Kolfinna inn kyrra Óttarsdóttir

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Registered Name: kolfinna in kyrra Óttarsdóttir Resides: Bryn Gwlad Status: Active Joined SCA: 2008
Order of Precedence
kolfinna in Kyrra Otarsdottir
Heraldry
Argent, an otter statant maintaining in its mouth a fish azure.

Hersirkona kolfinna inn kyrra Óttarsdóttir

Previously Known As: Kolfinna in Kyrii
Nickname(s): kolfinna, kyrra
Pronouns: She/Her
Preferred Title: Hersirkona (Viking Norwegian term for one who presides over a Barony)
Note: kolfinna prefers HER name noted in the lower case.

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • Exchequer, Shire of the Shadowlands
  • Rapier Marshal, Shire of the Shadowlands
  • Webminister, Barony of Bonwicke
  • Archery Marshal, Barony of Bonwicke
  • Dance Guild Lead, Barony of Bonwicke
  • Webminister, Barony of Bryn Gwlad

• Regional Offices Held

• Kingdom Offices Held
  • Webminister
  • Landed Baroness of Bryn Gwlad (2024-current)

Persona History:

kolfinna was born in the Danelaw between 1100 and 1200. No one is sure of the actual date. She is an avid trader and actively seeks new crafts, sewing techniques, and skills that are made available by trade routes.

Interests:

Rapier, Archery, Tailoring, Teaching, Dance, Metalworking, Silk Painting, Herbalism, and all manner of handcrafts and other skills.

Timeline of Activity:

2008-2012: Shadowlands
2012-2013: Bonwicke
2013-2019: (hiatus)
2019-present: Bryn Gwlad

Prior Groups:

• Shire of The Shadowlands
  
• Barony of Bonwicke
  
• Lochmere
  

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• Event steward for Bryn Gwlad's first-ever virtual event (with record attendance and engagement)
• Piloted an automatic cross-posting implementation with Bryn Gwlad that allows the group to easily distribute information from the website and calendar to the email list, Facebook group, discord server. This is now also used byt the Kingdom.
• Converted Bryn Gwlad website from HTML to Wordpress and regularly assist multiple other SCA groups with their website
• Acted as primary virtual coordinator for three Bryn Gwlad SCA events in a row (website, discord, information distribution across multiple platforms)
• Collaborated with other officers in order to build multiple centralization tools for the Kingdom: Ansteorra Library, Ansteorra Regnum, Virtual Round Table

Additional Areas of Service:

• Regularly volunteers to teach classes at local events (wire weaving, silk banner painting, classes on digital technology and the SCA, etc)
• Regularly helps new folks attend, travel, and prepare for their first events
• Regularly hosts craft nights, project nights, teaching nights for newcomers

Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:

• Holder of the Golden Martlet of Bryn Gwlad (Local Serice)
• Holder of the Muse of Bryn Gwlad (Local A&S)
• Member, Order of the Shadow (OS)
• Member, Meritorious Order of the Shire of the Shadowlands (MOSS)

Mundane Information:

In the mundane world, kolfinna has undergrad and graduate degrees in Mathematics, Psychology, and Sociology. She carries professional certifications in computer programming, Scruma/Agile Methodologies, and Software Testing. She is a software engineer who focuses on process improvements and testing.