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Formerly a wicked stepsister of House Fine Lames
Adelheid currently resides in Borealis, Avacal Previously resided in Montengarde Previous name Adelheid Holtzfallerin
History
- First event: Montengarde 12th Night 2008
- Chronicler of Montengarde from August 2009 to April 2011
- Apprenticed to Master Iain Archibald Guthrie as of November 27, 2010
- Head of Retinue for Kirk And Bryjna, 29th Prince and Princess of Avacal
- Southern Alberta THUA Chancellor: February 2011 - November 2011
- Co-Event Steward for Beltaine. Montengarde May 2010 & April 2011
- Deputy Seneschal. Borealis May 2012-August 2013
- Event Steward for Silverwolf. Borealis June 2012
- Deputy Avacal Lists. June 2012-February 2014
- Co-Event Steward for Borealis Yule. December 2013
- Foster apprentice to Inga the Unfettered
- Avacal Minister of Lists. February 2014 - June 2016
- Seneschal Borealis. June 2015 - June 2017
- Co-Event Steward for Sargent Trials. August 2015
- General Retinue for Their Majesties Arnsbjorn & Inga. June 2016 - November 2016
- Avacal Minister of Arts & Sciences. November 2016 - November 2020
- Co-Event Steward for Avacal Fall Crown. September 2017
- Royal Tailor for Kvigr & Svava I. 2017
- Event Steward for Avacal Fall Crown. September 2022
- Court Coordinator for Kvigr & Svava II. 2022
- Chatelaine of Borealis. May 2022 - Present
Persona
Born in Bremen around 1498, Adelheid was the only daughter of a wool merchant. Much of her families trading were done within Saxony where they kept a small house in Wittenberg.
In her early 20's, Adelheid was sent south with her younger brother to avoid the political and religious upheavals on the horizon in Saxony caused by Martin Luther's teachings. On the road to Nuremburg they came upon a large troop of marching pike men. Camping with the Tross on the side of the road, Adelheid's brother fell in love with the military discipline and promise of adventure if he joined up with the company. In order to keep him safe Adelheid took up with the tross (camp followers), keeping in contact with her family north via courier, they blessed the decision to join with the troops of the Holy Roman Empire under Charles V. The family would no longer need to find Adelheid a husband, and the family business would be inherited solely by their eldest son. With the blessings of her parents, Adelheid marched south with her Fähnleins as her brothers tross with his new wife fighting the French and the Italians in small skirmishes along the Southern and Western borders.
During the first year, she fell in love with and married a Hauptmann in the Fähnleins. She learned a brutal and bloody trade cleaning up after the troops, acquiring and accounting for the bounty of her husband and brother, being the matron of both "households". In 1526 the Fähnleins was ordered to march south into the heart of Italy and take out Rome. Early in the march Adelheids husband was killed leaving her a childless widow, stubborn and strong willed, she stayed with the troops learning to fight from her brother who had risen quickly in the ranks to become a Hauptmann himself.
Adelheid lives during the Sacking of Rome while Pope Clement VII is a prisoner to the Landsknecht troops holding the City. She often fights along side her sisters in the tross keeping the men safe from behind to charge forward to victory and keeping the moving household of her bother together.
Awards
Avacal OP
Highest Award - Order of the Laurel
Formal Affiliations
Apprenticed to Iain Archibald Guthrie
Foster Apprenticed to Inga the Unfettered
Apprentices
Alexios Mavros
Blog
A blog about my exploits and research into 16th century German clothing and life. With some side trips down other SCA arts.