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Rekon and her daughter

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Preferred title:	Not specified
Their Pronouns:	Not specified
Resides:	Dreiburgen
Status:	Active
Awards:	Visit the Caid Order of Precedence

Heraldry

Sable, on a bend sinister vert fimbriated between two increscents three arrows palewise argent

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The Honorable Lady Rekon of Saaremaa (formerly named Rekon tulema Kuresaare) joined the SCA in the summer of 2007, after attending a St. Corrigan's Day event in Gallavally. She participates in archery (handbow and crossbow), unarmored combat, intaglio carving, pewtercasting and other forms of jewelry-making, costuming (especially Estonian Viking era), brewing, jointed doll-making, period board games, and generally making ALL THE THINGS. She loves to share what she has learned and to learn more, especially in unusual topics.

Persona

Rekon is from the area now known as Estonia, during the pre-Christian era, in the 10th century. Since the Maahravas (as they called themselves before being named the Eistlanders by the Vikings) generally cremated their dead, did not read or write, and left very few representations of humans, the reconstruction of what she might have worn, done, and believed has been an interesting challenge.

Rekon of Saaremaa is the daughter of a successful Estonian merchant on the island of Saaremaa (also known as Osel), living there at the peak of its prosperity. Her mother died in childbirth when she was still young, and her father, uninclined to remarry, raised her to his trade. She has traveled much of the world by way of the trade routes along the Amber and Silk Roads, and in the process, being naturally curious, she has learned a number of trades and skills usually denied to women, at least in some parts of the world. Her family wealth derives primarily from gathering and trading the ugly yellow floating stuff from her native beaches to the Vikings for shiny, shiny silver.

Offices & Positions

Arts and Sciences Officer, Barony of Dreiburgen, October 2014-present
Marshal: Archery, Thrown Weapons, and Youth Combat
Guard and Lady-in-Waiting for Conrad and Eleanor
Chief Lady in Waiting for Dreiburgen, mid-2010-10/22/2011
Dreiburgen Chatelaine, late 2008-October 2011
Guard for Edward II and Mora II, 6/6/2009-11/7/2009
Regent, Caidan Academy of Archers, 1/9/2010-1/7/2012
Guard and Lady-in-Waiting for Their Excellencies, Bryce and Fionna of Dreiburgen, 1/9/2010-2012
Angels Gaming Champion, Angels Yule 2010, 12/18/2010
Lyondemere Arts Champion, Lyondemere Arts and Archery 2011, 2/12/2011
Galla-Sahid Arts and Sciences Champion, Galla-Sahid Anniversary 2011, 4/16/2011
Angels Arts and Sciences Champion, Angels Anniversary 2011, 9/10/2011
Archery Regent, Collegium Caidis, 01/2010-01/2012
Guard, Patrick II and Kara II
Deputy Regent, Caidan Academy of Archers, 2012-Present
Deputy to the Baronial A&S officer, Dreiburgen, 2012-Present
Starkhafn Flame Artisan (A&S Champion), Starkhafn Anniversary 2013
Nordwache Crossbow Champion, Nordwache Anniversary 2013
Lady-in-Waiting, Conrad II and Aisha
Occasional Quest Editor and contributor, Tournaments Illuminated

Event Staff

Autocrat - Caidan Open Archery Tournament 2009
Autocrat - Queen's Champion Archery, Crossbow, and Thrown Weapons Tournament, February 2010
Event Steward: Caidan Archery/Crossbow Open Tournament 2010
Ran contest, carved, and cast winning St. Geronimus token for Dreiburgen Anniversary 2011
Assisted in judging A&S Championship at Lyondemere Arts and Archery 2012 and Lyondemere Arts and Archery 2015
Assisted in judging A&S Championship Starkhafn Flame Artisan at Starkhafn Anniversary 2014 and Starkhafn Anniversary 2015
Archery Marshal in Charge, Robin Hood Tournament, Barony of Angels, 2015

Classes Taught

Teaching Youth Archery, Collegium Caidis 2009
Archery For Youth, Collegium Caidis 2009
Intaglio Carving, Potrero War 2010
Gaming for Youth, Highland War 2010
Intaglio Carving (youth, beginning, and intermediate), Great Western War 2010
Simple Silversmithing, Great Western War 2010
Drop-In Lapidary Workshop & Roundtable, Great Western War 2010
Youth Archery, Collegium Caidis 2011
Period Action Figure or Greek Jointed Dolls, Collegium Caidis 2011
Casting Pewter Rings in Soapstone Molds, Potrero War 2011
Embellishing Pewter Rings with Enamel Paints, Potrero War 2011
Period Action Figure or Greek Jointed Dolls, Festival of the Rose / Dreiburgen Summer Arts 2011
Making Jointed Dolls of Stone, Pennsic War 2011
Intaglio Carvers' & Pewterers' Day, Pennsic War 40
Period Action Figure or Greek Jointed Dolls, Highland War 2011
Casting Pewter Rings in Soapstone Molds, Great Western War 2011
Period Action Figure or Greek Jointed Dolls, Great Western War 2011
Intaglio Carving, Great Western War 2011
Intaglio Carvers' & Pewterers' Day, Pennsic War 41
Crossbow and the (near) Death of the Longbow, Collegium Caidis 2013
Fletch-in/Archer's Workshop, with Paganus Grimlove, Collegium Caidis 2013
Archers Roundtable, with Paganus Grimlove, Collegium Caidis 2013
Simple Pewtercasting in Soapstone Molds, Collegium Caidis 2013
Intaglio Carving, Collegium Caidis 2013
Real, Fake, or In-Between: Semi-precious stone identification, Potrero War 2013
Period identity protection: intaglio seals, Potrero War 2013
'Enamels' for pewter jewelry, Potrero War 2013
Intaglio Carvers' & Pewterers' Day, Pennsic War 42
Carving Amber with Hand Tools, Great Western War 2013
Metal-Decorated Boxes (Reliquaries), Great Western War 2013
Superfancy: Making a Late-Period 'Jewel' on a Budget, Great Western War 2013
Intaglio Carving, Collegium Caidis 2014
Pewter Casting in Soapstone Molds, Collegium Caidis 2014
A Period Tool for Carving Hard Stones, Collegium Caidis 2014
Decorated Boxes Based on Reliquaries, Collegium Caidis 2014
A&S Judging Roundtable, co-taught with several others, Collegium Caidis 2014
Make All the Things!, Collegium Caidis 2014 youth track, co-taught with Lady Anekāstrasya Bai
Pewterers' Day, Pennsic War 43
Back-Carved Intaglio in the Byzantine Tradition, Great Western War 2014
Period Plants and Animals for the Caidan Home Garden, Great Western War 2014, co-taught with Baron Paganus Grimlove
Thin-metal Repoussee, Great Western War 2014
Disguise Your Devices (Ways to make modern things look period), Great Western War 2014
(upcoming) Intaglio Gem Carving, Collegium Caidis 2015
(upcoming) A&S Show and Tell Potluck Lunch, Collegium Caidis 2015
(upcoming) Integrating A&S Throughout Day Events Roundtable (moderator), Collegium Caidis 2015