Brúnwulf Ceorl is the scop of Þórbeorht Hláford, Cyning of the Théodish Ríce, is a láréow of the Gármanling Lárscól and is the first Théodsman from England. He has a B.A. in Philosophy and Classical Literature and Civilisation from the University of Birmingham and has been studying Old English and historical linguistics for over ten years. He is the author of: Petres Haran Spell (2018, Fyrnlore) and Sayings of the Saxons (2026, Imperium Press) as well as Anglo-Saxon poetry and essays on Anglo-Saxon Heathenry, folklore and linguistics in Spellstów, the journal of Théodish Belief, also published by Háliggyld Books.
Eþelwynn Hlæfdiȝe is the co-founder of the the Ealdríce Théod, which she established with Þórbeorht Hláford in 2010. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and is keenly interested in such topics a midwifery and gardening. Each year she puts together the Year-Reckoning, an Anglo-Saxon Heathen calendar with versions for both the northern and southern hemispheres. She is also a proofing editor of Spellstów.
Gárman Lord founded Anglo-Saxon Théodish Belief in 1976 and is the author of Way of the Heathen and numerous other Théodish publications. In 1989 he was named Ætheling of the Wínland Ríce and in 1995 he was crowned as its first Hálig Cyning (Sacral King). In recent years, Gárman Lord has begun writing fictional works—many of which are often sown through with bits of Théodish lore. For updates on his current writings, be sure to visit Gárman Lord’s Author Page on Amazon.
Sǽfríð Þygen is a guildsman of the Ealdríce Théod and a láréow for the Gármanling Lárscól. She serves as a longstanding member of the Théodish Ríce’s Witan and is an ides and wéofodþygen for the Théodish blóterehád (priesthood). Her background includes coursework in herbalism and death-doula work. She bears a lifelong fascination with folklore, folk customs, and traditional song, which has led her to choreographing, teaching, and performing folk dances and songs. Beyond GÆST, her writings include bédas to the gods and a death song in Old English, and she is a contributing author for Spellstów.
Þórbeorht Hláford is the current Hálig Cyning of the Théodish Ríce and the founder of the Ealdríce Théod, an Anglo-Saxon Heathen fellowship based upon the early Anglo-Saxon religious gilds that arose shortly before conversion. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a concentration in Religious Studies as well as a Master of Liberal Arts in English Religious History. Þórbeorht’s works have appeared in HEX Magazine, Vor Tru Magazine, and The Journal of Contemporary Heathen Thought. Þórbeorht previously wrote under the name of Êrmund Aldarman. He is also the editor of Spellstów and oferláréow (headmaster) of the Gármanling Lárscól.
Wordsmið Þegn is one of the first Théodsmen who, alongside Gárman Lord, Ælfwyne Þygen, Æᵹili Þegn, and Werwulf Þegn, was a member of the Witan Théod. As Théodish Belief’s first linguist and as Lárþegn of the Ríce, Wordsmið penned a number of seminal Théodish works during the 1970s, 80s, and early 90s. Amongst those works are “Kingship and Anglo-Saxon Théodism,” the “Angelseaxisc Sprǽclaga” series that appeared in the pages of Vikingstaff Magazine from 1981-1983, and such Old English language courses as Ič Spræce Angel-Seax, Læcnode Angel-Seax, and Wordsmiðes Angel-Seaxisc Grammaticcræft.
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