Vlad's Bio

The Honourable Lord Vladimir Andreivich Aleksandrov

Registered: July 1996

Arms:

Sable, a wolf dormant, in chief three chevronnels inverted braced argent.

Badge:

(fieldless) A Russian Orthodox Cross per pale sable and argent

Awards:

Award of Arms, 14 Sept. 1991 (AS XXVI)
Lion's Claw, 6 Nov. 1993 (AS XXVIII) - Barony of Lions Gate
Goutte de Sang, 16 Jun. 1994 (AS XXIX)
Gilded Griffin (Avacal), 8 May 2004 (AS XXXIX)

Archery Rank (Year Earned): Master Bowman (2003)

Championships:

Cold Keep Heavy Champion 2003
Cold Keep Archery Champion 2003
Cold Keep Rapier Champion 1999 (?)

Offices:

Chief Archer/ Captain of the Bow - Cold Keep

Responsibilities:

Squire to Sir Geoffrey de Rennes, KSCA, OL
Protege to Mistress Elisabeth Braidwood, OP
Senior Heavy Marshal
Junior Light Marshal
Target Archery Marshal
"The Light Side of the Potato"

Interests:

Armoured combat
Archery and thrown weapons
Armouring
Leatherwork
Russian culture and history
Japanese culture and history
Military history
Heraldry
Marshalling
Pas D'Armes and tournament companies
Rapier combat
Brewing

HL Vladimir Andreivich Aleksandrov fighting in an Avacal Coronet

Persona History:

Vladimir was born in Kiev in 1220 to an affluent merchant family. He entered the priesthood but left to fight against the Mongol invasion. Fleeing the sack of Kiev, he made his way north and entered the service of the young Grand Duke of Novgorod, Aleksandr.

With Aleksandr he helped defeat the Swedes on the banks of the River Neva in 1240. In 1242 he joined Aleksandr (now named Nevsky after the battle on the Neva) again, this time to defend the Rus against the Teutonic Knights, soundly trouncing them on the frozen surface of Lake Chudskoye.

Vladimir remained in Aleksandr Nevsky's service until 1246, when, unable to stomach the way his lord bowed and scraped to the hated Mongols, he departed and made his way to Constantinople, where he settled, married and is now raising a family, in 1256.

Links:

Knighthood, Chivalry and Tournaments Research Library

House Bellatrix (Duke Paul is the God of SCA armoured combat and the inventor of the "snap")

Silk Road Designs Armoury

Sofya la Rus (more great Russian information)

Japanese Armour (Anthony J. Bryant's Homepage)

The Red Kaganate

An Unofficial Glossary of Combat Terms As Used in the SCA

(Photos courtesy of HL Vladimir Andreivich Aleksandrov)

Last updated on March 26, 2007

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