Liadan of Patrin-Or

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Registered Name: Líadan of Wiesenfeuer Resides: Wiesenfeuer Status: Active Joined SCA: 2008
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Liadan of Patrin Or
Heraldry
Vert, a bend sinister wavy ermine between a harp and a maple leaf Or.

Honorable Lady Liadan of Patrin-Or

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Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • Deputy Minister of Children, Barony of Wiesenfeuer, January 2009 - October 2009
  • Minister of Children, Barony of Wiesenfeuer, Winter 2009 - Summer 2016
  • Minister of Children, Barony of Wiesenfeuer, 2018 - Present

• Regional Offices Held
  • Minister of Children, Northern Region, Summer 2016 - 2018

• Kingdom Offices Held

Persona History:

8th Century Irish governess.

Interests:

Learning new arts & sciences to bring to the children.

Timeline of Activity:

• Joined in the summer of 2008, and became Wiesenfeuer's Deputy MOC that winter.
• Became a Protege to Sir Burke Kyriel McDonald

Populace Provided Information:

Ivo Blackhawk

I have known Liadan Patrin Or for over a decade now, and have seen her invest herself fully and totally into the children she encounters. Her dedication in this field is unsurpassed in my experience, and her work with the children of the north, and of the kingdom, is momentous.

5 years ago, as something of a side project, I started writing title cards for people along the theme of “If I were to introduce you in a book, this is how I would do it”. This is what I wrote for Liadan.

“Surrounded by children barely taller than her waist, Liadan was a while of energy, her long hair whipping behind her fast enough that you could miss the streaks of well-earned gray that she usually made no effort to hide. To lay eyes on her for but a minute was to have evidence that one could have the energy of youth needed to keep up with people a fifth her age, and younger, while being possessed of the wisdom those same children sought out in times of despair, curiosity, or frustration. Wide eyed, loving, and every bit as animated as her charges, to be greeted by her was to invoke the feeling of a welcome to a place long sought after.”

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• Have served as a local or regional minister of Children continuously since the winter of 2008 to present. I have no plans to step down any time soon - there's too much fun to be had and too much mischief to get in!
• Lady Liadan's Learning Library: ongoing video series for youth on YouTube, including episodes on embroidery, pottery, illumination, and more.
• A Guide to Children's Activities book available on the Wiesenfeuer website.

Areas of Service

• Youth and Family Events
  • Society Level:
    • Created and submitted three classes for Virtual Pennsic, 2020
    • Lead for Ansteorra Day at Gulf Wars Page School
  • Kingdom Level
    • Led Youth Activities at Royal Huntsman, October 2010
    • Coordinated Youth Activities at Ansteorra Winter Coronation, 2014
    • Planned and taught Youth classes in Heraldry, Scribal Arts and Illumination at Ansteorra Heraldic and Scribal Symposium: 2015, 2018
    • Assisted with Youth Activities at Winter Coronation, 2015
    • Planned and coordinated Youth activities at Ansteorra Winter Crown Tournament, January 2016
    • Planned and coordinated Youth activities at Ansteorra Winter Coronation, 2016
    • Planned, Coordinated Instructors, and lead Youth activities at Ansteorra 40th Year
    • Assisted with Youth Activities at Ansteorra King's College, supporting the Northkeep MoC, July 2022 & July 2023
    • Planned and coordinated Youth activities at Summer Crown Tournament, 2024
    • Working with Hadassah Sarai bas Yossi, organized Youth activities and a Teen Forum at Kingdom Arts & Sciences, 2024
  • Principality of Vindheim
    • Assisted with assembly of extensive Children's Activities gift bags for Vindheim Premier Coronet Tourney
    • With a team, planned, organized and coordinated MoCs throughout the Principality for Children's Activities & Classes at Vindheim 3rd Coronet Tourney, Vindheim 4th Coronet Tourney, Vindheim 5th Coronet Tourney, Vindheim 6th Coronet Tourney
  • Special:
    • Norman Medieval Faire Demo: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 - Ran or provided support to the Children’s Pavilion that showcased the types of activities the children in the SCA get to do and learn about at events. By showing that the children will have something to do at events will bring in families, which helps to grow the SCA. If the children have classes and activities we will be able to retain the parents. If the children have activities and classes then they are more likely to stay in the SCA once they become adults.
    • Created Lady Liadan’s Learning Library YouTube Channel. It is a collection of SCA specific crafts and period/ medieval themed stories from around the world. It was created to help the children of the SCA by giving them SCA Virtual Content that was just for them to keep them involved throughout the Pandemic. The Channel has 132 subscribers and 108 videos to date. Each video comprises of an average of 9 hours of work. (3 to 4 hours of research, planning, scripting, and filming and 6 to 8 hours of editing).
    • Organized and Coordinated Youth activity table at the Science Museum of Oklahoma's TinkerFest Demo 2022, 2024
  • Local Level
    • Planned, organized, and/or prepared instructional and artistic materials for Northern Region events starting in 2009
    • Wiesenfeuer Baronial : 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 (Event rained out, but plans were in place!), 2020 (Virtual Event: Classes recorded), 2021 (Virtual event, 3 classes recorded), 2022, 2023, 2024
    • Wiesenfeuer Yule: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Created three special themed videos for Virtual Yule 2020, 2022, 2023
    • Taught classes for Youth at Northkeep wInterKingdom: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
    • Planned Youth activities at Northkeep Castellan, 2016, 2017, 2018 - Castellan also has two youth Championships at this event.
    • Planned and taught Youth classes at Skorragardr's Axeman, 2016
    • Planned Youth activities for Myrgenfeld Cooking Collegium (2017), Marshallate Collegium (2019)
    • Planned & taught Youth classes at Wyldewode's Northern Border Skirmishes 2018, 2023
    • Created and recorded 10 classes and discussions for Eldern Hills Virtual Samhain, October 2020, 5 video classes for Virtual Samhain 2021
    • Assisted with Youth activities at Chemin Noir's Fair of the Harvest 2022
    • Planned and led youth activities at Mooneschadowe Trade Days 2023, 2024

• Event Staffing (other than Y&F)
  • Event Steward, Wiesenfeuer Yule 2012 (and also Youth class coordinator)

• Teaching
  • " Beyond the Warranting" - Ansteorra Round Table - July 2017, Virtual Academy of Service Minded Individuals - October 2020
  • Wrote and distributed a guide for new Ministers of Children, called "A Guide To Children's Activities"

• Donations
  • Created and donated a "Feats of Skill" box to the Northkeep Minister of Children
  • Made MoC tabards for the youth helping at Vindheim 3rd Coronet Tourney
  • With her household, created Sensory Bags to distribute to all of the Baronies in Vindheim

Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:

• Flint and Steel of Wiesenfeuer
• [Recognized by the Board of Directors of the SCA (See page 5) for Lady Liaden's Library
• Rose's Token from Countess Michelle Chantal de Charente, Vindheim 3rd Coronet Tourney, December 2022

Affiliations:

• Member, House Patrin Or

Mundane Information:

Special Needs:

Gluten Free.