Reis ap Tuder

Photo
Reis ap Tuder, photo by Burke Kyriell MacDonald
Information
Registered Name: Reis ap Tuder ap Wyn Resides: Mooneschadowe Status: Active Joined SCA: Early 1999 (Prior to Gulf War of that year)
Order of Precedence
Reis ap Tuder
Heraldry
Azure semy of escutcheons Or.

Barwn Reis ap Tuder ap Wyn, OP

Previously Known As: Chandranath Mitra, Tighearnach mac Morgain (unregistered)
Nickname(s):
Pronouns: He/They

Additional Registered Heraldry:

• Badge: (Fieldless) An escutcheon Or.

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • Prior Seneschal of Mooneschadowe (2002 - 2003)
  • Prior Rapier Marshal of Mooneschadowe (x2)
  • Prior Chronicler of Mooneschadowe (2005 - 2006)
  • Prior Minister of Arts & Sciences, Mooneschadowe (2007)
  • Prior Herald of Mooneschadowe (x2) (1999, 2009 - 2010)
  • Prior Virtual Scribe of Mooneschadowe (x3) (second time 2010, third time 2019 - 2021)

• Regional Offices Held
  • Prior Virtual Scribe, Northern Region
  • Prior Chronicler, Northern Region (June 2009 - June 2011)

• Kingdom Offices Held
  • Prior Estencele/Sigillarius Herald (web minister for the College of Heralds), Kingdom of Ansteorra (x2)
  • Prior Calendar Deputy, Kingdom of Ansteorra (April 2011 - July 2013)
  • Prior Kingdom Chronicler, Kingdom of Ansteorra (July 2013 - July 2015)
  • Prior Zodiacus Herald (Herald in charge of the Order of Precedence), Kingdom of Ansteorra (x2) (2nd time, July 2015 - July 2017)

• Society Offices Held
  • Current Codex Herald (Society Heraldic Web Minister) (December 2011 - )
  • Former Heraldic Postmeeting Clerk (June 2013 - February 2015)
  • Current Silver Staple Herald (Postmeeting Clerk) (November 2020 - )

Persona History:

13th Century Welsh.

Interests:

• Period Music
• Musical Instruments: sackbut, bass and alto recorder, mandolin
• Sonnetry
• Voice Heraldry (mostly retired)
• Rapier Combat (retired)

Timeline of Activity:

• 2010: YouTube video of Reis receiving his Star of Merit
• 2015: YouTube video of elevation to Order of Pelican

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• Mooneschadowe Guardian XXI: Insegnante (2001)
• Has served as Voice Herald for several Royal and Baronial Courts
• Frequent instructor in various topics (Spanish Footwork, Voice Heraldry, List Heraldry, Court Heraldry, Rules of SCA Rapier, Beginner's Chain Mail, Awards and Order Insignia in Ansteorra, Paperwork for Autocrats, etc)
• Author of ACE (kingdom heraldic commentary software), no longer in use
• Author of prior kingdom calendar software, no longer in use
• Author of current (as of 2021) Order of Precedence software for Ansteorra

Affiliations:

• Married to Magistra Emma de Fetherstan
• Father of Nicaise Synger and Asha of Mooneschadowe
• Pelican to Ekaterina Stepanova doch' Novgorodskaia
• Sometimes member & past Guild Head, The Merry Musicians of Mooneschadowe
• Past member, The Plumes of Mooneschadowe (defunct)
• Former Cadet to Timothy le Corbusier
• Former Apprentice to Beorhlic Folcwineson
• Former Protege to Elisaveta af Isefjord

Mundane Information:

System administrator for Oklahoma State University's Computer Science department.

Special Needs:

• Diabetic
• Chronic Pain