Brynjólfr Brandsson
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Lord Brynjólfr Brandsson (or Bryn for short) is currently the baron of Gyldenholt. He joined the SCA in 2008. After attending newcomers classes, his first event was Baron's Feast 2008. He and his lady, Dyrfinna, both discovered thrown weapons at the 2010 Gyldenholt / Calafia Friendship Tourney as part of the Highland Games. He latched onto the thrown weapons community and has served offices at both the baronial and kingdom level, rewriting the thrown weapons handbook in 2015 with help from the community, running many competitions, and even winning a few. Brynólfr also enjoys pewter smithing and woodworking, and has made buttons, event site tokens, and pentathlon entries. He received a Dolphin on 06/27/2015 from TRM Athanaric and Sigriðr
He is married to Dyrfinna Drengsdottir.
Persona
Associates
- Member of the The Tavern of Lost Souls household
Offices & Positions
- Baronial Guard Ursul and Colette, 2010-2012
- Co-Captain of Thrown Weapons for Gyldenholt, 2011-2020
- Webwright, Gyldenholt, 2011-2014
- Captain of Thrown Weapons for Caid, 2012-2014
- Queen's Guard, Patrick II and Kara II, 06/02/2012-11/03/2012
- Baronial Guard, Giles and Giuseppe, Gyldenholt, 2012-2016
- Queen's Champion, Thrown Weapons for Eilidh na Tire Dharigh I, 2012
- Thrown Weapons Champion of Gyldenholt, 2013
- Deputy Earl Marshal, Thrown Weapons for Caid, 2014-2016
- Thrown Weapons Champion of Angels, 2015
- Thrown Weapons Champion of Lyondemere, 2015
- Reeve of Gyldenholt 1/27/2024 - 6/22/2024
- Baron of Gyldenholt 6/22/2024 - present
Ranks
- Thrown Weapons, Caid Rank: Kern (Pikeman), 2013
- Thrown Weapons, Caid Rank: Fyre (Knifeman), 2014
- Archery, Caid Archery Rank: Bowman for Royal Round, Recurve, 2015
- Thrown Weapons, Caid Rank: Bombarder, 2016
Event Staff
- Thrown Weapons Marshal in Charge, Potrero_War_2013 (Queen's Champion Competition)
- Co-Thrown Weapons Marshal in Charge, Gyldenholt_Anniversary_2013
- Co-Event Steward, Gyldenholt_Anniversary_2015
- Thrown Weapons Marshal in Charge, Potrero_War_2015
- Thrown Weapons Marshal in Charge, Talon Crescent War (Queen's Champion), 2016
- Gyldenholt Unbelted Autocrat, 2024
Classes Taught
- Building a Flatpack War Kitchen, Collegium Caidis 2022
- Fundamentals of Water Clocks, Great Western War 2022
- Ancient Computers: Engineering Waterclocks, Collegium Caidis 2023
- Astrolabes: Navigating with the Stars, Great Western War 2023
Projects & Publications
- Crafted the site token for Gyldenholt/Lyondemere Yule 2010, 12/11/2010
- Crafted the site token for Crown Tournament Summer 2011, 08/20/2011
- Crafted Sloth pin for Sven III, Spring 2012
- Crafted the site tokens for Gyldenholt/Lyondemere Yule 2012, 12/08/2012
- Crafted the site tokens for Gyldenholt_Anniversary_2015
- Crafted Medals for Gyldenholt Champions, 2015
- Crafted the site tokens for Gyldenholt Unbelted 2024
Competitions
Baron's Feast
- Horseshoes Tournament Champion, Baron's Feast 2015
- Bocce Tournament Champion, Baron's Feast 2019
- Thrown Weapons Tournament Champion, Baron's Feast 2019