Lauretta d'Avenporte

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Registered Name: Lauretta d'Avenport Resides: Dragonsfire Tor Status: Active Joined SCA: 1989
Order of Precedence
Lauretta d'Avenporte
Heraldry
Per fess rayonny Or golpy and gules bezanty.

Baroness Lauretta d'Avenporte

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Other Registered Heraldry

None.

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • Seneshal, Shire of Mendersham
  • Minister of Arts and Sciences, Shire of Mendersham
  • Seneshal, Shire of Dragonsfire Tor three times
  • Minister of Arts and Sciences, Shire of Dragonsfire Tor twice
  • Chronicler, Shire of Dragonsfire Tor twice
  • Hospitaler, Shire of Dragonsfire Tor

Persona History:

I began playing as a plain, vanilla 11th century Anglo Saxon Woman of limited means.
By my 2nd year I’d developed a persona story! It sparked when I met an old man who turned out to by my Great

Grandfather. It was through him that I learned my Norse (viking) Heritage.

Interests:

• Bead Making (lampwork)
• Bardic Arts
• Bead stringing (focus on viking jewelry)
• Clay work
• Wireworking
• Sewing
• Hat making

Timeline of Activity:

Began participating in Abilene, Texas, in 1989. I saw an ad in the paper about a Medieval demo, which was co-hosted by Mendersham, Standomshire, and the Kingdom of Ansteorra.

Prior Groups

• Shire of Mendersham

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• Was autocrat several times for the Shire of Mendersham, including the Crown Tournament where Kein MacEwan won his first Crown.
• Served as an autocrat for Dragonsfire Tor events some nine to ten times.

Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions

• Heart of the Tor