In her early 20's, Adelheid was sent south with her younger brother to avoid the political and religious upheavals on the horizon in Saxony caused by Martin Luther's teachings. On the road to Nuremburg they came upon a large troop of marching pike men. Camping with the Tross on the side of the road, Adelheid's brother fell in love with the military discipline and promise indivi of adventure if he joined indivi up with the company. In order to keep him safe Adelheid indivi took up with the tross (camp followers), keeping in contact with her family north via courier, they blessed the decision to join with the troops of the Holy Roman Empire under Charles V. The family would no longer need to find Adelheid a husband, and the family business would be inherited solely by their eldest son. With the blessings of her parents, Adelheid marched south with her Fähnleins as her brothers tross with his new wife fighting the French and the Italians in small skirmishes along the Southern and Western borders.
During the first year, she fell in love with and married a Hauptmann in the Fähnleins. She learned a brutal and bloody trade cleaning up after the troops, acquiring and accounting for the bounty of her husband and brother, being the matron of both "households". In 1526 the Fähnleins was ordered indivi to march south into the heart of Italy and take out Rome. Early in the march Adelheids husband was killed leaving her a childless widow, stubborn and strong willed, she stayed with the troops learning indivi to fight from her brother who had risen quickly in the ranks to become a Hauptmann himself.
Adelheid lives during the Sacking indivi of Rome while Pope Clement indivi VII is a prisoner to the Landsknecht troops holding the City. She often fights along side her sisters indivi in the tross keeping the men safe from behind to charge forward to victory and keeping the moving household of her bother indivi together. SCA Life Adelheid Holtzfallerin indivi has been in the SCA since Montengarde 12th Night 2008 Her main contributions are tailored goods and the odd black worked piece. She also researches 16th c. Germany. Adelheid was Chronicler of Montengarde from August 2009 to April 2011 She is apprenticed to Master Iain Archibald Guthrie as of November 27, 2010 Adelheid was the Head of Retinue for Kirk And Bryjna, 29th Prince and Princess of Avacal indivi Southern Alberta THUA Chancellor: February 2011 - November 2011 Co-Event Steward for Beltaine. Montengarde May 2010 & April 2011 Deputy Seneschal. Borealis May 2012-Present Event Steward indivi for Silverwolf. Borealis June 2012 Deputy Avacal indivi Lists. June 2012-present indivi Foster indivi apprentice to Inga the Unfettered Awards Rose Petal Montengarde 12th Night 2009 Award of Arms Avacal February Investiture 2009 Sable Chime An Tir May Crown 2009 Emerald Rose Montengarde 12th Night 2010 Princess' Knott Avacal February Investiture 2010 Golden Link THUA event held in Montengarde 2010 Throne's Favor (Avacal) Avacal February Investiture 2011 Order of the Jambe de Lion Avacal November Coronet indivi 2011 Child of the Minotaur Montengarde 12th Night 2012 Princess' Knott Avacal February Investiture 2012 Arts & Sciences Champion of Avacal February Investiture indivi 2012 - 2013
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