Gyda Magnusdótter

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In Omnia Paratus
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Preferred title: Not specified
Their Pronouns: Not specified
Resides: Starkhafn
Status: Active
Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry
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Gyronny arrondi azure and Or, a raven striking and a bordure argent
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The Honorable Lady Gyda Magnusdótter LOAR Entry was presented with her Award of Arms on April 9, 2005 by Ibrahim and Illeana, King and Queen of the Outlands. She is a companion of the Order of the Trefoil, the Order of the Stag's Heart of the Outlands (for service), a companion of the Order of the Dolphin of Caid, a member of the Order of the Stone of Starkhafn, a member of the Order of the Flame of Starkhafn (service) and a companion of the Order of the Crescent of Caid.

Gyda was nominated for The William Blackfox Award for Best Regular Feature ("Name that Device") in A.S. 42. Blackfox Awards

Her Lord husband is Robartach mac Lochlainn.

Persona

Gyda is an early-period Swede c.1000/Late period Viking

Offices & Positions

Other Noted Accomplishments

  • Created Yahoo!Group for the Shire Blackwater Keep
  • Created entire new webpage for the Shire Blackwater Keep upon taking on the office of Webminister.
  • Created webpage for Outlands Queen's A&S Collegium (AS XXXVII)
  • Created entire new webpage for the Barony of Starkhafn upon taking on the office of Webminister.

Event Staff

  • Shire Blackwater Keep - Feast Steward/Assistant Feast Steward for a several events (2004-2007)
  • Outlands Kingdom Arts & Sciences - Co-Event Steward (2005)
  • War of the Staked Plains XIII - Event Steward (2007)
  • Shire Blackwater Keep Defender - Event Steward (2007)
  • Starkhafn Yule - Assistant Feast Steward (2008)
  • Starkhafn Yule - Co-Autocrat & Head Server/Assistant to Feast Steward (2012)
  • Games & Dance (Starkhafn) Co-Autocrat (2013)
  • Starkhafn Yule - Head Server/Assistant to Feast Steward + Starkbucks! (2013)
  • Talon Crescent War I - Webwright (2015)
  • Talon Crescent War II - Webwright (2016)

Competitions

  • Archery – SSAC: 15b Hit & Run, 2015: Open Handbow
  • Archery – IKAC 2015: Open Bow
  • Archery – GAT: Handbow – December 2015

Miscellany

Interests include (but not limited to):

  • Research
  • Cookery
  • Costuming
  • Research
  • Husfru skills (daily skills of a Norse Housewife)
  • Runes & Rune stones
  • Norse & Old Swedish languages
  • Viking Age archaeology
  • pretty much any period topic
  • and of course, Research.

Motto: In Omnia Paratus