Estrill Swet

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Information
Registered Name: Estrill Swet Resides: Mooneschadowe Status: Active Joined SCA: 1980
Order of Precedence
Estrill Swet
Heraldry
Paly purpure and argent, a dance counter-ermine.

Honorable Lady Estrill Swet

Previously Known As:
Nickname(s):
Pronouns: she/her

Additional Registered Heraldry:

• The following device associated with this name was registered in October of 1995 (via Ansteorra) and changed/retained in March of 2006 (via Ansteorra): Per pale Or and purpure, a pantheon passant mullety of four points all counterchanged.
• The following badge associated with this name was registered in March of 2006 (via Ansteorra): Per pale Or and purpure, a pantheon passant mullety of four points all counterchanged.

Achievement

Mantling: Azure & Argent
Helm: Argent, faces Dexter
Crest: Handbasket Or
Motto: S-A-F-E-T-Y D-A-N-C-E

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • Seneschal of the Shire of Mooneschadowe, July 1993 - July 1995
  • Chronicler of the Shire of Mooneschadowe, January 1991 - June 1992
  • Minister of Arts & Sciences of the Shire of Mooneschadowe, April 1988 - May 1990
  • Special Deputy Herald (Maintaining Group OP) continuously since forever.

• Regional Offices Held
  • Northern Regional Historian, 2009 - 2011

• Principality Offices Held

• Kingdom Offices Held
  • Retiarius Pursuivant (organization of commentary on in-Kingdom Letters of Intent (LOI)): 2000 - 2005
  • Obelisk Herald (responsible for creating Heraldic newsletter for in-Kingdom Letters of Intent and responses): 2005 - 2006
  • Asterisk Herald (responsible for organization of internal submissions): 2006 - 2008
  • Zodiacus Herald (maintains online Order of Precedence): October 2017 - January 2020
  • Sable Crane (Achievements Herald): 2020 - 2022
  • Zodiacus Herald: May 2022 - Present

Persona History:

England, but not firm on a time frame.

Interests:

• Heraldry
• Medieval Dance - All Court Dance (except for that fussy 16th Century Italian stuff...)
• Playing medieval music with the Merry Musicians of Mooneschadowe
• Sangin' and Singing
• Fiber Arts - inkle weaving; narrowwares such as Kumihimo, lucet and whipcord; embroidery - counted forms more than filled or free form.
• Enjoy making costumes / garb

Timeline of Activity:

1980 - I am reasonably certain that I'd seen references to the SCA on the news for at least two years prior to this point and it had me intrigued. I and my brother went to OKON in Tulsa and attended a 9:00 am panel on the Society for Creative Anachronism. William Blackfox, Burke Kyriell MacDonald and many others were there. (Also in the audience was Dunstana Talana the Violet!) I later attended Michaelmas Tourney III and connected with the group in Stillwate, attending meetings every week. I asked my grandma for a sewing machine for Christmas so I could make garb!
1988 - Took on first local office in the Shire of Mooneschadowe.
1998 - Attended Gulf War VII - My first war. The experience was mixed and that contributed to not undertaking that journey often.
1999 - Traveled southward to attend Ansteorra 20th anniversary. It was a long drive, but the event was enjoyable.
2000 - In February of this year, formalized a fealty relationship with Gunhilda Adeleva Amberstar, taking a Protege's belt. Perronnelle Charrette de La Tour du Pin had held the office of Retiarius Pursuivant for several years and was looking for a successor. I was pregnant at the time and couldn't take it on immediately - but knowing I could take it on later, she held out for a few more months. This was my first Kingdom office. After finding that I could handle paperwork, the Heralds didn't let me escape for some time.... 2007 - Attended Gulf Wars for the second time. The children were little, but manageable at that point.

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

Arts & Sciences Service

• Artisan of Mooneschadowe, 2020

General Areas of Service

Data Organization

• Significant work on the Order of Precedence data structure, identifying each and every award given to individuals to the Crown that bestowed the award.
• Worked with Barwn Reis ap Tuder ap Wyn on bettering the user friendly aspects of the Order of Precedence, working with to increase search capabilities
• Oversaw the addition of the Preferred Title information for all individuals in the Order of Precedence
• Completed project begun by Master William Palfrey regarding the addition and data connection points for court reports from 2006 and prior.
• Early member of the Wiki Development Team since 2009, having committed thousands of edits. Continued service on that project since its inception.
• During her second time as Zodiacus, was involved in the back end restructuring and organization to take the Principality of Vindheim into account.

Teaching

• Regular teacher of Court Dance, spanning decades, at events as widespread as the Known World Costume & Rapier Symposium held in the Kingdom of the Outlands, to local Ansteorra groups arts & sciences nights and Collegiums, and Gulf War 7.
• Beginner's Embroidery, Northkeep wInterKingdom
• Awards of the Principality of Vindheim, Northkeep wInterKingdom

Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:

• Award of the The Province's Honor (including Shire honorees)
• MOG Cog

Affiliations:

• Married to Haldane Sparhawke
• Member, Liondragon Guard
• Prior Protégé to Gunhilda Adeleva Amberstar, released in good standing at her retirement from the SCA

Mundane Information:

In Case of Court:

For significant' events, having someone reach out to my husband in advance would be appreciated so he could attend.