January 28, 1983 A.S. XVII
Edward of Effingham (name appeal). Or, in saltire two swords inverted between four fleurs-de-lys sable, overall a rose gules, barbed and seeded proper.
NOTE: When Edward sent his three appeals out in September, I pended them to December. In October, he included the two Sakura appeals in his LoI but did not include his own appeal. I therefore rescheduled the other two to the February meeting (since his LoI didn't get mailed until November). I left his own appeal on for December and considered it then. Edward writes to say that he was under the impression that it was going to be considered in February and wants it reconsidered then. Since I am still getting comments on the appeal, I gather that others were also under that impression, so I am pending his appeal to February, at which time I will let his appeal be settled by the majority opinion of the College so that this can be settled once and for all. If you haven't yet commented on his appeal, please do so. Edward adds the datum that Edward, brother of Henry Bolingbroke, died in infancy. The basic question is whether or not the surname Bolingbroke can be used with the given name Edward and with a red rose in the arms.
Aethelwynn Thraedgyld. Per bend azure and vert, a Bowen knot within a bordure Or.
NOTE to heralds: This is sufficiently different from Betva a Bedwyn's badge: Vert, a Bowen knot argent within a bordure Or. The tincture of the knot is a major point and the difference of the field provides the needed minor point of difference. Because of the line of partition, the outlines are not identical.
Edric the Unsteady. (badge) Argent, a cross conjoined with a bend sinister within a bordure, all gules.
NOTE to heralds: This does not conflict with the mundane arms mentioned in the LoCs, since one major point of difference is sufficient for SCA badge to mundane arms. Adding a bend sinister is one major point of difference.
Elidir o Morgannwg. Per pale and per chevron argent and sable, a chevron abased counterchanged, in dexter chief a cross crosslet, all within a bordure gules.
John of Hazelmere. (blazon correction) Per bend argent and gules, a squirrel counterchanged, on a chief gules three hazelnuts argent.
Eoin of the Torriloc Moors. (name approval only; see REJECTIONS for device)
Michael Gerard Curtememoire. (badge for House of the Wandering Stars) Per pale argent and sable, a compass star within a bordure mullety, all counterchanged.
Mikhail Andreyevich Putnikov. (name approval only; see REJECTIONS for device)
Outlands, Principality of. (badge for Order of the Leaping Stag) Vert, a stag leaping between in bend sinister a harp and an olive branch bendwise, all argent.
Petroushka of Bohemia. Sable, on a cross nowy argent a sprig of parsley vert between three mullets sable and a heart gules.
NOTE: This would be much better heraldry with the heart replaced by another sable mullet. The red heart distracts the eye from the parsley and looks unbalanced.
Steffan yr Ysgolhaig. (household badge) Per fess indented sable and ermine, a cross crosslet fitchy azure fimbriated argent.
NOTE: The fimbriation was unnecessary and would have been much better as Or.
Alaric Bear-Stalker. (badge) Argent, a bear rampant sable within in annulo eight double-bitted axes palewise gules, all within a bordure embattled sable.
NOTE: This is rather busy for a badge.
Alaric Erskin. (badge) Upon a flame proper an ermine spot sable.
NOTE to heralds: This does not conflict with William of Sark or Annette of Faire Monte's badge.
Anna Pembroke of Woodsley Hall. Gules, a hart salient reguardant and on a chief argent four clusters of three holly berries gules and two holly leaves vert, the leaves fesswise to center.
NOTE: The clusters would be better style if the leaves were all pointing to chief.
Arinbjorn Talverri. Or, a narwhal haurient purpure.
NOTE: I have corrected the name from Arinborn to Arinbjorn. The extra J is necessary, according to all of my references on Norse names.
NOTE TO ALL: People should send in copies of documentation rather than just citing it. We have a copy of the Icelandic Sagas, but it doesn't have an index of names that includes this one, and I don't have the time to hunt through the Eddas to find these names.
Berek Clovisson. Per bend argent and sable, a hurst between in bend sinister two acorns counterchanged.
NOTE: Using a patronymic form of an uncommon King's name is risky practice. Since the device has no reference to France and hence to King Clovis, I will allow the name. I have changed the patronymic from Clovissohn to Clovisson to avoid having two languages in one word. "Clovis" is the English form of the name (the German form is Chlodwig), and Sohn is German for "son." If you want the German form, the correct usage is Chlodwigssohn.
Christopher of the Golden Oak. Sable, in pale a tree eradicated and a bear passant, and in dexter canton a label Or. NOTE: The label would have been better above the tree Or as a sable label on the tree. Draw the label larger. (When the father registers, one assumes the son will grant permission.)
Damon of the Lake that Flames. Argent, in pale a flame of nine points to chief gules and a cartouche fesswise azure.
NOTE: Damon is an acceptable name and the Lake that Flames could refer to a burning pool of oil or lava. The badge suggests you intend oil. The badge is poor design, looking rather modern. Since there are several references to flaming lakes in hell, the name is poor practice, as it could be misinterpreted, but it does seem legal.
Darach, Shire of. Argent, on a bend between a tree and an acorn, slipped and leaved to dexter, the leaf embowed, sable a laurel wreath palewise argent.
Darach, Shire of. (badge for Order of the Sable Oak of Darach) Argent, in fess an acorn between two oak leaves, all palewise, and a bordure sable.
NOTE to heralds: This doesn't conflict with the mon cited by Monsho or the College of St. Katherine or the Sealed Knot badge or the Society of Cavaliers. In all cases, there was one major and one minor point of difference, and the outlines were not identical.
Eadward of Blacktower. Gules, on a pile rayonny Or in pale a decrescent and a tower sable.
Erich der Bereite aus Kreuztal. Or, on a fess embattled counter-embattled between a war-hammer fesswise and a cross crosslet sable, three great helms affronty argent.
Erik Stjornuhavn. (name approval only; see REJECTIONS for device)
Ian Bruce MacRae. Gyronny azure and gules, a key cross Or.
NOTE: Gyronny can be of azure and gules, as there is some contrast. Since your mundane name is Bruce MacRae, I will pass your name, but you should know that the Chief of the mundane Clan MacRae is John MacRae, who lives in southern California. Ian and John are two forms of the same name. you might want to take a different first name, as the Scots can be rather protective of their chiefs.
Iana of Tallowcross. Azure, on a bend Or between a calla lily slipped and leaved vert, and a sun Or, an arrow inverted sable.
NOTE: The vert leaves of the lily do not show up on the azure. This is poor practice. Calla lilies cannot be proper, as they come in several colors. Draw the sun in a proper heraldic manner.
Kathleen of Craigmillar Castle. (name approval only, see REJECTIONS for device)
Mairi-Kathleen nicLauren. (badge released to public domain) Azure, mullety of four points, a butterfly-winged unicorn salient to sinister argent.
Mairi-Kathleen nicLauren. (badge released to public domain) (badge for House Athelas) Gules, two eucalyptus leaves in saltire surmounted by another palewise vert, fimbriated between in fess two swords palewise argent.
Malcolm Alberic. (change of device) Azure, on a bend sinister engrailed sable, fimbriated, between a spiral hunting horn and a cross crosslet Or, a sword inverted proper.
NOTE: His previous device becomes a badge.
Robin Kilrabbit. Or, a lop-eared rabbit's head cabossed and a bordure engrailed sable.
Roger de Boeuf. (name change; formerly Elred of Canterbury)
Sean FitzWallace. (badge) Barry wavy argent and azure, a demi-lobster tergiant displayed gules.
Susan of the Golden Heart. Per bend azure and counter-ermine, on a bend between a rose argent, barbed and seeded proper and a heart Or a kodachi sword sable.
Takaoka Midori. (primary mon) Sable, a chrysanthemum blossom of eight petals sans sinister chief petal, within three feathers in annulo counter-clockwise argent.
Yaroslav the Persistent. Per bend sinister gules and argent, a phoenix within a serpent in annulo, biting its tail, Or and a Siberian tiger salient to sinister proper. (Pantera altica)
NOTE: This is rather busy for a badge.
Thomas Danlar of Herrick. (name approval only; see REJECTIONS for device)
Aravis Katheryn del Clare. (name approval only)
NOTE: According to Reaney (p. 95), del is always lower-case unless compounded. You could have DelClare or del Clare, but not Del Clare. I have chosen to use the more correct del form. If you prefer the DelClare form, let me know.
Beau Fleuve, Canton of. Bendy wavy argent and azure, a laurel wreath Or within a bordure sable, semé of griffins segreant Or.
NOTE: The bordure semé of griffins, while legal, is poor practice since they are too small to be easily made out at a distance.
Bhakail, Barony of. (badge for Order of the Salamander) Gules, a salamander tergiant displayed bendwise sinister sable enflamed Or.
Black Ford, Canton of. (name approval only)
Bowman's Rest, Canton of. (name approval only)
Copper Tree, Canton of. (name approval only)
Coeur du Monde, Shire of. (name approval only)
Emerald Glen, Shire of. (name approval only)
Falcon's Ayrie, Canton of. (name approval only)
Flaming Forge, Canton of. (name approval only)
Freelords of Stone Keep, Shire of the. (name approval only)
NOTE:"Freelords" is not an acceptable alternative form of "shire," but given the circumstances it is acceptable as part of the name.
Gryphon Wald, Canton of. (name approval only; see REJECTIONS for device)
Ivory Tower, Canton of. (name approval only)
Insula Draconis, Shire of. (name approval only)
Janiewiem, Shire of. (name approval only)
NOTE: This is poor practice, as it looks like a name comprising a Polish joke. Does this branch really want to be known as the Shire of Ignorant Poles?
Kassandra Ketterman aus Enkirch. Or, on a pile indented sable in chief an owl displayed guardant argent.
Katrina von Halsstern. Per pale sable and gules, a winged boar volant argent.
Leif Moonshadow Ironbearer. (joint household badge with Shawna Keri of Devonshire) (House of the Crescent G Seahorse) (see REJECTIONS for device) Per bend sinister sable and vert, a bend sinister argent between a decrescent and a seahorse erect Or.
Mandan, Canton of. (name approval only)
NOTE: I have corrected the spelling to the proper Native American form.
Manfred von Halsstern. Per pale gules and sable, a compass star dismembered between in cross four crescents, their horns facing inwards, argent.
NOTE: The crescents should be drawn larger.
Meadowmarsh, Shire of. (name approval only)
Misty Seacoast, Shire of. (name approval only)
Monarch's Rest, Canton of. (name approval only)
Montevale, Shire of. Sable, a stag salient within a laurel wreath Or, a bordure indented ermine.
NOTE to heralds: This does not conflict with Outlands, as all tinctures are different, the outline is different, and the wreath is entirely around the stag.
Northern Outpost, Shire of. (name approval only)
Owen of Harfleur. Ermine, a pile vert, overall a chevron Or.
NOTE: Please note this simple heraldry.
Raedwulf de Rouen. Argent, a demi-wolf erect gules and a chief embattled sable.
NOTE: Draw the chief larger.
Ravenhill, Canton of. (name approval only)
Rorik der Kald of Man. (name approval only, see REJECTIONS for device)
Rusted Woodlands, Shire of the. (name approval only)
Seashire. (name approval only)
Shawna Kerr of Devonshire. (joint household badge with Leif Moonshadow Ironbearer, House of the Crescent G Seahorse)
Sigismund von Altenstad. Per pale argent and sable, three wolf's heads to sinister erased within a bordure counterchanged.
Southern Reaches, Shire of. (name approval only)
Taunacea, Shire of. (name approval only)
Vergil William de Comyn. Per pale and per chevron vert and Or, a cross crosslet fitchy sable within a bordure counterchanged.
Vincetta de Jarvain. Per bend argent and azure, a panther's head couped sable and a wolf's head couped argent.
Weeping Downs, Shire of. (name approval only)
Wilhelm Ketterman. Argent, in saltire an arrow inverted and a sword between four apples gules.
Mary Katherine de Macey. (name approval only)
NOTE: This name approval was accidentally omitted from the November 25, 1982 LoAR.
Vatavia, Shire of. (name change; formerly Shire of Batavia)
NOTE: It turns out that there are several Batavias in the mundane world and no Vatavias. Since the group prefers the V, this change is accepted.
Aelfwynn Gyrðesdohtor. (badge) Azure, a sea-otter erect Or within a bordure argent, goutte de larmes.
NOTE: This is the heraldic sea-otter, not the natural sea-otter. The latter would have the word "natural" included in the blazon.
Aelfwynn Gyrðesdohtor. (release of badge to public domain) A mullet of nine points voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet azure.
Aelfwynn Gyrðesdohtor. (release of badge to public domain) A mullet of nine points voided and interlaced within an annulet argent.
Alail Horsefriend. (badge) A double-strand snaffle-bit fesswise.
Alina de Montague. Azure, on a pile argent between two fleurs-de-lys Or a sprig of holly vert, fructed gules.
NOTE: I have deleted Holly because I have found that the use of plant names as given names is out of period. Alina is an acceptable given name, and by registering Alina de Montague, I can register the device as well. (She can still be called Holly as a nickname.) American Given Names, by George R. Stewart, refers Holly to Lily and, under Lily on p. 175, states: "Except for the special case of Rose, the naming habits of the speakers of English did not include the giving of flower names to women. The custom began about 1850, and by 1900 had spent what vigor it possessed."
Withycombe states that the given name Rose derives not from the flower but from Hros, meaning horse. The only other period, flower-like names are Olivia and Olive (16th c. feminine forms of Oliver), Viola/Violet (14th c. from Violetta in France), Eglentine (13th c.), Flora (16th c.), and Hyacinth and Narcissus (16th c. and rare). Basil comes from Basileus, meaning King, not from the plant, which was also named after Basileus. The following names are all 18th-19th century inventions: Azalea, Cherry, Daisy, Fern, Flower (17th c.), Hazel, Heather, Holly, Iris, Ivy, Jacinth (17th c.), Laurel, Lily, Marigold, Myrtle, Pansy, Primrose, Rhoda (17th c.), Rosemary, and Rosetta. We passed Athelas as an Elvish name rather than as a flower name, since it was specifically used as a name in the Lord of the Rings.
I am forced by this evidence to conclude that the College has been operating under a false impression that flower names are in period as given names. Until we decide to allow flower names as an exception to the period cut-off, I am forced to rule that flower names (other than the few period ones I listed) are out of period and may not be used as given names, although they can be used as surnames. Those members who succeeded in the past in registering flower names should be happy that they did, but we cannot allow their cases to force us to continue to violate the rule on period cut-off.
Ambrose of Barduin. (release of badge to public domain) Purpure, a pale dancetty within a bordure argent.
NOTE: Ambrose is releasing this badge because he is submitting another and he feels having two "seems ostentatious." He also thinks it looks "too much like a lightning bolt" and he doesn't "want to help encourage the Conan mentality." Three cheers for Ambrose!!!
Christopher the Young. Argent, on a pile wavy azure three dolphins naiant in pale argent.
Daniel of Gloucester. Per pale sable and argent, two scarpes counterchanged.
NOTE to heralds: Gloucester is a large city and Daniel is not the name of any of the Dukes of Gloucester.
David of Whaleshaven. Or, two Orcas haurient respectant proper and in chief a compass star azure. (Orcinus orca)
Dikran Aivazian. (badge) Azure, a hautboy within a bordure argent.
Eadweard of Northampton. Per pale sable and azure, a maunch between three estoiles of eight rays, one and two, argent.
Edward Fithby. Per bend azure and gules, a quill bendwise and a billet fesswise argent.
Garich die Fledermaus. Sable, a bat displayed Or pendant from a chief arched checky azure and Or.
NOTE: Bats, by default, are pendant upside-down, hanging from their feet.
Geoffrey of Caergarth. Azure, a chevron brettesse between two lions combattant and a tower Or.
Geoffrey of Stirlingshire. Per chevron azure and ermine, a chevron counterchanged and in chief two thistles argent.
Katya Wanderer. Purpure, a saltire between in pale two mullets of four points, and in fess an increscent and a decrescent Or.
NOTE: The use of a name diminutive as a formal name is improper practice unless it actually became an independent name in period. In this case, it would be much better to use the formal Russian form of Ekaterina or Katerina, instead of Katya, for the given name. Then everybody could still call you Katya as a nickname.
Knut Gunnarson of Smiland. Or, on a chevron purpure five delfs palewise argent and in base a tun palewise sable.
NOTE: Draw the tun correctly, with curved sides and banding. A tun is a barrel. What you have drawn is a billet. The device would look much better with three tuns, two and one, as that would be more balanced.
Loren of Berwick. Quarterly sable and gules, on a bezant a cross potent sable.
NOTE: Using a charged subordinary is acceptable so long as there is only one charge placed on the subordinary and the subordinary does not then appear to be a display of a royal or national arms or flag. In this case, this does not conflict with Engelken: Or, a cross potent sable, as that is not royal arms.
Micheil, Younger of An Alltan. (badge) A demi-boy proper, crined Or, vested and wearing a mail collar argent.
NOTE: In heraldry, an urchin is a hedgehog. I have therefore simply used boy. I am informed that better Scots naming practice would be for you to add a surname between Micheil and Younger.
Rivenoak, Shire of. (name change; formerly Shire of the Fallen Oak)
Selviergard, Shire of. (name change; formerly Shire of Silveirgard) Per fess gules and sable, atop the line of division a drakkar, mast stepped and oars in action, in base a laurel wreath Or.
NOTE: It would be better heraldic style for the drakkar to be either straddling the line or wholly above it, not floating on it.
Windy Meads, Shire of. Per fess rayonny azure and Or, a mullet of twelve points, a Boreas Or, and a laurel wreath vert.
END OF ACCEPTANCES
Albert von Dreckenveldt. (badge for Schloss Dreckheim) Vert, masoned Or, on a billet sable, fimbriated Or, in chief a crescent bendwise argent.
NOTE: Badge rejected. The overwhelming majority of the College of Arms found this badge and household name offensive. The household name also conflicts with the Barony of Dreckheim in Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny. The badge is an attempt to draw a picture rather than an abstract heraldic emblem. This is, at best, a joke badge, which isn't allowed anyway.
Eoin of the Torriloc Moors. Per bend embattled azure and vert, a compass star Or.
NOTE: Device conflicts with Paul of Sunriver: Azure, a compass star Or, and with Rolf the Relentless: Pean, a compass star fitchy Or. Using vert and azure in a divided field like this is poor practice, as there is very little contrast between them. A combination like gules and vert or azure and gules would be better.
Mikhail Andreyevich Putnikov. Vert, a bend sinister between a bear passant and a lion rampant to sinister, all Or.
NOTE: Device conflicts with Amber of Oakdale: Vert, on a bend sinister between two acorns bendwise sinister Or an acorn vert. Adding a tertiary charge is a minor point. Changing the type of charge of a group of secondary charges is a major point. Thus there is only one major and one minor point of difference, and you need two major points of difference.
Calista nic Ghille Andrais. Or, two garden roses gules, slipped and leaved, their stems extended in crescent and tied in base in a Bourchier knot, and on a chief triangular vert a swan naiant argent charged with a goutte-de-sang.
NOTE: Name rejected. Names in foreign languages must include a translation or other justification or documentation. The form used in the name is all wrong. Only one word should follow the patronymic nic. Drop either Ghille or Andrais. A more period spelling for the Greek given name is Kallista. The goutte is unnecessary and the roses really aren't in a period arrangement, although the device is legal.
Dreiburgen, Barony of. (badge for the Dreiburgen Archers) Argent, a chevronel throughout and in base a tower azure charged with a pheon inverted argent.
NOTE: Badge rejected. A chevronel by any other name is still a chevronel. You cannot use a single chevronel as a primary charge. Use a chevron throughout or a proper per chevron azure and argent field.
Erik Stjornuhavn. Azure, a pegasus salient, affronty, wings displayed, in chief a compass star argent, and a base engrailed sable, fimbriated argent.
NOTE: Device conflicts with Llywelyn ap Meriadudd of Gwynedd: Azure, a horned pegasus salient affronty, wings displayed, argent rising from a base of flames proper. Please draw the compass star larger and the name and tail correctly. They shouldn't be blowing in the wind. The base has poor contrast.
Evron Beaumaris the Gallowglass. (name submission only)
NOTE: Name rejected. With no documentation given, I must assume you are using English for your made-up name. Ev- exists as an English name-prefix, but I cannot find -ron as an English name-suffix. Thus Evron is not consistent with English naming practices. The closest I can come is Evan or Everard. If you have some sort of derivation or justification for Evron, you should include it with the submission.
James of the Hidden Valley. Azure, issuant from base a twin-peaked mountain and in chief an increscent between two mullets of four points argent.
NOTE: Device conflicts with Regan Bran Haraldsson: Azure, three piles inverted conjoined in point and in chief three mullets of four points, one and two, argent. I suggest changing the two-peaked mountain (which is essentially two piles inverted conjunct) to Or instead of argent.
Kathleen of Craigmillar Castle. Vert, a lumbar vertebra argent within an annulet Or.
NOTE: Device rejected. In heraldry, a "bone" is a generic long bone (e.g., femur). There is also the skull. The use of other, complex bones such as a lumbar vertebra, is not heraldic, is out of period, and the charge is not identifiable by anyone other than a medical student. The device also conflicts with Selva of the Treeless Plain: Vert, a stump eradicated proper within an annulet Or.
Katrelya Ilona of Angusel. Per bend azure and gules, in bend enhanced a sun and a lion couchant bendwise Or and in dexter base a doe springing argent.
NOTE: Name rejected. We cannot find "Angusel" on any map of Scotland or in our atlases. I cannot find Catrelia as an English name for Katrelya to be a variant of. Please send me the documentation for these. The device seems acceptable, although it would be better heraldry if it were a per fess field with the three charges two and one.
Keradawc an Cai. (household badge for Kafir Qan) Sable, a pheon within three scimitars in annulo argent.
NOTE: Household name rejected. I will list the badge as a household badge, but I find that I must reject the registration of the household name. Qan is a variant transliteration and a homonym for Khan. Several times in the past, the word Khan has been banned as being a title of Mongol royalty. The fact that it means caravansary in Arabic does not change the fact of its Mongol meaning. Please use some other Arabic word for caravansary, rest house, or inn.
Rhea Clare of Castle Tintagel. Per pale argent and azure, a sword inverted sable, distilling a goutte de sang, and a unicornate fish-tailed demi-horse bendwise sinister erect to sinister argent, in base two garden roses counterchanged, slipped and leaved, stalks entwined, vert.
NOTE: Name rejected. Rhea was a Greek goddess, the mother of many of the Olympian gods. Rhea Silvia, the mythical mother of Romulus and Remus, was seduced by Mars and became to the Roman state what Rhea had been to Olympia (to quote Elmet). Thus Rhea is a divine or unique name, not allowable for SCA names, unless you can show it was used in period as a common given name. Its modern use as a given name seems to be out of period. The device is somewhat poor, as the rose stems vanish on the azure and the goutte is small. It also comes rather close to being impaled arms. The sea-unicorn would be better if it were erect rather than bendwise sinister, as then it would balance the sword nicely.
Roncor Woodcleaver. Or, on a saltire vert, between four trees couped in saltire a woodcutter's axe and a sword inverted, all proper.
NOTE: Name appeal rejected. Since the name seems to be an English one, you must justify Roncor as a made-up name consistent with English usage. Ron- is an existing English name prefix (e.g., Ronald), but -cor does not exist as an English name suffix. Thus Roncor is not consistent with English naming practices. The device seems acceptable. There is no heraldic distinction between a woodcutter's axe and a battle axe, but you can use the term.
Thomas Danlar of Herrick. Per pale sable and argent, a pair of scales balanced upon the point of a sword counterchanged.
NOTE: Device conflicts with Conrad Tolbert Regnault: Azure, a sword proper, balanced on its point a pair of scales Or. It also conflicts with the emblem of the State Bar of California: Per pale sable and argent, a balance counterchanged.
Collegium Montium, Shire of. Per fess embattled argent and sable, in chief three snakes, each in annuls, intertwined vert, and in base a laurel wreath Or.
NOTE: Name and arms rejected. This branch was formally disbanded at the January 9, 1983 Board of Directors meeting.
Eisendrachen, Shire of. (name submission only)
NOTE: Name rejected. Conflicts with the Order of the Iron Dragon in the Principality of the Sun.
Gryphon Wald, Canton of. Argent, a hurst vert surmounted by a gryphon passant sable, all within a laurel wreath vert.
NOTE: Device rejected. This is color on color. The LoI had the gryphon facing sinister, but the picture had it facing dexter. I suggest you change the gryphon to Or and have the LoI agree with the picture.
Kendra Bean Lupus. (name submission only)
NOTE: Name rejected. Lupus is not a valid given name. As near as we can find, Kendra is not a Celtic name. The LoI said it was Anglo-Saxon, but K doesn't exist in Anglo-Saxon. The closest Searle comes are the male names Cenred or Chendred. Please document Kendra.
Leif Moonshadow Ironbearer. Sable, a pile bendwise issuant from sinister base argent and in dexter chief a decrescent Or.
NOTE: Device rejected. Turn the decrescent palewise. The device conflicts with Michael de Lune: Sable, three piles inverted bendwise issuant from sinister base conjoined below a crescent in dexter chief Or.
Lupus the Mad. (name submission only)
NOTE: Name rejected. Lupus is not a given name. Names existed independently of their translations. You cannot simply translate the name Wulf into Latin as Lupus and expect to get a legitimate given name. Names usually do not translate directly. You could be Wulf the Mad. You could also add a given name and have Lupus as a byname.
Numerous Journies, Shire of. (name submission only)
NOTE: Name rejected. This name is not an appropriate form for an SCA branch. Shires don't go on journies (except maybe the Curragh Mor). Try Travelershire or Crossroadshire.
Pog O'Mahon. (name submission only)
NOTE: Name rejected. Pog ("kiss") is not a name, but only a noun. A name may be a noun, but not all nouns are names. The closest we could come is the female diminutive Peg. I am informed by Sable Quill that this is similar in sound to a modern Irish slang saying that translates as "kiss my ass."
Random, Canton of. (name submission only)
NOTE: Name rejected. You cannot use an adjective as a branch name. Canton of random what? Add a noun after Random.
Rorik der Kald of Man. Sable, a dolphin naiant bendwise and in dexter base two axes crossed in saltire within a bordure engrailed Or.
NOTE: Device rejected. This device is unbalanced. Placing a set of charges in dexter base when you have a bendwise primary charge, without balancing with something in sinister chief, is not heraldic. The axes are drawn too small. Close to Estriana Northolm: Or, a dolphin haurient sable within a bordure engrailed vert.
Samara Caitlyn of Elfwyne. Azure, in bend sinister a butterfly displayed azure fimbriated and a unicornts head to sinister erased Or.
NOTE: Name and device rejected. Samara is the name of a river which converges with the Volga and is the name of a Russian city. you will have to document Samara as a period given name in order for the conflict to be allowed. The butterfly is a case of complex fimbriation that is very bad practice. It would be much better with a butterfly Or.
Wolfgang Denck of Lubeck. Argent, in saltire two arrows inverted crossed near the fletchings between in fess two wheels and in chief a crossbow strung and cocked sable.
NOTE: Name and device rejected. The verb "to think" is denken. The word Denck seems to be a misspelled stem of the verb, and is not a proper surname form. If you want "the thinker," it should be "der Denker." If you want "thought," it is (der) Gedanke. The device is unbalanced. There really should be something in base to balance the crossbow. Crossing the arrows near the fletchings is poor style. I suggest crossing them in normal style and putting another crossbow in base.
Demian O'Boirne. (badge) Azure, a seal erect displayed, head to chief, tail sufflexed behind the body to sinister so as to form the shape of a mullet argent.
NOTE: Badge rejected. This conflicts with Chalmers: Azure, a mullet argent (Papworth, p. 989). This is not a heraldic position (although it is cute), and thus may not be registered.
St. Michael, College of. (name submission only)
NOTE: Name rejected. This conflicts with several Colleges of St. Michael in the mundane world.
Thomas d'Azure. Azure, a pale endorsed Or and a chief embattled gules.
NOTE: Name and device rejected. Thomas of Blue does not seem a possible period name. Azure is an adjective. You need to add a noun to the place name. you could be of Azure Lake, Azure Mountain, etc., but not just of Azure. The device is color on color, as two-thirds of the chief lies on azure. Chiefs must obey the Rule of Tincture.
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