Æsa Sturludottir

Photo
Æsa in Atenveldt
Information
Resides: Barony of Caer Anterth Mawr, Northshield
Status: Active
Awards: Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Sable, three suns Or eclipsed Gules
Award & Office Badges

Introduction

Born in the East, Æsa has been around the SCA unofficially for many years, attending her first event when she was fourteen. Many years and many travels later, she came back to the SCA while far away, becoming active in the Barony of Starkhafn in the Kingdom of Caid, delving into fencing and finer arts before the winds of fortune brought her once more to the East, this time in the Barony of Bridge

Since her return, Æsa has been active as both a fencer and scribe, and often travels with pens as well as swords. She is apprenticed and provosted to Gwylym ab Owain Tatershal (who has given her a belt, scarf, Fishbat, and most recently a provost's collar and is somewhat responsible for inflicting her on the East), and travels to the Kingdom of Atenveldt for guidance and Bad Ideas at least once a year around the Estrella War and intermittently throughout the remainder of the year.

When not writing things or stabbing at them with nasty flamberge blades, Æsa has branched into Bardic arts, occasionally bringing her harps with her to events and demos. She also has an appreciation for dance, serving twice as Event Steward for the venerable Black Rose Ball.

Although she has since moved to Northshield and currently lives in the Barony of Caer Anterth Mawr (mundanely the Milwaukee area), Æsa maintains ties with all areas she has called home, providing ample opportunity for shenanigans and the occasional inter-Kingdom incident.

Persona

Æsa hails from early 16th Century Iceland, though maintaining and expanding her family's business have given her reason to travel through Northern Europe. Literate, educated and well-traveled, she is particularly amused by the misconception of many that her people still wear Viking Age clothing and eschew modern swordsmanship and other discoveries.

Offices & Positions

• Lady in Waiting- Patrick II and Kara II of Caid, 06/2012 to 08/2012 (Relocation to the East)
• Marshal of Fence, Barony of Bridge 11/2013 to 06/2015
• Queen's Guard- Caoilfhionn I 4/2014 to 10/2014
• Deputy Webminister, East Kingdom 7/2014 to 02/2015
• Marshal of Fence, Shire of Coill Tuar, 07/2014 to 2019
• Minister of Æther, East Kingdom 02/2015 to 2016
• Queen's Guard- Caoilfhionn II - 10/2014 to 04/2015

Event Staff

• Kitchen and Serving Minion, Ice Weasel, A.S. XLVII
• Kitchen and Serving Minion, Black Rose Ball XXXVII, A.S. XLVII
• Rapier Marshal in Charge, St. Andrew gets bit by Dracula, A.S. XLVIII
• Event Steward/Autocrat, Black Rose Ball XXXVII, A.S. XLVIII
• Rapier Marshal, Birka, A.S. XLIX
• Event Steward/Autocrat, Black Rose Ball XXXVIII, A.S. XLIX
• Rapier Marshal, K & Q Rapier, A.S. XLIX
• Rapier Marshal, Birka, A.S. L
• Rapier Marshal in Charge, Northern Region War Camp, July 4th Weekend, A.S. L
• Entertainment (Harp music), Runnymeade Dinner, Pennsic XLIV A.S. L
• Rapier Marshal in Charge, Battle of the Fiery Beast V, A.S. L
• Rapier Marshal, Estrella War, A.S. LI
• Rapier Marshal in Charge, Northern Region War Camp, July 4th Weekend, A.S. LI
• Rapier Marshal, Pennsic War XLV, A.S. LI
• Rapier Marshal, Birka, A.S. LI
• Rapier Marshal in Charge, Northern Region War Camp, July 4th Weekend, A.S. LII

Awards

• Order of Horatius (Barony of Bridge Martial award), Black Rose Ball A.S. XLVIII
• Award of Arms, War of the Roses, A.S. XLIX
• Order of the Oleander, Estrella War, A.S. XLIX
• Order of the Silver Rapier, Hundred Minutes War, A.S. L
• Order of the Silver Brooch (Premier), East Kingdom Twelfth Night, A.S. L
• Order of the Pennon of the East, Estrella War, A.S. L

Affiliations

• Peer (Laurel and MoD): Gwylym ab Owain Tatershal
• Rose Patroness: Countess Elspeth Keyf of Neddingham: 7/2013 to Present
• Consort of Lady Vasia von Königsburg: Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015
• Northern Army Fencers: 2013-2019