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== Introduction ==

I have been a part of the SCA since anno societatis 44. My girlfriend at the time (now my beautiful wife) told me about the SCA and insisted that I join her at Pennsic XXXVIII.  It was my first event and there was so much going on that it took me until [[Pennsic 40 History Display|Pennsic XL]] before I started to find my footing in the SCA. I found enjoyment in volunteering. I have been active in two baronial office positions, ran for Baron of BBM, and am currently seeking a position as Seneschal of BBM. I am also a fencing marshal, youth fencing marshal, thrown weapons marshal, and a marshal in training for youth combat.

== Persona ==

Born in Scandinavia in the year 821, Grímólfr Skúlason was the second son.  His older brother was the heir to his family's farm and land was scarce to start his own family.  Grímólfr, seeking his own way in life, joined an expedition to Ireland in the 830's under a chieftain named Thorgisl.  Thorgisl and his crew set up settlements up the River Shannon in Ireland to make it easier for plundering the monasteries in Ireland. In 841, Grímólfr helped establish a community founded on the wedge of ground where the River Poddle met the River Liffrey, at a marshy place the locals called 'the black pool', Dubh Linn.

Over the years, the settlement turned from a temporary staging point into a full fledged settlement. Grímólfr was recognized by the leader of his community for his service to all those that resided within the settlement and also for his skill with a blade. He began his own household after years of service to Óðinn and the pursuit of knowledge and called it [[Spak-Hrafns Hús]], dedicated to the ravens of Óðinn who would search the world for knowledge to bring back to him. He also joined with the [[Stormguard Fencing Unit|Stormguard]] unit to show all that opposed his jarl the fierceness of true warriors on the field of battle. Grímólfr spent the rest of his days fighting and learning new skills that could help the settlement around him.

== Fencing Appearance in the List ==
[[Image:GrimolfrFencingAppearance.jpg|400px]] [[Image:GrimolfrFencingAppearance2.jpg|400px]]

== Affiliations ==
*Married to [[Sitt al-Gharb ha-nigret Khazariyya|Lady Sitt al-Gharb ha-nigret Khazariyya]]
*Two children : [[Ádísa Grímólfsdóttir|Lady Ádísa Grímólfsdóttir]] and [[Ráðúlfr Grímólfsson]]
*Provost to [[Caine Ramsey|Master Caine Ramsey]]
*Teacher to [[Hans Ferdinand Engel|Lord Hans Ferdinand Engel]] - Rapier
*Former teacher to Lord John Buchanan - Rapier

'''Households:'''
*[[Spak-Hrafns Hús]] ~ Chieftain
*Rogue
*Kindermaus 
*Timberwolfe

'''Fighting Units:'''
*[[Stormguard Fencing Unit]] ~ Deputy Commander
*[[Northern Army]]

== Activities ==
'''Marshal'''
*Fencing (Adult and Youth warranted marshal)
*Thrown Weapons (warranted marshal)
*Youth Combat (MiT)
*Archery
'''Arts and Sciences'''
*Leather working
*Bardic Arts (Songs and Storytelling)
*Brewing
*Silk Banner Design and Painting
*Mead, Beer, and Cordial taster
'''Service'''
*Heraldry (Book, Field, and Court)
*Kitchen help
*I pick things up and put them down
*Bottle opener
*Event photography
*Photo editor for [[Sitt al-Gharb ha-nigret Khazariyya|Lady Sitt al-Gharb ha-nigret Khazariyya]]
*Editing various EKWiki pages

== Offices & Positions ==
'''Society'''
*Rapier Marshal at Large, 2014-current 
*Youth Rapier Marshal at Large, Warranted October 2016-current) 
*Thrown Weapons Marshal at Large, 2015-current 
*Herald at Large, 2014-current
*Youth Combat MiT
'''East Kingdom'''
*Lieutenant of [[Queen's Guard]] for [[Brion III and Anna III|Queen Anna Ophelia Holloway Tarragon III]]
*[[Queen's Guard]] for [[Ioannes and Honig|Empress Ro Honig von Sommerfeldt]]
*Lord in Waiting to [[Wilhelm and Vienna|König Wilhelm von Ostenbrucke and Königin Vienna de la Mer]]
*[[Rapier Melee Champions]] XLVII (4-0)
*[[Rapier Melee Champions]] XLVIII - Companion of the Fellowship of the Third Monkey
*Bearer of the [[Iron Ring of the East]], 8/4/18-11/17/18
'''[[Beyond the Mountain|Barony Beyond the Mountain]]'''
*White Oak Pursuivant, 2014-2017
*Marshal of Rapier, 2014-2018
*Baronial Rapier Champion, 2013-2017
*Baronial Thrown Weapons Champion, 2015-2016
'''Pennsic'''
*Swampwatch Certified with PID (Predators in the Darkness). The Swamp Watch is an informal, yet highly organized volunteer security force operating with the full approval of and in cooperation with Pennsic Public Safety.

== Event Staff/Volunteer ==
'''Volunteer'''
*Butler for Yule Feast at BBM/Bergantal Yule, 2014 and 2015
*Dayboard staff for Hrim Schola, 3/19/16
*List Herald during Crown Tournament, [[Kenric III and Avelina III]], [[Ivan and Matilde]]
*Assisted set up of EK Royal during Pennsic 45
*Ran Bardic circles in BBM in 2016 and 2017
*Dayboard prep staff for BBM Investiture 2018
*Server for Bergantal/BBM Yule feast 2018
*Ran the Youth Chess Tournament at War of the Roses 2019


'''Marshal'''
*Rapier MiC for Summer Solstice Shoot, 6/20/15 and 6/17/17
*Assisted MiC for Thrown Weapons at UnNatural Axes VI, 8/21/15
*MiC for Thrown Weapons Championship for BBM, 10/9/16
*Assisted marshaling rapier tournaments at Pennsic 46
*Rapier MiC for BBM/Bergantal Yule, 12/2/2017
*Co-MiC for TW Royal Rounds at Pennsic 47, 8/1/18

== Awards ==
'''Society'''
*[[Royal Round|Archer Badge]] at BBM/Bergantal Yule 12/7/13
*[[Award of Arms]] at Bergantal/BBM Yule on 12/13/14, [[Edward III and Thyra II]]
*[[Thrown Weapons Royal Round]] rank: Thrower 25 (24,25,26)
'''East Kingdom'''
*[[Blue Tyger Legion]] as part of the [[Northern Army]] of Fencers at King's and Queen's Rapier Championship on 3/29/14, [[Kenric II and Avelina II]]
*[[Silver Wheel|Order of the Silver Wheel]] at Pennsic XLV on 8/10/16, [[Kenric III and Avelina III]]
*[[Queen's Cypher]] for exceptional service during a reign for [[Brion III and Anna III|Anna Ophelia Holloway Tarragon III]] at Coronation of Ioannes and Honig 4/1/17, [[Brion III and Anna III]]
*[[Silver Rapier|Order of the Silver Rapier]] at Balfar's Challenge on 4/22/17, [[Ioannes and Honig]]
*[[Queen's Award of Esteem]] at Black Rose Ball 42 on 3/23/19, [[Wilhelm and Vienna|Vienna de la Mer]]
'''[[Beyond the Mountain|Barony Beyond the Mountain]]'''
*Companion of the White Oak ~ Service award at Bergantal/BBM Yule, 12/13/14
*Defender of the White Oak ~ Martial award at Summer Solstice Shoot, 6/20/15
'''[[Dragonship Haven|Barony of Dragonship Haven]]'''
*Order of the Keel ~ Out of Barony Service award at Hrim Schola 3/19/16, [[Joseph of the Red Griffin]] and [[Bronwen Rose of Greyling]]
'''Northsheild'''
*Award of the Hearthstead with Rogues at Pennsic 43, Siegfried IV and Elizabeth II

== Tournaments ==
'''[[Ladies of the Rose Tournament]]:'''
*[[Gabriella von Ulm|Duchess Gabriella von Ulm]] (2016)
*[[Roxane Farabi|Duchess Etheldreda Evylchilde]] (2017) 74/90 points, Winning Unit
*[[Aikaterine FitzWilliam|Duchess Aikaterine FitzWilliam]] 3rd place Rapier 52/70 points @ Pennsic 47
*[[Roxane Farabi|Duchess Etheldreda Evylchilde]] (2018) 60/60 points, Winning Unit

'''Rapier Tournaments:'''
*BBM Baronial Fencing Championship @ BBM/Bergantal Yule 2013 ~ Winner
*Roses Tournament @ NRWC 2016 ~ Semi-finalist
*Bridge Beer Pit 2016 ~ Winner
*Short But Deadly 2017 @ War of the Roses ~ Runner-up
*Known World Cadet Tourney @ Pennsic 46 ~  Quarter-finalist
*Princess Melee Tourney @ Balfar's Challenge 2018 ~ Runner-up Team
*Pennsic Singles Champion Tryout @ Balfar's Challenge 2018 ~ Winner
*Torchlight Tourney @ War of the Roses 2018 ~ Runner-up
*Gambler's Tourney @ War of the Roses ~ Semi-finalist
*K&Q Rapier Champs 2018 ~ Sweet 16 finalist (1st in my pool)
*Tavern Brawl @ The Coronation of [[Queen Margarita]] ~ 2nd place

'''Thrown Weapons Tournaments:'''
*BBM Baronial TW Championship @ UnNatural Axes 2015 ~ Winner
*Continuous Throwing Tourney EK 50 Year Celebration ~ Winner (59)
*Balfar's Challenge 2019 ~ Top 2/3
*Viking Missile Tournament @ Great Northern Thyng 2019 ~ Winner

'''Arts & Sciences'''
*Heraldic Display Challenge at Balfar's Challenge 2017 ~ Overall Winner
*Heraldic Display Challenge at Balfar's Challenge 2018 ~ Overall Winner
*Heraldic Display Challenge at Balfar's Challenge 2019 ~ Overall Winner

== Projects ==

<gallery>
File:BBMrapierchamp.jpg|[[Beyond the Mountain|Barony Beyond the Mountain]] Baronial Fencing Champion sword hanger (a leather sword hanger, hand tooled with the baronial arms)
File:RogueBadge.jpg|Rogue leather belt favor
File:SpakHrafnHouse.jpg|[[Spak-Hrafns Hús]] leather belt favor
File:OrderoftheCask.jpg|Order of the Cask house leather belt favor, including bottle opener
File:Ozurr_Cask_badge.jpg|Order of the Cask house leather belt favor, including bottle opener, made for [[Ozurr the Boot-Giver]]
File:ChristoffelOGRpouch.jpg|Leather tooled 14th century heraldic French pouch. Given as gift during [[Christoffel d'Allaines-le-Comte|Don Christoffel d'Allaines-le-Comte's]] [[Golden Rapier|OGR]] ceremony
File:RhathAventail.jpg|Leather tooled youth aventail for my son's, [[Ráðúlfr Grímólfsson]], armor kit. The aventail contains the East Kingdom populace badge and his mother and my arms marshaled
File:CourtBAgapios.jpg|Leather Court Baronial coronet for [[Agapios Cargos|Baron Agapios Cargos]] awarded on 4/1/2017
File:Grimolfrbanner.jpg|Leather Heraldic viking style banner. Overall winner of the heraldic display challenge, at Balfar's Challenge 4/22/17
File:Heraldictester.jpg|Leather wrapped fencing drop tester with heraldic design and self-portrait, Overall winner of heraldic display challenge, at Balfar's Challenge 4/21/18
File:HeraldicTWsheath.jpg|Leather tooled heraldic TW sheath for 14" throwing knives
File:WolfieStormguard.jpg|Silk banners for Grímólfr Skúlason and [[Stormguard Fencing Unit]]
File:LadyKbanner.jpg|Silk banner for [[Sitt al-Gharb ha-nigret Khazariyya|Lady Sitt al-Gharb ha-nigret Khazariyya]]
File:LadyAnneSilkbanner.jpg|Silk banner for [[Anne De Basillon|Lady Anne de Basillon]]
File:GrainneMacCleudbanner.jpg|Silk banner for [[Gráinne MacCleud]] as the winning bidder for the travel fund of Wilhelm and Vienna
File:DukeBalfarbanner.jpg|Silk banner for [[Balfar von Grunwald|Duke Balfar von Grunwald]]
File:Thrainnsheath.jpg|Leather tooled heraldic TW sheath for 14" throwing knives for [[Thráinn Steinsson|Lord Þráinn Steinsson]] including a Silver Mantle
File:Rathulfr_Kidney_Belt.JPG|Leather tooled heraldic Youth Combat kidney belt for [[Ráðúlfr Grímólfsson]], Overall Winner at the Heraldic Display Challenge at Balfar's Challenge 2019
File:BaronessAnneCoronet.jpg|Leather Court Baronial coronet for [[Anne De Basillon|Baroness Anne de Basillon]] awarded on 4/6/2019
File:Caine_Leather_Coronet.jpg|Leather Court Baronial coronet for [[Caine Ramsey|Master Caine Ramsey]]
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*Currently writing and documenting instructions for the construction of Youth Combat kidney belts for the East Kingdom
*9 silk banners awarded to households in the Swamp at Pennsic for their hospitality. [[Ozurr and Fortune]]

== In Case of Court ==
Please notify [[Sitt al-Gharb ha-nigret Khazariyya|Lady Sitt al-Gharb ha-nigret Khazariyya]] and  [[Caine Ramsey|Master Caine Ramsey]]
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== Website/Social Media ==
https://www.instagram.com/grimolfr_skulason/