Sumayya al Ghaziyya

Photo
It's me, Sumayya reclining at a Harvest Raids
Information
Resides: Shire of Ballachlagan Status: Current Member Awards: Visit the Order of Precedence to access a list of this person's awards.
Heraldry
Purpure, a gurges and on a chief argent three golpes.

Persona

Sumayya al Ghazziya is a noble woman living in the 16th century Istanbul under the reign of Suleima the Lawgiver.

Offices & Positions

Kingdom

Ongoing:

• Aethelmearc Kingdom Deputy Seneschal - Social Media Officer
• Clerk for the Fleur D'Aethelmearc

Local Groups

Previously Held:

Barony March of the Debatable Lands

• Iron Key
• Chronicler
• Couer D'or Exchequer
• Heavy WeaponsMarshall at Large

Canton of Woods End

• One of the initial organizers
• Unofficial arts and sciences teacher
• Herald

Ongoing:

• Heavy Weapons Marshall

Events

Previous:

• Organized the BMDL Pennsic Party 2012
• Autocrat Baronial Champions and Post Pennsic Gathering
• Organized the St. Crispins Arts and Sciences Competition at Agincourt
• Autocrat Pennsic Party for Pennsic 49

Future:

• Running Arts and Sciences at Vikingathing March 18, 2023

Awards

Kingdom Awards

• Award of Arms - Aethelmearc - 2012
• Golden Thorn - Aethelmearc - 2013
• Sycamore - Aethelmearc - 2013
• Golden Alce - Aethelmearc - 2014
• Fleur D'Aethelmearc - Aethelmearc - 2015
• Keystone - Aethelmearc - 2020
• Golden Escarbuncle - 2020
• Sigil of Aethelmearc - 2021
• Millrind - Aethelmearc - 2021

Baronial Awards

• Red Comet - Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands - 2012
• Blue/Silver Comet - Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands - 2015
• Gold Comet - Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands - 2018
• Gilded Reed - Barony of the Middle Marches (Midrealm) - 2019
• Companion of the Comettus Amicus - Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands - 2022

Interests and SCA-related hobbies

I’ve been in the SCA for roughly 12 years, and in that time I have; autocratted events, served in a various positions, fenced, fought, and spread mischief. I have served as; BMDL Iron Key, BMDL Chronicler, Herald for the Canton of Woods End (a new Canton in the Midrealm I helped start), the Deputy to the Aethelmearc Kingdom Seneschal for Social Media, and recently the Clerk of the Order of the Fleur.

I was fortunate to begin my SCA career in the Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands, and spent a great deal of time in the Kingdom of Aethelmearc. While finishing my mundane education, I moved to the Midrealm for a year, where I helped to create the Canton of Woods End, before returning once again to Aethelmearc in the Shire of Ballachlagen.

With regard to arts in the SCA, I have typically focused on 16th Century Ottoman research and recreation – with a dash of research on period oddities from around the world. I’ve learned/researched leatherworking, how to make inlaid leather slippers/shoes, recreated a talismanic shirt using period pigments, and learned how to recreate Turkish ebru (marbled effect on thickened water). I am currently researching cosmetics worn in period in and around the Ottoman empire.

I’ve a tendency to be a a helper and I’ve volunteered for a variety of positions since joining. I have truly enjoyed my time in the SCA, and work to give back so that others can live the dream with me.

In the past several years i've been helping to bring Aethelmearc into the digital age, by expanind the Kingdom's social media presence and helping to create this "Unofficial AEWiki." At the start of the Great Plague in 2020 I helped facilitate the Kingdom beginning to use Zoom to incorporate more AEtherial courts and bring access to more of the populace who cannot be at in-person events. Since then, I’ve helped to run virtual events (Coronation, Virtual Courts, and local events), as well a AELive on a (typically) biweekly schedule.