Dorothea af Holm

Persona

Dorothea af Holm (Pronounced: dor-o-TAY-ah af Holm) is a fisherman's widow. She is from Holm, a tiny island fishing village granted a special fishing charter by King Christian I of Denmark to fish the Schlei (a fjord). The nearest large town is Schlesvig, home of St. Peter's Cathedral and Schloss Gottorf, and if Dorothea went into the big town, sometimes she saw the Duke and Duchess of Schlesvig and their entourage going by. In the past, Norsemen settled the area at Hedeby before crossing the water and settling in Schlesvig, so she sometimes dug up 'Viking' items when she works in the garden. Her husband drowned while eel fishing in the Schlei, and she finds herself needing to do whatever she can to make ends meet. Her house has flowers in window boxes out front, facing the cobblestone street and the cemetery in the centre of town, while out back her yard, with its herb and kitchen gardens, slopes down to the water; the boat that used to be moored there sold for rent money. She is a devout Christian woman, and works as a lay cook and baker for the nuns at St. Johannes cloister. She would be horrified to learn that some of her daily rituals and superstitions have deep roots in old Norse Pagan beliefs and practices. She has left her tiny town and all the people she knows to travel the 'wide world' and learn what skills she can, to bring back home and thereby support herself. During her travels she has met Barons and Baronesses, Counts and Countesses, Dukes and Duchesses, and even Kings and Queens.

Whereabouts

Dorothea currently resides within the boundaries of the Barony of Ramshaven, in the Town of Stratford (aka Afon Araf)

Heraldry

• Device: Gules, an eel-fork and on a chief argent an eel sable.
• Badge: (Fieldless), An eel-fork argent.

Offices and Appointments

Current Offices and Appointments

• Bard - Barony of Ramshaven (for Henry and Brigit)

Past Offices

• Pursuivant - Barony of Ramshaven
• Minister of Arts and Science - Canton of Bryniau Tywynnog
• Pursuivant - Barony of Ramshaven (December 2023 - December 2024)
• Deputy Entourage for Prince Steinarr and Princess Margraig

SCA History

Dorothea joined the Society in May 2018.

She is a novice of the Royal Ealdormere Moneyers Guild.

Interests

• Fibre Arts
• Cooking (including baking and candy making)
• Embroidery
• Games
• Heraldry
• Moneying
• Storytelling
• Willing to dabble in just about anything.

Awards

• Award of the Guidon de Sang - May 18, 2019 (Fruit of Our Labours XII)
• Award of Arms - December 7th, 2019 (Wassail)
• Scroll of Honour - July 4th, 2020, for being an essential worker during the plague; May 22nd, 2021 (FOOL XIV), for service in the Bardic Army of Ealdormere); August 18, 2023, for contributions to the Pennsic Gift Basket.
• Award of the Orion - December 4th, 2021 (Wassail)
• Award of the Guidon d'Argent - December 3rd, 2022 (Wassail)
• Award of the Queen's Favour - September 30th, 2023
• Award of the Maiden's Heart - March 23rd, 2024

Contact Information

Dorothea can currently be reached by sending a message in a bottle across the Schlei, or email.