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Persona: I was born on the Island of Gotland. You would probably call me a "Northman", while others would call me a "Dane" or "Pagan". I was not the eldest son so I had to make my future by my own hand, counting on luck provided by the Gods. I considered becoming a trader and merchant or perhaps signing on for a voyage and colonizing a new land. The problem was that I did not have the necessary funds to start, and it seemed like a lot of work.

I found my future in my ability to use weapons and zeal for combat. I made and lost my fortune several times on campaigns and raids and enjoyed the adventure.

SCA interests: Master Erik Erikson the Scout is a Master in the Order of the Pelican. He founded the office of combat missile weapons (now called Chief of Artillery) for the Middle Kingdom, and the Shadow Dancer scouting program. He was the founding Seneschal for the Marche of Havenholde and instrumental in the founding the Baronesses' Archery Guard.

Warranted archery marshal, heavy weapons marshal, & Master Chirurgeon. I enjoy working in the development and testing of combat archery equipment and melee tactics, plus I also enjoy target archery.

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Persona: Andrea (Drea) di' Pellegrini is the only child of a 16th century Florentine silk merchant. She has traveled with her father throughout most of Europe, becoming well acquainted with the silk trade. She currently lives in London, England with her uncle and aunt, keeping an eye on family interests there.

SCA interests: Mistress Drea di' Pellegrini is a mistress of the Laurel in the arts of Costuming and Music. She also enjoys researching medicinal herbs, loves all things Elizabethan and is a self-admitted research geek.

Persona: Ward of the household of Raven Celia Le Fleur was unceremoniously sold in faux marriage to the wayward Knight Templar John the Black. The events that followed colored her life in shades unknown to most ladies of her time. Following the slaying and subsequent sainthood of her faux lord she found herself penniless. Deciding to turn tragedy into profit she petitioned the Vatican under the name Cecil Fleur to become a purveyor of religious relics. On a pilgrimage to Rome she met up with a band of folks of the most disreputable sort. Actors. A wildly experimental lot, this thoroughly scandalous group of artisans dared to push the limits of societal mores. They actually had women playing the female roles. As she was already a man on paper Cecil/Celia felt it would be no problem to play a woman on stage.

SCA interests: Commedia del Arte (both acting and writing scenarios) poetry, singing, cooking

Syr Gunnar Red Boar

SCA interests: In the SCA I enjoy fighting in and teaching heavy armored fighting. I practice the arts of Armoring, Rune-cutting and Bardic Poetry and Singing. I am called Spearbreaker, Kingkiller and Dragonsfire, Huskarl to Sir Ullr Vindstygge Tenan of the Great House Stahlgeist "Glory Lives Forever !"

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Eoin Drake

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James Cunningham was born in 1067 in Southern England. My father was on the losing side at Hastings. I became an archer good enough to be paid by the normans, and in later years became a falconer to a local baron. I'm an Archer, Crossbow maker, and Falconer.

Lady Juliette Colleen Rossignol

SCA interests: I like Medieval Dancing, but I'm not sure if I can participate in it any more due to my bad ankle. I like board games, Chess (not sure if it's period or not) and Goose are my favorites. I would like to get more into medieval cooking and give archery more of a try than what I've already done. I also would love to work more in my skills of making scrolls and calligraphy, both I'm a Novice at, but I've been told I have good potential in them. My SCA interests is open to a wide variety of interest, any time; it's how I got started on the doll making and the natural healing of herbs. Thanks to the SCA, I now have several useful books on natural home remedies and about half of them are related to the Herbal world.

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Persona: I am a basket weaver from the city of Aachen, Germany. I live in the town on the basketmaker's street. This is a shop and craft I inherited from my parents.

My husband is a Master Stone Mason who travels around building cathedrals, so I am in charge of business in his absence.

I live during the first half of the 16th century. The Reformation has started in Germany, but I live in one of the Roman Catholic areas. Like many other middle class tradespeople in Aachen, I secretly support the reform movement.

SCA interests: Sewing Garb, Basketry & Herbs.

Jaida al Zarqua
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Persona: Seonaid inghean Domniall is a 12th century Scotswoman of the Highlands. Youngest of four, she is the only daughter of well-known horse breeders. Being a strong-willed girl, she has learned many “unladylike” pursuits, such as riding, fighting, and hawking. She is also trained in the arts of sewing, leatherworking, and jewelry making.

SCA Interests: Equestrian competition, heavy weapons fighting (assuming I ever do get time to fix my armor), archery, leatherwork, garb and cross stitch, falconry, and learning to make chain mail.

Persona:I was born in 1556 in North wales. I'm English, and spin, weave and sew. My father was a carpenter from the north of wales, and my mother was from London.

Leif Viggaskaldr

Persona: Leif was born in 1048 CE to a banished noble Daneman in Borre, the Oslo Fjord area. During his youth he worked on the arts of fighting and was trained with the skills a man needs to run a household. At the age of 16 Leif struck out on his own to explore the world, gain experience and better his skills. In 1066 CE Leif followed his cousin Gunnar Red Boar to fight alongside King Harald Hardradi. He fought in the Battle of Stanford Bridge in 1066 CE but was defeated and fled to the Isle of the Orkneys. While in the Orkneys, Leif met a woman who stole his heart. In 1067 CE Leif was wed to Birna of the Orkneys and left for Byzantium shortly after in search of a way to better their life together. In 1069 CE Leif joined the Varangian Guard and served well until the year 1075 CE.

SCA interests: fighting arts, wood working, cooking

Birna of Orkney

Persona: Born in the winter of 1050 CE to the second wife, a christian lady from the Orkney Isles, of a heathen Nobleman who had land holdings in Reykjavik, Iceland along with an established trading, or raiding, merchant business. Shortly after birth Birna's mother passes away and is left in the hands of a wetnurse in her father's household. She is the only daughter in a family with five older boys from the her father's first marriage. In the spring of 1056 CE, when Birna was 5yrs of age, her father was killed during a trip abroad. Her eldest brother, having just wed, took over the household and appropriated land holdings for all of the brothers. Birna, being too young, is sent to foster with her mother's kin in the Orkneys. In the Orkney's, Birna is blessed to be sent to foster in a christian Nobleman's household, her mother's brother, with her four male cousins and one female cousin. She, being a bit strong headed at times, is permitted to learn many of the same things her male cousins were taught, reading and writing for example, and passively taught the skills of a lady by the female servants of the house and the Lady of the house. In 1066 CE, Birna meets a worthy man who she is immediately smitten for. Her family, glad to find a man for her, weds her to Leif Viggaskaldr in 1067CE and shortly after leaves for Byzantium. From that point on, Birna devotedly follows her husband in his search for self betterment. During his work as a Varangian Guard from 1067 CE to 1075 CE, Birna relaxes into the role of the Lady of a household and allows herself to work on her scribal arts that she truly loves.

SCA interests: scribal arts, sewing/costuming, weaving, fiber arts, cooking, beading, research, woodworking

Freya Modisdatter

Persona: I am a Viking daughter of a Viking raider and I have a younger sister. Our mother Thorfina died birthing her. Thorfina went on raids with our father Modi. I am married to a merchant, but am always at my families home

SCA interests: I like to sing, dance,sew a little and have fun. I am not a very good cook, throwing a hatchet and the bow is just as bad

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Persona: It has been barely a single turning of the heavens since the barbarians from over the waters were driven back in their second attack on our islands by the Kamikaze, Divine Wind, sent as proof that we are the chosen people of the Gods. The leaders of the Fukuoka Prefecture in Northern Kyushu are losing their patience with the Kamakura Shogunate. In former wars, the Shogunate had given lands unto the winners of their battles, but as the war happened not on the agressor's soil, but on our own, there were no spoils to be had.

SCA Interests: Wood working and fiber arts. Japanese history, caligraphy, crafts and games (goh, shogi). Dancing and recipes of any sort! Would like to get into both heavy weapons and archery eventually when time permits.

Lioba Perlschopfier auf dem Cuxhaven (Lietzl)

Persona: Born in the summer of 1170, she is named for Benedictine Abbess Lioba, her mothers chosen saint. She is the eldest, and only female, of seven children by oyster farmers on the German shores of the North Sea. At age 13, after her fathers death, Lietzl was taken aboard ship by her uncle to travel the seas of the Western Hemisphere. Through the years, her contact with many nobles and dignitaries has given her a penchant and skill for diplomacy. She is currently counsel and diplomat for her uncle and his expeditionary fleet, and is versed in the sword and archery.

SCA interests: SCA interests include sewing, basket weaving, archery (though at this time a shoulder injury prevents me from participating), and keeping an eye on those fighters.

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Persona: Brea the Meadster is a Cilician from the Golden Oasis, just north of Antioch, in the Kingdom of Lesser Armenia in southeastern Anatolia. Born in 1360 to a family of winemakers, she began traveling with the wine merchants' caravans at an early age and learned the dancing, cooking, and customs of many Middle Eastern and northern African cultures. When the Mamluks invaded in 1375, she escaped to Europe, where she was adopted into Clan Blackstar. She continues sharing the customs of her childhood with those who express an interest.

SCA interests: Brea Ludwigson lives in Yellow Springs, studies and teaches Middle Eastern Dance, and enjoys brewing and sharing mead. She has been in occasional contact with the SCA since 1980 and has been an active member since 1998. She has served as troll, feast server, teacher, A&S judge, cook, feastocrat, autocrat, and cleanup crew, and has been Havenholde's Minister of Arts and Sciences since 2001.

Persona: My persona is early 1100's Welsh spinner and weaver (what else could I be??

SCA interests: I am interested in almost anything fiber related and/or singing/music related. Please browse my web site: www.singularhandwovens.com

Persona: I am Lady Elisabeth Fairchild, but everyone calls me Lynnaea. I am the eldest daughter of three children and love to dance. It is the late 1520's in southern England, where everyone seems to be caught up in the Anne Boleyn scandal. Will King Henry VIII divorce Catherine of Aragon, or will he give up his current mistress?

SCA Interests: Lady Elisabeth Fairchild loves being the social butterfly. Her favorite thing to do is dance! She also enjoys sewing, embroidery, basketweaving, and waterbearing.

Having become a Domestic Goddess Legs fill hers time with three beautiful children ages 5, 3 and 8 mos while balancing out her scrapbooking business and her huband's military schedule!  And yes, each one of the children have "the legs", being well off the growth chart in height!