Thorkell Palsson
þorkell Palsson started playing in Akornebir in AS 43, and has never looked back. He enjoys facilitating other's enjoyment of the SCA. Event Stewarding, helping, sitting gate, teaching, and other things that need to be done.
þorkell and his wife Guðrun Sæbjarnarsdottir have two children.
- Awards and Honors
- Rapier Champion (Wastekeep) June 8, AS LIX / 2024)
- Court Baron May 18, AS LIX / 2024
- l'Esperon et du Lion May 18, AS LIX / 2024
- Baroness' Favor (Vulcanfeldt) April 10, AS LVI / 2022
- Baron's Favor (Vulcanfeldt) April 10, AS LVI / 2022
- Order of the Pelican March 7, AS LIV / 2020
- Baroness' Favor (Wealdsmere) February 21 AS LIV / 2020
- Whimsical Order of the Ailing Wit November 10, AS LIII / 2018
- Sable Gauntlet April 21, AS LII / 2018
- Baroness's Favor (Wastekeep) Oct 28, AS LII / 2017
- Golden Garter Oct 28, AS LII / 2017
- Rapier Defender of Dregate, September 9, AS LII / 2017
- King's Favor July 15, AS LII / 2017
- Forget-Me-Not July 15, AS LII / 2017
- Throne's Favor of An Tir July 15, AS LII / 2017
- Flaming Salamander May 13, AS LII / 2017
- Golden Stag of Wastkeep Oct 1, AS LI / 2016
- Gallant (Order of Sergentry) Aug 6, AS LI / 2016
- Baron's Favor (Wastekeep) June 10 AS LI / 2016
- Compass Rose June 10 AS LI / 2016
- Forget-me-not Jan 9 AS L / 2016
- Company of Ratotuskr Nov 14, AS L / 2015
- Rapier Champion of Akornebir Nov 14, AS L / 2015
- Master Chirurgeon May 16 AS L / 2015
- Captain of Wastekeep's Sergentry April 1 AS XLIX / 2015
- Silver Keep December 13 AS XLIX / 2014
- Baroness Favor (Wastekeep) Oct 4 AS XLIX / 2014
- Steward (Order of Courtier) Aug 2 AS XLIX / 2014 (
- Goutte de Sang May 17 AS XLIX / 2014
- Award of Arms May 22 AS XLV / 2011
- Blasted Tree November 14 AS XLIV / 2009
- Offices Held
- Seneshal of Akornebir AS LVIII to Present
- Inlands Regional Pelican Secretary AS LVI to Present
- Chancellor of the Exchequer - Laurel Sovereign of Arms' College of Heralds AS LIV to Present
- Baron of Wastekeep AS XII to AS LIX
- Herald - Canton of Akornebir AS XLIX to Present
- Exchequer - Canton of Akornebir AS LII to LVIII
- Deputy Exchequer - College of Heralds - AS LII to Present
- Deputy Guild Master - An Tir Chirurgeons - AS XLIX to Present
- Exchequer - Barony of Wastekeep AS XLVIII to AS LII
- Court Herald (Wastekeep) AS XLIX to LII
- Royal Court Reporter, Styrkarr & Stjarna II - AS LI to LII
- Inlands Reporting / Education Deputy - Exchequer - AS XLIX to LIV
- Captain of Wastekeep Sergentry AS XLIX to LI
- Deputy Kingdom Chirurgeon - AS XLIX to AS L
- Inlands Regional Chirurgeon Deputy - AS XLVII to AS L
- Chirurgeon - Canton of Akornebir AS XLIV to AS L
- Chirurgeon - Barony of Wastekeep AS XLVI to AS L
Provost to Master Kian O'Ruadhri MOD; prior to his elevation, Protege to Mistress Genevieve Marie Etienette de Montagne OP.
Current protege's include 'Izza al-Dimashqiyya of Wealdsmere, Rúnfríðr kennikona of Cranehaven, as well as shared mentoring of Fergus William Biggs and Lilion Jane Godwin.
- Personal History
"I was born a good day’s walk from Hafrsfjord, four summers after King Harald laid waste to Eirik of Hordaland, Sulke of Rogaland, and the rest of the petty men who called themselves “king”.
I was the fifth child to be born to my parents. Soon after, my mother divorced my father, Pall Donaldson. He stayed at the family’s farm and my mother remarried and moved west. To where – I do not know, I was but a boy. My father remarried as well, to Sandey Riksdottir, a Swede. I stayed on the farm until I was of age, then I went a viking to find my fortune, as I was not going to inherit my father’s farm.
In my 24th summer, I met my future wife Gudrun while she was traveling with her father, trading some of their fine wool. We had witness to the handsel at the Thing the following year, and was married shortly after that. We have two children, Þora and Lili – both can be quite ferocious.
Since our marriage, I do less raiding and more trading. The farms are quite successful and our future feels secure."