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Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2026-01-05T22:25:32Z

Mearcstapa: formatting

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[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens. He goes by an Old English kenning meaning, in cognates, "mark-stepper" or, more poetically, "boundary/border-crosser." He is a cadet to Don Tahir al-Razi and belongs to the households Riccio Volante and Bear's Gate.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what has been preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are appreciated but surprises are welcomed as well! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end). His preferred title is "Noble" or the period-accurate "Æthel" (which he pronounces as "AH-thel") although both "Lord" and "Lady" are accurate as well.

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

-Argent Hart: 8/16/25

-Dreamer's Cup: 1/3/25

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2026-01-05T22:25:07Z

Mearcstapa: Added Dreamer's Cup award

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-08-17T20:30:26Z

Mearcstapa: /* Awards */

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-08-17T20:29:43Z

Mearcstapa:

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-08-03T18:16:25Z

Mearcstapa:

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-08-03T18:09:37Z

Mearcstapa:

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[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens. He goes by an Old English kenning meaning, in cognates, "mark-stepper" or, more poetically, "boundary/border-crosser." He is a cadet to Don Tahir al-Razi and belongs to the households Riccio Volante and Bear's Gate.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what has been preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are appreciated but surprises are welcomed as well! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end). His preferred title is "Noble" or the period-accurate "Æthel" (which he pronounces as "AH-thel") although both "Lord" and "Lady" are accurate as well.

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-28T20:11:18Z

Mearcstapa:

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[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens. He goes by an Old English kenning meaning, in cognates, "mark-stepper" or, more poetically, "boundary/border-crosser." He is a cadet to Don Tahir al-Razi and belongs to the households Riccio Volante and Bear's Gate.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what has been preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are appreciated but surprises are welcomed as well! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end). His preferred title is "Noble," although both "Lord" and "Lady" are accurate as well.

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T22:52:56Z

Mearcstapa: /* In Case of Court */

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[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens. He goes by an Old English kenning meaning, in cognates, "mark-stepper" or, more poetically, "boundary/border-crosser." He is a cadet to Don Tahir al-Razi.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what has been preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but surprises are welcomed as well! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end). His preferred title is "Noble," although both "Lord" and "Lady" are accurate as well.

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T22:52:23Z

Mearcstapa:

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[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens. He goes by an Old English kenning meaning, in cognates, "mark-stepper" or, more poetically, "boundary/border-crosser." He is a cadet to Don Tahir al-Razi.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what has been preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but surprises are welcomed as well! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end). The preferred title is "Noble," although both "Lord" and "Lady" are accurate as well.

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T22:00:11Z

Mearcstapa:

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[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens. He goes by an Old English kenning meaning, in cognates, "mark-stepper" or, more poetically, "boundary/border-crosser." He is a cadet to Don Tahir al-Razi.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what has been preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T21:59:46Z

Mearcstapa:

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[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens. He goes by an Old English kenning meaning, in cognates, "mark-stepper" or, more poetically, "boundary/border-crosser." He is a cadet to Don Tahir al-Razi.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what has been preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

File:MearcstapaArms.png

2025-07-27T21:59:01Z

Mearcstapa: per bend vert and or, a fox passant proper and an aspen leaf or

== Summary ==
per bend vert and or, a fox passant proper and an aspen leaf or

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T20:13:07Z

Mearcstapa: /* Persona */

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[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens. He goes by an Old English kenning meaning, in cognates, "mark-stepper" or, more poetically, "boundary/border-crosser." He is a cadet to Don Tahir al-Razi.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what has been preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T20:12:07Z

Mearcstapa:

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[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens. He goes by an Old English kenning meaning, in cognates, "mark-stepper" or, more poetically, "boundary/border-crosser." He is a cadet to Don Tahir al-Razi.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what is historically preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T16:28:43Z

Mearcstapa: /* Introduction */

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[[Category:Populace Not Filled]]
[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens. He goes by an Old English kenning meaning, in cognates, "mark-stepper" or, more poetically, "boundary/border-crosser."

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what is historically preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T16:26:09Z

Mearcstapa: /* Introduction */

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[[Category:Populace Not Filled]]
[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens. He goes by an Old English kenning meaning in cognates "mark-stepper" or, more poetically, "boundary/border-crosser."

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what is historically preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T16:06:40Z

Mearcstapa: /* Introduction */

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[[Category:Populace Not Filled]]
[[Category:Persona]]

== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who can often be found talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what is historically preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T16:04:40Z

Mearcstapa: /* Persona */

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== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who loves talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what is historically preserved.) As someone who is often traveling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T15:58:57Z

Mearcstapa: /* In Case of Court */

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== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who loves talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what is historically preserved.) As someone who is often travelling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that Mearcstapa's pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T15:57:36Z

Mearcstapa:

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== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who loves talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what is historically preserved.) As someone who is often travelling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that my pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T15:56:16Z

Mearcstapa:

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== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who loves talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what is historically preserved.) As someone who is often travelling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that my pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

File:Mearcstapa.jpg

2025-07-27T15:55:42Z

Mearcstapa: Mearcstapa and her trusty lyre Ælfwynn!

== Summary ==
Mearcstapa and her trusty lyre Ælfwynn!

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T15:50:34Z

Mearcstapa:

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== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (he/she) is a Beowulf-loving bard who loves talking historical literature and poetry, usually with a queer theory lens.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what is historically preserved.) As someone who is often travelling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that my pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two. Mearcstapa is pronounced "mayrk-stap-a" (the first syllable sounds like "mayor" with a "k" slapped on the end).

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T15:48:09Z

Mearcstapa:

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T15:43:18Z

Mearcstapa: /* Offices & Positions */

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== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (of Caerthe) has not yet filled out this page. 
Your Populace Member page is yours to customize as you'd like: SCA Biography, Selected Awards.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English, but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what is historically preserved.) As someone who is often travelling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present 
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present 
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present 

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that my pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two.

=== Helping Your Heralds & Scribes ===
When an individual is selected to receive an award, multiple people will visit the individual's Wiki page to help them plan not only the making of the scroll, but how it is presented.

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24

Mearcstapa (of Caerthe)

2025-07-27T15:42:25Z

Mearcstapa:

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== Introduction ==
Mearcstapa (of Caerthe) has not yet filled out this page. 
Your Populace Member page is yours to customize as you'd like: SCA Biography, Selected Awards.

== Persona ==
Mearcstapa is a traveling scop (bard) originally hailing from the kingdom of East Anglia from early pre-Conquest England (450-700). He is bigender and varies his gender presentation from town to town. He primarily performs and composes in Old English, but dabbles in Old Irish, Old Norse, and Latin thanks to the neighbors he meets on his travels. (Logistically, much of the specific historical poetry Mearcstapa performs was written a few hundred years later than he lived because of what is historically preserved.) As someone who is often travelling alone, Mearcstapa has taken up a number of additional arts to support himself including sewing, weaving, archery, and swordplay.

== Offices & Positions ==
-Blackthorn Bard (Caerthan Baronial champion): 2024 - present
-Baronial Scribe, Caerthe: Jan. 2025 - present
-Voices of the Populace Dignitary, Outlands: Jul. 2025 - present

=== Event Staff ===
-Bardic Coordinator, Twelfth Night, Jan. 2026

== Projects & Publications ==
-Performing History: Old English in Living History Spaces (International Congress on Medieval Studies): 5/8/2025

== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are welcome but not required! Please note that my pronouns are he/she. You are welcome to choose one or alternate between the two.

=== Helping Your Heralds & Scribes ===
When an individual is selected to receive an award, multiple people will visit the individual's Wiki page to help them plan not only the making of the scroll, but how it is presented.

== Awards ==
-Award of Arms: 9/21/24