User:Squire Lukas



Also known as Squire Lukas the Scholar, Squire Lukas the Minstrel, and Squire Lukas the Pretty, Lukas has been a member of the Knights of the Northern Realm since the fall of 2009.

Squire Lukas has been interested in history, particularly medieval history, from a young age. He enjoyed listening to stories about King Arthur and his knights when he was very young, and spent many hours reading library books about the Middle Ages later in his youth. Games such as Stronghold and those in the Legend of Zelda series were further influences. After graduating from highschool he travelled to Germany, where he attended a medieval festival. The festival inspired him to begin making medieval items, including a haubergeon and various leather goods. To help provide a framework for his medieval projects, to meet people with similar interests, and to learn historical European martial arts, he joined the Knights in 2009. He was made a squire during the 2011 tournament.

Squire Lukas continues to make medieval handicrafts. He practices leatherworking, sewing, cloth dyeing, armouring, smithing, brass working, and wood working. In 2011 he completed his first attempt at a mid to late 14th century harness. He is also interested in 14th century literature and manuscripts. A favourite pastime of his is viewing and downloading digitised images of manuscripts. Squire Lukas took some medieval history, medieval literature, and Latin courses as part of his undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta to further his knowledge of medieval history.

Squire Lukas currently has two personas. One is thatof a man-at-arms (along the lines of a knight), in which he practices martial arts, wears armour, and particpates in tournaments and battles. Another is that of an English yeoman, a free landholding peasant.

Accolades include "Champion of Edmonton" in 2011 and "Champion of the Spring" in 2011 and 2012.

His blazon is "Or, a chevron between three trefoils slipped sable."