Steingrim Wulfaresson Stallari

From Duke Steingrim's Sport of Kings Interview:

The man now known as Duke Steingrim Wulfharesson Stallari entered the Society almost 40 years ago, dedicated to the life-long dream of being a knight. After achieving this goal in AS X, Duke Steingrim has continued to faithfully serve and support the Current Middle Ages for decades, by word, deed and example, both on and off the field. What fuels such levels of dedication? “The joy of combat, the joy of seeing the Kingdom I helped to evolve grow and prosper, the joy of being a guide to generations of SCA folk, and now the joy of doing honor to a lady.”Duke Steingrim believes that Knightly Combat is the epicenter of the Current Middle Ages, and that everything in the Society derives from that application of the noble code of Chivalry. “Our rulers are chosen by it,” says Steingrim, who was made a Lion of An Tir in AS XXXI. “Our people join in joyfully, and the concepts of Faith, Honor and Courtesie permeate all that is best in the Current Middle Ages."

Among Steingrim's many contributions to An Tir's culture and history are the legendary Varangian Guard and the village of Jarlsburg, the fostering and flowering of Norse culture, the custom of oath-witnessing, excellence in period encampment, and the training of squires who would become knights such as Syr Garan Steingrimson called Darkwolf and Duke Sir Torgul Steingrimson.

Stories about Steingrim

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• First Egil's Tourney, Memorial Day weekend, 1976 -- inventor of Norse Stickball.

• Shasta War, autumn 1976: "Run away, run away" -- who said it first, Pythons or Steingrim?

• At Estrella War AS 22 His Grace, then King of An Tir, was photographed sleeping outside, on the ground, covered with frost, next to a trash can. Negatives have been lost. A copy of this photo was presented to Queen Lenora at the Madrone Baronial Banquet that year.

• His Grace once fought the first round of a Crown Tourney with a rubber chicken strapped to the back of his helm. Pictures available.

• Lynne the Farrover once told me that His Grace would subsist on coffee and cinnamon rolls even at the longest events.

• Steingrim let me help out in his armory now and then, mostly doing things like marking patterns and cutting steel. His Grace was fueled by coffee and rock music. Let me tell you, he sang a great rendition of The Georgia Satellites' "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"!

Personal Recognition

• Silver Rose - West (West) - Aug 25, 1973 (AS VIII)

• Award of Arms (West) - Jun 22, 1974 (AS IX)

• Muckin' Tall Maul (An Tir) - Jun 28, 1975 (AS X)

• Knight (West) - Mar 27, 1976 (AS X)

• Prince #8 of An Tir (An Tir) - May 1, 1976 (AS XI) through Sep 11, 1976 (AS XI)

• Viscount (An Tir) - Sep 11, 1976 (AS XI)

• Prince #11 of An Tir (An Tir) - Apr 16, 1977 (AS XI) through Aug 12, 1977 (AS XII)

• Prince #14 of An Tir (An Tir) - May 13, 1978 (AS XIII) through Sep 9, 1978 (AS XIII)

• King of the West (West) - Apr 28, 1979 (AS XIII) through Aug 25, 1979 (AS XIV)

• Count (West) - Aug 25, 1979 (AS XIV)

• Queen's Cypher (West) - Aug 28, 1979 (AS XIV)

• Laurel (West) - Jun 22, 1980 (AS XV)

• Prince #19 of An Tir (An Tir) - Jul 12, 1980 (AS XV) through Jan 17, 1981 (AS XV)

• King of the West (West) - Aug 22, 1981 (AS XVI) through Jan 2, 1982 (AS XVI)

• Duke (West) - Jan 9, 1982 (AS XVI)

• Crystal Rainbow (Three Mountains) - Oct 23, 1982 (AS XVII)

• Champion of An Tir (An Tir) - Jul 2, 1983 (AS XVIII) through Jul 7, 1984 (AS XIX)

• Belated Rose (An Tir) - May 19, 1984 (AS XIX)

• Silver Rose (An Tir) - May 19, 1984 (AS XIX)

• Lion's Sword (An Tir) - Jul 7, 1984 (AS XIX)

• Muckin' Tall Maul (An Tir) - May 24, 1986 (AS XXI)

• Baron #5 (Former) of Three Mountains (An Tir) - Aug 3, 1986 (AS XXI) through Oct 30, 1988 (AS XXIII)

• Goutte de Sang (An Tir) - Aug 30, 1986 (AS XXI)

• Crown Prince #13 of An Tir (An Tir) - Sep 6, 1987 (AS XXII) through Jan 16, 1988 (AS XXII)

• King #13 of An Tir (An Tir) - Jan 16, 1988 (AS XXII) through Jul 3, 1988 (AS XXIII)

• Silver Rose (An Tir) - May 20, 1989 (AS XXIV)

• Court Baron (An Tir) - May 19, 1990 (AS XXV)

• Forget-me-not (An Tir) - Jul 20, 1991 (AS XXVI)

• Augmentation of Arms (An Tir) - Jul 17, 1993 (AS XXVIII)

• King's Favor (An Tir) - Jul 17, 1993 (AS XXVIII)

• Lion of An Tir (An Tir) - Sep 1, 1996 (AS XXXI)

• Forget-me-not (An Tir) -Jan 8, 2000 (AS XXXIV)

• Magistrae Ithra (Ithra) - Oct 19, 2002 (AS XXXVII)

• King's Favor (An Tir) - Jul 19, 2003 (AS XXXVIII)

• Forget-me-not (An Tir) - Jul 19, 2003 (AS XXXVIII)