Halimah bint 'al Abbas 'al Tanji

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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 12th Century Gambian of royal blood from the Kingdom of Mali, traded to the Arabs by her father. While travelling along the trans Saharan trade route with her new "owner" she eventually came to be traded/sold again to a Spanish Lord and live and serve his household in Barcelona Spain. By the end of the Second Crusades, her lord's family moved along the coast into France to a chateau in Toulon.

History in the SCA:

• Timeline:
  • When started in SCA: September 1992
  • Significant events: Proteged to Dame Brenna Lowri o’Ruthin from the Barony of Grey Niche, Gleann Abhann
  • Formerly Apprenticed to Dame Kiera nic an Bhaird (Inactive) Fostered by Master Rowland Addison Carrick and Gisela von Edgemund, called Tipperith
    • Sucessfully served 22 SCA feasts to date! Period Subsaharan African Cultural Studies, Period German Studies, Brewing, Herbals, Outdoor Cooking, 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

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