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As an editor, my work is largely focused on History, especially the medieval and early modern periods. However, although I am focused in subject, I am not limited to any single aspect: the political, military, social, economic, cultural, scientific and religious aspects of these periods are all worthy of attention. In medieval history, I edit articles on the Viking Age, Celtic nations and the History of Science. My range of editing on military history spans from the castles of the early Middle Ages to the fortifications and military technology of Vauban and the colonial period. The history of Catholicism also interests me, where I work primarily on articles on the religious orders, saints and the medieval Scholastics.
Although I focus mainly on European and Western history, I have also made forays into the political history of Ethiopia and the cultural history of Cahokia in the Middle Ages (see 1340s) and the scientific history of China.
Outside of history, I also used to edit the topic of miniature wargaming; by both content and number of edits, I was the main contributor to The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game, although it has now been almost a year since I made any sustained editing to the article.
In relation to the above topics, I collaborate with the associated WikiProjects, as well as the collaborative "Tzatziki Squad". I am currently working on an experimental redraft of the structure of decade articles for WikiProject Years: see my redraft of the 1340s. Also, I used occasionally to edit Wikipedia in other languages, but the English Wikipedia was where I am most active.
Short history
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Although I had been aware of Wikipedia since 2003, it was not until 1 November 2005 that I formally registered. The two most contentious articles I have worked on were Julian the Apostate and John Chrysostom, which involved lengthy discussion in September and November 2006 respectively. Positively, the consensus of these discussions has held, and the latter article was ultimately improved to Good Article status.
I joined the Military history WikiProject in October 2006, and I got my first DYK and Good Article working on Rus'–Byzantine War (860), which appeared on the Main Page one year after my registration. I got my first A-class article in September 2007, after expanding a stub on the Byzantine-Arab Wars. I went into a period of relative inactivity from June 2007 until March 2008, but came back to help the Tzatziki Squad get the Cannon and History of timekeeping devices articles to Featured Article status.
In July 2008, I turned my attention to my redraft of the 1340s for WP:YEARS, which is very probably my most ambitious article to date. I went into an effective retirement after July, but I came back in March 2008 to work on Hiberno-Norse articles such as Sigtrygg Silkbeard and the Battle of Glenmama. I reached my peak level of edits for a single month in March (833). Since then, my main edits have to Cistercian topics and the 1340s.
Select contributions
C — created article
RW — rewrote article
Tz — Tzatzikified (collaboration)
10 px — featured in Did you know
=Biographical=
¤ C 10 px 10px Bolli Bollason
¤ C 10 px 10px Brodir and Ospak of Man
¤ RW Gormflaith
¤ C Ivan Vyrodkov
=Historical and Scientific=
Culture:
10 px Horse transports in the Middle Ages
¤ List of persons considered father or mother of a field
¤ C 10 px 10px The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig
Religion:
¤ RW Cistercians
¤ C 10 px Cistercian architecture
¤ International Eucharistic Congress
Science:
¤ RW 10 px 10px Condemnations of 1210–1277
¤ 10 px History of science and technology in China
¤ Tz 10px 10px 10px History of timekeeping devices
Warfare:
¤ RW 10 px 10px Battle of Glenmama (999)
¤ RW 10 px 10px Battle of Quebec (1690)
¤ 10px 10px Byzantine-Arab Wars
¤ 10 px 10px Cannon in the Middle Ages
¤ Castle
¤ C 10 px 10px History of cannon
¤ C 10 px List of cannon projectiles
=Miniature Wargaming=
=Miscellaneous minor edits=
=Uploaded=
Images:
Banner of the Haradrim ¤ Conversion kit ¤ Gimli ¤ Knights of Gondor ¤ Maeglin conversion ¤ Sausenburg castle
Templates and Categories:
:Template:Cannon ¤ :Template:Games Workshop Worldwide Campaigns ¤ LotR SBG Template ¤ LotR SBG Article Category ¤ LotR SBG Image Category ¤ :Category:Games Workshop Worldwide Campaigns
Drafts
Did you Know?
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Miscellany
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'''Best userpage introduction
- [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Paraphelion&oldid=79299585 User:Paraphelion], a "wanted man in 22 countries and #32 on the Encyclopol's most wanted list."
A Short List of Wikipedians with whom it has been a pleasure to work
- {{User|Ghirlandajo}}
- {{User|Majoreditor}}
- {{User|AndonicO}} (and the rest of the Tzatziki Squad)
- {{User|Berig}}
- {{User|Briangotts}}
- {{User|Ideogram}}
- {{User|Xiner}}
Useful links
- User:Grimhelm/Citation
- [http://vs.aka-online.de/cgi-bin/wppagehiststat.pl Wikipedia Article History Statistics]
- [http://toolserver.org/~soxred93/count/index.php?name=Grimhelm&lang=en&wiki=wikipedia Wikipedia User History Statistics]
- [http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/charcount.shtml Cut and paste character count]
Awards
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|Image:Original_Barnstar.png|Original barnstar
"…your willingness to listen was more welcome than you could've imagined. So thank you."
Xiner (11 February 2007)
|Image:Original_Barnstar.png|Original barnstar
"In recognition for your excellent contributions to Byzantine-related articles…".
Majoreditor (13 April 2007)
|Image:Original_Barnstar.png|Original Barnstar
"For your first FA… Well done."
AndonicO (30 March 2008)
|Image:Working_Man's_Barnstar.png|Working Man's Barnstar
"…for your rapid sorting out of the Cistercian abbeys into appropriate lists."
Itsmejudith (30 April 2008)
|Image:Christian_Barnstar.png|Christianity Barnstar
"For your impressive effort and hard work in improving pages relating to the Cistercians. Thank you." Dgf32 (2 May 2008)
|Image:Editors Barnstar.png|Editor's barnstar
"…fine work on The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig – a well-written article on an important topic."
Anonymous Dissident (17 June 2010)
|Image:Wagner-opera.jpg|Snorri Award
"…the Snorri Award for your work in Germanic articles."
King Óðinn The Aesir (5 May 2007)
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