 
The Honorable Lady
Katla Ulfhedinn
formerly, Katla Ulfhednar
Shire of Sunderoak, AEthelmearc
For years Katla has been trying to break the false impression that
coursing is all there is to the canine arts. Even though
AEthelmearc has a Houndmistress, not a Luremistress, it's still
confusing to a lot of folks.
Different breeds of dogs had various characteristics that made
them valuable, especially in the hunt, which is Katla's primary
field of research. Her dogs are greyhounds, chase dogs, so she
demonstrates coursing with them. She has been a strong proponent
of other sporting activities that recreate situations encountered
by dogs during a hunt, such as tunneling and agility. Though her
dogs cannot participate in these activities, she will happily share her
experience with anyone wanting to put together classes and demonstrations
of these arts for SCA events.
Katla's involvement with the canine community is only part of the
teaching and advancement of her art that she does. It is by far
the most visible. Her knowledge touches on a wide variety of
topics, including historic dog breeds, training, care and
accoutrements. She also researches and practices many of the arts
that were used during a hunt or depict scenes from a hunt. She
has cooked several feasts that included game dishes redacted from
period sources.
A Sycamore was awarded to recognize her
skill at illumination ... her body of work consists mostly of
pieces inspired from "The Hunt" by Gaston Phoebus.
In recognition of her knowledge of hounds and the noble sport of the hunt, she was
inducted into the Order of the Fleur d'AEthelmearc (Grant level award) in January 2009.
Her awareness and understanding is growing in leaps and bounds as she finds new sources of
information in written form and through other arts that have a connection to the hunt.
| Classes and articles: |
| A History of Dog Collars (AE War Practice 2008, Pennsic 37) |
| Viking Dogs: Then and Now (AE War Practice 2008, Pennsic 36 & 37) |
| "An Anthology of Dog Collars" (AEstel A&S issue - spring 2008) |
| "Canine activities in AEthelmearc" (AEstel - Oct. 2008) |
|
Rules of Renaissance Coursing (Althing- May 2004) |
|
A Brief History of the Greyhound (Pennsic 34) |
Katla has held various hound related offices and
organized many canine activities:
** denotes current activity |
| Houndmistress - Kingdom of AEthelmearc 2004-2009 |
| Hound coursing demonstrations - Pennsic 34, 35, 36, 37
AE War Practice 2003-8AE 10 Year (Sunderoak 2007)
The Hunt (Stormsport 2006)
Tournaments Through the Ages (Stormsport - June 2006)
Horses, Hounds & Hawks (Stormsport - Oct 2005) |
| Known World Canine Meeting Coordinator - Pennsic 34, 35, 36, 37 |
| ** Royal Coursing Tea - Pennsic 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 |
Katla's service goes beyond her devotion to the canine arts:
** denotes current activity |
| ** Minister of Arts & Sciences - Shire of Sunderoak, 2007 - present |
| ** Pennsic Exchequer (Emergency Deputy) - Pennsic 37, 38 |
| Autocrat Gold Chain event - June 2009, Shire of Sunderoak |
| Cooking crew - Gold Chain event - June 2009, Shire of Sunderoak |
| Head cook - AEthelmearc 10 Year Celebration (Sunderoak 2007)
Feast notes
....................Pictures |
| Head cook - Gold Chain Tournament (Sunderoak 2008) |
| Co-cook - Feast of the Bears (Stormsport 2007) |
| Chatelaine - Shire of Sunderoak - 2006 |
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