His previous device, Or, a pale bretessed between two moorcocks statant close respectant gules, erroneously listed in the armorial as a badge, is to be retained as a badge.

Gwilym is a Baron of the Court.

Submitted as Roísín de Bhulbh, we have changed the spelling of the given name to match the documentation.

Submitted as Ruaidhrí Mac Cuilinn, he requested an authentic 16th century Irish name. We have therefore removed the accent to match known 16th century practices.

Submitted as Ysmay le Crèvecoeur d'Amiens, we have dropped the article from the first byname to match the submitted documentation.

The documentation for the name was not adequately summarized on the LoI. It is not sufficient to say that a name element is mentioned in Black's The Surnames of Scotland — not all names in the book are period, so we need to know what he says about these ones. However, commenters provided independent confirmation, so we can register the name.

Their previous device, Sable, a fess wavy argent between three oak leaves inverted palewise in fess and a laurel wreath Or, is released.

Submitted under the name Thorvaldr Nordbrikt.

Please instruct the submitter to draw the sable cross a little bit wider.

This is clear of Owain of Corn Valley, reblazoned elsewhere in this letter, Gules, a peregrine falcon rising wings displayed Or maintaining in both talons a halberd bendwise sable. There is a CD for the change in posture between striking and rising wings displayed and another CD for the addition of the mullet.

Submitted as Aillind ingen Gilla Pádraic, the given name was documented from a new, unpublished secondary source that is not commonly available even within the College. As such, it is not possible to properly assess its validity. We have therefore substituted a similar-sounding name found in the Annals of the Four Masters.

Submitted on the LoI as Broichan Maqq Kynat, we have changed the capitalization back to the originally submitted correct form.

Submitted on the LoI as Elizabeth Margaret of Cleves, the preposition was added in Kingdom. As it is not necessary we have changed the name back to the form originally submitted.

Submitted as Kali Járnauga, we have changed the byname to lower case to conform to Norse practice.

While the documentation for the given name was not adequately summarized on the LoI, as no indication was given what the sources said about the name element, the College was able to provide the necessary documentation. We can therefore register this.

Submitted as Snorri Hrafnfæðir, we have changed the byname to lower case to conform to Norse practice.

The name implies close relationship to William Schuyler, whose name was registered in August 1987. This is in fact intentional: William is the submitter's father, and has given his consent to this submission.

Nice armory!

His former device, Vert, in pale a crescent bendwise and a hound statant contourny Or, is released.

Several commenters noted that this should have been listed as a correction rather than a change; however, the error originated at the kingdom level. The Administrative Handbook says, under VII.B: Blazon and Spelling Changes must be requested if the error derives from an error on a Letter of Intent. Such changes should be included on a Letter of Intent for the consideration of the College of Arms just as if the submitter were in fact requesting a specific change to the name or armory. Therefore the correction must be requested as a device change.

Her former device, Per pale sable and argent, an antelope statant counterchanged, is retained as a badge.

Bronwen is a Baroness of the Court.

Please instruct the submitter to draw the field with fewer ermine spots.

Her former device, Gules, on a bend sinister Or three roses sable, seeded argent, within a bordure engrailed Or, is retained as a badge.

This was listed in the armorial as being registered to Edward Godfre de Montaign of Huntington.

Submitted as Else Krueger of Württemburg, the name used different variants for the letter ü in the bynames. Since she wanted to retain the spelling of Krueger we have changed Wuerttemburg.

Her former name is released.

Submitted under the name Erich Turmschlager.

Her former name is released.

Please instruct the submitter to draw the arrow larger.

Submitted on the LoI as Marian Elsebeth Wollenschläger, the second element was changed in Kingdom from Elizabeth. However, the College was able to document the submitted form to period Germany, so we have changed the name back to the form originally submitted.

Merit is the submitter's read-world given name.

Nice armory!

Please instruct the submitter to draw the per fess line slightly lower.

Please instruct the submitter to draw internal detailing on the head to make it more easily identifiable.

Submitted as Catherine Anor Beaujeu, the documentation for the second given name was not properly summarized on the LoI. While independent confirmation was provided by the College, she also requested an authentic 12th century French name. We have therefore dropped the second given name to make it authentic.

The documentation for the byname was inadequate, as it was not clear that the current name of the place dates from our period. However, the College was able to provide independent confirmation, so we can register the name.

Submitted as Iames of Man, we have changed the byname back to the form originally submitted. The question was raised in commentary whether this name should be returned for conflict against the modern journalist James Mann, who has just won a relatively major award in journalism. However, this does not yet make him important enough to protect.

Submitted on the LoI as Randal de Karryk, we have changed the name back to the form originally submitted.

Submitted under the name Sven Fornjósn.

Submitted as Ciara Gunnarsdöttir, we have corrected the spelling of the byname.

Conflict with Willem MacLear, Or, a salamander passant gules enflamed azure. There is only one CD for changes to the field; the flames in both devices are not significant enough for the tincture change to count.

Gyronny of sixteen can only be used in some devices, per the following precedent:

The question was raised regarding whether gyronny of sixteen is period, and whether it can be used in the SCA. Papworth's Ordinary of British Armorials, cites an instance from the 12th century, and Martin Schrot's Wappenbuch, a German heraldic treatise shows a 16th century example... Given this, we will register Gyronny of sixteen in simple cases, but nothing more, barring period evidence. (Padric O Mullan, 6/99 p. 2)

Conflict with Sosha Lyons O'Rourke, Sable, eight swords four in cross and four in saltire points to center argent overall two lion's heads erased addorsed Or. There is only one CD for the removal of the overall charge group. The device is also in conflict with the badge for Balthazar Thornguard, Sable, a sword inverted argent, the blade enflamed proper. As the tongues of flame are not large enough to count for difference, there is only one CD for the change of number of primary charges.

The documentation for the byname was not adequately summarized: it is not sufficient to list the page number and bibliographical information of a source, we need to know what is said. In this case, none of the commenters were able to provide additional support. Moreover, the passage in the cited source, Blondal's The Varangians of Byzantium suggests that Nordbrikt is in fact an unique epithet.

The device was registered under the name Thorvaldr of Gate's Edge.

Conflict with Ariel of Alon, Azure, two compass stars argent and a sword argent, hilted gules, winged Or, a bordure argent. As neither a compass star nor a mullet of four points are period charges, and they differ only by the addition of the lesser points, there is not a CD between a mullet of four points and a compass star. There is also not a CD for arrangement on the field, because William's mullet occupies the same space as one of Ariel's compass stars. Therefore there is only a single CD for changing the number of primary charges.

The name conflicts with House Caergwen, registered in June 1991 to Denys de Caergwen. As we do not register holding names for groups, the armory must be returned as well.

Conflict with the badge of Harold von Auerbach, A unicornate boar's head erased Or. There is one CD for adding the field, but noting for the removal of the horn.

The documentation implies that the epithet refers uniquely to Ogma, champion to the Tuatha and, in some sense, the Irish analogue of Hercules. As such, it is not appropriate as a byname, so barring new evidence to the contrary we have to return it.

The strewn charges are not sparks, nor any other recognizable charge. The submitter documented similar items, but only as parts of rays, not as independent charges. Furthermore, the rock enflamed is not identifiable; as drawn it looks like a sun. To make it look more like a rock enflamed, the flames should point only to chief and possibly to the sides.

The documentation for the given name was not properly summarized on the LoI: it is not sufficient to tell that a name is found in one of the standard sources, we need to know why this supports the current submission. In fact, while the name appears in Ó Corrain and Maguire's Irish Names, it does so in a section of the name article where they discuss modern forms. As for the byname, while the words were found in a Gaelic dictionary no evidence was presented that the combination would be reasonable as an Irish descriptive byname.

The documentation for the given name was not properly summarized in the LoI: it is not sufficient to list the page number and bibliographical information of a source, we need to know what is said. As none of the commenters were able to find documentation that the name is period — and in fact they found indications that it is modern — we are returning the name.

Her device was registered to her in May, 2000.

No documentation was provided for the hyphen. We would have registered this either as Haus Alt Jülich or Haus Altjülich, but the submitter did not allow us to make any changes whatsoever.

Conflict with the badge of Edward III, A sunburst Or issuant from clouds proper. There is one CD for fieldlessness. However, the opinion of the College is that there is not a CD for the change of color of only the rays of the sunburst.

The evidence found by the College seems to indicate that Gradlon is an unique name for a legendary King who is not clearly human. Barring evidence to the contrary we therefore have to return the name.

Conflict with the badge of Eleanor Leonard, (Tinctureless) A mullet of four points distilling a goutte, and Richard Longstride, Per pale azure and argent, a mullet counterchanged. In both cases, there is only a single CD for fieldlessness.

This is returned for a redraw. As drawn, neither the pig nor the martlet was identifiable as such. In addition, please instruct the submitter to draw the bordure wider in future submissions.

No evidence was given that 'destroyer of towers' would be a reasonable German epithet. Since the College was unable to find such evidence either, we are returning the name.

His device has been registered under the holding name Erich of Tirnewydd.

The book is only slightly overall, placing the identifiable parts of the charge on the Or pile. Redrawing this with a narrower, more medieval, pile or placing the book lower on the pile would solve the problem.

Conflict with Eirik Vilhelmsson, Counter-ermine, on a chief argent a grove of seven fir trees proper. There is only a single CD for the changes to the tertiary charges.

The shire requested this as a device change plus an augmentation; however, as can be seen by the blazon above, the augmentation is the charged chalice, therefore the device change must be to Sable mullety chapé wavy, in chief two compass stars azure. As armory with augmentations can be displayed without the augmentation, the device change is to a device without a laurel wreath, which by Administrative Handbook II.D.2, is required for all branches.

The charged chapé and the use of both mullets of four points and compass stars are grandfathered to the shire.

Conflict with Aldrydd Ffestiniog, Per chevron argent and vert, two oak leaves and a war-hammer counterchanged. There is only a single CD for changing the hammer to an oak leaf.

Submitted as Vert chapé ployé argent, three oak leaves counterchanged, we no longer register charged chapé fields.

Conflict with Eliza O'Donegan, Per chevron vert and sable. The only possible rule that could make these clear is RfS X.4.a.ii.b, Complete Change of Tincture (part of the Field-Primary Armory rules); however, that rule states If the fields of two pieces of field-primary armory have no tinctures in common, they are considered completely different and do not conflict, irrespective of any other similarities between them. While each portion of the field has changed tincture, one cannot say that they do not have a tincture in common.

Please instruct the submitter to draw the per chevron line higher.

Current precedent disallows strewn charges on only part of a plain field, even when the field has a "natural" division such as an ordinary (see July 1998 LoAR, Miriel MacGregor), barring evidence that such fields were used in period armory.

No device forms were submitted to Laurel. Furthermore, the hand was depicted edge on. This has been disallowed for arms (see the April 2000 LoAR, p. 18), and the standard references do not show this position for dextrocheres either.

No device forms were sent to Laurel. In addition, the devie is in conflict with Barra Dubh Fitzedward, Argent, a bear rampant to sinister sable within a bordure azure. There is no difference between statant erect and rampant, so there is only a single CD for changes to the field.

The submitters have provided a substantial amount of additional documentation. However, the bulk of this additional documentation is post-period and thus fails to address the reason for the previous return.

The submitters have documented that the words used in the name are period. They have provided evidence that the river now known as the Rio de las Animas Perdidas was probably seen by Spanish explorers in the 16th century. They have also documented the use of Las Animas in modern Spanish place names and in the names of Spanish brotherhoods during the period 1558—1832. However, since no dates are given for specific brotherhoods or for the founding of those places, we have no way of knowing whether the brotherhoods and places in question were founded in period.

We still need evidence that rivers were named in this manner in period. In addition, we need evidence that nearby places were named after rivers. Since such evidence was not submitted, we have to return this name again.

As we do not register holding name for branches, the device must be returned as well.

The documentation for the byname was not adequately summarised on the LoI — it is not enough to say that it is found as a word in a dictionary, we would need to have a way to see whether it is appropriate as a byname. Since the College was not able to provide such documentation we have to return the name.

His device was registered under the name Sven of the Outlands.

Even though the field is evenly divided of a color and metal, most of the identifying parts of the wolf are on sable areas of the field, making the wolf unidentifiable.

In addition, the posture of the wolf is not blazonable. The position, as drawn, is approximately halfway between "statant" and "courant."

This is pended to discuss whether it is in conflict with the Holy Roman Empire, currently protected as Or, a double-headed eagle displayed sable. While it is clear of the protected device, there are depictions of the Holy Roman eagle with charges on its breast. Should we protect other versions of the arms besides the one registered, or provide general protection for this motif? Normally we would only protect the actual important arms, but as the Holy Roman Empire had particular importance in the scope of the Society we are asking for opinions as to whether extra protection should be afforded as well as better documentation showing that charging the eagle was a common variant.