An Tir Internal Letter for April, AS XXXX / 2006 CE

Lady Richenda du Jardin, Lions Blood Herald 524 W. 7th Avenue, #510 Spokane, WA 99204 509-455-5137 or richenda@cet.com

• LETTERS FROM KINGDOM HERALDIC STAFF
  • From Black Lion
  • From Lions Blood
• LAUREL ACTIONS
• LIONS BLOOD ACTIONS
• NEW SUBMISSIONS

Unto Christopher Black Lion and the esteemed members of the An Tir College of Heralds to whom this missive comes, Richenda du Jardin, Lions Blood Herald, sends greetings and felicitations.

COMMENTARY ON THE ITEMS IN THIS INTERNAL LETTER IS DUE ON THE 10TH OF JUNE.

The May 21 and June 18 Lions Blood meetings will be held at 1:00 at my house. Directions:

From the West: Take your best route to I-90. Get off on exit 280 (Lincoln Ave/Maple Ave.). Go through two lights and turn right at the next intersection (Jefferson). Go one block and turn left (Fifth). Turn right at the fourth stop sign (Howard). Follow Howard for two blocks - find whatever parking you can in the second block as parking is rather tight. Walk up to 7th and I am in the brick building on the left (524 W 7th.). Buzz apartment #510 and someone will be down to get you.

From the East: Take your best route to I-90. Get off on exit 280 (Lincoln Ave/Maple Ave.). Turn left at the second light (Second). Turn left at the second light (Fourth). Turn right at the next intersection (Jefferson). Go one block and turn left (Fifth). Turn right at the fourth stop sign (Howard). Follow Howard for two blocks - find whatever parking you can in the second block as parking is rather tight. Walk up to 7th and I am in the brick building on the left (524 W 7th.). Buzz apartment #510 and someone will be down to get you.

Limited crash space will be available.

If anyone would like to host a Lions Blood meeting, please let me know a two or three months in advance so I can publish it.

LETTERS FROM KINGDOM HERALDIC STAFF

From Black Lion

Greetings An Tir,

This month I bring you a call for bids on next year's An Tir Heraldic Symposium from Esclarmonde Argent Scroll. 

Unto the Populace of An Tir from Esclarmonde de Porcairages, Argent Scroll Herald, Kingdom Heraldic Education Deputy, Comes Greetings:

I invite all branches of the kingdom to submit bids for the 2007 Kingdom Heraldic Symposium. This is a small event that a branch of any size can host, and you will have the premier heralds of An Tir and the Known World coming to your front door to teach and to consult with your populace! Classes and consult table will be arranged by Kingdom College of Heralds staff — all the hosting branch needs to do is provide the space, manage gate, and handle evening activities.

Event requirements are as follows. On Saturday, we need four classrooms and one multipurpose/gathering room, and some kind of evening feast, potluck or revel. On Sunday, we need only one meeting space that can hold 15-20 people.

An event bid should include the following: proposed date (event is usually held late March/ early April, but NOT on Easter weekend); information about the proposed site, including modern location, if it has the number of rooms needed for both event days, and travel issues (requires a ferry ride, far from major highway, etc); type of evening activity planned; fees per person for site and feast (if applicable); proximity to day food and lodging; and other special circumstances or activities planned.

More information on how Symposium works can be found at http://www.antirheralds.org/symposium/heraldic_symposium_bid.html.

I especially encourage branches in areas of the Kingdom that have not seen Symposium for a while to submit bids. This year it is held near Seattle, Washington; 2005 saw Symposiums in the Summits and Victoria, B.C.; and 2004's Symposium was in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Send event bids to me at argent-scroll@antir.sca.org and to Black Lion Herald at black-lion@antir.sca.org. You are welcome to send me any questions you have while preparing your bid. Bids are due June 15.

In Service, 
Lady Esclarmonde de Porcairages
Argent Scroll Herald

From Lions Blood

The submissions process is coming along at a good pace. However, the submissions process can be an expensive one, between the payments to Laurel, copying costs, and postage (which has recently gone up). Our current fees haven’t quite been keeping pace with these costs. As a result, as of the June Heralds Page, paper copies will be sent to paid subscriptions only -- everyone else (including kingdom heraldic staff) will receive electronic copies only. This will save at least $30 a month.

In addition, Laurel is developing an online system for College of Arms commentary. This should greatly help reduce our costs further as we will no longer be sending out over 40 paper copies of our external letter.

The April Heraldic Symposium was a good one — there were lots of really good classes. I greatly enjoyed getting to meet many heralds who I have only met via e-mail or paper. I hope everyone else had as much I did.

In service,

Richenda du Jardin
Lions Blood
richenda@cet.com

LAUREL ACTIONS

The following items have been registered by Laurel.

DECEMBER 2005

• Adam Fairamay. Device.
  Gyronny argent and vert, in bend a mallet and a wood chisel, blade to base, both bendwise sinister Or.
• Aleksii Konstantinovich Chernoi. Name.
  
  Originally submitted as Aleksii Konstantinovich Chernoi, the name was changed to Alexsii Konstantinovich Chernyi at kingdom because the cited documentation, Wickenden, A Dictionary of Period Russian Names, 2nd edition, did not have Chernoi as a byname. However, Wickenden's 3rd edition has Iakush Chernoi in 1495. Given that we now have an example of Chernoi as a byname, we have changed the name back to the originally submitted form.
• Arianwen Prydyddes. Name.
  
  Submitted as Arianwen Prydydd, the submitter wished a name meaning "poet". Since the submitter desires a descriptive byname rather than a surname, the 
  byname should be feminized. We have feminized the byname and registered this as Arianwen Prydyddes.
• Eibhlin ingen Domnaill. Name change from holding name Eileen of Dragon's Laire.
  
  Submitted as Eibhlin nic Domnaill, the patronymic combines the Gaelic Domnaill with the Anglicized patronymic particle nic in violation of RfS 3.1.a, 
  Linguistic Consistency. The submitter only accepted minor changes, which means that unless she specifically authorized changing this to a fully Gaelic form, 
  this name would need to be returned. Fortunately, Lion's Blood obtained permission from the submitter to change the name to the fully Gaelic Eibhlin inghean 
  Domnaill. Unfortunately, this mixes the Early Modern Gaelic patronymic particle inghean with the Middle Irish Domnaill. Therefore, we have substituted the 
  Middle Irish particle and changed the name to Eibhlin ingen Domnaill in order to register it. We believe this change is still within the parameters allowed 
  by the submitter.
  
• Harald Warrocker. Name and device.
  Azure, on a cross argent between four arrows in saltire points to center Or, a drawknife sable.
  
  Submitted as Harald Warwicker, the byname Warwicker was proposed as a variant spelling of Warrock. However, no documentation was submitted and none found suggesting that Warwicker is a reasonable period variant of Warrock. We have found no examples of the spelling Warwicker in period nor of the spelling 
  Warwick as a variant of Warrok. Reaney and Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames, s.n. Warrick, have Roger Warrock in 1271; Warrocker is a reasonable constructed form for this surname. We have changed the name to Harald Warrocker, a form constructed from a period spelling and construction method, in order to register it.
  
  Please advise the submitter to draw the arrows fatter with the points and fletching somewhat exaggerated, in order to make them more identifiable.
• Lars of Aquaterra. Holding name and device (see PENDS for name).
  Argent estoilly, on a base azure a bear passant contourny argent.
  
  Please advise the submitter to draw the bear somewhat smaller and the base somewhat lower.
  
  Submitted under the name Lars ís Björn.
• Margit von Kreuznach. Name and device.
  Argent, a fess counter-compony Or and azure between two crosses formy and a lozenge sable.
  
  Margit is the submitter's legal given name.
  The October 2001 Cover Letter noted "if a real-world coat of arms is not considered important enough to protect in the SCA, a CD will certainly suffice to 
  remove any problem of presumption due to the combination of name and armory." The issue of presumption was raised based on the combination of the byname von Kreuznach and the arms of Kreuznach, Argent, a fess countercompony Or and azure between three crosses sable. There is a single CD for changing the bottom most cross to a lozenge; however, as no evidence was presented (or found) that the arms of Kreuznach are important enough to protect, that CD is sufficient to allow registration.
• Mateusz z Plocka. Device.
  Counter-ermine, a bucket Or.
  
  Nice armory!
• Owyne of Clan Frog. Device.
  Per pale sable and gules, an escarbuncle and on a chief enarched argent two frogs tergiant fesswise respectant vert.
• Swan the Red. Device change.
  Or, a swan naiant contourny within a bordure gules.
  
  Her previous device, Argent, a swan naiant contourny gules and a bordure sable, is released.
• Winefred Dyghere of the Wode. Name.

JANUARY 2006

• Alienor Sanz-Argent. Name and device.
  Sable, on a key cross Or a cross clechy gules, a bordure gyronny Or and gules.
  
  A key cross is a period charge found in the arms of Pisa. It is defined as a cross clechy pommety at the points.
• An Tir, Kingdom of. Transfer of heraldic title Electrum Herald to David of Moffat.
• An Tir, Kingdom of. Release of heraldic title Voice of the Lion Herald.
• Angharad Drakenhefd. Name change from Angharad Drakenhefd o Fynydd Blaena and device change.
  Argent, a horse courant sable between two bars purpure between three roses sable.
  
  Submitted as Angharad Banadaspus Drakenhefd, the name has several problems. According to Cassius Dio, Roman History, Banadaspus is the second king of the Iazyges, who fought against Marcus Antonius. The same passage describes how after the supplication of the Iazyges, fifty-five hundred of them were sent as 
  troops to Britain. However, the submitted documentation does not show contact between the Welsh (or Wales) and this section of the Roman army; there is no 
  reason to believe that an Iazygian name would appear as part of a Welsh name. Barring documentation showing substantial contact between these particular 
  cultures, such a combination is not registerable. As the submitter will allow us to drop this element, we have done so in order to register the name.
  
  Furthermore, the name Banadaspus dates to around 175 AD. This means that even if it were registerable as part of a Welsh name, the other elements would have 
  to be documented from before 475 AD. As the element Drakenhefd was registered as a Middle English construction, this is impossible to do in this case.
  
  Her old name, Angharad Drakenhefd o Fynydd Blaena, is released.
  
  Her previous device, Argent, a natural panther passant sable between two bars purpure between three roses sable, is retained as a badge.
• Angharad Drakenhefd. Transfer of badge to Arias the Innkeeper's Daughter.
  Sable, a hart rampant to sinister within a bordure argent.
• Arias the Innkeeper's Daughter. Device change.
  Gules, a boar rampant to sinister argent and on a chief checky argent and sable three acorns gules.
  
  Her previous device, Gules, a boar rampant to sinister argent and in chief two suns Or, eclipsed sable, is released.
• Arias the Innkeeper's Daughter. Release of badge.
  Azure, a youth dancing to sinister playing a straight trumpet upraised Or, in sinister chief a sun Or eclipsed sable.
• Arias the Innkeeper's Daughter. Release of badge.
  Purpure, on a sun eclipsed proper a straight trumpet fesswise reversed Or.
• Arias the Innkeeper's Daughter. Acceptance of badge transfer from Angharad Drakenhefd.
  Sable, a hart rampant to sinister within a bordure argent.
• David of Moffat. Acceptance of transfer of heraldic title Electrum Herald from An Tir, Kingdom of.
• Elizabeth Drake. Device.
  Per chevron vert and argent, two mullets of seven points argent and a dragon rampant gules within a bordure counterchanged.
  
  Please advise the submitter to draw the bordure wider.
• Joia von Berengereshagen. Name and device.
  Vert, on a bend sinister between two lions sejant argent three roses gules.
  
  This name combines English and German; this is one step from period practice. The submitter requested authenticity for 12th C. While both name elements are 
  dated to the 12th C, it is highly unlikely they would have been used together in the same name since they are documented from different languages/cultures. 
  As we know of no 12th C German equivalents to the given name, nor any 12th C English equivalents to the byname, we are unable to make this name authentic as 
  requested.
• Katelijne van der Ast. Name and device.
  Quarterly gules and sable, an ash tree eradicated ermine.
  
  Nice Dutch name!
• Katelijne van der Ast. Badge.
  (Fieldless) An ash tree eradicated ermine.
• Lions Gate, Barony of. Order name.
  Order of the Keystone of Lions Gate.
  
  The submitter has a letter of permission to conflict with Order of the Keystone from the Kingdom of Æthelmearc.
• Otger of Aquaterra. Holding name and device (see RETURNS for name).
  Per bend Or and gules, a horse rampant contourny counterchanged.
  
  Submitted under the name Otger die Wilde.
• Raven mac Uilliam mhic Fhearchair. Device.
  Per chevron sable and argent, two drums and a raven contourny counterchanged.
• Symmonne Deccarrete de Villette. Badge.
  Argent, a fleur-de-lis per pale sable and azure, a bordure sable.
• Tessa Tazzi. Name.
  
  Nice name!
• Uilliam mac Ailéne mhic Seamuis. Badge.
  (Fieldless) A two-headed domestic cat sejant affronty, heads addorsed sable, gorged of a pearled coronet Or.
  
  This is not in conflict with the badge for Steffan the Scrivener, (Fieldless) A domestic cat sejant affronty sable sustaining in its mouth a quill pen Or, 
  which is reblazoned elsewhere in this letter. There is a CD for fieldlessness and another for removing the sustained quill pen.
  
  The submitter is a court baron and thus entitled to use a coronet.
• Uilliam mac Fearchair mhic Gille Aindrias. Household name Clan MacAndrew.
  
  There was some question whether this submission conflicted with the real world Clan MacAndrew. In July 2005, precedent noted that clans that "are not listed 
  as major or armigerous clans in standard reference works on Scottish clans, such as the Scottish Clan Encyclopedia" are not generally worthy of protection. 
  As no one found a listing for Clan MacAndrew in such a standard reference work, and because no evidence was presented that this was a major or armigerous 
  clan, it is not considered worthy of protection for purposes of conflict/presumption.

The following items have been returned for further work.

JANUARY 2006

• Hallbera sneypir Vigbjarnardottir. Device.
  Per chevron azure and Or, two mullets of eight points Or and a bear rampant sable.
  
  This device is returned for conflict with Ingerith Ryzka, Per chevron ployé azure and Or, two compass stars Or and a double-bitted axe gules, with a single 
  CD for changes to the bottommost charge. There is not a CD between mullets of eight points and compass stars, nor is any difference granted between per 
  chevron ployé and per chevron. While the bottommost charge differs in type and tincture, the Glossary of Terms (q.v. Half) notes: "The bottommost of three 
  charges arranged two and one, either alone on the field or surrounding a central ordinary such as a fess or chevron, is defined as half of that charge 
  group. However, no more than one difference may be obtained by making changes to that bottommost charge."
• Otger die Wilde. Name.
  
  This is an aural conflict with the English writer and satirist of the 19th C, Oscar Wilde. While the commenters were divided about whether or not this was 
  actually an aural conflict, there were an overwhelming number of comments noting the possibility of conflict. The article is unstressed and the bynames are 
  identical. The difference in the given name is in the two middle consonant -tg- versus -sc-; while -t and -s are formed in different parts of the mouth, -c 
  and -g are not. This means the most folks pronounce Otger as a lisped variant of Oscar.
  
  Why is Oscar Wilde important enough to protect? While he did not flourish in period, he is generally recognized as one of the great (and certainly one of 
  the most notorious) English playwrights and authors. He was a driving force in the pre-Raphaelite movement which is largely responsible for the popularity 
  of Arthurian ideals and literature in the modern era, his plays and writings are familiar to many modern readers, and the plays are regularly performed by 
  both amateur and professional theaters, studied in high schools and universities, and even appear on a semi-regular basis as films. In a large number of 
  works of modern historical fiction based in Victorian London, he is a popular character. He is important enough and his name recognizable enough to protect.
  
  His armory has been registered under the holding name Otger of Aquaterra.

The following items have been pended for further research

DECEMBER 2005

• Lars ís Björn. Name.
  
  The submitter requested authenticity for Norwegian language/culture. This request was not summarized on the LoI. We are pending this item to allow the 
  commenters time to address this request.
  
  His device was registered under the holding name Lars of Aquaterra.
  
  This was item 6 on the An Tir letter of August 31, 2005.

LIONS BLOOD ACTIONS

These January 2006 items will be forwarded to Laurel

• Amy verch Rychard. — Name and Device, New.
  Gules, a swan’s head erased Or beaked sable maintaining in its beak an increscent, in chief a key fesswise reversed wards to base argent
  
  The depiction of the increscent is not quite right. The horns of the increscent should both be pointing to dexter with one horn directly above the other. As drawn, the bottom horn is a little to sinister in relation to the upper horn.
• Arion the Wanderer. — Name, New.
  
  The combination of English and classical Greek in a name was ruled unregisterable in January 2003. However, the word <alazo:n> can be loosely translated as “the Wanderer.” Therefore, “the Wanderer” may be justifiable as a lingua anglica element.
• Cerridwen of Conwy. — Device Resubmission.
  Per chevron inverted Or and azure, a greyhound’s head erased and a crescent counterchanged
• Cristobal de Corrales. — Name and Device, New.
  Azure, five delfs in pale Or
  
  This depiction of five delfs in pale looks like a pale company Or and azure. To reduce this appearance, the top delf should not be flush with the top of the escutcheon.
  
  This is clear of Timothy of Glastinbury, September 2000, Azure billety argent. There is 1 CD for the change of tincture of the billets (or delfs) and 1 CD for the change of number. The RfS states that 6 or more conflicts with a semy but five and fewer do not. [The intended reference appears to be RfS X.4.f - Number Changes - Online IL Ed.]
• Mirien la Texadora. — Name, New.
• Morgan ap Hugh. — Name and Device, New.
  Per chevron argent and gules, two dragonflies purpure and a stag contourny Or
  
  Originally blazoned as Argent, on a pile inverted gules between two dragonflies purpure, a stag statant contourny Or, this was reblazoned as a per chevron field because the gules area was too wide to be a pile.
  
  The submitter should draw the dragonflies a little larger.
• Palladius Hibernicus. — Name, New.
  
  Originally submitted as Palladius Hibernia, the byname Hibernia was grammatically incorrect. As written, the submitter was inadvertently calling himself by the name of the Palladius Ireland, not Palladius of Ireland. The change to Hibernicus was the smallest change we could make and stay as close to the original pronunciation as possible.
• Timo Schuzzilwenst. — Name and Device, New.
  Per fess embattled gules and sable, in pale a demi-swan issuant from the line of division and a sun Or.
  
  Originally submitted as Timo der Schuzzelwanst, the submitter requested that his name be changed to be authentic for 14^th-15^th century Germany. We changed his name to the documented Schuzzilwenst.
  
  The device was originally blazoned as Per fess embattled gules and sable masoned argent, in pale a demi-swan rousant and a sun Or. The masoning of the bottom portion of the field was done in dark grey and appeared to be more like diapering (a form of decoration). In situations such as this, where a white contrast to a black charge is needed, the use of an argent pen (aka white-out pen) is recommended. The demi-swan is issuant from the field division, which was not originally blazoned.
• Tir Righ, Principality of. — Badge, Resubmission.
  (Fieldless) A hawk striking to sinister erminois
• Tir Righ, Principality of. — Order Name, Resubmission — Ordre de l’Etoile Argente.
  
  Submitted as L’ordre de l’Etoile Argente, the capitalization was corrected to Ordre de l’Etoile Argente.
• Tir Righ, Principality of. — Order Name, Resubmission — Order of the Red Flame.
• Tir Righ, Principality of. — Order Name, Resubmission — Order of the Silver Pillar.
  
  The use of silver in order and award names was ruled SCA-compatible in May 2003. Silver can only be used in instances where the term Golden could be appropriately used.
• Tir Righ, Principality of. — Order Name, Resubmission — Order of the Shattered Spear.

These January 2006 items are being returned for further work

• Amy verch Rychard. — Badge, New.
  Gules, a swan displayed maintaining in dexter claw an increscent Or and in sinister claw an increscent argent
  
  This badge is being returned for multiple conflicts. Only the mundane, real-world conflicts are listed here; multiple SCA conflicts also exist:
  
  Napoleon I, December 1994, Azure, an eagle displayed contourny grasping in both claws a thunderbolt Or. There is 1 CD for the change of field tincture. There is no CD for change of type of bird, per Master François la Flamme’s precedent of November 2003. Birds other than eagles are not found in period armory in the displayed posture. This makes the swan displayed a “weirdness” and makes it not eligible for a second CD based on type of bird. The only difference between an bird displayed and a bird displayed contourny is the direction of the head. Changes to the head only of a bird or animal has long been considered too small a change to count for a CD. Nor do the changes to the maintained charge count for a CD.
  
  Constantinople, Emperor of, December 1994, Gules, a double-headed eagle Or. There is no CD for change of type of bird, per Master François la Flamme’s precedent of November 2003. Birds other than eagles are not found in period armory in the displayed posture. This makes the swan displayed a “weirdness” and makes it not eligible for a second CD based on type of bird. Per Dame Elspeth Anne Roth, the removal of the second head of the eagle is considered too small a change to count as a CD. For the purposes of counting conflict, these two pieces of armory are identical.
  
  Nemanjici, Kings of Serbia, Gules, a double-headed eagle crowned argent. There is 1 CD for the change of tincture of the bird. There is no CD for change of type of bird, per Master François la Flamme’s precedent of November 2003. Birds other than eagles are not found in period armory in the displayed posture. This makes the swan displayed a “weirdness” and makes it not eligible for a second CD based on type of bird. Nor does the change to the maintained charges count for a CD. For the purpose of counting conflict, these two pieces of armory are identical.
  
  Poland, Gules, an eagle displayed argent crowned Or. There is no CD for change of type of bird, per Master François la Flamme’s precedent of November 2003. Birds other than eagles are not found in period armory in the displayed posture. This makes the swan displayed a “weirdness” and makes it not eligible for a second CD based on type of bird. Nor does the addition to the maintained charge count for a CD. For the purposes of conflict, these two pieces of armory are identical.
  
  Albania, People’s Republic of, December 1994,Gules a double-headed eagle displayed sable. There is 1 CD for the change of tincture of the primary charge. There is no CD for change of type of bird, per Master François la Flamme’s precedent of November 2003. Birds other than eagles are not found in period armory in the displayed posture. This makes the swan displayed a “weirdness” and makes it not eligible for a second CD based on type of bird. Per Dame Elspeth Anne Roth, the removal of the second head of the eagle is considered too small a change to count as a CD. Nor does the addition of the maintained charges count for a CD.
  
  The depiction of the increscent is not quite right. The horns of the increscent should both be pointing to dexter with one horn directly above the other. As drawn, the bottom horn is a little to sinister in relation to the upper horn.
• Arion the Wanderer. — Device, New.
  Azure, a triskeles tipped of three spiral arms within an annulet Or
  
  This device is being returned for multiple reasons. This device violates RfS VIII.3 Armorial Identifiability. The charge in the center of the device is not a triskeles tipped of three spiral arms. Triskeles have a distinct silhouette with three curved or angle arms projecting from a central hub. The outline of this charge does not match that of a triskeles; this is more triangular in shape. 
  
  The “triskele” of this charge appears to be voided (ignoring for the moment the lines at the hub of the charge). Triskeles are not simple geometric charges that may be voided. This also makes the triskele harder to recognize, especially with the internal detail of the hub and arms lined in Or.
  
  In addition, not all artistic motifs are registerable. Per Dame Elsbeth:
  

  The only registrations of a xonecuilli were to John the Idiota in 1978 and again by him in 1982. It is listed in the Pictorial Dictionary as an Aztec artistic motif. We no longer register artistic motifs even from European sources without evidence that they are compatible with heraldry. Therefore we declare that the xonecuilli is no longer registerable barring evidence that it is compatible with medieval heraldic style. [Anita de Challis, 02/00, R-Atenveldt]

  While the submitter provided documentation of the motif in period artwork, no documentation of its compatibility with period heraldry was presented.
  
  Finally, the Or of the submission was nearly brown. This was most likely caused by the use of a color printer or color copier. These inks are not colorfast and can shift very quickly. Crayola Classic and Roseart markers are strongly recommended for heraldic submissions.
• Arion the Wanderer. — Badge, New.
  Argent, a trident sable
  
  This badge is being returned for conflict with Yaropolk the Survivor, December 1990, Argent a trident sable within a hexagon of six wooden staves proper. There is 1 CD for the removal of the secondary charges.
  
  This badge is clear of Marinus, Barony of, December 1980, Per pale vert and azure, on a pile enarched throughout argent a trident sable. Per chevron enarched inverted throughout argent and per pale vert and azure is not a valid reblazon of the Barony of Marinus’ arms. Piles issue from the top of the shield, not from the sides as a per chevron field division will. In addition, whether a pile is throughout or not is more artistic variant. Per Dame Elsbeth Anne Roth:
  

  [... on a pile inverted cotised] After consideration we also decided that because a pile should be drawn as throughout, or nearly so, the cotises count as two charges. [Helmut Kruger, 09/99, R-Atlantia]

  This device is clear of Bhairavi of Thescorre, March 1999, Argent, a trident sable and a bordure vert semy of lotuses affronty argent. There is 1 CD for the addition of the bordure and a second CD for the addition of the tertiary charge group on the bordure.
  
  On resubmission, the submitter should draw the trident properly. Tridents should have barbs on the end of each fork. As drawn here, this charge is more properly termed a Greek symbol psi. Solitary symbols on badges or devices is not permitted.
• Christobal de Corrales. — Badge, New.
  (Fieldless) A delf Or
  
  This is being returned for conflict with Tibor of Rock Valley, January 1996, Vert, a delf Or. There is only 1 CD for fieldlessness.
  
  This is clear of Hernando Herodes Montenegro de Mondragon, January 1993, (Fieldless) A delf Or within and conjoined to an annulet sable. There is 1 CD for fieldlessness (all fieldless badges receive a CD for fieldlessness, even from other fieldless badges) and a second CD for the addition of the annulet.
  
  Several commenters were concerned that a delf was a form of heraldic display. Per Master François la Flamme’s precedents :
  

  [(Fieldless) A delf azure] As noted in the April 2002 LoAR, "A 'shield shape' which is also a standard heraldic charge will be acceptable as a fieldless badge in a plain tincture, as long as the tincture is not one of the plain tinctures that is protected armory in the SCA". Since Azure is not protected armory in this SCA, a fieldless badge consisting of a delf azure is acceptable, and does not appear to be an independent display of arms. [Trimaris, Kingdom of, 06/02, A-Trimaris]

• Palladius Hibernicus. — Device, New.
  Or, on a bend sinister Or fimbriated three fir trees palewise vert.
  
  This is being returned for conflict with Richard of Rawnsley, July 1971, Azure, on a bend Or three rowan trees palewise eradicated proper. There is 1 CD for the change of tincture of the field. There are no CDs for fimbriation and no CDs for the change of type only of the tertiaries. Only significant changes of type qualify for a CD under RfS X.4.j.ii Changes to Charges on Charges. The change from a fir tree to a rowan tree is substantial, but not significant.

NEW SUBMISSIONS

To be ruled on at the June Lions Blood Meeting.

1. Aleyne Edwinson	Porte de l’Eau	Device, Resubmission to Kingdom
	Argent, an alan’s head erased gules within a bordure counter-ermine The submitter’s name was registered in May of 2003. Included with this submission is an image from The Hunting Book of Gaston Phebus [14th century] showing this depiction of an alan’s head; also included is a sidebar: “ “Alans” or “dogues” were highly esteemed and often imported from England. They were recommended by Gaston Phébus for hunting boars and bears. These large powerful dogs had their ears clipped into points. Because they were very strong with a ferocious nature and terrible bite, they were kept muzzled when not out hunting…”

2. Arkill MacMillan	Cold Keep	Name & Device, Resubmission to Kingdom
	Per Bend Sinister, Sable and Gules, a Triquetra inverted argent within an Orle argent. The submitter’s prior submission, Argyle MacMillan, was returned for lack of documentation for the use of Argyle as a given name in period. The device was returned for lack of a name with which to forward it to Laurel. No documentation was provided for this name.

3. Arkill MacMillan	Cold Keep	Badge, Resubmission to Kingdom
	Fieldless a triquetra inverted argent conjoined with a bordure argent The submitter’s prior submission, (Fieldless) A triquetra inverted argent was returned for conflict with the armory belonging to Morgaine MacDaniel de la Rose, Purpure, a triquetra inverted argent, and Dafydd McOwin, Per pall inverted gules, Or and purpure, a trefoil knot inverted argent, with one CD in each case for the deletion of the fields. This redesign addresses these conflicts.

4. Branwen Milidh	Druim Doineann	Name, Resubmission to Laurel & Device — New
	Sable between 3 fleur de lis argent, a chevron vert semé de lis Or a swan argent The submitter’s prior submission, Branwen Miles, was returned by Laurel in December 2005 for the following reason (taken from the August 2005 LoAR): “The given name, Branwen, is SCA-compatible. The submitter requested authenticity for Welsh language/culture. However, we have found no examples of the given name used for humans in period, and the byname is documented as an English byname. This means that we are unable to make it authentic as the submitter requested.” The submitter will accept any changes, wishes a female name and wishes her name to be authentic for “Irish.” She will allow the creation of a holding name. The surname Miles & its variants Myles, Moyles are of English/Norman origin. The name is derived from the Old French form of the Germanic Milo or the Latin Miles, meaning soldier. The name appears in the Middle English form of Mile, adding the ‘s’ was most likely to signify ‘son or servant of Mile’. The name can sometimes be the old French contracted form of Michael. In England the name is well recorded from the latter part of the 11th century in a number of formats: Milo, Mile, Miles, Miyls, Milon, Milite. In Ireland the name Milidh is from Milesius or Mileasian. Ancient family of Ireland noted in The Annals of the Four Masters, Geoffry Keatings The History of Ireland. No documentation was provided for Branwen.

5. Diego Ramirez de Salamanca	Hartwood	Device, Change
	Sable on a chevron or three mullets gules The submitter will not accept major changes, desires a male name and wishes a name authentic for the language/culture of 16th century Spanish. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the language/culture. He will allow the formation of a holding name if necessary. Given name: Diego. Two element byname, patronymic: Ramirez, and locative: de Salamanca. Documentation source: Spanish Names from the Late 15th Century by Juliana de Luna (Julia Smith, julias@alumni.pitt.edu). URL: http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/isabella/index.html. (Documentation not required to be submitted by College of Heralds) If the submitter’s name change is accepted, he requests that the names Grimon de Beaujolais and Grim the Black and all associated armory be released. [The registered alternate name registered to Grimon de Beaujolais is Grímr inn svarti, registered to Grimon de Beaujolais in June of 2001 (via An Tir), not Grim the Black. — Lí Ban Boar]. If this device is accepted, the submitter requests that his old device, Sable, a chevron Or, overall a fleur de lys argent, registered under the name of Grimon de Beaujolais, be released.

6. Diego Ramirez de Salamanca	Hartwood	Badge, Change
	Sable on a chevron or three mullets gules The submitter’s name is submitted as a name change above.If this badge is accepted, the submitter requests that his old badge, (Fieldless) In fess a dragon's jambe inverted issuant from a dragon's wing Or, registered under the name of Grimon de Beaujolais, be released.

7. Diego Ramirez de Salamanca	Hartwood	Household Name for Escuela de la Espada and Badge — New
	(Fieldless) 2 rapiers in saltire surmounted by a 3rd inverted, a ribbon overall, all argent The submitter will not accept major changes, expresses no preference as to gender and will allow the creation of a holding name. If the name must be changed, he cares most about the meaning, which he states is “school of the sword.” He expresses no interest in authenticity. No documentation for this name accompanied this submission.

8. Eilin Írska	Mountain Edge	Name & Device, New
	Argent a bat-winged stag rampant sable within a bordure rayonny gules The submitter will not accept major changes, desires a female name and will accept the creation of a holding name. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the sound. She expresses no interests in authenticity. Eilin is documented as a given name in Norway in 1321, from Academy of Saint Gabriel Report 2685 (http://www.s-gabriel.org/2685). For the byname: Arayanhwy merch Catmael’s “Viking Bynames found in the Landnámabók” (http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/vikbynames.html) has the masculine Viking byname <inn írski> “the Irish”. [URL is incorrect. Correct URL is http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/norse/vikbynames.html -- Lí Ban Boar] Diplomatarium Norvegicum (http://www.dokpro.uio.no/dipl_norv/diplom_field_eng.html) has <eingelska menn oc irska> “English men and Irish [men]” (vol. 20, dipl. 865 dated 26 Nov. 1450) at http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.prl?b=16823&s=156&str=. It also has several examples of masculine bynames based on different places: <sira Þronder færœyski>, “Sir Thronder the Faroe Islander” (DN vol. 2, dipl. 82, dated 10 April 1306) at http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.prl?b=1205&s=70&str=; <Einar Gotneski>, “Einar the Gotlander” (DN vol. 12, dipl. 44, dated 30 October 1309) at http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.prl?b=10506&s=36&str=; <Eirikr fœyrœyski>, “Eirikr the Faroe Islander” (DN vol. 4, dipl. 89, daed [November 1310]) at http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.prl?b=3567&s=85&str=; <Swæin sollœski>, “Swæin the Soll-Islander (?)” (DN vol. 1, dipl. 183, dated 17 October 1325) at http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.prl?b=184&4=154&str=; <Haraldir Orkneyski>, “Haraldr the Orkney-Islander” (DN vol. 12, dipl. 66, dated 23 Februrary 1325) at http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/middelalder/diplom_vise_tekst.prl?b=10528&s=50&str=. In private correspondence referring to these examples in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, Talan Gwynek wrote, “The masculine form corresponding to feminine <írska> (note the long vowel) is <írski>.” The form he suggested, <Írska>, is the submitted form. Copies of all documentation are included.

9. Esperanza de Castilla	Hartwood	Name & Device, New
	Sable, two rapiers in saltire inverted or surmounted by a rose gules barbed vert The submitter will not accept major changes to her name, wishes a female name authentic for 15th-16th century Spanish, and will accept the creation of a holding name. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the sound. 16th Century Spanish Woman’s name Esperanza de Castilla: This name is discussed in an Academy of Saint Gabriel Report on the possibility of the existence of the Spanish name Esperanza, its usage and spelling, number 2584 located at http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi/2584. The locative name “de Castilla” is well documented in works such as Spanish Names from the Late 15th Century by Juliana de Luna at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/isabella/locative.html.

10. Frozen Mountain, Shire of	Frozen Mountain	Badge, New
	3 fish in a Annulet gules The submitter’s name was registered in November of 1991.

11. Galen MacLean	Wealdsmere	Name & Device, New
	Per fess rayonny argent and gules, a Maltese cross and an anvil counterchanged The submitter will not accept major changes to his name, wishes a masculine name and will allow the creation of a holding name. He is not interested in authenticity and expresses no preference if his name must be changed. Galen — Lemprière’s Classical Dictionary, pg 248 — ancient physician, name used in many countries. Galen can be found under the header <Galenus, Claudius> dated to AD 131-201. Included in the entry is a quote from History of Science by C. Singer: “After Galen there is a thousand years of darkness, and both medicine and biology almost ceases to have a history.” MacLean — Black, Surnames of Scotland, pg 536, common surname throughout period.

12. Geoffrey Kempe	Sigelhundas	Name, New
The submitter will accept any changes, desires a male name and wishes his name to be authentic for the early 1100s Norman/English time period and  language/culture. If his name must be changed, he cares most about language/culture and sound. He will allow the creation of a holding name. Geoffrey is documented from the Plantagenet Encyclopedia by Elizabeth Hallam, editor on pg. 84: Geoffrey IV, the Fair (1113-51); Geofrey Greygown (d. 987); Geoffrey Martel I (d. 1060); Geoffrey Martell II (d. 1106). Kempe is documented from the Domesday Book, A Complete Translation by Dr. Anne Wiliams and Prof. G.H. Marin, editors, printed 1992, p. 1032: Header: Hundred of Lexden; name: Aelfric Cempa; The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames, Second Edition, by Basile Cottle, 1978, p. 202 Kemp(e). The entry reads: Kemp(e) o ‘warrior’, Chamipon’ OE (later ‘athlete’); the —e could reproduce OE —a. A resounding old name, since the word soon passed out of the vocabulary and must therefore have been applied and fixed early. Mainly a surname of East Anglia and the south; -e is of Devon-Cornwall. Kemp is the family name of the barons Rochdale…. Kemp is also documented from English Ancestral Names, The Evolution of the Surname from Medieval Occupations by J.R. Dolan, first edition, 1972, p. 302: Group 135: Miscellaneous Sports. Has a reference that is not cited, possibly from Reaney and Wilson. Entry reads as follows: KEMP and KEMPE seem to have been names applied to strong, husky fellows who might have been wrestlers or doing som such rough sport. They derive from the Old English word cempa, meaning “warrior.” Edmund Kempe appears circa 1100. Photocopies of the above are included. Also listed as a reference for Kempe is A Dictionary of English Surnames by P.H. Reaney and R.M. Wilson, 1991, p. 262: Kemp(e). The submitter includes a list of possible conflicts for consideration (found via Google): Geoff Kemp, Managing Director, Black Box Network Services, Nottingham, England; Geoffrey Kempe, variously listed as past president of the Rotary Club of Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia, president of the Beenleigh Chamber of Commerce, and head of Kempe Engineering Practice; and Geoffrey Kempe, member of the (USA) Council on Foreign Relations (2001) and an expert on Middle East affairs under the Clinton administration.He also notes: “There was one Geoffrey Kempe in the medieval mundane world, who, in an online Hales family newsletter, was noted on May 7, 1303 as being part of a group from Norwich who assaulted a coroner and a bailiff.”

13. Godric Ap Rhys	Glymmere	Household Name (for Company of Saint Ulrich) & Badge, New
	Quarterly or and sable, four Maltese crosses counter changed. The submitter’s name was registered in March of 1997 as Godric ap Rhys. The submitter will not all major changes and is interested in having a name authentic for the English language/culture. If the name must be changed, he cares most about the meaning which is stated as being “Company of Saint Ulrich.” He will allow the creation of a holding name. St. Ulrich is documented from the Online Catholic Encyclopedia at http://www.newadvent.org/. Bishop of Augsburg, born at Kyburg, Zurich, Switzerland, in 890; died at Augberg, 4 July, 973. The article details his life and the circumstances of his death and canonization. He was noted for his high moral standards and loyalty.

14. Jonet de Laundells	Aquaterra	Name, New
The submitter will not accept major changes to her name, wishes a female name and will allow the creation of a holding name. She expresses no interest in  authenticity and if her name must be changed, cares most about the sound. “Jonet” is found at Black’s Surnames of Scotland under “Burrel” and dated to 1391 and under “Towers” dated to 1539-48. “de Laundells” is found in Black’s Surnames of Scotland under the header “Landale” and dated to 1296.

15. Lorenza Dellaluna Ricci	Three Mountains	Name & Device, New
	Or, on a bend purpur between a hedgehog statant sable and a garb sable, 3 bees volant or. The submitter will accept any changes, desires a female name, and wishes her name to be authentic for the language/culture of Florence, Italy. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the language/culture; she notes that Lorenza and Ricci are the most important to her. All three name elements are documented from the “Online Catasto of 1427” at http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/catasto/overview.html. Lorenza is found at http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/catasto/newsearch/first_names.html with a frequency of 12. Dellaluna and Ricci are found at http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/catasto/newsearch/M1427a.html. The submitter requests that if Dellaluna doesn’t work because it is a surname, she would like Margherita in its place which can be found in the same article as Lorenza.

16. Mairghead Murdock	Rivers Bend	Name & Device, New
	Fieldless, Sheaf of 3 Arrows Argent, overall thistle proper. The submitter will allow any changes, desires a female name and will allow the creation of a holding name. She expresses no interest in authenticity nor does she express a preference regarding changes. Mairghead — “The Surnames of Scotland” by Black, pg. 575. Local pronunciation of the Gaelic for Margaret. 1st person of distinction — Queen of Malcolm III. Born 1040. Murdoch — “The Surnames of Scotland” by Black, pg 620. Land owners in Yorkshire, Sussex and Oxfordshire. They were either Gaels or Norsemen of Irish descent. Person of prominence in the reign of William the Lion.

17. Margaret Hamilton of Stirlingshire	Lions Gate	Name & Device, New
	Gules a great dane salient collared and on a chief Or three thistles proper The submitter will accept any changes necessary for registration, desires a female name authentic for 14th century Scottish and will allows the creation of a holding name. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the language/culture. Margaret — “Feminine Given Names” in “A Dictionary of English Surnames” at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Margaret under the header Margaret, dated to 1185 and from “Names from Papers Relating to the Nurder of the Laird of Calder” at http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~grm/calder.html, mentioned twice in the introduction and once in the list of names. [Note: second URL generates a "403 Forbidden" access error - Online IL Ed.] Margaret is also the submitter’s legal given name; copies of her driver’s license and birth certificate are included. Hamilton — “Names from Papers Relating to the Murder of the Laird of Calder” at http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~grm/calder.html, found in the list of names as Thomas Hamilton of Drumcarne (I), and Jean Hammiltoun (X). [This is the same URL as above; URL generates a "403 Forbidden" access error - Online IL Ed.] Stirlinghsire is documented from “The History of Stirlingshire, Chapter VIII. Battle of Stirlingshire (1297) at http://www.electricscotland.com/history/stirlingshire/chap8.htm.

18. Robert McCellán	Blatha An Oir	Name & Device, New
	Or, a bears head erased gules, in a bordure dovetailed vert The submitter will not allow major changes, wishes a male name, and is interested in having a name authentic for the Scottish language/culture. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the sound. He will allow the creation of a holding name if necessary. Robert — mundane legal name [no documenting proof is included — Lí Ban Boar]. Mc — “son of”. Cellán — pg 49 “Irish Names” by Donnchadh Ó Corráin & Fidelma Maguire. (Male version of Cellsasch or Ceallsach.)

19. Rose Campbell	Frozen Mountain	Name & Device, New
	Argent, 3 winged pigs sinister gules, on a chief vert a swan niant or The submitter will allow any changes necessary, desires a female name and will allow the creation of a holding name. If her name must be changed, she cares most about an unspecified language/culture. Rose — “A Dictionary of English Surnames — Feminine Given Names” by Talen Gwynek, no URL is given. [“Feminine Given Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames” http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Rose - Online IL Ed.] Campbell — Modern last name, copy of driver’s license provided.

20. Rose Campbell	Frozen Mountain	Badge, New
	Or, 2 winged pig affronté gules. The submitter’s name appears above.

21. Sarra de Glen	Aquaterra	Name, New
The submitter will not accept major changes to her name, desires a female name and will allow the creation of a holding name. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the sound. “Sarra” is found at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/index_early5.html. The desired spelling is dated to between c. 1160 and 1332 (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Sara). “de Glen” is found in Black’s Surnames of Scotland under the header of “Glen” and is dated to 1386.

22. Shamir Abd al-Rahman	Wyewood	Name & Device, New
	Argent, a crescent gules and on a chief nebuly sable a scimitar fesswise reversed and a scimitar fesswise argent The submitter will not accept major changes, desires a male name and is interested in having his name be authentic for 14th-16th century Arabic or Turkish (Islamic). If his name must be changed, he cares most about language/culture. He will allow the creation of a holding name. Both Shamir and Abd al-Rahman were found on the Laurel’s eductation page. “Andalusian Namess: Arabs in Spain” at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/andalusia.html.

23. Shamir Abd al-Rahman	Wyewood	Badge, New
	Argent, a bow reversed drawn and armed with an arrow gules and a bordure sable semy of crescents points to center argent. The submitter’s name appears above.

24. St. Bunstable, College of	St. Bunstable	Name, Correction to College of Saint Bunstable
The current branch name, College of St. Bunstable, was registered in August of 1981 via the West. As the College of Arms no longer registers abbreviations, the group would like to correct the use of the abbreviation to the spelled-out form of the name. The submission is accompanied by a form signed by the herald, the seneschal, and the chatelaine in support of the change.

25. Tadhg Fairbairn	An Tir	Badge, New
	(Fieldless) three dogs courant in annulo conjoined tail to mouth Or. The submitter’s name was registered in November of 2004.

26. Taðkr ormstunga	Three Mountains	Name & Device, New
	Per pale, argent and sable, a sea turtle tergiant counter changed, charged on its shell with a triskele counter changed within a roundel counterchanged. The submitter will accept any changes, desires a male name and is interested in having his name be authentic for 9th-13th century Viking. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the meaning: “ormstunga” means “serpent tongue.” He will accept the formation of a holding name. Taðkr: Geirr Bassi Haraldsson. The Old Norse Name. 1977, p. 15 ormstunga: Geirr Bassi Haraldsson. The Old Norse Name. 1977, p. 5. Ormstunga found in part 1, chapter 12, page 5. Gunnlaug Ormstunga.

27. Taðkr ormstunga	Three Mountains	Badge, New
	(Fieldless) A serpent involved in annulo, argent, orbed, gules. The submitter’s name appears above.

28. Vulcanfeldt, Barony of	Vulkanfeldt	Name, Correction to Vulkanfeldt, and Device, Reconsideration
	A field divided per chevron (modern) gules and or embattled per sable. A sunburst centered on the chevron alternating or and gules with a laurel wreath alternating gules and or within sunburst. The group name was registered in June 1982 with the spelling Vulcanfeldt. The group would like to change this spelling to Vulkanfeldt as they believed they had originally submitted it. The arms under reconsideration are the original arms of the barony. They changed their arms in February 1997 and released their old arms as required. The group petitions to have their old arms reinstated as Ancient Arms, an option which, because it was not available to them at the time, they believe falls under the hardship clause. There is a petition to supporting the correction of the spelling of their name and the changing of their arms back to the ancient arms; however, the petition does not include a picture or a description of the arms. It is signed by three officers, the baroness and several members of the populace. A review of the group’s submission file does not shed much light on their spelling request. The original paperwork for the name submission is not included in the file. However, from inception to the mid-1990s, subsequent submission paperwork uses the spelling Vulcanfeldt. Beginning in the mid-1990s, submission paperwork uses the spelling Vulkanveldt. Additional documentation supporting the spelling of Vulkanfeldt is consists of a translation of volcano into German, where it is spelled vulkan (http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/vw_hyperexchange/multiNames.html). The field is per chevron gules and Or. The sunburst is counterchanged per chevron Or and gules. The laurel wreath is counterchanged per chevron gules and Or. The bordure is sable.

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