Valkyrie Nystrom Armstrong
Valkyrie Nystrom Armstrong of Iron Springs under the Kingdom of Winter's Edge
Biography
Originally from Canaur a Dagorhir group in Tallahassee, FL that is trying to start an Amtgard group of the same name.
Affiliated Groups
- The Seraphim
- Household of the Golden Acorn
- House Lioness
- House Valorose
Belted Family
- Present: Hobbit at Arms to Revell Armstrong who is a Squire to Dame Linden.
- Fiddles the Hobbit & Valkyrie are known as the "Armstrong Twins" since they became WAA's together, craft together, event together, and autocrat the Arts & Sciences Symposium together.
- Previous: Paged to H.B. Puddin' who is Squire to Sir Shalazar who was squire to AMC.
Notable Accomplishments
- Bravely sailing with pirates.
- Most beloved Hobbit in Winter's Edge.
- Primary creator of the Winter's Edge 2017 Kingdom Bid Package with an accompanying website.
- Primary creator of the Winter's Edge 2016 Pre-Bid for Kingdom package.
Arts & Sciences Accomplishments
- 1st place overall at the A&S Competition at The Gatherinng of the Clans in New Mexico, July 2017. Submitted Sir Jocelyn's travel knighting scroll under Dragon (won 1st place for that category and best in show with 38/40 points), Winter's edge hand-sewn pennons under Owl, and my Hobbit at Arms Armstrong leather belt under Garber (won first place for that category).
- 1st place in Garber at the A&S Competition at The Gathering of the Clans in New Mexcio for Sir Tato's appliqued tunic, July 2016.
- 1st and 2nd place in NW A&S 6-and-over A&S Competition at Coronation in August 2016.
- Cultural Champion at Winter's Edge Spring Quals 2016.
- 2nd place in NW Defrost Dragon Master in Jan. 2016.
- 1st place and Best in Show (for plastidip shield) in the NW Summer Coronation Dragon Master competition in Aug. 2015.
- 2nd place in the competitive NW Defrost Dragon Master competition in Jan. 2015.
- 1st and 2nd place in the A&S competition at WE Wyld Hunt 2014 for active construction acorn rock and company fighting garb pants.
- 1st and 2nd place at the NW Spring Midreign 2015 that was “light and dark” themed with two etchings and a company quilted banner.
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Sir Jocelyn's Travel Scroll with an appliqued belt pouch, inkle loom weaved ribbon, & gouche illumination. Won 1st Place Dragon, Clan 2017.
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Hobbit at Arms Armstrong leather painted belt. Won 1st Place Garber, Clan 2017.
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Belt detail
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Front and back of Sir Tato's appliqued tunic with free hand machine embroidery. Won 1st Place Garber, Clan 2016. Received 8th Garber.
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Plasti-dip celtic knot fish shield. Won Best in Show, Neverwinter Dragon Master, August 2015
Classes Fiddles Taught!
- Gouche painting class at "Onward to Canterbury: A Winter's Edge Tale" Spring Coronation, 2017.
- Hands-on needle-felting class at the Arts & Sciences Symposium II, 2017.
- Lecture on how to create dagged trim at the Arts & Sciences Symposium II, 2017.
- Hands-on needle-felting class at the Battle of Mirkwood WE Summer Midreign 2016.
- Hands-on applique and tunic class with Valkyrie Moonshadow at the Arts & Sciences Symposium 2016.
- Introduction to Applique at Winter's Edge Winter Midreign 2016.
- Hands-on copic-stitch book binding at Ragnarok 2015.
Titles
Baroness
Notable Officer Positions
- Winter's Edge Regent (Fall 2016 - Spring 2017)
- Winter's Edge Regent (Spring - Fall 2016)
- Winter's Edge Regent's Protector (Fall 2015 - Spring 2016)
Notable Crat Positions
- Autocrated "Onward to Canterbury: A Winter's Edge Tale" Spring Coronation, April 2017.
- Co-Autocrated the "Arts & Sciences Symposium II" with Valkyrie in February 2017. Fiddles and Valkyrie created a website to accompany the event. The event had 30+ crafting classes, and 4 crafting tracks where we flew in Lady a Armstrong to teach tunic making and Acorn from the Shield Shop to teach plastidip shields.
- Autocrated the "Aftershock: A Winter's Edge Story" event in January 2017.
- Co-Autocrated the "Battle of Mirkwood" Winter's Edge event with Sir Khazon Mander in July 2016. Fiddles created a website to accompany the event.
- Co-Autocrated the "Arts & Sciences Symposium I" with Valkyrie in February 2016.
Random Facts
- Founder of Household of the Golden Acorn (teaching household).
- Member of The Seraphim fighting company
- Coordinated the first WE Arts & Sciences Symposium 2016 with Valkyrie Moonshadow. The weekend event hosted over 14 crafting classes. This second year in 2017, the Arts & Sciences Symposium event hosted 30 crafting classes.
Additional Images
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Sewing at Ragnarok 2017-- photo taken by Sarah Scruggs.
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Fiddles sporting House Lioness Garb that won Dagorhir's 2016 $20 Garb Contest and is holding soft sculptures 2017
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Winter's Edge court, April 2017: Champion Vashiern (left), Regent Fiddles (center), Prince Khazon (right), Pahyum (kneeling)