Klauss Luinstra

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Registered Name: Resides: Wiesenfeuer Status: Active Joined SCA: 2015
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Klauss Luinstra

Nickname(s): Ollie, Mustache-Man
Previously Known As: Gawain
Pronouns: He/They (no preference)

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
• Regional Offices Held
• Kingdom Offices Held

Persona History:

In early 19th Century Holland, there was a man named Klaas Luinstra, who, with his wife Ida, owned a merchant vessel. They sailed throughout the Dutch waterways, originating from Leeuwarden, a city in the Frieseland region of Holland. (Fun fact: the Luinstra family arms features the Frisian Eagle, a sable two-headed eagle on an Or field that signifies the Holy Roman Emperor's favour towards a noble family in his service.)

Interests:

• Bardic
• Archery
• Armoured Combat
• Rapier Combat
• Brewing
• Armouring
• Weaponcraft
• Cooking
• Herpetology (reptiles)
• Equine studies

Klauss performs a bardic composition at Northkeep's Castellan, 2022. Photo by Shelby Wyatt

Timeline of Activity:

Klauss was originally named Gawain when he first started playing in 2015.

2016: Returned to the Society, taking the name Klaas. (Klaas was the first ancestor from my family to reach the United States, and thus I wanted to pay homage to my great, great grandfather, and his fathers before him, by making sure his named lives on - albeit with a different spelling.)

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• Reached the Finals in the Bardic Competition at Wiesenfeuer Baronial, 2022
• Reached the Finals in the Bardic Competition at Northkeep Castellan, 2022
• Appointed the Green Man by the Event Steward at Namron Beltane, 2022