Hraði inn Rakki

Award History

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• Hraði received his Award of Arms from King Aveloc and Queen Mahliqa on November 9, AS 36/2001.
  
• He served as Baroness Amanda Kendal's Champion of Combat from December 8, AS 36/2001 until May 4, AS 37/2002.
  
• At Lions Gate May Bardic, May 4, AS 37/2002, he became Baroness Amanda's Bardic Champion as part of the group Musica Moderna.
• On August 11, AS 37/2002 he successfully passed the trials to become a Sergeant of Lions Gate. Hraði was the last sergeant taken by Baroness Amanda Kendal, and renewed his service to the Barony by swearing fealty to Baroness Aurora Argentius when she and Baron Harold Devin of Waltham became the Baron and Baroness. His fealty as a sergeant is now held by Baroness Caitrin ni Cingeadh and was sworn at An Tir Twelfth Night 2008.
  
• Hraði received his Jambe de Lion from the hand of Queen Caia Snowden at Clinton War, August 5, AS 41/2006.
• At Lions Gate Baronial Banquet on November 4, AS 41/2006 he was inducted into the Order of the Lion's Claw, a baronial service order. Another leonine body part was added on May 12, AS 42/2007 when he joined the Order of the Lion's Fang after spending a year as the Bardic Defender of Lions Gate.
  
• At Tir Righ's AS 42 Summer Investiture Prince Ulf Bloodfoot Fallgrson took Hraði as his second man-at-arms.
  
• At Tir Righ's AS 43 Summer Investiture Thegn Ulf Bloodfoot Fallgrson took Hraði as his squire.
• Hraði is currently Royal Herald to Their Highnesses of Tir Righ, Savaric and Safiye.

Name

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Both Hraði (swift) and inn Rakki (straight, upright) are names recorded in the Landnámabók, a book which describes Norse settlement of Iceland in the 9th and 10th centuries AD. While he definitely stands straight and upright, Hraði is still working on the swiftness.

Known Accomplices

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• Lady Aine inghean ui Chonchobhair
• HL Morweena of House Desdecardo
• Mistress Yrsa Kettilsdottir
• HL Thorin Olafsson
• HL Rosalinde McAllistair
• HL Orlando d'Arras

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Daffodil Tournament March 2006

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Queen Caia Snowden inducts Hraði inn Rakki into the Order of the Jambe de Lion.

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For many years Hraði inn Rakki was known as Rodrigo de Cordova. He has also been known as Roderigo Gattamorta d'Amalfi and Crumein MacMhuirich, but that was long ago, and in another country, and besides, the wench is dead.