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The March 2018 meeting was held in San Leandro, CA.
ATTENDEES:Aasa Thorvaldsdottir, Vesper; Edith of Swanesdale, Matins; Krysta of Starfall, Green Crown; Hirsch von Henford, Golem; Astrið of Swanesvale, Latimer; Angus Duncan Cameron, CoH Exchequer; Anne FitzRichard, Banner; Mercy Grym, Green Cloak; Gwenhwyfaer ferch Gwilym, PaL/Archivist; Frederick of Holland, PaL; Hannah Storyteller, PE; Faun Woods, Cornet; Carrek MacBrian, Cornet; Domamir Vlatko syn.
In remote attendance: Alizan dela Fontaine, Compline; Ástríðr Þórudóttir, Wolfhound; Khevron Oktavii Tikhikovich Vorotnikov, PaL; Finna kottr Goðormsdóttir, Cornet.
COLLEGE OF HERALDS MEETINGS
Heralds' Meetings for 2018: May 20, July 1,
September 30, November 18, and January 6, 2019 (Sunday of Twelfth Night).
Meetings usually begin at 11:00 AM and will be held at Green Crown's home unless
otherwise noted.
The DEADLINES for submission forms and documentation are: May 9, June 20, September 19, November 7, and December 19. Submission forms must be complete, and received either via EMAIL or hardcopy by the deadline date at midnight to be considered at the next meeting (which is about 11 days later, except December due to holidays and the roadshow meeting prep time needed). If the forms are EMAILED, then payment must arrive by the meeting day. WALK-IN submissions will only be considered if there is time, but in most cases will be delayed until the next meeting so that each submission can be reviewed fully.
REPORTS
Vesper (Aasa): June Crown 2019 has been announced with a location in Oertha (Alaska). The College of Heralds is expected to provide the same services, regardless of the location, including Field, Duty, and Court. The location will be Palmer, just outside of Anchorage. Aside from those heralds residing in Oertha, what heralds may travel to attend and thus be available for service? Flieg and Aasa plan to attend. Astrith and Gwyn will consider travelling.
Online Principal Heralds meeting happened, introductions occured. The Quarterly Report to Laurel was sent in. A call will go out in the next few weeks for heralds to be added to the Roster, prior to its official release this year.
April Fools Letter - please send in contributions to Matins email.
Seawolf (Kean): He will not be at the meeting, as he will be on a plane to Gulf Wars. Nothing else to report.
Sable Swan (Caoilinn): Deputies (Rhys and Meesh): Her apologies for the tardy report and inability to attend the meeting. The Principality of Cynagua still stands, and she has not been faced with any drama or crisis of which to speak.
Stellanordica (Rodrigo): From the snowy northern lands of Oertha: they are having fun with Heraldry, and have a full complement of heralds as officers and many others that volunteer to help as needed. He received reports from the heralds of Eskalya, Winter's Gate, and Selviergard. The Wolfhound Herald (Ástríðr Þórudóttir) continues to work with the populace on submissions, as does Khevron.
He is training a potential replacement: Sapphira the Navigator. Many thanks to the heralds who stepped in with little training to help run Coronet when he could not be present, specifically Ástríðr, Rin, and Sapphira. Special note that any mistakes they made were due a lack of training on his part, and he appreciates their willingness and eagerness to step up, take on responsibilities, and complete tasks to the very best of their abilities.
Exchequer (Angus): Year End balanced on the first attempt, yay! There was one error that was corrected after Kingdom Exchequer caught it.
Matins (Edith): For all consultation heralds: as you consult with clients and help them with name documentation, please provide them with a concise quote of their documentation to put on their forms and do not forget to include the Name Formation documentation. Lately some just say 'consulted in xx FB group' rather than providing the documentation information, and even the most beautifully documented names are only including documentation for the individual elements, forcing the College to attempt to provide this. An improperly formed name resulted in one return on the most recent LoAR. She also had multiple submissions for this meeting that included paper forms where the color copy was printed out. This is not acceptable per the WK CoHs policy: "all paper forms must be colored in with pen". Please remind all clients with armory submissions.
Commentary on recent Returns / conflicts: natural salamanders conflict with wingless dragons. There was a conflict/presumption of relation found for the name 'Elisabeth Anne Grey' "(b)ecause English uses unmarked matronyms, this name could be read as being the daughter of the registered Anne Gray."
There was an online Meeting with Laurel, Pelican, and Wreath for all Kingdom Submissions heralds. Several notes from that meeting: the SCA College of Arms is working on an electronic submissions process that would replace the current forms. In addition, watch for an upcoming change to the No Copy Source list that specifically will include commonly used (and approved) websites. On this topic: Laurel still requires a screen-capture (i.e. photocopy) of the page (although if Pelican can access it, she will not return a name for failure to provide), so please make sure that clients you assist are aware of this and, if you provide the documentation, please also send them the screen-captures to go along with it.
Green Crown (Krysta): Still proofreading LoARs for Laurel and still at the service of the College of the West, but other duties as Seneschal take up a lot of time.
Banner (Anne): Emergency Deputy: Eilis: no report
Baldric (Lucius): no report
Brachet (Cynehild): no report
Greencloak (Mercy): Deputy: Elinora, Successor: Safiya (planned office turnover Purgatorio 2018): March Crown is coming! Since the list is sounding like it'll be huge she would like to get 8 people who know they can be at Crown and able to herald Lists set up in advance for rounds 1-4. If we have any trainees she would like to put them in later rounds for the tourney. Safiya will be running the first few rounds of heralds while Mercy is fighting.
Latimer (Astrið): No consultation table events since the last meeting. Back-up will be at March Crown, and both plan to attend Mists Spring Coronet, but neither Latimer nor her back-up will be at June Crown. Anyone who is willing to run Table for this event can reach out and arrange for the books to be handed off in advance.
Golem (Hirsch): Since the last heralds' meeting at 12th Night, he has been working hard to finally get the fully online Award List system going. The user-front-end part has been run past several folk for testing, so far people seem to like it, a few improvements and fine-tuning of items were added due to user suggestions. The admin side has only been tested by him, but he has done so with real court reports, as they have been confirmed, and all seems well. With Vesper's permission, he would like to finish the process (which will involve some changes on the Heralds' site -- all links pointing to the new version, requesting that the Kingdom Web Minister update the Kingdom site, and more), and make it go live as soon as the Monday after this meeting (March 12th). There doesn't seem to be any real reason to wait, that he is aware of. (Vesper expresses hearty approval.)
Otherwise, things are working well, court reports come in, get processed. No suggestions for changes on the Heralds' site.
ANNOUNCEMENTS / Other Business
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTSFacebook Page: The West Kingdom Heralds' have their own page on Facebook, announcements, help with consultation, and more are often done there:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/302970543102065/
MAILING LIST: The West Kingdom College of Heralds has a mailing list for internal communication. NOTE that we are only using this for announcements and we may eventually phase it out. Any herald is welcome to join by request. To join the list, please subscribe at wkheralds-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
There are also individual mailing lists on Yahoo for the Principalities, but the traffic has gone to announcements only, and again these may be phased out in preference to the Facebook page noted above. Details can be found at the bottom of this page: I Need to Contact a Kingdom or Principality Herald
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES: Many interesting heraldic links can be found through the SCA Heraldry web page at http://www.sca.org/heraldry, including the Laurel home page, the on-line Armorial and Ordinary (with search capabilities) and The Academy of St. Gabriel (an onomastic and heraldic consultation service). The West Kingdom Heraldry site and the West Kingdom Awards List can be accessed through the West Kingdom site, http://www.westkingdom.org. Heraldic queries may also be addressed to Vesper at herald@westkingdom.org -- answers may take a few days.
BRACHET MEETINGS
Contact brachet@heralds.westkingdom.org for external commenting participation. A central Cynagua external commenting meeting may begin soon, so watch this space!
EXCERPTS FROM THE LOARS
The cover letters, acceptances and returns for the past can be found at http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/. If you are interested in responding to some of the calls for commentary put out by the Laurel Sovereign of Arms, please be sure to visit the site.November 2017 LoAR (printed January 21, 2018) (No West LOI)
Cover Letter
From Laurel: KWHSS 2019 Bids Requested
It's that time again! For those considering bidding on the 2019 Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium, the deadline to have your bid entered into OSCAR is April 1, 2018. This will give the College of Arms time for consideration so that we can announce the bid's award at the 2018 KWHSS in the Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands, on June 8-10, at the Road Show.
Please remember that bids posted to OSCAR are publicly readable. Because of this, any personal information, such as legal names, addresses, phone numbers, and email, should not be included in these bids without signed written permission. Such information as is necessary for the entire College of Arms to see should be posted as a comment after the bid is finalized; such information as is necessary for the Sovereigns only to see should be included as a Sovereign Note.
Please send a copy of the full unredacted bid to Laurel at laurel@heraldry.sca.org.
As a reminder, there is a KWHSS domain and web hosting space available on the SCA's servers. Please do not register a new domain.
Please see http://heraldry.sca.org/kwhss/ or contact Laurel if you have any questions.
From Pelican: Combining Persian and Armenian
This month we had a submission that raised the question of whether Persian name elements and Armenian name elements can be combined.
Persians and Armenians had extensive cultural contact in our period. In Ursula Palimpsest's analysis of the names of ethnic Armenians in the 1455 census of Istanbul ("Turkish Names, Christian Faith", to appear in Onoma, http://www-personal.umich.edu/~uaw/research/turkishnameschristianfaith.pdf), a full 37.2% of the individuals use names of Persian or Turkish origin. Persian influence appears in earlier Armenian naming as well. Cultural Interaction in the Middle East as Reflected in the Anthroponymy of Armenian 12th-14th Century Colophons, by.J.S. Weitenberg, classifies 5% of the men's given names in his sample as Arabic-New Persian, and 7% as traditional Iranian; 12% of women had Arabic-New Persian names, and 1% traditional Iranian.
Based on this evidence, Persian and Armenian names may be combined, as long as the name elements are dated within 300 years of each other.
From Wreath: Modern Stylized Logos in SCA Armory
This month we had a submission that had a bear's head cabossed, with deeper shadows depicted in solid black and medium shadows done in "tribal" style lightning bolts. The amount of shading on a field that was partially sable led to major issues of identifiability. This was the main reason given for return.
However, the root cause of the shading was the use of a modern depiction of the bear's head, which raises a larger issue for submissions. SENA A2C1 requires that "Elements must be drawn in their period forms and in a period armorial style... Depictions that are excessively modern may be returned. This includes, but is not limited to: depictions from comic books and video games, the use of post-1600 art techniques like Impressionism or pointillism, and fantasy art from book covers." While we generally give substantial leeway for artistic license, the particular stylizations of light and shadow used in late 20th and early 21st century art, especially the kinds of animal heads used in sports logos, move beyond distracting to grounds for return.
A return for modern depictions of animal heads is not without precedent. In the November 2012 return of the device of Reynaud Marius, it was ruled:
This is not to say that this design is not registerable for its similarity to the Blackhawk comic book emblem, but that this depiction itself is too modern. The eagle's head is highly stylized, and the couping of the neck, drawn to follow the line of the annulet, is more convex than is seen in period armory. Drawn in period style, this would likely be registerable.
We appreciate the struggles submitters and consulting heralds face when attempting to compile artwork for submission, so we are not at this time issuing a blanket ban on modern depictions of animals and animal heads. However, we caution that submitted artwork should not have excessive shading, especially depicted in solid black, and that care should be taken to find the best available artwork for the task at hand.
From Wreath: On Corrections to Emblazons
The Administrative Handbook, Section V.B.2.g, describes how to handle correction of errors. Regarding emblazons, the section states that "If an emblazon image is completely incorrect, it may be replaced within seven days of the publication of the Letter of Intent with a correction noting the replacement." This month, we had a submission that had commentary note an issue with depiction. Revised emblazons were provided by the submissions herald, with the submitter's consent, which attempted to address the reason for return. Unfortunately, not only did the new artwork fail to address the issue raised in commentary, but the emblazons were provided nearly a month after the letter was initially published. The forms bearing the new emblazon were not uploaded until five days before the close of commentary. If this new emblazon was to be considered as a correction, the timing of said correction would preclude its consideration.
However, the timing of the revised emblazon is moot, because the very next sentence of the Administrative Handbook reads "After seven days or if the correction is a redraw of the original emblazon, the associated armorial item should be withdrawn using a correction to the original item and then resubmitted on a new Letter of Intent." It was made clear in commentary that this was a redraw of the original emblazon, created with the intent to address issues raised in commentary. It is, therefore, not eligible for consideration as a correction to the initial submission.
Nonetheless, commentary seemed to miss this clause entirely, and some commenters felt that limiting corrections to seven days was a disservice to the submitter. So we will reiterate it here: The emblazon approved at the kingdom level prior to the issuance of the external Letter of Intent is the emblazon that will be considered during Laurel-level commentary. Corrections to emblazons should only be issued to address technical mistakes i.e. the submissions herald accidentally uploaded the wrong artwork, or no artwork at all. Under no circumstances should the corrections process be used to submit redraws, nor to address issues raised in commentary.
We will also remind commenters that until a final decision is made, commentary is merely the opinions expressed by individual commenters, and does not carry the force of law or precedent. Because of this, Laurel-level commentary is considered confidential, and should not be shared with submitters. Requests to withdraw a submission and submit with new artwork should be prompted by the submitter's own desires, not informed by comments from heralds after the submission is published on an external Letter of Intent.
West Acceptances - November LoAR
None.
West Returns - November LoAR
None.
December 2017 LoAR (printed February 4, 2018) (West September, 2017 LOI)
Cover Letter
From Laurel: When in Doubt, Send it Up!
In recent months, a few commenters and submissions heralds have made some statements suggesting that kingdoms should return more aggressively. We want to assure that this is not what we want. Instead, kingdoms should only return submissions that are clearly not registerable under current rule or precedent or that lack documentation in ways that commenters are unlikely to be able to fix. We know that no kingdom is full of experts on every topic. So let us help. Judgement calls? Send them up. Languages or cultures that you don't have the resources to evaluate? Send them up. Requests for documentation for items from an obscure culture? Send it up. Not sure if a rule or precedent applies? Send it up. Please let us help submitters to get what they want whenever possible.
We make one request: if you make changes to names or armory submissions during your internal process, please let us know what the original form was and why it was changed. Additionally, let us know that the submitter either explicitly allowed the change on the forms or approved the change directly. This information needs to be included as part of the summary of the item on the external letter. Failure to do that requires pending the item to make sure that the submitter did approve the change.
From Pelican: Gwendolin and Gwendolyn
Previous precedent held that Gwendolin and Gwendolyn were not registerable names because they were entirely modern spellings. (CL August, 1995). This month, during the Pelican decision meeting, Ursula Palimpsest was able to document Gwendolyn as a 15th century English literary name connected with the Arthurian legends. As there is a well-established pattern in English of using character names from the Arthurian legends as personal names, we hereby overturn the 1995 precedent and hold that Gwendolyn and the variant spelling Gwendolin are registerable 15th century English literary names.
From Pelican: Diacritical Marks in Polish Names
In many languages, such as Gaelic and Old Norse, we require diacritical marks to be used or omitted consistently throughout the name. This month, we addressed for the first time whether that rule also applies to Polish names. Based on our current state of knowledge, Polish is highly inconsistent in its use of diacritical marks. Therefore, pending further research, we will not require consistency of markings throughout Polish names at this time.
From Pelican: Some Names Resources (An Ongoing Series)
This month I would like to call attention to Ursula George's excellent article "Middle Mongol Grammar for SCA Names" (http://heraldry.sca.org/names/mongolgrammar.html). Middle Mongol or Middle Mongolian was the language spoken between approximately 1200 and 1600 C.E., covering a substantial portion of the SCA's period.
This article is not merely a list of name elements, although it does contain a list of descriptive bynames. It covers the often-neglected topic of Mongol naming patterns and construction, including how to create a descriptive byname, a patronymic byname and a byname based on a tribal/clan name. All patterns set out in this article should be considered registerable.
We ask that Palimpsest formulate wording adding this article in Appendix A of SENA for Mongol names.
From Wreath: Charges In Annulo
In annulo is a term used to describe charges arranged in such a way that they form an annulet, or circle. It's possible for a number (usually 6 or more) of any type of charge to be in annulo by arranging them so their centers follow a circle, and certain long, skinny charges like serpents or stag's attires can be in annulo with only one charge. However, when there are five or fewer charges in the charge group, the ability of charges to represent an annular formation becomes more difficult, depending on the shape and orientation of the charges. Three wolves rampant, heads to center, cannot be in annulo, because their arrangement and orientation do not suggest an annulet. However, three wolves courant can be in annulo, provided their bodies curve and conform to the shape of an annulet.
From Palimpsest: Proposed changes to "Company" as order designator
The February 2017 Palimpsest Letter proposed changes to SENA NPN.1.B.2, SENA NPN.1.B.3, and Appendix E that added wording allowing the use of Company as an order name designator, consistent with the instructions of the May 2013 Cover Letter. These changes have been approved as proposed.
NPN.1.B.2. Order and Award Designators: The designators for order names must
follow a documented pattern for medieval order names. The standard designators are
Order and Award. Any pattern suitable for one such designator is
suitable for the other. These designators may take the lingua Anglica form,
using the forms above regardless of the language of the substantive phrase.
Alternately, they may take the language of the substantive element. A list
of some translations of these designators is listed in Appendix E.
In general, designators which are used for household and association cannot be used for orders and awards.
For example, either Order of the Levrier or Ordre du Levrier is registerable for the meaning 'order of the hound', but Order du Levrier and Ordre of the Levrier are not; in each one, the preposition and article do not match the language of the designator.
For example, Order of the Levrier is registerable as an order name,
but not as a household name. Similarly, Company of the Levriername, award or
NPN.1.B.3. Household and Association Names: The designators for household names must be documented as a form describing a group of people in a particular culture. It must be compatible with the substantive element in terms of content and style. There is no standard designator which is considered compatible with all types of names for groups of people.
Several kinds of groups of people have served as models for household names. They
include a noble household, a military unit, a guild, a group of people associated
with an inn or tenement house, a university or school (noting that the word college
is reserved for branches), clans, and an organized group of musicians or actors.
Designators may be registered in the original language or may take the lingua
Anglica form. Suitable substantive elements (like simple descriptions) may take the
lingua Anglica form as well. In general, designators which
are used within the SCA for orders and awards cannot be used for household and
association even if
they were so used in period.
For example, either Compagnia di Santa Lucia or Company of Santa Lucia is registerable for the meaning 'company of Saint Lucia', but Company di Santa Lucia and Compagnia of Santa Lucia are not; in each one, the preposition and article do not match the language of the designator.
For example, Compagnia di Santa Lucianame,
Similarly, Santa Lucia
Appendix E
B. Award and Order Names: The appropriate English and lingua Anglica
forms for order names are Award and Order.
Terms like ,
The terms Companions, Company is allowed as the designator for household and association
names.
Order has been found in attested forms in many languages:
Order, Ordre, Ordoure (English)
Orden
SpanishOrdre
FrenchGeselschaft, orden GermanOrden (German)
Ordo
LatinOrdine
Italian
In some languages, words meaning 'Society' are also used for orders:
Geselschaft (German)
Geselsscaf, Geselschap (Low German)
Ordo Latin
Ordine Italian
Societas (Latin)
There are other terms used for knightly orders in period. Many of them use words that refer to knighthood; these are not registerable, because they are considered a claim that the members are peers.
From Morsulus: The Morsulus mailing list
morsulus@yahoogroups.com is a low volume mailing list. It is meant for Morsulus to send out announcements, and for people to raise concerns. If you want to see the search tools work differently, or to report a problem, this is a suitable venue, especially if it is something that will benefit from discussion. This is not a replacement for directly contacting Morsulus, but a supplement.
West Acceptances - December LoAR
Angus Tyresson. Badge. (Fieldless) On a portcullis argent a wolf's head erased sable.
Artist's note: Please center the wolf's head on the latticework of the portcullis.
Annale Breylin. Name.
The submitter stated that the pronunciation ann-ell for the given name was important to her. She should be aware that the submitted name is pronounced more like AHN-eh-lee. However, Annell is a 16th century English surname that can be used as a given name and then borrowed into German under the February 2015 Cover Letter. If the submitter prefers Annell Breylin in order to ensure the desired pronunciation, she may make a request for reconsideration.
Ari Ella. Name and device. Sable, a tree blasted and eradicated argent and in base a mullet of six points Or, on a chief embattled argent three crescents pendant azure.
Danaë FitzRoberts. Badge. Bendy argent and gules, a polypus and a bordure vert.
Evert of the West. Holding name and device (see RETURNS for name). Quarterly argent and sable, a mullet of eight points and a bordure vert.
Submitted under the name Evert van Eyck de Vriese.
Fendrake Marsh, Shire of. Device change. Or masoned sable, a wyvern erect and on a chief embattled vert three laurel wreaths Or.
Their current device, Vert, a laurel wreath, on a chief embattled argent three ducks close vert, is retained as ancient arms.
Gunnar Bjarnylr Hildisson. Name and device. Per pale sable and Or, a bat-winged ferret rampant gules.
Hosokawa Shitagau. Name and device. Argent, a reremouse sable within a bordure azure.
Submitted as Hosokawa no Shitagau, the use of the element no is not appropriate in this name because Hosokawa is a family name but not an uji type name. As a general rule, no is used only with uji type names, such as those found in p. 392 of Name Construction in Medieval Japan (2d ed.). Therefore, we have removed the element no for registration.
Katla Auðardóttir. Name and device. Per chevron ployé sable and gules, two musimons combatant and a Norse sun-cross argent.
The submitter requested authenticity for "Norse." This request was not summarized on the Letter of Intent. Fortunately, we had sufficient information to determine authenticity without needing to pend the name. This name is authentic for 9th-10th century Iceland, which meets the submitter's request.
Katrina Yarbrough. Name and device. Per fess azure and argent, two suns Or and a tree couped gules.
Nice late 16th century English name!
Ovie Bjarnardóttir. Name and device. Per bend Or and sable, a sinister hand and a bordure gules.
Ovie is the submitter's legal given name.
Submitted as Ovie Bjornsdóttir, the byname was not correctly formed for the "Norse - Viking Age" name requested by the submitter. The correct Old Norse construction is Bjarnardóttir. We have made this change for registration.
If the submitter prefers the late Swedish form Bjornsdottir, she may make a request for reconsideration.
Sara a la Petite Rose. Name.
Submitted as Sara au Petit_ Rose, the byname was not correctly constructed. As rose is a feminine word in French, the correct construction for a French inn-sign byname is a la Petite Rose. We have made this change for registration.
West Returns - December LoAR
Cynthia Fayrfax. Device. Azure, a wingless dragon statant contourny Or.
This device is returned for conflict with Sveinn rauðskegger Einarsson, Azure, a natural salamander statant regardant queue forchy Or. There is one DC for shifting the orientation of the primary charge from dexter to sinister, but no difference between a natural salamander and a wingless dragon.
Evert van Eyck de Vriese.
This name must be returned for lack of documentation for the name pattern. Although it may appear to be a locative byname, de Vriese is actually a descriptive byname meaning "the Frisian." Thus, this name is in the pattern given name + locative byname + descriptive byname. That pattern is not found in Appendix A for Dutch and no documentation could be found for it in commentary or post-commentary research.
As indicated in Appendix A, the most common pattern in period Dutch names is given name + byname, with some instances of given name + patronymic byname + locative. We would drop one of the bynames from this name in order to bring it within an attested pattern, but the submitter does not allow major changes. Therefore, we are returning the name so that the submitter may consider his options.
His device is registered under the holding name Evert of the West.
January 2018 LoAR (printed March 27, 2018) (No West LOI)
Cover Letter
From Laurel: Hate Symbols and Armory
The College of Arms has a long and proud history of rejecting the use of hate symbols. Swastikas have been banned for decades. While the ban only applied to armory submissions, it's also an important part of the SCA policy against the symbol and against symbols of hate in general.
The heraldic rules against hate symbols are found in Section A.7 of SENA, which states in part, "No armorial design that is offensive to a large segment of members of the SCA or the general public will be registered." Other parts of the same rule explicitly mention neo-Nazis and the KKK as groups whose symbols will not be allowed. Similar rules disallow references to hate groups and ethnic slurs in names. Over time, the Laurel office has also banned any registration of symbols primarily associated with hate groups including the triskelion gammadion (or three-armed swastika, used by pro-Apartheid hate groups in South Africa), and the SS lightning bolt sigil. Additionally, submissions that make multiple references to hate groups have been disallowed even when each symbol by itself had a more innocent use in the mundane world.
The world is changing, with nationalist movements on the rise in Europe and the United States. The resurgence of these movements, and their use of Norse, Anglo-Saxon, and other medieval symbols, have sparked debate on whether these symbols should likewise be banned or whether their use in an armorial design should simply be carefully examined to see if the cumulative effect of the design crosses a line and becomes offensive. The Sovereigns are currently developing a plan to adjudicate these symbols as they arise and have enlisted the help of Schwarzdrachen to gain a better understanding of European policies on hate symbols. Once this work is completed, we will have more to say on the matter.
From Laurel: Updates to Appendix H of the Administrative Handbook
Appendix H of the Administrative Handbook (http://heraldry.sca.org/admin.html#APPENDIXH) lists sources for which photocopies or scans do not need to be uploaded to OSCAR. Being listed in Appendix H does not make a source superior in quality. It simply means that the source is so common that most senior heralds will have a copy of it. In addition, as stated in Appendix H, "[t]he fact that a name element or armorial motif appears in these sources is no guarantee of registerability."
Effective as of the date of issuance of this letter, the following name sources are added to Appendix H. Copies or scans of these sources do not need to be provided in the OSCAR packet for submissions that cite them, as long as the URL is given.
- Records from the FamilySearch Historical Records that are from the following Batches: B, C, J, K, M (except M17 and M18), or P.
- Articles found at http://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/ (website of Lady Effric Neyn Ken3ocht Mcherrald)
- Articles found at https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/ (articles by Dame Juliana de Luna)
- Articles found at http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/ (articles by Mistress Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada)
- Articles found at http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/names.html (website of Countess Aryanhwy merch Catmael)
- Articles found at http://www.yarntheory.net/ursulageorges/ (website of Dame Ursula Georges)
- Entries from The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (http://dmnes.org/names), as long as the date the page was accessed is noted.
We remind heralds and submitters that photocopies of references for sources that do not appear in Appendix H are still required. Providing copies is particularly important for sources that are not publicly available on Google Books or archive.org or the like.
Note that a full summary of the information contained in these sources is still required. Citing only the URL where a name element appears, and nothing more, creates a great deal of extra work for commenters and for Pelican. The Letter of Intent should include the full name of the source and a summary of what the source says about the name element.
From Laurel: New Precedents Editor
I'm pleased to announce that we're shortly going to be kicking off a project to organize precedents -- the collection of Pelican and Wreath decisions that we use to interpret the application of SENA to submissions. Many years ago, the old system ceased to work; we're restarting using some new strategies.
This project will be led by Beatrice Domenici della Campana; we've historically called this position precedents editor. Signora Beatrice Domenici della Campana started as a herald in A.S. XXXI in the Shire of Coeur du Val in An Tir, moved through the heraldic collective of Dragon's Mist, An Tir, and through Tree Girt Sea/Ayreton, Midrealm, before landing in her current home of the Barony of Caer Anterth Mawr, Northshield. She's served as a local herald, as Dexter Gauntlet Herald (precedence, An Tir), as Isendun Herald (notifications, Northshield), twice as second in charge of Pennsic Heralds' Point, and has recently been working as a projects deputy to Palimpsest. She'll use the title Green Staff Herald until we can register something suitable for the position.
We should have further news about the project and how people can help by Known World in June.
From Palimpsest: Proposed Addition to Administrative Handbook
In order to bring our requirements for signatures of heraldic wills into line with our requirements for signatures of permissions to conflict, we propose that the following language become a new section, IV.G.7, of the Administrative Handbook:
The physical signature (or a facsimile thereof) of the person making the will is preferred. If a physical signature is not available, an emailed signature is permitted, but the identity of the person making the will must be confirmed through the personal knowledge of a Kingdom Principal Herald or a Kingdom Submissions Herald. In general, that means face to face or voice contact with the person giving permission.
From Wreath: Quadrupeds Affronty
On the October 5, 2017, LoPaD, we asked commenters for armorial examples of quadrupeds affronty, to determine whether prior precedent about dragons "displayed" (i.e. statant erect affronty) being a step from period practice should be overturned. The intent of the request was to determine whether quadrupeds affronty were common in period armory. If so, then having a dragon affronty was a natural extension of that pattern and should not be penalized.
Sometimes, research takes you to conclusions you did not even anticipate.
We are indebted to Bruce Batonvert for reviewing his substantial library for evidence of quadrupeds affronty. In his search, only one example of a quadruped affronty borne by someone in period was found: the arms of die Schertlin von Burtenbach, Azure/Sable, a lion sejant affronty Or maintaining in its dexter paw a key argent and in its sinister paw a fleur de lis Or, recorded in Siebmacher's Wappenbuch, 1605, and the Sammlung von Wappen, c.1600 (BSB Cod.Icon 307:520).
A fair number of examples of lions sejant erect are found in crests, most notably in the crest of the King of Scots. However, the direction that the crests face appears to be entirely dependent upon the direction of the helm; all examples of crests with lions affronty also had the helm affronty. When the helm of the King of Scots faced dexter or sinister, such as in the Armorial de Gelre c.1370, Konrad Grünenberg's Armorial of c.1480, and the Sammelband mehrerer Wappenbucher c.1530, the crest had the lion in profile in the same direction.
While the basic philosophy of SCA armory is that if you can find an example of a charge, field division, or posture anywhere in period, it can be incorporated into SCA armory under core rules, there is also the proviso that certain practices (e.g. violations of the rule of tincture) would require more evidence in order to be used. Based on period examples, the only affronty posture for quadrupeds that is justifiable at all is sejant erect affronty, and even that has only one example that isn't dependent upon circumstances outside the crest itself.
Therefore, after the August 2018 LoAR, use of the posture sejant erect affronty will be a step from period practice for non-lions, whether winged or not. All other affronty postures for quadrupeds will be disallowed after the August 2018 LoAR unless documentation is provided.
From Wreath: Putting Dormant to Rest
As above, on the October 5, 2017, LoPaD, we asked commenters for commentary to assist submitters in depicting animals dormant, as armory with charges in that posture has frequently been returned for redraw due to lack of identifiability. The intent of the request was that if we considered the examples of dormant found in tracts, we could give definitive guidelines on how to depict beasts dormant in a reliably recognizable manner.
It was noted in the LoPaD that "Dormant is found in period heraldic tracts as a theoretical posture (Legh's Accedens of Armory, 1576, fol.44, attributes Azure, a lion dormant Or to the Tribe of Judah), but one that is not found in actual armory prior to the 17th century." The same posture also appears in Bossewell's Workes of Armorie, 1592. Upon review of both the provided emblazons and descriptions of these tracts, however, it's revealed that the lion of Judah is not in a posture we have been using in the SCA. Legh's depiction of dormant is a variant of his rendering of couchant, with the spine horizontal, forepaws bent, hind legs tucked, tail situated away from the body, and torso lifted up off of the plane formed by the limbs. The only difference is in placement of the head. Rather than situated above the shoulders and perpendicular to the spine, the head extends out parallel to the spine, set just above the paws. Bossewell's lion is in a similar posture, with the head lowered so that its chin touches the top of its forepaws. Neither of them is dormant as submitters have been interpreting it, namely completely at rest and asleep.
The text description of the posture likewise makes it clear that the intent is not to depict an unconscious animal. Legh's tract has the following dialogue between master and student: "Q: Why do ye make him with his eies open & cal him dormant? A: Because isadore sayeth, their slepe is not with close eyen." Bossewelle also cites Isidore, noting "Isidore sayeth, that the Lyons eies are as though he were awake, when he sleapeth. Cum dormient, vigilant oculi."
When animals are depicted in SCA armory as completely asleep, with the silhouette obscured by the limbs tucked into the torso and the head resting against the forepaws, the charge itself often becomes unidentifiable. The depictions of dormant in heraldic tracts allow for identification of the animal, but do not match the popular understanding of the posture, nor do they justify the intent of most submitters to depict an animal with their bodies at rest and sound asleep.
While the College of Arms' policy generally allows for practices that are only attested in heraldic tracts, exceptions to this are made when the practice hinders clarity and identifiability, such as chasing/adumbration. Allowance of the term "dormant" in SCA heraldry has caused consistent hindrance in clarity and identifiability.
After the August 2018 LoAR, use of the term dormant will be discontinued, and armory submissions with asleep or unconscious animals will be returned. Charges in postures following the examples of Legh and Bossewell will be blazoned as couchant, head lowered and registered only if all identifying features are clearly visible in silhouette.
West Acceptances - January LoAR
None.
West Returns - January LoAR
None.
In Service,
Edith of Swanesdale, PaL,
Matins Herald
SUBMISSONS – February (2018)
ITEMS SENT TO LAUREL February MeetingOff-Schedule Submissions for February 13, 2018 (7:06 pm to 7:35 pm):
At the request of the submitter, as well as the Crown, these two pieces of armory are being fast-tracked -- Aasa, Vesper Principal Herald.
ATTENDEES
In remote attendance: Aasa Thorvaldsdottir, Vesper; Edith of Swanesdale, Matins; Alizan dela
Fontaine, Compline; Hirsch von Henford, Golem; Frederick of Holland, PaL; Halla in mjova,
Champclair Cornet.
Existing Device: Gules, a cross gurgity Or within a serpent in annulo head to base argent. to be retained as a badge. His Grace has determined that he will retain his old arms as a badge to prevent anyone else from registering it.
New Submission: Gules, a card-pique Or within a serpent in annulo head to base vorant of its own tail argent.
Existing Badge: Per saltire gules and sable, a cross gurgity Or. to be retained. His Grace has determined that he will retain his old badge to prevent anyone else from registering it.
New Submission: Per saltire gules and sable, a card-pique within an annulet Or.
SUBMISSONS – March (2018)
ITEMS SENT TO LAURELThese are from the regularly scheduled March meeting.
The submitter will NOT accept MAJOR changes, and cares about the meaning (mighty dragon) and gender (male) of the name.
Áfastr -- from the Nordiskt runnamnslexikon p.16 [http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/download/18.6dffb94c149794d926e379/1415279748920/Runnamnslexicon_T%20141106.pdf].
Dreki -- from No Copy Source [Lind Personbinamn] Lind, E. H. Norsk-Isländska Personbinamn Från Medeltiden Samlade Ock Utgivna Med Förklaringar. byname, col. 63, with the meaning "dragon' or possibly "dragon ship'
Reginn -- from No Copy Source [Lind] Lind, E. H. Norsk-Isländska Dopnamn ock Fingerade Namn från Medeltiden. col. 853, notes that is appears in a patronymic in Norway: (AE)iuinder R(ae)igins sun, in 1391
Reginsson -- formed according to No Copy Source [Geirr Bassi] Geirr Bassi Haraldsson. The Old Norse Name. Double consonants at the end of a given name change to single consonant + "s' + -son or -dóttir, p.17
The Scandinavian name formation <given + descriptive + patronymic> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Armory:
Per bend sinister azure and sable, on an anvil reversed argent a mallet azure,
in chief four mullets of four points Or.
Submitter cares about the language and/or culture (Cataluna/Northern Spain) and the gender (female) of the name.
Axera -- from "Jews in Catalonia: 1250 to 1400 -- Women's Given Names' by Juliana de Luna (Julia Smith) [https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/catalan-jews/CatalanJews-given-women.html].
Coscolano -- from "Valencian Names of the Inhabitants of Peníscola, Easter 1549' by Gunnvǫr silfrahárr [http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/FTP_Files/ValencianNames1549.htm]. Cited source: Joan-Hilari Muñoz i Sebastià. "Els Habitants de Peníscola l'Any 1549, Segons una Llibreta de Compliment Pasqual". Butlletí del Centre d'Estudis del Maestrat 68 (Jul-Dec 2002). pp. 107-117. Web: La Societat Catalana de Genealogia, Heràldica, Sigillografia, Vexillologoa i Nobiliària. November 10, 2003. [http://www.scgenealogia.org/articles/tarragona/peniscola.doc].
The Spanish name formation <given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Name (Bastian Lustig) and device first considered at the Jan. 2018 WK Heralds Meeting. The last name "Lustig' was not documented to match the request for Authenticity for 1450-1550 Swiss, causing both name and device to be returned for further work. The submitter has selected a different byname, which is documented to his preferences.
Submitter cares about the language and/or culture (1450-1550 Swiss) and the gender (male) of the name. Submitter will NOT accept MAJOR changes. Submitter requests Authenticity for language and/or culture (Swiss) and time period (1450-1550).
Bastian - --from No Copy Source FamilySearch: '"Bastian Meyer'' christened Apr 1531, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, Batch C92753-2 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FV8K-PVH].
Tornir --- from "'14th-16th C Names from Valais', Switzerland' by Sara L. Uckelman [http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/swiss/valais.html#2]. Table: Surnames, alphabetically: "Tornir' from 1506 Hérémence.
The German, Swiss, French, and Italian name formations <given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A. As all of these languages were in use in this area at this time, we checked for name formation for all.
Armory:
Argent, a tower and on a point pointed gules a cross couped argent, on a chief
gules three mullets argent.
Original submission Argent, maintained between the horns of an increscent moon azure, a mullet of eight interlocking mascles sable was returned on the August 2017 LoAR with the commentary:
"This device is returned for violation of SENA A3C. Precedent disallows a mullet of interlocking mascles except as a primary charge. In the return of Solia Corsali's device in the LoAR of August 2013, Per bend azure and sable, a bend ermine between two mullets of eight interlocking mascles argent, Laurel ruled:
In this design, the bend is the primary charge, and the mullets of eight interlocking mascles are secondary charges. SENA A3C states that "Voiding and fimbriation may only be used with ordinaries or simple geometric charges when they are part of a primary charge group", but also that "Charges which are voided as part of their type, such as mascles...are not affected by these restrictions." However, this arrangement of mascles is no more complex than a mullet of eight points voided and interlaced, a charge which it certainly resembles and may be the equivalent of, and which is only allowable as a primary charge. Therefore, this device is returned for using a complex voided charge not as part of the primary charge group.
In this submission, the mascles are also a secondary charge, and a maintained one, and likewise run afoul of the prohibition.
In addition, the badge is returned for violation of SENA A2C2, which requires that charges be drawn in a way that is recognizable. No commenters could identify the secondary charge without reading the description.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a mullet of eight interlocking mascles."
The submitter has replaced the "mullet of eight interlocking mascles' with "a mullet of eight points'. This clears the reason for the return, and also removes the SFPP from the design.
Argent, an increscent moon azure maintaining between its horns a mullet of eight points sable.
Submitter will NOT accept ANY changes to the name and marked no other boxes.
Beatrix --- from No Copy Source FamilySearch: Beatrix Rott, christened Nov 1585, Evangelisch, Esslingen, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Batch C94136-1 [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH3J-KF1].
Fuchs --- No Copy Source [Brechenmacher] Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann. Etymologisches Wörterbuch der Deutschen Familiennamen. p.516 usually spelled 'Vuhs' or 'Fuhs' but includes examples of 'Fuchsberg' d.1490-1541, 'Fuchser' d.1495, 'Fuchshart' d.1465, and continuing.
Leonhart Fuchs, author of de historia stirpium commentarii insignes published in 1543 (book can be accessed via any search or in its entirety on archive.org [https://archive.org/details/dehistoriastirp00specgoog]).
The German name formation <given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Submitted as "Flokisson'. The submitter cares about the sound (none noted) and the gender (male) of the name.
Bragi --- No Copy Source [Geirr Bassi] p. 8 "Bragi'.
Flokisson - No Copy Source [Geirr Bassi] p. 9 "Flóki'.
From No Copy Source [Geirr Bassi] p. 17 Names ending in -i > -a + son, forming "Bragi Flókason'. As Old Norse names can either use all or no accents, thus "Bragi Flokason' is also acceptable, and we have adjusted the name accordingly.
The Scandinavian name formation <given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Armory:
Per bend embattled purpure and argent crussily couped azure, on a flame argent a heart gules.
The submitter's original image used a non-standard depiction of flames. He was contacted and approved the change to the depiction submitted.
The submitter will NOT accept MAJOR or MINOR changes, and cares about the gender of the name (female).
Cassiopeia -- Legal Name Allowance (SENA PN.1.B.2.e), submitter has provided a birth certificate showing this is her given name, spelled as submitted
of -- lingua anglica article forming a name as <given> from <placename>.
Alexandria -- city in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC [https://www.britannica.com/place/Alexandria-Egypt].
SENA PN.1.B.2.c. Lingua Anglica Allowance: We allow the registration of translations of attested and constructed descriptive and locative bynames into standard modern English.
NOTE that this means that in order to register <Cassiopeia of Alexandria> we must demonstrate that one historical way to form a Greek name was to combine a given name with a locative IN GREEK. SENA Appendix A directs us to Personal Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire During the Later Byzantine Era by Berret Chavez, aka Bardas Xiphias at [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/byzantine/introduction.html]. This article states that possible sources of surnames in the later Byzantine era included descriptive bynames such as "of Antioch".
Armory:
Per pale sable and purpure, two ravens addorsed Or, and in chief a crescent argent.
Training Tip: Ravens are "close' by default, so their posture does not need to be described, but the fact that they are positioned back-to-back does, as having both facing to dexter would be the default. So, we have here "two ravens addorsed'.
Azure, a phoenix and in chief three bells Or.
We believe this to be clear of Tatiana Ivanovna's (Dec. 1980 via the Middle):
Azure, a Russian firebird displayed Or, crested and its six tail-feathers each charged with a heart gules. because of the hearts on the tails of her firebird and the addition of the bells.
The submitter will NOT accept MAJOR changes, and cares about the meaning and language and/or culture (none noted) and gender of the name (male).
The submitter was previously known in the SCA as "Damir Vlatkosin', unregistered.
Domamir --- from Paul Goldschmidt's Dictionary of Period Russian Names - Section D by Paul Goldschmidt: "Domamir' d.1088, meaning "peace at home" [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/d.html].
Vlatko --- from Paul Goldschmidt's Dictionary of Period Russian Names - Section VL-Y by Paul Goldschmidt: "Vlatko' d.1399 [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/vl-y.html].
syn --- SENA Appendix A refers readers to Paul Goldschmidt's Dictionary of Russian Names - Grammar, by Paul Goldschmidt, which does document this form of patronymic. <syn> is "son" and can be placed in a variety of positions in a surname. Including the form chosen by the submitter. [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/zgrammar.html]
Armory:
Argent, in pall three conies courant conjoined at the hind foot within a bordure vert.
Vert, on a demisun issuant from base Or a tyger passant azure.
Submitter will NOT accept MAJOR changes. Submitter cares about the sound (none noted) and gender (female) of the name.)
Elizabetta --- from No Copy Source [De Felice Nomi] De Felice. Emidio. dizionario dei nomi italiani. "Elizabetta' #141
Spelled "Elizabeta' in Fourteenth Century Venetian Personal Names by Arval Benicoeur (Josh Mittleman) and Talan Gwynek (Brian M. Scott) at [https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/arval/venice14/venice14given.html#table].
Morella -- from No Copy Source [De Felice Nomi] "Morella' #270 - UNDATED.
Armati -- from Florentine Renaissance Resources: Online Tratte of Office Holders 1282-1532, edited by David Herlihy, R. Burr Litchfield, and Anthony Molho [http://cds.library.brown.edu/projects/tratte/doc/TLSURNAM1.html] from [http://cds.library.brown.edu/projects/tratte/] -- "Armati'
Debello --- from Florentine Renaissance Resources: Online Tratte of Office Holders 1282-1532, edited by David Herlihy, R. Burr Litchfield, and Anthony Molho [http://cds.library.brown.edu/projects/tratte/doc/TLSURNAM1.html] from [http://cds.library.brown.edu/projects/tratte/] -- spelled "Delbello'
The Italian name formation <double given + byname + byname> is found ?
We were unable to date 'Morella' or provide documentation for the name formation, but find them plausible and are sending them on asking for help documenting these two.
Armory:
Argent, a hummingbird hovering vert winged and tailed azure on a chief embattled
azure a hedgehog argent between two Stars of David Or.
There is an SFPP for the "hovering' posture. The submitter's original depiction included a very low chief. She was contacted and approved the change to the depiction submitted.
Submitter will accept NO changes. Submitter cares about the gender (male) of the name.)
Eukrates --- "Eukrates, son of Aristodimos, of Peiraeus', from Law Against Tyranny by The American School of Classical Studies at Athens [http://www.agathe.gr/democracy/marble_stele.html].
of - lingua anglica article forming a name as <given> from <placename>.
Athens --- city in Greece with continual recorded habitation dating back to the Neolithic Period [https://www.britannica.com/place/Athens/History].
For the submission <Eukrates of Athens> please find this reference for forming <given name + locative> in Greek: SENA Appendix A directs to Personal Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire During the Later Byzantine Era by Berret Chavez, aka Bardas Xiphias at [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/byzantine/introduction.html]. This article states that possible sources of surnames in the later Byzantine era included descriptive bynames such as "of Antioch".
Armory:
Or, a chevron between two stags rampant addorsed sable and a demi-sun issuant from base vert.
(Fieldless) On a quatrefoil knot argent a dragon couchant wings elevated and addorsed vert.
Gules, a cross gurgity argent.
From the PicDic "The "cross gurgity" or "cross gurgitée", while appearing in modern heraldry texts [e.g. Leonhard 291], does not seem to have been actually used in medieval armory. Its use is considered a step from period practice." (SFPP) [http://mistholme.com/?s=gurgity].
This badge is being submitted as a "test case" to suggest to the SCA College of Arms that the cross gurgity be disallowed for registration, based on its similarity to the swastika (or fylfot), and all the possible negative reactions to the use of such an image.
This submission and its purpose have the complete support of the West Kingdom College of Heralds.
The submitter cares about the language and/or culture of the name and the gender (female) with an AUTHENTICITY request for language and/or culture and time period (8th -- 13th century Russia).
Iriniia --- from Paul Goldschmidt's Dictionary of Period Russian Names -
Section H-J by Paul Goldschmidt. "Irina (f) -- "peace." Irina, mother of Mikhail.
866. [Nov 12] Dims: Irinka (Irinka Nazarova doch', Grigor'eva zhena Kuznetsova).
1606. [RIB XIV 572]"
Vars: Iriniia. 13-14th Centuries. [Lev 41] Irin'ia (wife of Isaiia Elenteevits').
1467. [Gra 324]"
[http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/h-j.html]
Mishnikova --- from Paul Goldschmidt's Dictionary of Period Russian Names -
Section MI by Paul Goldschmidt. "Mysh' (m) -- "mouse." Dims: Myshka (Myshka Smotrov, peasant).
1539. [Tup 262] Myshko (Myshko Kobchich, servant). 1545. [Tup 262]
Vars: Mysh (Mysh Proskornich', craftsman). 1565. [Tup 262]
Pat Vars: Myshkovich [from Myshko] (Mordas Myshkovich, warden). Recorded in 1640. [Tup 255]
[http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/mi.html]
Paul Goldschmidt's Dictionary of Period Russian Names - Grammar [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/zgrammar.html]: Many bynames ending in "-kov(a)' listed, including "Miasnikov ("son of a butcher")' (note that "Miasnik' is found under the MI section).
Formation from "Mysh' to "Mish-ni-kova' needed.
The Russian name formation <given + patronymic> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Armory:
Per bend embattled plumetty Or and purpure, and argent, in base a peacock's feather
bendwise azure.
Submitted by Jane Corwin, the name "Jane Batman Corwin' is to be registered as an alternate name. The submitter will NOT accept ANY changes and marked no other boxes.
Jane Batman --- from No Copy Source FamilySearch: Jane Batman married Aug 1550, Ellastone, Stafford, England, Batch M01010-2 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V52C-1LC].
Corwin --- from No Copy Source FamilySearch: John Corwin christened May 1579, Laceby, Lincoln, England, Batch # C02967-1 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWCF-JQ5].
The English name formation <given + byname + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Previously registered name Draigen MacConn is to be retained as an alternate.
Submitter will NOT accept MAJOR changes. Submitter cares about the language and/or culture (Mongolian) and the gender ("don't care") of the name. Submitter will NOT allow the creation of a holding name.
Kharakhan --- "Khara' meaning "black' from Mongolian Naming Practices by Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/mongolian_names_marta.html].
"-khan' multiple examples show "-khan' used as a secondary part of a given name from Mongolian Naming Practices by Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/mongolian_names_marta.html].
Saran --- from An Introduction to Classical (Literary) Mongolian, 2nd Edition, by Kaare Grenbech and John R. Krueger, p.15, 72, 74.
The name formation comes from On the Documentation and Construction of Period Mongolian Names by Baras-aghur Naran [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/mongol.html].
Gules, a wolf rampant sable and in base a sun Or.
The submitter has included paperwork and documentation for an Individually Attested Pattern to allow the use of a sable wolf on a gules field.
Submitter cares about the gender (male) of the name.
Lars --- from No Copy Source [Lind] Lind, E. H. Norsk-Isländska Dopnamn ock Fingerade Namn från Medeltiden. Lind, E.H., Norsk-Islandska Dopnamn ock Fingerade Namn fran Medeltiden (Uppsala & Leipzig: 1905-1915, sup. Oslo, Uppsala and Kobenhavn: 1931). [http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi?071+0]
From Danmarks Gamle Personnavne, Volume 1, Fornamen L-O, column 837, about ¾ of the way down the column, d. 1493. By Knudsen, Kristiansen & Hornby.
Kalborðar --- "kalborðar' from [http://www.dicts.info/dictionary.php?l1=English&l2=Icelandic&word=cabbage&Search=Search].
[http://www.dicts.info/dictionary.php?l1=English&l2=Icelandic&word=eat&Search=Search]
The second name is a constructed nickname intended to mean "cabbage-eater". From No Copy Source [Cleasby] <kal> = cabbage: Cleasby p. 334. Note that in Cleasby, <ká-> follows &;lt;kau->, rather than being included in the <ka-> section.
<borðar>: <borða> = to sit at table, eat, dine. Cleasby, p. 72.
The Scandinavian name formation <given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Original submission was returned at Kingdom Nov. 2017:
"Argent, on a chief sable a martlet between two crosses formy argent. RETURN: Conflict: Argent, a chief sable. (Templars, Order of the Knights, Dec. 1994, Laurel) One point of difference is given for adding the tertiary charges to the chief, but two points are needed for registration. This conflict requires the Device be returned for further work.
Additionally, the crosses in this submission do not match the depictions of any crosses we can identify. They are a combination of a cross formy and a cross maltese, or other cross variants. To allow for registration, the crosses must be drawn in an identifiable manner and match one of the cross variations allowed for registration. The submitter is also requested to change the orientation of the martlet, so that its body is oriented horizontally with its leg tufts straight down and its head held up above the body."
Argent, on a chief embattled sable a martlet close Or.
This submission is a New Name Change: Primary. Aine inghean Tuathail ui Ghallchobhair will be retained as alternate.
Submitter cares about the sound (none noted).
Mercy --- from No Copy Source FamilySearch: "Mercy Skipton' christened Nov 1590, Brenchley, Kent, England, Batch C13094-1 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRCD-1BZ].
from FamilySearch: "Mercy Whitehead' christened Nov 1581, Kyme, Lincoln, England, Batch C02966-2 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J33V-PMF].
from FamilySearch: "Mercy Roger' christened Aug 1575, Little Wilbraham, Cambridge, England, Batch K13841-1 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB8B-F2X].
Grym - No Copy Source [Black] Black, George F. The Surnames of Scotland. On p.329, sub GRIM notes one "Cuthbert Grym' as a pledge for Andro Fishar in 1488, and "Sir James Grym' as a co-notary in 1541.
The English name formation <given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Argent, two bars gules overall a cross of ermine spots sable.
Submitter cares about the spelling (Riquardus), the language and/or culture (Holland) and the gender (male) of the name.
Riquardus --- "Riquardus' from Names in the Low Lands 1250-1300 by Kees Nieuwenhuijsen [http://www.keesn.nl/name13/en4_list_m.htm].
zonder Ziele --- "zonder Ziele' d.1478 from Surnames by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (Sara L. Uckelman) [http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/dutch/dutch15surnames.html]
The Dutch name formation <given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Submitter cares about the sound (Raven-Sea), spelling (Rosamonde), and gender (female) of the name.)
Rosamonde --- from No Copy Source FamilySearch "Rosamonde Crabtrye' christened Feb 1577, Halifax, barry wavYork, England, Batch P00749-1 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMF3-S59].
Aurelia - from No Copy Source FamilySearch "Aurelia Kempe' christened Dec 1580, Willoughby, Lincoln, England, Batch C03424-3 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7W9-CJ8].
Ravensee - from No Copy Source FamilySearch "Elyzabeth Ravensee' christened Sep 1612, Withern, Lincoln, England, Batch C03427-4 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFMV-J6K].
The English name formation <double given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Armory:
Argent, a schnecke issuant from base sable and in chief three bees azure.
There is an SFPP for using a schnecke in combination with other charges.
To be a Populace Badge for the Barony.
Per fess wavy gules and barry wavy argent and sable, in chief a drakkar sail furled Or.
The fess line is a little low, but this is caused by the charge on the top half of the field.
Submitted as "Sigrun bjarnylr'. Submitter will NOT accept MAJOR changes and cares about the language and/or culture (Viking) and gender (female) of the name.
Sigrun --- found in Nordiskt runnamnslexikon by Lena Peterson, p. 194, [http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/download/18.4aec91b214565240e19f20/1398493750944/lexikon.pdf].
bjarnylr --- found in Viking Bynames found in the Landnámabók by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (Sara L. Uckelman) [http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/norse/vikbynames.html].
No Copy Source [Geirr Bassi] p.20 "bjarnylr' P.19 explains that names ending in "r' lose the "r' when changed to the feminine, so this should be "bjarnyl'. We have updated the submission accordingly.
The Old Norse name formation <given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Armory:
Purpure, a winged ounce sejant, dexter forepaw raised, Or a bordure argent semy
of pairs of needles in saltire gules.
The crossed needles needed delineating lines -- image adjusted, submitter approved.
The submitter''s old device (Quarterly Or and barry wavy argent and azure, a drakkar purpure) is to be Changed --- release old device upon registration of this submission.
Azure, on a bend sinister between two drakkars argent three thistles palewise purpure slipped and leaved vert.
The submitter clarified that she wants her thistles purpure specifically, never mistaken for gules. As the definition of a "proper' thistle allows for either gules or purpure coloration, we have specified this as "purpure slipped and leaved vert'.
Submitter cares about the sound (Pronounced: Vi-o-let FEN-wik) of the name.
Violet --- "Violet' dated 1637 from A List of Feminine Personal Names Found in Scottish Records by Talan Gwynek (Brian M. Scott) [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/scottishfem.html].
Fennwycke -- from FamilySearch: "Antonius Fenwycke' christened Feb 1579, died Jun 1589 Ripon, York, England, Batch P00901-1 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMKS-8J9].
from No Copy Source FamilySearch: "Elizabeth Fennwicke or Fennwike' christened Nov 1600, Addlethorpe, Lincoln, England, Batch C02532-1 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J339-N9G].
The English name formation <given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A. The Middle and Early Modern regional naming grouping of English and Scottish is acceptable per SENA Appendix C.
Per pale gules and argent, a sword inverted sable between two lions addorsed counterchanged all between four hearts counterchanged argent and purpure, a bordure raguly sable.
Training Tip: From the Admin Handbook: "A badge may be registered by an individual or by two individuals jointly."
Argent, a wolf rampant regaurdant, on a chief gules a bezant and a plate.
Per fess engrailed gules and azure, three mermaids in their modesty tails extended to base argent.
Training Tip: Mermaids are typically depicted with their tails curved up beside their body, so we have specified that in this submission they are, instead, "extended to base'.
RETURNS
Argent, two leeks in saltire vert overall a head of cabbage gules, all between three celery plants vert.
RETURN for redraw: cabbage is not identifiable - instead is automatically identified by several heralds as a rose/rosebud (rosebuds are a disallowed charge), and the leeks (even in the redraw) should extend further to the bottom. Celery (in redraw) is viewed as acceptable, but still small and hard to identify. Please contact Faun & Finna for design and depiction assistance.
(Fieldless) A frog vert charged with a quatrefoil knot argent.
The frog in the submission is not "tergiant', because the legs are tucked in close to the body and not splayed out. The submitter gave permission for a redraw, however a conflict was found: Aoife inghean ui hEaluighthe (Sept. 2002 via Meridies) Or, on a frog vert a triquetra braced with an annulet argent. There is one difference for the field, but triquetras braced with annulets conflict with knots, so there is only one DC from this submission. Possible suggestion is to have the frog "maintain' the quatrefoil knot, please contact Hannah for further assistance.
PENDING ITEMS
Incipient Canton of the Barony of Winter's Gate.
The submitter cares about the meaning (none noted) of the name.
Bjarnarstrǫnd. Incipient Canton of the Barony of Winter's Gate, Principality of Oertha, Kingdom of the West.
Prefix + Suffix Bjarn(ar)+Strǫnd "Bear Coast" in Old Norse.
Bjarnar --- Bjarn - Bear "The name elements Bjarn- and Bjorn- (both meaning "bear") are derived from the same Primitive Scandinavian language roots: over time, and following certain linguistic rules, languages change, and the two forms seem to be the result of a series of changes resulting in similar forms. For the second element -geirr see above. Runic examples include the nominative form biarngaiR and the accusative form biarnkir. A short form of masculine names in Bjarn- or -bjorn is Bjarni." [http://vikinganswerlady.com/ONMensNames.shtml#Bjarn]
Mens' names that end in -biörn ("bear") or -örn ("eagle") change form slightly in the genitive becoming -biarnar and -arnar. [http://sagamap.hi.is/is/ - search Bjarn -- many placenames: Bjarnarstaðir, Bjarnarhöfn, etc.]
-strǫnd --- strǫnd (noun f.) "border, edge, coast, shore' p.205 Example: Hákarlastrond -- in Bergen, Norway (1) [http://skaldic.abdn.ac.uk/db.php]. Holmastrand Told Norse spelling of the town Holmestrand in Norway
Armory:
Sable, two bears combatant argent, in base a laurel wreath and on a chief Or a spear
fesswise sable.
These two items are PENDED, awaiting confirmation from the appropriate levels that the potential formation of this group is in-process. When reviewing Corpora and Law, one of the first steps is to register the name and device for a new group, BEFORE it is formed. However, the College has determined that we require notice from the appropriate parent-groups that they are aware of the movement toward formation and are in agreement that it should proceed before we send in the submissions.
As the WK CoH did review these submissions at the March meeting and found no reason to return them, as soon as said confirmation is received, the submissions will be processed and sent to the SCA College of Arms.
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