About
About me
This is a personal blog where I write about my experiences in the Society for Creative Anachronism.
Links to me elsewhere: My Order of Precedence entry is here. My East Kingdom Wiki page is here.
Introduction
(I last updated this page on: Jan 13, 2025)
As of spring 2025, I am planning to relocate to the Canton of Bryniau Tywynnog, Barony of Ramshaven, Kingdom of Ealdormere (Kitchener, ON). I have also been active in the Barony of Caerthe, in the Kingdom of the Outlands (Denver, CO) from summer 2021 to spring 2025, and the Crown Province of Østgarðr, in the East Kingdom (Queens, New York City, NY), at the beginning of my SCA practice, from spring 2017 to summer 2021.
I enjoy rapier fencing and regularly attend local practice where I am. In the Outlands I have been authorized in single sword (first authorized in 2017-09), all secondary objects (dagger 2018-05, all others 2021-08), spear (2022-07), and cut and thrust for both 1 and 2 handed (2023-12). I am also a Rapier Field Marshal in the Outlands for both standard heavy rapier (2023-05) and cut and thrust (2023-12), where we distinguish between field and authorizing marshals.
Another interest I am enthusiastic about is kumihimo, historic Japanese silk cord braiding, which I have been practicing (mostly with more easily accessible modern materials) since 2019.
’'’Please note’’’, my pronouns are they/them/theirs, and I prefer gender-neutral forms of address (Noble is currently my preferred title, armiger is also fine).
(You may also have met me in the Barony of Thescorre, Kingdom of Æthelmearc (Rochester, NY) circa 2012, when I was in my freshman year of college and attended a few events, or elsewhere in the East Kingdom, where I grew up.)
Offices, Positions, Awards, etc
Offices
- Rapier Marshal of Caerthe (Denver, CO barony), June 2023 - September 2024
- Webminister of Barony of Caerthe, August 2022 - August 2024
- Webminister of Crown Province of Østgarðr (East Kingdom - NYC barony-equivalent), August 2018 - May 2021
Positions
- Caerthe Rapier of Chivalry, September 2023 (annual baronial rapier champion, chosen by B&B for courtesy)
- Baronial Guard for Barony of Caerthe, September 2021 - February 2025 (retinue position for B&B Dubhghall and Ansteys)
Awards
- Cordon of Honor of Caerthe, January 2025 (Outlands baronial non-precedence award, B&B Dubhghall and Ansteys)
- Aspen of Caerthe, January 2025 (Outlands baronial armigerous service award)
- Defender of the Silver Tyne (Outlands kingdom-level armigerous rapier award) - Mordygan II and Ymanie, July 2023
- Sable Lion of Caerthe (Outlands baronial armigerous martial arts award) - July 2023
- Order of the Silver Wheel (East Kingdom armigerous service award) - Tindal and Alberic, December 2020
- Award of Arms (East Kingdom) - Ozurr and Fortune, April 2019
In Case of Court
I’d prefer advance notice if I am to appear in Court, though it’s not strictly required. My wife (Lady) Aífe an tSneachta can be contacted if you don’t want to contact me directly, and/or my teacher, Mizuno Kiku Ibara (Kensai).
Persona
A caveat: Very much still in progress, and not currently focusing deeply on this.
My current persona is later Roman (around the fall of Rome). I often wear Roman garb due to the ease of construction - I am almost always wearing something either bright green or Roman. I am also curious about a just slightly later time period in southern Italian city-states, e.g. Amalfi, but I’ve found it much harder to find information about pre-Renaissance city-states in what is now Italy, and much easier to find Roman inspiration :)
Projects & Publications
A&S Projects for Competitions
- Kumihimo Materials Comparison, Outlands Kingdom A&S 2023, scored 55/120. see http://anne.loves.technology/anachronism/fibercraft/2023/04/02/kingdom-as.html
- Introduction to Kumihimo, East Kingdom Novice Day 2019, won “best documentation”. see http://anne.loves.technology/anachronism/fibercraft/2019/07/21/novice-day.html
Other notable efforts
- I was a founder of the Østgarðr Native Land working group in 2019-2020, which aims to elevate non-western-European cultures by acknowledging the Native cultures which lived in our area before the 17th century. Find out more at https://usdac.us/nativeland and learn about the history of your location at https://native-land.ca/!
Event staff
- Hall Steward, Feast of Three Princes, November 8 2020 (East/virtual). Hosted Zoom meeting, coordinated breakout room feast tables, and other technical organization. My write up of event at https://eastkingdomgazette.org/2020/11/25/what-i-learned-as-event-staff-on-the-feast-of-three-princes/