Michael FitzGeoffrey

Affiliations

- Dedicated Apprentice, An Tir Guild of Armorers, Weaponsmiths, and Metalsmiths, 2010-(lifetime membership)
- Member, An Tir Guild of Embroiderers and Embellishers, May 2011-(lifetime membership)

• Junior Student level achieved 16 July 2011 (working knowledge: embroidery)
• Senior Student level achieved 2 June 2012 (competency: embellishment of mail armor, and working knowledge: embroidery [different stitches than for Junior Student level])

- Student, to Duchess Angharad Banadaspus Drakenhefd in Her Grace's capacity as a Companion of the Pelican, 19 November 2011-25 February 2012
- Protégé and Vassal/Liegeman to Duchess Angharad Banadaspus Drakenhefd, OP, 25 February 2012-(current)
- Ducal herald to Duchess Angharad Banadaspus Drakenhefd, Lion of An Tir, 12 July 2012-(current)
- Successfully invited Cedrick Lindsey of Crawford to become his student, 1 September 2012-(current)

Coif of mail with which Lord Michael won the intermediate A&S competition at Ursulmas XXIX

Positions Held

- Chronicler, Canton of the Isle of Blue Mists (now called the Stronghold of Battlerock, in the Kingdom of the West), 1991-1992 (ish)
- Pursuivant Extraordinary for the Shire of Ravenshore (branch herald; Kingdom of the West), 1994-1995 (ish)
- Bardic Champion, Shire of Midhaven, 25 June 2011-23 June 2012
- Voice Deputy to the Midhaven Pursuivant, August 2011-11 January 2012
- Reservations Deputy to the Shire of Midhaven's Exchequer, November 2011-(current)
- Midhaven Pursuivant-of-Arms (branch herald), Shire of Midhaven, 11 January 2012-(current)
- Commenting member of the An Tir College of Heralds, 16 August 2012-(current)

Classes Taught

- Survey of Heraldry in the SCA (co-taught with Lady Mericke de Ross, GdS, JdL, [then] Midhaven Pursuivant; taught at the Shire of Midhaven's A&S night, 24 Aug 2011)
- Basic Chainmail Making (taught at Midhaven's Harvest Feast, 19 Nov 2011 and at Youth All-Thing, 25 Feb 2012)
- What Can Your Herald Do for You? (to be taught at Midhaven's Fall Ithra, 6 Oct 2012)

Event Staffing

- Tentatively Camp Coordinator for An Tir July Coronation A.S. XLVIII (2013) (hosted by Shire of Midhaven)

Lord Michael’s badge.

Heraldry

Lord Michael’s name and device were registered in July 1992 (A.S. XXVII). His arms are blazoned Vert, a Latin cross and on a chief potenty argent, three mullets of eight points pierced gules.
He also has a badge, blazoned [Fieldless.] On a cross potent vert, another argent. This badge was registered in December 1993 (A.S. XXVIII).