Majesty to release me from fealty was difficult but turning and seeing a hall filled with so many people I have known... that was the hardest of all. My voice shook, words failed, and tears fell to wet the floor as I attempted in vain to express my gratitude to everyone for a wonderful double-decade in Ansteorra. Thank you to ONE AND ALL for the best send-off a Norse gal could ever ask for.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I will not say &amp;quot;goodbye&amp;quot; here, because I know there will be more times together in the future - they will just be delayed. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
With eyes once again overflowing with tears as I head back to An Tir...&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
-Hrafna&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet she keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Drums she beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====[[Avery Shaw]]====&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
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* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously apprenticed to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Out of Kingdom]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:PPI]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Pride]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
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		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: adding registered name&lt;/p&gt;
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| photocaption = Hrafna at Steppes 12th Night, 2023 - taken by [[Cassian Jaskółski]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = Out of Kingdom&lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafna Wyrdmake]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
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| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Registered Name: Hræfna Stórráða&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As: Hrafn Olafson&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at [[War of the Rams]] 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], [[Nicaize Maupetit]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. We all change as we experience what life has to offer. Things that might have once been funny or acceptable, may no longer be so. But in this case, I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. I wish to thank Their Majesties from the bottom of my heart for thinking of comfort and my desires here. *** &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===May 29, 2023===&lt;br /&gt;
What a weekend at Steppes Warlord!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
From the moment I set foot on site Friday, to the time I left to set sail into the (north) west Monday morning, I was surrounded by folks who I&#039;ve been privileged to call friends and family. If ever an event met the definition of &amp;quot;bittersweet&#039;, this was it for me.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Over three days tales were told, memories given voice, drinks raised, omelets consumed, laughs shared, and games played. There is no way I could compose a complete list of everyone who touched my heart, taught me something new, made me laugh, or even brought tears to my eyes. I can only say that each and every one of you have made my life better in immeasurable ways. Thank you for your words, your hugs, and above all - giving this wayward soul a home for the past 20 years.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Asking His Majesty to release me from fealty was difficult but turning and seeing a hall filled with so many people I have known... that was the hardest of all. My voice shook, words failed, and tears fell to wet the floor as I attempted in vain to express my gratitude to everyone for a wonderful double-decade in Ansteorra. Thank you to ONE AND ALL for the best send-off a Norse gal could ever ask for.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I will not say &amp;quot;goodbye&amp;quot; here, because I know there will be more times together in the future - they will just be delayed. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
With eyes once again overflowing with tears as I head back to An Tir...&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
-Hrafna&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet she keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Drums she beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====[[Avery Shaw]]====&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
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===Affiliations:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously apprenticed to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Pride]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
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		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=24585</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Avery Shaw */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
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| photocaption = Hrafna at Steppes 12th Night, 2023 - taken by [[Cassian Jaskółski]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = Out of Kingdom&lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafna Wyrdmake]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
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| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As: Hrafn Olafson&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at [[War of the Rams]] 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], [[Nicaize Maupetit]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. We all change as we experience what life has to offer. Things that might have once been funny or acceptable, may no longer be so. But in this case, I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. I wish to thank Their Majesties from the bottom of my heart for thinking of comfort and my desires here. *** &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===May 29, 2023===&lt;br /&gt;
What a weekend at Steppes Warlord!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
From the moment I set foot on site Friday, to the time I left to set sail into the (north) west Monday morning, I was surrounded by folks who I&#039;ve been privileged to call friends and family. If ever an event met the definition of &amp;quot;bittersweet&#039;, this was it for me.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Over three days tales were told, memories given voice, drinks raised, omelets consumed, laughs shared, and games played. There is no way I could compose a complete list of everyone who touched my heart, taught me something new, made me laugh, or even brought tears to my eyes. I can only say that each and every one of you have made my life better in immeasurable ways. Thank you for your words, your hugs, and above all - giving this wayward soul a home for the past 20 years.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Asking His Majesty to release me from fealty was difficult but turning and seeing a hall filled with so many people I have known... that was the hardest of all. My voice shook, words failed, and tears fell to wet the floor as I attempted in vain to express my gratitude to everyone for a wonderful double-decade in Ansteorra. Thank you to ONE AND ALL for the best send-off a Norse gal could ever ask for.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I will not say &amp;quot;goodbye&amp;quot; here, because I know there will be more times together in the future - they will just be delayed. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
With eyes once again overflowing with tears as I head back to An Tir...&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
-Hrafna&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Prior Groups:====&lt;br /&gt;
* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Populace Provided Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet she keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Drums she beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====[[Avery Shaw]]====&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
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* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously apprenticed to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Affiliations: */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafna-12th-Night.png|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafna at Steppes 12th Night, 2023 - taken by [[Cassian Jaskółski]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafna Wyrdmake]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], [[Nicaize Maupetit]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. We all change as we experience what life has to offer. Things that might have once been funny or acceptable, may no longer be so. But in this case, I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. I wish to thank Their Majesties from the bottom of my heart for thinking of comfort and my desires here. *** &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Prior Groups:====&lt;br /&gt;
* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Populace Provided Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet she keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Drums she beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Avery Shaw]]===&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
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====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Affiliations:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously apprenticed to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Pride]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
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		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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		<updated>2023-01-26T22:01:17Z</updated>

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|photo = [[File:Hrafna-12th-Night.png|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafna at Steppes 12th Night, 2023 - taken by [[Cassian Jaskółski]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafna Wyrdmake]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], [[Nicaize Maupetit]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. We all change as we experience what life has to offer. Things that might have once been funny or acceptable, may no longer be so. But in this case, I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. I wish to thank Their Majesties from the bottom of my heart for thinking of comfort and my desires here. *** &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Prior Groups:====&lt;br /&gt;
* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Populace Provided Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet she keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Drums she beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Avery Shaw]]===&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
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====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Affiliations:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Mundane Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Special Needs:====&lt;br /&gt;
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====In Case of Court:====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Galleries]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:PPI]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Pride]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
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		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* January 16, 2023 */&lt;/p&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], [[Nicaize Maupetit]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. We all change as we experience what life has to offer. Things that might have once been funny or acceptable, may no longer be so. But in this case, I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. I wish to thank Their Majesties from the bottom of my heart for thinking of comfort and my desires here. *** &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Prior Groups:====&lt;br /&gt;
* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Populace Provided Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet she keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Drums she beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Avery Shaw]]===&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
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====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Affiliations:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Mundane Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Special Needs:====&lt;br /&gt;
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====In Case of Court:====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Galleries]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:PPI]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Pride]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
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		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin */&lt;/p&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. We all change as we experience what life has to offer. Things that might have once been funny or acceptable, may no longer be so. But in this case, I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. I wish to thank Their Majesties from the bottom of my heart for thinking of comfort and my desires here. *** &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Prior Groups:====&lt;br /&gt;
* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Populace Provided Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet she keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Drums she beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Avery Shaw]]===&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
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====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Affiliations:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Mundane Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Special Needs:====&lt;br /&gt;
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====In Case of Court:====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Galleries]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:PPI]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Pride]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
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		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* January 16, 2023 */  minor update&lt;/p&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. We all change as we experience what life has to offer. Things that might have once been funny or acceptable, may no longer be so. But in this case, I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. I wish to thank Their Majesties from the bottom of my heart for thinking of comfort and my desires here. *** &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Prior Groups:====&lt;br /&gt;
* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Populace Provided Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet he keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Drums he beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks his&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Avery Shaw]]===&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
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====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Affiliations:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Mundane Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Special Needs:====&lt;br /&gt;
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====In Case of Court:====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Galleries]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:PPI]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Pride]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: &lt;/p&gt;
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| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Prior Groups:====&lt;br /&gt;
* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Populace Provided Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet he keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Drums he beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks his&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Avery Shaw]]===&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
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====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Affiliations:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Mundane Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
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====In Case of Court:====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Galleries]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:PPI]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Pride]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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		<updated>2023-01-26T21:40:05Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Added portrait&lt;/p&gt;
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| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Her Grace, Hrafna Wyrdmake, KSCA, CSS, OL, Defender of the Dream==&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: She/Her&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
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* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
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* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
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===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
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====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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====January 16, 2023====&lt;br /&gt;
WOW!&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
To say this past weekend was a memorable one is a massive understatement. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kgDEdb-oM VIDEO HERE.]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Coronation is frequently a bittersweet moment in time. The stepping down of one Crown for another, when those who sit upon the Sable Thrones pass responsibility for The Dream to their successors. Witnessing [[85th Crown|Creppin and Toryn]] lay down the Crowns after a glorious reign and seeing [[86th Crown|Gabriel and Sonja]] place that same joyous burden upon their brows filled me with pride and confidence for the future of Ansteorra. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The day was also filled with joy in many other ways, both large and small. Being able to see friends for the first time since the Pandemic was an amazing thing. All those in attendance were laughing, swapping stories, and otherwise celebrating the day. If nothing else had happened, that shared experience made the long trip from The Steppes to Bjornsborg more than worth it!  But little did I know that the day was only to become even more memorable. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
After the standard step-up court rituals of oaths sworn, announcements made, and the granting of Duchy titles to [[Creppin l’Ostriche]] and [[Toryn Sevenstitches]], Their Majesties Gabriel &amp;amp; Sonja weren&#039;t done. I was off to one side of court, sitting with [[Simha Bint Yusuf]], [[Elen Verch Phellip]], [[Ceara inghean mhic an Ghabhann]], [[Alden Drake]], [[Osanna van der Linden]], and others watching the proceedings.  At one point, His Majesty Gabriel starts describing their desire to sit upon the Thrones of Ansteorra once again and asked me to come before them to help with a story. Not knowing what to expect, Simha and I dutifully made our way into court, where HRM regaled everyone with a tale of what inspired him to re-grow out his long hair.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;I want to pause my account for a moment to make something VERY clear. Gabriel had actually pulled me aside at War of the Rams, over a month previously, asking if I would be OK if he told this story.  Not knowing why he wanted to tell the tale, but finding it to be hilarious and worthy of a retelling, I happily granted my permission. I am proud of who I am, have no shame for my life in the &amp;quot;before times&amp;quot;, and referencing my life in that phase of my existence causes me no discomfort.  It meant a lot that he asked for my consent before regaling folks with the tale. I did not consider the story offensive in any way and neither of them misgendered me at any time. &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;***&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
His tale spoke about how, at that time, there were a number of folks in the Kingdom who presented to one and all as men and were known for their glorious long hair and that I was in good company. He also was clear to say that &amp;quot;Our understanding of the situation has drastically changed&amp;quot;, eliciting a hearty laugh from both me and the crowd.  He went on to start listing out those who He was referring to, namely [[Ulstead the Unsteady]], [[Caelan MacRob]], [[Cynric of Bedwyn]], [[Phelim Gervase]], [[Airaklee Wolf]], and others - describing them all as &amp;quot;An inspiring bunch&amp;quot;. It was at this time, that Her Majesty Sonja looked me dead in the eye and uttered words that will forever be burned into my soul:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You&#039;ll notice that they are all Lions&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, I have no shame in saying that all rational thought left me. Looking back at video taken of the event, I very ungracefully fell on my butt in absolute shock.  The next thing I remember is getting back onto my knees, hearing the crowd, and seeing Simha walking up to hand a medallion to Their Majesties. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Me? Being chosen to be counted amongst those who I have looked up to for more years than I care to admit?  This cannot be real?! How can I, a simple sword-slinger who has an occasional ability for helping others have fun, be considered to be as worthy as those who have led our beloved Kingdom for many years?! But, to my continued amazement, this was not some fever dream. Lions of Ansteorra were emerging from the populace smiling and applauding with the rest.  Each communicated to me without words, &amp;quot;Welcome, you are one of us&amp;quot;. [[Amelot Lisette]] even produced and handed me a bouquet of roses.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I lost count of the number of folks who hugged and congratulated me afterward. In many ways, the rest of the evening is still a blur of happy smiling faces, hugs, and words of encouragement. The journey back to The Steppes was spent in a continuous loop of &amp;quot;WOW!&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Why Me?&amp;quot;, and &amp;quot;What does this mean?&amp;quot;. I am sure that there are details I missed in my retelling, folks I missed. But these things I can say for certain:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I am still amazed and very much humbled by the confidence Their Majesties have placed in me.  I will never stop trying to be the best person I can be, never stop fighting for those who need defending, never stop trying to bring happiness to others, and never stop trying to do the right thing. As I said in this little post from back in July, anyone reading this and who may feel like you don’t have a place, please come find me.  My camp is open to you, there will always be a place at my table.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The gorgeous medallion presented to me was crafted by Master [[Alden Drake]] pictured here.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Prior Groups:====&lt;br /&gt;
* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Populace Provided Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet he keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Drums he beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks his&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===[[Avery Shaw]]===&lt;br /&gt;
A CLARIFICATION.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Below I say that His Majesty stated that Her Grace Hrafna was the inspiration for HRM growing his hair out. Thinking back, that is not what was said. His Majesty wanted to make clear that originally he was going say something along those lines regarding long hair...but that situations are fluid and that making that sort of &amp;quot;joke&amp;quot; would now not be accurate and that He wanted to acknowledge that people change. And that Their Majesties wanted to recognize Her Grace as who she is. Any implications of anything different were absolutely not said by His Majesty, they are simply me remembering things inaccurately from a very emotional moment. If anyone finds fault in the tale below, aim your ire at the faulty memory of an enthusiastic storyteller...me. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yesterday was Coronation here in Ansteorra.  I will bear witness to something that happened that made my heart very glad. &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Upon taking the throne, the first act of Their Royal Majesties Gabriel and Sonja III was to call Duchess Hrafna into their court.  His Majesty, standing with his long hair draped down past his collar, waxed about what an influence to grow his own hair out had been Her Grace.  That His Majesty was not sure to do so, but seeing how wonderful Hrafna&#039;s hair looked, he was inspired.  And he then mentioned others who also had long hair, who were also inspiring...Master Pug, Master Cael, I think there were others, but those are the ones I remember....but that there was something all of these others had in common.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
At this point, Her Majesty Sonja stated &amp;quot; and they were all Lions.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
It was said so casually, that the hall suddenly went silent for a period of time....I am sure it was only several seconds, but it felt like maybe hours as we all processed what had just been said.  And then we all watched as Her Grace fell back in shock.&lt;br /&gt;
And my friends....I know I am one to never let the actual facts get in the way of a good story...but to say that the entire Hall exploded in joy and cheers as we all realized what Their Majesties had done....that would one of the great understatements of all time.  The approval shared by all was palpable.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As this is all happening, the other Lions all looked at each other.  Our Crown had not told us this was going to happen.  Usually, we are told &amp;quot;someone will be made in court&amp;quot; so we know to be ready to come in and meet our new sibling.  This time, the Crown kept it to themselves....and looking at my sisters and brothers, you could see the smiles and surprise as we quickly filled in to stand with our new sister.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
We live in a time where things are in turmoil.  Different people have ideas that some feel are radical or dangerous or uncomfortable.  We have people who sometimes feel that being afraid of something different is preferable to simply letting our fellow humans be who they are and loving them because they are good humans and they are our friends, our family...our heroes.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I have know Hrafna for almost 20 years, and she has always been honorable, honest, passionate, and absolutely willing to defend those in need.  Her Grace is a Knight in every way that one can measure.  She is a Laurel who makes events better by sharing her love of period games and encouraging others to simply sit and play and have fun.  She is my friend.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Yesterday, Ansteorra named her the newest Defender of the Dream.  &amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
And the Hall did shake with joy and awe at the sight.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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All this I swear is true, so witnessed by me,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Avery Shaw, Lion&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: [[Steppes]] Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of [[Namron]]&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: [[Steppes]] Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: [[Glaslyn]] Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: [[Bryn Gwlad]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: [[Emerald Keep]] Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Affiliations:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Mundane Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
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====Special Needs:====&lt;br /&gt;
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====In Case of Court:====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Galleries]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:PPI]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Pride]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>File:Hrafna-12th-Night.png</title>
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		<updated>2023-01-26T21:37:03Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Photo of Hrafna, taken by Cassian Jaskółski at Steppes 12th night, 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;== Summary ==&lt;br /&gt;
Photo of Hrafna, taken by Cassian Jaskółski at Steppes 12th night, 2023.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Hrafn&amp;diff=22161</id>
		<title>User:Hrafn</title>
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		<updated>2023-01-26T21:32:54Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Spelling error&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Jarlskona [[Hrafna Wyrdmake]] here!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Heralrdy:&lt;br /&gt;
Per pale Sable and Argent, two ravens combatant counterchanged&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>User:Hrafn</title>
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		<updated>2023-01-26T21:32:39Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: name change&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Jarlsknoa [[Hrafna Wyrdmake]] here!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Heralrdy:&lt;br /&gt;
Per pale Sable and Argent, two ravens combatant counterchanged&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=17918</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
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		<updated>2021-11-29T21:58:03Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Corrected precedence of titles&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafn.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson, KSCA, OL CSS==&lt;br /&gt;
Previously Known As:&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Nickname(s): Olaf the Well-Travelled&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: He/Him&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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====Additional Registered Heraldry:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Offices:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the [[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Persona History:===&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
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===Interests:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Gallery:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Timeline of Activity:===&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
====Prior Groups:====&lt;br /&gt;
* Barony of [[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Populace Provided Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
====[[Rónán Fionn Ó Dubáin]]====&lt;br /&gt;
Blood starling of Steppes, the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stormborn of Hrist’s blizzard,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Plumed often in pitch and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Powder inspires many.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Steel talons have torn the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Triskel-sons that dared to&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Stalk the fields and strike the&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Star of jet he keeps well.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Drums he beats and drinks for&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Dreamers brewed most strongly,&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rouse voices to revel&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Reaching late to night’s end&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Seek the battle-swan and&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Set your brow orbs skyward&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
High over the oaks his&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ebon wings are soaring.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Affiliations:===&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Mundane Information:===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Special Needs:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====In case of Court:====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Galleries]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=15287</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=15287"/>
		<updated>2021-02-11T23:33:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Gallery */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafn.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson, KSCA, CSS==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
a.k.a. - Olaf the Well-Travelled&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: He/Him&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Offices:==&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Gallery===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Galleries]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Prior Groups===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=15286</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=15286"/>
		<updated>2021-02-11T22:58:19Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson, KSCA, CSS */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafn.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson, KSCA, CSS==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Proprietor of [https://www.youtube.com/TheRavensTable| The Raven&#039;s Table]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
a.k.a. - Olaf the Well-Travelled&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: He/Him&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Offices:==&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Gallery===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Galleries]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|&amp;quot;Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|&amp;quot;Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|&amp;quot;Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Prior Groups===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=14150</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=14150"/>
		<updated>2020-05-23T21:34:59Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Offices: */ Updated Earl Marshal date&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafn.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson, KSCA, CSS==&lt;br /&gt;
a.k.a. - Olaf the Well-Travelled&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: He/Him&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Offices:==&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017-2019)&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Gallery===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Galleries]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|&amp;quot;Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|&amp;quot;Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|&amp;quot;Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Prior Groups===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=14148</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=14148"/>
		<updated>2020-05-23T21:21:01Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Added a couple new pieces of artwork&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafn.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson, KSCA, CSS==&lt;br /&gt;
a.k.a. - Olaf the Well-Travelled&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: He/Him&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Offices:==&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017- )&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Gallery===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Galleries]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery caption=&amp;quot;Selected Examples of Work&amp;quot; widths=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 1.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 2nd Hnefatafl board. Presented to HRM Ullr of the Midrealm at Gulf Wars XX&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 2.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - 1st Hnefatafl board I made. Presented to the winner of the Steppes 12th Night Hnefatafl tournament - 2011&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 3.jpg|Pyrography with wire inlay - Prize board for the Hnefatafl tournament at the Bjornsborg Tavern event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 4.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Board made as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2015. Knocked it out in about 6 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 5.jpg|Leatherworking &amp;amp; Pyrography - A new type of art for me. Stepping down Court Barony coronets for Gerhart and Elspeth.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 6.jpg|Pyrography - &amp;quot;Mjolnir&amp;quot; I created for Bjornsborg event in 2015. Photo by [[Kalista Zvereva Rostova]]&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 7.jpg|Pyrography - Birthday present commission, delivered at BAM 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 8.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - My entry into the 2015 Sable Swap project. Pictish art inspired Nine Men&#039;s Morris board.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 9.jpg|Leatherworking - Leather Rapier buckler I crafted in 2009. Dual layer tooled leather with an aluminum disk in the middle for stiffness.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 10.jpg|Silk banner - &amp;quot;Ansteorra Chili Night&amp;quot; banner I created in 2010 with help from Jhan Knebel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 11.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Nine Men&#039;s Morris boards created for Steppes 12th Night - 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 12.jpg|Pyrography - For Asoph - Centurion Eagle on the original cudgel&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 13.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Game boards created for Ysabeau of Prague&#039;s vigil at Gulf Wars 2016. Clockwise from the top row: Shove Ha&#039;penny (2),Glückhaus (4), Nine Men&#039;s Morris (4)&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 14.jpg|Pyrography and woodworking - Hnefatafl board created as a prize for the Viking Deed of Arms at Gulf Wars 2016&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 15.jpg|Woodworking, Pyrography - Epic sized Dice Tower, pyrographied 4&amp;quot; dice, and matching Gluckhaus board. Created for the Gulf Wars 2013 Known World Party that the Centurions of Ansteorra ran. The tower was inspired by the Vettweiss-Froitzheim Dice Tower, I just changed the wording up a little.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 16.jpg|Quick project to craft nalbinding needles for Emma Haldan. Made from repurposed bamboo chopsticks (the bottom one is the bone original used for proper scaling).&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 17.jpg|Pennsic 2016 hard cider. Honey apple on the left (5.7% ABV) and cranberry apple (6.2% ABV) on the right.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 18.jpg|Viking 6-panel chest made for Mistress [[Kyna Terricsdottir]] elevation to the Order of the Pelican. Scroll text w/ Royal signatures on the inside of the lid. Poplar wood with pyrographic art. Total construction time, 3 weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 19.jpg|Commission for [[Nicaize Maupetit]] as a surprise to Liam Gordon upon his safe return from deployment. Axe head was purchased elsewhere, I did the handle work - pyrography and wire wrapping.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 20.jpg|Woodworking and Pyrography - Table that I originally created for Corvin&#039;s (Kevin Wilson) Hobbit-themed MOD vigil in September 2016. Got it back to tweak a couple things (managed to miss one of the MOD virtues and to needed to correct alignment of the legs). &lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 21.jpg|Helm crest made for Bjornsborg&#039;s 2010 &amp;quot;Legacy of Lions&amp;quot; event. Took home the Best Crest award. Sculpted to match a period Viking design. The photo does not show it, but the Raven detaches from the crenelated base. When knocked off, the hidden plug detatches and confetti would fly out.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 22.jpg|&amp;quot;Beware of Viking&amp;quot; sign, made for Gulf War 2019. Gifted to a fellow Norseman after the event.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg|&amp;quot;Norse 6-board chest. Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
image:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg|&amp;quot;Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Prior Groups===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Blade of Merit]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Hrafn_Projects_24.jpg&amp;diff=14147</id>
		<title>File:Hrafn Projects 24.jpg</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Hrafn_Projects_24.jpg&amp;diff=14147"/>
		<updated>2020-05-23T21:19:59Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;== Summary ==&lt;br /&gt;
Tak board. Wood construction with pyrographic and painted artwork.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Hrafn_Projects_23.jpg&amp;diff=14146</id>
		<title>File:Hrafn Projects 23.jpg</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=File:Hrafn_Projects_23.jpg&amp;diff=14146"/>
		<updated>2020-05-23T21:18:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Norse 6-board chest, created during my 2019/2020 holiday vacation.

Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;== Summary ==&lt;br /&gt;
Norse 6-board chest, created during my 2019/2020 holiday vacation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Poplar wood, pyrographic art, iron nails/handles/hinges, lined with homespun style remnant fabric found at the fabric store. Total build + artwork time was ~100 hours.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Class_Handouts&amp;diff=13017</id>
		<title>Class Handouts</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Class_Handouts&amp;diff=13017"/>
		<updated>2020-03-19T15:15:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Standardized spacing between sections.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;See Also: [http://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Class_Handouts Class Handouts Category]&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;See Also: [http://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Advice Advice Category]&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;See Also: [http://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Articles Articles Category]&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Applique===&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZoqcZmUs0TOSCp43K9xD30fR4_bKK37ki5oWvitkEZ4/edit?usp=sharing Appliqué three ways] by [[Osanna van der Linden]] (External Google Documents link)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Armoring===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:The St Florian Project - A Summary of Work.pdf|The St. Florian Project]] - a Summary by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Arts &amp;amp; Sciences Judging===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Art of Being Judged 2019 by Jeanne-Marie la Verriere.pdf]] - by [[Jeanne Marie la Verriere]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Bardic===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Gulf War Cadence Book.pdf]] - by [[Elsa von Schammach]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Beadwork===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Making a netted beadwork anklet.pdf|Making a Netted beadwork Anklet]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Brewing / Meadmaking / Vinting ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Introduction to Mead Making by Kassandra de Haas 2019.pdf]] (Updated 09/11/19)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Calligraphy and Illumination===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Step by Step Diapering Techniques.pdf|Diapering Patterns and Techniques]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://wiesenfeuer.ansteorra.org/ASclassbeginnerscribalbooks.html Book Recommendations for the Beginner Scribe] by [[Isaac Bane]] (Hosted externally on the Wiesenfeur website)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://wiesenfeuer.ansteorra.org/links/artsandsciences/makingirongallinkbyisaacbane.pdf Making Iron Gall Ink] by [[Isaac Bane]] (Hosted externally on the Wiesenfeur website)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://wiesenfeuer.ansteorra.org/links/artsandsciences/useofquillpensbyisaacbane.pdf Quill Pens] by [[Isaac Bane]] (Hosted externally on the Wiesenfeur website)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://wiesenfeuer.ansteorra.org/links/artsandsciences/prickingandrulingbyisaacbane.pdf Pricking and Ruling] by [[Isaac Bane]] (Hosted externally on the Wiesenfeur website)&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L2mddl0NSxH5npSrX8EoWhlpwac62x2zXbZXjZ1xf8o/edit?usp=sharing Beginner&#039;s guide to original scrolls] by [[Osanna van der Linden]] (External Google Documents link)&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vGLvCy2hCx9rH95MbAoRd6gVzZwyTC2SheIMPp9siLA/edit?usp=sharing Shading the world: Burgundy 1410-1500] by [[Osanna van der Linden]] (External Google Documents link)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Chivalry and Medieval Culture===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Upon Giving and Receiving Favors]] by [[Tessa of the Gardens]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Embroidery===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Padded Satin Stitch - Livia da Nicolosi.pdf|Padded Satin Stitch]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Elizabethan Embroidered Binding by Livia da Nicolosi.pdf|Elizabethan Embroidered Bindings]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Surface Couching by Livia da Nicolosi.pdf|Surface Couching]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Shisha Embroidery - Instructions - by Livia da Nicolosi .pdf|Shisha Embroidery Instructions]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Shisha Embroidery Handout by Livia da Nicolosi.pdf|Shisha Embroidery Handout]]by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:UNDAUNTED - Conquering the Plaited Braid Stitch.pdf|Conquering the Plaited Braid Stitch]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[File:UNDAUNTED - THE PLAITED BRAID STITCH (booklet).pdf|Plaited Braid Stitch Booklet]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Undaunted - Conquering the Plaited Braid Stitch for Left-Handed Stitchers.pdf]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Enameling===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Catherine Blackrose - Gilded Medallions.pdf|Gilded Enamel Medallions]] by [[Catherine Blackrose]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Catherine Blackrose - Painted Enamel Medallions.pdf|Painted Enamel Medallions]] by [[Catherine Blackrose]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Fiber Arts===&lt;br /&gt;
* [File:Intro to Fingerloop Braiding - Masina -Mar2020.pdf|Introduction to Fingerloop Braiding]] by [[Masina Da Ferrara]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Gaming===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://bit.ly/HrafnsGames |Period Game instructions &amp;amp; history] by [[Hrafn Olafsson]] (External Google Documents link)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Herbalism===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/A-Mazng-Herbs-art.text|Amazing Herbs] - by [[Tessa of the Gardens]] (Hosted externally on the Florigium)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Heraldry / Heraldic Display===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Castellana de Andalusia - A Consultation Heralds Guide to Romani Personas.pdf]] by [[Castellana de Andalusia]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:How to Make Silk Banners by Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise.pdf|How to Make Silk Banners]] by [[Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Gift Tags for the Kingdoms of the Known World.pdf|SCA Kingdom Gift Tags]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Insignia &amp;amp; Largess===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:How To Make a Three Strand Braided Circlet by Beatrix Funteyn.pdf]] by [[Beatrix Funteyn]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Lampwork===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Beatrix Alfray - Beginning Lampwork Class Companion.pdf|Beginning Lampwork Class Companion]] by [[Beatrix Alfray]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Beatrix Alfray - Anglo Saxon Beads.pdf|Anglo Saxon Beads]] by [[Beatrix Alfray]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Beatrix Alfray - Folded Bead Handout.pdf|Folded Beads]] by [[Beatrix Alfray]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Waterbearing===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:A Checklist for Autocrats.pdf|A Waterbearing Checklist for Autocrats]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Waterbearing As I See It.pdf|Waterbearing as I See It]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Wiki===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Step By Step - How To Create a People Page On The Ansteorran Wiki.pdf|Creating a People Page]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Class_Handouts&amp;diff=13016</id>
		<title>Class Handouts</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Class_Handouts&amp;diff=13016"/>
		<updated>2020-03-19T15:09:19Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Added gaming section and link to external Google Drive storage location&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;See Also: [http://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Class_Handouts Class Handouts Category]&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;See Also: [http://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Advice Advice Category]&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;See Also: [http://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Articles Articles Category]&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Applique===&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZoqcZmUs0TOSCp43K9xD30fR4_bKK37ki5oWvitkEZ4/edit?usp=sharing Appliqué three ways] by [[Osanna van der Linden]] (External Google Documents link)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Armoring===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:The St Florian Project - A Summary of Work.pdf|The St. Florian Project]] - a Summary by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Arts &amp;amp; Sciences Judging===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Art of Being Judged 2019 by Jeanne-Marie la Verriere.pdf]] - by [[Jeanne Marie la Verriere]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Bardic===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Gulf War Cadence Book.pdf]] - by [[Elsa von Schammach]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Beadwork===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Making a netted beadwork anklet.pdf|Making a Netted beadwork Anklet]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Brewing / Meadmaking / Vinting ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Introduction to Mead Making by Kassandra de Haas 2019.pdf]] (Updated 09/11/19)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Calligraphy and Illumination===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Step by Step Diapering Techniques.pdf|Diapering Patterns and Techniques]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://wiesenfeuer.ansteorra.org/ASclassbeginnerscribalbooks.html Book Recommendations for the Beginner Scribe] by [[Isaac Bane]] (Hosted externally on the Wiesenfeur website)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://wiesenfeuer.ansteorra.org/links/artsandsciences/makingirongallinkbyisaacbane.pdf Making Iron Gall Ink] by [[Isaac Bane]] (Hosted externally on the Wiesenfeur website)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://wiesenfeuer.ansteorra.org/links/artsandsciences/useofquillpensbyisaacbane.pdf Quill Pens] by [[Isaac Bane]] (Hosted externally on the Wiesenfeur website)&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://wiesenfeuer.ansteorra.org/links/artsandsciences/prickingandrulingbyisaacbane.pdf Pricking and Ruling] by [[Isaac Bane]] (Hosted externally on the Wiesenfeur website)&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L2mddl0NSxH5npSrX8EoWhlpwac62x2zXbZXjZ1xf8o/edit?usp=sharing Beginner&#039;s guide to original scrolls] by [[Osanna van der Linden]] (External Google Documents link)&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vGLvCy2hCx9rH95MbAoRd6gVzZwyTC2SheIMPp9siLA/edit?usp=sharing Shading the world: Burgundy 1410-1500] by [[Osanna van der Linden]] (External Google Documents link)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Chivalry and Medieval Culture===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Upon Giving and Receiving Favors]] by [[Tessa of the Gardens]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Embroidery===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Padded Satin Stitch - Livia da Nicolosi.pdf|Padded Satin Stitch]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Elizabethan Embroidered Binding by Livia da Nicolosi.pdf|Elizabethan Embroidered Bindings]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Surface Couching by Livia da Nicolosi.pdf|Surface Couching]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Shisha Embroidery - Instructions - by Livia da Nicolosi .pdf|Shisha Embroidery Instructions]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Shisha Embroidery Handout by Livia da Nicolosi.pdf|Shisha Embroidery Handout]]by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:UNDAUNTED - Conquering the Plaited Braid Stitch.pdf|Conquering the Plaited Braid Stitch]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[File:UNDAUNTED - THE PLAITED BRAID STITCH (booklet).pdf|Plaited Braid Stitch Booklet]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Undaunted - Conquering the Plaited Braid Stitch for Left-Handed Stitchers.pdf]] by [[Livia da Nicolosi]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Enameling===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Catherine Blackrose - Gilded Medallions.pdf|Gilded Enamel Medallions]] by [[Catherine Blackrose]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Catherine Blackrose - Painted Enamel Medallions.pdf|Painted Enamel Medallions]] by [[Catherine Blackrose]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Fiber Arts===&lt;br /&gt;
* [File:Intro to Fingerloop Braiding - Masina -Mar2020.pdf|Introduction to Fingerloop Braiding]] by [[Masina Da Ferrara]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Gaming===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://bit.ly/HrafnsGames | Period Game instructions &amp;amp; history] by [[Hrafn Olafsson]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Herbalism===&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/A-Mazng-Herbs-art.text|Amazing Herbs] - by [[Tessa of the Gardens]] (Hosted externally on the Florigium)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Heraldry / Heraldic Display===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Castellana de Andalusia - A Consultation Heralds Guide to Romani Personas.pdf]] by [[Castellana de Andalusia]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:How to Make Silk Banners by Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise.pdf|How to Make Silk Banners]] by [[Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Gift Tags for the Kingdoms of the Known World.pdf|SCA Kingdom Gift Tags]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Insignia &amp;amp; Largess===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:How To Make a Three Strand Braided Circlet by Beatrix Funteyn.pdf]] by [[Beatrix Funteyn]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Lampwork===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Beatrix Alfray - Beginning Lampwork Class Companion.pdf|Beginning Lampwork Class Companion]] by [[Beatrix Alfray]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Beatrix Alfray - Anglo Saxon Beads.pdf|Anglo Saxon Beads]] by [[Beatrix Alfray]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Beatrix Alfray - Folded Bead Handout.pdf|Folded Beads]] by [[Beatrix Alfray]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Waterbearing===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:A Checklist for Autocrats.pdf|A Waterbearing Checklist for Autocrats]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Waterbearing As I See It.pdf|Waterbearing as I See It]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Wiki===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[File:Step By Step - How To Create a People Page On The Ansteorran Wiki.pdf|Creating a People Page]] by [[Zubeydah]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=11498</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=11498"/>
		<updated>2019-08-28T19:36:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafn.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson, KSCA, CSS==&lt;br /&gt;
a.k.a. - Olaf the Well-Travelled&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Pronouns: He/Him&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==Offices:==&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
* Regional Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017- )&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* Other Positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Prior Groups===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Duncan_Hepburn&amp;diff=10199</id>
		<title>Duncan Hepburn</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Duncan_Hepburn&amp;diff=10199"/>
		<updated>2019-03-15T15:03:49Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Current to former Baron&lt;/p&gt;
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== Headline text ==&lt;br /&gt;
Former Baron of [[The Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:DG.JPG]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
This image is of The Hepburn and his Lady wife [[Genevieve de Courtanvaux]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Duncan%20Hepburn&amp;amp;id=1467 OP]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Barony in Fief]] ||	[[1975-08-30]] ||	[[the Steppes]]: 5/29/2010 - present &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Award of Arms]]|| 	1991-06-15||&lt;br /&gt;
|- 	 &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Queen&#039;s Rapier of Ansteorra]], Award o/t ||	1998-06-27 ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-	 &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sable Thistle of Ansteorra]], Award o/t 	||1999-01-09 ||	Calligraphy&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sable Thistle of Ansteorra]], Award o/t ||	1999-05-30 ||	Period Gaming&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Crown&#039;s Favor of Ansteorra]] (closed 7/20/2002) ||	1999-11-06||&lt;br /&gt;
|- 	 &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sable Crane of Ansteorra]], Award o/t || 	2000-01-08 ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-	 &lt;br /&gt;
||[[White Scarf of Ansteorra]], Order o/t ||	2000-05-13 ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-	 &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Oak of the Steppes]], Order o/t || 	2000-05-28 ||	Principal 5/29/2010&lt;br /&gt;
|-  &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Queen&#039;s Glove of Ansteorra]] || 	2000-07-08 ||	[[Kayleigh]] I&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Queen&#039;s Blade of Honor]] ||	2000-07-29 ||	[[Allyson]] I &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Star of Merit]], Order o/t || 	2001-01-06 ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-	 &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Queen&#039;s Glove of Ansteorra]] || 	2001-01-13 || 	[[Allyson]] I&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Iris of Merit]], Order o/t || 	2008-06-14 ||&lt;br /&gt;
|- 	 &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Laurel]], Order o/t || 	2009-05-23 ||	 &lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category: People]][[Category:People of the Steppes]][[Category:Laurels]][[Category:Peers]] &lt;br /&gt;
--[[User:Vyolante|Vyolante]] 23:34, 7 June 2010 (UTC)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Hrafn&amp;diff=10198</id>
		<title>User:Hrafn</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Hrafn&amp;diff=10198"/>
		<updated>2019-03-15T15:01:00Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Wikified name&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Jarl [[Hrafn Olafsson]] here!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Heralrdy:&lt;br /&gt;
Per pale Sable and Argent, two ravens combatant counterchanged&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War&amp;diff=10197</id>
		<title>Gulf War</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War&amp;diff=10197"/>
		<updated>2019-03-15T14:02:28Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Happenings by Year */ Corrected spelling&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===What is it?===&lt;br /&gt;
Gulf War is the largest event that Ansteorra is associated with. It occurs every year the second week of March, at Kings arrow Ranch in Lumberton, Mississippi. The War is between us and our [[Trimaris| Trimarian]] cousins, with other kingdoms chasing sides due to friendships, diplomacy, and bribery. &lt;br /&gt;
The War its self is just one feature of the event. There are also many different marshal and artisan tournaments, and an early period life camp, an excellent merchant row, and one of the best Artisan&#039;s rows anywhere. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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Points in the war are determined not just by winning fitting events but also by volunteer hours and artisan competitions. It is often that the War is &#039;won&#039; not by the fighters, but by the volunteers, and compition is fierce but friendly. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Marshal events=&lt;br /&gt;
==Rapier==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Taken from the GW XXVI (2017) Rapier conventions&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Gulf Wars draws fighters from Kingdoms all over the Known World.  A reasonable attempt will be made to meet visiting Kingdoms’ concerns and issues.  This cannot happen unless our visitors let us know their concerns and help us to resolve them.  Final determination will be made by the RMiC and host Kingdoms.&lt;br /&gt;
*SCA Society rapier rules are the default regarding marshal issues.&lt;br /&gt;
*SCA rules will be the default for general rapier activities unless more specific rules are provided here.  Tournaments will default to the rules of the hosting kingdom.&lt;br /&gt;
*Any combatant using the body of the rules vs. the spirit of the rules will be grounds for marshalate action.&lt;br /&gt;
*See Chain of Command and Appeal section for further information.&lt;br /&gt;
===War Points for Rapier===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Open Field Melee:&#039;&#039;&#039; Any fencer who steps out of bounds with one foot will be considered dead; to cause an enemy to retreat out of bounds is considered a valid tactic. NFL rules- touching the line will remove that fencer from play. Knee walking will be allowed only for those wounded below the knee in the field battle. The open field melee will be fought best 2 out of 3, last combatant standing.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Rapier Champions List&#039;&#039;&#039;: Ansteorra and Trimaris will each provide 15 fighters each as a mix of MoD, White Scarves or equivalent; non-Scarves; and allies in a 5/5/5 ratio. There will be 15 fights (Weapons to be agreed upon between the fighters). Whichever Kingdom wins majority of these fights will secure the war point.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ravine Battle:&#039;&#039;&#039; 60 minute Resurrection Battle with the object being to maintain control over flag emplacements throughout the battle. The field will be divided long ways, with one resurrection point in each corner of the field- two per side, four total. three flagpoles will be placed on the center line of the field. Three flagpoles will have actual flags on a rope representing the armies of Ansteorra and her allies, and Trimaris and her allies.  While controlling a flag emplacement, an army must detail one fighter to keep their flag raised.  Flags may not be tied, counterweighted or otherwise secured in place and must be held by hand. Any fencer who steps out of bounds with one foot will be considered dead; to cause an enemy to retreat out of bounds is considered a valid tactic. NFL rules- touching the line will remove that fencer from play. At regular intervals throughout the battle (every 5 minutes), the raised flags will be documented by a tally sheet.  A bell will be rung as each score is taken.  As the score is recorded it will be written on a large chart visible from the field.  Sides may send a runner to check that chart anytime they wish. the winner of the battle will be the side who held the most tallies.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Town Battle&#039;&#039;&#039; The scenario will be a rescue/capture scenario. Each Team will start at a designated starting point deep into the fort on the South End. One of the three buildings along the center will have a chest inside of it.  Before each scenario, the marshals will designate one of the three chests as the target for capture (By placing a piece of red paper, etc.). The marking should be placed in such a manner as to prevent identification by participants until they are able to manipulate the chest. Neither Fighters nor chest may cross walls at any time during the battle. One side wins the point (best of 5) by using 2 persons to transport the correct chest out the Front(North) Gate. If there is only 1 person alive, that person may use both hands to secure the Chest.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Target Archery==&lt;br /&gt;
The royal round and the standard IKAC are both widespread and familiar to all Kingdoms. The royal round, which consists of six arrows at 20 yards, six at 30 yards, and six at 40 yards with a 30 second speed round at 20 yards, will remain the official Gulf Wars competition. Official IKAC’s which consist of two static rounds of six arrows each and two 30 second speed rounds at each of the same three distances will be offered, but not as part of the War Point competition. Targets for both of these activities are the 60 cm concentric circle targets used in Olympic competition.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Bow and Arrow Requirements Target Archery&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Longbows, recurves, and crossbows that meet Society Conventions are allowed. Bows may be of any weight desired, however those which the marshal feels cause concern for safety or are of a destructive nature will be disallowed. No sights are allowed on longbows or recurves. Crossbows are allowed single fixed sights.&lt;br /&gt;
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For the War Point, all shooting will be done from the standing position for both bow and crossbow. Disabled archers will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.&lt;br /&gt;
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=====War points for Target Archery=====&lt;br /&gt;
Each day of War the archer range is sponsored by different kingdoms groups or persons. They choose the challenge of the day, and award points on those challenges. &lt;br /&gt;
=====Archery Events=====&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Some of these events are held every year, some are not, check the war schedule!&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The Grand Exhibition Tourney&lt;br /&gt;
*Court Barons/Baroness’ Tournament&lt;br /&gt;
=Artisan events=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Notable Places===&lt;br /&gt;
*The [[Ca’ d’Oro]] the Renaissance Village is a collection of period pavilions where artisans &amp;amp; scholars can demonstrate, share, and teach their particular skills &amp;amp; knowledge. There is a strong emphasis on period dress, accouterments, and period methods there. &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Artisan&#039;s Row]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Troll]] is onsite in the blue building to the right just inside the front gate,  The front gate is now located at King’s Hwy and Rault Dr. The back gate is what the front gate has been for the past few years at King’s Hwy and Strahan Dr.&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Early period Life]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Volunteer Point]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Merchant&#039;s Row]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Green Dragon]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Field of Battle]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Ansteorran Camp]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[The Trimarian Camp]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Notable People===&lt;br /&gt;
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===History of the War===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
====Gulf Wars Artisans====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Happenings by Year===&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gulf Wars XXVIII]] A war without Enemies March 9-17, 2019&lt;br /&gt;
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===Important Notes===&lt;br /&gt;
2019 Important News and Updates&lt;br /&gt;
*Parents!!!  Be advised if you have children 17 and under they  MUST be escorted after midnight.  This is the Law in Mississippi.&lt;br /&gt;
*Gulf Wars SCA app is Live!!! Currently is available on Google Play.  We are still waiting for Apple to make it live.  I will update when we know.&lt;br /&gt;
*Pre-registration: In consideration of those members of the populace affected by “snowmageddon” and/or the recent government shutdown, we have extended the discounted price for ONLINE pre-registration to Feb 22.&lt;br /&gt;
*Site Access:  Please continue to access the site by driving around the golf course and around the lake. Please do not come to site by taking a left and driving through the Hillsdale neighborhood and coming across the earthen dam.&lt;br /&gt;
*Traffic: Traffic on King’s and Queen’s highways (the two main camp roads) is reversing to accommodate the gate changes. Traffic will move from the front gate to 5 points to the back gate, essentially the reverse of what it has been in years past.&lt;br /&gt;
*No Parking:  There will be no parking allowed on King’s or Queen’s Highway.  These are the two main roads through camp.  You may pull into your camp to load/unload or park on a side street. Loading/unloading is limited to 3 hours.&lt;br /&gt;
*Parking on one-way streets:  Most of the roads on KAR are one-way.  Parking for loading/unloading is limited to 3 hours and is only allowed on the right side of the road.&lt;br /&gt;
*Dept. of Traffic Enforcement:  This department will be closely monitoring the “No Parking” on King’s and Queen’s as well as the parking on one-way roads, which will only be allowed on the right side of the road.  A local tow company will be readily available for our towing needs.&lt;br /&gt;
*Site Books / War Schedules:  We are printing a very limited supply.  It is first come/first served.  If you aren’t going to be there until later, I’d suggest getting someone to pick you up one if you need one. The site book and schedule will be available for download on this site for free.&lt;br /&gt;
===Links, Articles, and Stories===&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.gulfwars.org Official site]&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.gulfwarssca&amp;amp;hl=en Gulf Wars App]&lt;br /&gt;
====Articles &amp;amp; Stories====&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Article: What To Bring To Gulf War]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[NSTIW: Gulf Wars]]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Links to photo albums====&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Events]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Gulf Wars]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10196</id>
		<title>Gulf War Gates</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10196"/>
		<updated>2019-03-15T14:01:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Ansteorra Gulf War Gates */ corrected Gulf War link&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;==Ansteorra Gulf War Gates==&lt;br /&gt;
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This structure, a combination of two-story crenelated towers and movable timber &amp;amp; iron doors, anchor the Ansteorran presence at [[Gulf War]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Initial Construction===&lt;br /&gt;
The towers were designed by Master [[Fredrich der Rothirsh]], and he led the construction efforts over the years of 2002-2003. The light gray sections are a wood facing. The stone-like sections are a metal sheeting on a plywood under-structure, screwed to a 2x4 frame work. The towers are bolted to a base, and the doors bolted to a 4&amp;quot; square frame. The base of the frame is steel, anchored in concrete. The towers were built on site, while the doors and its frame were built in Kingdom. (Construction details provided by [[Vincenti da Murano]] and [[Frederick von Dresen]])&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
In the final year of construction, individuals and groups could purchase a personalized Black Star to be incorporated into the gate doors.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
====Timeline====&lt;br /&gt;
* August 2002: Project Commencement! Initial announcement by Master Fritz der Rothirsch: [http://lists.ansteorra.org/htdig.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org/2002-August/122546.html August 2002 Ansteorra Email Archives]&lt;br /&gt;
* September 2002: Project Update by Master Fritz der Rothirsch. [http://lists.ansteorra.org/htdig.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org/2002-September/123050.html September 2002 Ansteorra Email Archives]&lt;br /&gt;
* December 2002: A status update on the progress is posted to the Kingdom email list: [http://lists.ansteorra.org/htdig.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org/2002-December/124105.html December 2002 Ansteorra Email Archives]&lt;br /&gt;
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====Fundraising====&lt;br /&gt;
Fundraising efforts began in 2002, with regional coordinators assisting the efforts. These gentles included [[Michelle Chantal de Charente]] in the North, Erasmus in the West, Serafina in the South, Gerita in the Central, and Godwin for Coastal. The Kingdom Coordinator was Daniel. (See More on [http://lists.ansteorra.org/htdig.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org/2002-October/123203.html October 2002 Ansteorra Email List]) Households and individuals and regional groups held fundraisers. A notable contribution was made by the Amazons.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
July 2002: At the Coronation of Patrick V &amp;amp; Julia V, Mistress [[Hillary Greenslade]] organizes a fundraising silent auction. This effort raises $1,188. (See post on [http://lists.ansteorra.org/htdig.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org/2002-July/121960.html July 2002 Ansteorra Email List] )&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2012 Refurbishment===&lt;br /&gt;
By 2011, exposure to the elements (including Hurricane Katrina) caused the gates to be in real danger of collapse. Water seeping in through the roof, combined with heat and high humidity, had rotted the interior timbers with black mold. &lt;br /&gt;
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A year-long fundraising event was kicked off, and the populace donated a combined $x,xxx dollars. For those that donated, a pewter token of the gates was given out. (The design of the token was created by Master [[Finnacan Dub]].)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In December 2012, a crew of ten stalwart Ansteorrans spent a 3-day weekend disassembling the towers, rebuilding the internal structure, and improving the waterproofing capabilities of the roof.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Future Plans==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==Photos==&lt;br /&gt;
* Baron Armand Dragonetti&#039;s personal website has a [http://www.generich.com/elfsea/gate.htm Ansteorran Gulf War Gate Construction] album.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Gulf War]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Kingdom Projects]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10158</id>
		<title>Gulf War Gates</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10158"/>
		<updated>2019-03-12T14:41:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Details&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ansteorra Gulf War Gates&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This structure, a combination of two-story crenelated towers and movable timber &amp;amp; iron doors, anchor the Ansteorran presence at [[Gulf Wars]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Construction&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The towers were designed by Master [[Fredrich der Rothirsh]], and he led the construction efforts over the years of 200x-200x.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the final year on construction, individuals and groups could purchase a personalized Black Star to be incorporated into the gate doors. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;2012 Refurbishment&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
By 2011, exposure to the elements (including Hurricane Katrina) caused the gates to be in real danger of collapse. Water seeping in through the roof, combined with heat and high humidity, had rotted the interior timbers with black mold. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A year-long fundraising event was kicked off, and the populace donated a combined $x,xxx dollars. For those that donated, a pewter token of the gates was given out.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In December 2012, a crew of ten stalwart Ansteorrans spent a 3-day weekend disassembling the towers, rebuilding the internal structure, and improving the waterproofing capabilities of the roof.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Future&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10157</id>
		<title>Gulf War Gates</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10157"/>
		<updated>2019-03-12T14:38:49Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Some construction details&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ansteorra Gulf War Gates&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This structure, a combination of two-story crenelated towers and movable timber &amp;amp; iron doors, anchor the Ansteorran presence at [[Gulf Wars]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Construction&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The towers were designed by Master [[Fredrich der Rothirsh]], and he led the construction efforts over the years of 200x-200x.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;2012 Refurbishment&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
By 2011, exposure to the elements (including Hurricane Katrina) caused the gates to be in real danger of collapse. Water seeping in through the roof, combined with heat and high humidity, had rotted the interior timbers with black mold. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A year-long fundraising event was kicked off, and the populace donated a combined $x,xxx dollars. For those that donated, a pewter token of the gates was given out.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In December 2012, a crew of ten stalwart Ansteorrans spent a 3-day weekend disassembling the towers, rebuilding the internal structure, and improving the waterproofing capabilities of the roof.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Future&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10156</id>
		<title>Gulf War Gates</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10156"/>
		<updated>2019-03-12T14:26:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Formatting&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ansteorra Gulf War Gates&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This structure, built between 200X-200X, anchor the Ansteorran presence at [[Gulf Wars]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Construction&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;2012 Refurbishment&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
By 2011, exposure to the elements (including Hurricane Katrina) caused the gates to be in real danger of collapse. Water seeping in through the roof, combined with heat and high humidity, had rotted the interior timbers with black mold. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A year-long fundraising event was kicked off, and the populace donated a combined $x,xxx dollars. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A crew of ten stalwart Ansteorrans spent a 3-day weekend largely disassembling the towers, rebuilding the internal structure, and improving the waterproofing capabilities of the roof. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Future&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10155</id>
		<title>Gulf War Gates</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10155"/>
		<updated>2019-03-12T14:21:05Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Added some history on the 2012 rebuild&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ansteorra Gulf War Gates&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This structure, built between 200X-200X, anchor the Ansteorran presence at [[Gulf Wars]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Architect and Building&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;2012 Refurbishment&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
By 2011, exposure to the elements (including Hurricane Katrina) caused the gates to be in real danger of collapse. Water seeping in through the roof, combined with heat and high humidity, had rotted the interior timbers with black mold. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A year-long fundraising event was kicked off, and the populace donated a combined $x,xxx dollars. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A crew of dozen stalwart Ansteorrans spent a 3-day weekend largely disassembling the towers, rebuilding the internal structure, and improving the waterproofing capabilities of the roof. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Future&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10154</id>
		<title>Gulf War Gates</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gulf_War_Gates&amp;diff=10154"/>
		<updated>2019-03-12T14:01:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: Initial stub page&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Ansteorra Gulf War Gates&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This structure, built between 200X-200X, anchor the Ansteorran presence at [[Gulf Wars]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Architect and Building&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;2012 Refurbishment&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Future&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=8903</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=8903"/>
		<updated>2018-11-02T01:25:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Persona History: */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafn.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson==&lt;br /&gt;
a.k.a. - Olaf the Well-Travelled&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Offices:==&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017- )&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* Other positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 BCE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Prior Groups===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=8902</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=8902"/>
		<updated>2018-11-02T01:23:46Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Offices: */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafn.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson==&lt;br /&gt;
a.k.a. - Olaf the Well-Travelled&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Offices:==&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017- )&lt;br /&gt;
** [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
** [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* Other positions&lt;br /&gt;
** Gulf Wars 2013: Deputy Marshal-in-charge&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Prior Groups===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=8046</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=8046"/>
		<updated>2018-07-10T01:38:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafn.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson==&lt;br /&gt;
a.k.a. - Olaf the Well-Travelled&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Offices:==&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017- )&lt;br /&gt;
** King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Prior Groups===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: King&#039;s Champion to [[Jean Paul de Sens]] I&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=8045</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=8045"/>
		<updated>2018-07-10T01:34:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Hrafn.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson ] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Hrafn-Blazon.jpg|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==His Grace, Sir Hrafn Olafsson==&lt;br /&gt;
a.k.a. - Olaf the Well-Travelled&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Offices:==&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
* Kingdom Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
** Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
** Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017- )&lt;br /&gt;
** King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
===Prior Groups===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=User_talk:Hrafn&amp;diff=7995</id>
		<title>User talk:Hrafn</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=User_talk:Hrafn&amp;diff=7995"/>
		<updated>2018-06-26T02:41:40Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Hi Hrafn! Would you like assistance updating your page to the newer, niftyer format? - [[User:Zubeydah|Zubeydah]] ([[User talk:Zubeydah|talk]]) 09:30, 23 June 2018 (PDT)&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Yes, please!&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7988</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7988"/>
		<updated>2018-06-23T01:22:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:Hrafn.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;175&amp;quot; |Currently Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Hrafn Olafsson&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Previously/Also Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Olaf the Well-Travelled &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Registered Name:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Current Group:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Past Groups:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Joined SCA:&lt;br /&gt;
|2004&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Last Seen:&lt;br /&gt;
|2018&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rank/Title:&lt;br /&gt;
|Duke&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Device Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
| Yes: Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Badge Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Offices Held:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Local:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Kingdom:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Central Regional Knight Marshal&lt;br /&gt;
* Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
* Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017- )&lt;br /&gt;
* King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|OP Listing:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7987</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7987"/>
		<updated>2018-06-23T00:12:52Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:Hrafn.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;175&amp;quot; |Currently Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Hrafn Olafsson&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Previously/Also Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Olaf the Well-Travelled &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Registered Name:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Current Group:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Past Groups:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Joined SCA:&lt;br /&gt;
|2004&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Last Seen:&lt;br /&gt;
|2018&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rank/Title:&lt;br /&gt;
|Duke&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Device Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
| Yes: Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Badge Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Offices Held:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Local:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Kingdom:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
* Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017- )&lt;br /&gt;
* King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|OP Listing:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7986</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7986"/>
		<updated>2018-06-23T00:11:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:Hrafn.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;175&amp;quot; |Currently Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Hrafn Olafsson&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Previously/Also Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Olaf the Well-Travelled &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Registered Name:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Current Group:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Past Groups:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Joined SCA:&lt;br /&gt;
|2004&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Last Seen:&lt;br /&gt;
|2018&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rank/Title:&lt;br /&gt;
|Duke&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Device Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
| Yes: Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Badge Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Offices Held:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Local:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Kingdom:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
* Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017- )&lt;br /&gt;
* King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|OP Listing:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7985</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7985"/>
		<updated>2018-06-22T23:47:33Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:Hrafn.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;175&amp;quot; |Currently Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Hrafn Olafsson&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Previously/Also Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Olaf the Well-Travelled &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Registered Name:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Current Group:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Past Groups:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Joined SCA:&lt;br /&gt;
|2004&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Last Seen:&lt;br /&gt;
|2016&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rank/Title:&lt;br /&gt;
|Duke&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Device Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
| Yes: Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Badge Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Offices Held:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Local:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Kingdom:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2013-2017)&lt;br /&gt;
* Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra (2017- )&lt;br /&gt;
* King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|OP Listing:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7100</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7100"/>
		<updated>2016-11-11T19:56:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:Hrafn.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;175&amp;quot; |Currently Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Hrafn Olafsson&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Previously/Also Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Olaf the Well-Travelled &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Registered Name:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Current Group:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Past Groups:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Joined SCA:&lt;br /&gt;
|2004&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Last Seen:&lt;br /&gt;
|2016&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rank/Title:&lt;br /&gt;
|Duke&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Device Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
| Yes: Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Badge Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Offices Held:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Local:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Kingdom:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|OP Listing:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2016: Steppes Brewing Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7099</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=7099"/>
		<updated>2016-11-11T19:55:52Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:Hrafn.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;175&amp;quot; |Currently Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Hrafn Olafsson&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Previously/Also Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Olaf the Well-Travelled &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Registered Name:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Current Group:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Past Groups:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Joined SCA:&lt;br /&gt;
|2004&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Last Seen:&lt;br /&gt;
|2016&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rank/Title:&lt;br /&gt;
|Duke&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Device Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
| Yes: Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Badge Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Offices Held:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Local:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Kingdom:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|OP Listing:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to [[Debora of Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Apprentices]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=6622</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=6622"/>
		<updated>2015-09-14T13:42:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:Hrafn.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;175&amp;quot; |Currently Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Hrafn Olafsson&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Previously/Also Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Olaf the Well-Travelled &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Registered Name:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Current Group:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Past Groups:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Joined SCA:&lt;br /&gt;
|2004&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Last Seen:&lt;br /&gt;
|2015&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rank/Title:&lt;br /&gt;
|Duke&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Device Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
| Yes: Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Badge Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Offices Held:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Local:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Kingdom:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|OP Listing:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to Debora of Durham&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=6621</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=6621"/>
		<updated>2015-09-14T13:41:37Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:Hrafn.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;175&amp;quot; |Currently Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Hrafn Olafsson&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Previously/Also Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Registered Name:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Current Group:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Elfsea]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Past Groups:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Joined SCA:&lt;br /&gt;
|2004&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Last Seen:&lt;br /&gt;
|2015&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rank/Title:&lt;br /&gt;
|Duke&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Device Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
| Yes: Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Badge Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Offices Held:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Local:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Kingdom:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|OP Listing:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to Debora of Durham&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Elizabeta_di_Valore_della_Rosa&amp;diff=6620</id>
		<title>Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Elizabeta_di_Valore_della_Rosa&amp;diff=6620"/>
		<updated>2015-09-14T13:35:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Affiliations: */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{Populace&lt;br /&gt;
|photo = [[File:Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa.jpg]]&lt;br /&gt;
| photocaption = Photo by [[Maya of Bjornsborg]]&lt;br /&gt;
| location = Barony of the [[Steppes]] &lt;br /&gt;
| regname= [http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Elizabeta%20di%20Valore%20della%20Rosa Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa] &lt;br /&gt;
| status = Active&lt;br /&gt;
| joindate = 2004 (Though attended Pennsic from around 1995)&lt;br /&gt;
| OP = [http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Elizabeta%20di%20Valore%20della%20Rosa&amp;amp;id=1600 Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]&lt;br /&gt;
| device = [[File:Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa - Device.gif|x400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| devicecaption = Argent, a unicorn rampant sable between three roses, a bordure gules.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Her Grace, Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Offices:==&lt;br /&gt;
* Local Offices Held&lt;br /&gt;
** Prior Equestrian Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
16th Century Italian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Costuming (See photo above)&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle Eastern Dance&lt;br /&gt;
* Equestrian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Hrafn and Elizabeth Reign 1.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[61st Crown|61st Queen of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[67th Crown|67th Queen of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Hrafn Olafsson]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Dukes and Duchesses]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Ladies of the Rose]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=6619</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=6619"/>
		<updated>2015-09-14T13:34:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:Hrafn.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;175&amp;quot; |Currently Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Hrafn Olafsson&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Previously/Also Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Registered Name:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Current Group:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Past Groups:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Joined SCA:&lt;br /&gt;
|2004.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Last Seen:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rank/Title:&lt;br /&gt;
|Duke&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Device Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
| Yes: Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Badge Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Offices Held:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Local:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Kingdom:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|OP Listing:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2013: Protector of Namron&lt;br /&gt;
* 2012: [[67th Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to Debora of Durham&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=6618</id>
		<title>Hrafna Wyrdmake</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hrafna_Wyrdmake&amp;diff=6618"/>
		<updated>2015-09-14T13:31:51Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Hrafn: /* Affiliations: */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[File:Hrafn.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Hrafn Olafsson - Photo by [[Amata Amati d&#039;Arezzo]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|scope=&amp;quot;col&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;175&amp;quot; |Currently Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|Hrafn Olafsson&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Previously/Also Known As:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Registered Name:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Hrafn%20Olafsson Hrafn Olafsson]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Current Group:&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Past Groups:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Joined SCA:&lt;br /&gt;
|2004.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Last Seen:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Rank/Title:&lt;br /&gt;
|Duke&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Device Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
| Yes: Per pale sable and argent, two ravens respectant counterchanged.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Badge Registered?&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|Offices Held:&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Local:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Knight Marshal, Barony of the Steppes&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Kingdom:&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Deputy Earl Marshal, Kingdom of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
* King of Ansteorra&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|OP Listing:&lt;br /&gt;
|[http://herald.ansteorra.org/OP/op-names.php?search=Hrafn%20Olafsson&amp;amp;id=2271 Hrafn Olafsson]&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;[http://chivalry.ansteorra.org/new/member_profile.pl?member_id=116 Chivalry Page]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
== Persona History: ==&lt;br /&gt;
Early period (900 CE) Norwegian&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Interests: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Chivalric combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Rapier combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Cut and Thrust combat&lt;br /&gt;
* Period gaming&lt;br /&gt;
* Middle-eastern drumming&lt;br /&gt;
* Pyrography&lt;br /&gt;
* Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
* Scandinavian history&lt;br /&gt;
* Armor making&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Timeline of Activity: ==&lt;br /&gt;
2004: First Event -- Steppes 12th Night.&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Populace Provided Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* 2011: Steppes Warlord&lt;br /&gt;
* 2010: Glaslyn Rapier Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2009: [[61st Crown]] of Ansteorra.&lt;br /&gt;
* 2008: Bryn Gwlad Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
* 2007: Emerald Keep Chivalric Champion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
== Affiliations: ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Reigned with [[Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Previously squired to [[Duncan Arthur Ross the Black]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Member, [[Clann Ross]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Apprentice to Debora of Durham&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Mundane Information: ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;BR&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Crowns of Ansteorra]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Peers]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Knights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Steppes]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Royalty‏‎]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Hrafn</name></author>
	</entry>
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