East Kingdom Results From The June 2020 LoAR
EASTERN RESULTS FROM THE JUNE 2020 LoAR
(FINAL HERALDIC DECISIONS)
(These are the FINAL Society-level decisions on submissions from the East, reflecting what has actually been registered or returned. – Mistress Alys Mackyntoich, Heraldry Editor)
The Society College of Arms 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 King 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 June 2020 Wreath and Pelican meetings.
EAST acceptances
Caitríona bean mhic Cailín. Device. Per fess wavy vert and purpure, a wolf statant argent and a mermaid Or, in chief two hearts argent.
Cassair ní Dheoráin. Device. Argent, in cross four hearts points to center gules and in base a goutte de poix.
Concordia of the Snows, Barony of. Order name Order of Skyes Fyre and badge. (Fieldless) A fess wavy couped vert, overall a snowflake argent.
Submitted as Order of the Fyre of Saint Skye, this order name was originally submitted to Kingdom as Order of Skye Fyre. It was returned at Kingdom for not following an attested pattern of order names. However, Order of Skyes Fyre does follow an attested pattern. [See Carillion, Barony of. Order name Order of Irons Bell, 11/2014 LoAR, A-East] At the Barony’s request, we have changed the name to Order of Skyes Fyre for registration.
The barony is allowed use of a snowflake via SENA A2B3, the Existing Registration Allowance.
Gonzalo Corneille. Device (see RETURNS for badge). Per fess argent and azure, a raven displayed azure and a tower proper.
There is a step from period practice for the use of the displayed posture by a bird other than an eagle.
Gowan mac Aoidh. Name and device. Azure, on a chevron Or a brown stag’s head couped affronty proper and in chief two dog’s heads erased respectant argent.
Submitted as Gowane mac Aoidh, Gowane was documented as a Scots surname. There is no evidence for Scots surnames being used as given names. Fortunately, Gowan_ is a gray period English surname found in the FamilySearch Historical Records in a record with a visible attached primary source document. That surname can be used as a given name per precedent. Therefore, with the submitter’s permission, we have changed the name to Gowan_ mac Aoidh.
This name combines an English given name and a Gaelic surname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
Luiza Vinçente. Device. Lozengy vert and argent semy of horse’s heads couped gules, on a base argent two sprigs in saltire vert.
This device was pended for redraw on the February 2020 LoAR.
Máel Dúin mac Cába. Device. Or, a bat-winged polypus bendwise vert.
Malagentia, Province of. Badge for populace. (Fieldless) A moon in her complement within and conjoined to a mascle argent.
Malagentia, Province of. Badge for populace. (Fieldless) A torse in annulo wreathed argent and purpure.
Nice badge!
Malcolm MacClerie. Device change. Per bend azure and Or, a wolf’s head erased sable, on a chief Or two ravens respectant sable.
The submitter’s previous device, Ermine, a wolf’s head erased contourny gules and on a chief azure three arrows palewise argent, is released.
Maria Erika von Ossenheim. Badge. (Fieldless) On a pegasus couchant sable an oak leaf Or.
Markus farmaðr. Device. Azure, a pall inverted cotised between two talbots combattant and a boar’s head cabossed argent.
This device was pended for redraw on the February 2020 LoAR.
Sakurai Tatsuko. Name and device. Per pale argent and purpure, in chevron inverted five cherry blossoms counterchanged.
Nice 16th century Japanese name for a buke (military class) woman!
Submitted as five sakura blossoms, notable for the cant on the submitter’s name, we are reminded that canting is a function of the armorial design, not necessarily the blazon itself. Where canting via the blazon uses uncommon terms, the blazon may be altered to suit the needs of the heraldic community without invalidating the cant:
Submitted as a “noisette,” a cant on the submitter’s name, the blazon was changed for clarity. In the May 2007 registration of the device of Jeneuer le Geliner, it was ruled:
The submitter requested that the hen be blazoned as a geline for the sake of the cant. This term is not a standard heraldic term, nor is it a common modern term. Given the difficulty one would have in determining what a geline is, we decline to use it in this blazon.
We wish to inform the submitter that cants needn’t be blazoned. The arms of the Earls of Arundel, with their martlets, are canting arms: but you’d only know that if you knew that the French for “swallow” is hirondelle. The martlets aren’t blazoned that way; but that doesn’t stop them from canting. The same is true here.
The above ruling is directly applicable here as well. The blazon will be difficult to understand if the term noisette is used; and the cant will still be there, even if the term hazelnut is used. We are all in favor of cants, but not at the expense of blazon reproducibility. [Amelot Noisete, Feb. 2018, A-Æthelmearc]
Nice cant!
Sakurai Tatsuko. Badge. Argent, on a chevron inverted purpure five cherry blossoms argent.
Submitted as five sakura blossoms, notable for the cant on the submitter’s name, we are reminded that canting is a function of the armorial design, not necessarily the blazon itself. Where canting via the blazon uses uncommon terms, the blazon may be altered to suit the needs of the heraldic community without invalidating the cant:
Submitted as a “noisette,” a cant on the submitter’s name, the blazon was changed for clarity. In the May 2007 registration of the device of Jeneuer le Geliner, it was ruled:
The submitter requested that the hen be blazoned as a geline for the sake of the cant. This term is not a standard heraldic term, nor is it a common modern term. Given the difficulty one would have in determining what a geline is, we decline to use it in this blazon.
We wish to inform the submitter that cants needn’t be blazoned. The arms of the Earls of Arundel, with their martlets, are canting arms: but you’d only know that if you knew that the French for “swallow” is hirondelle. The martlets aren’t blazoned that way; but that doesn’t stop them from canting. The same is true here.
The above ruling is directly applicable here as well. The blazon will be difficult to understand if the term noisette is used; and the cant will still be there, even if the term hazelnut is used. We are all in favor of cants, but not at the expense of blazon reproducibility. [Amelot Noisete, Feb. 2018, A-Æthelmearc]
Nice cant!
Shannon inghean Bhriain uí Dhuilleáin. Badge. Per bend sinister vert and argent, a bend sinister azure cotised counterchanged.
EAST returns
Caius Ignatius Pontianus. Device. Sable, a trident Or between two serpents erect addorsed argent and a gorgon’s head cabossed Or.
Pended for redraw on the February 2020 LoAR, this submission has been withdrawn by the submitter.
Gonzalo Corneille. Badge. (Fieldless) In pale a raven displayed azure sustaining in saltire a rapier proper and a sewing needle inverted argent.
This item is returned for per SENA A3D2a, the “slot-machine” standard, which disallows more than two types of charges in a single charge group. As drawn the rapier and sewing needle are sufficiently large that they have become co-primary with the eagle. On resubmission, reducing their sizes relative to the eagle will allow them to be a secondary group.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a bird in a displayed posture other than an eagle.
Mægwynn filia Brun. Device. Per chevron gules and azure, in cross three morning glory blossoms affronty and a bear’s paw print Or.
This item is returned for conflict with the device of Edith Winter, Per saltire sable and azure, four roses Or [Dec 2013, Lochac]. There is one DC for the field, but no DC for changing the type of less than half the primary charge group.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a paw print.