Minutes of the April 24, 2005 meeting
[Note: These submissions appear on the
Oct 05 LoAR, one pend
on the May 06 LoAR]
Meeting commenced at 11:05AM.
In attendance were: Jeanne Marie Crescent, Lachlan Dolphin,
Illuminada Silver Trumpet, Su Battlement¸
Kurt Sommelier, Thomas Brownwell, Damien Sable Fret,
Douglas Flame, Selene Aurum, Jared Alexandre Blaydeaux,
Catherine de Winter, Davin Mac Alister of Drake's Height,
Elspeth Charissa aus Reinwald, Balthazar Seraph,
Bruce Oak Leaf, Eirikr Gold Phoenix, Elizabeth Goodechild,
and Martin Moteyro do Monte.
The schedule for the rest of the year: May 8th (changed to avoid conflict
with Altavia Anniversary), June 26th (changed to avoid mundane conflict), July
10th, August 7th, September 11th (Sept. Crown name/armory submissions due),
October 2nd, November 6th, and December 4th.
Jeanne Marie announced that she will be stepping down as Crescent at Queen's
Champion; Lachlan will be stepping up as Crescent. The new Laurel Queen of Arms
is Elisabeth de Rossignol. Margaret is remaining as Pelican, and Jeanne Marie
will be Wreath (as soon as she steps down as Crescent).
Quarterly reports are overdue, please get them in. A roster warrant will be
signed at Coronation - please send Crescent your warrant information: modern
name, SCA name, contact information, SCA number and expiration date, title and
rank, and when your term of office expires (for territorial heralds).
In the interest of promoting a more "period" feel within the
College, Crescent has decided to replace the heraldic rank "Cornet"
with the rank "Macer". The original rank, "Cornet" was
chosen as a little joke which essentially went, "If a herald is a trumpet,
a little herald must be a little trumpet, for example a cornet." Macer, on
the other hand, is at least based upon a position in the hierarchy of
late-period Scottish heralds. A Macer was a minor official of the Lion King of
Arms, so named because the officer carried a ceremonial mace or wand.
From this point forward, heralds who have not yet reached the rank of
pursuivant may style themselves according to the new practice. Should the new
herald be a warranted officer, they might append the rank to the title of their
office, for example, "Gold Forest Macer".
Submissions marked with † were accepted at Collegium Caidis.
Approved submissions will be forwarded to Laurel on the June 24, 2005 Letter
of Intent.
al-Sahid, Shire of
Martin Monteyro do Monte. New Name.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a masculine name authentic for 16th
Century. He will accept minor changes but will not allow major changes, and if
the name must be changed, he cares most about the meaning, "Huntsman of
the Mountain.".
The documentation is from Aryanhwy merch Catmael' "Portuguese Names from
Lisbon, 1565"
(http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/portuguese/lisbon1565.html).
Martin is listed as a masculine given name, appearing in
this spelling 17 times.
Monteyro is listed as a surname and is glossed as "a
hunter, huntsman" (masculine).
do Monte is listed as a surname and is glossed as "of
the mountain".
The article notes "The total number of people who had more than one
byname makes up a very small fraction of the total number of recorded
names." The most common form is <patronymic> + <locative> or
<patronymic> + <descriptive>. Less common is the form used in the
submitted name, <descriptive> + <locative>.
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Altavia, Barony of
Altavia, Barony of. New order name Order of the Argent
Fret.
[Name] The barony's name was registered 07/83. This follows the form of their
current service award Sable Fret of Altavia (registered 08/84). The
form <heraldic tincture> Fret is grandfathered to the barony.
The barony intends inclusion in this order to be awarded for the Arts &
Sciences. The submission includes a letter of support signed by Baron, Baroness
and witnessed by the local herald.
Order name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Altavia, Barony of. New order name Order of the Vert
Fret.
[Name] The barony's name was registered 07/83. This follows the form of their
current service award Sable Fret of Altavia (registered 08/84). The
form <heraldic tincture> Fret is grandfathered to the barony.
The barony intends inclusion in this order to be awarded to Fighters. The
submission includes a letter of support signed by Baron, Baroness and witnessed
by the local herald.
Order name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Meliora Deverel. New name.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a feminine name authentic for 14th c.
Cornish. She will allow minor but not major changes; and if the name must be
changed she cares most about the sound.
She has a letter from St. Gabriel (report 2923) which indicates that
Meliora Deverel is a reasonable name for a 14th C
English-speaking woman in Cornwall.
We do note that <Meliora>, at least, is considered to be exclusively
Cornish. Its first recorded use is in 1218, and several variants were popular
as late as the 17th and early 18th centuries, making it a fine choice [2].
The surname <Deverill> derives from several placenames in Cornwall and
Wiltshire. Examples from your period include <Deverel> 1324, 1326, 1362,
<Dyfyrl> 1340, <Defriel> 1356 [3, 4, 5]. It is a fine surname for
your period. The spellings with <f> are more typical of Cornish than
English, so in an English context we recommend <Deverel>.
[2] Bice, Christopher, _Names for the Cornish_ (Padstow, Cornwall: Lodenek
Press, 1975); Names for Girls s.nn. <Elowen>, <Melyor>.
[3] Reaney, P. H., & R. M. Wilson, _A Dictionary of English Surnames_
(London: Routledge, 1991; Oxford University Press, 1995); s.n.
<Deverall>.
[4] _Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections
of the English Place-Name Society_, Edited by Victor Watts, Edited in
association with John Insley, Margaret Gelling (Cambridge University Press:
January 2004); s.n. Deverill.
[5] G. Pawley White, _A Handbook of Cornish Surnames_, (Camborne, Cornwall:
G. Pawley White, 1972); s.n. <Deveril>.
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Angels, Barony of the
Angels, Barony of. Release of Heraldic Title. Seraphim
Pursuivant.
[Name] The group name was registered "At some point." The title
Seraphim Pursuivant was registered to Caid, Kingdom of 08/87 for the barony's
use and transferred to the barony 05/04. Also, the title Seraph Pursuivant was
registered to West, Kingdom of 04/81 for the barony's use and transferred to
Caid, Kingdom of 08/87 and transferred to the barony 05/04.
The barony does not wish to use the title Seraphim and has submitted a letter
requesting its release. The letter is signed by the Baron, Baroness, Seneschal
and Seraph.
Approved and forwarded to Laurel.
†Caillin O'Neill. New name.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a feminine name from the Irish culture,
though she does not request changes to make the name authentic. She will accept
all changes, and if the name must be changed, she cares most about the
sound.
Caillín is found as a masculine given name in OCM
(s.n. Caillene, p. 42); it is the header form following the colon. There is a
St. Caillín. Accents may be dropped in Gaelic, as long as they
are consistently dropped, so Caillin is as valid rendering of
Caillín.
O'Neill is documented in Woulfe's Irish Names and
Surnames, (s.n. Ó Néill p. 625): "In the reign of Henry
VIII, Conn Ó Néill, … was created Earl of Tyrone."
Note that the name is the Anglicized version. A name combining Anglicized Irish
and Gaelic is one step from period practice (q.v. Banbnat MacDermot, 09/01). In
addition, the name may be in conflict with that of Killian O'Neal. We will
forward this name for consideration by Laurel and Pelican.
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Thomas Whitehart. Kingdom resub device. Azure, a stag
courant argent between three harps two and one Or.
[Name] The submitter's name was registered 04/97.
[Armory] The submitter's previous submission, Azure, in pale a harp Or
and a stag courant argent, was returned 03/05 by Crescent for conflict
with Ireland, Azure, a harp Or stringed argent. The current submission
is similar to the SCA arms of Megan Rhys (03/93), Azure, a Pegasus statant
argent between three harps Or. While there is no difference for posture,
we believe there is an X.2 difference between a winged horse and a stag.
Device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Calafia, Barony of
†Catyln Kinnesswood. New name and device.
Purpure, a cross Moline disjointed argent.
[Name] Name submitted as Caitlin Kinnesswood. The submitter desires a
feminine name. No other boxes are marked.
Recent precedent has disallowed the registration of
Caitlin:
Submitted as Caitlin O'Sullivan, Caitlin is a
modern form of this name and, by precedent, not registerable:
Caitilín ni Killane. Submitted as Caitlín
ni Killian, there were some issues with this name. No
documentation was provided and none was found that the form
Caitlín was used in period, though evidence was found of it
as a modern name. We have changed the given name to the documented Early
Modern Irish Gaelic (c. 1200 to c. 1700) form Caitilín
in order to register this name. [Trimaris-A, LoAR 09/2003]
The submitter accepted major changes, so we have changed the name to
Catyln O'Sullivan, which uses a form of the given name dated
to 1441 in Reaney and Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames, s.n.
Catlin. This puts the name in a fully Anglicized form. [Catyln
O'Sullivan, 06/04, A-Atenveldt]
In accordance with this precedent, we have changed the given name to
Catyln.
What appears to be the official website for Kinnesswood
notes, "From the 16th Century until 1926 the village was an important
centre for the manufacture of Parchment and Vellum."
(http://www.kinross.cc/kinross/kinnesswood.htm).
[Device] We believe there is an X2 different in type of cross against
Celestria of Celtenhomme (01/03) Purpure, a cross crescenty argent.
Against Rafael de Diego de Burgos (06/83), Purpure, on a cross Moline
argent. a cross couped purpure, and in base two bars wavy argent, there is
a CD for removing the secondary charges. There is technically a CD for removing
the tertiary cross; however, we are unsure how similar the Catyln's and
Rafael's crosses appear.
Name approved as changed and forwarded to Laurel. Device approved and
forwarded to Laurel.
Delina Natali. New name.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a feminine name. She will accept no
changes, and if the name must be changed she cares most about the
language/culture (16th Century Italy).
Delina is found is De Felice Nomi (s.n. Dèlia,
p.125). The entry appears to say that the name was used throughout Italy; it
was a classical name whose use was resumed in the renaissance.
("Ampiamente diffuse in tutta l'Italia, è un nome di matrice
classica, mitolofica e letteraria, ripreso dal Rinascimento"
Natali is found in De Felice Cognomi (s.n. Natali,
p.176). The entry states that the name was used throughout all of Italy,
especially in Venice. We believe this is a proper patronymic form of Natale,
which is dated to 4th-5th centuries in De Felice Nomi (s.n. Natale, pp.
272-273). In Cognomi it is noted that the name was commonly given as a
baptismal name to those born on December 25th ("poi al giorno della ascita
di Gesù, e infine diffusosi come nome di battesimo data a bambini nati
il giorno di Natale.")
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
†Dirk Ivanovich. New name change from Direk
Ivanovich.
[Name] The submitter's current name, Direk Ivanovich, was registered 08/95.
The submitter is interested in a masculine name, and will accept no changes. If
this name is registered, the submitter wishes the old name to be released.
Dirk is the submitter's modern name as attested by the copy
of his driver's license.
Ivanovich is already registered to the submitter.
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Elizabeth of Roxbury Mill. Kingdom resub. device.
Argent, a ladybug gules spotted sable and on a chief gules two roses argent
leaved vert and seeded gules.
[Name] The submitter's name was registered 02/01.
[Armory] Her previous submission, Argent, a ladybug gules spotted sable
and in chief two roses gules barbed and seeded proper, was returned at the
09/12/04 CoH meeting for conflict with Sheherezon Sequora Maximilian (06/75),
Argent, a ladybug proper. Moving the roses onto a chief clears that
conflict.
[Armory] Her previous submission, Argent, a ladybug gules spotted sable
and in chief two roses gules barbed and seeded proper, was returned at the
09/12/04 CoH meeting for conflict with Sheherezon Sequora Maximilian (06/75),
Argent, a ladybug proper. Use of the charged chief clears that
conflict.
We are aware of the precedent that there is no proper for a ladybug (q.v.
Morgan Skeene, 09/01, A-Calontir), despite the fact that there are ladybugs
proper registered. We request that Laurel reconsider this ruling as we believe
that everyone hearing the blazon ladybug proper would correctly color
the insect with these tinctures (gules marked sable).
Device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Gemma Rosalia. Kingdom resub. device. Purpure, three
increscents in bend between two ferrets statant argent.
[Name] The submitter's name was forwarded to Laurel on the Caid LoI of
12/18/2004.
[Armory] Her previous submission was returned by Crescent 10/04 for a redraw
as the charges where unidentifiable. The current submission is a much more
recognizable rendering of this blazon.
Device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Gwenhwyvar verch Owein. New name and device. Per pale
vert and purpure, a squirrel rampant and in base a crescent Or.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a feminine name. She will accept no
changes.
Gwenhwyvar is found in Morgan & Morgan (s.n. Gwenhwyfar,
p. 109). It is dated in this spelling to the 16th C, and to 1597.
Owein is found in Morgan & Morgan, (s.n. Owain, p. 172)
where it states "in med. texts... Owein is the standard version, e.g. the
hero in the story Iarlles y Ffynhawn in the WM and RM texts is Owein" WM
is mid-14th C, and RM is 1382-1410.
This should be clear of Gwenhwyvar verch Owen ap Morgan (04/98) with the
removal of a generation.
[Armory] Conflict with Alasdair MacEogan (02/97), (Fieldless) A squirrel
sejant erect Or. This is not a CD between rampant and sejant erect,
leaving a single CD for the field.
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel. Device returned for
conflict.
Katherine of Roxbury Mill. New name.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a feminine name. She has marked that
she will accept major changes but not minor changes. We interpret this as
meaning she will not accept any changes.
Katherine is found in Talan Gwynek's "Feminine Given
Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames"
(http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/reaneyintro.html)
with "Katherine 1316 Curzon; 1325 xl; 1392 Bathurst; 1510 Wenborn; 1516
Chipperfield; 1597 Elesender."
Roxbury Mill, Shire of (in Atlantia) was registered 03/95.
It is also the registered byname of the submitter's mother (Elizabeth of
Roxbury Mill, registered 02/01).
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Kean de Lacy. New alternate name Owen Bytheway.
[Name] The submitter's primary name was registered 11/98. The submitter is
interested in a masculine name. He will accept no changes.
Owen is found as a masculine given name in Withycombe (s.n.
Owen, p.237). It is dated in this spelling to 1200, 1273, and 1492.
Bytheway is found in Reaney & Wilson (header, p.78). It
is undated in this spelling, though other spellings are dated to 1243
(Bithewaye) and 1244 (Bethewy). One the same page (s.n. Bythesea) William
Bythesee is dated to 1336 so Bytheway seems to be a reasonable variant of
Bithewaye.
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Kynedriþ filia Gerald. Kingdom resub. name and device.
Sable, an hourglass bendwise and a bordure embattled argent.
[Name] The submitter does not care about the gender of her name. She will
accept any changes; and if the name must be changed, she cares most about the
sound. Her previous submission, Kendryth filia Gerald, was returned 01/04 by
Crescent for lack of documentation of the construction of Kendryth.
Kynedriþ is one of the spellings recommended on
Crescent's return. It is found in "Anglo-Saxon Women's Names from Royal
Charters" by Merieke van de Dal
(http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/marieke/anglosaxonfem/).
filia is Latin for "daughter of"
Gerald is found in Withycombe, p.130, as the header
spelling. Though undated in this form, Withycombe says it "was used
regularly in the Middle Ages." Gerald is also found in
Reaney & Wilson, p.188, with Richard Gerald, 1277.
[Armory] Her previous submission, Sable, an hourglass bendwise
argent, was returned for conflict in 01/04 with Gareth de Grey (01/98),
Sable, an hour glass argent. Adding the bordure clears that
conflict.
Name and device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
†Rosamund Kinnish. New name and device. Vert, a
moon in her plentitude argent, a chief embattled Or.
[Name] The submitter desires a feminine name, and will accept all changes
(submitter changed her mind prior to submission).
Rosamund is found in Withycombe (s.n. Rosamund, p. 258)
where Rosamund Clifford (died 1176) is cited. Withycombe notes
"Rosamund, .. survived the Renaissance and was fairly common in
the 17th C, usually spelt Rosamond".
Kinnish is found in R&W (s.n. Kynnish, p. 266) with
Kynnish dated to 1626. We believe the i/y switch is reasonable, e.g. de Kinnard
1204/ de Kynnard 1296 (s.n. Kinnaird p. 266, R&W).
[Device] We have found an SCA conflict with the armory of Prudence the
Curious (09/90), Vert, an egg argent and a chief embattled Or, Sept
'90. There is at most one CD, and possibly no difference at all with
the registered arms.
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel. Device returned for
conflict.
Sean Akridge. New name and device. Argent, three
chevronelles gules between three winged stags azure.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a masculine name. He will accept minor
but not major changes and if changes must be made, he cares most about the
language/culture ("Scotch-English"). No documentation was
provided.
Sean Akridge is too aurally similar to the
submitter's mundane name of John Akridge, as Sean conflicts
with John (q.v. Sean Andrews, 1996.08).
We were unable to find documentation for the surname
Akridge, either in Reaney & Wilson's Surnames or Johnson's
Placenames. This name is the submitter's mundane name (as provided with a
photocopy of his military ID.
[Device] These arms conflict with the arms of Cardinal Richelieu (important
non-SCA arms) Argent, three chevrons gules. There is a single CD for
adding the secondary charge group.
Name returned for conflict. Device returned for
conflict.
Thomas Brownwell. New alternate name Haye
Finne.
[Name] The submitter's primary name was registered in 07/90. Submitted as Hei
Finne. The submitter is interested in a masculine name. He will accept any
changes, and if the name must be changed, he cares most about the sound (sounds
like "hy-phen"). The submitter notes: "I would prefer 'Hai' as
the spelling of the first name, but am unsure if it can be justified."
The name Hei is a patronymic and could not be used as a prenom. The
name was changed with the submitter present. Haye is found in
Bahlow Gentry (s.n. Hay, p. 203) as the header spelling, meaning
"ranger, guard."
Finne is found in Bahlow Gentry, (s.n. Finn, p.
123), meaning "bog, wet area."
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Summergate, Canton of
†Cormac MacLeoid. New name.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a masculine name. He will accept all
changes and if changes must be made, he cares most about the meaning, "son
of the ugly wolf".
Cormac is found in OCM (s.n. Cormacc, p. 60), it is the
early modern Irish form. There are several saints named Cormac. Cormac Mac
Carthaig, king of Munster, was slain in 1138. Cormac is
also in Sharon Krossa's "A Simple Guide to Constructing 12th Century
Scottish Gaelic Names."
(http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/simplescotgaelicnames12.shtml).
MacLeòid is found in Black (s.n. Macleod, p. 538)
where it notes that Mac Leòid is the Gaelic form. Léod is found
as the standard constructed from of Léot in Sharon Krossa's article
cited above. When forming a patronymic, the genitive form of the name is used,
which we believe to be Leòid. Thus the patronymic, with the accents
dropped, is MacLeoid.
We note that the name should be registerable as submitted, but we see no
evidence it has the meaning that the submitter desires.
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
†Mael Anfaid MacLeoid. New name.
[Name] The submitter does not care about the gender of the name. She will
accept all changes and if changes must be made she cares most about the
culture, "Gaelic" and the meaning, "devotee of the
storm".
Máel Anfaid is found as a masculine given name in OCM
(p. 129, header); the name is glossed as "devotee of the storm".
There is a St. Máel Anfaid. OCM notes "This name fell into
disuse at an early period." The submitter did not include accent marks,
which can be omitted in Gaelic names as long as they are consistently
omitted.
MacLeòid is found in Black (s.n. Macleod, p. 538)
where it notes that Mac Leòid is the Gaelic form. Léod is found
as the standard constructed form of Léot in Sharon Krossa's article
"A Simple Guide to Constructing 12th Century Scottish Gaelic Names"
(http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/simplescotgaelicnames12.shtml).
When forming a patronymic, the genitive form of the name is used, which we
believe to be Leòid. Thus the patronymic, with the
accents dropped, is MacLeoid. We believe that the combination
of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic is at most one step from period practice,
and is thus registerable.
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Dreiburgen, Barony of
†Hélène de Lyon. New name and device.
Gules, a key palewise wards to base argent.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a feminine name. She will accept no
changes.
Hélène This is the submitter's modern name.
The submitter supplied a copy of her birth certificate, which includes the
accents as submitted.
de Lyon is found in Dauzat (s.n. Lyon, p. 401) where it
notes "<<originaire de Lyon>>; confusion avec Lion, notament
dans les n. Israelites."
[Armory] The default for a key is fesswise, wards to dexter. This is
clear of the Society badge for seneschals, Gules, a key fesswise Or
(01/73), with a CD for the tincture of the key and another for its orientation
(wards to base vs. wards to chief).
We note that these arms would conflict with the unprotected arms of the city
of Bremen, Gules, a key bendwise ward to chief argent with a single CD
for change in orientation of the key. These arms were considered, but not
protected, in Daud's second tenure (shown in the 2nd Combined
Precedents) with the comment that "Though a large port city (one from
which a large percentage of emigrants leaving for America sailed in the last
150 years), nothing else about the city or its arms seems to place it in the
same category as those considered important enough to protect". We note
that the standards for making this decision have changed, potentially
substantially, since this decision was made, and under the current standards, a
substantial part of the Caidan College is of the opinion that the arms of
Bremen should be protected.
- The Free Hansa City of Bremen, Freie Hansestadt Bremen, (including
both the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven), is the site of the oldest
archbishopric in Germany (founded in 845), which at its height included in
addition to the land between the Weser and Elbe, all of Scandanavia, Iceland,
and Greenland. The city itself was a member of the Hanseatic League beginning
in the 13th C, was expelled and rejoined in 1358. The city became a free
imperial city in 1648. As such Bremen was a significant sovereign entity,
rather than a member of a larger sovereign state. This general status
continued into relatively modern times, with the “Republic and Free
Hansa City” of Bremen being a member of the German Empire and Weimar
Republic. Further details may be found in any good gazetteer; the details in
this note are based on the Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer of the World
(Leon E. Seltzer, Columbia University Press, 1952).
- On the recognizability of the arms themselves, we note with some humor that
Bremen's arms are displayed, in reverse, on every bottle and can of Beck's
beer, and will be readily recognized on this basis, in addition to the extent
to which they are known due to the modern importance of the city as a major
port and center of emigration.
Given the need to discuss the potential conflict with Bremen, the College of
Heralds wishes to explicitly note that the armory submitted is an excellent,
classic design.
Name and device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Katerine la Petita d'Avignon. Kingdom resub device. Per
bend gules and sable, a kraken bendwise Or.
[Name] This name appears on the March 28, 2005 Letter of Intent from
Caid.
[Device] The submitter's previous design, Per bend gules and sable, a
kraken Or was returned by Crescent 02/05 for conflict with Atlantia's
Order of the Kraken, (Fieldless) A kraken Or (04/96). Rotating the
primary charge clears this conflict.
Device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Gyldenholt, Barony of
†Ailill Mac Darach. New name.
[Name] Submitted as Ailill Mac Darragh. This was submitted on a
"Group Name Form". We have transferred it to a standard Name
Submission form. We are uncertain whether the submitter desires a masculine or
feminine name, as Group Name Forms do not have that information. He will accept
all changes and if the name must be changed, he cares most about the meaning,
"Elf like an oak" and notes that he "wishes to keep the name in
Gaelic.
Ailill is found as a masculine given name in OCM (s.n.
Ailill, pg. 17) who state, "Perhaps the fourth most popular male name in
early Ireland".
(Mac) Darragh is a header in MacLysaght (p. 75), undated. We
note that Woulfe indicates that this is the Anglicized version of the name.
Since the submitter requests a Gaelic name, we have changed it to the closest
Gaelic form listed in Woulfe (s.n. Mac Dara, pg. 349), namely Mac
Darach. We note that this name more closely means "sprite, son of
Oak".
Name approved as changed and approved to Laurel.
†Annora Wallace. New name and device. Checky
sable and argent, a bend sinister azure.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a feminine name. She will accept minor
but not major changes.
Annora is found as a feminine given name in Withycombe (s.n.
Honor(i)(a), pp. 154-5) and is dated in the submitted spelling to 1187-1215,
1275, and 1302, 1316.
Wallace is found in Black (s.n. Wallace, p. 799) where it
states "Wallace is therefore most probably a native name meaning a
Strathclyde Briton" and Sir William Wallace is dated to 1305.
Name and device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Heatherwyne, Shire of
Jarucha Delamare. New device. Per fess indented azure
and gules, a dance argent between a Latin cross fleury and a pilgrim's purse
Or.
[Name] The submitter's name was registered 11/01.
[Armory] We note that the purse could be drawn larger, and the dance should
be drawn higher.
Device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Lyondemere, Barony of
†Magnus Mac Cormac. New name and device. Per
chevron sable and gules, a dexter and a sinister hand inverted in chevron and a
human eye Or.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a masculine name. He will accept no
changes. He does not allow the creation of a holding name.
Magnus is found in Black (s.n. Magnus, p. 572) where it is
listed as an Old Norse personal name. Magnus is OCM (s.n. Magnus, p. 132),
where they state, "In Ireland it did not become popular until the late
twelfth century." OCM also note "Down to the late nineteenth century
it was still popular in the north…".
Cormac is found in Black (s.n. Cormack, Cormac, p. 171)
where it gives the name as an old Gaelic personal name. It is also found as a
masculine given name in OCM (s.n. Cormacc, p. 60) where it is dated from 713.
MacCormac is found in Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames (s.n.
Mac Cormaic, p. 344), where this spelling is listed as an anglicized version of
an MacCormaic, "a common surname in all parts of Ireland."
Name and device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
†Marion FitzThomas. New name and device. Argent,
on a bend azure, three books argent, on a chief sable an arrow Or.
[Name]The submitter is interested in a feminine name from the Norman language
and/or culture though she is more interested in the FitzThomas and location
(England) than the time period. Also, she does not request changes to make the
name authentic. She will accept minor but not major changes.
Marion is found as a feminine given name in Withycombe (s.n.
Marion, p. 209) where it states the name "was common in the Middle Ages
and later". Marion is dated to 1379, 1402
Fitz - literally "son of".
Thomas is found in Withycombe (s.n. Thomas, pp. 279-80)
where it states "In the later Middle Ages Thomas was one of the commonest
men's names"
FitzThomas is submitted as an inherited surname similar to
Marger Fitzharberd dated 1421. (s.n. FitzHerbert, p. 170, R&W) and Margaret
Fethwilliam dated 1509, (FitzWilliam, p 171 R&W).We note that the period
examples do not have capitalization in the middle of the surnames, while
R&W's headers do. We are not certain when this capitalization came into
practice and are thus sending this to Laurel as submitted.
Name and device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Naevehjem
†Gregory Falcon. New name.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a masculine name. He will accept minor
changes; and if the name must be changed he cares most about the sound of the
name. The submitter prefers the spelling Falcon but if it must be
changed for registration, prefers Fakoun.
Gregory is found as a masculine given name in Withycombe
(s.n. Gregory, p. 139) where it states it "was common in the 12th C and
later".
Falcon is found in R&W (s.n. Falcon, p. 161). The
submitted spelling is undated; dated spellings include Falcun 1187, Faukun
1318, Fakoun, Faucoun 1346. We note that header spellings are generally
registerable.
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Starkhafn, Barony of
Elspeth of Stillwater. New device. Per bend gules and
purpure, a bend argent between a dragon passant regardant argent and a threaded
needle bendwise Or.
[Name] The submitter's name was registered 08/00.
Device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Ishikawa Akirakeiko. Laurel resub. device. Sable, a demi
sun argent and a ford proper.
[Name] The submitter's name was registered 09/02.
[Armory] His previous submission, Argent, in pale a demi-sun and a
Japanese stream sable, was returned by Laurel 02/03 as a Japanese stream
cannot be blazoned in European heraldic terms. The time period for free
resubmissions is one year; as the Laurel return was more than two years ago,
payment is required.
Device returned for lack of payment.
Mina de Valençia y Alcasar. New name and device.
Gules, a tierce counter ermine.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a feminine name authentic for 14th C
Navarre. She will accept all changes; and if the name must be changed she cares
most about the language/culture.
Mina is documented to 1343 per "Jewish Women's Names in
Navarre" by Julie Stampnitzky
(http://www.yucs.org/~jules/names/navarra.html [may be the same as
http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juetta/nav_intro.html])
The other name elements are documented to period per "Spanish Names from
the Late 15th Century" by Juliana de Luna
(http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/isabella/index.html). Compound names were at
least used rarely in period: "A quick survey of the first 4000 names (A-C)
in the sixth volume of the Catalogo (dating around 1580), shows of those names,
5 had possibly four elements, and none had five. .... The other two use the
modern y formation: Diego García de Montalvo y
Colindra and Miguel Jeronimo de Mendoza y Arquillada. [The name
was returned.] (Constanzia Maria Morales Enzina d'Zamora, 10/97
p.11)".
[Device] The device is returned for lack of contrast. For application of the
rule of tincture, counter-ermine is considered a color, due to its sable
ground, and therefore a counter-ermine charge cannot be placed upon a gules
field.
Name approved and forwarded to Laurel. Device returned for lack of
contrast.
Muirenn ingean meic Martain. Laurel resub. device. Per
fess vert and sable, a winged hand argent.
[Name] The submitter's name was registered 01/02.
[Armory] Her first submission, Per fess vert and sable, issuant from a
vol argent a sinister hand argent was returned by Laurel 08/03 with the
comment:
Conflict with Francois le Féroce, Per chevron vert and
argent, in chief two wings addorsed argent. There is one CD for changing
the field. The wings "addorsed" are effectively displayed and
separated, and are not different from two similar wings conjoined into a vol.
The hand in this submission is effectively maintained by the vol and its
addition is not worth difference. There is no difference for the location of
the wings on the field. The argent wings in Francois' badge may not overlap the
argent portion of the field and thus must be placed entirely on the vert
portion of the field, in chief. Because the placement of the wings in Francois'
armory is forced by the field ("caused by other changes to the
design"), it is thus is not worth difference by RfS X.4.g.
Her latest submission, Per fess vert and sable, issuant from a vol a hand
Or, was returned by Crescent 03/05 with the comment:
As this is the same artwork as originally submitted, the hand is
still effectively a maintained charge. Thus this conflicts with Brioc Morcannuc
(May 98) Azure, a vol Or. There is one CD for changing the field, but
as the hand is maintained, there is no CD for adding it.
The submitter did her best to follow the instructions of Laurel and Crescent
and drew the hand much larger. There is no doubt that the hand is now worth
difference. Unfortunately, the wings have been reduced enough to make them in
danger of being ruled maintained instead. If this were the case, this design
would conflict with Kenric Manning (09/00), Lozengy azure and Or, a hand
argent.
If this design is interpreted as a winged hand, we note that winged charges
are typically given a CD from the charge unmodified. For example, "[a
bear vs. a winged bear] There is one CD for removing the wings ...
[Wilhelm Bär, 02/03, R-Calontir]" and [winged
boars vs. boars] There is one CD for the number of boars and another for
removing the wings:
[A winged wolf] Conflict with ... a wolf ... there is only one CVD for
adding the wings. (LoAR October 1991 p.16).
[Ruaidhri ua Ceallaigh, 09/01, A-Calontir]."
If this is interpreted as a hand conjoined to a vol, both charges are of
similar size and should be considered co-primary. The distance from wingtip to
wingtip is approximately the same as from wrist to fingertips of the hand. The
wings have slightly less visual weight due to their shape, but should be
considered co-primary according to current precedent:
[a sea-lion sustaining a sword bendwise sinister] The sword in this
emblazon is as long as the sea-lion is tall. The sea-lion has notably more
visual weight than the sword because the sea-lion is many times wider than the
sword. This lead some members of the College to question whether the sword
should be considered a maintained charge rather than a
sustained charge. However, there is precedent indicating that the
sword in this emblazon should be considered a sustained charge:
[a bear rampant contourny sustaining a halberd] Regarding
the "significance" of the halberd, as Green Crown noted, a charge
consisting mostly of a long skinny handle will always have difficulty matching
the visual weight of other charges, but here the sizes of the charges are
about the same as would be expected if they were in fess a bear and a
halberd. That seems to be a reasonable rule of thumb for determining
sustained (and qualifying for a CD), as opposed to maintained (and not
qualifying for a CD), charges. (LoAR September 1994 p. 9)
In arms with a sea-lion and a sword in fess, the sword would be as long as
the sea-lion is tall. Therefore, this sword should be considered a sustained
charge. [Atlantia, Kingdom of, 02/02, A-Atlantia].
Device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Western Seas, Barony of
Hugo das Baldheart. New name and device. Per chevron
argent and ermine, on a chevron vert three hearts Or, in chief, two crescents
all within a bordure embattled sable.
[Name] The submitter is interested in a masculine name authentic for German
language/culture. He will accept all changes and if changes must be made, he
cares most about the meaning (unspecified) and language/culture.
Hugo is found in "Medieval German Given Names from
Silesia: Men's Names" by Talan Gwynek
(http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/bahlow/bahlowMasc.html).
It is dated in this spelling to 1410.
Baldheart is a constructed name. "Bald-" is listed
as an Old English prototheme on "Gothic Names"
(http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Salon/3285/gothnames.html [ed. note: link dead
July 2005]). The submitter does not offer documentation for the deuterotheme
"-heart". We cannot justify this construction in German, French or
English, so we are returning the name.
[Device] This device has a complexity count of nine. All of the elements are
nicely drawn except the embattling (drawn too thin). The rule of thumb for
complexity is eight; exceptions may be made for armory that is well-balanced
and of a period design (usually Tudor). As this is neither well-balanced nor
apparently period style, it is being returned for complexity. Even if the
armory wasn't overly complex it would have to be returned for lack of a
name.
Name retuned for lack of documentation. Device returned for
complexity.
Katerina von Karlingen. New name and device. Sable, in
fess three crescents argent between in chief a demi sun and in base a demi sun
inverted within a bordure Or.
[Name] Submitted as Katerina Von Karling. The submitter is
interested in a feminine name authentic for German language/culture. She will
accept all changes, and if the name must be changed, she cares most about the
meaning (unspecified) and language/culture.
Katerina is found in "Medieval German Given Names from
Silesia: Women's Names" by Talan Gwynek
(http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/bahlow/bahlowFem.html).
It is dated to 1348.
The submitter does not supply documentation for the surname. The preposition
von should be all lower case; we have made that change.
Columbia-Lippencott (q.v. Carling, p. 334) shows a locale in NE France on the
Saar border which is Carling in French and in German
Karlingen. As the submitter requests authenticity for German, we have
changed the locative to the German from.
It appears that the town Carling/Karlingen was not founded until 1714, though
part of modern day Carling existed from the 1200s on
(http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/Pres-etab/CollRabelaisLHopital/college/clg_villes.htm)
as a separate village.
Without additional documentation that Karlingen or Karling is a period place
name, this must be returned.
Name returned for lack of documentation. Device returned for lack of
name.
Rosamond de Crèvecoeur. Kingdom resub. device.
Purpure, a stag lodged within a bordure dovetailed argent.
[Name] This name was registered 02/02.
[Device] The submitter's original design, was returned 03/04 for conflict
with Tsivia bas Tamara of Amberview, Azure, a doe lodged chained
and collared Or carrying in its mouth a slip of laurel vert (reg. 07/86).
Changes to the design clear this conflict.
This is clear of Deirdre O'Siodhachain, Gules, a stag courant within a
bordure embattled argent (registered 11/89), with a CD for differences to
the field change and another CD for the posture of the stag. It is also clear
of Alric of Ashfield, Sable, a stag trippant within a bordure embattled
argent (registered 01/96), by the same count as above.
Device approved and forwarded to Laurel.
Tour Rouge, Canton de la
Fína Fhind ingen Chonaill. New name.
[Name] Submitted as Fina Find inigena Conall. The
submitter is interested in a feminine name authentic for "6th century
Irish". She will allow all changes; and if the name must be changed she
cares most about the language culture and meaning (Fina the fair daughter of
Conall).
All of the documentation is from Tangwystyl's Feminine Names from the Index
to O'Brien's "Corpus Genealogiarum Hiberniae"
(http://sca.org/heraldry/laurel/irish-obrien.html).
This source is for 12th c. names, not 6th c.
Fína is listed as a given name. F.ind is listed
as byname; standard SCA transliteration is Fhind.
inigena appears to be an error for ingen,
"daughter of".
Conall is not found in the cited documentation; however, it is found in
Tangwystyl's "100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early Medieval Ireland"
(http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/irish100.html).
The genitive form is Conaill, which becomes
Chonaill when lenited (as required by Gaelic
grammar).
Name approved as changed and forwarded to Laurel.
Rodagnas maqqas Vergoso. New name.
[Name] Submitted as Rōdān maqqas Fergus. The submitter is
interested in a masculine name authentic for "6th century Irish". He
will allow all changes and if the name must be change he cares most about the
language/culture and the meaning (Rōdān son of Fergus). There is an
additional note, "would like to have same time and culture as Fina Fina
ingena Conall" (Fína Fhind ingen Chonaill, submitted above).
All of the documentation is from Tangwystyl's "Some Masculine Ogham
Names"
(http://sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/ogham/ogham.html).
Ródán is the Old Irish from of Rodagnas.
maqqas is the Ogham form for "son of".
Fergus is the old Irish form of Vergosus; the Ogham genitive
is form is Vergoso. The submitter was contacted during the meeting and
requested the earlier form of the name, Rodagnas maqqas Vergoso.
Name approved as changed and forwarded to Laurel.
Wintermist, Shire of
Cormac Mór. New alternate name. Noe
Noe.
[Name] The submitter's primary name was registered 02/03. The submitter
desires a masculine name. He will accept all changes and if changes must be
made, he cares most about the sound, "no, no".
Submitter documents the given name from OCM (p.146), which lists a St. Noe of
Finglas.
Both names are found in Reaney & Wilson (s.n. Noe, p. 325). The
use as a given name is dated to 1185 (Thomas filius Noe), but the use
as a surname is undated. The name appears to be an English variant of
Noah.
We are not sure that these names have the sound the submitter hopes they do.
All alternate spellings listed in R&W suggest that the name should be
pronounced as "No-eye" or "No-ee".
Name approved and forward to Laurel.
OP Notes
Caillian O'Neill - Her previous submission was under the
name Caillin Liadhain O'Neill.
The Altavian award Ars Alta is to be changed to
Argent Fret for all past and future recipients.
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