Whether they were elevated to the Laurel in Ansteorra, or moved here from elsewhere then left us, these Laurels were for some period of time a part of Ansteorran history. We miss our absent friends, but know that they have each had their own impact on the people around them.
Aeron Harper
Date of Elevation: 5/28/2006
Location: Out of Kingdom
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Aeruin ni hEarean o Chonnemara
Date of Elevation: 01/04/1986
Location: Barony of Southdowns, Kingdom of Meridies
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Agrippina Argyra
Date of Elevation: 08/05/2000
Location: Barony of Tir-y-Don, Kingdom of Atlantia
Area(s) of Expertise: Jewelry, toy-making
Contact Info:
Alanna of Caer du Pard
Date of Elevation: 04/21/1990
Location: Barony of Northkeep (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Herbalism, embroidery
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Alexandra Tatiana Feodorovna of Novgorod
Date of Elevation: 03/11/1979
Location: Barony of Bjornsborg (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Needlework
Contact Info:
Alisandre Oliphant
Date of Elevation: 05/28/1988
Location: Barony of Bjornsborg (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Subtleties, marzipan sculptures, carving, poetry
Contact Info: editor@texas.net
Anna Czulneja
Date of Elevation: 02/07/1981
Location: Out of kingdom.
Area(s) of Expertise: Costuming, Shoemaking
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Andreanna Innes
Date of Elevation: 04/04/1987
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Aodhan Ite an Fhitich
Date of Elevation: 04/29/1990
Location: Barony of Loch Sollier (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Irish costuming, heraldry, Irish nomenclature, Scribal Arts
Contact Info:
Aquillane Jessica Grace
Date of Elevation: 12/16/1989
Location: Barony of Bryn Gwlad (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Scriveners' arts, calligraphy, illumination, pottery, bookbinding, painting
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 05/29/1994
Location:
Area(s) of Expertise: Harp-playing, coursing.
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Aren of Rivenhorn
Date of Elevation: 11/27/1976
Location: Barony of Bjornsborg (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Costuming, dance, calligraphy and illumination, bardic: written and perfomance
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Date of Elevation: 12/16/1995
Location: Barony of Bonwicke (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Herbalism, plays several period musical instruments at the master's level
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Athena Mawrcan Derwen Ddu
Date of Elevation: 07/01/1989
Location: Barony of Elfsea (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Faux enamelling, metal engraving, graphic art
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Augaire Uisnigh
Date of Elevation: 02/28/2004
Location: Barony of Tir Ysgithr in Atenveldt
Area(s) of Expertise: Calligraphy & illumination; Near Eastern costuming, culture and dance
Contact Info: scribe_ari@lycos.com
Aureliane Rioghail
Date of Elevation: 01/03/1981
Location: Out of kingdom (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Costuming, heraldry, calligraphy and illumination
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Aymbros Turlion de Laisard
Date of Elevation: 12/01/1984
Location: Barony of the Steppes (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Calligraphy and illumination
Contact Info:
Bjorn Magnusson Esping
Date of Elevation: 01/05/1985
Location: Barony of Namron (Deceased)
Area(s) of Expertise: Cooking, tent making, costuming, armoring, woodwork and mead making
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Bran Trefonnen
Date of Elevation: 11/03/2001
Location: Canton of Westgate
Area(s) of Expertise: Cooking, heraldry, calligraphy & illumination
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Branwyn O'Bralligan
Date of Elevation: 05/28/1983
Location: Barony of the Steppes (Deceased)
Area(s) of Expertise: Painting, graphic arts, gilding, plays a variety of period musical instruments
Branwen Scholastica
Date of Elevation: 09/04/1983
Location: Out of kingdom
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Brigetta Olavsdatter of Kiel
Date of Elevation: 12/11/1993
Location: Out of kingdom (Outlands)
Area(s) of Expertise: Fiber arts, cast metal, enameling, basketry
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Briony Blaaslagen
Date of Elevation: 10/24/1987
Location: Barony of Bjornsborg (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Riddlery, galss enamelling, lampworked glass beadmaking, cordial-making, bardic
Contact Info:
Cadwallader the Crazed
Date of Elevation: 01/14/1995
Location: Shire of Trelac, deceased September 2004
Area(s) of Expertise: Leatherwork
Contact Info:
Caitlin Anna ni Sheanain
Date of Elevation: 06/20/1992
Location: Barony of Namron (Deceased)
Area(s) of Expertise: Weaving, tavern-keeping
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Date of Elevation: 12/12/1992
Location: Barony of Stargate
Area(s) of Expertise: Dress, European dance, cooking
Contact Info:
Cedric Fithelere
Date of Elevation: 05/25/1996
Location: Barony of Bryn Gwlad (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Epic poetry, Old English, fiddling and plays other period musical instruments, bardic arts
Contact Info:
Celine Jane d'Hermain
Date of Elevation:
Location: Kingdom of the Outlands
Area(s) of Expertise: Costume, Middle Eastern dance, pottery, painting
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Charles Inman MacMoore
Date of Elevation: 01/04/1986, 11/21/1992
Location: Barony of Elfsea (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: SCA armnoring, guitar playing, singing
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 07/10/1999
Location: Barony of Bryn Gwlad (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Cooking, pottery
Contact Info:
Colin Severne
Date of Elevation: 01/08/1994
Location: Barony of the Steppes (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Late period costuming and accessories, painting, microfine brocaded inkle and tablet weaving, European dance, herbalism
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Date of Elevation: 09/12/1998
Location: Shire of Stone Bridge Keep (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Weaving (cloth and band), spinning (drop-spindle and wheel), basketry, documentation, tatting, crochet, recorders, etc.
Contact Info:
Custance nic Raibert Macconnachie
Date of Elevation: 01/22/1994
Location: Barony of Elfsea (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Spinning, dyeing, weaving, fiber arts
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 09/22/2001
Location: Barony of Elfsea (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Cold metal work and jewelry, bone/horn/antler work, illumination, spinning, weaving, embroidery, engraved glass, period cooking, performance
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 01/06/1996
Location: Barony of the Steppes (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Heraldry, Middle Eastern studies
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Deirdre de Clarik
Date of Elevation: 01/27/1974
Location: Barony of Stargate (Inactive)
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Dyfan ab Agio
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Edward d'Orleans
Date of Elevation: 05/05/1990
Location: Barony of Wiesenfeuer (Deceased)
Area(s) of Expertise: Cabinet maker and woodcarver, blacksmith crafting hinges, handles, and clasps
Contact Info:
Edwina Dirks Sterne
Date of Elevation: 12/12/1987
Location: Kingdom of Calontir
Area(s) of Expertise: Middle Eastern dance and costuming, some Renaissance costuming
Contact Info:
Eimile Seilide as Draeighean
Date of Elevation: 11/16/1991
Location: Barony of Loch Sollier (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Spinning, weaving
Contact Info:
Eldric de Charbonneau
Date of Elevation: 06/30/1984
Location: Inactive
Area(s) of Expertise: Metalwork, jewelry
Contact Info:
Elizabeth Karien of the Four Winds
Date of Elevation: 12/07/1980
Location: Out of Kingdom
Area(s) of Expertise: Needlework
Contact Info:
Eowyn ferch Rhys
Date of Elevation: 09/28/1997
Location: Out of kingdom
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Erasimierz Waspanieski (Grayraven)
Date of Elevation: 11/26/1976
Location: Inactive, living in the Kingdom of the Outlands
Area(s) of Expertise: Costuming, Polish culture, calligraphy and illumination, dance, Latin and Greek
Contact Info: Website at http://www.rubyrow.com . Email edward@rubyrow.com
Fiona Mairi MacQuarrie
Date of Elevation: 09/12/1992
Location: Kingdom of Meridies
Area(s) of Expertise: Cooking, costuming, embroidery, lacemaking
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Flavia Beatrice Carmigniani
Date of Elevation: 09/28/1975
Location: Barony of the Angels, Kingdom of Caid
Area(s) of Expertise: Dyeing, costume history, calligraphy, illumination, print-making, beading, costume construction, pattern-drafting
Contact Info: bjotrimble@earthlink.net
Date of Elevation: 01/10/1998
Location: Barony of the Steppes (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Metalwork, jewelrymaking, cloisonn? glass enamelling
Contact Info:
Gaius Marcellus Liberius Auklandus (Cai de Lyon)
Ginevra Rodney
Date of Elevation: 05/15/2001
Location: Barony of Loch Sollier (deceased)
Area(s) of Expertise: Fine art, lost wax casting, enamelling, braiding, research papers, embroidery and lace work (esp. late period), costume design and manufacture, calligraphy and folklore
Contact Info:
Godfrey de la Fosse (Geoffrey Gamble)
Date of Elevation: 03/11/1979
Location: Kingdom of Atlantia
Area(s) of Expertise: Chainmail, 16th century life, fencing, member of Train'd Bands
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Date of Elevation: 03/04/1995
Location: Barony of Bjornsborg/Barony of Bryn Gwlad (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Research, Viking studies, bone/antler/horn work, woodcarving, graphic arts
Contact Info:
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Website: http://www.vikinganswerlady.com
Gwilym y Fferill o Caer Lleuad
Date of Elevation: 04/15/1978
Location: Inactive
Area(s) of Expertise: Alchemy
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Katharina von Alyssin
Date of Elevation: 11/25/1978
Location:
Area(s) of Expertise: Embroidery, music
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Katherine Angelique d'Artois de Berry
Date of Elevation: 03/07/1992
Location: Barony of Wyvernwood, Kingdom of Trimaris
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Katherine von Hildrizhausen
Date of Elevation: 03/11/1979
Location: Barony of Stargate (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Cheesecake
Contact Info:
Katrina of Iron Mountain
Date of Elevation: 10/18/1992
Location: Barony of Iron Mountain, Kingdom of Meridies
Area(s) of Expertise: Dance, organization and research, teaching, some costuming
Contact Info:
Kemreth Danil
Date of Elevation: 07/14/1979
Location: Out of kingdom
Area(s) of Expertise: Weaving, spinning, jewellry-work, calligraphy, herbalism
Contact Info:
Maddelena Jessamyn di Piemonte
Date of Elevation: 02/04/1991
Location: Canton of the Guardians of the Sacred Stone, Kingdom of Atlantia
Area(s) of Expertise: Costume
Contact Info:
Mara MacNaughten
Date of Elevation: 05/28/1994
Location: Shire of Hindscroft, Kingdom of Atlantia
Area(s) of Expertise: Lampworked glass beadmaking, stained glass, glass arts
Contact Info:
Martha Armorel McDonald de Alvorada
Date of Elevation: 02/09/1985
Location: Inactive (Bryn Gwlad)
Area(s) of Expertise: Costuming
Contact Info:
Meghan Kestral MacLachlan
Date of Elevation: 09/23/1995
Location: Barony of the Steppes (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Spinning, knitting, fiber arts, lichen dyes
Contact Info:
Michael of Moria
Date of Elevation: 04/12/1970
Location:
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Muriel FitzLloyd
Date of Elevation: 05/28/1994
Location: Trimaris
Area(s) of Expertise: Costuming, haberdashery, painting, pastel, graphic arts, herbalism
Contact Info:
Pa en Ka en Ptah
Date of Elevation: 03/11/1979
Location: Unknown
Area(s) of Expertise: Pharonic Egyptian culture, batik, theatrics
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 07/12/2003
Location: Barony of Bryn Gwlad (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Performance arts, drama, poetry, voice heraldry, embroidery
Contact Info:
Pepin Moroni
Date of Elevation: 11/14/1982
Location: Trimaris (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Foolery, bardic arts, wood turning
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 03/01/1997
Location: (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Woodwork, brewing, cooking, metalwork, calligraphy and illumination
Contact Info:
Philip White
Date of Elevation: 01/08/2005
Location: Midrealm
Area(s) of Expertise: Dance, Renaissance costuming
Contact Info:
Ragnar Úlfgarsson
Date of Elevation: 02/16/1986
Location: Deceased
Area(s) of Expertise: Poetry, Skaldic Arts, Performance, Graphic Arts
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 04/10/1999
Location: Shire of the Shadowlands (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Gardening, household arts, spinning, band weaving, wire and bead jewelry
Contact Info:
Rayah Blackstar
Date of Elevation: 10/081988
Location: Barony of Elfsea (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Middle-Eastern dancing and tribal culture; Arabic calligraphy and illumination
Contact Info:
Reginleif Ragnarsdóttir
Date of Elevation: 01/10/1998
Location: Barony of Elfsea (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Viking domestic arts, textile arts, dyeing, carving, basket weaving, culinary arts
Contact Info:
Richenda de la Selva
Date of Elevation: 09/12/1981
Location: In Ansteorra but inactive.
Area(s) of Expertise: Viking studies
Contact Info:
Roane Fairggae of Lochlann
Date of Elevation: 09/26/1987
Location: Barony of Namron, Deceased
Area(s) of Expertise: Viking research
Contact Info:
Robyn Solarius
Date of Elevation: 05/11/1991
Location: Out of kingdom
Area(s) of Expertise: Musical Performance (Instrumental and Vocal), Instrument making
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 06/26/1993
Location: Barony of Bryn Gwlad (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Costuming
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 01/09/1999
Location: Shire of Mendersham (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Cooking
Contact Info:
Sabia Gunnhild Hunang
Date of Elevation: 03/11/1979
Location: Barony of Stargate (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Harping
Contact Info:
Samuel Piper
Date of Elevation: 08/07/1999
Location: Kingdom of Atlantia
Area(s) of Expertise: Musical Performance and Research
Contact Info:
Schon ha Levy
Date of Elevation: 01/31/1981
Location:
Area(s) of Expertise: Spinning, weaving, textile arts
Contact Info:
Sean Vuibhearn
Date of Elevation:
Location: The Shire of Darach, Kingdom of Caid
Area(s) of Expertise: Music
Contact Info:
Sindra Gunhild Sigmundsdottir
Date of Elevation: 12/09/1989
Location: Barony of Stargate (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Tablet weaving, costuming
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 01/08/2000
Location: Barony of Namron (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Pottery, calligraphy, tablet weaving
Contact Info:
Siobhan ni Breoghan FitzLloyd
Date of Elevation: 05/27/1989
Location: Kingdom of Caid
Area(s) of Expertise: Research, costuming
Contact Info:
Talwyn Devana
Date of Elevation: 02/16/1986
Location: Kingdom of the Outlands (El Paso, Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Spinning, weaving, dyeing
Contact Info:
Tamlin du Bois Vert
Date of Elevation: 08/17/1991
Location: Barony of Bjornsborg (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Elizabethan costuming, counted thread embroidery, gold bullion embroidery, spinning (both wheel and drop), dyeing, weaving, brewing, appermaking, woodcarving, needle and bobbin lace, basketry
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 03/11/1979
Location: Barony of Stargate (Inactive)
Area(s) of Expertise: Leatherwork, graphic art
Contact Info:
Teleri ferch Pawl
Date of Elevation: 11/21/1998
Location: Barony of Stargate
Area(s) of Expertise: Hot glass, glass beads, papermaking
Contact Info:
Date of Elevation: 04/05/1981
Location: (Inactive)
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