Stergar the Smiling
Stergar the Smiling of Wessex
Stergar of Wessex may have been his registered name, but he was always known as Stergar the Smiling due to his joyful grin which beamed for everyone he met. He resided in the shire of Evercleare which then became the barony of Glymm Mere his entire time in the SCA.
His arms are Bendy azure and argent mullety of six points azure, a bordure Or.
He was a noted poet of verse in medieval forms and participated in Glymm Mere's "Thursday Night Poetry" group as well as other bardic for many years.
He was one of the first group of Sergeants for the barony of Glymm Mere in 1993.
He was Sir Richard Fitzalan's first squire.
Awards
- Award of Arms Dec 17 AS 23 / 1988
- Crystal of Glymm Mere (Glymm Mere) Feb 20 AS 27 / 1993
- Sergeant (Glymm Mere) May 8 AS 28 / 1993
- Jambe de Lion July 4 AS 28 / 1993
- Red Hart (Glymm Mere) Dec 6 AS 32 / 1997
Stergar lost his final fight with leukemia and passed from this realm on August 23, 2007. Stergar's name has been entered on the Scroll of Honor - An Tir Remembers.