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Rognvald is a member of the board who joined on the 13th of September, 2011. He was formerly known as " | Rognvald is a member of the board who joined on the 13th of September, 2011. He was formerly known as " | ||
- | He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from the state of Utah. He self describes his politics as “slghtly right-of-center”, | + | Rognvald has had two hiatuses from the board; one was a two year fishing trip from 2013 to 2015; the other was from late 2015 to mid-2018, when he was caught up with life. |
- | Currently he is working on his Pre-1900 timeline “The Legacy of St. Brendan”, which has been recieved with surprising acclaim. He won the Turtledove Award for “Best Medieval Timeline” and “Best POD” for his efforts with it. | + | He is best known for his Pre-1900 timeline “The Legacy of St. Brendan”, which has been recieved with surprising acclaim. He won the Turtledove Award for “Best Medieval Timeline” and “Best POD” for his efforts with it. |
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- | He is not to be confused with [[Ronpur]], who has a somewhat similar-sounding username. | + | |
==== Habits ==== | ==== Habits ==== | ||
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Rognvald, as his username probably indicates, has a habit of focusing on PODs involving the Norse. | Rognvald, as his username probably indicates, has a habit of focusing on PODs involving the Norse. | ||
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==== Works ==== | ==== Works ==== | ||
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+ | “The Essays: A Counterfactual Series”: An experimental effort, comprised of brief (five pages double-spaced, | ||
His efforts in Pre-1900 include: | His efforts in Pre-1900 include: | ||
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“Beyond Særkland: The Journey to Drekigarthr”: | “Beyond Særkland: The Journey to Drekigarthr”: | ||
- | “The Legacy of St. Brendan: A History of the Western Hemisphere, from 512 to the Present Day”: The Irish monk St. Brendan is blown off course by a storm and lands in the New World centuries before any Viking. A succession of Irish fur trappers, Briton princelings, | + | “The Legacy of St. Brendan: A History of the Western Hemisphere, from 512 to the Present Day”: The Irish monk St. Brendan is blown off course by a storm and lands in the New World centuries before any Viking. A succession of Irish fur trappers, Briton princelings, |
- | “The Essays: A Counterfactual Series”: An experimental effort, comprised of brief (five pages double-spaced, generally) counterfactual scenarios, with each essay in a series dealing with different facets of the same event. (Ongoing) | + | Meanwhile, in Post-1900: |
- | ---- | + | “We Shall Go On To the End”: Was a exploration of an alternate, yet very similar, World War Two. (Abandoned) |
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+ | “I’m A Friend of Jimmy Hoffa”: An exploration of America’s most notorious union leader, in the context of an America which fell to a socialist revolution. (Abandoned) | ||
==== Banning ==== | ==== Banning ==== | ||
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Was banned in early July 2014, in the middle of a two-year-long fishing trip, after [[offtopic: | Was banned in early July 2014, in the middle of a two-year-long fishing trip, after [[offtopic: | ||
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