Marie de Girau

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Photo by Kristin Hammock
Information
Registered Name: [] Resides: Bryn Gwlad Status: Active Joined SCA: 1992
Order of Precedence
Marie de Girau
Heraldry
Gules ermined, a badger rampant to sinister within a bordure engrailed Or (In use, not registered)

Doña Marie de Girau, WSA, CBM, CIM

Nickname(s): Gia
Previously Known As:
Pronouns: She/Her

Offices:

• Local Offices Held
  • Rapier Marshal of Bryn Gwlad July 2013 - February 2015
  • Rapier Marshal of Trelac - June 1996 - May 1998
  • Minister of Arts & Sciences, Shire of Turris Aquilae - May 1994-1996

Persona History:

Marie is late-16th century French, from the Langue d’Oc region.

Interests:

• Rapier
• Cut & Thrust
• Cooking
• Period Medicine
• Bardic
• Sewing
• Knitting
• Eating a lot of good food
• Dismantling the Patriarchy

Timeline of Activity:

1992 - Joined the SCA in the (now defunct) shire of Turris Aquilae.
1996 - 2000 - Adlershrue, Trelac, Caer Galen (Outlands), and Rosenfeld.
2000 - Moved to Bryn Gwlad

Prior Groups

(See Timeline above)

Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

• Premier of the Blade of Merit
• Started “Valkyrie Bootcamp” to support, encourage, and train gender-minority fighters.

Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions

• First non-armigerous White Scarf of Ansteorra
• Muse of Bryn Gwlad
• Sable Flur of Ansteorra

Affiliations:

• Married to Aubri de Baudricourt
• Squire to Sir Domingo Diego de la Vega (Atenveldt)
• Current Cadets:
  • Lucina Romano
  • Diane Mallet
  • Valeria Richila Navarro
  • Elspeth Moneypenny
• Camps with Camp Monday
• Member of Valkyrie Bootcamp