Kolfinna inn kyrra Óttarsdóttir
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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.
Additional Registered Heraldry:
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
- Interim Vindheim Regional Webminister
- Kingdom Offices Held
- Webminister of Ansteorra
- 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:
Small-scale metalworking like wire weaving, jewelry, repousse), IT Infrastructure and Improvements, 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
Ansteorra OP for kolfinna
Populace Provided Information:
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 and Art:
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, local service)
- Member, Meritorious Order of the Shire of the Shadowlands (MOSS, local service)
Affiliations:
- kolfinna has taken a Protégé belt from Kaitlyn McKenna
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.
Special Needs:
In Case of Court:
- kolfinna is comfortable being called into Court without notice
- prefers that Orazio d'Assisi and Kaitlyn McKenna be present
