Author: Administrator

ATENVELDT COLLEGE OF HERALDS Letter of Intent 30 June 2018, A.S. LIII Unto Juliana Laurel; Alys Pelican; Cormac Wreath; and the commenting Members of the College of Arms, Greetings from Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy, Brickbat Herald and Parhelium Herald for the Kingdom of Atenveldt! The Atenveldt College of Heralds requests the consideration and registration of the following names and armory with the College of Arms. Unless specifically stated, the client will accept any spelling and grammar corrections; all assistance is appreciated. Continue reading LOI – 30 June 2018, A.S. LIII

ATENVELDT COLLEGE OF HERALDS

Letter of Intent

31 May 2018, A.S. LIII

Unto Juliana Laurel; Alys Pelican; Cormac Wreath; and the commenting Members of the College of Arms,

Greetings from Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy, Brickbat Herald and Parhelium Herald for the Kingdom of Atenveldt!

The Atenveldt College of Heralds requests the consideration and registration of the following names and armory with the College of Arms.

Unless specifically stated, the client will accept any spelling and grammar corrections; all assistance is appreciated.

1. Kim Samguk: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Sable, natural tiger rampant Or marked sable, on a chief Or a bow sable.

The name is Korean. Traditional Korean names consist of two parts, a family/clan name, followed by a given/personal name. The client has based his name choices on the Three Kingdoms period from 57 BC to 668 AD (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Three-Kingdoms-period), The Hangul writing system consists of 24 letters (14 consonants and 10 vowels) (https://www.britannica.com/art/Korean-literature#ref1050379; ). Kim, “gold,” is a family name of a group that rose to power and became the rulers of Silla for seven centuries (https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-so-many-koreans-named-kim). The name is not considered presumptuous, as the clan was so huge that it remains the most common family name in Korea today.
Samguk demonstrates the two-element naming process (sam, “three,” and guk, “kingdoms, mountain man, soup”) (https://www.ancient.eu/Samguk_Sagi/). I’m not sure if this would be an appropriate given name.

Currently only late-period Korean names are registerable. (e.g., July 2017 LoAR sn. Won Cheol. (https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2017/07/17-07lar.html#300) “Although at one time Korean names were not registerable, in February 2015, we ruled that “late period Korean names are registerable under the standards of SENA.” [Jeong Cheongju Han, 2/2015 LoAR, A-Trimaris]” ) I’m also unsure (read, I have no idea), if this is a late-period Korean name.

The client desires a male name and is most interested in the sound and language/culture of the name. He will not accept Major or Minor changes to the name.

There is a SFPP for the use of a natural tiger, since it isn’t attested to in period armory.

2. Matheus Veðr Brokkr: DEVICE RESUBMISSION from Laurel, February 2018

Per fess vert and sable, in pale a badger rampant maintaining a spear and a sun argent.

The name was registered February 2018.

The original submission, as blazoned above, was returned “administratively, because the black-and-white and color emblazons provided in the Letter of Intent are substantially different. The black-and-white depiction has the badger significantly larger than the spear, and filling all available vertical space. The color version uses a different depiction of both spear and badger, with the latter diminished in size to be shorter than the spear. This change shifts the spear from maintained to sustained, and the blazonable difference between the two is grounds for return.”
The redrawing has the badger of identical size.

3. Moye Varr: NAME and DEVICE RESUBMISSION, Laurel January 2016

Per fess potenty argent and gules, in chief an eagle rising, wings elevated and addorsed sable.

The previous name submission, Móivar Vignirson, had multiple issues. This is a complete redesign.

The name is English. Richard Moye has a christening date of 9 Sep 1582 in Holy Trinity, Conventry, Warwick, England.(Batch C04192-2, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2WF-D9M ).
Thomas Varr has a christening date of 3 Oct 1554 in Epworth, Lincoln, England (Batch C01944-4, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTHY-15V). Late period English surnames could sometimes be used as given names. The client desires a male and and will not accept Major changes to the name.

The previous device submission, Per fess Or and sable, a double-headed eagle sable and a lightning bolt bendwise sinister argent with an annulet rayonny on its out edge Or., was returned for multiple issues. This is a complete redesign.

4. Moye Varr: NEW BADGE

Per bend sinister Or and sable, a double-headed eagle and a Catherine’s wheel counterchanged.

5. Orrin Darius: NEW NAME
Orrin is an English male given name; Orrin Thomas Kebble has a birth date of 1554 in England, and his son Orrin James Kebble was born in 1575 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M3VN-6RG). Dariusis found as an English surname for Helena Darius, with a christening date of 15 Novmber 1635 in Hope, Derbyshire, England ( Batch C03111-6, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWQM-ZJL) her father was Petri Darius. The client desires a male name and is most interested in the sound of the name.

6. Theodora Akropolitissa: DEVICE RESUBMISSION from Laurel, January 2018

Argent, a bull’s head cabossed and in chief a double-bitted axe gules, a bordure embattled azure.

The name was registered June 2015.

The previous submision, as blazoned above, was returned: “While blazoned on the Letter of Intent as a primary head with its horns crossing the per fess line and a secondary axe, commenters felt that the small difference in size between the charges gave the impression of a single co-primary charge group. As a result, this device must be returned for violating SENA A3D1, Clarity of Charge Groups. Upon resubmission, we encourage the artist to draw the bull’s head larger, and the axe either smaller or oriented fesswise to better fill the available space.”

The client was consulted and requires that the axe remain palewise rather than fesswise, even if it drawn smaller.

There are 2 New Names, 1 New Device and 1 New Badge. These 4 items are chargeable, Laurel should receive $16 for them. There are 1 Name resubmission and 3 Device resubmissions. These 4 items are not chargeable. There are a total of 8 items submitted on this letter.

Commentary was provided by Christian Jorgensen af Hilsonger, ffride wlffsdotter, Madoc Arundel, Michael Gerard Curtememoire.

Thank you to those who provide your wisdom and patience, your expertise and your willingness to share it.

Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy
c/o Linda Miku
2527 East 3rd Street; Tucson AZ 85716
atensubmissions.nexiliscom.com
brickbat@nexiliscom.com

ATENVELDT COLLEGE OF HERALDS

Letter of Intent

25 April 2018, A.S. LII

Unto Juliana Laurel; Alys Pelican; Cormac Wreath; and the commenting Members of the College of Arms,

Greetings from Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy, Brickbat Herald and Parhelium Herald for the Kingdom of Atenveldt!

The Atenveldt College of Heralds requests the consideration and registration of the following names and armory with the College of Arms. Most items that were accepted at the Estrella XXXIV Consultation Table and held for any reasons are included in this LoI.

Unless specifically stated, the client will accept any spelling and grammar corrections; all assistance is appreciated.

1. Abigail de Westminster and Lachlann Dougal Graeme: BADGE REUBMISSION from Laurel, September 2017
(Fieldless) Three chevronels couped and braced counterermine.

The names were registered January 2006 and July 1988 respectively.

The previous submission, (Fieldless) Three chevronels couped and braced counterermine., was returned for a redraw. “Commenters could not recognize the presence of the ermine spots. Upon resubmission, the submitter is encouraged to draw thicker chevronels and larger ermine spots.” This has been done; the clients have seen the redraw and agree to it.

2. Aelia Musa: NEW BADGE
(Fieldless) A Suffolk knot Or.

The name was registered June 2013.

3. Ardgal Ardgalson: NEW NAME and DEVICE
Or, a gurges azure, overall a mullet of eight points, a bordure vert.

Ardgal: Old Irish Gaelic and Middle Irish Gael male name, dated c700-c1200 (“Index of Names in Irish Annals: Artgal, Ardgal, Ardgar / Ardghal, Ardghar,” Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Artgal.shtml).

Ardgalson: this construction “Norses” the Irish Gaelic name Ardgal into a male patronymic. The client would really like Ardgalson, but he may accept mac Ardgaile if absolutely necessary. That does appear to be the case. As ffride wlffsdotter comments: SENA PN1B seems to suggest that while Gaelic and Old Norse name phrases can be combined under our rules, you can’t mix them within a single phrase (ie. Irish Ardgal + Old Norse -son.) “A registerable name phrase must follow the rules of grammar and structure for a single time and place. It may not mix languages unless that mixing of languages within a name phrase is attested as a period practice.” This being the case, he will accept the patronymic mac Ardgaile. Ardgaile is the genitive form of Ardgal (“Index of Names in Irish Annals: Artgal, Ardgal, Ardgar / Ardghal, Ardghar,” Mari Elspeth nic Bryan,http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Artgal.shtml).
The client desires a male name. (And he would really like Ardgalson, if at all possible.)

The original submission used a mullet of four greater and four lesser points (a compass star); this led to having two SFPP (the compass star and placing a charge over a gurges). A bordure was added to avoid a conflict. The client has seen the redraw and agrees to it.

4. Benton Ivanovich: NEW NAME and DEVICE
Per chevron inverted gules and argent, on a mullet of eight points argent a mallet sable, and a polypus gules.

Benton: is the client’s legal name. (A copy of his birth certificate is provided to Laurel.)

Ivanovich: Russian, “son of Ivan/Ioann.” His father’s registered name is Ivan Petrovich. Patronymics with the suffix -ich were popular in Novgorod and Pskov amongst the upper classes, added directly to the standard -ov patronymic (Ivanov). By the 16th and 17th centuries Moscow had restricted the use of the “-vich” suffix to only the highest dignitaries (i.e., boiars and high court officials) (“Goldschmidt’s Dictionary of Period Russian Names – Grammar,” Paul Goldschmidt,http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/zgrammar.html).

The original submission had polypus with several tentacles placed higher than its head; the mullet was very irregularly drawn. The charges were redrawn to solve these issues; he client has seen the redraw and agrees to it.

5. Fenrich Stürmer Hahn: DEVICE RESUBMISSION from Laurel, October 2017

Or, a dunghill cock rising contourny vert maintaining a spear bendwise sinister gules hafted sable, a bordure raguly sable.

The name was registered March 2017.

The previous submission, Or, a dunghill cock rising contourny vert maintaining a spear bendwise sinister gules hafted sable, a bordure raguly sable., was returned administratively: “This device is returned administratively. The mini emblazon and the form in the packet both have incorrect submissions artwork, which depict a differently-colored spear and a bordure that is half-raguly and half-dovetailed. The submissions herald provided corrected mini emblazons in commentary, but the forms were not received.” Hopefully these issues will have been corrected.

6. Ian’ka Ivanova zhena P’trovitsa: CHANGE OF ALTERNATE NAME to PRIMARY NAME
This alternate name was registered to the client June 2012. She would like to make it her primary name, and her once primary name, Ianuk Raventhorne, registered August 2001, changed to an alternate.

7. Ian’ka Ivanova zhena P’trovitsa: NEW BADGE

Gules, a raven displayed, on a chief engrailed argent, three Ukranian trident heads gules.

The name was registered June 2012 as an alternate name; it is currently being transferred as a primary name to her.

There is a SFPP for a raven in a displayed posture. The original emblazon used a very generic-looking bird that a few commenters would’ve blazoned as an eagle; a redrawing demonstrated a well-drawn raven. The client saw the redraw and agrees with it.

8. Juliette Marion Geant: NEW NAME CHANGE, from Juliette Dashwood

Juliette is a Dutch female given name: Juliette Di Civi is mentioned in a marriage of 02 Nov 1636 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (Batch M90125-4, https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AJuliette~%20%2Bany_place%3ANetherlands~%20%2Bany_year%3A1500-1650~).

Marion is a German female given name; Marion Strohmeyer has a burial date of 29 Dec 1634 in Kaltenbach, Germany (B93412-2, https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AMarion~&collection_id=1494474).

Geant is a German surname; Enie Geant was christened 12 Mary 1628 in Bierlingen, Schwarzwaldkreis, Wuerttemberg (Batch C95265-1 , https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3AGeant~%20%2Bany_place%3AGermany~%20%2Bany_year%3A1500-1650~). The client’s maternal grandmother had the maiden name of Doris Marion Geant.

Dutch and German name elements are compatible after 1100 (SENA, Appendix C).

Double given names in German are acceptable wtihout further documentation (SENA, Appendix A).
The client desires a female name and will not accept Major or Minor changes to the name.
If the name change is registered, please retain the currently-registered name, Juliette Dashwood, as an alternate.

9. Mason Arison: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Or, a shark naiant contourny azure, and in chief a mace fesswise azure.

Mason is the client’s legal given name; his baptismal certificate is provided to Laurel for documentation. 
Ari is a masculine ON given name (“Viking Names found in Landnámabók,” Aryanhwy merch Catmael,http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/norse/landnamabok.html); while the genitive (patronymic) form of the is most likely to beArason (“A Simple Guide to Creating Old Norse Names,” Aryanhwy merch Catmael,http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/norse/sg-viking.html), what the client would really like is the name to simply reflect that he is the son of Ari. Can something come closer to letting him be Arison?

The client desires a male name and is most interested in the meaning of the name, “Mason, son of Ari.”

Originally blazoned as Or, in pale a mace fesswise and a shark naiant contourny azure., it was reblzoned as the shark is visually larger than the weapon (and to avoid a potential Unity of Posture issue).

10. Merrick Maguidhir: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Quarterly azure and argent, a tower counterchanged.

Merrick: client’s legal given name; a copy of the AZ driver’s is included for Laurel.

Maguidhir: Irish Gaeli Mag Uidhir, “son of the pale(-faced) man (Black, The Surnames of Scotland, p. 507 s.n. Macguire).
The client desires a male name.

Consider Elef Pedersen: Per pale azure and gules, a flameless cresset Or. There is 1 DC for the field and 1 DC for the tincture of the charge. Elsewhere, for Conrad of Northfield’s badge, Quarterly counter-ermine and Or, a beacon counterchanged, enflamed proper., there also appears to be a DC for a tower versus a beacon (There is at least a CD between a tower and a correctly drawn beacon…[Einarr Grímsson and Jacqueline de Meux. February 2007 via Calontir]).

11. Orabilis Douw: NEW BADGE

Per saltire gules and sable, a dragon and a Greek sphinx rampant addorsed argent, a bordure embattled ermine.

The name was registered July 2017.

Given that both monsters are four-limbed and winged, they could be blazoned alternatively as segreant.

12. Russell Rusli Marteinnson: NEW NAME

Originally submitted as Rusli Marteinnnson, it appears that a given name is missing here. As a result, the client has agreed to use his legal given name Russell.
Rusli: ON byname, “collector of odds and ends” (The Old Norse Name, Geirr Bassi Haraldsson, p. 26).
Marteinnson: Marteinn is an ON masculine given name (ibid. p. 13), and the patronymic is constructed as -nn > -ns, plus the suffix, so this would likely be Marteinsson.
He would much prefer Rusli Marteinnson if it could be found that Rusli is a given name, not just a byname.

13. Valarie Longbow: NEW NAME and DEVICE
Argent, a dragon passant maintaining an artist’s brush inverted azure, on a point pointed ploye sable a sheaf of arrows argent.

Valarie is the client’s legal given name, with the second -a- in the spelling; a copy of her AZ driver’s license is provided to Laurel.

The Middle English Dictionary dates longbowes to 1386 (https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/m/mec/med-idx?type=id&id=MED26018), and as -es is a standard plural suffix (https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/m/mec/med-idx?type=id&id=MED14417) we should be able to drop it without any issue. Metonymics are quite common in Middle English:

Willelmo Suard, 1327 (https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/m/mec/med-idx?type=id&id=MED44308)
Willo Slyng 1332 (https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/m/mec/med-idx?type=id&id=MED40896)
Jamys Arblaster, 1475 (https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/m/mec/med-idx?type=id&id=MED2096)
Longbow was registered as recently at April 2017 to Arthur Longbow.
The client desires a female name and is most interested in the spelling of the name.

14. Varinn inn Spaki: BADGE RESUBMISSION from Laurel, January 2018

Argent, within the horns of a increscent gules in pale a wolf’s head cabossed and in saltire two roses sable, slipped and leaved vert.

The name was registered January 2013.

The previous submission, Argent, within the horns of a decrescent gules in pale a wolf’s head cabossed and in saltire two roses sable, slipped and leaved vert., was returned “for use of the restricted motif of the Red Crescent, which is a single gules decrescent on any argent background or in any way that could be displayed on an argent background.” This has been changed to an increscent.

The use of garden roses is a step from period practice.

There are 6 New Names, 1 New Name Change, 4 New Devices and 4 New Badges. These 15 items are chargeable, Laurel should receive $60 for them. There are 1 Device resubmission and 2 Badges resubmissions. These 3 items are not chargeable. OSCAR counts 1 Exchange of Primary and Alternate Name Change. There is no charge for this action. There are a total of 19 items submitted on this letter.

I was assisted in the preparation of the Letter of Intent with Commentary provided by Commentary was provided by Aria Gemina Mala, Coblaith Muimnech, Etienne Le Mons, ffride wlffsdotter, Iago ab Adam, Konrad Mailander and Michael Gerard Curtememoire.

Thank you to those who provide your wisdom and patience, your expertise and your willingness to share it. 

Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy 
c/o Linda Miku 
2527 East 3rd Street; Tucson AZ 85716 
atensubmissions.nexiliscom.com
brickbat@nexiliscom.com

ATENVELDT COLLEGE OF HERALDS

Letter of Intent

25 March 2018, A.S. LII

Unto Juliana Laurel; Alys Pelican; Cormac Wreath; and the commenting Members of the College of Arms,

Greetings from Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy, Brickbat Herald and Parhelium Herald for the Kingdom of Atenveldt!

The Atenveldt College of Heralds requests the consideration and registration of the following names and armory with the College of Arms. Most items were accepted at the Estrella XXXIV Consultation Tabl.e

Unless specifically stated, the client will accept any spelling and grammar corrections; all assistance is appreciated.

1. Adam the Fox: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Per saltire sable and vert, a fret and on a chief argent an annulet sable between two oak trees vert.

Adam: English male name dated to 1086 in DB (Withycombe, Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, 3^rdedition, p. 3). Coblaith Muimnech notes that The Middle English Dictionary, s.n. prik(e (n.), dates “Adam Prikeman” to 1250 (https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/m/mec/med-idx?type=id&id=MED34609). It’s no-photocopy (http://heraldry.sca.org/admin.html#APPENDIXH). It is also the client’s legal given name.

Fox: le Fox dated to 1297 as a nickname (Reaney and Wilson, Dictionary of English Surnames, 3^rd edition, p. 176 s.n. Fox).

2. Aislinn Nihtingale: NEW NAME

Aislinn: client’s legal middle name; a copy of the AZ driver’s is included for Laurel.

Nihtingale: English surname, with the variant spelling dated to 1227 (Reaney and Wilson, p. 322 s.n. Nightingale).

3. Alexandra Prestre: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Argent, a pink flamingo close proper, a chief enarched azure estencelly Or and a ford proper.

Alexandra: found for ALEXANDRA BARREY Female Christening 3 August 1561 Great Hormead, Hertford, England WM Batch: P012061 (https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AAlexandra~%20%2Bsurname%3ABarrey~). It is also the client’s legal given name.
Prestre: French byname dated to 1515 in “Names from Lallaing 1384 – 1600: Bynames,” Domhnall na Moicheirghe (http://heraldry.sca.org/names/lallaing/lallaing_names_bynames.html#p).
The client desires a female name. She will not accept Major or Minor changes to the name.
The client’s legal name is Alexandra Priest. ffride wlffsdotter notes: The Administrative Handbook III.A.10 says that you only need a small change in pronunciation, to clear “conflict” with their mundane name: “A small change in the name is sufficient for registration, such as the addition of a syllable or a spelling change that changes the pronunciation. However, a change to spelling without a change in pronunciation is not sufficient. For example, Alan Miller could not register the name Alan Miller or Allan Miller but he could register the name Alan the Miller. Further, submitters may register either a name or armory which is a close variant of a name or insignia they use outside the Society, but not both.” (http://heraldry.sca.org/admin.html)

“Priest” to “Prestre” would change the pronunciation, surely?

4. Alpin Callan: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Per pale azure and sable, a wolf’s head ululant erased contourny between three mullets voided and interlaced argent.

Alpin is the name of several Pictish kings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpin). It can, however, be dated later, to 1287, for Alpinus, canon of Dunblane, and for Alpin mac Donald, a witness for a charter of the halfpenny land of the church of Killilan that was granted to the monks of Paisley in 1295 (Black, p. 20, s.n. Alpin, Alpine).

Laughlin Callan is given a death date of 20 July 1570 and a burial date of 1570 in Collon, County Louth, Ireland, Affiliate Record Identifier 142264887 (https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3ALaghlin~%20%2Bsurname%3ACallan~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1500-1650~). 
The client desires male name and is more interested in the spelling and languag/culture of the name. He will not accept Major or Minor changes to the name.

Ululant is a Step from Period Practice.

5. Alsacia Rabynovicha: NEW NAME and DEVICE
Sable, on a bend between two bears rampant argent, a bat bendwise sinister sable.

Alsacia: client’s legal middle name; a copy of the AZ driver’s is included for Laurel.
Rabynovicha: byname from her mother’s registered name, Natal’ia Diekova vdova Rabynovicha (the widow of a fellow name Diek Rabynovich).

Iago ab Adam comments: Precedent (on my daughter’s device submission!) states: “The default orientation for animate charges not affronty or displayed on a bend is bendwise sinister; in other words, they are climbing upwards along the bend.” [Joye de Beumund. September 2011 via An Tir] This would seem to imply that the default for displayed charges is bendwise (which fits with period examples of eagles displayed on a bend that I’ve seen). So let’s go with: Sable, on a bend between two bears rampant argent a bat bendwise sinister sable.

6. Alþrúðr Karlsdottir: NEW NAME and DEVICE
Azure, a horse courant contourny argent and a bordure rayonny Or. 

The name is Old Norse. Alþrúðr: female given name (http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONWomensNames.shtml).
Karlsdottir: patronymic formed from male given name Karl (“Viking Names found in Landnámabók,” Aryanhwy merch Catmael, http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/norse/landnamabok.html), and the suffix -dóttir (“A Simple Guide to Creating Old Norse Names,” Aryanhwy merch Catmael, http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/norse/sg-viking.html). The submitted name should include the accents found in -dóttir (this is coorborated by Lind, col. 676, with the genitive of Karl being Karls, hence Karlsdóttir.).

ffride wlffsdotter adds to the documentation: “Nordiskt runnamnslexikon by Lena Peterson has: p. 23 sn. Alþrúðr, feminine name, and p. 146 sn. Karl, masculine name (http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/download/18.6dffb94c149794d926e379/1415279748920/Runnamnslexikon_T% 20141106.pdf).
The client desires a female name and is most interested in the meaning of the name (“strength, power,” and “Karl’s daughter). She will not accept Major changes to the name.

7. Andromeda Lykaina: NEW DEVICE CHANGE

Sable, two wolves courant respectant argent and in chief a ducal coronet Or.

The name was registered September 2016.

If registered, the current device, Azure, on a fess argent between a crescent and two scimitars in saltire Or a lotus flower in profile azure., should be retained as a badge.
The client is entitled to bear a ducal coronet on her armory, 7 April 2011 (http://www.atenveldt.org/Heraldry/OrderofPrecedence/memid/3805#results).

8. Apolonia Cristyne von Culmbach: NEW NAME
Apolonia: German female given name, spelled as Apollonia in “15th-Century German Women’s Names,” Brian Scott (https://www.s-gabriel.org/docs/german15f.html).

Cristyne: German female given name (ibid.).

Culmbach: Kulmbach is a city in Bavaria. Plassenburg Castle was a symbol of the city and was first mentioned in 1135; it was built to the west of an earlier fortified farmstead. The castle was a central supporting stronghold for the Meranian rulers of the Upper Main and Franconian Forest. It was destroyed in 1554. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plassenburg) ffride wlffsdotter adds: Chronologia, das ist gründtliche Jahrrechnung sampt verzeichnung der fürnemsten Geschichten, Verenderungen und Zufell …, published in 1577 according to GoogleBooks, says in 1552: “Marggraff Albrecht von Culmbach”
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=IIFKAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA3-PT1116&dq=von+Culmbach&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUK Ewiy2bKctMrZAhUDWq0KHYZKCUoQ6AEITzAG#v=onepage&q=von%20Culmbach&f=false

Double given names are permitted in German, according to SENA Appendix A. The client desires a female name and is most interested in the spelling and language/culture of the name.

9. Arianwen Sweet: DEVICE RESUBMISSION from Laurel, June 2013

Azure, a heart Or between a pair of wings conjoined, in chief three mullets argent.

The name was registered June 2013.

The previous submission, Per fess doubly-enarched azure and Or, three compass stars in fess argent and a pair of bat wings conjoined sable., was returned “for using a per fess doubly-enarched field division. Precedent states: This device is returned due to the use of a fess doubly-enarched. No evidence was presented, and none could be found by commenters, that the charge is compatible with period heraldry.” The device has been redesigned.

10. Bellina Morgan: NEW BADGE
(Fieldless) A frying pan sable charged with a rose argent barbed and seeded proper.

The name was registered September 2007.

This is the 1370 heraldic rendition of a frying pan supplied by the Pictorial Dictionary (http://mistholme.com/?s=frying+pan).

11. Brigid MacPherson: NEW NAME
Submitted as Fiona Brigid MacPherson, Fiona is a post-period SCA-compatibl Gaelic name, permitted with the legal name allowance only. Upon further consultation with the client, she finds the finds the given naem Brigid acceptable.

Brigid: Brigid Reed was married 16 November 1560 in Harrow On The Hill, London, England (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKDL-F2Y ).

MacPherson: is found in Black’s Surnames of Scotland, for Donald Macpherson in 1420 s.n. MacPherson.
The client desires a female name.

12. Britton Brekeale: NEW NAME

Britton: client’s legal given name; a copy of his high school ID card is forwarded to Laurel. ffride wlffsdotter notes that: Christopher Britton, christened 1596, England. Batch no. P00532-1 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPJP-9ZD), and that the September 2012 LoAR cover letter says: (http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2012/09/12-09cl.html#5) “In general, family names documented in sixteenth century England may be used to create given names….”

Brekeale: Middle English byname, “ to break + all, everything,” associated with a clumsy or wild person. This is dated to 1380 in Middle English Nicknames, I. Compound Names, Jan Jonsjo, p. 63.
The client will not accept Major changes to the name.

13. Celeste Vallentine: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Purpure mullety argent, a natural leopard gardant rampant contourny argent spotted sable.

Celeste: Academy of St. Gabriel Report 508 (http://www.s-gabriel.org/508) notes there is a Saint Celeste, bishop of Metz in the 4th C., several popes Celestin (one in the late 13th century), and a virgin martyr St. Celestina. It is also the client’s given name.

Vallentine: English surname used from 1251 onward; this spelling is included but undated (Reaney and Wilson, p. 464 s.n. Valentin, Valentine et al.). There is a John Vallentine with a christening date of 8 April 1582 in Saint John, Hackney, London, England, Batch C04215-1 (https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3Avallentine~%20%2Bbirth_place%3AEngland~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1300-1600~).

The client will not accept any Major changes to the name.

14. Denis of the Titans: NEW AUGMENTATION OF ARMS

Per pale vert and argent, a lion passant counterchanged, armed, langued and orbed gules and as augmentations On a canton azure a whelk within a bordure Or and On a sinister canton argent, a heart gules charged with a horse rampant Or, a bordure gules.

The name was registered August 1971. The original arms were registered at the same time. The first augmentation was registered May 2004.

The new augmentation (with the charged heart) was awarded to His Excellency 6 May 2017 by TRM Morgan and Elizabeth, as part being made Premier of the Order of Glory, Royal Peer.

15. Elis MacLeod: NEW NAME
Elis: English given name dated 1220 for Elis de Adham (Reaney and Wilson, p. 154 s.n. Ellis, Elliss et al.).
MacLeod: Black dates this spelling to 1227 for a Gillandres MacLeod, p. 538 s.n. MACLEOD.

The client is most interested in the meaning and culture/language of the name (Gaelic). She will not accept Major changes to the name.

16. Elizabeth Busshenell: NEW NAME

Elizabeth: a very popular English female given name dated specifically to 1561 and 1568 (“Feminine Given Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames: elizabeth,” Talan Gwynek, https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Elizabeth).

Busshenell: registered name of her grandmother, Ann Busshenell of Tylehurst. Joan Busshenell has a christening date of 7 May 1565 in Thatcham, Berkshire, England Batch K15779-1 (https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3ABusshenell~%20%2Bbirth_place%3AEngland~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1200-1600~).

17. Gallant O’Driscole: NEW BADGE
Vert, a bee proper and a point point ermine.

The name was registered August 2003.

This is for his one-year-old daughter; we decided to register the badge to him, and if she eventually would like it as a badge or device of her own, it can be easily transferred.

There should be a DC from a bee argent and from a bee Or. (Thanks to Morsulus Herald, magically appearing at the Estrella Consultation Table, for help in determining this.) 
The point point is drawn, as seen in the registered badge of Madlena Malacky, Sable, a crescent pendant and on a point pointed argent a crescent sable. (http://oscar.sca.org/index.php?action=145&id=72223), which was registered without comment April 2017.

18. Hannah of Sankt Vladimir: NEW NAME
Hannah: Hannah Collier has a christening date of 27 June 1532 in Wield, Hampshire, England, Batch C14668-1 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1R1-4J9 ). It is also the client’s legal given name.

Sankt Vladimir: the College, at Northern Arizona University, was registered October 2001.

The client desires a female name.

19. Ida Grim: NEW DEVICE

Or, a snail contourny, on a chief azure three bees Or.

The name was registered July 2007.

20. João Drago Da Costa : NEW NAME
All elements are found in “Portuguese Names from the 16th Century: Letters from the Court of King John III,” Juliana de Luna, https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/portugal16/.

João: masculine Portuguese given name.
Drago: Portuguese surname.

Da Costa: Portuguese locative surname (cited as da Costa).

The pattern of <given + patronymic + locative> is seen in SENA Appendix A.

21. Kolli Makanarson: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Vert, a thistle argent entwined by and sustaining a serpent Or.

Kolli: ON male given name (The Old Norse Name, Geirr Bassi Haraldsson, p. 12).
Makanarson: Makan is an ON male given name (ibid. p. 14). The patronymic is formed with the particle –ar to create the genitive, followed by the –son suffix (ibid. p. 17).
ffride wlffsdotter comments: “Lind col. 757 sn. Makan points to a Makan stýtimaðr ca. 1178. He says it’s “antagl. utländing” or “presumably a foreigner.” The client has assumed that if names ending in –dan become –danar then it follows that Makan becomes Makanar. I honestly don’t know.” We are clueless as well.
The client will not accept Major changes to the name.

22. Kristófórus Jafnkollr: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Per fess azure and sable, in pale a demi-sun Or eclipsed sable issuant from chief and a sea-serpent Or, a bordure parted bordurewise wavy azure and argent.

Kristófórus: ON male given name (The Old Norse Name, Geirr Bassi Haraldsson, p. 13).
Jafnkollr: ON byname, “even-mind, level-head” (ibid, p. 23).
The client desires a male name. He is most interested in the sound (“Kris”) and would like the name authentic for Norse, Old Icelandic, Scandanavian. He will not accept Major changes to the name.

23. Leofric Hield : NEW NAME and DEVICE

Argent, a cow statant sable with the head of a jester gardant proper, headed gules.

Leofric: Old English male given name dated to DB 1086 (Withycombe, p. 193).

Hield: variant of the surname Heald (Reaney, p. 224 s.n. Heald, Held et al.). IGI cites Mary Hield with a christening date of 8 May 1625 in All Hallows the Less, London, London, England, Batch C02128-2(https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3AHield~%20%2Bbirth_place%3AEngland~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1200-1650~).

The client desires a male name and is most interested in the sound of the name.

There was some comment on the emblazon: Michael Gerard Curtememoire: “All cows registered in the OSCAR era have had visible, though never prominent, udders. Whether the lack of one is enough to sustain a charge of not being in period style I do not know.” and Madoc Arundel: “There is nothing remotely bovine about the beast, given the lack of the head (which bears most of the identifying features of a cow) and udder. As depicted, this could be canine or feline just as easily.” The beast is drawn very much like the marginalia that it is taken from. Looking closely, the beast has split hooves, like that of a bovine. I can’t comment on the lack of udders, other than most period cows didn’t have the massive udders we see with breeds like the modern Holstien-Freisian.

24. Lorelei Beguine: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Argent, a swan rousant contourny and a base azure.

Lorelei: client’s legal given name. A copy of her AZ driver’s license is included for Laurel.
Beguine: a member of a Christian sisterhood that was founded in Liège in the 12th century, and in several areas, often in the Netherlands. Although a woman did not take religious vows, she followed an austere life.

ffride wlffsdotter notes An Index to the Given Names in the 1292 Census of Paris by Lord Colm Dubh has: Dame Ade la béguine, Beneoite la béguine, Juliote la bèguine,Perronele la béguine (http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paris.html). SENA Appendix A says that French bynames may omit the article, or admit it. So “Lorelei Beguine” should be OK.
Coblaith Muimnech notes Sara L. Uckelman’s DRAFT: Names in the 1292 census of Paris indicates one instance of la Beguine in the source material. (http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/french/1292paris.pdf)

The client desires a female name.

The original submission, Argent, a swan rousant contourny azure., conflicted with Svana Karlsdóttir’s device, Argent, a swan azure., with only 1 DC for the orientation of the bird. Adding the base gives the second needed DC to clear the conflict.

25. Malik of the High Desert: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Per pale indented argent and sable, two bats counterchanged.

Malik: an Arabic male ‘ism/given name (“Period Arabic Names and Naming Practices,” Da’ud ibn Auda, http://heraldry.sca.org/names/arabic-naming2.htm).

High Desert: lingua Franca locative. (The client’s local SCA group is situated in the Mojave Desert, which is described as a High Desert in ecological terms.) 
Michael Gerard Curtememoire notes that 0http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2015/01/15-01lar.html#123), Da’ud ibn Ma’bad al-Wadi seems to assume that generic locatives (a nisba in this case) are acceptable in Arabic.

26. Margaret Busshenell: NEW NAME

Margaret: a very popular English female given name dated specifically to 1564 (“Feminine Given Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames: Margaret,” Talan Gwynek, https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Margaret).

Busshenell: registered name of her grandmother, Ann Busshenell of Tylehurst. Joan Busshenell has a christening date of 7 May 1565 in Thatcham, Berkshire, England Batch K15779-1(https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3ABusshenell~%20%2Bbirth_place%3AEngland~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1200-1600~).

27. María Isabel Falcón de la Sierra: NEW BADGE

Argent, in pall three human figures, heads to center and arms and legs outstretched purpure.

The name was registered December 2002.

There may be a SFPP for the use of charges in annulo not in their default orientation; one SFPP is permitted. Wreath Queen of Arms commented in “Where have all the details gone?”, “not all period heraldic art has internal details, and such silhouette depictions are acceptable in the SCA as long as identifiability is preserved” (http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2001/08/01-08cl.html).

28. Michael MacGregor: NEW NAME
Michael: client’s legal given name. There is a marriage record for Michael Trumbill dated to November 1572 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, (Batch) Number M10012-1 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTPC-TQV).

MacGregor: a Scottish family name. It is listed in Black’s Surnames of Scotland dated to 1603, p. 505. 
The client will not accept Major changes to the name.

29. Natasia Novikova: NEW NAME

Natasia: female Russian given name; it is listed in “Paul Goldschmidt’s Dictionary of Period Russian Names – Section N” (http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/n.html) as Nastas’ia. According to the July 2017 LoAR Acceptances for Natas’ia Sveneva, this spelling of the given name was registerable, although the apostrophe seems to be necessary (Natas‘ia).

Novikova: Novik is a Russian male given name (ibid.). Adding a terminal –a feminizes the byname Novikov (“Paul Goldschmidt’s Dictionary of Russian Names – Grammar,” http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/zgrammar.html, under Feminine Patronymics).
The client will not accept Major changes to the name.

30. Óláfr inn grái Sveinsson: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Azure, a stag’s attires and on a chief nebuly argent three gouttes azure.

Óláfr: Old Norse masculine given name (The Old Norse Name, Geirr Bassi Haraldsson, p. 13).

Sveinsson: Svein is an ON masculine given name (ibid., p. 15). I believe the patronymic form of the byname is Sveinsson (ibid., p. 17).

The nickname inn grái, “the grey,” was added (ibid., p. 22) after consultation with the client, as his original submission, Ólafr Sveinsson, conflicted with name Olaf Sveinsson, registered February 1995.

The gouttes are based on Wreath’s allowance for teardrop-shaped gouttes, within limits: “From Wreath: The Shape of Things – Gouttes”: given the evidence we express a strong preference for the traditional wavy-tailed gouttes. Teardrop shaped gouttes are registerable as long as they are elongated, more than twice as long as they are wide… (http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2013/03/13-03cl.html#5 )

31. Olafr Karlsson: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Per saltire sable and Or, in pale a dragon statant and a wolf’s head cabossed argent, both orbed azure.

Olafr: Old Norse masculine given name, demonstrated as Óláfr (The Old Norse Name, Geirr Bassi Haraldsson, p. 13).

Karlsson: ON masculine given name (ibid., p. 12). The patronymic is formed as directed by Geirr Bassi (ibid., p. 17).
The client will not accept Major changes to the name.

The client would really, really like both beasts to have blue eyes.

32. Raza-Una: NEW NAME
Raza-: Old Norse byname, “arse” (The Old Norse Name, Geirr Bassi Haraldsson, p. 26).
Una: ON feminine given name (ibid., p. 15).
In the acceptance of Raza-Skúli (who happens to be her lord) in the June 2015 LoAR, it was noted that “Those present at the Pelican decision meeting did not think that Raza- is offensive, noting that “arse” does not have the same connotation as the returned “anus” or “asshole”. Therefore, we are able to register this name.”Yes, the client is aware of the meaning. 
The client desires a female name and it most interested in the sound and language/culture of the name (none given). The client will not accept Major changes to the name.

33. Refr Fólkason: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Per chevron vert semy of forget-me-nots Or and azure, in base a winged fox passant contourny argent.

Refr is a masculine ON name (The Old Norse Name, Geirr Bassi Haraldsson, p. 14).
Fólki is a masculine ON name (ibid., p. 9). The genitive form is Fólkason, according to the construction of patronym, p. 17. 
The client doesn’t care about the gender of the name. He is most interested in the meaning of the name. He will not accept Major changes to the name.

34. Ríán hua Tadgáin: DEVICE RESUBMISSION from Laurel, March 2014.
Quarterly sable and argent, a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy sable.

The name was registered March 2014.

The previous submission, Per chevron sable and vert, a chevron rompu between a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy and an edelweiss argent seeded Or., was withdrawn by the submitter. 
There was some comment as to why this didn’t run afoul of the sword-and-dagger rule, but I doubt it does; minus the internal details, the outline of both charges are identical, and could just as easily be blazoned as (although the client might not appreciate it) as two masks/two theatrical masks.

35. Ro Asper: NEW NAME and DEVICE
Per chevron Or and vert, two sprigs of aspen leaves vert and a ram’s head cabossed argent.

Ro: German female given name found in “German Names from 1495,” Aryanhwy merch Catmael (http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/german/german1495.html).

Asper: German surname dated to 1488 in Dictionary of German Names, Hans Behlow, p. 21 s.n. Asp(er).

The client desires a female name and is more interested in the meaning of the name (from the aspen trees). She will not accept Major or Minor changes to the name.

There was a comment that there’d be a problem that the sprigs aren’t at a blazonable angle. “Redrawing them either palewise (which I believe is default) or bendwise before they’re sent up will be much safer.” I think the sprigs are acceptable as drawn.

36. Roland Rothais: NAME RESUBMISSION from Laurel, July 2017

The client’s previous submission, Roland of Blaye, was returned “because it presumes on the significant historical figure Count Roland, nephew of Charlemagne and eponymous hero of the 12th century Chanson de Roland, one of the most famous pieces of medieval literature. Roland was called seigneur de Blaye (overlord of Blaye) in period sources. For example, Annales & croniques de France: depuis la destruction de Troye iusques au temps du roy Louis onzieme, published in 1553 (https://books.google.com/books?id=iy9hAAAAcAAJ), refers to Roland several times as “Comte du Mans” (Count of Mans) and “Seigneur de Blaye.” Blaye continues to be the modern name of the place. Thus, Roland of Blaye is a form of the famous Roland’s name and the present submission must be returned as presumptuous.”
Roland appears as a name in “Given Names from Brittany, 1384-1600,” Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn, with the desired spelling dated 1526 (http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names/latebreton.html).

Rothais: is an English byname dated to 1086 in Reaney and Wilson, 3rd edition, p. 383 s.n. Rose.

37. Rowan of the Titans: NEW DEVICE CHANGE

Per chevron Or and sable, two pawprints and a fleur-de-lys counterchanged.

The name was registered July 2001.

If the new device is registered, retain the current device, Azure, an elephant rampant contourny proper maintaining in its trunk a cluster of Rowan flowers argent, slipped and leaved vert., as a badge.
The use of pawprints is a SFPP.

38. Sadb ingen Máedóc: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Per pale indented gules and azure, a tree blasted and eradicated Or and an increscent argent.

Sadb: Middle Irish Gaelic feminine name dated to 1048, 1126. 1171, 1176 (“Index of Names in Irish Annals,” Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada,(http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Sadb.shtml).

Máedóc: male Oghamic Irish name, dated 624, 625, 660 (ibid.,http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Maedoc.shtml)

ingen: The pattern <given> ingen <father’s genitive> is documented in Sharon L. Krossa’s “Quick and Easy Gaelic Names” (http://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/). The use of ingen prior to 1200 comes toward the bottom of the page, while the generic pattern is s.n. Simple Patronymic Bynames.

The client will not accept Major changes to the name.

39. Sigríðr Úlfsdóttir de Lacy (TY): NEW NAME CHANGE from Sigríðr Úlfsdóttir of Aschehyrst

The current name was registered August 2015. If the new name is registered, please retain the current name as an alternate.

de Lacy: a place name located in Normandy and brought to England by the Normans. This spelling is dated to 1375 in the Academy of St. Gabriel Report # 2611 (http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi?2611+0). It can also be found Monumental Brass Inscriptions, Surnames A – H,http://heraldry.sca.org/names/brasses/lastnameAH.html 1(1) de Lacy – 1375 kt (kt = Kent)http://heraldry.sca.org/names/brasses/welcome.html.

Lacy appears in several forms over several centuries, the earliest being de Laci 1086 and Laci 1086 (Academy of Saint Gabrield Report 2611, 
http://www.s-gabriel.org/2611), Prior to 1100, the combination of French and Scandinavian elements is permitted. A later spelling might be an issue, as the client will not accept Major or Minor changes to the name. However, being previously registered as Sigríðr Úlfsdóttir, this might count as neutral in both time and language. Additionally, she is changing her name/locative to match her new husband’s SCA name. Collin de Lacy was registered September 2016.
(Just asking and I don’t think it will make a difference, but would the removal of the ON diacritical marks help in this matter?)
The client desires a female name. She will not accept Major or Minor changes to the name.

40. Victoria Busshenell: NEW NAME
Victoria: English female given name dated between 1617 and 1702 (Withycombe, p. 289). However, there are several individuals in IGI that precede these dates: Victoria Marshall has a christening date of 8 June 1589 in Darrington, York, England, Batch P00759-1 (https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3AVictoria~%20%2Bbirth_place%3AEngland~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1500-1650~).
Busshenell: registered name of her grandmother, Ann Busshenell of Tylehurst. Joan Busshenell has a christening date of 7 May 1565 in Thatcham, Berkshire, England Batch K15779-1 (https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3ABusshenell~%20%2Bbirth_place%3AEngland~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1200-1600~). 

There are 29 New Names, 1 New Name Change, 17 New Devices, 2 New Device Changes, 3 New Badges, 1 New Augmentation of Arms. These 53 items are chargeable, Laurel should receive $212 for them. There are 1 Name Resubmission and 2 Device Resubmissions. These 3 items are not chargeable. There are a total of 56 items submitted on this letter.

I was assisted in the preparation of the Letter of Intent by Commentary was provided by Coblaith Muimnech, Etienne Le Mons, ffride wlffsdotter, Iago ab Adam, Lilie Dubh inghean ui Mordha, Magnus von Lübeck and Michael Gerard Curtememoire.

Thank you to those who provide your wisdom and patience, your expertise and your willingness to share it. There will be less in the April Letter of Intent (I think. I hope.).

Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy 
c/o Linda Miku 
2527 East 3rd Street; Tucson AZ 85716 
atensubmissions.nexiliscom.com
brickbat@nexiliscom.com

 

 

 

ATENVELDT COLLEGE OF HERALDS

Letter of Intent

20 February 2018, A.S. LII

Unto Juliana Laurel; Alys Pelican; Cormac Wreath; and the commenting Members of the College of Arms,

Greetings from Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy, Brickbat Herald and Parhelium Herald for the Kingdom of Atenveldt!

The Atenveldt College of Heralds requests the consideration and registration of the following names and armory with the College of Arms.

Unless specifically stated, the client will accept any spelling and grammar corrections; all assistance is appreciated.

1. Áine inghean Uí Ó Raghallaigh: NEW NAME
The name is Irish Gaelic.

Áine is a Middle Irish Gaelic and Early Modern Irish Gaelic female given name, dated 1169 through 1468 (“Index of Names in Irish Annals: Áine,” Mari Elspeth nic Bryan,http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Aine.shtml).

Raghallaigh is found in “16th & 17th Century Anglicized Irish Surnames from Woulfe,” Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada, p. 628 with the Gaelic header Ó Raghailligh, and Ó Raghallaigh,http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/Woulfe/SortedByAnglicizedRoot_P.shtml. This is the genitive form of Rogellach, Rogallach / Raghallach. This is the Early Modern Irish Gaelic form of the name, dated 1233 (“Index of Names in Irish Annals: Áine,” Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Rogellach.shtml).

inghean Uí is the standard way to form a name using an Irish clan affiliation byname for women (“Quick and Easy Gaelic Names” 3rd Edition, Sharon L. Krossa, http://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/#simplepatronymicbyname.
The client desires a female name and is most interest in the spelling and language/culture of the name (Irish, Gaelic). She will not accept Major Changes to the name. Upon consultation, the client gave permission for the construction of the name to be corrected.

In internal commentary, ffride wlffsdotter notes that: Quick and Easy Gaelic Names says: “The standard way to form a name using an Irish clan affiliation byname for women is: <single given name> inghean Uí <eponymous clan ancestor’s name (in genitive case & always lenited unless starting with a vowel)> which means <given name> daughter of a male descendant <of eponymous clan ancestor> For example, Dearbhorgaill who is the daughter of Fearchar Ó Conchobhair would be: Dearbhorgaill inghean Uí Chonchobhair.” And Index of Names in Irish Annals: Failghe by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan has: (http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Failghe.shtml) Failghe mac Mhaol Mhórdha Uí Raghallaigh, died 1512. She believes (and I concur) that the name should be Áine inghean Uí Raghallaigh, without the extraneous Ó.

The client desires a female name and is most interested in the spelling and language/culture of the name (Irish Gaelic). Although she’d marked no Major Changes to the name, further consultation with her has allowed us to make any changes that would allow the name to be registered.

2. Ari Ánsson and Æsa ongull: BADGE RESUBMISSION from Laurel, November 2015

Per bend sinister gules scaly and argent semy of escallops inverted gules.

The names were registered February 2006 and July 2009.

The previous submission (by Ari alone), an appeal for the badge Gules scaly argent., was “returned for conflict with the device of Antonius Hasebroek: Gules scaly Or. The underlying field tincture is the same and there is only one DC for changing the tincture of the scales. At the time the current precedent on field only armory with field treatments like scaly was set in February, 2012, Laurel declined to rule on whether or not two fields of identical underlying tinctures with the same type of field treatments in different tinctures are clear of conflict or not. At this time we are ruling that, if two field primary pieces of armory share the same field treatment and an identical underlying tincture, the fields do not differ by a substantial change of tincture and, absent an additional change (e.g., for the presence of a peripheral charge) will conflict.”

I think the blazon might require some enhancement, Per bend sinister gules scaly argent, and argent, semy…, to assure that the scales won’t have escallops upon them.

3. Emelyn Fraser: BADGE RESUBMISSION for Stonegard Keep, September 2015

Argent, a bat-winged man-tyger sejant erect within a bordure embattled sable.

The client’s name was registered April 2014. The household name was registered September 2015.

The previous submission, (Fieldless) A bat-winged lion with a human head sejant erect sable face argent., was returned for conflict with the badge of Lijsbet vande Visschereye: Per pale Or and argent, a winged lion rampant guardant sable. There is one DC for fieldlessness but no DC for the type of wings, no DC between the postures and no difference granted for changing the head. Although there would be a DC between a winged lion and a sphinx, it relies on the fact that both are period charges. The charge here is not a sphinx but a bat-winged lion: it lacks both breasts and bird wings.”

The man-tyger is a monster with a leonine body and a human head; the Pictorial Dictionary notes that “sometimes the feet have been replaced by human hands.”, which is not the case here. The client has chosen to use the man-tyger so as not to have to use the scorpion tail that is associated with a manticore; they are both collected under “Monster–Manticore” in the Ordinary. These monsters appear to be distinct from other feline-like monsters.

4. Eugene Haraldson: DEVICE RESUBMISSION from Laurel, November 2017
Per pale sable and argent, a sun eclipsed between in bend two broad-arrows counterchanged. 

The name was registered November 2017.

The previous submission, Per pale sable and argent, a sun eclipsed between in bend two broad-arrows, that in base inverted, counterchanged., was returned “for violation of SENA A3D2c, which requires that charges in the same group be in a unified orientation. The two broad-arrows in this submission are placed in bend, with one upright and the other inverted. These orientations must be blazoned individually, rather than being in an identical orientation (either upright or inverted) or a complementary orientation (points to center/outward). If evidence could be found of such a design in period, it could of course be registered.” The client has chosen to place the broad-arrows in the same orientation.

5. Lilias Mar: NEW DEVICE
Per bend sinister azure mullety Or and vert, in sinister base a scorpion inverted bendwise sinister Or.

The name was registered July 2017.

6. Lucius James: NEW NAME and DEVICE

Or, a fist and a bordure rayonny Or.

Lucius is found as an English male given name as Lucius Deringe, with a marriage date 22 Sep 1578 in Wolborough and Newgon Abbor, Devon, England (Batch M05188-1, https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3ALucius~%20%2Bsurname%3ADeringe~%20%2Bbirth_place%3AEngland~).
The surname James can be found with Gwilliam James’ christening date of 02 Sep 1554 at St. Thomas’, Newport, Hampshire, England, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2RW-LZZ.

The client desires a male name and is most interested in the language/culture of the name (English). He would like it authentic for 16^th C. England.

There were some issues by internal commentary with the size of the shield and the depiction of the rayonny bordure; they have been dealt with.

7. Melonia Marie Popoff: NEW SUBMISSION

Vert, a catamount rampant gardant argent enflamed proper, a bordure ermine.

The name was registered October 2017

The previous submission, Vert, a catamount rampant gardant argent, fimbriated with flames proper, a bordure ermine., was returned at Kingdom July 2017 because such use of flames has been prohibited for a long time. The client has changed the flames to be enflamed in an acceptable manner.

8. Nichelle of Whitewolfe: NEW BADGE
Sable, a demi-panther argent spotted sable and incensed gules, maintaining a cross formy argent.

The name was registered June 1973.

Although the flames are gules on a sable field, there are similar examples of registered armory, in which incensing deals with color-on-color or metal-on-

metal:

Nikea of Istanbul (device registered September 2014): Potent, a panther rampant guardant Or incensed gules and spotted of diverse tinctures. (This is likely a moot point, with the use of a neutral field.)

Alexandra de Louvain (device registered December 2013): Gules billety Or, a Continental panther rampant argent incensed sable.

Stephen Locksley (device registered 2006): Vert, a Continental panther rampant to sinister argent incensed gules between two pallets engrailed argent.

Andrew de Londres (device registered Octoer 2004): Vert, a sword Or hilted sable between two continental panthers combattant Or incensed gules.

9. Nudd McPherson: NEW NAME CHANGE from Ian Nudd MacPherson

The current name was registered December 1989, before the College of Arms allowed English surnames permitted as given names in late period. The client registered the given name Ian at the time to comply with the rules, but his preference has always been to be known at Nudd. 
George Nudd is shown with a marriage date of 1582 to Margaret Feild at Yelverton, Norfolk, England, Batch M09677-1 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2PF-SP2). 
Dowgall McPherson is shown with a 16 Sep 1649 marriage date at Kenmore, Perth, Scotland, Batch M11360-2(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY3C-WXY). The client desires a male name; he will not accept any Major or Minor changes to the name.

ffride wlffsdotter notes in the May 2017 LoAR for the registration of Keviliock MacKinley: “Submitted as Keviliock McKinley, Mc is a scribal abbreviation for Mac. By precedent, “both Mc and M’ will be expanded to Mac for registration purposes. Individuals with names expanded to Mac should of course feel free to use abbreviated forms like Mc and M’ as documentary forms of their name.” [September 2013 Cover Letter] We therefore have expanded the byname to MacKinley for registration.” (http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2017/05/17-05lar.html#198) 
Upon further consultation, the client will allow the surname as MacPherson if needed to register the name change.

10. Tir Ysgithr, Barony of: NEW ORDER NAME, Order of the Ffrind of Tir Ysgithr

The name is Welsh. Ffrind is Welsh for “friend”; it is found in English Elements in Welsh, T. H. Parry-Williams, p. 125. The name for the Barony of Tir Ysgithr was registered in January 1973. If this is registered, it should be associated with the badge (Fieldless) A maunch Or charged with a boar’s head couped contourny sable., registered to the Barony in August 2017.

The award is presented to individuals who support the Barony with their participation in Baronial activities but who do not live within the region of the Barony. Coblaith Muimnech mentioned several ways to establish that a name phrase is suitable for inclusion in a registered order name via http://heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#NPN1C. It seems that f. Branch Name Allowance: “Name phrases may be created from the registered forms of SCA branches. Only the exact registered form of the branch name may be used, in the lingua Anglica form “of Branchname“. Translated forms will not be registered under this allowance.” would work, since Tir Ysgithr is a registered name, but using a translated form is not allowed; I hope that my fears are groundless, since it is the hope by the clients that Ffrind,being Welsh, it compatible with the Welsh name of the Barony (“Land of the Tusk”).

There are 2 New Names, 1 New Name Change, 1 New Order Name, 3 New Devices, 1 New Badge. These 8 items are chargeable, Laurel should receive $32 for them. There are 1 Device Resubmission and 2 Badge Resubmissions. These 3 items are not chargeable. There are a total of 11 items submitted on this letter.

I was assisted in the preparation of the Letter of Intent by Commentary was provided by Coblaith Muimnech, ffride wlffsdotter, Lyn of Whitewolfe, Magnus von Lübeck, Michael Gerard Curtememoire and Sigrith Vigdisardaater.

Thank you to those who provide your wisdom and patience, your expertise and your willingness to share it. 

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