Mahhild de Valognes

Baroness Mahhild de Valognes is a Norman noblewoman from northern France around the time of King William II (around 1091 CE). Her late husband was away fighting in the First Crusade to retake the Holy Land from the infidel. She have two daughters: one married with a child and the other is devoted to God in a convent, leaving Mahhild to manage the estate. She later remarried to a well-to-do Welsh archer.

Whereabouts

Mahhild currently resides in the Canton of Petrea Thule, within the Barony of Septentria.

Heraldry

• Device: Per bend sable azure, on a bend sinister between view emblazon a cup and a broad arrow Or, two bendlets sinister.

Offices and Appointments

Current Office

• Seneschal - Canton of Petrea Thule

Past Offices

• Territorial Baroness - Barony of Septentria, (May 2015 - April 2019)
• Chirurgeon - Canton of Petrea Thule
• Exchequer - Canton of Petrea Thule
• Minister of Arts & Sciences - Barony of Septentria
• Chamberlain - Reign of Nigel II and Adrielle II

SCA History

Mahild joined the Society in November of 2000. Her first event was Late Winter Shoot, which spurred her to take up the noble sport of archery. Queen (now Duchess) Rustique de Suarde was on the throne at said event, and Mahild remembers being in awe of all of the clothing and the comraderie. She felt like she belonged.

Mahild has always resided in Petrea Thule and still counts it as her home.

Interests

• Calligraphy
• Chainmail Making
• Embroidery
• Fine Arts
• Glass Beading
• Illumination
• Inkle Weaving
• Knitting
• Kumihimo
• Leatherworking
• Lucetting
• Pattern Making
• Printing (and making Woodcuts)
• Pottery
• Tablet Weaving
• Target Archery
• Thrown Weapons
• Sewing
• Silk Painting (namely banners)
• Water Bearing (especially at Gulf Wars and Pennsic)

In addition to this list, Mahild very much enjoys reading and serving feasts - she being one of the “M's” in M & M Feasts along with Freiherin Matilda. Mahild and Matilda have done numerous feasts, including Pikeman's Pleasure, Tournoi de Coeur de Glace, Queen's Prize Tourney, and Emprise of the Ermine Star. Mahild has also made numerous lunches for Late Winter Shoot.

Awards

• Award of Arms - June 7th, 2003
• Award of the Scarlet Banner - June 4th, 2005
• Scroll of Honour - April 8th, 2006 (Finalist in the Archery Tournament of Renown)
• Award of the Maiden's Heart - June 3rd, 2006
• Award of the Bear's Claw - November 17th, 2007
• Award of Orion - August 7th, 2008
• Order of the Wain - June 7th, 2014
• Order of Thorbjorn's Hammer - November 26th, 2016
• Order of the Crucible - November 26th, 2016
• Award of the Golden Bear
• Court Barony - April 27th, 2019 (Baroness of Septentria from May 2nd, 2015)

Other Activities

Mahild is currently retired, and enjoys baking, cake decorating and making maple syrup.

Contact Information

Mahhild can be reached by email.

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