Theodora van Zeeland

Information Resides: Tir Righ Date Started: 2014 Pronouns: she/her Preferred title: Joncvrouwe Awards: Order of Precedence Device Sable semy of musical notes, a spiral hunting horn Or stringed azure. (March 2023) Theodora van Zeeland Theodora has been an active resident of Tir Righ since 2014. Her doppelganger Chloe was seen in the Shire of Nahrun Kabirun in the Outlands around the turn of the century. Theodora, who goes by "van Zeeland" when in Hazelt and by "van Hazelt" when in Zeeland, lives around 1520 in northern Flanders. Attachments Currently protégé to Viscount Steinn OP, apprentice to Viscontessa Chiara Alessandra Fiamma OL, and arcuarius to Master James Wolfden OGGS. Interests Creator and Founding Member of the Bards of An Tir Performers Guild Member of Collegium Leonum in Lions Gate (early music chamber group) Music (horns!) and performance arts, archery, thrown weapons, siege weapons, heraldry, spinning, inkle weaving, dyes, sewing, persona development, scribal, cooking Service February 2024 to present - Arts & Sciences (and Bardic) Minister of Tir Righ July 2025 to present - Black Adderbolt Herald (Tir Righ Heraldic Education Deputy) February 2025 to present - Deputy to the Herald in Hartwood November 2022 to February 2025 - Acting (Deputy) Herald in Hartwood June 2023 to June 2024 - Thrown Weapons Defender of Cold Keep September 2022 to September 2023 - Skald of Tir Righ August 2022 to February 2023 - Retinue support for Prince Saif and Princess Alessandra November 2018 - co-steward of Baroness' Inspirational Tournament (Lions Gate) 2018 - Deputy to the Sable Loat Pursuivant (Lions Gate) 2015-2017 - Seneschal of Fjordland 2015-ish - A&S Defender of Fjordland teaching Bardic subjects, one-on-one and formal classes (see below) court heralding, both voice and playing brass fanfares for various Royals at court creating and repairing Principality Bardic regalia working for events (feast kitchen crew, arranging classes, running bardic contests) painting charters for An Tir, Tir Righ & Three Mountains creating largesse, both as part of a group and individual creating Principality award necklaces volunteering at events (set up, tear down, supervising youth activities, attendant/guard shifts, surprise court coordinating, town cry) Skills and Certifications Senior Archery Marshal (expired) Junior Siege Marshal (expired) Voice Herald Youth Activities RCMP background check (current) Classes Taught Intro to Bardic (TUTR and in the wild) Find Your Bardic Talent, Workshop (in the wild) Stage Presence for Performers, Heralds, Royalty and Show-offs Voice Heraldry (TUTR) Intro to Drop Spindle Spinning (in the wild) Intro to Inkle Loom Weaving (in the wild) Intro to Fingerloop Braiding (in the wild) Self-Stuffing Fabric Buttons (TUTR) Awards Sable Chime - March 2024 Guardian of Tir Righ - September 2023 Etoile D'Argent - September 2023 Royal Inspiration Talon of Favour (HH Bernadette) - August 2023 Silver Lyre - November 2022 Princess' Favour (HH Alessandra) - November 2022 Skald of Tir Righ - September 2022 Red Flame - May 2019 Silver Pillar - August 2017 Goutte de Sang - 2017 Award of Arms - February 2016