Dyrfinna Drengsdottir

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Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Gyldenholt Status: Active Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
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Lady Dyrfinna Drengsdottir is an active member of the Arts & Sciences community. She is particularly fond of the weirder side of history, namely digging into folklore, mythology, rituals and superstitions. She has participated in medieval gardening, herbalism and ritual, from creating 12th century cures to preforming a Finnish bear funeral rite. Dyrfinna loves to pass this knowledge along, teaching classes and encouraging everyone to grow more plants! On occasion she has been known to throw an axe or shoot an arrow or two. Dyrfinna is a founding member of the household The Tavern of Lost Souls.

Persona

Lady Dyrfinna Drengsdottir is an iron age Finnish lady from the Kainuu (Kvenland) region of what is now known as Finland. Her father Drengr was a trader who traveled the borders and coasts, often doing business with Vikings. It was in this way that she met her husband, Lord Brynjólfr Brandsson, who won her father’s favor with a keen deal, and a good tussle with the family house bear.

Event Staff

• Co-Event Steward, Gyldenholt Anniversary 2015, with Lord Brynjólfr Brandsson
• Co-Event Steward, Gyldenholt-Lyondemere Winterfest 2014

Offices & Positions

• Queen's Guard, Patrick II and Kara II, 06/02/2012-11/03/2012
• Co-Captain of Thrown Weapons, Gyldenholt, 2011-2012
• Baronial Guard for Ursul and Colette, Gyldenholt, 2010-2012
• Lady-in-Waiting in the Court of Giles and Giuseppe, Gyldenholt, 2012-2013
• Captain of Thrown Weapons, Caid, 2014-2015
• Queen's Guard, Alexander and Tahira, 07/15/2017-01/06/2018
• Social Media Officer Gyldenholt 2021-2022
• Queen's Champion, Arts & Sciences for Valrik and Drada, 02/05/2022-07/09/2022
• Gyldenholt Arts and Sciences champion 06/04/2022 for Jens and Ida
• Deputy youth officer for Drieburgen 2022-present

Classes Taught

• What the Heck is an Oyster Plant - Ten Medieval Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden, Collegium Caidis 2022 and Great Western War 2022
• A Brief History of Magic, Great Western War 2022
• The Medicine of Hildegard Von Bingen, Potrero War 2023
• Grow a Medieval Plant! Youth class, Potrero War 2023
• The Medicine of Hildegard Von Bingen, Collegium 2023
• A Brief History of Magic, Dreiburgen Summer Arts 2023
• Grow a Medieval Plant! Youth class, Dreiburgen Summer Arts 2023

Ranks

• Thrown Weapons, Caid Rank: Kern (Pikeman), 2013
• Thrown Weapons, Caid Rank: Fyre (Knifeman), 2014
• Archery, Caid Archery Rank: Novice for Royal Round, Recurve, 2015

Competitions

• 2nd Place Apprentice, Weaving: Baskets, Caidan Arts and Sciences and Pentathlon 2011
• Axes and Estrogen Champion, Great Western War 2012
• 1st Place Fiber Display, Great Western War 2013
• Archery Tournament Champion, Baron's Feast 2014
• Thrown Weapons Tournament Champion, Baron's Feast 2015
• Bard of Gyldenholt Gyldenholt Anniversary 2018
• Festival of the Rose Arts and Science Champion 2022 Festival of the Rose Winter 2022
• Gyldenholt Arts and Science Champion 2022 for 12th century medicine Gyldenholt Anniversary 2022
• Gyldenholt Anniversary people's choice winner for 12th century medicine 2022
• Dreiburgen Summer Arts Riddles 2 & 3 winner 2023
• Dreiburgen Summer Arts people's choice winner for encaustic floor tiles 2023

Entries and Publications

Caid Artisan Spotlight Interview https://arts.sca-caid.org/artisan-spotlight-dyrfinna-drengsdottir/

Finnish Bear Funeral - FoTR 2022

Bear Funeral Recreation Process
Bear Poem translations
Bear Funeral Historical Research Paper

Gyldenholt A&S entry 2022. 12th century cures and source plants.
12th Century Medicine Documentation

Embroidered Sator Square
Sator Square Documentation

Herbarium Pages
An Orange Herbarium Documentation

Encaustic Floor Tiles