Halimah bint 'al Abbas 'al Tanji

Purpure, on a lozenge between three fleurs-de-lys Or an increscent sable.

Halimah bint 'al Abbas 'al Tanji

Mistress Halimah bint 'al Abbas 'al Tanji

• Pronunciation guide: pronounced ha-LEE-mah /bɪnt/ Ab-bas

• Alternate/former/use names: Ahima, Ahimah or Alimah
• Armorial - http://armorial.calontir.org/Pages/HalimTanj.htm
• Order of Precedence - https://op.calontir.org/persona.php?p=4401

Persona:

• Halimah is a late 13th Century Mande from the Kingdom of Mali, Her father was the governor of one of the largest provinces in the kingdom, When Halimah was considered old enough, she was traded to the Arabs by her father upon arriving in Mecca for pilgrimage. While travelling along the trans Saharan trade route with her new "owner", learning Arabic through immersion. By the end of the second wave of the Black Death in Europe, Halimah had become a young woman and eventually came to be traded/sold again to a Spanish Lord and lived to serve his household in Barcelona, Spain. Her lord's family eventually left Spain, travelling along the Spanish coast into France finally settling to live out her adulthood in Toulon.
• Motto: "Bien Faire et Rien Dire"

History in the SCA:

• Timeline:
  • When started in SCA: September 1992
  • Significant events: Adopted and proteged to Dame Brenna Lowri o’Ruthin from the Barony of Grey Niche in Gleann Abhann
  • Formerly Apprenticed to Dame Kiera nic an Bhaird (Inactive) Fostered by Master Rowland Addison Carrick and Gisela von Edgemund, called Tipperith in Gleann Abhann
    • Successfully prepared 22 SCA feasts to date! The most challenging being a Grand Chef Feast in Meridies. Currently studying Medieval Sub-Saharan African Cooking and recipe re-construction, German and French Studies, Brewing, Cordials and Period Beverages, Herbals, Outdoor Cooking, African Gardening, Household Items and Tools.

• Groups and Affiliations:
  • Current Group: Shire March of Grimfells
  • Previous Groups: Shire Beintheinne (Defunct) now Provence of Lagerdamm (Gleann Abhann)
  • Guilds, Households, etc: Matriarch of Chez Croissant Sable

• Offices:
  • Local Offices: Currently local Arts and Sciences officer Shire March of Grimfells
  • Regional Offices:
  • Kingdom Offices: Provost of the College of Gleann Abhann
  • SCA-wide Offices:
  • Other service: Member of the Grand Chefs of Meridies/Gleann Abhann, Founder of the Calontir Newcomers Facebook Page

Other Information

Mundanely known as Andrea Mobley

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