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| | #REDIRECT [[John Biggeheved]] |
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| | photocaption = Baron John Biggeheved| location = Barony of Tir-y-Don, Atlantia | status = Active | device =
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| [[File:john_biggeheved.gif|thumb|Azure crusilly fitchy Or, on a chief invected argent a lymphad sable ]]
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| == Introduction ==
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| Baron John Biggeheved is the current territorial Baron of Tir-y-Don.
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| John was first introduced to things medieval as a child in the 1970s when he was given the books "Castle" and "Cathedral" by David MacCauley.
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| == Persona ==
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| John is a late 10th C minor noble Anglo-Scandinavian of both Danish and English descent. He travels back and forth from Denmark and England, working as a head ship builder.
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| == Offices & Positions ==
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| *Baron of Tir-y-Don (current)
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| *Knight Marshal of Tir-y-Don
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| *Armored Champion of Tir-y-Don (Jean-Claude & Alyna), twice
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| *Armored Champion of Tir-y-Don (Aiden & Hannah)
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| *Quarter Master of Tir-y-Don (Llwyd & Kaleeb)
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| == Projects & Publications ==
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| John is currently working on making a boat from the Viking Era using period techniques, tools, and materials.
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| This project encompasses knowledge of woodworking, blacksmithing, cord and rope making, weaving, tar making, paint making, wood carving, and the many other skills needed to make a boat.
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| * [http://www.biggeheved.com Biggeheved Boatyard]
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| == Heraldry ==
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| Azure crusilly fitchy Or, on a chief invected argent a lymphad sable
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| == Awards and Achievements ==
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| '''Awards'''
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| * Order of the Pearl (Atlantia)
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| * Order of the Coral Branch (Atlantia)
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| * Order of the Opal (Atlantia)
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| * Order of the Osprey (Atlantia)
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| * Order of the Whelk (Tir-y-Don)
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| * Order of the Orca (Tir-y-Don)
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| * Order of the Swan and Cygnet (Tir-y-Don)
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| [http://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=1708 http://op.atlantia.sca.org/]
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| '''Classes Taught'''
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| * Boats of the Norse Tradition
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| * Norse Methods of Boatmaking
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| * Basic Woodworking, Scandinavian Style
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| * Mead Brewing
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| * Brewing 101
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| * Fiore Longsword Plays, Stretto
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| * Fiore Longsword Plays, Largo
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