User:Otto von Schwyz
(AKA Tim White)
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Introduction
I am Miester Otto von Schwyz. I reside in the Barony of Sacred Stone, in the Kingdom of Atlantia.
Persona
15th century Swiss German Mercenary currently wandering the coastal lands of modern-day Italy. Been active in the SCA since 1986 and a founding member of the Shire of Crannog Mor.
Born in the late 1400's in a small canton call Schwyz, Switzerland. As the middle son of a business owner, I would not see much, if any, of the family money. When I was 16, I started my career as a mercenary and hired hand.
Traveling south to the Italian states, I became a member of the kitchen staff with the de' Medici family in Florence. During this time, I learned how to cook and serve. After the deaths of my benefactors, one of the family was left, Catherine, their youngest daughter. It was then that I met Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, who came to Florence to take over the local government and the family. By the 1520's I was one of a few personal servants to the Cardinal, who became Pope Clement VII.
Being from Switzerland and with some combat experience I became a member of the Swiss Guard. Learned what it was to be a member of the Guard. Studied swordsmanship, how to use a pike, and what was expected in me when the Pope was traveling. All of this came to the test on May 6, 1527, when the Emperor Charles V sacked Rome. 147 Swiss Guards died alongside then-commander Kaspar Roist, while 42 were saved with Clement Vll in Castle San Angelo.
It has been about two dozen years sense I have left my home with little word on the condition of my family. After that bloody day in May, I have pledged my life to protect what is left of the Guard and to Church.
Offices & Positions
Current
- 2022 – present Barony of Sacred Stone (Atlantia); Seneschal
Past
- 2017 – 2022 Kingdom of Atlantia; Kingdom Historian
- 2017 – 2019 Society for Creative Anachronism; Society Chronicler
- 2016 – 2017 Kingdom of Atlantia; Kingdom Chronicler
- 2007 – 2010 Kingdom of Atlantia; Deputy Chronicler
- 2006 – 2007 Kingdom of Atlantia; Deputy Web Minister (Exchequer)
- 2002 – 2006 Canton of Aire Faucon (Atlantia); Exchequer
- 2001 – 2004 Shire of Hindscroft (Atlantia); Web Minister
- 2001 – 2002 Barony of Sacred Stone (Atlantia); Chronicler
- 1989 – 1992 Shire of Hindscroft (Atlantia); MoAS
- 1987 – 1988 Shire of Crannog Mor (Atlantia); MoAS
- 1987 – 1988 Shire of Crannog Mor (Atlantia); Deputy Seneschal
Heraldry
- Azure ermined argent, a panther rampant guardant contourny between flaunches argent.
Awards and Achievements
Awards
Order of Precedence entry
- 8/8/2022 Augmentation of Arms (Atlantia) Pennsic War XLIX (Æthelmearc) Cuan IX and Adelhait III
- 6/18/2022 Master of the Pelican (Atlantia) Below the Salt - Elchenburg Market Faire (Sacred Stone) Cuan IX and Adelhait III
- 11/9/2019 Companion of the Coral Branch (Atlantia) Buckston Birthday (Buckston-on-Eno) Cuán VIII and Signy II
- 5/13/2017 Award of the Hurt (Atlantia) (Windmasters' Hill) Return to Camelot-An Arthurian Deed (Raven's Cove) Daemon and Typhaine
- 10/7/2017 Award of the Fountain (Atlantia) Fall Coronation 2017 (Border Vale Keep) Cuán VII and Signy I
- 8/9/2016 Award of the Flame of the Phoenix (Atlantia) (Sacred Stone) Pennsic War XLV (Æthelmearc) Marc and Alianor
- 2/3/2007 Companion of the Golden Dolphin (Atlantia) Winter University (Baelfire Dunn) Ragnarr III and Anneke I
- 6/12/2004 Companion of the Opal (Atlantia) Wastelands (Middlegate) Cuán V and Pádraigín II
- 6/13/2004 Companion of the Yeoman of the Sacred Stone (Atlantia) (Sacred Stone) Wastelands (Middlegate) Kisaiya
- 3/23/1991 Award of Arms (Atlantia) Sacred Stone Baronial Investiture (Sacred Stone) Olaf IV and Aislinn III
Nominated for a William Blackfox award:
- Best Special Issue- The Phoenix, Barony of Sacred Stone (Atlantia), Chronicler: Lord Otto von Schwyz; 2002
- Best Article - Aire Currents, Canton of Aire Faucon, Lord Otto von Schwyz; 2005
Classes Taught
- “How do Design a Menu for a Feast”
*University 53 – Barony of Border Vale Keep
*University 54 – Shire of Crannog Mor
- “How to keep your Feast at or under Budget”
*University 53 – Barony of Border Vale Keep
*University 54 – Shire of Crannog Mor
- “History of Atlantia”
*University 97 – Barony of Black Diamond