Guðrun Sæbjarnarsdottir

Baroness Guðrun Sæbjarnarsdottir

Baroness Gudrun resides in the Canton of Akornebir within the Barony of Wastekeep, Kingdom of An Tir. She has two wonderful children and is married to Thorkell Palsson. She is of the Viking persuasion and has been apart of SCA, on and off, since 1986.

Offices

Canton of Akornebir:

Chronicler Jan 2009- Jan 2011, 2014-2015

Seneschal Jan 2011- Jun 2016

Exchequer Jun 2016- Nov 2018

Librarian Jan 2011- Current

A&S Officer Jun 2015- Current

Barony of Wastekeep

Teamster Nov 2014- Nov 2016

Deputy Scribe Jun 2014- Jun 2015

Scribe Jun 2015- Jun 2018

Lieutenant of Sergeantry Oct 2015- Oct 2016

Captain of Sergeantry Oct 2016- Oct 2017

Baroness Nov 2017- Current

Awards

Blasted Tree (Wastekeep) Nov 14, 2009

Award of Arms (An Tir) May 22, 2011

Sable Brush (Wastekeep) Jun 19, 2011

A&S Champion (Akornebir) Nov 5, 2011

A&S Champion (Vulkanfeldt) Dec 1, 2012

Sergantry: Artisan (Wastekeep) Aug 3, 2013

Wyvern's Wing (Vulkenfeldt) Dec 7, 2013

A&S Champion (Vulkenfeldt) Dec 7, 2013

Jambe de Lion Apr 12, 2014

Baronesses Favor (Wastekeep) Oct 4, 2014

Wyvern’s Wing (Vulkenfeldt) Dec 6,, 2014

Silver Keep (Wastekeep) Dec 13, 2014

Forget-me-Not (Stjarna) Jan 9, 2015

Hammer and Wolf (Wastekeep) Nov 14, 2015

Company of Ratotuskr (Akornebir)Dec 12, 2015

Forget-me-Not (Mary Grace) Jan 9, 2016

Goutte de Sang Mar 25, 2017

Royal Scribal Favor (Styrkarr) May 28, 2017

King’s Favor (An Tir, Styrkarr) Jul 15, 2017

Forget-me-not (Stjarna) Jul 15, 2017

Mischievous Ferret (Wastekeep) Oct 7, 2017

Baroness’ Favor (Wastekeep) Oct 28, 2017

Baroness #7 of Wastekeep Nov 11, 2017

WOAW Nov 10, 2018

Events Service

Event Steward (including Co):

As You Like It (Akornebir) 2009, 2011, 2014

Blades, Bows, and Barbeque (Akornebir) 2013

Yule (Wastekeep) 2013, 2014, 2016

Sergeants 2014

Baron’s Ball (Wastekeep) 2013, 2014, 2016

Wastekeep Sergeantry Trials 2014

An Tir Collegium 2016, 2017

Feast Steward (including Co)

As You Like It (Akornebir) 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014

Springfest (Wastekeep) 2012, 2013

Dregate Revel (Dregate) 2013, 2015

Yule (Wastekeep) 2013, 2014, 2016

Feast of Fools (Silverhart) 2014

Baron's Ball (Wastekeep) 2013, 2014

Other

Hotel Liaison (Wastekeep): 12th Night 2018

Lady in Waiting to Mer Majesty Stjarna (2014-15)

Her Majesty Mary Grace (2015-16)

Head Lady in Waiting to Her Majesty Stjarna (2017)

Gate, water bearing, merchant coordinator, RV wrangler, hotel liaison, class instructor, camp coordinator.

Classes taught at events

Cooking with Gudrun, Sergeants Trials, 2013

Easy Feast Contributions, Springfest and Barons Ball (with different recipes), 2014, 2015

SCA on a Budget, Springfest, 2015

Camping and the SCA with children, Newcomers, 2016

How to Carve a Soapstone Bowl, Iron and Ink, 2019

Administration Retreats

Kingdom Seneschal and Exchequer Symposium 2013

Officer Branch Symposium 2016

Kingdom Seneschal and Exchequer Symposium 2016

Inlands Exchequer Training 2017

Current regular activities

Hosting A&S/Scribal nights

Attending Akornebir Scurry events (bringing projects and sharing projects,(classes as needed)

Attending events, taking classes

But what is she up to now?

Joined the Collegium Steering Committee to help groups prepare for and run

An Tir Collegium events

Completed the 100 Days of SCA Service challenge on Facebook (4/5/2020)

Holding the occasional virtual A&S or social gatherings for Akornebir

Relationships

Protégé to Ulrik Grimwolf de Montazure, OP, Jan 2012 - Current

Artisan of Wastekeep Mar 2013

Honorary Member of Dregate Sep 2015

Student to Svava in litla, OL, Jan 2015- Oct 2016

Apprentice to Phelan Tolusmiðr, OP, OL, KSCA, May 2017- Current