Paul Stoddard

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Lord Paul Stoddard received the Argent Arrow on September 26, 2015 from TRM Athanaric and Sigriðr.

Lord Paul Stoddard received the Dolphin on December 16, 2017 from TRM Alexander and Tahira.

Lord Paul Stoddard received the Chiron on April 18, 2020 from TRM Alexander II and Tahira II.

The Honorable Lord Paul Stoddard received his Crescent on April 23, 2022 from TRM Valrik and Drada

Persona

Paul Stoddard comes from a long line of Welsh Archers. He is a Brother Sgt. of the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, also of Rhodes, also of Malta (Knights Hospitaller). THL Stoddard periodically served, with the approval of his superiors in Hospitallers, with the forces of Janos Hunyadi (and others) against the advancement of the Ottoman Empire into the Balkans and Eastern Europe. He is currently on special leave and can be found in the Kingdom of Caid.

Offices & Positions

• Archery Marshal in Training-2014;
• Archery Marshal (2015, 2016, 2017);
• Senior Archery Marshal (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024);
• Range Marshall at most practices, Monthly Tourneys and related Events in the Barony of Starkhafn (2015-Present);
• Set up, tear down, and server at multiple Baronial events (2012-Present);
• Archery Range Marshal (Starkhafn Anniversary-2015);
• Archery Range Marshal (Starkhafn Anniversary-2016);
• Archery Range Marshal (Starkhafn Anniversary-2017);
• Archery Range Marshal (Starkhafn Anniversary-2018);
• Archery Range Marshal (Caid 40th Anniversary-2018);
• Archery Range Marshal (Starkhafn Anniversary-2019);
• Archery Range Marshal-(Queen's Champion-2019);
• Archery Range Marshal (Potrero War-2019)
• Archery Range Marshal (Highland War-2019);
• Archery Range Marshal (Great Western War-2019);
• Archery Range Marshal (Great Western War-2021)
• Archery Range Marshal (Starkhafn Anniversary-2022)
• Archery Range Marshal (Lyondemere Arts and Archery-2022).
• Archery Range Marshal (Potrero War-2022);
• Archery Range Marshal (Highland War-2022);
• Archery Range Marshal (Barony of Naevehjem Anniversary-2022)
• Archery Range Marshal (Barony of Starkhafn Anniversary-2023)
• Archery Range Marshal (Potrero War-2023)
• Archery Range Marshal (Highland War-2023)
• Archery Range Marshal (Great Western War-2023)
• Archery Range Marshal (Lyondemere Arts and Archery-2024)
• Financial Committee Member-Barony of Starkhafn (2018-2019);
• Captain of Archers (Barony of Starkhafn)(2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023);
• Lt. of Archers (Barony of Starkhafn)(2023)(2024);
• Regent, Caid Academy of Archers (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
• Deputy Web Minister (Caid Academy of Archers Webpage) (2020-2021)
• Baronial Guard (Starkhafn-2022-Present)

Awards and Honors

• Stone or Steinn of Starkhafn (Augmented), 8/13/2022
• Order of the Rangers_of_the_Flame of Starkhafn 10/31/2020 Robartach and Gyda
• Feather or Fjöđr of Starkhafn, 12/1/2018
• Order of the Flame of Starkhafn, 4/8/2017
• Nightshade or Desert Bloom of Starkhafn, 12/17/2016
• Stone or Steinn of Starkhafn, 2/21/2016
• Feather or Fjöđr of Starkhafn, 4/12/2014
• Feather or Fjöđr of Starkhafn, 2013
• Star or Stjarna of Starkhafn , 2013

Projects & Publications

• • Class Work
• Periodic Classes on Bow Maintenance at Monthly Tourneys in Barony of Starkhafn
• Collegium of the Desert (7/27/19)-Two Classes on Archery (Nevada)
• Practicum of War (11/16/19)-Two Classes on Archery (Nevada)
• Dreiburgen Summer Arts and Collegium of the Desert (7/25/2020)-Round Table (California)
• Collegium-Kingdom of Caid (2022)-Ran the Archery Track, Taught Multiple Classes; (California)
• Cedar City Renn Faire (Utah) (2014-2019, 2020-2023)-Class on Medieval Weapons, Military Orders
• Hilldale Renn Faire (Utah) (2022)-Classes on Medieval Weapons, Military Orders
• Las Vegas Renn Faire (Nevada)(10/7/2022-10/9/2022)-Multiple Classes on Medieval Weapons, Military Orders
• Practicum of War (Arizona)(3/18/2023)-Multiple Classes on Medieval Weapons;
• Las Vegas Renn Faire (Nevada)(10/14/2023-10/15/2023)-Multiple Classes on Medieval Weapons, Military Orders
• Pirate Fest (Nevada) (3/23/2024-3/24/2024)-Multiple Classes on Medieval Weapons

• • Publications
• Contributor to Baronial Newsletter (Starkhafn Banner)-2012-2021
• Semi-finalist, "A Few Christmas Legends and the Origins of Some Holiday Traditions," Baronial Banner, Barony of Starkhafn, William Blackfox Awards 2012
• "Who was the Real St. Patrick?", Caid Crown Prints (April of 2021)
• "The Care and Feeding of Bows", Tournaments' Illuminated, (Issue 215, Third Quarter 2021).
  • Projects
• Organizer for renovation/restoration of Clark County Nevada Archery Range. Organized volunteers from the Barony of Starkhafn and other re-enactment groups to renovate a public archery range (February of 2015)
• Introduction of Archery Rank Medallions at the Baronial level to recognize individual achievement among archers and to encourage and promote archery within Caid (2014-Present)
• Introduction of Archery Rank Medallions at the Kingdom level to recognize individual achievement among archers and to encourage and promote archery within Caid (2020-Present)
• Introduction of Youth Archery Rank Medallions at the Kingdom level to recognize youth achievement among archers and to encourage and promote archery within Caid (2024-Present)
• Co-Creator of the Caid Academy of Archers website (March-May of 2020)
• Assembly of the largest collection of SCA or SCA related archery/thrown weapons videos in the SCA for the Caid Academy of Archers website (2020-Present).

Competitions

• Archery Rank-Bowmaster (Open Handbow) (2/8/2020)
• Archery Rank-Forrester (Period Handbow)(10/7/2023)

Archery Championships

• Winner of multiple monthly archery tournaments within the Barony of Starkhafn (2014-Present).
• Baronial Archery Champion (Barony of Starkhafn-2016-2017);
• Baronial Archery Champion (Barony of Starkhafn-2018-2019);
• Baronial Archery Champion (Barony of Naevahjem-2018-2019);
• Baronial Archery Champion (Barony of Starkhafn-2019-2020);
• Potrero War (Archery Champion-2019);
• Highland War (Archery Champion-2019):
• Queen's Championship (Archery-2022);
• Highland War (Archery Champion-2022);
• War of the Phoenix (Archery Champion-2023);
• Baronial Archery Champion (Barony of Starkhafn-2023)
• Highland War (Archery Champion-Period-2023);
• Caid Open Archery Competition-Period Handbow-2023)
• Queen's Championship (Archery-2024).

IKAC Competitions-Open Handbow

• IKAC 2014-75th of 301 archers in Open Handbow Division of SCA (117)(Top 25%).
• IKAC 2015-34th of 304 archers in Open Handbow Division of the SCA (171)(Top 11%).
• IKAC 2016-44th of 292 archers in Open Handbow Division of the SCA (164)(Top 15%).
• IKAC 2017-23rd of 245 archers in Open Handbow Division of the SCA (190)(Top 9%).
• IKAC 2018-38th of 271 archers in Open Handbow Division of the SCA (184)(Top 14%).
• IKAC 2019-39th of 295 archers in the Open Handbow Division of SCA (189)(Top 13%).
• IKAC 2022-19th of 143 archers in the Open Handbow Division of the SCA (182)((Top 13%)
• IKAC 2023-26th of 200 archers in the Open Handbow Division of the SCA (180)(Top 13%)
• IKAC 2023-12th (tied) of 45 archers in the Period Handbow Division of the SCA (144) (Top 27%).

Seasonal Society Archery Competitions

• Archery-SSAC: 14B, Ying/Yang (July of 2014)
  • 15th in SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery-SSAC: 14C, Slots (October of 2014)
  • 16th in SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery-SSAC: 14D, Triangle-(December of 2015)
  • 20th in SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: 15A, Lucky Target-(March of 2015)
  • 18th in SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: 15B, Hit and Run-(June of 2015)
  • 6th in SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: 15C-Grouping-(September of 2015)
  • 4th in SCA Open Handbow Division
• Archery SSAC: 15D-Matching (December of 2015)
  • 6th in SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC-16A-Ying/Yang (March of 2016)
  • 4th (Tied) in SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC-16B-Pride/Piety (June of 2016)
  • Pride (Open Handbow)-4th in the SCA,
  • Piety (Open Handbow)-7th in the SCA,
• Archery SSAC 16(C)-Tibetan (August of 2016)
  • 8th in the SCA Open Handbow Division,
• Archery SSAC: 16(D)-Falling Leaves (December of 2016)
  • 9th in the SCA Open Handbow Division,
• Archery SSAC: 17(A)-Lucky Target (February of 2017)
  • 11th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (Tied),
• Archery SSAC: 17(B)-Golf Full Course (June of 2017)
  • 9th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (Tied),
• Archery SSAC: 17(C)-Grouping (August of 2017)
  • 4th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (Tied);
• Archery SSAC: 17(D)-Quarterly & Saltire (December of 2017)
  • 7th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (Tied);
• Archery SSAC: 18(A)-Tic Tac Toe (February of 2018)
  • 8th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (Tied);
• Archery SSAC: 18(B)-Armored Enemy (June of 2018)
  • 5th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (Tied);
• Archery SSAC: 18(C)-Shrinking Disc (September of 2018)
  • 8th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (Tied);
• Archery SSAC: 18(D)-Lucky Target (December of 2018)
  • 8th in the SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: 19(A)-Horseman (March of 2019)
  • 8th in the SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: 19(B)-Tic Tac Toe (June of 2019)
  • 6th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (Tied)
• Archery SSAC: 19(C)-Slots (September of 2019)
  • 8th in the SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: 19(D)-Golf Full Course
  • 3rd in the SCA Open Handbow Division,
  • 3rd in the SCA Period Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: 19(D)-Par 3
  • 17th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (Tied),
  • 6th in the SCA Period Handbow Division,
• Archery SSAC: Tic Tac Toe
  • 3rd in the SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: Quarterly & Saltire
  • 8th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (Tied);
• Archery SSAC: Pokka Dots
  • 10th in the SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: Anti-Fita
  • 10th in the SCA Open Handbow Divison;
• Archery SSAC: Reynard Round
  • 7th in the SCA Open Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: Tic Tac Toe
  • 5th in the SCA Open Handbow Division
  • 3rd in the SCA Period Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: Grouping
  • 6th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (tied);
  • 2nd in the SCA Period Handbow Division;
• Archery SSAC: Lucky Target
  • 7th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (7th of 134 Archers)
  • 4th in the SCA Period Handbow Division (4th of 24 Archers)
• Archery SSAC: Horsemen
  • 5th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (5th of 105 Archers)
  • 1st in the SCA Period Handbow Division (1st of 19 Archers).
• Archery SSAC: Golf
  • 5th in the SCA Open Handbow Division (26)
  • 1st of the SCA Period Handbow Division (31)

Grand Archery Tourney Competition

• SCA Grand Archery Tourney (January of 2016)
  • 17th of 1673 archers in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (March of 2016)
  • 6th of 1675 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division
• Grand Archery Tourney (January of 2017)
  • 6th of 1822 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division
• Grand Archery Tourney (December of 2017)
  • 7th of 1784 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (March of 2018)
  • 5th of 1803 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (December of 2018)
  • 4th of 1888 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (August of 2019)
  • 4th of 1992 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (January of 2020)
  • 6th of 2111 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (April of 2020)
  • 4th of 1957 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (August of 2021)
  • 6th of 1680 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (April of 2022)
  • 11th of 1362 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (October of 2022)
  • 15th of 1315 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (May of 2023)
  • 10th of 1024 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (November of 2023)
  • 6th of 1086 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.
• Grand Archery Tourney (March of 2024)
  • 4th of 1005 Archers in the SCA in the Handbow Division.

• • 3 Kingdom Archery Championships.

• • 5 Baronial Archery Championships.

• • 5 War Archery Championships.

• • Top 10 in the SSAC Competitions 34 times.

• • Top 5 in the SSAC Competitions 13 times.

• • 4th in the Grand Archery Tourney of the SCA.