User:LadyNorbert

LadyNorbert is still searching for a good picture to use on this site. She doesn't consider herself particularly photogenic, but she hasn't found any art that she wants to use either.

Basic(ally Odd) Biography
LadyNorbert has been a Zelda fan since the North American debut of the original game. Yeah, she's kind of old. Happily married, she nevertheless harbors a secret crush on Link, particularly the version in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

Most of her contributions to the Zeldapedia are minor corrections to spelling and grammar, although she does delight in happening upon empty pages and filling them out properly, such as the one for the The Secret Passage. As such, she considers herself part of the Zeldapedia Restoration Project, even though she wasn't formally recruited for the task. She's just kind of a busybody. In fact, according to the latest Zeldapedia statistics, she is the single most active female user since she joined the site on April 11, 2008. Make of that what you will.

Obviously, LadyNorbert is not her real name, but she has used the name in various online forums and websites for nearly ten years. She first adopted the name on Fanfiction.net when she started writing about Harry Potter, taking the name from the dragon in the first book of that series. Her real name is Laura, although she tends to answer to more or less anything as long as she knows it means her.

When not exploring Hyrule, writing fan fiction, or reading entirely too many fantasy novels, she passes the time and pays the bills by working as a church secretary and freelance journalist. She's also working, at least sometimes, on her second book. Other time-consuming projects include scrapbooking, making jewelry, and lavishing attention on two spoiled cats. She drives a car called Tom Sawyer and is easily bribed with gifts of Double Stuf Oreos.

Timeline Theory
Although she does not subscribe to any particular timeline theory with great vigor, LadyNorbert is of the opinion that chronologically, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time came first. She thinks TwiPri (her personal nickname for Twilight Princess) might be the last, timewise, but won't get into an argument about it. She has authored a Zelda story which fleshes out her belief that Link and Zelda are the same people, repeatedly reincarnated; it contains heavy spoilers for Twilight Princess and also some spoilers for the other games in the series. If this sounds like something you'd care to read, please feel free: Til the Sun Grows Cold and the Stars Grow Old

Gaming Involvement
In the Zelda series, LadyNorbert has played only four games -- the original LoZ, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and TwiPri. She and her husband play a lot of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which is sometimes a problem since their mutual favorite character to play is Link and they are of approximately equal skill. She owns an NES, a Wii, and the original monochrome Game Boy, complete with all of the accessories, which she got way back when it was the cutting edge handheld console. (I told you she's kind of old.)

Other Forums
Zeldapedia is LadyNorbert's only Wikia affiliation. Elsewhere in the Zeldaverse, she is a member of HeroXPrincess, a LiveJournal community for fans of the Link/Zelda pairing. She has promoted Zeldapedia over there a bit, so it only seemed fair to mention that group here.

Contacting Her
LadyNorbert's fellow Zeldapedians are more than welcome to give her a poke on messengers and say hello. She's frequently invisible, but don't let that deter you; if she's there, she'll answer. On AIM, the name to look for is author1976; on Yahoo's instant messenger, it's lady_norbert.