Khalida al-Khansa'
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THLady Khalida al-Khansa'
Khalida al-Khansa is a Sassinid who traveled the Silk Trade routes with her parents until disaster struck and she was kindly taken in by the Duchess Faizeh al-Zarqa. I took the surname al-Khansa, after the name of a poetess who rode with her brothers alongside Mohammed in his early spread of Islam.
I currently make my home with Kabila al-Raqs B'Saif in which I am the camp mistress. I am very interested in ensuring all guests of the house as well as everyone else I come across are taken care of: food, drink, a place to sit a bit and breath. I also get to hang out with the 5th every once in awhile since they have fostered me.
In the fiber arts I am unofficially overseen in drop spinning and inkle weaving by Mistress Bridget however all sewing misfortunes are my own. Middle Eastern dance forms, I am under the auspices of Her Grace, Duchess Faizeh al-Zarqa. I am currently practicing drop spindling silk, cotton and wool.
Associates
- Protegee to Dame Ismay of Giggleswick, 2008-present
- Currently fostered to Duchess Mora de Buchanan, 2011-present
- senior "lady in waiting"/ to Duchess Faizeh al-Zarqa
Offices & Positions
- Chatelaine, Barony of Dun Or, 2004-2006
- Seneschal, Barony of Dun Or, 2006-2009
- Arts and Science, Barony of Dun Or, 4/12/2011-11/30/2011
- Kingdom Deputy Seneschal for Seneschal Warrants 7/2012-present
worked on a kingdom wide warranting questionnaire, giving results to Mistress Robyn.
Finished for present Coronation the list of Seneschal warrants and for Lesser Officers to be presented to Their Majesties.
Royal Courts:
- Lady in Waiting for Sven and Kolfinna
- Senior Lady in Waiting for Edric IV and Faizeh
- Senior Lady in Waiting for Edric V and Faizeh II
- Lady in Waiting for Sven II and Kolfinna II, 11/2008-6/2009
- Lady in Waiting For Edward II and Mora II
- Lady In Waiting for Wilhelm and Thaleia, (last part of reign)
- LT Lady In waiting for Edward III and Mora III
- LT Lady in Waiting for Sven III and Cassandra
Baronial Courts and Offices: Barony of Dun Or
- Lady in Waiting to Colyn and Muiriath, 2004-2011
- Lady in Waiting to Iain and Theresia, 2004
- Lady and Waiting to Kelan and Arianwen, 2011- present
Classes Taught
- Mongol Hordes: A Historical Overview, Collegium Caidis, Spring 2006
Event Staff:
- Co-Autocrat: Crown Tourney 2006
- Co-Autocrat: Dun Or Anniversary 2007
- (staff: various demos held for the Lancaster Parks and Rec-Lancaster Poppy Festival
- Performer: Persian Dance, 2007- present
- Co-Autocrat, Queen's Equestrian Champion/Dun Or, 5/2/2009
- Autocrat, Dun Or Anniversary, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Served as personal assistant to Great Western War Event Head Steward Ismay of Giggleswick
