This is a place to share the various songs I have written or performed over the years for the various Norrskensbard Competitions.
Filling it in will be a work in progress that takes while, there being more than 10 years of bardic contests I have entered.
2015, Gerdis won
There were four entrants:
- Astrid uti Erismarc (Frostheim)
- Gerdis av Bure (Uma)
- Kareina Talventytär (Frostheim)
- Þórólfr Blót-Úlfsson (Reengarda)
My entries were:
- Period Piece Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
- Piece in a Period Style Winter time it has arrived
- Bard’s Choice Norra Nordmark
- Three Words out of a Hat Genom merskog Of which I got the most points for my Period Piece (presumably because I have more points in “recite poem” than in “sing”, and the others were songs, because I love songs)
2016 Astrid won
There were six entrants:
- Astrid uti Erismarc (Frostheim)
- Hilde (Reengarda)
- Kareina Talventytär (Frostheim)
- Kjartan av Frostheim (Frostheim)
- Þórólfr Blót-Úlfsson (Reengarda)
- Wilhelm Marsson (Uma)
My entries were:
- Period Piece Turdion
- Piece in a Period Style The Prologue to Double Wars
- Bard’s Choice Winter time it has arrived (re-used)
- Three Words out of a Hat An improvised Fairy Tale For which I got the most points for my Piece in a period style (presumably because I have more points in “recite poem” than in “sing” or “play an instrument”)
2017 Gerdis won
There were six entrants:
- Eino Karjalainen (Frostheim)
- Gerdis av Bure (Uma)
- Kareina Talventytär (Frostheim)
- Kjartan av Frostheim (Frostheim)
- Þórólfr Blót-Úlfsson (Reengarda)
My entries were:
- Period Piece Bacche Bene Venies
- Piece in a Period Style The SCA (sestina)
- Bard’s Choice Pass the Water
- Three Words out of a Hat Den ensam ermite
2018 the trio, Dis, FriR, and Nanna, won
There were four entrants:
- Eino Karjalainen (Frostheim)
- Dis Trumpetare, FridR av Uma, and Nanna Ulfsdotter (Uma & Gyllengran)
- Kareina Talventytär (Frostheim)
- Kjartan av Frostheim (Frostheim)
My entries were:
- Period Piece
- Piece in a Period Style
- Bard’s Choice
- Three Words out of a Hat
2019 Wilhelm won
There were six entrants:
- Astrid i Erismarc (Reengarda)
- Gerdis av Bure (Uma)
- Kjartan av Frostheim (Frostheim)
- Kareina Talventytär (Frostheim)
- Moa Skáldkona (Attemark)
- Wilhelm Marrson (Uma)
My entries were:
- Period Piece
- Piece in a Period Style
- Bard’s Choice
- Three Words out of a Hat
2020 Plague version: online just for fun; no winner chosen
There were five entrants:
- Astrid i Erismarc (Reengarda)
- Ciaran mac Breandain (Atlantia)
- Kareina Talventytär (Frostheim)
- Þórólfr Blót-Úlfsson (Reengarda)
- Villiam Jonglören (Frostheim)
My entries were:
- Period Piece
- Piece in a Period Style
- Bard’s Choice
- Three Words out of a Hat
2021 Gerdis won
There were five entrants:
- FridR (Uma)
- Gerdis från Bure (Uma)
- Kareina Talventytär (Frostheim)
- Kjartan av Frostheim (Frostheim)
- Þórólfr Blót-Úlfsson (Reengarda)
My entries were:
- Period Piece
- Piece in a Period Style
- Bard’s Choice
- Three Words out of a Hat
2022 Dis won
There were three entrants:
- Dis Trumpetare (Uma)
- Þórólfr Blót-Úlfsson (Reengarda)
- Kareina Talventytär (Reengarda)
My entries were:
- Period Piece
- Piece in a Period Style
- Bard’s Choice
- Three Words out of a Hat
2023 Fiolspelman Nilsson won
There were four entrants:
- Gerdis från Bure (Uma)
- Þórólfr Blót-Úlfsson (Reengarda)
- Fiolspelman Erik Lekare Nilsson (Nordmark)
- Kareina Talventytär (Reengarda)
My entries were:
- Period Piece
- Piece in a Period Style
- Bard’s Choice
- Three Words out of a Hat
2024 I won
There were four entrants:
- Kareina Talventytär (Reengarda)
- Gerdis från Bure (Uma)
- Malin med Harpan (södra Nordmark)
- Þórólfr Blót-Úlfsson (Reengarda)
My entries were:
- Period Piece
- Piece in a Period Style
- Bard’s Choice
- Three Words out of a Hat
2025 Astrid won
There were six entrants:
Astrid i Erismark (Reengarda) Broder suck (Reengarda) FridR av Uma (Uma) Gerdis från Bure (Uma) Þórólfr Blót-Úlfsson (Reengarda) Vandra LyonsMane (Oertha)