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(11:05 am to 2:03 pm)
The November 2018 meeting was held in San Leandro, CA.
ATTENDEES:Aasa Thorvaldsdottir, Vesper; Alizan dela Fontaine, Compline; Edith of Swanesdale, Matins; Krysta of Starfall, Clerk of the College; Eilis o'boirne, Green Crown; Gwenhwyfaer ferch Gwilym, Baldric; Angus Duncan Cameron, Cloondaran Pursuivant; Frederick of Holland, Exchequer; Ari Ella, Green Cloak; Domamir Vlatko Syn, Pursuivant Extraordinaire.
In remote attendance: Raev Kolfinsson, PE; Rew Payne, Black Mark.
COLLEGE OF HERALDS MEETINGS
Heralds' Meetings for 2018: January 6, 2019 (Sunday of Twelfth Night).
Heralds' Meetings for 2019: March 10, May 19, July 21, September 15, November 17, and
January 5, 2020 (Sunday of Twelfth Night, at the event, at 10 am).
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: December 19. For 2019: February 27, May 8, July 10, September 4, and November 6. 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): Compline (Alizon): Vesper held a pre-meeting regarding the changes to the various Heraldic Deputy Offices. Some job responsibilities will change, some titles will change. Outward facing offices will become 'Green <thing that they do>', such as 'Green Crown' for the court herald deputy, Green Cloak (tournament / field), Green Trumpet (Town Cry/information), Green Banner (consultation table).
She is interested in options for the name of the Education Deputy (currently Baldric).
Seawolf (Kean): Investiture went well. Domamir Vlatko syn is now Deputy Seawolf, with the intention to succeed him at next Investiture.
Sable Swan (Caoilinn): The office in Cynagua has continued to be rather smooth sailing, and they have managed to work their way through Fall Coronet without any major failings. This is in huge part due to Gwenhwyfaer, Moira, Khaalid, Africa, and a lot of volunteers whose names will come to her later. She believes a good indication of a good administration is the ability to delegate, which should mean she wins in this case, but the fact of the matter is these individuals stepped up and did their jobs without her intervention whatsoever, and her overexerted migraine brain is eternally grateful.
Caoilinn offers up a candidate to step in as Sable Swan at Oct. Coronet 2019: Africa. She is experienced, she is capable, and she is CALM, and everyone loves her.
Stellanordica (Rodrigo): no report received
Exchequer (Frederick): We have money. Flieg stepped into the position. He has received the hard-copy of the records. Quarterly report was sent in, one day late. He is searching for a replacement, as he stepped in at emergency-need. A check was sent in to the SCA CoA to replenish our funds for submissions (he has received no responses on this matter).
Matins (Edith): Submissions continue to come in. Still running into the familiar problems with forms and documentation, specifically color-copy-forms colored in some other way than with colored markers, and name documentation missing the name-formation part.
Online conferencing of the meeting continues this month with the same software as the September meeting. Many thanks to all those who have assisted in finding, selecting, and setting up the software (Hirsch and Karius) and to those heralds joining remotely who have helped us beta-test several different options so far.
There is a movement afoot in the various Kingdoms to transition all the Heraldic Submission Archives to digital files. The West is enthusiastically interested: Matins will reach out to discover what will be required to process this transition (hardware, software, time, etc.). Vesper requests Cloud-sourced access with at least 2 physical back-ups.
Clerk of the College (Krysta): Note the Title change for this position (formerly Green Crown). She is working with Vesper on the title and job updates happening in the College.
The College is considering options to change the Title of this deputy.
Green Crown (Eilis): Note the Officer and Title change in this position (formerly Banner). Courts happened.
She is continuing to work on the ceremony book changes, and hopes to have some or all done, approved, and published by Twelfth Night.
Court reports are happening and have all been reported, as far as she is aware.
Baldric (Gwenhwyfaer): Note the Officer change in this position. Having just taken this position this month, she has no report, other than that she will be coordinating for March 2019.
The College is considering options to change the Title of this deputy.
Brachet (Cynehild): Cynehild is seeking a replacement as soon as possible.
Green Cloak (Ari Ella): Note the Officer change in this position. The Greencloak position has been updated: this Deputy will oversee field heraldry.
Gwenhwyfaer (who held the position briefly) reports that she held this office at Crown. Crown happened, everything was covered, despite some last minute changes on the herald's side of things. Kudos to Bearhaven for providing 3 young gentlemen who had been trained (briefly) as voices.
Reminder, specifically for morning meeting at Crowns: talk about adjusting for wind direction when projecting.
Green Trumpet (vacant): New Senior Staff position. This position will oversee Town Cry (formerly called Duty Shout) and Heralds Point (information). If interested in this position, please contact Vesper or Compline.
The duties of this position include: for Kingdom events: staff and manage information point out of Heralds Point, staff and manage town cries. Store, transport, and arrange set-up & pack-down of Heralds Point to all Kingdom events, specifically: Crown Tourneys (March, June, October), Beltane & Purgatorio Corontations, West-An-Tir War, Great Western War in coordination with Green Cloak.
Green Banner (Astrið): Note the Title Change in this position (formerly Latimer). Consultation Table happened at October Crown, and Gwenhwyfaer took it to Cynaguan Fall Coronet, with Green Banner's sincere thanks. Consultations happened at both events! Next scheduled event for consultation table is at March Crown 2019.
Green Banner continues to research names for all submissions to our College, and encourages others to help in this endeavor, as it can be quite time consuming. Many thanks to those who looked at and commented on the names on the Nov. ILoI.
She continues to search for a successor for this position.
Golem (Hirsch): Overall things are running fairly smoothly. With some changes in Senior Staff, the contact page on the Heralds' website has been updated. Two of the three new officers, at the time he is writing this, have not yet responded to test emails to see if the forwarding addresses work (after some confusion with the Kingdom IT/Web Team), Greencloak has, but Banner and Baldric have not.
Otherwise, the Court Reports are coming in in a timely fashion, there are several requiring confirmation by the Royalty in question sitting on his desk, but otherwise all seems to be well.
General request to all filling out court reports: if you know that someone is "new" to the awards list, or that they are from another Kingdom, are in the award list under a different name, etc., please fill out the notes field at the bottom. Those who do this: thank you very much! It is quite helpful. Also many thanks to all the court heralds who are cranking out those reports as fast as they are. It's pretty amazing sometimes ...
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.August 2018 LoAR (printed October 23, 2018) (West - May 2018 LOI)
Cover Letter
From Wreath: IAP and ERA interactions
We asked commenters to discuss under what circumstances armorial designs registered using an Individually Attested Patterns should be considered for an Existing Registration Allowance. Should they be treated differently from Core Style registrations? Commentary was mixed and inconclusive, largely due to the question being posed as a vague hypothetical situation, rather than having a specific submission upon which to focus. We therefore decline at this time to make a ruling one way or another, and leave the decision to a time when an actual submission might give clarity to the discussion.
From Pelican: Double given names in Hebrew
Appendix A currently states that double given names are not found in Jewish names rendered in Hebrew (as opposed to vernacular forms). However, in response to a submission this month, Juetta Copin provided evidence that Ashkenazic Jews sometimes used double given names in Hebrew renderings. Based on this evidence, we rule that double given names are permitted in Ashkenazic Hebrew names and request that Palimpsest update Appendix A accordingly.
From Pelican: Persian - Arabic combinations
Appendix C currently states that Persian and Arabic can be combined only after 1100 C.E. In response to a submission this month, Ursula Palimpsest provided evidence that Persian and Arabic naming pools substantially overlapped well prior to 1100 C.E. Based on this evidence, we rule that Persian and Arabic can be combined prior to 1100 C.E. and request that Palimpsest update Appendix C accordingly.
From Morsulus: New Da'ud Code for wynn
The registration of Ædv{w}en Eiríksdóttir this month introduces the Old English character wynn, which represents the sound /w/. Wynn will be represented with the Da'ud code {w} or {W} for the lower case and upper case forms. When converted to Latin-1 for the published database, it will be represented as a "w". As with other letters that are not in Latin-1, the fully Da'ud encoded form will be shown in a note. More information about the character wynn can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynn.
West Acceptances - August LoAR
Asakura Shiro. Device. Purpure, a Japanese well-frame within an annulet argent.Dory O'Malley. Name (see RETURNS for device).There is a step from period practice for the use of a Japanese well-frame.
Drosbo Ulfarsson. Name. Duncan Graham of Allyshia. Name change from Theodore de Hales.Dory is an attested English given name, dated to 1560 in the FamilySearch Historical Records.
Edaoin inghean Bhrain. Name change from Caillech inghean Bhrain.Allyshia is the registered name of an SCA branch.
The submitter's previous name, Theodore de Hales, is released.
Eithne ingen Fhiachrach. Name.Nice late 14th century Gaelic name!
The submitter's previous name, Caillech inghean Bhrain, is released.
Elisabeth Anne Gray of Crosston. Device. Per bend gules and azure, a domestic cat sejant and an owl, a bordure Or. Emeludt Trost. Name and device. Per chevron purpure and azure, a pair of wings and a trillium inverted argent barbed and seeded proper.Originally submitted as Eithne ingen Fhiachrach, Kingdom incorrectly removed the lenition from the byname. Even in Middle Irish, the standard rule is that F- lenites following ingen. We have restored the name to its originally submitted form.
The submitter may be interested to know that Fhiachrach does not have to be lenited. In commentary, Brian dorcha ua Conaill documented a number of instances from period documents in which F- names did not lenite after ingen. If the submitter prefers Eithne ingen Fiachrach, she may make a request for reconsideration.
Guillelm de Gevaudan. Name.Artist's note: Please draw the wings larger to fill the available space.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a New World trillium flower.
Hrafnafj{o,}rðr, Shire of. Badge. (Fieldless) A raven's head erased sable maintaining a bezant.Submitted as Guillelm de Gévaudan, no documentation was provided in the Letter of Intent for Gévaudan as a period spelling. However, Gevaudan is found in Déclaration et confession faicte par Mgr. de Candale dans le Synode des Egl. Réformées des Cévennes et Gevaudan (https://books.google.com/books?id=K9w8AAAAcAAJ), published in 1616. We have removed the accent for registration.
Jocelyn d'Orleans. Name and device. Argent, two pallets azure, overall on a bend vert three mustard flowers argent.Artist's note: Please draw the bezant larger.
Lisette la Serena. Device. Azure, in pale an increscent argent and a lotus blossom in profile Or.Submitted as Jocelyn de Orleans, in French the preposition de elides to d' before a vowel (and only before a vowel). We have changed the name to Jocelyn d'Orleans for registration.
This name combines an English given name and a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
Lochlainn Bjornulfsson. Device change. Lozengy vert and Or, a padlock and in base two keys inverted in saltire sable.Artist's note: Please draw the lotus blossom more centered in its portion of the field.
Lochlainn Bjornulfsson. Badge. (Fieldless) In saltire two keys inverted argent and overall a padlock sable. Malcolm Stark. Name. Mercy Grym and Katherine Grym. Joint badge. Sable, a bezant, on a chief embattled Or three poppy-bolls slipped sable. Mira of Tarnmist. Name.The submitter's previous device, Ermine, on a chevron vert three frogs Or, a chief embattled sable, is retained as a badge.
Randel Patrick Gallagher and Micheila MacCallum. Joint badge. (Fieldless) Four hounds courant in annulo each vorant of the tail of the one in front sable.Tarnmist is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Sebastiaen de Hinnesdael. Name and device. Vert, a lion dormant between three mullets of eight points Or.There is a step from period practice for use of charges in annulo not in their default posture.
Sefa Hrafnsdóttir. Name change from Elisheva bint Sitt al-Sirr.The Letter of Intent did not date Hinnesdael to period, but instead relied on a book published in the 18th century. Fortunately, heralds at the Pelican decision meeting found this spelling dated to 1634 in Dictionnaire des noms de famille en Wallonie et à Bruxelles (https://books.google.com/books?id=4bYErd60g3YC).
Sólveig Brúnsdóttir. Name change from Eilionair Nic Griogair.The submitter's previous name, Elisheva bint Sitt al-Sirr, is released.
Tellina di Giuseppe da Fiesole. Name and device. Azure, a talbot sejant argent maintaining beneath its dexter forepaw a clew of yarn, in chief a kitchen knife fesswise reversed Or.Submitted as Sólveig Brúnsdottir, diacritical markings must be used consistently throughout Old Norse names. Therefore, we have changed the name to Sólveig Brúnsdóttir for registration.
The submitter's previous name, Eilionair Nic Griogair, is retained as an alternate name.
Nice 15th century Italian name from Florence!
West Returns - August LoAR
Dory O'Malley. Device. Vert, a cauldron Or, on a chief invected argent two fish azure tailed Or.This device is being returned because the "Pacfic Blue Tang" fish was not documented by the submitter or commenters. The LoI was correct in stating "Any fish known to Europe in period may be used, but unless it is found in period heraldry it is considered an SFPP." However, while the LoI gave documentation for the blue tang in Atlantic waters, neither the LoI nor commenters provided evidence for the fish being known to Europeans before 1600. Moreover, there was a mismatch between the fish documented and the fish actually depicted in the emblazon which shows a different form of tang which is associated with the Pacific and Indian oceans..
This device is also being returned because the combination of the name and device is obtrusively modern. As the fish depicted on the submitter's device is called Dory in the recent Disney/Pixar films Finding Nemo and the eponymous Finding Dory, the combination of the name and device grabs people by the scruff of the neck and drags them into the modern era.
September 2018 LoAR (printed November 28, 2018) (West - No LOI)
Cover Letter
From Wreath: On Dragons and Wyverns
A submission from Marianne Freidis, Paly Or and gules, a sea-dragon sable, was pended on the June 2018 LoAR for a discussion on what difference, if any, should be granted between a dragon and sea-dragon, in order to address the potential conflict with Eric de Dragonslaire's badge, (Fieldless) A dragon salient sable breathing flames gules.
Precedent grants no difference between a dragon, a wyvern, a sea-dragon, or a sea-wyvern. The submitter argued that conflict is not transitive, that is if A conflicts with B and B conflicts with C, it is not required that A must conflict with C. The submitter also argued that "To rule that a sea-lion differs from a lion, and a sea-griffin differs from a griffin, and a sea-horse differs from a horse, and every other form of sea-X differs from X -- but a sea-dragon gets no difference from a dragon -- is inconsistent and contradictory. The 1996 ruling should be overturned, and a DC be granted between a sea-dragon and a dragon, just as with every other heraldic sea-monster."
We have in the past considered a dragon and a wyvern as interchangeable charges with the quadrupedal dragon being a Tudor variant of the two-legged variety, both having been blazoned "dragon" in period. However, the SCA has a long tradition of telling people to register what they use and use what they register. We consistently blazon the distinction between a dragon and a wyvern, something not necessarily true of period heralds. The charge we in the SCA call a dragon is a winged quadruped that functions like other quadrupeds. The charge we in the SCA call a wyvern is a long-tailed, winged biped that functions similarly in posture to both birds and sea-creatures (with documented examples of wyverns statant close, statant wings addorsed, statant wings displayed, and erect); for body structure and functionality, its closest cousin is the cockatrice, another reptilian winged biped which Guillim depicts displayed. While it's been long-standing policy that these charges have no difference between them, the recent ruling on quadrupeds affronty draws a stark contrast between dragons (which can no longer be depicted as displayed) and wyverns (which, following the pattern of cockatrices from Guillim, can be displayed, albeit a step from period practice). It becomes difficult, therefore, to continue saying that there's no difference between the two charges.
In this case we must balance our desire for using period heraldic depictions of charges and postures. As we consistently enforce the distinction between a dragon and a wyvern, and to non-heralds these are very different monsters, we fall on the side of period postures. We will thus grant a DC between a wyvern and a dragon. Because of this, a dragon must clearly have four legs.
This does not change how we treat other charges that are considered interchangeable and not worth difference. Specifically, all ships are still considered interchangeable even if we blazon the type; likewise no difference will be granted between types of canines or between types of felines.
Past precedents granting no difference between a wyvern and sea-dragon/sea-wyvern were based on the lack of visual difference between these charges. As we now grant a DC between a dragon and a wyvern these precedents are partially overturned. A dragon has the same visual difference between a sea-dragon or a sea-wyvern that it has with a wyvern. Therefore, there is a DC between them. In summary:
- There is now a DC between a dragon and a wyvern.
- There is now a DC between a dragon and a sea-wyvern.
- There is now a DC between a dragon and a sea-dragon.
- There is still no difference between a wyvern, a sea-wyvern, and a sea-dragon.
Please note that period blazons (except Elizabethan England) call the wyvern "dragon," so care must be taken when analyzing these sources.
From Wreath: Blazoning Vegetable Lambs
The February 2009 LoAR states "The term fructed, for vegetable lambs, refers to the whole blossom, including the sheep." A review of the registered vegetable lambs shows that we have not been consistent in blazoning them. Those registered items have been reviewed and, when necessary, reblazoned. To be clear:
- a vegetable lamb vert fructed sable has a vert plant with sable sheep issuant from sable blossoms
- a vegetable lamb vert fructed of sheep sable has a vert plant with sable sheep issuant from vert blossoms
From Pelican: Lingual Mixes in Indian subcontinent names
A submission this month raised the questions of which languages from the Indian subcontinent can be combined in a name. Our research to date indicates that medieval Indian cultures were often multilingual. However, the degree of overlap in the naming pools among languages is still unclear. Pending further in-depth research on the issue, we rule that name elements any Indian subcontinent language may be combined with elements from any other Indian subcontinent language. We do not at this time define "Indian" as a language group for the purposes of Appendix C. We are actively seeking specialists (or people willing to become specialists) in Indian subcontinent languages. Interested persons should contact the Pelican Queen of Arms.
In Service,
Edith of Swanesdale, PaL,
Matins Herald
SUBMISSONS – July (2018)
ITEMS SENT TO LAURELThe previously registered Quentin Sablestar is to be retained as an alternate.
The submitter will NOT accept MAJOR changes and cares about the meaning (tall son of Karim al-Ghani) of the name.
'Ali -- from PERIOD ARABIC NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES by Da'ud ibn Auda (David B. Appleton) under 'Masculine Isms (Given Names) " 'Ali " [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/arabic-naming2.htm].
ibn - from PERIOD ARABIC NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES by Da'ud ibn Auda (David B. Appleton) a nasab that indicates 'son of' [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/arabic-naming2.htm].
Karīm - from Early Medieval Islamic Arms and Armour by David Nicolle -- on p. 77: an alternative transliteration of Qar{i-}m, a masculine name found in the name of an envoy from the Caliph of Baghdad during the Battle of Qinnasr{ir-}n in 1137 CE, 'Ab{u-} Bakr Bi{sv}r ibn Qar{i-}m ibn Bi{sv}r. [https://books.google.com/books?id=HRnrAAAAMAAJ] (preview view only).
Assistance in finding a better source is requested. The submitter DOES NOT want the attested " 'Abd al-Kar{i-}m ".
al-Ghanī - from 'The Beautiful Name of Allah' meaning 'the self-sufficient, the wealthy, the independent one' [https://wahiduddin.net/words/99_pages/ghani_88.htm].
Assistance in constructing this byname is requested. The submitter DOES NOT want " 'Abd al-Ghanī " ("servant of the self-sufficient"). Da'ud's article lists other similar formations including "al-'Ala" ("the exalted"), "al-Mubaraak" ("the blessed, the fortunate"), 'al-Fadi' ("the prominent"), "al-Tayyib" ("good, good-natured, generous"), "al-Fayyad" ("the generous"), and "al-Rashid" ("the rightly-guided").
The Arabic name formation <ism + nasab + laqab> is found in PERIOD ARABIC NAMES AND NAMING PRACTICES by Da'ud ibn Auda (David B. Appleton) [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/arabic-naming2.htm].
(Fieldless) A musical note azure.
(Fieldless) A chicken per pale azure and Or.
The submitter cares about the gender (male) of the name.
Aonghus -- from MedievalScotland.org, lists Early Medieval Gaelic spellings as Áengus, covering from 701-900, and 1101-1200, as well as Aonghus from 1301-1600. [https://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/gaelicgiven/men.shtml#a]
- from NCS Black, p. 23, under the header Angus states that this is the Gaelic form of <Angus>. No dated version of this spelling is provided, although many spelling variations are.
- from Irish Names and Surnames (1923) by the Rev. Patrick Woulfe. Under the Celts, other spellings include Angus, Aeneas, Eneas, Neese, Neece, Niece. In Old Irish, other names are Oingus and Oingusso. In Middle Irish, names include Oengus and Aengus. [https://www.libraryireland.com/names/men/aonghus-angus.php]
Wyldsmyth -- from NCS Black: p. 815 'Wyldesmith' dd. 1259. There are many examples of the "e" being dropped from similar positions, and there are similarly many examples of "i" and "y" switching.
The Gaelic name formation <given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A, English and Gaelic are compatible from 550 to 1600.
Armory:
Gules, two hammers in saltire, a bordure embattled argent.
The previously registered Sveinn Grimarsson is to be retained as an alternate.
The submitter cares about the sound (none noted) of the name.
Bartholomew - from NCS Withycombe, p.43 under the header 'Bartholomew': Bartholomew dd.1273.
de Canterbury - from NCS Ekwall, pg. 85 under the header 'Canterbury': 'Canterburie' dd. 1086. 'de' from SENA Appendix A English locative phrase.
- from a collection of Middle English texts as posted by the University of Michigan: "Archibischope of Canterbury" [https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/EGilds/1:4.45?rgn=div2;view=fulltext]
The English name formation <given + locative> is found in SENA Appendix A.
The submitter requests Authenticity for 11-12th century Irish for Murphy, and cares about the gender (male) of the name.
This name submission was updated due to a conflict for 'Bran mac Morchadha'. The submitter requests: 'Bran mac Morchadha mhic (meaning a cooper)'. The West College came up with 'Bran mac Morchadha mhic an cùbair' and submits it as such with a request to help document this formation.
Bran - from NCS College of St. Gabriel report # 1613: a 13th century Irish name [http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi?1613+0].
mac Morchadha - from NCS College of St. Gabriel report # 3376: "The first is to make <Murchadh> the name of your father; this would be done by adding <mac> before it and putting <Murchadh> into the genitive case, e.g., <mac Murchadha>" [http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi?3376+0].
The Irish name formation <given + patronymic> is found in SENA Appendix A.
mhic an cùbair - according to SENA PN.2.B, when you use a second personal name element to indicated descent after you have already used <mac>, the connector is <mhic> instead of another <mac>.
According to Quick and Easy Gaelic Names Formerly Published as "Quick and Easy Gaelic Bynames" 3rd Edition by Sharon L. Krossa [http://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/]: Occupational bynames " were vanishingly rare to non-existent among Gaelic bynames."
However, the author goes on to explain: "Note also that while Gaels don't seem to have used occupational bynames, simple patronymic bynames were sometimes formed from the father's occupation rather than his given name. So while there don't appear to be Gaelic bynames describing that individual as a smith or a tailor, there are simple patronymic bynames that identify Gaels as the child of a smith or a tailor. The range of occupations used in simple patronymic bynames, however, appears to be somewhat limited." No other examples of such bynames are provided. (The form 'son of the bard' or "mac an bhaird" was discussed as one such example.)
In modern Irish Gaelic, <Cooper> would be <cùbair>. So <Bran mac Murchadha mhic an cùbair< is the form that the West College is submitting.
The submitter will NOT accept MAJOR changes and cares about the meaning (none noted) of the name.
Ciarán - from NCS Index of Names in Irish Annals: Ciarán by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan (Kathleen M. O'Brien): 'Ciarán' listed as Old Irish Gaelic and Middle Irish Gaelic, nominative form, date range 512-1061 [http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Ciaran.shtml?].
Ultáin - from NCS Index of Names in Irish Annals: Ultán by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan (Kathleen M. O'Brien): 'Ultáin' listed as a masculine Old Irish Gaelic (c700-c900) name, genitive form, date range for both nominitave and genitive forms is 653-852 [http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Ultan.shtml?].
The Old Gaelic name formation "<given> mac <genitive masculine name>" is found in NCS Quick and Easy Gaelic Names (Formerly Published as "Quick and Easy Gaelic Bynames") 3rd Edition by Sharon L. Krossa [http://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/].
Armory -- Device:
Vert, a chevron fracted between three pine trees and an owl displayed argent.
The use of an owl displayed is a Step from Period Practice.
Armory -- Badge:
Badge: Vert, an owl displayed and in base two pine trees argent.
The use of an owl displayed is a Step from Period Practice.
(Fieldless) A squirrel contourny maintaining an acorn Or.
A squirrel in its default posture can either be maintaining a nut or not, and in previous years this was not specified in the blazon. (The submitter's device is currently blazoned as 'Or, a squirrel sejant erect to sinister and a bordure gules.', and on the emblazon is holding a nut.) But, with the recent ruling that a maintained charge grants a difference, we are specifying the nut's presence in this emblazon.
The submitter will NOT accept MAJOR changes and cares about the sound, the language and/or culture (none noted), and the gender (female) of the name.
Geneviève -- from NCS An Index to the Given Names in the 1292 Census of Paris by Lord Colm Dubh: "Geneviève la Flamenge" [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paris.html#G].
d'Aigues-Mortes -- from Encyclopaedia Britannica: "Aigues-Mortes, town, Gard département, Occitanie région, southeastern France, southwest of Nîmes, on the Canal du Rhône à Sète, with its own 3.5-mile (6-km) canal to the Gulf of Lion. Its name comes from aquae mortuae, the "dead waters" of the surrounding saline delta marshland. Built by Louis IX as the embarkation port for his two Crusades (seventh, 1248; eighth, 1270)" [https://www.britannica.com/place/Aigues-Mortes].
- formed into a French locative name element by adding " d' " in front of the place-name, as per SENA Appendix A for place-names starting with a vowel.
The French name formation <given + locative> is found in SENA Appendix A.
(Fieldless) On an open scroll sable a zayn argent.
To be associated with the Alternate Name Shibata Yasutake.
Per pale gules and sable, in pale a plate and a whelk fesswise Or, the plate charged with four gouttes de poix in cross, bases inward.
Note: the position of the gouttes falls under the Existing Registration Allowance, as it is part of his registered device: Per pall argent, gules, and sable, four gouttes de poix in cross, bases inward, and a boar statant Or (June 1991, Caid).
Morgan Frederick Ward does hereby RELEASE his previously registered Badge Per pall argent, gules, and sable, a pall within a bordure erminois. Signed by the client at Great Western War 2018.
The submitter marked no boxes.
The West College requests assistance documenting this name.
Nettie is the submitter's legal given name, as attested by a copy of her driver's license.
of Summers Hall -- English location from (?). If documented showing a pattern of naming: Ekwall lists 'Summergill'.
- from English Place Name Elements - Halh, as in Eden Halh, p.225. Wide variety of 'X Hall' names on p. 226.
The English name formation <given + locative> is found in SENA Appendix A.
Armory:
Purpure, a butterfly and on a chief wavy argent three flowers purpure.
The submitter will NOT accept MAJOR changes and cares about the language and/or culture (none noted) and the gender (female) of the name.
Rivka -- from NCS Jewish Names in the World of Medieval Islam: Women's Names compiled by Yehoshua ben Haim haYerushalmi (MKA Zachary Kessin) 'Rivka' [https://heraldry.sca.org/names/Jewish/Cairo/cairo_women.html].
of Shushan -- from Ancient History Encyclopedia: under 'Susa' "Susa is one of the oldest cities in the world. Excavations have uncovered evidence of continual habitation dating back to 4200 BCE. Susa was a principal city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires (capital of the Elamites) and was originally known to the Elamites as 'Susan' or 'Susun'. The Greek name for the city was Sousa and the Hebrew, Shushan." [https://www.ancient.eu/susa/]
The vernacular Jewish name formation <given + locative> is found SENA Appendix C.
The submitter cares about the sound (none noted) and the gender (male) of the name.
The West College requests assistance documenting this name.
Rurik -- According to the Swedish Sveriges medeltida personnamn (SMP) Rurik är en nordisk och rysk variant av det tyska Roderik, sammansatt av fornhögtyskt hruod, hr?d, motsvarande fornvästnordiskt hróðr 'ära, beröm' (jfr → Robert, → Rudolf, → Rolf), och → rik. Den fornsvenska formen är Rørik. Rurik (död troligen 879) var en vikingahövding som anses vara grundare av Ryssland. I den finlandssvenska almanackan 30 maj.
In English, "Rurik, who died around 879, was a Viking chief..." [http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/sprak/namn/personnamn/dagens-namn-i-almanackan/kalender/namnsdagar/ namn-utanfor-kalendern/2014-04-20-rurik.html].
of Summers Hall -- English location from (?). If documented showing a pattern of naming: Ekwall lists 'Summergill'.
- from English Place Name Elements - Halh, as in Eden Halh, p.225. Wide variety of 'X Hall' names on p. 226.
The English name formation <given + locative> is acceptable per SENA Appendix A and the combination of (English and ?) is acceptable per (?).
Armory:
Sable, a natural elephant barded contourny and on a chief wavy argent three mullets azure.
The submitter will NOT accept MAJOR changes and cares about the gender (male) of the name.
Titus - praenomen -- from NCS A Simple Guide to Imperial Roman Names by Ursula Georges 'Titus' [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/roman.html]
Octavius - nomen -- from NCS A Simple Guide to Imperial Roman Names by Ursula Georges 'Octavius' [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/roman.html]
Novellus - cognomen - from The Origin of Roman Praenomina by George Davis Chase: pg. 122 "Novelledius (cf. gens Novellia and cogn. Novellus)" [https://www.jstor.org/stable/310491].
- from Repertorium nominum gentilium et cognminum Latinorum by Heikki Solin and Olli Salomies, pg.370 'Novellus' 289.
The Roman name formation <praenomen + nomen + cognomen> is listed in A Simple Guide to Imperial Roman Names by Ursula Georges [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/roman.html]
The submitter will not accept ANY changes and cares about the spelling (none noted) and gender (male) of the name.
The submitter will not allow for the creation of a holding name.
William - from NCS Names and Naming Practices in the Red Book of Ormond (Ireland 14th Century) Given Names by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn: under the header William: Willelmus 5, Willelmo (ablative) 5, Willelmum (accusative) 2, Willelmi (genitive) 1; Irish (12) and Welsh (1) contexts. [http://heraldry.sca.org/names/lateirish/ormond-given.html#Given]
Gallagher - from NCS Reany & Wilson, p.182, under the header 'Gallacher': 'Gallagher' as a variant spelling, cites the Anglicization of the Irish surname ' Ó Gallachobhair '.
- NCS Woulfe, p.538, dates ' O'Gallagher ' to the 14th century
The Irish name formation <given + byname> is found in SENA Appendix A.
The submitter cares about the sound (none noted) of the name.
Winifred - from NCS Withycombe, p.294 under the header 'Winifred': Wynifred dd.1585, Winefred dd. 1631, Winfrith dd.1646.
de Canterbury - from NCS Ekwall, pg. 85 under the header 'Canterbury': 'Canterburie' dd. 1086. 'de' from SENA Appendix A English locative phrase.
- from University of Michigan publication of Middle English texts "and for the Archibischope of Canterbury, and the Bischope of Norwyche" dd. 1389 [https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/EGilds/1:4.45?rgn=div2;view=fulltext].
The English name formation <given + locative> is found in SENA Appendix A.
RETURNS
(Fieldless) A raven displayed affronty azure within and conjoined to an annulet sable.
No conflict was found for this badge, but it is returned for a redraw.
As submitted, the raven is 'striking affronty', a posture that is specifically disallowed. The image can be redrawn to a proper 'displayed affronty', and the following feedback is provided to help with this change. The College asks that, upon redraw, the annulet is wider, the raven's head is above and visually distinct from the body, the body is visible, the tail extends down to meet the annulet (please also increase the contact between the wings and the annulet), and that the feet/legs extend out from the body/tail and do not overlap each other.
Per pale sable and argent, a pair of wings counterchanged.
Conflict: Adriana Featherstonehaugh, device registered June 2002 (via the West): Per pale sable and argent, a vol inverted counterchanged and a chief azure.
A vol inverted is a pair of wings conjoined in the middle. No difference is given for wings being separate or conjoined, a detail that is often not even specified in the blazon. This makes the only difference from these two devices the azure chief, which does not give enough difference to be clear of conflict.
Argent, a dragon statant erect between in cross three trefoils vert and a crescent gules.
No conflict was found at this time, if the dragon is rampant.
This device is returned for further work with the following commentary:
Please submit a line drawing and a color copy of the same (colored using color markers) on the submissions form.
In reference to the drawing: the West College of Heralds suggests not using DrawShield, as that programming does not follow the rules of the SCA College of Arms, and can generate images that we will not accept. Specifically, for this submission:
The dragon is not 'rampant' as defined by the SCA CoA and so falls into a posture we cannot properly define. We suggest that the submitter work with a herald prior to resubmission to ensure 1. The forms are properly filled out and 2. The emblazon (image) on the form meets with the SCA CoA's rules and requirements.
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