SCA Resumé

Awards

  • See the Order of Precedence (Meridies) (see also the An Tir OP)
  • Award of Arms, Sep 5, 2004 (An Tir)
  • Goutte de Sang (service award, Grant of Arms, An Tir), Mar 29, 2008
  • Wye Knot, December 2010 ("Given once a year to an individual who is the best embodiment of the spirit of Wyewood," Wyewood)
  • Wyewood Arts and Sciences Champion, 2010-2011 (First Shire A&S Champion. This award is now called A&S Defender instead of Champion)
  • Jambe de Lion (arts and sciences award, Grant of Arms, An Tir), Mar 12, 2011
  • Wyewood Arts and Sciences Champion, 2013-2014 (First Baronial A&S Champion)
  • Phoenix Spark, 2020 (South Downs)

Other SCA recognition

  • Scholar degree, Royal University of Meridies, 2018
  • Lector degree in Sciences, Royal University of Meridies, 2018 (under the old RUM requirements)
  • Lector degree in Static Arts, Royal University of Meridies, 2018 (under the old RUM requirements)
  • Pending Lector degrees in History & Politics, Apparel Arts & Sciences, Heraldic Studies, Culinary Arts & Herbalism, Current Middle Ages, Scribal Arts, and Performing Arts & Gaming, Royal University of Meridies, 2025
  • Pending Magister degree in Heraldic Studies: Onomastics, Royal University of Meridies, 2025.
    Magister project paper: “‘As moche þan he ys to blame þat 3eue þa man a vyle ekename’: A Conceptual Lexicon of Middle English Nicknames"

Offices

  • Blue Anchor Herald (Deputy to Black Lion Principal Herald), July 2005-2016. As Blue Anchor I maintained the An Tir Heralds website and mailing list. Additionally, I have commented on names submitted to be registered, participating in commentary both within An Tir and at the Society College of Arms level.
  • Wyewood Arts and Sciences Minister, October 2010-October 2011. I encouraged and organized arts and science activities and educational opportunities in Wyewood.
  • Wyewood Webster, September 2012-early 2015. I maintained the Barony's website and email list.
  • Wyewood Sysadmin, 2009-present. I maintain the server that hosts the Barony's website and mailing list. I continue to host Wyewood's site even though I no longer live in the Barony.

Articles and resources for SCA classes, competitions, and publications

Classes taught

  • See RUM transcript here
  • Clothing and Fiber Arts
    • How to Make a Simple Wimple (at a private home, 2010)
    • The Gebende: Making a Pie Crust Hat (with Wilhelmin Weissenheimerin. At Falling Leaves Ithra, 2009)
    • Knitting for Absolute Beginners (at Wyewood social, 2008)
    • Knitting a Multicolor Pouch (at Wyewood social, 2008)
    • Rectangular Construction for Novice Costumers (at Mostly Fibers II, July 2004)
  • Culinary
    • Easy Cheesemaking (at Wyewood social, 2009)
    • Making Butter (at Wyewood social, 2009, and again at a camping event in Summer, 2012)
  • Sports and Games
    • Stool Ball: Medieval Baseball (multiple events)
  • Heraldic Studies
    • Heraldry
      • The Heraldic Achievement (at Wyewood Social, 2008)
      • Basic Heraldry - SCI3000 (online via The Honorable Clover, June 2018)
    • Onomastics
      • Middle English Nicknames Workshop (multiple events)
      • Introduction to Middle English (multiple events)
      • Using the Middle English Dictionary for Name Research (online, June 2025)
      • Basics of English Surnames (online, June 2025)
      • Dirty Medieval Names (multiple events)
  • Other topics
    • SCA Structure and Administration - CMA1000 (online via The Honorable Clover, July 2018)

Events led

  • Known Wide World of Sports, Wyewood, July 2008
  • Known Wide World of Sports, Wyewood, August 2009 (Not the event steward this time; I was the sports steward, in charge of the sports and games at the second KWWoS event.) Here is the website for that event!
  • Additionally, I've served on the staff for several other events, usually working on the event websites, but also occasionally on other tasks including feast menus.

Non-SCA writing on related topics

I also write about medieval and history topics outside of the SCA environment. My particular interests are English onomastics, medieval sports and games, and culinary history. Here are some of the other projects I've worked on that might be of interest to SCA folk.

  • Dunlap, Wendi A. Surnames and Society in West Yorkshire: An Analysis of Names in the Wakefield Court Rolls, 1274-1352. MA Thesis, California State University Dominguez Hills, 2010.
  • Dunlap, Wendi A. "Stool Ball." In Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice, J. Nauright (ed.). Published by ABC-CLIO in 2012.
  • Dunlap, Wendi A. Middle English Surnames in West Yorkshire. Three Beacons Press, 2013.
  • Resurrected Recipes, a blog about historic cooking (not restricted to medieval cooking), particularly the interpretation and testing of historic recipes, but also addressing kitchen technology.

Other related projects

I created a Mac app to simplify my research in the Middle English Dictionary by depaginating long results lists and opening directly to the pages that show full citations. The MED site has since been updated so the app is less needed, though I updated it in 2024 so it would continue to work. If you are one of the rare people who would find the app useful, and you use a Mac, you can download the app here.

It is still somewhat useful if you frequently use the MED. If you are not a Mac user but know a bit about Python, you can play with the script and run it from the command-line.