Sunnifa Heinreksdottir
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| Resides: Barony of Smoking Rocks |
| Status: Awful tired |
| Awards: Order of Precedence |
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Introduction
I am Hlǣfdīġe Sunnifa Heinreksdottir. At some point, I hope to add something pithy here... maybe
Persona
6th century Anglian living in Deira (north of the Humber). Migrated with my people ~525AD from Angeln (now Schleswig-Holstein) as the waters rose and flooded our farms. I seem to spend most of my time caring for our sheep; when not chasing them up and down the fells I make baskets, rush mats, and other useful things from the plants I find. When I can, I spin, dye, and take my place in the weaving house- helping to create cloth for our settlement and clothing for our people.
Offices & Positions
- East Kingdom Mistress of Hounds 05/2006 to 06/2012
- Arts and Sciences Minister, Barony of Smoking Rocks 2013 to 2015
- Artifacts of a Life V 2023 Co-Autocrat
Interests
- Pre- 597 AD Anglo-Saxon culture and material culture
- Old English language and literature
- Anglian regional brooch/ girdle hanger studies
- Buckelurne pottery/ burial archaeology
- Anglo-Saxon agriculture, animal husbandry, coppice agroforestry
- Anglo-Saxon Lyre
- Experimental Archaeology
- All spinning arts
- Historical Dyestuffs and Mordants: use, growth, and chemistry
- Willow Basketry/ Culture
- Rushwork
- Thatch work
- Cordage Making
- Sprang
- Anything to do with dogs in the Medieval period...
Subjects Taught
- Medieval Dog Breed History
- Medieval Dog Tracking
- Greyhound History
- Dog Tracking I and II
- Historic Canine Armors and Collars
- Spinning- Spindle and Wheel
- Spinning Linen and Silk
- Beginning Supported Spinning
- Medieval Sheep Breeds
- Dye Days in many locations over the years
- Beginning Glass Bead Making
- Anglian Female Clothing of the 6th Century
- Conversational Old English
- Sprang
- A bunch of other stuff...
Projects & Publications
- Beowulf cast member, performed in Old English with lyre
- Beowulf (Pennsic) cast member, performed in Old English
Awards
- AoA
- Barony of Smoking Rocks Quadrant (A&S)
- Companion of the Maunche
- Order of the Laurel
- Sovereign's Order of Excellence
- Order of the Sun and Soil BBM 2023
Dependents
My apprentices who daily make me proud with their efforts and actions:
Affiliations
- Member of Fir naLeon
More Information
- Just ask!
If Requested in Court
- Surprises are NOT a good thing... Do so at your own peril!