Aia Gold-Bearer

Azure, an owl contourny and in chief two torcs Or. Image from Aia Gold-Bearer.

Aia Gold-Bearer

Instagram: @aiagoldbearer

Facebook: Aia Gold-Bearer

Honorable Lady Aia Gold-Bearer

• Pronunciation guide: Eye-ah
• Former names: Formerly named Eyfriðr
• Armorial - http://armorial.calontir.org/Pages/populace.htm
• Order of Precedence - http://op.calontir.org/

Persona:

• Primarily an Iron Age Celt of the early La Tène A period around 450 BC. Born in Wiltshire, England, at Vespasian's Camp hillfort before marrying a highborn foreigner and moving to Gaul. Residing now in the Moselle Valley at Reinheim.
• Occasionally an Early Bronze Age inhabitant of the British Isles.

History in the SCA:

Timeline:

• When started in SCA: 2017
• Apprenticed by Ylva Jonsdottir in 2018.
• Victory in Competition (Arts and Sciences): Feed the Beasts 2023

Groups and Affiliations:

• Current Group: Vatavia
• Guilds, Households, etc: Ylva and Logan, associated with House Ravenscroft

Offices:

• Current Local Offices: Chatelaine & Caltrop Herald
• Former Local Offices: Arts and Sciences
• Current Kingdom Offices: Backlog Scroll Clerk

Classes and Research Papers

Classes:

• Norse Wire Weaving for Beginners
• Norse Apron Dress Construction
• Norse Female Garb
• Tabletop Heraldic Banners
• Bronze Age Female Dress
• Prehistoric European Amber Inspiration
• Simple Sideless Surcoats
• Forthcoming: Who Were the Celts?, Early Bronze Age Irish Ornamentation Experiments

Papers and Research:

• 2024 Paper on Bronze Age Female Dress: https://docs.google.com/document/d/105BZzKTaegdH5eXXf6qTobx14nqbA15e8Tu-rX7yAb0/edit

• 2023 Paper on Neolithic Orkney Dress (Kingdom Arts and Sciences entry): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-STkdNBCwAM8Xi1liRENL4OoFZMUa3_Jx6mQGiU5JEM/edit

• 2018/19 Paper on Female Norse Dress: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EG6OtD2-KVvDYb5W3QZD48hdVykKMKuBNrgs1-3W0gM/edit
• BBC Interview on Early Bronze Age necklace: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-68316993.amp

Rat out a Friend

where your friends can add accomplishments and comments about things you're too modest to share,

abusive/slanderous content will be deleted

---

Note that uploading images is restricted to logged-in "members" of the wiki. Contact sofya @ calontiri dot info, or FB Lisa Sofya Kies.

This is not an official document of the Kingdom of Calontir or the Society of Creative Anachronism.  Please note that all contributions to Calontiri Wiki may be altered by other contributors.  Do not submit copyrighted work here without permission!  Contact the editor-in-chief, sofya@calontiri.info, for any concerns.