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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
Hardwin Godricson (also spelled Godricsson) has been playing in the SCA since June of 2015. He started in the shore of Nahrun Kabirun, but in August of 2015 moved to al-Barran. He has been involved with several Baronial and royal retinues, and was the bard of al-Barran. Hardwin also held the position of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging officer from March 2023 to August 2024. He was previously Man at Arms to Asfridr Riksdottir, and protege/student to ymanya Murray. He is the apprentice of Mistress Akilina Iankitova, since January 2022.
Hardwin Godricson (also spelled Godricsson) has been playing in the SCA since June of 2015. He started in the [[Shire of Nahrun Kabirun]], but in August of 2015 moved to [[Barony of al-Barran|al-Barran]]. He has been involved with several Baronial and royal retinues, and was the bard of al-Barran. Hardwin also held the position of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging officer from March 2023 to August 2024. He was previously [[Order of Chivalry|Man at Arms]] to Asfridr Riksdottir, and protege/student to [[Ymanya Murray|Ymanya Murra]]<nowiki/>y. He was the apprentice of Mistress [[Akilina Ianikitova|Akilina Iankitova]] from January 2023 to May of 2026.
 
Hardwin's main interests are sewing and garb, cooking, medieval "Bushcraft", embroidery, death and funeral customs, and bardic.
Hardwin's main interests are sewing and garb, cooking, medieval "Bushcraft", embroidery, death and funeral customs, and bardic.


== Persona ==
== Persona ==
Describe your persona and persona history, as much as you wish. Consider the narrative you'd like to share with someone you've just met. If you know it, what time and place does your persona inhabit? What is their status, profession and gender?
Lord Hardwin Godricson is an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon craftsman and former member of the Varangian Guard, portrayed as living in Constantinople during the late 11th century. His persona explores the material culture of the period and the interaction between Anglo-Saxon and Byzantine traditions.
 
Hardwin was born in approximately 1048 to a family of timber-thegns in the Somerset Levels. As the younger son, he was trained primarily in practical crafts rather than governance, developing skills in timber construction, shipbuilding, embroidery, and silk work. Following the Norman Conquest, he participated in the English resistance before leaving England for the Byzantine Empire.
 
After arriving in Constantinople, Hardwin joined the Varangian Guard, where he applied his experience as a builder and craftsman to the repair and construction of fortifications, siege equipment, and other structures. He later established himself as a master builder in Constantinople, incorporating Anglo-Saxon timber-framing techniques into Byzantine architectural forms. His work also extended to textile production, particularly embroidery and silk weaving.
 
His persona emphasizes the practical realities of an itinerant craftsman, with particular attention to the weight, construction, wear, and repair of clothing and personal equipment. His garb and projects draw on 11th-century Anglo-Saxon and Byzantine material culture, including textile work, woodworking, and the construction of a ring pouch inspired by the Fiskerton sword hilt.<ref>https://sites.google.com/view/hardwinshistoricalhijinks/about-me/persona/hardwin-godricsson-11th-century-anglo-saxon?authuser=0</ref>


== Offices & Positions ==
== Offices & Positions ==
Bard of al-Barran, 09/2016 to 09/2017


Kingdom Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer, March 2022 to August 2024
=== Offices ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Office
!Date Started
!Date Ended
|-
|Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
|March 2023
|August 2024
|-
|Bard of al-Barran
|September 2016
|September 2017
|}


=== Event Staff ===
=== Event Staff ===
al-Barran Day of Arts and Sciences, Event Steward, September 2017
{| class="wikitable"
!Event
!Date
!Role
|-
|al-Barran Day of Arts and Sciences
|09/2017
|Event Steward
|-
|al-Barran Champions
|09/2023
|Co-Event Steward
|-
|[[Battlemoor XII]]
|07/2024
|Battlemoor Accessibility and DEIB Coordinator
|}


al-Barran Champions, Co-Event Steward, September 2023
=== Retinue Roles ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Role
!Reign
!Time Served
|-
|al-Barran Baronial Retinue
|Bardolf and Sabiha
|09/2015-09/2016
|-
|Royal Retinue
Queen's Guard
|[[Reign of Robert & Magge|Robert and Magge]]
|11/2016-05/2017
|-
|Royal Retinue
Assistant Herald
|Lief and Ansteys
|05/2017-11/2017
|-
|Royal Retinue
Queen's Attendant
|[[Reign of Jaxarticus II & Anna|Jaxxarticus and Anna]]
|11/2017-05/2018
|-
|Royal Retinue
Attendant
|[[Reign of Bárekr & Beatrice]]
|01/2022-07/2022
|-
|Baronial Retinue
Valet
|Harduin and Gwenlyn
|05/2022-05/2025
|-
|Royal Retinue
Attendant
|[[Reign of Bardolf & Sabiha|Bardolf and Sabiha]]
|01/2023-05/2023
|}


== Projects & Publications ==
== Projects & Publications ==
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== In Case of Court ==
== In Case of Court ==
Court summons are fine, however I don't mind being surprised either. My pronouns are he/they, but my persona's are he/him. If I am not available at the event, my representative is my mistress Akilina.
Court summons are fine, however I don't mind being surprised either. My pronouns are he/they, but my persona's are he/him.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Award of Arms, 09/2016, Kolgrim and Danielle
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+
Antares Kano, 05/2016, Bardolf and Sabiha (Baronial coronet)
!Award
 
!Date Received
Queen's Cypher, 04/2017, Magge
!Scroll by
!Notes
|-
|[[Award of Arms]]
|05/28/2016
|[[Geua filia Guy]]
|
|-
|[[Antares Kano of al-Barran (Award)|Antares Kano of al-Barran]]
|05/29/2016
|
|
|-
|[[Queen's Cypher - Bearer|Queen's Cypher]]
|05/06/2017
|[[Magge Magnus]]
|
|-
|[[Stag's Heart of the Outlands|Stag's Heart]]
|11/04/2023
|
|
|}
<gallery widths="250" heights="250">
File:Cypher-hardwin-magge.jpg|[[Queen's Cypher - Bearer|Queen's Cypher]] scroll by [[Magge Magnus|Magge Magnus.]]
File:Hardwin-bard-bianca.jpeg|Bard of al-Barran scroll by [[Bianca de Vittoria|Bianca de Vittoria.]]
File:Aoa-hardwin-geua.jpeg|[[Award of Arms]] scroll by [[Geua filia Guy]]
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Stag's Heart, 11/2023, Mordygan and Ymanie
== Sources Cited ==

Latest revision as of 13:18, 24 September 2026

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Hardwin
Honorifics
Preferred Title: Lord
Pronouns: He/Him
Information
Resides: al-Barran
Status: Active
Awards: Order of Precedence
Heraldry

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Introduction

Hardwin Godricson (also spelled Godricsson) has been playing in the SCA since June of 2015. He started in the Shire of Nahrun Kabirun, but in August of 2015 moved to al-Barran. He has been involved with several Baronial and royal retinues, and was the bard of al-Barran. Hardwin also held the position of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging officer from March 2023 to August 2024. He was previously Man at Arms to Asfridr Riksdottir, and protege/student to Ymanya Murray. He was the apprentice of Mistress Akilina Iankitova from January 2023 to May of 2026.

Hardwin's main interests are sewing and garb, cooking, medieval "Bushcraft", embroidery, death and funeral customs, and bardic.

Persona

Lord Hardwin Godricson is an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon craftsman and former member of the Varangian Guard, portrayed as living in Constantinople during the late 11th century. His persona explores the material culture of the period and the interaction between Anglo-Saxon and Byzantine traditions.

Hardwin was born in approximately 1048 to a family of timber-thegns in the Somerset Levels. As the younger son, he was trained primarily in practical crafts rather than governance, developing skills in timber construction, shipbuilding, embroidery, and silk work. Following the Norman Conquest, he participated in the English resistance before leaving England for the Byzantine Empire.

After arriving in Constantinople, Hardwin joined the Varangian Guard, where he applied his experience as a builder and craftsman to the repair and construction of fortifications, siege equipment, and other structures. He later established himself as a master builder in Constantinople, incorporating Anglo-Saxon timber-framing techniques into Byzantine architectural forms. His work also extended to textile production, particularly embroidery and silk weaving.

His persona emphasizes the practical realities of an itinerant craftsman, with particular attention to the weight, construction, wear, and repair of clothing and personal equipment. His garb and projects draw on 11th-century Anglo-Saxon and Byzantine material culture, including textile work, woodworking, and the construction of a ring pouch inspired by the Fiskerton sword hilt.[1]

Offices & Positions

Offices

Office Date Started Date Ended
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging March 2023 August 2024
Bard of al-Barran September 2016 September 2017

Event Staff

Event Date Role
al-Barran Day of Arts and Sciences 09/2017 Event Steward
al-Barran Champions 09/2023 Co-Event Steward
Battlemoor XII 07/2024 Battlemoor Accessibility and DEIB Coordinator

Retinue Roles

Role Reign Time Served
al-Barran Baronial Retinue Bardolf and Sabiha 09/2015-09/2016
Royal Retinue

Queen's Guard

Robert and Magge 11/2016-05/2017
Royal Retinue

Assistant Herald

Lief and Ansteys 05/2017-11/2017
Royal Retinue

Queen's Attendant

Jaxxarticus and Anna 11/2017-05/2018
Royal Retinue

Attendant

Reign of Bárekr & Beatrice 01/2022-07/2022
Baronial Retinue

Valet

Harduin and Gwenlyn 05/2022-05/2025
Royal Retinue

Attendant

Bardolf and Sabiha 01/2023-05/2023

Projects & Publications

TBD

In Case of Court

Court summons are fine, however I don't mind being surprised either. My pronouns are he/they, but my persona's are he/him.

Awards

Award Date Received Scroll by Notes
Award of Arms 05/28/2016 Geua filia Guy
Antares Kano of al-Barran 05/29/2016
Queen's Cypher 05/06/2017 Magge Magnus
Stag's Heart 11/04/2023

Sources Cited

  1. ↑ https://sites.google.com/view/hardwinshistoricalhijinks/about-me/persona/hardwin-godricsson-11th-century-anglo-saxon?authuser=0
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