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Solveig Bjarnardottir

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Herrin Solveig Bjarnardottir
Information
Resides: Stonemarche
Status: Active
Awards: Order of Precedence
Heraldry
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Per bend azure and sable, a sword fesswise Or and overall a musical note argent.
Award & Office Badges
Companion of the Order of the Silver Crescent Companion of the Order of the Maunche Kingdom Bardic Champion Award of the Golden LyreAward of the Golden LyreTroubadour Companion of the Order of the Silver Brooch Companion of the Order of the Silver WheelAward of Arms

FurisonLamp of ApolloProvincial Arts and Sciences HonorMillstone



ChatelaineWebministerFencing Marshal

Persona

Herrin Solveig Bjarnardottir is the great-great-great-great-great-great-awesome-great-great grandaughter of the Noble and fierce Norse woman who's name she bears. It was said that although many generations had passed, the resemblance between the two is striking. The haunting idea that younger Solveig may be the reincarnation of her relative. Her passions for performance in the ways of the Bard and swift and keen play of the sword leave her a bit of an outcast in society of the late 1500's within Maien, Germany.

Publications

Exploration of Dowland’s “Flow My Tears” Paper on Flow My Tears

Let’s Shake Things Up- Investigation on the practice of vibrato and likeliness that it was a period practice Paper on Vibrato

Castrati- A Cut Above the rest. Exploration on Castrati

Blog

My Blog-Read and enjoy!

This page houses my classes, performances, choral endeavours as a conductor/musical director, word-smithing and compositions

Offices & Positions

  • Largesse and Gift Basket coordinator- Reign of Matthew and Fiamuin
  • Deputy Webminister for the Barony of Stonemarche April 2024-Present
  • Webminister for the East Kingdom College of Performers April 2024-Present
  • Provost for the East Kingdom College of Performers November 2022–Present
  • Consorts Kingdom Bardic Champion 2022-2023
  • Chatelaine for the Barony of Stonemarche- February 2021-Present
  • Plague Bard- Barony of Stonemarche 2020-2021
  • List moderator for the Silver Brooch email list July 2020-Present
  • Chancellor for the East Kingdom College of Performers 2019– 11/2022
  • Choral Mistress for the EK Ad-Hoc Travel Choir April 2019-Present
  • Deputy Chatelaine, East Kingdom College of Performers August 2018-Present
  • Minister of Fence, Giggleswick- October 2018-June 2019
  • Deputy Seneschal, Giggleswick- Jan 2019-June 2019
  • Fencing Marshal 2017-present
  • Provincial Bard, Malagentia 2016
  • Baronial Bard, Stonemarche 2014

Event Staff

( *** denotes Bardic/Music related)

  • Social Media Coordinator- Birka 2025
  • Deputy Royale Liaison for Birka 2025
  • Event Steward-Harper's retreat 2024
  • Performance coordinator and Performer, Runnymeade Dinner, Pennsic 2024
  • Performance coordinator and Performer, The Deed of Arms, GNEW 2024
  • Marshalled, Heralded and served as info point for the VTRF 2024
  • Orchestrated and Ran Demo at NHRF 2024, 2 weekends long
  • Merchant Coordinator - Otter's Welcome 2024
  • ***Judge/Ran Competition - Bardic Champs 2024
  • Media Coordinator for Birka 2024
  • Deputy Merchant Coordinator for Birka 2024
  • Deputy Royale Liaison for Birka 2024
  • Deputy Event Steward for Birka 2024
  • Event Steward for Harper's Retreat 2023
  • ***Performance Mistress/Coordinator for "The Deed of Arms", GNEW 2023
  • ***Bardic Coordinator for GNEW 2023
  • Orchestrated and Run Demo at NHRF 2023
  • ***Judge/Ran Competition - Bardic Champs 2023
  • Deputy Event Steward - Birka 2023
  • Royal Liaison- Birka 2023
  • List Herald- Crown Tournament Fall 2022
  • Deputy Event Steward- Harper's Retreat 2022
  • Class Coordinator- Harper's Retreat 2022
  • *** Ran EKCOP Annual Pennsic Meeting
  • Served on Pennsic A and S Team (Alternates)
  • *** Hosted EK/Mid Bardic Showcase - Pennsic 2022
  • MiC for Fencing- Palio di Stonemarche 2022
  • *** Bardic Coordinator Palio di Stonemarche 2022
  • Field Herald Palio di Stonemarche 2022
  • Field Herald Rattan Champs 2022
  • Event Steward for Demo at NHRF 5/21/2022-5/22/2022
  • ***Event Steward East Kingdom College of Performers Challenge Assembly Day and Schola 5/14/2022
  • Chatelaine Aisles of Marche 2022
  • ***Event Steward East Kingdom College of Performers Winter Nights October 2021
  • ***Event Steward East Kingdom College of Performers Challenge day and Schola March 2021
  • ***Event Steward East Kingdom College of Performers "Summer Days" March 2020
  • Voice Herald Baronial Court- Birka 2020
  • ***Event Steward East Kingdom College of Performers Challenge day and Schola March 2020
  • ***Choral Director for the Adhoc Choir Mimir's Well 2020
  • *** Bardic circle Coordinator and hostess Birka 2020
  • Guard Queen's Guard, Margarita 2019/2020
  • Voice Herald Crown Tourney Fall 2019
  • Event Steward Portcon demo - June 2019
  • ***Bardic/Musical Coordinator Tourney on a Summer's Day, Hadchester June 2019
  • Event Steward Demo for Giggleswick at Diversions on April 2019
  • ***Choral Director for Opera Del'Est EKCoP Challenge day 2019
  • ***Choral Director Coronation of Ozurr and Fortune 2019
  • *** Bardic circle Coordinator and hostess Birka 2019
  • ***Choral Director Coronation of Wilhlem and Vienna 2018
  • *** Bardic circle Coordinator and hostess Birka 2018
  • MiC and Herald A Walk Among the Pines- 2017
  • *** Bardic circle Coordinator and hostess Birka 2017
  • Event Steward Malagentia Winter Feast - January 9, 2017
  • ***Coordinator of Vocal Entertainment/Choral Director The Feast of St. Nicholas in Queen Elizabeth's Court December 2015
  • Pickle Dancer, Tyger and Bucket Tavern - May 2015
  • Pickle Dancer, Tyger and Bucket Tavern - September 2014
  • Gate Coordinator, GNEW 28 - July 2014

Kingdom Projects

  • Developed rubric for Bardic Champions to standardize rating bardic performance outside of the Kingdom A&S rubric.

Classes Offered

      • Please see blog for handouts and class outlines
  • Late period vocal technique and pedagogy
  • Youth Bardic Circle
  • Adult Bardic Circle
  • Beginners Recorder ensemble
  • How Medieval Music was written- Notation, Modes and the evolution of musical documentation
  • Rounds (Learning and performing rounds from pre 1600)
  • Ad Hoc Choir (Learning and performing choral pieces from pre 1600)
  • Warming up your body to perform
  • Pewter Casting on a Budget
  • Online Representation as a Performer
  • Filking- Why it is period and how to write one (workshop)
  • Bardic 101 and performance etiquette

Interests

  • Singing
  • Voice Heralding
  • Fencing
  • Sewing
  • Teaching
  • Composing
  • Wordsmithing
  • Making site tokens and award medallions
    • I have made site tokens/Medallions from pewter as well as wood. Please see my blog for past creations.

Other Information and Awards

  • Inducted into the Order of the Silver Crescent, The Great North Eastern War 2023
  • Inducted into the Order of the Maunche, Bardic Championship 2023
  • Journeyman- Athena's Thimble
  • Consorts Bardic Champion 2022-2023
  • Inducted into the Order of the Troubadour (a third time) Crown Bardic 2021
  • Recipient of the Golden Lyre- Crown Bardic 2021
  • Winner of Stonemarche's "Plague Bard" competition (hopefully the first and last time ever)- Harper's Retreat 2020
  • Winner of Mountain Freehold A and S 2020 Anachronistic Category - Mimir's Well
  • Recipient of the Golden Lyre- Crown Bardic 2019
  • Shire of Hadchester A and S championship - tourney on a summers day - 2018
  • Inducted into the Order of the Troubadour (a second time) Coronation of Wilhlem and Vienna 2018
  • Inducted into the order of the Lamp of Apollo, Barony of Stonemarche - Harper's Retreat - 2018
  • Populace choice for A and S, Stonemarche Midwinter's Feast-2018
  • Malagentia- Provincial Honor for Arts and Sciences September 2017
  • Mountain Freehold- Overall champion and Populace choice - Shire A and S championship 2017
  • Panthervale- Panteria Bardic- 2016
  • Panthervale- Panteria Inducted into the Order of the Troubadour- 2016
  • Ravensbridge- Hughinn and Muninn Bardic 2016
  • Malagentia- Provincial Bard- Harvest moon Shoot 2016
  • Stonemarche- Baronial Bard 2014

Affiliations

In Case of Court

Please reach out to Baronne Sabine de Kerbriant, Magister Rowen Cloteworthy, Herr Wolfgang Holtzhauer and TH Agnes Marie de Calais as primary contacts.Uses the title "Herrin"

Would prefer a writ, but surprises are ok as well.