East Kingdom Results From The March 2016 LoAR
The Society College of Heralds runs on monthly cycles and letters. Each month, the College processes name and armory submissions from all of the Kingdoms. Final decisions on submissions are made at the monthly meetings of the Pelican Queen of Arms (names) and the Wreath Queen of Arms (armory). Pelican and Wreath then write up their decisions in a Letter of Acceptances and Return (LoAR). After review and proofreading, LoARs generally are released two months after the meeting where the decisions are made.
An “acceptance” indicates that the item(s) listed are now registered with the Society. A “return” indicates that the item is returned to the submitter for additional work. Most items are registered without comments. Sometimes, the LoAR will address specific issues about the name or armory or will praise the submitter/herald on putting together a very nice historically accurate item.
The following results are from the March 2016 Wreath and Pelican meetings; these items were submitted to the East Kingdom at Pennsic 2015.
Acceptances
* Aharon ben Zach. Name.
* Amis Mwyn. Device. Or, a fret azure its mascle gules, a bordure sable.
* Brandr nefsbrjotr Aronsson. Name change from Cian Mac Fhearghuis.
The submitter wanted a constructed byname meaning “nosebreaker”. The form refsbrjotr uses the genitive singular form of “nose”, whereas all of the examples of “breaker of X” or “X breaker” in Old Norse that could be found use the genitive plural form of X. Examples include hornabrjótr (“breaker of horns”), øxnabrjótr (“oxen breaker”), and garðabrjótr (“breaker of fences”), and haugabrjótr(“breaker of cairns, grave-robber”), all found in Geirr Bassi. Therefore, the plural form of the byname would be nefjabrjotr (“breaker of noses”).
We note that at least one prior registration allowed the genitive singular form in a similar name:
Submitted as Ragnarr rifbrjótr, all the documented examples of X-brjótr that were supplied on the LoI and by the commenters have the X element in the genitive case. We have changed the name to Ragnarr rifsbbrjótr [sic] to match the documented examples and fix the grammar. [Ragnarr rifsbrjótr, August 2008, A-Atlantia]
Similarly, a more recent registration stated that the genitive singular form was registerable:
The byname is constructed, with the intended meaning of “stone breaker”. The byname needs to use the genitive form of “stone”, Steins- (“breaking one rock”) or Steina- (“breaking many rocks”). Kingdom confirmed that the submitter prefers the latter, so we have changed the byname to Steinabrjótr. [Óláfr Steinabrjótr, February 2015, A-Æthelmearc]
Therefore, we will allow the submitted form of the byname in this case, but future registrations of “X breaker” in Old Norse should either use the genitive plural form of X or include documentation to support the use of the genitive singular. If the submitter prefers the plural form nefjabrjotr, he can submit a request for reconsideration.
The Letter of Intent incorrectly stated that the submitter’s previous name, Cian Mac Fhearghuis, was to be released. However, in accordance with the submission form, it is retained as an alternate name.
* Charlotte Orr. Name and device. Quarterly argent and sable, a hedgehog statant gardant gules.
Nice late 16th century English name!
* Constancia de Vianne. Name and device. Purpure, a crossbow bendwise sinister and on a chief argent five musical notes inverted sable.
* Hasanah bint al-Khalil ibn Habib and Ingvar Thorsteinsson. Joint household name Erlendsstaðir.
Although the form only included Hasanah’s name as the submitter, it was confirmed in email that this is a joint registration.
* Ignacia la Ciega. Badge. Gules, a chevron between a demi-sun and a shamshir inverted Or.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a shamshir.
* Ingvar Thorsteinsson. Device. Erminois, a boar’s head cabossed sable and a chief gules.
* Ingvar Thorsteinsson and Hasanah bint al-Khalil ibn Habib. Joint badge for Erlendsstaðir. (Fieldless) A tree blasted and eradicated per fess gules and sable.
Although the form only included Ingvar’s name as the submitter, it was confirmed in email that this is a joint registration.
* Ingvar Thorsteinsson and Hasanah bint al-Khalil ibn Habib. Joint badge. (Fieldless) A tree blasted and eradicated quarterly gules and sable.
Although the form only included Ingvar’s name as the submitter, it was confirmed in email that this is a joint registration.
* Johannes von Braunschweig. Name.
The byname is found in the title of Gründlicher Bericht, wie es mit Herzog Friderich von Braunschweig und der Stadt Braunschweig in der Belägerung ergangen (https://books.google.com/books?id=ArJKAAAAcAAJ), dated to 1615.
* Margaret of Rochester. Badge. Azure goutty, a chevron argent.
Nice badge!
* Matteo Genovese. Name and device. Vert, a spear and in chief two axes argent, a bordure argent semy of daggers inverted vert.
Nice 15th-16th century Italian name!
* Matthildr Skotsdottir. Name.
* Micchelle Vitalis. Name and device. Or, a bend vert between a bunch of grapes slipped and leaved proper and two arrows in saltire gules.
The submitter requested authenticity for “Italian any time in our time period”. This is an authentic 13th century Latinized Italian name.
* Michel Almond de Champagne. Name change from Michal Almond de Champagne and augmentation of arms. Per chevron lozengy argent and sable and purpure, in base a fleur-de-lys argent and for augmentation on a canton Or a tyger passant azure.
The bynames Almond and de Champagne are grandfathered to the submitter.
The submitter’s previous name, Michal Almond de Champagne, is released.
Please advise the submitter to draw the lozengy portion of the field with more and smaller lozenges.
The submitter has permission from the East Kingdom for her augmentation to conflict with the East Kingdom’s populace badge: (Fieldless) A tyger passant azure.
* Moire MacGraha. Badge. (Fieldless) A musical note argent entwined by an ivy vine vert.
* Mountain Freehold, Shire of. Badge. (Fieldless) A seahorse argent atop a trimount couped vert.
* Mountain Freehold, Shire of. Badge. (Fieldless) A seahorse Or atop a trimount couped vert.
* Nicolae Munteanu. Name and device. Or, a tree issuant from a mountain between in chief two falcons striking respectant vert.
Submitted as Nicolae Muntean, the correct patronymic is Munteanu. We have changed the byname to this form to register this name.
* Nicole la bouchiere. Name and device. Per pale argent and azure, a cleaver bendwise sinister counterchanged.
Nice late 13th century French name!
Nice choice of charge for this occupational byname!
* Oodachi Jirou Tsu’neyasu. Name.
* Osc of the Harbours. Device. Argent, five geese migrant in chevron sable and in base a torteau.
There is a step from period practice for the use of birds in the migrant posture.
* Piers Campbell. Acceptance of transfer of household name Clan Campbell of Applecross from Tomasz Tomashevskoi.
* Richard Holland. Name change from Ragnarr Sigurðarson.
The given name Richard is found in “English Given Names from 16th and Early 17th C Marriage Records” by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (http://heraldry.sca.org/names/english/parishes/richard.html) in 1575, the same year as the byname.
Excellent 16th century English name!
The submitter’s previous name, Ragnarr Sigurðarson, is retained as an alternate name.
* Robyn Wolf Claw. Name and device. Per bend argent and vert, a phoenix gules rising from flames Or and a wolf’s head cabossed argent.
The submitter requested authenticity for “1580s Tudor England”. All elements in this name and the pattern of double bynames can be documented to late 16th century England.
* Rose Therion Storie. Name.
Therion and Storie are grandfathered to the submitter, as they are elements from the registered name of the submitter’s father, Therion Sean Storie.
After the Pelican decision meeting, the question was raised whether this submitter would also need a letter of permission to conflict from her father, as Therion Storie is a possible use name for her father. PN3D of SENA states:
To be clear of relationship conflict, the submitted name must not unmistakably imply close relationship with a protected person. This includes, but is not limited to, a claim to be the parent, child, or spouse of a protected person. An unmistakable implication generally requires the use of the entirety of a protected name.
In the present submission, Rose Therion Sean Storie would make such an unmistakable claim of relationship. However, the submitted name, which does not incorporate her father’s complete name, does not. Therefore, we are able to register this name within requiring an additional letter of permission to conflict.
* Rowen Cloteworthy. Heraldic title Red Lozenge Herald.
Lozenge is a lingua Anglica form of the period losenge.
* Stanislaw Polaski. Name and device. Azure, a chevron inverted Or between three dragons passant two and one argent.
Both elements are found in Zofia Abramowicz, Lila Citko, and Leonarda Dacewicz, S{l/}ownik Historycznych Nazw Osobowych Bia{l/}ostocczyzny (XV-XVII), vol. 2, s.nn. Po{l/}aski and Wojno, dated to 1580.
Nice late 16th century Polish name!
* Tigernan MacAlpin. Device change. Gules, an alphyn rampant argent and a bordure compony sable and Or.
The submitter’s old device, Sable, a bear rampant, on a chief Or three spruce trees eradicated sable, is retained as a badge.
* Tomasz Tomashevskoi. Transfer of household name Clan Campbell of Applecross to Piers Campbell.
* Tryggvi Stefnisson. Device. Vert, a seal erect and in chief seven gouttes argent.
* Ulrich van Kathen. Device. Per pall inverted vert, azure, and argent, three musimons rampant counterchanged argent and sable.
* Védís Iðunardóttir. Device. Gules, a seal erect and in chief seven gouttes Or.
* Violante Valeriano. Device. Argent, on an ounce rampant regardant azure a comet argent, a sinister tierce urdy azure.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a tierce with another charge.
* Zipora du Bois. Name and device. Purpure, a winged fleur-de-lys Or.
Zipora is a 14th century Jewish name found in Germany and France. The combination of a Jewish name from France and a French byname is an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C of SENA.
Returns
* Rowen Cloteworthy. Augmentation of arms. Lozengy argent and sable, a chief gules and for an augmentation a canton purpure charged with four millrinds in cross Or.
This augmentation is returned for contrast issues. SENA A3a3 states “Because an augmentation adds complexity, augmented devices are often allowed to violate certain style rules, such as allowing charges on tertiary charges or a complexity count of greater than eight, as long as the identifiability of the design is maintained. However, they may not violate the rules on contrast.” While the canton is overall and has good technical constrast with the field, it also substantially overlies the gules chief and mostly touches black parts of the neutral field. Thus, the purpure canton largely lies against a color background and does not have good contrast. In consequence, this must be returned.