An Tir Internal Letter for May, AS XXXXI / 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 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 JULY.

The May Lions Blood meeting will be held on May 14 at 1:00 at my place. Directions to my house are:

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.

The meetings for the rest of the summer are scheduled:

I am looking for people to host the July and September meetings.

LETTERS FROM KINGDOM HERALDIC STAFF

From Lions Blood

As you can see from the schedule, this summer is rather hectic. Any help I can get hosting meetings will be much appreciated - especially as I-90 will be under construction going through Spokane.

This is the last PAPER Herald's Page that will be mailed. If you want to receive the Herald's Page after this, send me your e-mail address and I will add you to my mailing list - this includes kingdom staff officers. IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE A PAPER COPY, YOU MUST SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD'S PAGE. The cost is $12.00 per year.

Any of you who consult, please go over your submitter's packets before they are sent to me. I have had a number of submitters send a single $12.00 payment for name and device packets. Name and device submissions are two submissions, each requiring a payment. Both payments can be included on the same check. In addition, please go over the copies they need. I am still getting incomplete packets.

Finally, I want to thank all my commenters! You are doing wonderful job! I love it when new commenters join because they have a new view on things. Sometimes a "stupid" question is just what I need to make the right decision.

I want to throw some ideas out now for improving our commenting process. We have a wonderful tool that is WAY underused - antir-commentary@castle.org. If you comment, please subscribe. I want people to post their commentary there so we can actually discuss issues that may come up each month. Put the letter you are commenting on in the subject line so we are all in the same month.

In service,

Richenda du Jardin
Lions Blood
richenda@cet.com

LAUREL ACTIONS

The following items have been registered by Laurel in February.

• Áine ingen uí Rechtabra. Name and device.
  Per pale purpure and argent, a tree blasted and eradicated counterchanged and an orle vert.
  
  Submitted as Áine inghean uí Reachtabhair, the submitter requested authenticity for 10th-11th C Irish. The patronymic is an Early Modern Irish form, but Middle Irish is the appropriate form for the submitter's desired centuries. The Middle Irish form of Reachtabhar is Rechtabra; the early name is spelled the same in both its nominative or genitive form according to Mari ny Brian, Index of Names in Irish Annals. The patromymic marker inghean uí is also Early Modern Irish; the Middle Irish marker is ingen uí. We have changed this name to Áine ingen uí Rechtabra to fulfill her request for authenticity.
• Bordergate, Shire of. Device.
  Argent, a tower sable within a laurel wreath vert, on a chief sable an estoile Or.
• Catherine Townson. Badge.
  (Fieldless) A popinjay proper.
  
  This is not a conflict with Brian of Leichester, (Fieldless) A dodo close vert armed Or. There is a CD for the difference between a dodo and a popinjay, and another for fieldlessness.
  
  This is not a conflict with Hrefna in heppna Þorgrímsdóttir, (Fieldless) A raven vert. Both popinjays and ravens are period charges and no evidence has been found that the two were interchangeable in period heraldry. We can, in fact, show that when the two birds were rendered by the same artist, pains were taken to keep them distinct. Typical is the Zurich Roll, which has both popinjays (in the arms of Sanct Johann, d'argent au perroquet de sinople acc. de deux etoiles de sable rengees en barre) and crows (in the arms of Schifer, de gueules au chef d'argent charge d'un corbeau de sable). The popinjay's beak is the typical hooked form we associate with parrots, macaws, budgies, etc, while the crow's beak is long and pointy. The popinjay also has a long, pointed tail. The raven has a long but raggedly square tail and a shorter neck than the popinjay. Other examples include the Armorial Bellenville, the Grand Equestrian Armorial, de Bara's Blason des Armoiries, and Siebmacher (von Rabenstein, plate 105, and von Puchenaw, plate 141). While the differences vary from artist to artist, in each case ravens and drawn distinctly different from popinjays. 
  
  Both Hrenfa's and Catherine's birds are in their standard period posture (close), are drawn correctly, and there is a visual difference. Thus the criteria laid out by Laurel in the January 2002 Cover Letter are met; we will therefore grant a CD between a raven and a popinjay. 
  There is still no difference granted between a falcon and raven, nor between a falcon and a popinjay; however, conflict is not transitive and -- until it is shown that popinjays and ravens were interchangeable in period --we will grant a CD between properly drawn ravens and popinjays.
• Edward Little. Device.
  Azure, seven square buckles, three, three, and one Or.
  
  The submitter has permission to conflict with Medb Liath, Azure, six round buckles Or. While there are no CDs between the two pieces of armory, they are not identical, which is all that Medb's letter required.
• Judith of Saint Bunstable. Holding name and device.
  Per chevron azure and vert, a vol between three estoiles argent.
  
  Her original name, Judith Greanwod, was returned on the July 2005 LoAR which was published in mid-October. While this is two weeks before the date of the Letter of Intent on which the device was submitted, we feel that a two week grace period is not unreasonable. The submitter had no way to know that her name had been returned before submitting her arms and it is possible that the kingdom submissions herald was not aware of the return at the time the An Tir Letter of Intent was published. Submitted under the name Judith Greanwod.
• Keterlin von dem Drachen. Device.
  Azure, on a chevron cotised between three suns in splendor Or five mullets azure.
  
  Nice armory!
• Owain of Aquaterra. Holding name and device.
  Quarterly Or and azure, in bend two horses salient sable.
  
  We wish to remind the College that there is a CD between brown and sable. This is therefore clear of Cesarina da Napoli, Quarterly argent and vert in bend two brown horses salient proper, with a CD for changes to the field and another for the tincture of the horse. Submitted under the name Owain Mawr, that name was returned on the December 2005 LoAR for conflict.
• Piotr Constantinovich. Device.
  Per chevron azure and argent, three lozenges counterchanged.
  
  Nice armory!
• Sayna de Lincolne. Badge.
  (Fieldless) A rebec bendwise gules.
• Sorcha inghean an tSaoi. Name and device.
  Quarterly purpure and argent, in bend sinister two unicorns combatant purpure crined Or, a bordure counterchanged.
  
  Originally submitted as Sorcha Mac an tSaoi, the name was changed at kingdom to Sorcha inghean an tSaoi. While this change was necessary to make the name registerable (women's names with patronymic bynames in Gaelic must use the feminine patronymic particle), such a change is a major change which the submitter indicated she would not accept. Consultation with the submitter revealed that she will accept this change. Therefore, we are able to register this. Submissions heralds: if you make a change to a name that is contrary to the wishes of the submitter as indicated on the form, you must have the submitter's permission to do this. If you have the submitter's permission, please indicate this on the LoI. Otherwise, we may be forced to return such names.
• Ysabelot Clarisse. Device.
  Or, a turnip purpure, leaved vert and on a chief gules three bees proper.
  
  Period depictions of turnips show less leaf in proportion to the bulb of the turnip. Blazoned on the LoI as a turnip proper, this turnip is predominantly purpure with a small argent tip. Period heraldic turnips appear to be primarily argent with vert leaves; some emblazons show a purpure cap. Proper for a turnip is the top half of the turnip purpure and the bottom half argent (with a somewhat wavy line of division) with vert leaves; neither the purpure nor the argent should predominate. The argent tip on a purpure turnip need not be blazoned, nor does a purpure cap on an argent turnip as both are considered artistic details. This overturns Laurel's advice from July 1988 when accepting Roger de Bayeux's device: "We would strongly suggest, however, that they be drawn so that the purple portion of the root is predominant." 
  
  The turnip leaves should be about a quarter to a half of the total charge. Due to the variability in size of the leaves, the tincture of the leaves does not contribute to tincture difference. This is similar to our treatment of a rose's slip and leaves.
• Ysabelot Clarisse. Badge.
  (Fieldless) A turnip bendwise proper.
  

The following items have been returned for further work in February

• Rauþúlfr inn Orþstóri. Device.
  Or, a valknut bendwise vert within a wingless dragon in annulo purpure.
  
  This device is returned for multiple reasons. A valknut is a period artistic design, not a period heraldic charge. It is registerable but -- as with any other charge -- it must be recognizable. Rotating the valknut from its standard palewise (or palewise inverted) orientation severely reduces its recognizability and is sufficient grounds for return regardless of any other problems with this design. 
  
  For purposes of SCA heraldry, a valknut is three voided triangles interlaced. The triangles in the submitted emblazon are not voided, nor are they really interlaced. The triangles are fracted (broken) in various places and the "voiding" is a thin line, abstract design on a non-identifiable underlying charge. This is also sufficient grounds for return. 
  
  Please advise the submitter that if he wishes to resubmit a similar design, that a standard depiction of a valknut in a palewise or palewise inverted orientation must be used.

The following item has been pended until August

• Olivia Dougall. Device.
  Per saltire purpure and argent, two needles argent and two lit candles purpure.
  
  Blazoned on the LoI as Per saltire argent and purpure, two needles purpure and two candles argent, the tinctures are reversed. This is pended to allow conflict checking under the correct tinctures. 
  
  This was item 7 on the An Tir letter of October 31, 2005.

LIONS BLOOD ACTIONS

Below are the results of the April Lions Blood meeting.

These items will be forwarded to Laurel, and are tentatively scheduled to be decided in August

• Amicia of the Ruins — Name, New.
  
  The submitter requested that her name be changed to be authentic for 14^th century England. Using an SCA group name as a locative makes it very unlikely that the name can be changed to be authentic for any time or culture in period. No College of Heralds commenters were able to find the use of "Ruins" in a byname in England.
• An Tir, Kingdom of - Ordre du Cheval et du Lion — Order Name, New
  
  Submitted as Ordre de Cheval et Lion, the name was changed to Ordre du Cheval et du Lion to correct the grammar. Some submitters were concerned that this order name might conflict with the SCA Order of the Chivlary, which is "super-protected," meaning the name must have a greater amount of difference.
• Cathal Colach — Name, New.
• Giles Lupino — Name, New
  
  The byname was originally documented as a constructed by name using the diminutive of the given name Lupo. However, Black Stag was able to find a form of the name used in 1612, firmly within our gray area.
• Jalida bint Yasamin bint al-Susiya — Name and Device, Resubmission.
  Vert, a fork and spoon in fess argent, on a bordure argent, semy of mushrooms azure
  
  There were several concerns regarding the depiction of the fork. Because this submission is a hardship case as no decision was published on its first submission, the submitter was permitted to provide a redrawing that addressed those concerns.
• Margaret Fae — Name, New.
• Mathieu Thibaud Chadeau de Montblanc — Device, New.
  Argent, a key inverted palewise wards to dexter sable.
  
  This is clear of Alan of Warhaven, January 1985, Argent, a hangman's noose issuant from chief azure, pendant therefrom a key sable. This blazon is sufficiently old that we can not tell whether the noose and key are co-primaries or a primary and a maintained charge. If Alan's device is the former, then there is only one CD for the removal of the noose. If it is the latter, these devices are clear by X.2. A quick visual check of Alan's device showed that the noose is the primary charge and the key is a maintained charge; therefore these are clear by X.2. 
  
  This may be clear of Anne of Framlingham, August 1997, (Fieldless) A key inverted sable. There is 1 CD for the change from fieldless to fielded. We believe there is a second CD for change of orientation of the key from fesswise (the default for keys) to palewise, but are asking Laurel to check so we can be sure.
• Shannon O'Duncan — Name, New.
  
  Woulfe gives Senan also as the name of an Irish saint (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13713a.htm). He was born in 488 and died in 560.
• Tita the Wanderer — Name, New
  
  The byname the Wanderer has been declared SCA-compatible.
• Tristram O'Shee — Name and Device, New.
  Per saltire gules and sable, a calygreyhound rampant argent
• Wilfred of Corwen — Name, New.
  Per bend sinister Or and barry argent and vert, a brown bear rampant proper collared gules and chained sable
  
  The submitter has agreed to allow the preposition of his byname to be lowercase.

These items are being returned for further work

• Aedan mac Gabraine — Name and Device, New.
  Per saltire sable and vert, two gryphons sejant respectand and in base a rose argent
  
  This is being returned for conflict with Aedan mac Gabrain who was the Dal Riata (king) of the Scots. Aedan mac Gabrain was anointed king by Colum Cille 
  (St. Columba) and died in 608 AD. Longstanding Laurel precedent is that the names of all kings are protected. 
  
  The armory submission must be returned at the same time as there is no name to attach the armory to and kingdoms are not permitted to create holding names.
• Cathal Colach — Device, New.
  Sable, in fess a bow argent and a griffin rampant Or and on a chief gules three arrows inverted bendwise argent
  
  This device is being returned for violating RfS VIII.2.b.i.Armorial Contrast. The gules chief on the sable field has insufficient contrast. 
  Many submitters expressed concern over the identifiability of the creature on the arms. A thorough examination indicates that it is not a gryphon as 
  blazoned, but rather an alphyn (which is registerable). If the submitter truly wants a gryphon, then the creature should have the head, front feet, and 
  wings of an eagle and the body, back quarters and tail of a lion.
• Laurel of Damascus — Device, New.
  Per pale argent and gules, an escallop counterchanged.
  
  This device is being returned because the "gules" tincture of the field and device had decidedly shifted toward pink. Pink is not a heraldic tincture. While 
  this device had been colored by marker, it was clearly of a non-colorfast variety. Please use Crayola or RoseArt markers for submissions as they are 
  reasonably colorfast.
• Margaret Fae — Device, New.
  Quarterly per pale wavy argent and sable, a rose and a raven sable.
  
  This is being returned because of the depiction of the wavy line of division. The waves are this device are very shallow, nearly appearing to be straight 
  from a distance. The waves should be nearly twice as deep as was drawn. In addition, the waves stop short of the edges of the field and become flat. The 
  waves on a wavy line of division should continue to the very edge of the field.
• Muirenn inghean Derbail an Dana — Name and Device, New.
  Purpure, two swords and a rose slipped and leaved argent
  
  This name is being returned for using a pre-1200 Irish name as a metronymic byname (byname formed from mother's name) - inghean Derbail. While metronymic 
  bynames did occur in Irish, it was exceedingly rare to find them. All the examples we have found date are after the post-1200 orthography has been adopted. 
  Therefore, Laurel has ruled that this is a step from period practice for names using the post-1200 orthography. Metronymic bynames that are formed from 
  names spelled with the pre-1200 orthography are unregisterable.
  
  If the submitter permitted major changes, the metronymic byname could be fixed. However, the name would still contain two steps from period practice. The 
  first step is the mix of pre-1200 and post-1200 orthographies. This is an issue because around 1200, the orthography (what letters were used to indicate 
  which sounds) used to write Irish changed significantly. Names written after 1200 would have used the post-1200 orthography, not a mix of the two. 
  Therefore, Laurel has ruled that names mixing the two orthographies to be a step from period practice. 
  
  The second step from period practice is the temporal disparity between the given name Muirenn and the element an Dana in the byname. Muirenn can only be 
  dated as late as 979 AD and an Dana can only be dated as early as the 16^th century. Laurel has ruled that names containing elements that were used within 
  300 years of one another are okay, names containing elements that were used between 300 and 1000 years of one another are a step from period practice and 
  names containing elements that weren't used within 1000 years of one another can't be registered. 
  
  This name could be made registerable by dropping an Dana and changing inghean Derbail to a post-1200 form. Therefore, Muirenn ighean Dearbhail should be registerable, barring conflict.
  
  The device is being returned for conflict with Titus of Wormwood, February 1985, Purpure, a cinquefoil slipped and singly leaved argent. There is 1 CD for 
  the addition of the sword to the primary charge group. There is no CD for the difference between a cinquefoil and a rose, both are five-petalled flowers.
• Rois inghean Muirenn — Name, New.
  
  This name is being returned for using a pre-1200 Irish name as a metronymic byname (byname formed from mother's name) - inghean Muirenn. While metronymic bynames did occur in Irish, it was exceedingly rare to find them. All the examples we have found date are after the post-1200 orthography has been adopted. Therefore, Laurel has ruled that this is a step from period practice for names using the post-1200 orthography. Metronymic bynames that are formed from names spelled with the pre-1200 orthography are unregisterable. 
  
  Unfortunately, no post-1200 form of Muirenn used in our period could be found by members of the College of Arms.
• Shannon O'Duncan — Device, New.
  Purpure, a sword bendwise Or between a mushroom and a floppy chef's hat argent.
  
  This device is being returned for identifiability problems and for the use of a non-period charge. 
  
  Many commenters complained about being unable to distringuish the mushroom from the chef's hat. Both charges, as drawn, have round puffy tops and 
  cylindrical bases. Neither charge has any internal detailing that would help indicate what it is. As a result, this violates RfS VIII.3 Armorial 
  Identifiability. 
  
  In addition, no evidence was offered that this style of hat was worn in period.
• Tita the Wanderer — Device, New.
  Azure, a dance Or between three daisies proper
  
  This device is being returned for conflict with Michaela dell Isola, December 1995, Vert, a dance Or between three daisies proper. There is 1 CD for the 
  change of tincture of the field.
• Wilfred of Corwen — Device, New.
  Per bend sinister Or and barry argent and vert, a brown bear rampant proper collared gules and chained sable
  
  This device is being returned for multiple conflicts: 
  
  John the Bearkiller, October 1979, Or, a brown bear statant erect proper, muzzled gules, chained sable, juggling three cherries proper. [Ursus arctos]. 
  There is 1 CD for the change of the field. There is no CD for statant erect vs. rampant. Per Dame Elsbeth Anne Roth: "There is no difference between statant 
  erect and rampant ... [Ellen of Reading, 01/01, R-Outlands]". There is also no CD for the cherries. Upon a visual examination of the cherries, they 
  appeared to be no more than maintained charges. 
  
  Mixial Medvedev iz Kieva, August 1980, Per fess azure and argent, a European Brown Bear [Ursus horribulus Europus] statant erect proper, grasping in its dexter forepaw a sword argent, hilted sable. There is 1 CD for the change of the field. There is no CD for the maintained sword. 
  
  Olaf Bjornsson, August 1982, Per chevron Or and azure, a grizzly bear rampant argent. There is 1 CD for the change of the field. There is no CD for statant 
  erect vs. rampant.

NEW SUBMISSIONS

To be ruled on at the August Lions Blood Meeting.

1. Adrianna the Fierce	Madrone	Badge, Release
(Fieldless) In saltire a stag's attire and a unicorn's horn sable. The submitter requests that her badge, (Fieldless) In saltire, a stag's attire and a unicorn's horn sable, registered in April of 1997, be released  immediately.

2. A'isha al-Zahra	Blatha An Oir	Name & Device, Resubmission to Kingdom
	Per fess sable and gules, overall an elephant head cabossed Argent Armed with tusks or, 3 fleur de lis, 2 and 1 or The submitter's previous name submission, Ay{s,}e al-Zahra', was returned by Laurel in April of 2005 for being two steps from period practice: combining Turkish and Arabic, and having a more than 300 year gap between the name elements. This resubmission addresses both issues by changing the elements to the form suggested in the letter.  The submitter will not accept major changes to her name, desires a female name and is not interested in authenticity. She will accept the formation of a holding name.  A'isha is documented from "Andalusian names: Arabs in Spain" by Juliana de Luna at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/andalusia/ Al-Zahra is documented from "Andalusian names: Arabs in Spain" by Juliana de Luna under other women's bynames at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/andalusia/ A copy of the return letter was included with this submission. Copies of the Medieval Names Archive article were not.  The submitter's previously submitted device, Gules, on a pile nebuly sable between in chief two fleurs-de-lis in base a fleur-de-lis Or overall an elephant's head cabossed argent armed Or was returned in January 2005 for contrast problems. This submission addresses that difficulty.

3. Althaia Lazura	Wyewood	Name & Device, New
	Azure, a Common Kingfisher, Volant with wings adorsed, argent; within a torse argent and purpure. The submitter will not accept major changes to her name, desires a female name and is interested in having her name be authentic for the language/culture of 13th-14th century on the West coast of the modern Yugoslavia, an area that was a heavily mixed Slavic and Italian population; with some Greek and Byzantine influences. She will allow the creation of a holding name.  Althaia is documented from A Lexicon of Greek Personal Names edited by P.M. Fraser and E. Matthews, Vol. 1, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1987. The entry reads as follows: Althaea. A daughter of Thestius and Eurythemis. Althaea married her uncle Oeneus, king do Falydon, and bore two daughters, Gorge and Deïaneria, and several sons, the most famous of whom was MELEAGER. Some say, however, that Deïaneria was Dionysus' daughter and Meleager a son of Ares. Others claim that Althaea had a son by Poseidon...[Homer, Iliad, 9.543-599; Apollodorus 1.7.10-1.8.3.]  Althaia is also documented from English Linguistics 15001800 (A Collection of Facsimile Reprints selected and edited by R.C. Alston, The Scholar Press Ltd., Menston, England, 1972. The entry is as follows: Althæa, æ, f. g. Plin. A kinde of wilde mallowes, called water mallowes, or marsh mallowes. The Dictionary of Plant Names by Allan J. Coombes (c) 1985, 1994 Timber Press has the following: Althaea ál-thie-a Malvaceae The classical name for Gk. Althaine (to heal) referring to medicinal properties. Perennial herb.   The construction of Lazura is documented from "Early Croatian Given Names" by Walraven van Nijmegen (Brian R. Speer) at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/croat.html: "In most early Slavic cultures, women's names were identical to men's names, but with an -a tacked onto the end.... This pattern can be used to construct likely feminine names from the masculine ones we have on record...  Paul Goldschmidt's "Dictionary of Period Russian Names", Section L at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/paul/l.html has Lazar, Lazarko, Lazar', Lazor, and Lazor' with dates ranging from 1181-1598.  Prace Instytutu Języka Polskeigo by Zespół Redakcyjny has Łazur under the header Łazarz as a variant of Lazarus as does Antroponimia Polska Kresach Poludniowo-Wschodnich XV-XIX Wiek: with a date of 1453.  Copies of all documentation are included with this submission. Documentation was included for the depiction of the Common Kingfisher, drawn from The Handbook of Bird Identification for Europe and the Western Palearctic by Mark Beaman and Steve Madge, Princeton University Press which includes pictures of the bird and identification of its range as the majority of Europe, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq and possibly Syria.

4. Anne Mary Quinn	Wyewood	Device, Resubmission to Laurel
	Per bend sinister, Azure and Gules, a swan naint contourny, Sun Or The submitter's name was registered in November of 2000.  Her previous device was returned for conflict with Johann Kiefer Hayden, Per bend sinister gules and azure, two owls contourny Or. While there is a CD between a swan and an owl, there is not the substantial difference between the two birds needed for X.2 to hold. Therefore, there is but a single CD for a change of type of the primary charges. The swan is argent.

5. Arthur Buchanan	Wyewood	Device, New
	Per fess vert and sable, an eagle between three roses argent. The submitter's name was registered in November of 2003.

6. Astridh Skialdbriotr	Herons Reach	Name, New?
The name type and action boxes, as well as all the administrative boxes are missing from the form.  The submitter will accept any changes, expresses no preference as to gender or authenticity and will allow the creation of a holding name.  Astridh is documented from the Viking Answer Lady's website http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONWomensNames.shtml#f ridr as follows: Ástriðr The first element Ást- here is a form of Old Icelandic Áss, "god, one of the Æsir". In proper names, the first element becomes Ást- before the liquid r. The second element is from -friðr, see above. Occurs in Old Danish as Estrith and in Old Swedish as Astridh (this example is from Bohuslän) and Æstridh, OW.Norse Ástriðr. Runic examples oinclude [sic] the nominative case forms astriþ, osriþi. This name appears in Laxdæla saga (c. 1245) as Ástriðr of Breidafjörd, wife of Bárðr Höskuldsson. This name also appears in Landnámabók for Ástriðr slœkidrengr ("slender as a youth"), the daughter of Bragi the skáld in ch. 22; Ástriðr, the wife of Arnmóðr Heðinsson in ch. 55;… [URL above is incorrect; correct URL is http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONWomensNames.shtml#fridr - Online IL Editor] Skialdbriotr is documented by a report from the Academy of Saint Gabriel numbered 2871 which discusses various forms of axe names (bry{dh}ja randa, flag{dh} hli/far, glakn hli/fa, grand hli/far) and references to 'shield' and 'breaker' (brjo/tr megingar{dh}a Hanga, {o"}r-brjo/tr bla/ferils odda). The report culminates in the following: "Based on this evidence, a compound such as <schakdbrjo/tr> would likely refer to a warrior and not his weapon; instead, we recommend choosing one of the axe names we found. In particular, <Randgri/{dh}> comes closest to your desired meaning." Copies of the actual webpage and the report were not included with the submission. Instead, all pertinent information was copied and pasted into the form.

7. Eikíkr Hrafnkelsson	Aquaterra	Name, New
The submitter will accept any changes necessary for registration, desires a male name, cares most about the language/culture of his name and wishes his name  to be authentic for the language and/or culture of an unspecified area. He will allow the creation of a holding name if necessary.  Eiríkr is documented from "The Old Norse Name" by Geirr Bassi Haraldsson. Hrafnkell is documented from "The Old Norse Name" by Geirr Bassi Haraldsson.

8. Gemma Meen	Montengarde	Device, Resubmission to Laurel
	Purpure, on a tower argent a dog rampant purpure and in chief a coronet Or. The submitter's name was registered in January of 2002.  The submitter's previous device submission, Purpure, on a tower argent a "dog" rampant purpure and in chief a coronet Or was returned in October of 2004 for a redraw. "The tertiary appears to be a lion, not a dog. Charges in a submission must be identifiable, per RfS VIII.3. We would have changed the [rest of text missing - Online IL Editor]

9. James the Tormentor	Seagirt	Resubmission to Kingdom
	Or, two pales sable, overall a cross patonce in chief a baronial coronet gules orbed argent. The submitter's name was registered in July of 1988. His previous submission, Or, two pallets sable, overall a cross clechy and overall in chief a coronet gules pearled argent, was returned in May of 2005 for the following reason:  "This device must be returned for non-period style. The difference in size between the cross and the coronet makes it impossible to see them as a single charge group, and we have seen no evidence that the use of multiple overall charge groups is in keeping with period practice." [May 2005 LoAR]

10. James Wolfden	Lions Gate	Name & Device, New
	Vert a wolf salient to sinister maintaining in its dexter forepaw three arrows Or The submitter will accept any changes necessary for registration, desires a 14th century English male name, cares most about the sound of his name, and expresses no interest in authenticity. He will allow the creation of a holding name.  James is the submitter's legal given name (a photocopy of his birth certificate is included).  Wolfden is documented from "Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum" under the headers Wolf- pg 504, and -den pg 163. Photocopies not required.

11. John de Canon	Wyewood	Name & Device, New
	Quarterly Or and argent, a Castle azure between three grenades gules The submitter will accept any changes necessary for registration, desires a male name, and if his name must be changed cares most about the language/culture (English). He wishes his name to be authentic for 15th century England. He will accept the creation of a holding name if necessary.  John is the submitter's legal given name (a photocopy of his driver's license is included).  de Canon is documented from http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/york15/surnames-alphabetical.htm under the C section and that information comes from The Archaeology of York: 2/2 Historical Sources for York Archaeology after AD 100 York Bride masters' Accounts page 126 (pdf) which can be found at http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/bridgemasters/  A copy of page 1 of the article above is included with this submission (it covers the letters A and B).

12. Ladislaus Dozsa	Aquaterra	Name & Device, New
	Barry of six argent and azure and on a base argent a horse rampant contourny sable The submitter will not accept major changes to his name, wishes a male name, cares most about the sound and language/culture (Hungarian) and will allow the creation of a holding name. He expresses no interest in authenticity.  Ladislaus is documented as being a Saints name in Hungary: Ladislaus I (1040-95), king of Hungary (1077-95), canonized in 1198 from http://www.bartleby.com/65/la/Ladisl1Hun.html. Ladislaus IV 91262-90), king of Hungary (1272-90) at http://www.bartleby.com/65/la/Ladisl4Hun.html. Ladislaus V or Ladislaus Posthumus, 1440-57, king of Hungary (1444-57) and, as Ladislaus I, king of Bohemia (1453-57) at http://www.bartleby.com/65/la/Ladisl5Hun.html.  The horse is black with red hooves, eye and tongue.

13. Matvei Levchenich	Adiantum	Name, New
The submitter will not accept major changes to his name, desires a male name, and cares most about the language/culture of his name. He is interested in having his name be authentic for 13th-14th century Russian (Novgorod region) and will accept the creation of a holding name if necessary.  Matvei is documented as a variant of Matfei (under the header of Matfei) and dated to the 14th century from http://www.sca.org/heraldry/paul/ma.html.  Levchenich is documented as a surname dated to the 16th century under the header Levchen from http://www.sca.org/heraldry/paul/l.html.

14. Mór Bran	Aquaterra	Name & Device, Resubmission to Kingdom
	Per bend sinister silver and vert a crow proper and a hautbois bendwise argent The submitter's previous submission, Mór M'Gregare, was returned in April 2004 for aural conflict with Moira MacGregor, registered in May of 1988 (via the Outlands). The submitter will accept any changes necessary to the registration of her name, cares most about the language (Scots), is interested in a female name and will accept the creation of a holding name if necessary. She expresses no interest in authenticity. Mór is found at St. Gabriel's report # 1094, which says it is a popular late-medieval Irish name, but that there is no evidence that it was used in Gaelic Scotland. The letter goes on to discuss variants and several other names. Bran is found in Black's Surnames of Scotland under the header Bran and is dated to 548, 1154, 1187, 1219, 1629. The submitter's previous device, Per chevron vert and argent, a raven close sable sustaining a thistle fesswise proper, was returned in April of 2004 for a fatal problem with the field/chief. The following Laurel precedent describes the problem precisely: This is not a pile, because it issues from the top corners of the shield. Nor is it chaussé, because it does not extend all the way to base. Nor is it a chief triangular, because it is much too deep. Nor is it a per chevron inverted field division, because it does not issue from the sides of the field. As a result, this must be returned. [Rickard of Gwyntarian, 10/01, R-Middle]. This submission is a complete redesign.

15. Peredur Balfau Iachaol	Aquaterra	Name & Device, New
	Argent, on a lozenge fesswise gules, a bear statant argent and on a chief gules 3 crosses paty argent. The submitter will not accept major changes to his name, wishes a male name authentic for 12th-13th century time period and Welsh language/culture and will accept the creation of a holding name.  No documentation was provided for this submission.  The red of the lozenge and chief are a darker red that is nearly burgundy.

16. Seagirt, Barony of	Seagirt	Badge, New
	Bendy wavey argent and azure overall an orca naiant embowed counterembowed proper The submitter's name was registered in January of 1990 and updated in May 2003.

17. Shahid al-Hasan	Seagirt	Name & Device, New
	Argent, between three crescents purpure, a chevron azure, overall a bordure engrailed sable. The submitter will accept any changes necessary for registration, desires a male name authentic for 10th-13th century Arabic and will accept the creation of a holding name if necessary.  Shadid is documented from "Period Arabic Names and Naming Practices" by Da'ud ibn Auda (David B. Appleton) at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/arabic-naming2.htm.  al-Hasan is documented from "Period Arabic Names and Naming Practices" by Da'ud ibn Auda (David B. Appleton) at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/arabic-naming2.htm.

18. Wyvernfeld, Incipient Shire of	Wyvernfeld	Name & Device, New
	Argent, a wyvern passant sinister gules, in base a laurel wreath sable, Within on a bordure vert two stalks of grain or crossed at base The submitter will accept any changes necessary, cares most about meaning which is stated to be "fields of the dragon/dragon's fields" and expresses no interest in authenticity. "Feld" is stated to be German for "field" Dave's "Mythical Creatures and Places" at http://www.eaudrey.com/myth.wyvern.htm under "wyvern": Description: A winged variety of the dragon, with 2 bird-like legs. The Wyvern frequently has a barbed tail. Features: Found frequently in heraldry. The Wyvern is generally destructive and predatory. It can also symbolize pestilence. Described By: A medieval European variant of the dragon.  [URL is incorrect; correct URL is http://www.eaudrey.com/myth/wyvern.htm - Online IL Editor] Precedent: Wyvernwood, Barony of - Trimaris. Included with this submission is a petition signed by 4 officers and 6 members of the populace

19. Wyvernfeld, Incipient Shire of	Wyvernfeld	Badge, New
	Chequy vert and argent, a wyvern's (bat's) wing gules The submitter's name can be found elsewhere in this letter.  The field is chequy argent and vert.

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