Editorial note: This post’s original publication date predates the corrected creation date now recorded for the title. It remains here as an archival announcement. The current Westarctica record controls the dates, hierarchy, and documentary details.
The Count of Krigsvold is my principal title in the Peerage of the Grand Duchy of Westarctica, a micronation associated with Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica. The title was formally created on 25 December 2024.
It takes its name from the Krigsvold Nunataks, a group of isolated Antarctic peaks. There are titles that require a careful argument for their utility. “Count of Krigsvold” is not one of them. It is specific, memorable, and sufficiently unusual to justify a domain name.
That domain became krigsvold.org. The permanent Westarctica page now carries the letters patent, corrected creation date, related peerages, and the later orders and institutional roles. This post preserves the announcement; that page preserves the record.