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	[[Category:Dukes and Duchesses]]		[[Category:Dukes and Duchesses]]
	[[Category:~~Irises~~]]		[[Category:Iris of Merit]]
	[[Category:Laurels]]		[[Category:Laurels]]
	[[Category:Peers]]		[[Category:Peers]]
	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]
	[[Category:Royal Family]]		[[Category:Royal Family]]

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	==His Grace, Duke Gunthar Jonsson, OL==		==His Grace, Duke Gunthar Jonsson, OL==
	Previously Known As:<BR>		Previously Known As:<BR>
	Nickname(s): Poppa Gunthar, The Rain King, Battle Bot - the story behind that: I had been in Atenveldt for about a year. I decided to fight in their Crown. I'd just broken up that week with the lady I'd been fighting for. I wanted people to know who I was. I made it to the quarter finals. I was fighting a guy who is now a Duke. Everyone was watching. A new knight fighting this unknown Count. I realized he was really, really aggressive, so I started baiting him. I'd throw a tiny shot and then step out of range. He'd growl, step forward, and I'd step out of range. I saw smoke practically coming out of his helmet. Oh! He's ready! I twitched, and immediately spun. He immediate attacked. I hit him in the face plate. You heard the CLANG!! All through town. He was going for my leg, lunging right into the shot. Apparently I knocked him out, but hitting the ground woke him up. (He did take my leg, though!) The lower level fighters started calling me battle bot.<BR>		Nickname(s): Poppa Gunthar, The Rain King, Battle Bot - the story behind that: I had been in Atenveldt for about a year. I decided to fight in their Crown. I'd just broken up that week with the lady I'd been fighting for. I wanted people to know who I was. I made it to the quarter finals. I was fighting a guy who is now a Duke. Everyone was watching. A new knight fighting this unknown Count. I realized he was really, really aggressive, so I started baiting him. I'd throw a tiny shot and then step out of range. He'd growl, step forward, and I'd step out of range. I saw smoke practically coming out of his helmet. Oh! He's ready! I twitched, and immediately spun. He immediate attacked. I hit him in the face plate. You heard the CLANG!! All through town. He was going for my leg, lunging right into the shot. Apparently, I knocked him out, but hitting the ground woke him up. (He did take my leg, though!) The lower level fighters started calling me battle bot.<BR>
	Pronouns: He/Him.<BR>		Pronouns: He/Him.<BR>
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	===Interests:===		===Interests:===
	* Cooking. I was known more as a cook, when I was a royal peer and not yet a Laurel. I'm far more famous as a cook than as a fighter. My first feast was Namron's Protectorate X. I've done 12th Night feasts. Queen's Breakfast at Gulf Wars. I do really good feasts. I do sideboards and a million Vigil buffets. That's what I do. People started saying, "That's the guy who makes food we can eat!" I wanted to share with folks that period cooking is a cuisine. It's not "weird food" or "bad tasting" - it's just a different cuisine, like Persian or Greek. I've practically no other skill. I can kill it, and I can cook it, and that's about it. I'm a terrible armorer, terrible with pretty much everything else. I am not one of these Laurels who can do everything. I'm a cook. I go with my strengths.		* Cooking. I was known more as a cook, when I was a royal peer and not yet a Laurel. I'm far more famous as a cook than as a fighter. My first feast was Namron's Protectorate X. I've done 12th Night feasts. Queen's Breakfast at Gulf Wars. I do really good feasts. I do sideboards and a million Vigil buffets. That's what I do. People started saying, "That's the guy who makes food we can eat!" I wanted to share with folks that period cooking is a cuisine. It's not "weird food" or "bad tasting" - it's just a different cuisine, like Persian or Greek. I've practically no other skill. I can kill it, and I can cook it, and that's about it. I'm a terrible armorer, terrible with pretty much everything else. I am not one of these Laurels who can do everything. I'm a cook. I go with my strengths.
	* Fighting		* Fighting
	* Rapier (I'm part of a fencing household ([[House Porto]]))		* Rapier (I'm part of a fencing household ([[House Porto]]))
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	I was interested, but was in the Air Force at the time. (Although I did go a few minor events in [[Namron]], such as MedFaire and local Revels before going overseas. I was the newbie in an oversized t-shirt and sweatpants in the corner. Bjorn and Gwenneth were Baron and Baroness.) I got shipped overseas, and spent that time reading EVERYTHING. I came back to the States in 1984, and really started participating there in [[Namron]].<BR>		I was interested, but was in the Air Force at the time. (Although I did go a few minor events in [[Namron]], such as MedFaire and local Revels before going overseas. I was the newbie in an oversized t-shirt and sweatpants in the corner. Bjorn and Gwenneth were Baron and Baroness.) I got shipped overseas, and spent that time reading EVERYTHING. I came back to the States in 1984, and really started participating there in [[Namron]].<BR>
	<BR>		<BR>
	[[Steppes]] was my next home around 1987 or thereabouts. [[Robin of Gilwell]] and Adelicia Tagliaferro were Baron and Baroness. <BR>		[[Steppes]] was my next home around 1987 or thereabouts. [[Robin of Gilwell]] and Adelicia Tagliaferro were Baron and Baroness.<BR>
	<BR>		<BR>
	I moved to Atenveldt for about three years in or around 1993 (Not the military, this time; I was chasing a girl).<BR>		I moved to Atenveldt for about three years in or around 1993 (Not the military, this time; I was chasing a girl).<BR>
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	* I was one of the rare Knights to receive a Sable Falcon. Knights were supposed to be impressive, but apparently did something that was impressive enough that I received a Falcon.		* I was one of the rare Knights to receive a Sable Falcon. Knights were supposed to be impressive, but apparently did something that was impressive enough that I received a Falcon.
	* One thing I am proud of, is that I have grant level awards for every pillar of the peerage.		* One thing I am proud of, is that I have grant level awards for every pillar of the peerage.
	* Why I Resigned from the Chivalry. My oath is a bond. It's not play. My oath is real. I am not one who can put it away when it's not the weekend. I have only sworn one oath - when I knelt and put the chain around my neck. All the others were reminders of that one. I resigned because I was tired. I didn't want to play any more. The SCA had become a burden and wasn't fun. As a Knight, my Oath is binding. A King could call me up and say, "I need you go go and do this. I need you at this event to do this." I took Knighthood very seriously. At the time, the Prince & Princess had hurt us personally very much. The Crown I had zero respect for. I didn't want to be in service to people like that, who I have to be in service to, because they won a stick fight. I didn't want to be bound by that oath, I didn't want to be a knight. I didn't want to receive a Mastership from either. As Duke Lloyd said, "I'm a Duke. Let them figure it out." I am who I am.		* Why I Resigned from the Chivalry. My oath is a bond. It's not play. My oath is real. I am not one who can put it away when it's not the weekend. I have only sworn one oath - when I knelt and put the chain around my neck. All the others were reminders of that one. I resigned because I was tired. I didn't want to play any more. The SCA had become a burden and wasn't fun. As a Knight, my Oath is binding. A King could call me up and say, "I need you go go and do this. I need you at this event to do this." I took Knighthood very seriously. At the time, the Prince & Princess had hurt us personally very much. The Crown I had zero respect for. I didn't want to be in service to people like that, who I have to be in service to, because they won a stick fight. I didn't want to be bound by that oath, I didn't want to be a knight. I didn't want to receive a Mastership from either. As Duke Lloyd said, "I'm a Duke. Let them figure it out." I am who I am.
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	\| photocaption = HRM Gunthar II at [[Namron]] Medieval Faire, 2009.<BR> Photo by [[Zubeydah]]		\| photocaption = HRM Gunthar II at [[Namron]] Medieval Faire, 2009.<BR> Photo by [[Zubeydah]]
	\| location = [[Elfsea]]		\| location = [[Elfsea]]
	\| regname= [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Gunthar~~%20Jonsson~~ Gunthar Jonsson]		\| regname= [https://oanda.sca.org//oanda_name.cgi?p=Gunthar+Jonsson Gunthar Jonsson]
	\| status = 98% Inactive		\| status = 98% Inactive
	\| joindate = 1984		\| joindate = 1984

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	==His Grace, Duke Gunthar Jonsson, OL==		==His Grace, Duke Gunthar Jonsson, OL==
	Nickname(s): Poppa Gunthar, The Rain King, Battle Bot - the story behind that: I had been in Atenveldt for about a year. I decided to fight in their Crown. I'd just broken up that week with the lady I'd been fighting for. I wanted people to know who I was. I made it to the quarter finals. I was fighting a guy who is now a Duke. Everyone was watching. A new knight fighting this unknown Count. I realized he was really, really aggressive, so I started baiting him. I'd throw a tiny shot and then step out of range. He'd growl, step forward, and I'd step out of range. I saw smoke practically coming out of his helmet. Oh! He's ready! I twitched, and immediately spun. He immediate attacked. I hit him in the face plate. You heard the CLANG!! All through town. He was going for my leg, lunging right into the shot. Apparently I knocked him out, but hitting the ground woke him up. (He did take my leg, though!) The lower level fighters started calling me battle bot. <BR>
	Previously Known As:<BR>		Previously Known As:<BR>
			Nickname(s): Poppa Gunthar, The Rain King, Battle Bot - the story behind that: I had been in Atenveldt for about a year. I decided to fight in their Crown. I'd just broken up that week with the lady I'd been fighting for. I wanted people to know who I was. I made it to the quarter finals. I was fighting a guy who is now a Duke. Everyone was watching. A new knight fighting this unknown Count. I realized he was really, really aggressive, so I started baiting him. I'd throw a tiny shot and then step out of range. He'd growl, step forward, and I'd step out of range. I saw smoke practically coming out of his helmet. Oh! He's ready! I twitched, and immediately spun. He immediate attacked. I hit him in the face plate. You heard the CLANG!! All through town. He was going for my leg, lunging right into the shot. Apparently I knocked him out, but hitting the ground woke him up. (He did take my leg, though!) The lower level fighters started calling me battle bot.<BR>
	Pronouns: He/Him.<BR>		Pronouns: He/Him.<BR>
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	====Achievement:====		=====Achievement:=====
	Mantling 1: Or semy of mullets of five greater and five lesser points sable<BR>		Mantling 1: Or semy of mullets of five greater and five lesser points sable<BR>
	Mantling 2: Purpure<BR>		Mantling 2: Purpure<BR>
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	====Offices:====		===Offices:===
	* Regional Offices Held		* Regional Offices Held
	** Prior Earl Marshal, Central Region at the first Gulf War: There was a big problem with folks' fighter authorization cards - they were all expired. I spent hours of that day with a long line of fighters, filling out authorization cards. I probably did 100 of them that day.<BR>		** Prior Earl Marshal, Central Region at the first Gulf War: There was a big problem with folks' fighter authorization cards - they were all expired. I spent hours of that day with a long line of fighters, filling out authorization cards. I probably did 100 of them that day.<BR>
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	* Kingdom Offices Held		* Kingdom Offices Held
	** [[40th Crown\|40th Crown of Ansteorra]]: Entering Crown was what everyone did. There wasn't the population at the time; I was a fighter. Fighters enter Crown. That was the path. For no reason other than, it was what everyone did. For a while, there were so few tournaments, you did every one that you could. When I won my first Crown, I had won a lot of tournaments. I was a Knight, I was doing pretty well. But I'd found a bit of a slump. Part of it was, I was trying so hard. I'd placed second in the four to five previous Crown Tournaments. Everyone just KNEW I was going to win -- except me. This isn't like throwing a shot put, where you just need another inch or two. I could go into the tournament and get one shotted in the first round and be out. So I was going into it in a bit of a slump. The week before, I had kind of had a bad discussion with a couple knights. My attitude was just crap and I wasn't even going to go. I was upset about everything, and Sara said, "No. You said If I got you this bit of armor, you'd fight in Crown. I am holding you to that promise." It was a long, long drive. Crown was by Stargate. Sara had the work that day. Baroness Alice and I drove down and the whole way there, I ranted to her about fighting. I was sick of placing second, was in a bad head space. At one point, I finally went, "Fine. I'm going to go fight in this. If I get knocked out in the second round, fine, I suck. If I get knocked out in the middle, then great, I'm not as bad as I think I am. If I make it all the way, then, well, yay. New part of my life." I got there, put on my armor. It was an absolutely gorgeous, perfect day. I went out, and in my first bout, I said, "I feel good. I feel happy." I was in the groove. I said, "None of this matters. It's just fun." The finals were me and Jean-Richard. We had some history there. We walked off and had a talk. We both agreed it was going to be a good fight. We went to the field and called in all the Chivalry. "One of the two of us is going to be your Prince and then King. Consider this a pre-order. This fight will be CLEAN. If you see something we miss, you stop it, and you tell us." We went and fought three of the most beautiful fights. I hit him quickly in the first round. The second one, he faked me out of my shorts and clocked me. The third, I legged him, and I just knew he was going to slip something in, but somehow, he was on the ground. The great part of the day was, midway through the Crown list, Sara called and said, "Hi! I got off work early, and I'm on my way down!" Alice told her I was doing well. Sara headed towards site and at that point, had no idea what had happened. Remember, there weren't cell phones in these days. I told everyone, "NO ONE tell Sara when she gets here." I was in a Pelican's meeting. Every time a car came to gate, everyone would stop and check to see who it was. Finally, she got there. I met her and said, "Oh. Hi. We're just breaking up the pelican circle. Court's in a bit." We changed into our Court garb. I'd just been granted a Court Barony perhaps six months prior. So I put on my Court Barony coronet. I went up to the front of Court, as I was the King's Champion. She was sitting there in the crowd. As the first order of business, they called her into court. She was like, "Oh, ok, whatever, what's happening?" Barn and Kat said, "We have something to give you, for all you service." They called me forward. I took off my Baronial cornet and put on the Prince's coronet. The first thing Sara did, was looked at me, then turned and looked at the audience, and said "YA'LL LIED TO ME!"		** [[40th Crown\|40th Crown of Ansteorra]]: Entering Crown was what everyone did. There wasn't the population at the time; I was a fighter. Fighters enter Crown. That was the path. For no reason other than, it was what everyone did. For a while, there were so few tournaments, you did every one that you could. When I won my first Crown, I had won a lot of tournaments. I was a Knight, I was doing pretty well. But I'd found a bit of a slump. Part of it was, I was trying so hard. I'd placed second in the four to five previous Crown Tournaments. Everyone just KNEW I was going to win -- except me. This isn't like throwing a shot put, where you just need another inch or two. I could go into the tournament and get one shotted in the first round and be out. So I was going into it in a bit of a slump. The week before, I had kind of had a bad discussion with a couple knights. My attitude was just crap and I wasn't even going to go. I was upset about everything, and Sara said, "No. You said If I got you this bit of armor, you'd fight in Crown. I am holding you to that promise." It was a long, long drive. Crown was by Stargate. Sara had the work that day. Baroness Alice and I drove down and the whole way there, I ranted to her about fighting. I was sick of placing second, was in a bad head space. At one point, I finally went, "Fine. I'm going to go fight in this. If I get knocked out in the second round, fine, I suck. If I get knocked out in the middle, then great, I'm not as bad as I think I am. If I make it all the way, then, well, yay. New part of my life." I got there, put on my armor. It was an absolutely gorgeous, perfect day. I went out, and in my first bout, I said, "I feel good. I feel happy." I was in the groove. I said, "None of this matters. It's just fun." The finals were me and Jean-Richard. We had some history there. We walked off and had a talk. We both agreed it was going to be a good fight. We went to the field and called in all the Chivalry. "One of the two of us is going to be your Prince and then King. Consider this a pre-order. This fight will be CLEAN. If you see something we miss, you stop it, and you tell us." We went and fought three of the most beautiful fights. I hit him quickly in the first round. The second one, he faked me out of my shorts and clocked me. The third, I legged him, and I just knew he was going to slip something in, but somehow, he was on the ground. The great part of the day was, midway through the Crown list, Sara called and said, "Hi! I got off work early, and I'm on my way down!" Alice told her I was doing well. Sara headed towards site and at that point, had no idea what had happened. Remember, there weren't cell phones in these days. I told everyone, "NO ONE tell Sara when she gets here." I was in a Pelican's meeting. Every time a car came to gate, everyone would stop and check to see who it was. Finally, she got there. I met her and said, "Oh. Hi. We're just breaking up the pelican circle. Court's in a bit." We changed into our Court garb. I'd just been granted a Court Barony perhaps six months prior. So I put on my Court Barony coronet. I went up to the front of Court, as I was the King's Champion. She was sitting there in the crowd. As the first order of business, they called her into court. She was like, "Oh, ok, whatever, what's happening?" Barn and Kat said, "We have something to give you, for all you service." They called me forward. I took off my Baronial cornet and put on the Prince's coronet. The first thing Sara did, was looked at me, then turned and looked at the audience, and said "YA'LL LIED TO ME!"
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	===Timeline of Activity:===		===Timeline of Activity:===
	I was interested, but was in the Air Force at the time. (Although I did go a few minor events in Namron, such as MedFaire and local Revels before going overseas. I was the newbie in an oversized t-shirt and sweatpants in the corner. Bjorn and Gwenneth were Baron and Baroness.) I got shipped overseas, and spent that time reading EVERYTHING. I came back to the States in 1984, and really started participating there in Namron.<BR>		I was interested, but was in the Air Force at the time. (Although I did go a few minor events in [[Namron]], such as MedFaire and local Revels before going overseas. I was the newbie in an oversized t-shirt and sweatpants in the corner. Bjorn and Gwenneth were Baron and Baroness.) I got shipped overseas, and spent that time reading EVERYTHING. I came back to the States in 1984, and really started participating there in [[Namron]].<BR>
	<BR>		<BR>
	Steppes was my next home around 1987 or thereabouts. [[Robin of Gilwell]] and Adelicia Tagliaferro were Baron and Baroness. <BR>		[[Steppes]] was my next home around 1987 or thereabouts. [[Robin of Gilwell]] and Adelicia Tagliaferro were Baron and Baroness. <BR>
	<BR>		<BR>
	I moved to Atenveldt for about three years in or around 1993 (Not the military, this time; I was chasing a girl).<BR>		I moved to Atenveldt for about three years in or around 1993 (Not the military, this time; I was chasing a girl).<BR>
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	====Media====		====Media:====
	* Interviewed by Sir Rauokinn: [https://youtu.be/eBFphGQkico YouTube]		* Interviewed by Sir Rauokinn: [https://youtu.be/eBFphGQkico YouTube]
	* [https://youtu.be/RPu-he1oMXw Ansteorra Jan 2014 Crown Tournament: Sir Daniel vs Duke Gunthar]		* [https://youtu.be/RPu-he1oMXw Ansteorra Jan 2014 Crown Tournament: Sir Daniel vs Duke Gunthar]
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	* Chosen as one of the first 9 Worthies of Stargate		* Chosen as one of the first 9 Worthies of Stargate
	* Premier Champion of Black Oak Keep		* Premier Champion of Black Oak Keep
	* Aldersruhe Champion		* [[Aldersruhe]] Champion
	* Champion of Champions of Aldersruhe		* Champion of Champions of [[Aldersruhe]]
	* 2 times Warden of the Woods		* 2 times Warden of the Woods
	* Champion of Tyr Cath		* Champion of Tyr Cath
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	====~~In case of Court~~:====		====Special Needs:====
	~~If commanded by my Crown, I will attend court, but otherwise am not generally at events~~. <BR>		Healthy as an aged fat horse.<BR>
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	====~~Special Needs~~:====		====In Case of Court:====
	~~Healthy as an aged fat horse~~. <BR>		If commanded by my Crown, I will attend court, but otherwise am not generally at events.<BR>
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	~~[[Category:People]]~~
	~~[[Category:Royal Family]]~~
	[[Category:Dukes and Duchesses]]		[[Category:Dukes and Duchesses]]
	[[Category:Irises]]		[[Category:Irises]]
			[[Category:Laurels]]
	[[Category:Peers]]		[[Category:Peers]]
	[[Category:~~Laurels~~]]		[[Category:People]]
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	* Cooking. I was known more as a cook, when I was a royal peer and not yet a Laurel. I'm far more famous as a cook than as a fighter. My first feast was Namron's Protectorate X. I've done 12th Night feasts. Queen's Breakfast at Gulf Wars. I do really good feasts. I do sideboards and a million Vigil buffets. That's what I do. People started saying, "That's the guy who makes food we can eat!" I wanted to share with folks that period cooking is a cuisine. It's not "weird food" or "bad tasting" - it's just a different cuisine, like Persian or Greek. I've practically no other skill. I can kill it, and I can cook it, and that's about it. I'm a terrible armorer, terrible with pretty much everything else. I am not one of these Laurels who can do everything. I'm a cook. I go with my strengths.		* Cooking. I was known more as a cook, when I was a royal peer and not yet a Laurel. I'm far more famous as a cook than as a fighter. My first feast was Namron's Protectorate X. I've done 12th Night feasts. Queen's Breakfast at Gulf Wars. I do really good feasts. I do sideboards and a million Vigil buffets. That's what I do. People started saying, "That's the guy who makes food we can eat!" I wanted to share with folks that period cooking is a cuisine. It's not "weird food" or "bad tasting" - it's just a different cuisine, like Persian or Greek. I've practically no other skill. I can kill it, and I can cook it, and that's about it. I'm a terrible armorer, terrible with pretty much everything else. I am not one of these Laurels who can do everything. I'm a cook. I go with my strengths.
	* Fighting		* Fighting
	* Rapier (I'm part of a fencing household (House Porto))		* Rapier (I'm part of a fencing household ([[House Porto]]))
	* Talking fighting technique		* Talking fighting technique
	* Norse culture		* Norse culture

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	====Achievement=====		====Achievement:====
	Mantling 1: Or semy of mullets of five greater and five lesser points sable<BR>		Mantling 1: Or semy of mullets of five greater and five lesser points sable<BR>
	Mantling 2: Purpure<BR>		Mantling 2: Purpure<BR>

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	==His Grace, Duke Gunthar Jonsson, OL==		==His Grace, Duke Gunthar Jonsson, OL==
	Nickname(s): Poppa Gunthar, The Rain King, Battle Bot - the story behind that: I had been in Atenveldt for about a year. I decided to fight in their Crown. I'd just broken up that week with the lady I'd been fighting for. I wanted people to know who I was. I made it to the quarter finals. I was fighting a guy who is now a Duke. Everyone was watching. A new knight fighting this unknown Count. I realized he was really, really aggressive, so I started baiting him. I'd throw a tiny shot and then step out of range. He'd growl, step forward, and I'd step out of range. I saw smoke practically coming out of his helmet. Oh! He's ready! I twitched, and immediately spun. He immediate attacked. I hit him in the face plate. You heard the CLANG!! All through town. He was going for my leg, lunging right into the shot. Apparently I knocked him out, but hitting the ground woke him up. (He did take my leg, though!) The lower level fighters started calling me battle bot. <BR>		Nickname(s): Poppa Gunthar, The Rain King, Battle Bot - the story behind that: I had been in Atenveldt for about a year. I decided to fight in their Crown. I'd just broken up that week with the lady I'd been fighting for. I wanted people to know who I was. I made it to the quarter finals. I was fighting a guy who is now a Duke. Everyone was watching. A new knight fighting this unknown Count. I realized he was really, really aggressive, so I started baiting him. I'd throw a tiny shot and then step out of range. He'd growl, step forward, and I'd step out of range. I saw smoke practically coming out of his helmet. Oh! He's ready! I twitched, and immediately spun. He immediate attacked. I hit him in the face plate. You heard the CLANG!! All through town. He was going for my leg, lunging right into the shot. Apparently I knocked him out, but hitting the ground woke him up. (He did take my leg, though!) The lower level fighters started calling me battle bot. <BR>
	Previously Known As: <BR>		Previously Known As:<BR>
	Pronouns: He/Him.<BR>		Pronouns: He/Him.<BR>
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	===~~Other~~ Registered Heraldry===
	====Achievement====		====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
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			====Achievement=====
	Mantling 1: Or semy of mullets of five greater and five lesser points sable<BR>		Mantling 1: Or semy of mullets of five greater and five lesser points sable<BR>
	Mantling 2: Purpure<BR>		Mantling 2: Purpure<BR>
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	Notes: Surrounded by half a white belt and chain and half a laurel wreath<BR>		Notes: Surrounded by half a white belt and chain and half a laurel wreath<BR>
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	~~Augmentation of Arms:<BR>~~
	~~<BR>~~		====Offices:====
	===Offices:===
	* Local Offices Held
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	* Regional Offices Held		* Regional Offices Held
	** Prior Earl Marshal, Central Region at the first Gulf War: There was a big problem with folks' fighter authorization cards - they were all expired. I spent hours of that day with a long line of fighters, filling out authorization cards. I probably did 100 of them that day.<BR>		** Prior Earl Marshal, Central Region at the first Gulf War: There was a big problem with folks' fighter authorization cards - they were all expired. I spent hours of that day with a long line of fighters, filling out authorization cards. I probably did 100 of them that day.<BR>
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	=== Persona History: ===		===Persona History:===
	Borderlord for King Richard II in Wales.<BR>		Borderlord for King Richard II in Wales.<BR>
	Started in Sweden as the fourth son of a knight. Our family business was mostly in farming pigs. <BR>		Started in Sweden as the fourth son of a knight. Our family business was mostly in farming pigs. <BR>
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	=== Interests: ===		===Interests:===
	* Cooking. I was known more as a cook, when I was a royal peer and not yet a Laurel. I'm far more famous as a cook than as a fighter. My first feast was Namron's Protectorate X. I've done 12th Night feasts. Queen's Breakfast at Gulf Wars. I do really good feasts. I do sideboards and a million Vigil buffets. That's what I do. People started saying, "That's the guy who makes food we can eat!" I wanted to share with folks that period cooking is a cuisine. It's not "weird food" or "bad tasting" - it's just a different cuisine, like Persian or Greek. I've practically no other skill. I can kill it, and I can cook it, and that's about it. I'm a terrible armorer, terrible with pretty much everything else. I am not one of these Laurels who can do everything. I'm a cook. I go with my strengths.		* Cooking. I was known more as a cook, when I was a royal peer and not yet a Laurel. I'm far more famous as a cook than as a fighter. My first feast was Namron's Protectorate X. I've done 12th Night feasts. Queen's Breakfast at Gulf Wars. I do really good feasts. I do sideboards and a million Vigil buffets. That's what I do. People started saying, "That's the guy who makes food we can eat!" I wanted to share with folks that period cooking is a cuisine. It's not "weird food" or "bad tasting" - it's just a different cuisine, like Persian or Greek. I've practically no other skill. I can kill it, and I can cook it, and that's about it. I'm a terrible armorer, terrible with pretty much everything else. I am not one of these Laurels who can do everything. I'm a cook. I go with my strengths.
	* Fighting		* Fighting
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	===Timeline of Activity: ===		===Timeline of Activity:===
	I was interested, but was in the Air Force at the time. (Although I did go a few minor events in Namron, such as MedFaire and local Revels before going overseas. I was the newbie in an oversized t-shirt and sweatpants in the corner. Bjorn and Gwenneth were Baron and Baroness.) I got shipped overseas, and spent that time reading EVERYTHING. I came back to the States in 1984, and really started participating there in Namron.<BR>		I was interested, but was in the Air Force at the time. (Although I did go a few minor events in Namron, such as MedFaire and local Revels before going overseas. I was the newbie in an oversized t-shirt and sweatpants in the corner. Bjorn and Gwenneth were Baron and Baroness.) I got shipped overseas, and spent that time reading EVERYTHING. I came back to the States in 1984, and really started participating there in Namron.<BR>
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	* Why I Resigned from the Chivalry. My oath is a bond. It's not play. My oath is real. I am not one who can put it away when it's not the weekend. I have only sworn one oath - when I knelt and put the chain around my neck. All the others were reminders of that one. I resigned because I was tired. I didn't want to play any more. The SCA had become a burden and wasn't fun. As a Knight, my Oath is binding. A King could call me up and say, "I need you go go and do this. I need you at this event to do this." I took Knighthood very seriously. At the time, the Prince & Princess had hurt us personally very much. The Crown I had zero respect for. I didn't want to be in service to people like that, who I have to be in service to, because they won a stick fight. I didn't want to be bound by that oath, I didn't want to be a knight. I didn't want to receive a Mastership from either. As Duke Lloyd said, "I'm a Duke. Let them figure it out." I am who I am.		* Why I Resigned from the Chivalry. My oath is a bond. It's not play. My oath is real. I am not one who can put it away when it's not the weekend. I have only sworn one oath - when I knelt and put the chain around my neck. All the others were reminders of that one. I resigned because I was tired. I didn't want to play any more. The SCA had become a burden and wasn't fun. As a Knight, my Oath is binding. A King could call me up and say, "I need you go go and do this. I need you at this event to do this." I took Knighthood very seriously. At the time, the Prince & Princess had hurt us personally very much. The Crown I had zero respect for. I didn't want to be in service to people like that, who I have to be in service to, because they won a stick fight. I didn't want to be bound by that oath, I didn't want to be a knight. I didn't want to receive a Mastership from either. As Duke Lloyd said, "I'm a Duke. Let them figure it out." I am who I am.
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	====Trivia: ====
			====Trivia:====
	* The first award I gave (Other than a Duchy to Ebegaris) was a King's Gauntlet to Lloyd. He had served so many Crowns and not been acknowledged that it was important to do that, first.		* The first award I gave (Other than a Duchy to Ebegaris) was a King's Gauntlet to Lloyd. He had served so many Crowns and not been acknowledged that it was important to do that, first.
	* The outfit I wore at my Laureling ceremony was a gift from a friend of mine in An Tir. I refer to it as my wedding dress.		* The outfit I wore at my Laureling ceremony was a gift from a friend of mine in An Tir. I refer to it as my wedding dress.
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	====Prior Groups====		====Prior Groups:====
	* Barony of [[Namron]]		* Barony of [[Namron]]
	* Shire of [[Black Oak Keep]]		* Shire of [[Black Oak Keep]]
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	=== Populace Provided Information: ===		===Populace Provided Information:===
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	====Media====		====Media====
	* Interviewed by Sir Rauokinn: [https://youtu.be/eBFphGQkico YouTube]		* Interviewed by Sir Rauokinn: [https://youtu.be/eBFphGQkico YouTube]
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	===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ===		===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
	[[File:Gunthar Tunic.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Glorious embroidered tunic by [[Magge MacPherson]].]]		[[File:Gunthar Tunic.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Glorious embroidered tunic by [[Magge MacPherson]].]]
	* I created an email group long before Facebook called the SCA Cooks List. It started off as a few folks from Ansteorra sharing critiques and post mortems, on how to improve feasts. Then we got people from all over the SCA joining. We had folks like Selene Fox and Master Adamantius - who I consider the Duke Inman of cooking. These were some of the people who got me into cooking. It was one of the largest email lists around. There were over 700 members, or something insane. So I got a little famous for creating that. I got the term Poppa Gunther from that. It's sort of like an affectionate reference like the village priest. There was a lady who met me, who had always heard me called that, and imagined some fat, old, greying guy, and not a younger man of 38.		* I created an email group long before Facebook called the SCA Cooks List. It started off as a few folks from Ansteorra sharing critiques and post mortems, on how to improve feasts. Then we got people from all over the SCA joining. We had folks like Selene Fox and Master Adamantius - who I consider the Duke Inman of cooking. These were some of the people who got me into cooking. It was one of the largest email lists around. There were over 700 members, or something insane. So I got a little famous for creating that. I got the term Poppa Gunther from that. It's sort of like an affectionate reference like the village priest. There was a lady who met me, who had always heard me called that, and imagined some fat, old, greying guy, and not a younger man of 38.
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	====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions====		====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====
	* Acorn of the Steppes		* Acorn of the Steppes
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	=== Affiliations: ===		===Affiliations:===
	* Married to [[Elizabeth Seale]]		* Married to [[Elizabeth Seale]]
	* First Queen: [[Sara Penrose]]		* First Queen: [[Sara Penrose]]
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	* Karolus Janos - "Evil Squire"		* Karolus Janos - "Evil Squire"
	* Sir [[Alejandro Ramirez Mendoza]] - "Good Squire"		* Sir [[Alejandro Ramirez Mendoza]] - "Good Squire"

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	=== Mundane Information: ===		===Mundane Information:===
	* Youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxES23Y463O6dLFhq9Mv6ng Dook Gunthar Channel]<BR>		* Youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxES23Y463O6dLFhq9Mv6ng Dook Gunthar Channel]<BR>
	I'm your typical IT geek. I was a martial artist for a time - I fought Chuck Norris and lived. He was a partner of my old Karate teacher. He would come and spar with us black belts.<BR>		I'm your typical IT geek. I was a martial artist for a time - I fought Chuck Norris and lived. He was a partner of my old Karate teacher. He would come and spar with us black belts.<BR>
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	====In ~~Case~~ of Court====
			====In case of Court:====
	If commanded by my Crown, I will attend court, but otherwise am not generally at events. <BR>		If commanded by my Crown, I will attend court, but otherwise am not generally at events. <BR>
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	====Special Needs====
			====Special Needs:====
	Healthy as an aged fat horse. <BR>		Healthy as an aged fat horse. <BR>
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	* One thing I am proud of, is that I have grant level awards for every pillar of the peerage.		* One thing I am proud of, is that I have grant level awards for every pillar of the peerage.
	* Why I Resigned from the Chivalry. My oath is a bond. It's not play. My oath is real. I am not one who can put it away when it's not the weekend. I have only sworn one oath - when I knelt and put the chain around my neck. All the others were reminders of that one. I resigned because I was tired. I didn't want to play any more. The SCA had become a burden and wasn't fun. As a Knight, my Oath is binding. A King could call me up and say, "I need you go go and do this. I need you at this event to do this." I took Knighthood very seriously. At the time, the Prince & Princess had hurt us personally very much. The Crown I had zero respect for. I didn't want to be in service to people like that, who I have to be in service to, because they won a stick fight. I didn't want to be bound by that oath, I didn't want to be a knight. I didn't want to receive a Mastership from either. As Duke Lloyd said, "I'm a Duke. Let them figure it out." I am who I am.		* Why I Resigned from the Chivalry. My oath is a bond. It's not play. My oath is real. I am not one who can put it away when it's not the weekend. I have only sworn one oath - when I knelt and put the chain around my neck. All the others were reminders of that one. I resigned because I was tired. I didn't want to play any more. The SCA had become a burden and wasn't fun. As a Knight, my Oath is binding. A King could call me up and say, "I need you go go and do this. I need you at this event to do this." I took Knighthood very seriously. At the time, the Prince & Princess had hurt us personally very much. The Crown I had zero respect for. I didn't want to be in service to people like that, who I have to be in service to, because they won a stick fight. I didn't want to be bound by that oath, I didn't want to be a knight. I didn't want to receive a Mastership from either. As Duke Lloyd said, "I'm a Duke. Let them figure it out." I am who I am.
	* Trivia: The first award I gave (Other than a Duchy to Ebegaris) was a King's Gauntlet to Lloyd. He had served so many Crowns and not been acknowledged that it was important to do that, first.		<BR>
			====Trivia: ====
			* The first award I gave (Other than a Duchy to Ebegaris) was a King's Gauntlet to Lloyd. He had served so many Crowns and not been acknowledged that it was important to do that, first.
			* The outfit I wore at my Laureling ceremony was a gift from a friend of mine in An Tir. I refer to it as my wedding dress.
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	* One thing I am proud of, is that I have grant level awards for every pillar of the peerage.		* One thing I am proud of, is that I have grant level awards for every pillar of the peerage.
	* Why I Resigned from the Chivalry. My oath is a bond. It's not play. My oath is real. I am not one who can put it away when it's not the weekend. I have only sworn one oath - when I knelt and put the chain around my neck. All the others were reminders of that one. I resigned because I was tired. I didn't want to play any more. The SCA had become a burden and wasn't fun. As a Knight, my Oath is binding. A King could call me up and say, "I need you go go and do this. I need you at this event to do this." I took Knighthood very seriously. At the time, the Prince & Princess had hurt us personally very much. The Crown I had zero respect for. I didn't want to be in service to people like that, who I have to be in service to, because they won a stick fight. I didn't want to be bound by that oath, I didn't want to be a knight. I didn't want to receive a Mastership from either. As Duke Lloyd said, "I'm a Duke. Let them figure it out." I am who I am.		* Why I Resigned from the Chivalry. My oath is a bond. It's not play. My oath is real. I am not one who can put it away when it's not the weekend. I have only sworn one oath - when I knelt and put the chain around my neck. All the others were reminders of that one. I resigned because I was tired. I didn't want to play any more. The SCA had become a burden and wasn't fun. As a Knight, my Oath is binding. A King could call me up and say, "I need you go go and do this. I need you at this event to do this." I took Knighthood very seriously. At the time, the Prince & Princess had hurt us personally very much. The Crown I had zero respect for. I didn't want to be in service to people like that, who I have to be in service to, because they won a stick fight. I didn't want to be bound by that oath, I didn't want to be a knight. I didn't want to receive a Mastership from either. As Duke Lloyd said, "I'm a Duke. Let them figure it out." I am who I am.
			* Trivia: The first award I gave (Other than a Duchy to Ebegaris) was a King's Gauntlet to Lloyd. He had served so many Crowns and not been acknowledged that it was important to do that, first.
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	====Prior Groups====		====Prior Groups====
	* Barony of [[Namron]]		* Barony of [[Namron]]

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	* Interviewed by Sir Rauokinn: [https://youtu.be/eBFphGQkico YouTube]		* Interviewed by Sir Rauokinn: [https://youtu.be/eBFphGQkico YouTube]
	* [https://youtu.be/RPu-he1oMXw Ansteorra Jan 2014 Crown Sir Daniel vs Duke Gunthar]		* [https://youtu.be/RPu-he1oMXw Ansteorra Jan 2014 Crown Tournament: Sir Daniel vs Duke Gunthar]
			* [https://youtu.be/v3b--Atc1Yw Ansteorra 2011 Crown Tournament: HL Wayland vs Duke Gunthar]
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	===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ===		===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ===
	[[File:Gunthar Tunic.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Glorious embroidered tunic by [[Magge MacPherson]].]]		[[File:Gunthar Tunic.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Glorious embroidered tunic by [[Magge MacPherson]].]]