Vindiorix Ordovix

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Vindiorix "Black Finn" Ordovix
Information
Resides: Shire of Mountain Freehold
Status: Active Member
Awards: Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Vindiorix Ordovix's Device
Award & Office Badges

Introduction

Vindiorix "Black Finn" Ordovix of Clan Preachain, Fir naLeon, the Shire of Mountain Freehold, and the Northern Army.

A 1st Century CE Briton of the Ordovices tribe.

Forester, fighter, brewer, and half-ass maker of various things.

(He/Him)

(Vindiorix = Vin-DEE-Or-Ix) (Ordovix = OR-Doe-Vix)

Persona

Vindiorix Ordovix is a late 1st Century CE Briton of the Ordovices Tribe from what is now western Wales. He served for a time as a legionary with Legio V Alaudae along the Rhine frontier and during the Batavian Rebellion of 70 CE. When he learned Rome was campaigning against the tribes of western Britain in 74 CE, he deserted from the Legion and made his way back to defend his homeland. Four years later, in 78 CE, Rome successfully defeated the Ordovices and conquered Mona. Vindiorix fled Britannia and served as an auxiliary cavalryman with Ala Gallorum et Thracum Constantium in Syria. He now serves with Cohors III Legio Polaris (3rd Cohort of the Northern Legion of the East Kingdom's Army) and is perpetually stuck in the year 85 CE.

See "Masterwork Submission: Persona" for additional information: Paper

Interests

I enjoy fighting, learning, teaching and crafting. I currently serve as a sergeant in the 3rd Cohort of the Northern Legion, and am active in both the Royal Forester's Guild and the Brewer's Guild. In addition to improving my own skills I am passionate about teaching others. Much of my teaching focuses on basics for new fighters, forester skills (both wilderness living skills and actual medieval forester topics), and historical brewing. I also particularly enjoy studying historical military tactics and strategy, comparing them to modern US military doctrine, and applying them to SCA battles.

Group Memberships and Affiliations

• Shire of Mountain Freehold
• Clan Preachain (Household)
• Fir naLeon (Household)
• East Kingdom Army's Northern Legion, Third Cohort
• East Kingdom Royal Forester's Guild
• East Kingdom Brewer's Guild
• Stonemarche Apothecary Guild
• Vindiorix is squired to Master Tiernan Mac Alpin, Master of Arms
• Vindiorix is apprenticed to Mistress Sunnifa Heinreksdottir, Laurel
• Member of the Unbelted Champions team, 2022

Awards and Recognition

Awards:

• Award of Arms - Panteria, May 2018
• Sliver Brooch - Mudthaw, March 2019
• Silver Tyger - Mimir's Well, March 2020
• Golden Lyre - Sixth Ethereal Court, February 2021
• Order of the Maunche - Ethereal Court, July 2021
• Order of the Tygers Combatant - Ethereal Court, February 2022
• Silver Wheel - Les Beltaines, June 2022

East Kingdom Forester's Guild:

• Forester - Panteria, May 2018
• Ranger (Order of Saint Hubert) - Endewearde Hunt, October 2018
• Master Forester - Mimir's Well, March 2020

East Kingdom Brewer's Guild:

• Brewer - Birka, February 2019
• Journeyman - Online Paneling, January 2021
• Craftsman - Online Paneling, July 2021

Other:

• 100 Day Pell Challenge (Reaper) - Completed on June 18, 2018

Offices and Positions

• Armored Combat Marshal (July 2022 - present)
• Former Keeper of the Royal Forest of Mountain Freehold in the Shire of Mountain Freehold (2016 - 2019)
• Sergeant in 3rd Cohort, Northern Legion, Eastern Army (2019 - present)
• East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild Warden of the Lakes (2022 - present)

SCA Battle Tactics

• EK Small Unit Melee Leadership and Planning Paper
• SCA Battle Planning: A primer on how to plan large-scale SCA battles using appropriate tactical fundamentals (Updated May 2021) Paper
• Game of Thrones Winterfell Defense Critique and Tactical Decision Game (not period, but fun) Critique Tactical Decision Game
• Tactical Decision Game - Scenarios 1 and 2 (attrition, overmatch, and flanking) (2021): Scenario Solution
• Tactical Decision Game - Scenario 3 (analyzing the adversary) (2021): Scenario Solution
• Tactical Decision Game - Scenario 4 (reserves and feints) (2021): Scenario Solution

Classes Taught

• Introduction to the EK Royal Foresters Guild (October 2016)
• Basic Forester Skills (October 2016)
• Basic Knots for SCA Camping (October 2016)
• Wild Edibles and Medicines (February 2017)
• Introduction to Tracking (April 2017)
• SCA Period Packs and Straps (AKA "How to Carry Stuff") (February 2018)
• Wild Edibles and Domestic Fires (May 2018 and August 2019), co-taught with Corotica "Clovis" Senebelenae of Preachain, Pennsic Independent article here: PI 9 August 2019
• A Romano-Celtic Cena (September 2018), co-taught with Corotica "Clovis" Senebelenae of Preachain
• Forester Kit (AKA "What Should I Carry, and Why?") (March 2019)
• Reconnaissance Patrol Class Appendix 1 Appendix 2 (May 2019)
• Children's Class: Introduction to Tracking (May 2019)
• Experimental Bronze Age Mead Class taught at BrewU (August 2020) Class Notes Enclosure 1 Enclosure 2
• Romano-Celtic Hard and Soft Kit: Working Toward a More Historically Accurate Persona (September 2020)

East Kingdom Brewer's Guild Entries

• First entry: Hydromeli (ca 77 CE), Panel Score 94 of 100 points, Panel Link, Documentation, Addendum

• Second entry: Cocke Ale (ca 1666 CE), Panel Score 86 of 100 points, Documentation, Addendum

(Label by Clovis)

• Third entry: Ninkasi - Sumerian Ale (ca 1800 BCE), Panel Score 96 of 100 points, Documentation

• Fourth entry: Meadowsweet Mead (Bronze Age Scotland), Panel Score 63 of 70 points (0-30 for Workmanship not scored because it was an online paneling at BrewU due to COVID-19), see class on Meadowsweet Mead above for more details, Documentation
• Fifth entry: Brakkot (ca 14th Century CE), panel score 93 of 100 points, Documentation

• Sixth entry: Curmi (ca 400 BCE), panel score 79 of 100 points, Documentation, I started this brew as a Bronze Age ale but some parts of my experiment failed so I converted it to an Iron Age ale, Documentation
• Seventh entry: Yemeni Subiyyah (13th Century CE), panel score 87.6 of 100 points, Documentation, Tasting Directions, Presentation

Projects

• Leather work (pouches, sheaths, and bog shoes) for Corotica and my persona.

• Armor I made for myself.

• Otzi-style pack frames based on artifacts and documentation from the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology. Link

• Roy Croft pack frame, based on Mors Kochanski's book Northern Bushcraft. Anachronistic, but a reasonable and technologically legitimate approximation of period packs.

• Stick (award winning entry at the 2018 Shire of Mountain Freehold Feast of Fools Silly A&S competition).

• Teaching burning in a bowl and spoon with coals, Early Period A&S, Pennsic 48.

• Celtic Shields, based on period examples but modified for SCA heavy combat.

Papers

• How to Make an SCA Rattan Sword (2021): Paper
• How to Make an SCA Unpadded Pole Arm (2021): Paper
• How to Make an SCA Center-Grip Shield (2021): Paper
• Armor Tips for New Fighters (2020): Paper
• Reconnaissance and Security: European Medieval Military Doctrine, scored 32.5 of 48 points at EK K&Q A&S Competition at Mudthaw 2019, Paper, Annotated Bibliography
• Masterwork Submission: Persona, accepted as my East Kingdom Royal Forester's Guild masterwork submission in December 2019, Paper
• Ninkasi Ale: Recreation of an ale recipe based on the "Hymn to Ninkasi," scored 38 2/3 of 48 points at EK K&Q A&S Competition in 2021 placing as a finalist, Paper, Score Sheet
• The Historical Ninja: Casting Light on the Shadows, EK Gazette Research Paper #32

In Case of Court or Scroll

Please inform my wife, Corotica "Clovis" Senebelenae (Jennifer Davis), Master Tiernan Mac Alpin and Mistress Sunnifa Heinreksdottir if I need to attend court. My persona is a 1st century CE Briton, so I prefer Iron Age British art and Romano-Celtic art from that time period when possible.

More Information

In mundane life I am Justin Davis, a career military officer and outdoors enthusiast. I dabbled in the SCA in college but only really became active starting in 2016 with the Shire of Mountain Freehold.

Vindiorix "Black Finn" Ordovix is in NO WAY related to Jack Flynn the infamous poacher known to frequent the forests of Mountain Freehold.