L. Severin Schröder

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Lord L. Severin Schröder (fka) Severin Festschdermacher (fka) Lahbruinn MacMhikiel commonly called Larry
Information
Resides: Fennbrycg Neighborhood, Barony of Beyond the Mountain
Status: Active
Awards: Order of Precedence
Heraldry
DEVICE Or, a pall inverted sable between three mullets of seven points gules
BADGE (fieldless) Seven needles conjoined at the points, Or
Award & Office Badges

Introduction

I am L. Severin Schröder, was formally known as Severin Festschdermacher (not registered) and also Labhruinn MacMhikiel (was registered), where most called me the familiar name of Larry, (the 'L' is for Lorenzo/ Labhruinn is Lawrence). I have been playing the SCA game since 1990. My interests are very varied, some with just an interest without getting too deep into, while others, I go into that pool head long, and neck deep. Mostly, I am a costumer and a cook. I teach classes on the late period measurement tape, called the BARA. The classes are how to create personal tapes, that breakdown to 1/48ths divisions of the measures. I can also be found in kitchens in my and neighboring Baronies of the central region of the East, as I offer my help and services. Over the years, I've held a few officer positions in both the Barony Beyond the Mountain (BBM), one of its territories, the Canton of Fennbrycg, and as Southern Region (NJ, NYC, LI) Deputy Exchequer.

Persona

My original Persona {Labhruinn MacMhikiel} was a lowland Celt of Scots Irish mixed heritage, making his living as a simple tunic maker and merchant. One day, I came to the aid of a young lady and her son, from a French province, we took up residence in Stafford-shire, where we wed and moved to Manchester. To help make ends meet, I became a costumer for a few traveling players.

Over the years, my persona advanced along with my tailoring abilities and a new found interest as a Feast Cook. I now am, a late period Chef and a Tailor of German - Irish descent {L. Severin Schröder}. To keep my skills honed, so to speak, I farm myself out to my Barony, and the surrounding Baronies, as an assistant to their cooks. I can be found among the Baronial and East Kingdom Order of Precedence (listed below) under Severin Festschdermacher (AKA) Labhruinn MacMhikiel.

https://op.eastkingdom.org/op_name.php?letter=S

Offices & Positions; Newest to Oldest

Minister of Arts and Sciences, Barony Beyond the Mountain, 10/19/2020 to Present
Deputy Chronicler, Barony Beyond the Mountain, 12/16/2019 to 10/19/2020
Deputy of Arts and Sciences, Barony Beyond the Mountain, 10/21/2019 to 10/19/2020
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Southern Region Deputy, East Kingdom, 11/01/2017 to March 2019
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Barony Beyond the Mountain, 11/01/2008 to 01/31/2016
Baronial Herald, Barony Beyond the Mountain 03/30/2003 to 01/01/2009
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Canton of Fennbrycg, 01/01/1999 to 12/31/2010
Chancellor of the Minors, Canton of Fennbrycg, 02/15/1996 to 08/15/1998

Event Staff

Merchant Herder- Fall Feast of Simplefaire; 11/04/06, 11/03/07, 11/08/08, 11/07/09, 11/06/2010
Co-Steward- Fall Feast of Simplefaire; 10/22/2011, 11/03/2012
Culinary Steward- Pot Luck Day Board- BBM Yule 12/2005
Executive Chef- Feast- BBM Yule, 12/01/2007
Co-Steward & Merchant Herder & Site Logistics Coordinator- Acorn & Pearls II; 6/6-8/2008
Executive Chef- Feast- BBM/ Bergental Yule; 12/06/2008
Executive Chef - Day Board - Coronation of Edward and Marguerite
Assisting Chef- Balfar's Challenge; 04/07/2012
Steward- BBM, BBM/Bergental Yule; 12/08/2012
Assisting Chef- East Kingdom Crown Tournament of Ivan and Matilde; 11/04/2017
Meat Cutter Chef- Coronation of Brennan III and Caoilfhionn III; 04/07/2018
Meat Cutter Chef- Balfar's Challenge; 04/21/2018
Executive Chef- Day Board- Barony Beyond the Mountain Investiture of Mahk and Gwenlian
Meat Cutter Chef- Day Board- K & Q Armored Championship/Sommer Draw; 06/01/2018
Additional Knife Wielder- East Kingdom Novice Event; 7/21/2018
Additional Knife Wielder & Kitchen Help - Barony of Bergental Investiture; 09/22/2018
Assistant to the day board chef for Hrim Schola in Smoking Rocks 03/09/2019
Additional Knife Wielder and Kitchen help for Day Board; Black Rose Ball- Bridge Investiture; 03/23/2019
Additional Knife Wielder and Kitchen help for Feast; Black Rose- Ball Bridge Investiture; 03/23/2019
Assisting Chef and Knife Wielder- Balfar's Challenge in DSH; 4/27/2019
Knife Wielder and Day Board help, Otter's Welcome, Barony of Carolingia, May 11th, 2019
Merchant Herder and Assistant Gate Personnel, Summer Solstice Shoot, BBM June 15th, 2019
Additional Kitchener and Knife Wielder Day Board and Feast, Canterbury Campaign- Smoking Rocks Investiture, June 29th 2019
Chef de Partie (production Cook), Royal Heirs Dinner, PENNSIC WAR 48, August 5, 2019
Officer in Charge of Arts & Science display and Silent Auction, BBM/Bergental Yule, December 7th 2019
Assistant and Event process student to Mistress Elizabeth Vynehorn, Artifacts of a Life IV, BBM, February 8th 2020
Judge Late Period Garb, Ethereal Seamstress Competition, BBM, February 27th thru March 27th, 2021
Assistant Chef, Bergental/BBM Yule, December 4th, 2021
Assisting Chef and Meat Handler, Balfar's Challenge, Dragonship Haven, April 23, 2022
Knife Wielder for the Vegetable stocks, John Barleycorn, Crown Province of Ostgardr, September 3, 2022
Assisting Judge for Late Period Clothing, St, Eligius Arts & Sciences Event, Dragonship Haven, November 12th 2022
Arts and Sciences Row Administrator, for Consort's and Sovereign's Archery Championships, BBM, May 19th - 21st, 2023
Assisting Chef for Gluten Free Foods, Bergental/BBM Yule December 2, 2023
Assisting Chef charged with Vegetables and Meat Cutting, Coronation of Tindal II and G. Emerson True, Concorda of the Snows, April 6th, 2024
Knife wielder with meats and vegetables under Chef Master Jaji, during Balfar's Challenge on, April 20th, 2024
Co-ordinated the Post-Pandemic, Baroness Ciara's Arts and Sciences Display
Assistant chef and knife wielder in kitchen for Bergental Sommer Draw and Investiture, September 1st, 2024.
Creates subtlety for the new Mistress Eleanore MacCarthaigh and Rytsar Aleksei Dmetriev, the planned lands of Barony of Bergental; September 1st, 2024.
Assistant to the Chef for day board, BBM/Bergental Yule, December 7th, 2024.
Assistant to the Chef for feast, BBM/Bergental Yule, December 7th, 2024.

Classes Taught

T-Tunics for Children - Bergental Children's Schola; (few years in 1990's); All Children taking the class; learned to measure, pattern, and cut out a T-Tunic that once sewn, took home with them.
Events by the Numbers - Carolingia Service University; Feb 2016; Explaining the Forms, Reports, and money safe guards of a regular event.
Graded Measuring Tapes via Juan de Alcega- Bergental Novice Schola; March 2016; Bergental Novice Schola; March 2018; Hrim Schola, BBM; March 2018; -
SCA 2 seam Tunic vs. Geometry Tunic - Bergental Novice Schola; March 2018; A comparison between the SCA 2 seam (side seams only) and separate geometrical pieced tunics.
A Pictorial Display of Tunics to Shirts - Bergental Novice Schola; March 2018; A Pictorial history of various tunics from early period to late.
Class developed and taught on how to make silk dyed pennon banners
Classes of The Instructions on making a Late Period Measuring Tape via Juan De Alcega's Tailoring Book. - PENNSIC WAR 48; July 30th & August 6th, 2019
Discussion of patterns shown in Juan de Alcega's Tailoring Book and how they are used to create usable patterns for differing sized men and women. - PENNSIC WAR 48, July 30th, & August 6th, 2019
'Impromptu Classes on the Graded' BARA Tape in camp; August 8th, 2019, and then in the Coffee House Seating area on August 9th, 2019 - PENNSIC WAR 48

  * an edit 5/16/2024
        An open discussion of "Men Wore Bum Rolls", during the late period, occurred amongst myself, 
        and the attendees, who were Atlantian Kingdom Laurels of knowledge of the Elizabethan and late periods. 
        I postulated, to get a particular silhouette, men had to wear bum rolls. My evidence, was a number 
        of period painted portraits, along with patterns of similar breeches of those in the portraits.
        Added evidence, was a live comparison of my wearing vs. not wearing a bum roll under those 
        same style breeches. Research continues on how the bum rolls were worn, how they closed, and were
         kept in the position and place on the body. One such method is an extent example of a bum roll sew 
         directly to the doublet. The breeches waist band had to be put between the bum roll and the skirts
         of the doublet

KWIS (Known World Italian Symposium) Salons of Italies II (Italian Salon) April 23, 24, 2021, a Virtual 2 Day Event - Creating a Personal Graded Measuring Tape Via the BARA System
BARA TAPES: Creating Personal Period Measuring Tapes Carolingia's 50th Anniversary held on September 9 & 10th, 2023

TEACHING: in person or virtual classes on:

"Creating a Personal Graded Measuring Tape Via the BARA System"
"Comparison of A Pattern for Different Sized Persons Using the Juan de Alcega Tailoring Book"

More Information

Tailor to the Crown

Balfar III and Luna III; last court of Balfar III and Luna III; Coronation Sept.30, 2000
Thorvald and Svava; First Court of Thorvald and Svava, Coronation Oct. 2, 2004
Gryffith and Aikaterine; Crossroads at Canterbury, Sept. 15, 2007

ALSO, Created Clothing for Crown and/or Attendees

Kenrick III and Avelina I
Coronation of Ozurr and Fortune
"Dressing a Reign" Margarita de' Siena

Other Items of Note

Took part in Their Royal Majesties, Sovereign, Magnus Tindal and Consort G. Emerson True, in the Crown of the East's gifts to the Crowns of the Known World. I created the livery bag, that was gifted to Sebastianos Ionnides and Morgan filia Starre, Crown of Meridies. Pennsic LI, 2024.
Received Top Honors for HONEY-ALMOND Cheesecake at Smoking Rocks Birthday 2017.
Created dyed silk pennons for each of the sitting Kings, of Pennsic 2010.

== Growth ==

Apprenticed to Countess Morgen DuVal (after she stepped down from her and Bjorn's reign 10/5/1996. Do to life's many ebbs and flows, my Laurel is unable to play as often as she would like. I was given the choice to dissolve the ties, or stay and work as a student to other Peers. The answer to that question is different for all, my answer was to stay tied to her, and seek out others for knowledge and experience, until I am able to connect with another Laurel. I have had the pleasure to continue my learning from many Laurels and Pelicans from the East Kingdom, one being Master John MacGuire, Mistress Eleanore MacCarthaigh, Master Bartholomew Sharpe, and Master José de Madrid.

September 2020, I entered into a student relationship with Mistress Chiaretta Di Fiore. Countess Morgen released me from my responsibilities to her, giving me her best, as I continue my journey forward.

Apprenticed Saturday September 3rd, 2022, I was offered and accepted to take that step from student to apprenticeship with Mistress Chiaretta Di Fiore, whom was apprenticed to Countess Vienna de la mer. I am excited for this new step, in my SCA carrier.

Belting Ceremony 29th of April, A.S. LVII, the formal receiving of THE GREEN BELT OF APPRENTICE, was performed in front of a group of close friends. The belt was made from cabbage left overs from Mistress Chiaretta's Laurel Cloak. Made in the style of late periods belts, it also includes a custom made fox broach, a major emblem or part, of Mistress Chiaretta's device. The sentiment and honor to receive this belt is beyond even my words. I have promised to endeavor to do and become my best artisan, I can be.

At Consort's and Sovereign's Archery Championships May 19th - 21st, 2023, I asked Master Aleksei Dmitriev if he would guide me, along with my Laurel Mistress Chiaretta in my quest to better myself, as an SCA Artisan. We agreed via a handshake.

Protégé Master Aleksei asked if I was willing to take the step from being his pupil, to being his Protégé. With an Russian embrace and handshake, we made an accord. At Bergental/BBM Yule this was made public where I had been tasked to create a favor to wear as an outward symbol of our relationship.

Saturday, December 7th, 2024, I was presented with the Kingdom's Silver Brooch Award. The Order of the Silver Brooch was established December 5, A.S. 50 by Brennan II and Caoilfhionn II, and is given by the Crown for skill in the arts and/or sciences.

ICOC Letter

Being surprised for a visit to their Majesties', Highness', or Baron's court is how I have known things to be done in the East Kingdom. I love to see the look on the face of the person as they realize what is going on. This is that same face whether sent for right then for Vigil or receive a Writ to appear at a later date. I believe my face and reaction would be no different. Most times, I will be found either dealing with A&S, or in the kitchen. Because of my love to work kitchens, my garb may not be of best fabric or design. I will leave the option to writ, if it would so come up, and if it meant my lady-wife and I should attend in our finest garb, a writ would be appreciated. This would hopefully allow my beloved wife, family and friends, to be able to attend.