Persona Pentathlon 2024

Persona Pentathlon is an annual competition sponsored by the Order of the Laurel. The Pentathlon requires five separate items that a single persona would have used or owned. There are seven different categories of entry items and three of the five entry items must be from different categories. Those categories can be found here with more information on Persona Pentathlon.

My entry this year was for a upper-middle/upper class woman in 16th Century Castilla. For me, this is a regular presentation of my persona but the persona chosen does not have to be. Each image below is also a link to the process photos gallery for that item. The links listed below for each item go to their documentation. I was lucky enough to win the 2024 competition and am happy to share my experiences with anyone who may want to give it a go themself!

My entry items were:

  1. A Gonete or Short Jacket: Category 2: Garb & Fiber Arts

  2. A Skirt, or a Vasquiña: Category 2: Garb & Fiber Arts

  3. Chopines or Chapines: Category 6, Metal, Leather, Wood, and Other “Hard” Arts

  4. A Commonplace Book: Category: 1, Manuscript and Fine Arts

  5. Almodrote que es capirotada: Category: 4, Medieval Life