Olaf Haraldsson
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| - | |photocaption = Olaf | + | |photocaption = Portrait of Olaf Haraldsson, Eastern Unbelts, 2012. Do not copy without permission from photographer, Meredith Balin Hull. Permission was obtained to post here. |
|location = Shire of the Northern Outpost, Northern Region | |location = Shire of the Northern Outpost, Northern Region | ||
|status = Active | |status = Active | ||
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| - | |devicecaption = | + | |devicecaption = Argent goutty de sang, a wolf courant regardant azure. (Submitted in July 2012.) |
|awards = AoA, KoE | |awards = AoA, KoE | ||
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| + | [[Image:Stars_and_Bars.JPG|200px|thumb|left|''House Wolfhaven's badge: Sable, a saltire bretessed between four mullets of four points, a bordure argent.'']] | ||
| + | Olaf Haraldsson (Óláfr inn ǫrvi Haraldsson) lives in the Shire of the [[Northern Outpost]] in the Northern Region. His persona is an 11th century Icelandic Varangian. | ||
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| - | + | Olaf's wife is [[Dalla Olafskona]] and they jointly run House Wolfhaven. They are both proteged to Master Harald Ulfson, who runs House Zeebera. | |
| - | Olaf's wife is [[Dalla Olafskona]] and they jointly run House Wolfhaven. They are both proteged to Master Harald Ulfson. | + | |
| + | == Interests == | ||
| + | Olaf's interests include service, Norse culture, armored combat, carving (in stone, wood, horn, and bone), and fencing. In 2009, Olaf held all three shire championships (armored combat, A&S, and fencing). | ||
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| + | Examples of Olaf's stone carving work: [https://picasaweb.google.com/106357025174290517989/StoneCarving?authuser=0&feat=directlink] | ||
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| + | Examples of Olaf's other projects: [https://picasaweb.google.com/106357025174290517989/Projects?authuser=0&feat=directlink] | ||
== Autocratting & Offices == | == Autocratting & Offices == | ||
| - | Winter War is an annual event in the Shire of the Northern Outpost, | + | Winter War is an annual event in the Shire of the Northern Outpost. Since its inception, Winter War has grown from a small midwinter melee practice to an interkingdom event, drawing people from the northeastern US and two Canadian provinces. Olaf will be autocrating his 11th Winter War in 2013. |
| - | Olaf | + | |
| + | Olaf has also served as the Knight Marshall for the Shire of the Northern Outpost for at least 5 years as of 2012. He served as Deputy to the Northern Region Earl Marshall in 2010. | ||
== Awards & Honors == | == Awards & Honors == | ||
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He was made a companion of the King's Order of Excellence on August 11th, 2010 for the authenticity of his kit. | He was made a companion of the King's Order of Excellence on August 11th, 2010 for the authenticity of his kit. | ||
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| + | [[Image:Olaf n Dalla - Fall Frolic.jpg|500px|Olaf and Dalla at Fall Frolic, 2009.]] | ||
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 Portrait of Olaf Haraldsson, Eastern Unbelts, 2012. Do not copy without permission from photographer, Meredith Balin Hull. Permission was obtained to post here. | ||||||
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 Argent goutty de sang, a wolf courant regardant azure. (Submitted in July 2012.) | ||||||
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Olaf Haraldsson (Óláfr inn ǫrvi Haraldsson) lives in the Shire of the Northern Outpost in the Northern Region. His persona is an 11th century Icelandic Varangian.
Olaf's wife is Dalla Olafskona and they jointly run House Wolfhaven. They are both proteged to Master Harald Ulfson, who runs House Zeebera.
Interests
Olaf's interests include service, Norse culture, armored combat, carving (in stone, wood, horn, and bone), and fencing. In 2009, Olaf held all three shire championships (armored combat, A&S, and fencing).
Examples of Olaf's stone carving work: [1]
Examples of Olaf's other projects: [2]
Autocratting & Offices
Winter War is an annual event in the Shire of the Northern Outpost. Since its inception, Winter War has grown from a small midwinter melee practice to an interkingdom event, drawing people from the northeastern US and two Canadian provinces. Olaf will be autocrating his 11th Winter War in 2013.
Olaf has also served as the Knight Marshall for the Shire of the Northern Outpost for at least 5 years as of 2012. He served as Deputy to the Northern Region Earl Marshall in 2010.
Awards & Honors
Olaf received his Award of Arms on November 6th, 1999 for service to the East.
He was made a companion of the King's Order of Excellence on August 11th, 2010 for the authenticity of his kit.
