Nadrah bint Valizan al-Garnatiyya

Persona

Orphaned in a foreign land during the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba, Mu'allima Nadrah was fortunate to be adopted by a friend of her father’s. She resides in Gharnata (Granada) where she maintains a small merchant shop for her extended family.

Alternate Persona: Auðr Skíðadottir

Auðr is a 10th century Icelandic woman living near Husavik with her father, married to a merchant from the Faroe Islands.

Whereabouts

Nadrah resides in the Shire of Brennistein Vatn.

Heraldry

• Device: Azure, three tulips within an orle argent.

Current Office

None.

Past Offices

• Seneschal, Shire of Noergate
• Kingdom Deputy Seneschal for Shires
• Kingdom Deputy Seneschal, Special

SCA History

Nadrah is married to The Honourable Lord Thorsteinn Bjarnylyr Sveinnson. She has two proteges, Lord Olaf Smeds of the North Woods and Lady Alice of Brennisteinn Vatn.

Interests

• Culinary Arts, specifically Andalusian, Persian and French food
• Felt
• Pottery

Awards

• Order of the Pelican - March 1st, 2008
• Order of the Crucible - May 18th, 2007
• Order of the Wain - August 19th, 2004
• Award of the Maiden's Heart - May 4th, 2002
• Award of the Orion - June 30th, 2001
• Award of Arms - March 20th, 1999
• Award of the Queen's Favour - September 5th, 2010, from Queen Dagmar I