Khalja khorkoi

About me

Baroness Khalja Khorkhoi, OP, is a 9th Century Magyar, married to Olin Ulfredsson, a Rus Swede. They met when he stole her father's horses as part of a raiding expedition with the Rus Princes Askold and Dir. He was caught, and his punishment was to marry an opinionated, obstinate woman who never liked that custom of eating her dinner with her back to the men.

My first event was the SCA 30 Year Celebration in Oregon in 1996. Thoroughly hooked after only a few hours - I feverishly began to sew really bad clothing that still resides in the depths of sewing room closet as I am reluctant to inflict them on anyone else.

My first persona was that of an early 12th Century Welsh woman by the name of Myfanwy Hairweaver | Myfanwy ferch Cynan | Mevanuy verch Kenan. That lasted for several years until I was asked to serve as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Groa I, whose court was central asian nomadic. At July Coronation, I hung out in a yurt for the first time. Once you go yurt, baby, you never go back.

Mevanuy eventually morphed into Khalja, a mongol in the time of Genghis Khan. Research suddenly became a whole lot easier as a new world of extant garments, portraiture evidence and primary source descriptions suddenly became available. Whoo hoo! Okay, not Elizabethan-easy, but way easier than 12th Century Welsh. I began to obsessively collect books on Mongol art and culture, which branched into books on Central Asian tribal art and culture.

Not being terribly fond of the all meat diet of the Mongol horde, and with an obsessive need to justify the beautiful Norse bed in my nomad yurt, I found myself gradually migrating westward across the Steppes and further back in time until I finally landed in Kiev in the 870s.

Interests

Autocratting and service on retinue.

Arts

Fiber arts, including weaving of all types, felting, sewing, applique, and embroidery Lampworking

Amigerous Kingdom Awards

Award of Arms By: Brendan Shimmeringstar, Aryana Silknfyre Jun 13, 1998 (AS XXXIII)

Goutte de Sang By: Davin Steingrimsson, Groa Oct 30, 1999 (AS XXXIV)

Jambe de Lion By: Aveloc the Younger, Mahliqa bint Ali Zibec Jan 12, 2002 (AS XXXVI)

Pelican By: Amalric Blackhart, Caia Snowden Sep 3, 2006 (AS XLI)

Non-amigerous Kingdom Awards

Forget-me-not By: Groa Jan 8, 2000 (AS XXXIV)

Forget-me-not By: Asa Starradottir Jan 13, 2001 (AS XXXV)

Forget-me-not By: Groa Jul 21, 2001 (AS XXXVI)

Forget-me-not By: Siobhan McClure Jul 20, 2002 (AS XXXVII)

King's Favor By: Wilam Tjorkillsson Jul 20, 2002 (AS XXXVII)

Court Baroness By: Wilam Tjorkillsson, Siobhan McClure Jul 20, 2002 (AS XXXVII)

Carp By: Thorin Njalsson, Dagmaer in Hvassa Sep 5, 2004 (AS XXXIX)

Forget-me-not By: Dagmaer in Hvassa Jan 8, 2005 (AS XXXIX)

Throne Favor By: Thorin Njalsson, Dagmaer in Hvassa Jan 8, 2005 (AS XXXIX)

Forget-me-not By: Taisiia of Ma Elring Jul 16, 2005 (AS XL)

King's Favor By: Sven Fallgr Gunnarsson Jul 15, 2006 (AS XLI)

Throne Favor By: Sven Fallgr Gunnarsson, Signy Oksendahl Jul 15, 2006 (AS XLI)

Forget-me-not By: Signy Oksendahl Jul 15, 2006 (AS XLI)

Augmentation of Arms By: Sven Fallgr Gunnarsson, Signy Oksendahl Jul 15, 2006 (AS XLI)

Forget-me-not By: Adwen Wrenn Jan 10, 2009 (AS XLIII)

Forget-me-not By: Inga the Unfettered Jul 18, 2009 (AS XLIV)

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