Copyright © 1997 Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
March 1973
1 March, 1973 CE 7 AS;
The following Arms, devices and badges are herewith registered with the Imperial College of Arms of the SCA, Inc."
From the Kingdom of the West
None received. The minutes of several meetings that passed several devices have been received, but not letter of intent or any device applications have been received by this office. What gives?
From the Kingdom of the East:
Karl of Colfax. Argent, a Falcon vert, orbed gules, preying on a Coney counter-ermine.
Melisande de la Fleur Cahcee. Vert, a bend Or: overall a Rose gules fimbriated OR surmounted by another argent, both barbed proper and seeded sable.
Anne of Narnia. Per pale sable and argent, a Bend counterchanged between an aardvark courant gules and a Goblet Or.
Sita of Oudh. Gules, a ring of Fire Or; on a chief argent an Aardvark courant gules.
Akbar ibn Murad nasl Muhammad. Counter-ermine, a roundel engrailed gules surmounted by four spear-heads, points to center, two and two, Or.
John Lance of Nottingham. Counter-ermine, on a dexter Hand couped aupaumee azure, a Sword proper.
Note: the default position of a Sword is "palewise point in chief."Tabitha of Wyndmoor. Purpure, between a Chief and Base, an Antelope at gaze, all argent.
+ 5bpReynard Ambrosius. Per bend sinister; argent, a Fox's head erased sinister facing gules, and azure, an Oak tree eradicated Or.
From the Middle Kingdom:
Middle Kingdom, King of. Argent, on a Pale gules a Laurel wreath proper and in chief an Ancient Crown of five points Or; overall, a Chinese Dragon of four toes, in annulo head to sinister, vert.
Middle Kingdom, Queen of. Argent, on a Pale gules a wreath of Roses argent, barbed and seeded proper and in chief an Ancient Crown of five points Or; overall, a Chinese Dragon of four toes, in annulo head to sinister, vert.
From the Kingdom of Atenveldt;
Alis. Quarterly azure and argent, a windmill gules, vanes throughout and set saltirewise, Or.
+ 5bpFevronia Murometsa. Azure, on the breast of an Owl displayed Or, a Russian Orthodox Cross gules.
Erik von Karman. Gules, a bend argent between two streamered spears fesswise sinister-pointing sable fimbriated argent, overall, a Cog-wheel vert.
Addison the Wanderer. Potent, two Palmer's Staves in saltire Or.
5 bpMartha the Healer. Argent, on a bend sinister azure between a mandolin bend-sinisterwise, peghead in chief gules and an apothecary jar vert voided argent; a pair of fetterlocks joined by a chain argent.
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Note:There are many devices still outstanding from this Office that date back to before January 1973. Apparently, these device are still in the possession of the ex-Laurel King of Arms, and, due to postage costs,as these is a whole box of files along with them, we must wait until someone from the West comes down to Atenveldt for a visit. This should occur about April, at the latest. Hang on!The following Arms, devices and badges have been rejected by the Imperial College of Arms, for the reasons given.
Genieve des Coeurs. Vert, a Tree Or enfructed with Human Hearts gules.
1) This is too close, in the Society, to Ioseph of Locksley.????ig Gewisse. Gules, a Cross azure fimbriated argent; in canton a Boar's head coped azure fimbriated argent.
2) It is also the counterchange, to all intents and purposes, of O'Boyle of Ireland.
This is, without the Boar's head, the national and merchant flag of Norway. It is also the practice, in that country, to place a change in canton on the national flag to designate certain government functionaries. We ask for a complete re-designing.Wilhelm of Ness. Argent, a Drakkar sable garnished gules, the sail argent charged with a wolf's head erased contourney sable between two pallets gules, pennon gules at maintop, between dexter chief an anchor and sinister base a dagger inverted sable; all between two pales gules. (sic)
1) too damn complex. Could you see it. . .all of it. . . with just one glance, while it's painted on a shield held about 100 yds. away? I doubt it.Cassandra of Padua. Or, a Swan naiant gules.
2) It also conflicts with, in the 20th Cent., Athde, Meares, Oberreiden, Bothmar, Argylle, Lorne, &c.Perhaps placing the wolf's head between two pales and forgetting about the rest of it would be your best bet.
This is exactly the device bourne by von Steinfurt of Westphalia, and is the countercharge of Paravincini.Rhiannon ap Llyr. Argent, a Raven displayed, the upper portion rayonny, sable; and in chief two chevronels gules.Perhaps the addition of a chief and base, or putting the Swan between two bars, would solve the problem.
This is in direct conflict with a coat from the Middle Kingdom that, due to administrative foulups of a couple of years ago, was never registered. WE are ironing out the problem now, but if his device passes the College then this one will have to be changed. If his is rejected, then this one will have to be, on the same grounds. Redesign.