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** | ** Society Deputy Exchequer for Pennsic War XXX (2000-2001) | ||
** | ** Chairman of the Grand Council | ||
** | ** Chairman of the Budget Review Committee | ||
** | ** Member at large of the Grand Council for 8+ years | ||
* Regional | * Kingdom | ||
** ER/Deputy for Arts & Sciences, Ansteorra (2018-2020) | |||
** Deputy Exchequer, Kingdom of the East | |||
* Regional | |||
** Central Region Deputy Exchequer, Kingdom of the East | ** Central Region Deputy Exchequer, Kingdom of the East | ||
* | * Local | ||
** Deputy | ** Deputy Seneschal, Shire of [[Ffynnon Gath]], Ansteorra (2019-2021) | ||
** | ** Seneschal, Shire of [[Ffynnon Gath]], Ansteorra (2016-2018) | ||
** Exchequer, Barony of [[Bjornsborg]], Ansteorra (2010-2011) | |||
* | ** Seneschal, Shire of the Frosted Hills, East 12.5 years (1993-2005) | ||
** | ** Founding member of the Shire of the Northern Outpost, East (1980-1983) | ||
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Meistari Haraldr Bassi
Nickname(s):
Previously Known As:
Pronouns: He/Him
Additional Registered Heraldry:
- The following badge associated with this name was registered in April of 2013 (via Ansteorra): (Fieldless) On a Thor's hammer argent, a hagalaz rune sable.
- The following badge associated with this name was registered in April of 2013 (via Ansteorra): (Fieldless) A Viking longship paly argent and gules.
Achievement:
Mantling: Or and Sable
Helm: Norse with brass nasal, faces Affronty
Crest: Brown bear statent erect proper maintaining a bearded axe argent dexter and an adze argent sinister, with a broken chain, argent, from the sinister leg
Offices Held:
- Society/Other
- Society Deputy Exchequer for Pennsic War XXX (2000-2001)
- Chairman of the Grand Council
- Chairman of the Budget Review Committee
- Member at large of the Grand Council for 8+ years
- Kingdom
- ER/Deputy for Arts & Sciences, Ansteorra (2018-2020)
- Deputy Exchequer, Kingdom of the East
- Regional
- Central Region Deputy Exchequer, Kingdom of the East
- Local
- Deputy Seneschal, Shire of Ffynnon Gath, Ansteorra (2019-2021)
- Seneschal, Shire of Ffynnon Gath, Ansteorra (2016-2018)
- Exchequer, Barony of Bjornsborg, Ansteorra (2010-2011)
- Seneschal, Shire of the Frosted Hills, East 12.5 years (1993-2005)
- Founding member of the Shire of the Northern Outpost, East (1980-1983)
Persona History:
Haraldr Bassi is a late 10th Century Viking traveling Scandinavia and Iceland. He has journeyed through Eastern Scandinavia, down the rivers to Kiev, where he met and married a lovely blonde potter who goes by the name of Oksana Goncharova. He has traveled to Miklikgardr where he spent some time as a Varangian guard. These days he is content to quietly work on crafts including teaching others various crafts he has acquired throughout his travels and years of experiences.
Interests:
Teaching people to make things using tools they've never used before.
Classes and projects I've taught or done:
Wood Projects:
All woodworking projects included use of mortise and tenon joinery in some form
Woodworking for Weavers: Students created an upright tablet loom using hand tools
Woodworking for Embroiderers: Students created an embroidery frame using hand tools
Viking Six Board Chest: Students created a wooden box using tools documented to the Viking Age
Enamel Projects:
Glass on Copper enameling: Students used combinations of cloisonne and/or free hand design
Enamel Plaques for a Laurel Gown: A workshop where copper was acid etched to make champleve enamel plates, as well as some free hand and cloisonne
Casting Projects:
Soapstone Pewter Casting: Students created their own soapstone molds to cast pewter pieces
Pewter Sand Casting: Students created copies of items available using jewelers casting sand and pewter
Bronze Sand Casting: Students created multiple pieces using a master piece casting bronze using sand
Silver Sand Casting: Created multiple silver ingots using jewelers sand
Metal Projects:
Viking Silver Arm Bands: Started from cast silver ingots, drawing the ingots out to arm band length and shape, stamped using custom made stamping tools
Cuerdale Horde Metal Stamps: Recreating numerous stamps cataloged in the Cuerdale Horde archeological report
Viking Arm Bands: Students created their own arm bands using copper, bronze, brass or nickle silver, often creating their own custom tool first
Viking Arm Bands - Largess: Various arm bands created and distributed to crown, prize baskets or baronial gifts in the above metals as well as stainless steel and aluminum
Timeline of Activity:
Found the SCA in 1980/81 while attending college at SUNY Potsdam in upstate New York where I was one of the initial members creating the new branch Shire of the Northern Outpost. Remained there until 1983 when the Army transferred me to the Hudson Valley.
1983 - 1985: lived in East Kingdom unclaimed crown lands.
1985 - 2007: Shire of Frosted Hills, East Kingdom. Autocratted numerous events
2007 - 2016: Barony of Bjornsborg. Autocratted a few events, responsible for running gate at even more events.
2016 - present Shire of Ffynnon Gath: Continued to be responsible for running gate at many events, both in my local groups as well as others.
Milestones:
- First Pennsic was Pennsic War 12
- Second Pennsic was Pennsic War 21
Prior Groups:
- Ansteorra
- Barony of Bjornsborg
- East Kingdom
- Shire of Frosted Hills
- Founding member of Shire of the Northern Outpost
Populace Provided Information:
Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:
- Many of the students I've taught over years to make a project, have then gone back to their home kingdoms to teach even more people to make the project I initially taught them.
- Have generally taught for an average of more than 30 years at all of the past Gulf Wars and Pennsic Wars I've attended, brought down to 30+ hours due to not having taught at several of my first Pennsics but the years where my teaching time was 50-60+ hours offset those few years.
- Steppes Artisan twice
Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:
- Holder of the Footed Bowl - East Kingdom
Affiliations:
Household: House True String (currently has members in East Kingdom, West Kingdom & Ansteorra)
- Apprentices:
Mundane Information:
Special Needs:
In case of Court: