APPROVALS 1 5 January XIX (1985)

THE FOLLOWING SUBMISSIONS ARE APPROVED:

Kingdom of Atenveldt

André de Foucault. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Angelica des Montagnes. Name and device. Purpure, on a bend sinister argent between two daffodils and two decrescents Or, a hummingbird palewise displayed gules.

Arian Rowan of Featherfin. Badge. Argent, a red­tailed hawk close proper between two flaunches azure fretty argent. (Buteo jamaicensis).

Atenveldt, Kingdom of, Order of the Fleur de Soleil. Badge. Or, five fleurs­de-lys in annulo, tips outward, gules.

Athelwulf Bolverksson. Badge. Gules, a duck displayed, head affronty, within a bordure Or.

Aubry du Bolduc. Name only.

DISCUSSION: Du Bolduc is French for 'of the colored ribbon'. (Dubois I 84).

Brenna Cathleen the Hwistlere. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Caer Mithin Halle, Shire of. Name and device. Sable, a flame proper within a laurel wreath Or, all within a bordure argent semy of thistles purpure, slipped and leaved vert.

Cathlin of Morecombe Bottome. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Draca Mor, Shire of. Name only.

Elaine Bel Monte. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Elric of Moray. Name only.

Eric Davidson. Name only.

Fontaine Dans Sable, Shire of. Device. Argent, in pale a three­tiered fountain sable spouting azure and a laurel wreath vert.

Frederick Tinamou the Untamed. Badge. Gules, a bald eagle's head and shoulders issuant from base argent holding in its beak a sword inverted bendwise sable.

Frederick Tinamou the Untamed. Badge. Azure, a bald eagle's head and shoulders issuant from base argent, holding in its beak a sword inverted bendwise sable.

Gretchen Gwynhwyfar. Name only.

Griffith the Everchanging. Name and device. Gyronny of six from sinister chief vert and argent, two snakes entwined in a Bouchier knot, heads in chief and addorsed sable, and in base a hawk's bell vert and another argent.

Guy du Bolduc (submitted as Guyon du Bolduc). Name and device. Azure, two alembic flasks, spouts crossed in saltire argent, and a base wavy Or, overall a trident inverted counterchanged.

NOTE: According to Brigantia, Guyon is in the objective case. The nominative form, which is what one would use as a given name, is Guy. DISCUSSION: The heraldic alembick, or limbeck, is a peculiar charge resembling a portcullis. (Parker 372) Master Wilhelm instituted the term "alembic flask" to describe the common distilling apparatus.

Gwyn myrgh Myghal. Name change (from Gwyn myrgh Michael).

Ian mac Brian. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Jason Heston. Name only (see RETURNS for badge).

Jeanne d'Aussay. Name only.

Jochen von Balduinseck. Device. Or, a cock passant, in chief three arrows bendwise sable.

Joan of Gryphonscrag (submitted as Prydwen of Gryphonscrag). Name and device. Per chevron sable and vert, a gryphon argent and a male gryphon Or combattant, in base a flame proper.

NOTE: Prydwen, as a number of the commenters noted, was the name of King Arthur's ship in Welsh folklore. This does not necessarily mean that it is not a given name (I believe ships were sometimes given women's names in period), but in this case a period example of its use as a given name seems to be in order. We have substituted the applicant's mundane given name, in order to register the device.

Kathryn of Iveragh. Device (reblazon). Per bend sinister wavy sable and gules, in dexter chief three passion nails inverted bendwise in bend sinister gules enflamed Or and as an augmentation in sinister base an inescutcheon of azure, a demi­sun issuant from base Or within a bordure argent.

DISCUSSION: Aten Herald has provided us with a corrected emblazon.

Kendra Bergette von dem Kräutergarten (submitted as Kendra Bergette von Gartenkrauter). Name and device. Per bend sinister potenty argent and gules, a cooking pot sable and a closed book Or.

NOTE: The comments on the byname indicate that the adjective should precede the noun, and that the compound requires the inflected article dem.

Keridwen of Montrose. Device (reblazon). Per chevron counter­ermine and

argent, in base an iris azure slipped and leaved vert.

Kevin MacKinnon. Name and device. Vert, in pale a crescent azure fimbriated and a coney dormant to sinister argent.

Lucia del Canto d'Ivrea (submitted as Lucia Doriana del Canto Ivrea). Name and device. Per bend sinister argent and purpure, a tree blasted and eradicated counterchanged sable and Or, in dexter chief a mullet of four points sable.

NOTE: According to Brigantia, the above form is how one would render "Lucia of the song of Ivria" into Italian (although she notes that the use of two bynames is pushing the edge of period practice). She was unable to substantiate Doriana. We have omitted it, pending further documentation.

Lyonina Scynefaex. Device. Sable, in pale a chicken's head couped Or and a bezant between two flaunches erminois.

Marie d'Acre. Name and device. Vert, a cross parted and fretty interlaced with a mascle argent, in dexter chief a clarion Or.

Marie de Briquesart (submitted as Heather Marie de Briquesart). Name and device. Per chevron inverted azure and counter­ermine, a chevron inverted Or between an iris argent and a cross crosslet Or.

NOTE: Heather is out of period for use as a given name. (Withycombe 147). We have omitted it in order to register the device.

Mark Lasie of Westminster. Release of badge for Meiklemere ("Sable, a saltire argent, on a torteau a Norse sun cross Or").

Moran Thorwald the Young. Name and device. Gules, a Latin cross within an annulet, and on a chief argent an arrow point to dexter gules.

Morgana of Land's End. Name and device. Azure, in pale a daisy argent seeded sable and a winged sea­unicorn erect, wings elevated and addorsed, Or.

Myghal mab Siarl an Gernow. Name change (from Michael mab Siarl an Gernow).

Naomi von den Katzen (submitted as Naomi von Katzen). Name and device. Per saltire sable and sable goutty d'Or, a saltire azure fimbriated between in pale a goblet and a heart fracted argent.

NOTE: German 'of the cats' requires the dative plural article den.

Outlands, Principality of the. Order of the Promise of the Outlands (name only).

Peregrine of the Wilds. Name and device. Argent, on a bend vert between a dragon rampant and a falcon close sable, two mullets argent.

Sun, Principality of the. Badge for the Order of the Hope of the Sun. Or, a branch bendwise sinister vert between two scarpes within a bordure indented azure.

Susannah Northwind. Name only.

Tagan the Talesmythe. Name only.

White Mountain, Shire of. Name only.

Kingdom of Caid

Aidan Davidson (submitted as Aidan Davidson of Invernahaven; see PENDING for rest of name). Name and badge for House Glenhollow. Per chevron inverted vert and azure, a chevron inverted Or and in chief a dolmen argent.

NOTE: We have omitted of Invernahaven pending further discussion of the issues involved by the College of Arms. DISCUSSION: "The default form of a dolmen is a trilithon, unless otherwise specified. A trilithon is a dolmen composed of one horizontal stone resting on two upright ones." (WvS, 29 Dec 80, p. 2).

Alithea ferch Rhys of Birchum. Name and device. Or, a saltire engrailed between four increscents purpure.

NOTE: Very nice.

Atanielle Unesse. Name change (from Ataniel Unesse).

Boethius, College of. Badge. Or, five open books in saltire azure.

Caedmon Gordon. Device (reblazon). Per bend sable and barry bendy argent and azure, a bendlet gules fimbriated between a wolf passant argent and an Irish harp sable.

Carreg Wen, Shire of. Name and device. Argent, in bend two crosses couped purpure, overall a laurel wreath vert.

NOTE: The Baron and Baroness Delftwood, after consultation with the remaining residents of the former Canton of the White Stone in the Kingdom of the East, have most graciously permitted the Shire of Carreg Wen (which means 'white stone' in Welsh) to register their name.

Caid, Kingdom of, College of Heralds. Sommelier Pursuivant (name only).

DISCUSSION: It seems to me that the question of whether or not a branch may have a titled heraldic officer is something that can (and should) be left to the discretion of the individual kingdoms. I would prefer not to record that a pursuivant's creation was ordinary or extraordinary, since this may vary in actual usage.

Caid, Kingdom of, College of Heralds. Aurum Pursuivant and Pheon Pursuivant

(release of titles).

Cassandra O'Shea. Name and device. Sable, two scarpes Or between a dove close to sinister and a unicorn rampant argent.

NOTE: "Either draw a heraldic unicorn or else a horse, but not something in between." (WvS, 19 Aug 83, p. 11) Please correct the emblazon.

Cristian del Leon Rampante. Name and device. Per pale Or and argent, a

winged lion rampant azure between three roses gules, barbed vert.

Eleanor de Mont Saint Michel. Badge for Caer Glan­y­mor. Argent, vêtu azure, a sea­coney erect maintaining an anchor bendwise sinister sable.

Fredrich Ethelred aus Schloss Trier. Name and device. Or, on a bend sinister vert between a dexter arm embowed and armored, maintaining an axe, and a castle sable, in chief a double­headed eagle displayed Or, all within a bordure sable.

DISCUSSION: I can find nothing in past rulings to indicate that we have ever considered enhanced tertiary charges, such as the eagle on the bend sinister, to be so reminiscent of an augmentation as to be unacceptable. Official concern seems to have been over charged cantons, and on such forms of internal heraldic display as escutcheons, lozenges, sails, etc. By our rules, I believe this is legal, though it may be something we should think about.

Gary Lee of Holywell. Name change (from William of Holywell).

Goldwyn of Britain. Name change (from Goldwin of Britain) and badge. A wyn

(pennant) Or.

NOTE: His old badge ("Sable, upon a bezant irradiating eight points, in saltire two spiked maces with thrusting spikes at both ends sable, all within a bordure Or") is released. DISCUSSION: A wyn (an alternate form of the word vane) is a small flag. (Parker 264)

Goldwyn of Britain. Badge. Sable, a dragon displayed Or, charged with two swords in saltire sable, all within a bordure engrailed Or.

NOTE: His old badge ("Sable bezanty, a castle Or") is released.

Huette Aliza von und zu Ahrens und Mechthildberg. Change of device. Purpure, a dragon with the head and wings of an eagle couchant, wings displayed and addorsed, Or.

NOTE: Her old arms are released.

Kathryn Grewar of Loch Awe. Name and device. Argent, a sword bendwise sinister sable and in dexter chief a quatrefoil slipped, all within a bordure embattled vert.

Kendric de Morlaix. Name and device. Per saltire vert and sable, a crescent between in cross four mullets of four points Or.

Leonora Morgana. Name and device. Per chevron inverted azure goutty d'eau and argent, a Celtic cross argent and two garden roses in saltire gules, slipped and leaved vert.

Montagne Maximilian de Lyon. Name and device. Quarterly sable and gules, a natural leopard rampant reguardant between three fleurs­de­lys argent.

Ogatie of Castle North. Device (reblazon). Sable, in pale a unicorn passant argent, armed Or, and two swords inverted in saltire proper surmounted by an open book argent, bound Or.

Rhianna Kirsten of Dunwick. Device. Per fess azure and argent, a fess gules between a mastless drakkar argent and a castle triple­towered azure.

Wilhelm der Steinadler aus Oldenburg. Name and device. Per bend azure and gules, a bend counter­embattled between an eagle displayed, wings inverted, and a tower Or.

Wulff Egilsson. Name and device. Sable, a horse rampant and in chief two swords inverted in saltire Or.

Wulfgifu Wadylove of Wokyhole. Name and device. Argent, a savage rampant and on a chief wavy azure two hearts argent.

DISCUSSION: "Any creature with four limbs can be rampant if the limbs are arranged in that specific artificial position." (WvS, 15 May 80, p. 6) Although whimsical, (not to mention picturesque) this seems to be within the bounds of SCA heraldry.

Wulfgifu Wadylove of Wokyhole. Badge. On a heart argent voided azure a wolf's head caboshed argent.

DISCUSSION: This differs from ANNA GERTRUDE LEONHARDT ("Azure, on a heart argent a lion rampant azure") by a major point for tincture (counterchange) and a strong minor point for type of tertiary charge. Since Wulfgifu's submission is a badge, this is sufficient.

Yaroslav the Persistent. Badge for House Pounder. Per fess gules and argent, a phoenix, head to sinister, issuant from the line of division, Or, and a Siberian tiger salient to sinister proper. (Pantera altica)

Zenobia Naphtali. Badge. Per pale sable and argent, a pair of compasses and in base, between the points, a sun, all counterchanged.

NOTE: The designation House Rusto appears to be twentieth­century slang, and has been omitted.

Kingdom of Calontir

Aron of Katharinenstadt. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

DISCUSSION: I have some reservations concerning the byname ­­ Katharinenstadt isn't "generic" in the same way as, say, "White River" or "Iron Mountain" ­­ but in the absence of objections from the College of Arms, I consider myself overruled.

Avery Austringer. Name and device. Per chevron embattled, per pale Or and gules, and pean, in chief a fox and a cat­a­mountain sejant guardant respectant counterchanged.

DISCUSSION: My references seem to indicate that a point pointed is normally drawn with curved lines.

Comyn Hrothwyn of Goldum Aecum (submitted as Comyn Hrothwyn of goldnum aecum). Name and device. Sable, on a pale bretessed between four oak leaves, the lower two inverted Or, a dagger inverted sable hilted vert.

NOTE: According to Batonvert, the Old English for 'of gold oaks' is of (or aet) Gold­a(e)cum, or of Goldum Aecum if rendered as separate words. She also notes that Hrothwyn is the feminine form of the name; the masculine form is Hrothwine.

Darlene of Caithness (submitted as Shannara of Caithness). Name and device. Argent, on a bend sinister cottised azure between a teazel purpure leaved vert and a sprig of blueberry proper, two compass stars palewise argent. (Vaccinium corymeosum).

NOTE: Shannara was the surname of an elf­king in two books by Terry Brooks. We have substituted the applicant's mundane given name in order to register the device.

Etoiles de Lune, Canton of. Name and device. Azure, in annulo an increscent and between its horns three mullets, all environed of a laurel wreath Or.

Guinivere of East Loch. Name and device. Per pall vert, azure, and Or, a pair of hands holding a heart argent, a sword proper, and a natural panther sejant erect sable.

NOTE: This is rather busy.

Katriana op den Dijk. Device. Vert, a lyre argent surmounted by a domestic cat couchant erminois.

Marie du Bois. Name and device. Sable, a bend of interlaced annulets between a sword inverted and a tree Or.

Marie du Bois. Badge for House Woodshaven. Sable, a chevron throughout and a tree couped Or.

Naomi Sharpe of Four Elile Farm. Name and device. Vert, two bars gemel between a hen argent and a garb Or.

Peadair of Kilernan. Name and device. Per pale gules and azure, a lion's head erased within an orle of mullets Or.

NOTE: The mullets should be larger.

Rorik Jurdsson. Name and device. Per chevron rayonny sable and gules, a sledge­hammer palewise within a bordure Or.

Taras Andreievich. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Vatavia, Barony of. Badge for the Order of the Vatavian Sword of Valor. Per bend sinister Or and azure, a dragonfly volant en arrière and a sword counterchanged.

Kingdom of the East

Aesc of Northumbria. Name only.

Albrecht Donner (submitted as Albrecht von Donner). Name and device. Per bend sinister sable and argent, a mullet of four points argent and a peregrine falcon volant, wings elevated and addorsed, proper.

NOTE: Donner is the German word for 'thunder'; according to Obelisk, it is not a place name, and so would not take the preposition von 'of'. We have omitted the von in order to register the device.

Anastasia Knutovna. Device. Gules, on a chevron Or five crosses crosslet fitchy palewise sable, in base a fox dormant Or.

Andreanna Innes. Badge. Three thistles in pall inverted, slipped, leaved and joined at the stems, proper.

Armel de Locmariaquer. Name only.

Barren Sands, Shire of. Device. Per chevron abased argent and barry wavy azure and argent, two satyrs passant respectant, each maintaining a trident, and in base a laurel wreath gules.

Benjamin di Rosa of Aldea. Name and device. Sable, a garden rose, slipped, between two decrescents in bend sinister, all within an orle argent.

Brigitte von Eisenburg. Device. Vert, a castle triple­towered within an orle flory counter­flory Or.

Bruttus Bernhardt (submitted as Bruttus von Bernhardt). Name and device. Lozengy vert and argent, a brown bear rampant, maintaining in its dexter paw a sword proper, all within a bordure gules. (Ursus arctos)

NOTE: Bernhardt appears to be a form of the given name Bernard, so the preposition von 'of (a place)' is incorrect. We have omitted it in order to register the devcie.

Carillion, Barony of. Badge. Purpure, a cupped hand reversed Or and in chief three bezants two and one.

Cei Wiclif of Haewengraes. Name and device. Or, a capsicum pepper proper.

DISCUSSION: A capsicum pepper proper is "red with a green cusp at the top."

Cynedd ap Gwen. Badge. Sable, a sun eclipsed within a bordure argent.

Dale the Wanderer. Name only.

Deborah Ilirczy. Name and device. Lozengy azure and argent, a panther's head erased vert, vomiting flames of fire gules, armed Or.

Deirdre Ui Mhaille. Name change (from Deirdre the Sanachee).

Drachensheim, Shire of. Device. Or, a dragon passant gules, atop and its tail encircling a tower sable, the whole within a laurel wreath gules.

Drachenwald, Principality of. Order of the Edelweiss (name change from Order of the Marguerite).

East Kingdom, Signet Office. Badge for Certified Calligraphers. Azure, a swan statant close reguardant ermine within a bordure argent.

East Kingdom, Signet Office. Badge for Certified Illuminators. Azure, a swan statant close reguardant ermine within a bordure Or.

Elaina von Mannheim. Name and device. Vert, two needles in saltire, points to base, within a bordure nebuly argent, charged with three trefoils slipped vert.

Elfrida Peregrina. Device (reblazon). Purpure, flames of fire sable, fimbriated, surmounted by a falcon rising argent.

Etta von Felsenstrand. Name and device. Barry wavy argent and azure, two sea uniorns combattant within a bordure gules.

Freydis Ingrithsdottir. Name only.

Genevieve Pelagia. Name change (from Marina Kathleen) and device. Per fess rayonny azure and Or, a plover volant to sinister argent and a mermaid vert.

Geoffrey FitzGalen. Name only.

Gwennlynn of Woodlyn. Name only.

l'Ile du Dragon Dormant, Shire de. Name only.

John the Pell. Name only.

Karl Helweg. Name only.

Katrina von Halsstern. Badge. Per pale sable and gules, a boar's head erased to sinister argent.

Knight's Crossing, Barony of. Badge for the Order of the Wheel. Quarterly gules and Or, a Catherine wheel counterchanged.

Kunegunda von Schattenberg. Name and device. Sable, two garden roses slipped and leaved in saltire and a chief embattled argent.

Lassarina Douglas of Strathearn. Name only.

Magnus Ormsson. Name only.

Mathilde Meyer. Name and device. Per pale azure and argent, two geese respectant enraged counterchanged.

Mercedes Bohdanovna. Device. Per pale and per bend, counter­ermine and gules, in bend sinister two quill pens bendwise Or within a bordure counterchanged.

Miles of Armagh. Name only (see PENDING for device).

Mord Hrutson the Green. Name only.

Morgan Catriona Bruce. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Osric the Confused. Device. Purpure, a phoenix within a bordure argent.

Pagan Mahon. Badge. Vert, an onager's head couped Or within six bezants in orle.

Rhiannon Elandris of Glyndyfrdwy. Name and device. Per bend sable and argent, a unicorn rampant to sinister within a bordure, all counterchanged.

Robert de la Mante. Name only.

Rowan de la Garnison. Name and device. Vert, a coney courant and on a chief wavy argent, three torteaux.

Seanne Alansyn. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Shena Gwyneth Muir. Name only.

Silver Tarn, Shire of. Device. Azure, an anvil within a laurel wreath argent, all within a bordure embattled Or.

Singing Rivers, Canton of. Name only.

Sterlynge Vayle, Shire of. Name and device. Azure goutty d'deu, a dragon passant Or, on a chief invected argent, a laurel wreath vert.

Thescorre, Barony of. Badge for Order of the Raven's Feather. Argent, in base two bars wavy azure, overall a raven's feather palewise sable.

Tolling Bells, Canton. Device. Gules, a dragon passant within a laurel wreath and in chief three church bells Or.

Ursula von Mönchwald. Name and device. Gules, on a bend sinister cotised between two bears passant guardant Or, a quill sable.

Voldar Badaxe. Name and device. Gyronny azure and gules, on a heart Or a double­bitted axe palewise gules.

Walram von Laufenberg. Name and device. Sable, an eagle displayed argent, armed Or, charged upon each wing with a mullet of six points gules, within a bordure wreathed argent and gules.

Wanda von Salzburg. Name and device. Or, a popinjay close to sinister vert, beaked and membered gules, perched upon a twig sable, all within a bordure indented gules.

William MacKeown. Name and device. Per pale argent and azure, two ferrets sejant erect respectant within a bordure embattled all counterchanged.

Wolf Dietrich von Hohenwald. Device. Per pale gules and Or, a chevron between two wolf's heads erased respectant and a pine tree, all counterchanged.

Kingdom of the Middle

Adela de Warren. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Aelred Verrier. Name and device. Vert, a pale wavy Or between two salamanders tergiant palewise sable enflamed Or.

Agnès Larabee (submitted as Agnès de Larabee). Name and device. Argent, semy­de­lis vert, on a pale gules three unicorn's heads couped argent.

NOTE: Larabee is not, to the best of our knowledge, a place name, so the preposition de 'of' is incorrect. The heads should be bearded, such being the nature of unicorns. Please correct the emblazon.

Alan of Warhaven. Naine and device. Argent, a hangman's noose issuant from chief azure, pendant therefrom a key sable.

NOTE: The hangman's noose should be drawn smaller, and the key larger. Please correct the emblazon. DISCUSSION: The device is a rebus on the applicant's mundane surname, HANKEY.

Alexandria van de Zilverkat. Badge. A cat herissony guardant azure goutty d'Or.

DISCUSSION: Herissony (from French hérisson 'hedgehog') is a term used in heraldry to describe a cat "with its back up."

Andrew Murdoch. Name and device. Azure, on a bend sinister argent a helm palewise sable plumed gules, and on a chief argent three thistles slipped and leaved proper.

DISCUSSION: The default position of a helm, as with a head, appears to be in profile.

Arthur FitzWilliam the Scholar. Name only.

Awilda Haeulfdan. Name change (from Awilda Halfdane); see PENDING for device.

Caradoc Llew Du ap Morgan. Device. Vert, on a chevron between three Maltese crosses argent, two lions passant respectant maintaining between them a Maltese cross sable.

Carol of Penrith. Name and device. Quarterly azure and Or, a cross paty between three roses counterchanged.

DISCUSSION: Carol is her mundane given name.

Catherine Aimee le Moyne. Device. Per fess argent and vert, four crosses of Cerdaña in cross counterchanged.

DISCUSSION: The Cross of Cerdaña (from the arms of Rodrigo de Cerdaña) is an SCA invention, looking rather like a square with a notch cut out of each side and standing on one corner.

Ceolric von Rheinholt. Name and device. Purpure, a ram's head caboshed argent armed Or, and on a chief indented argent two acorns purpure.

Christophe van der Ross. Device. Gules, a dragon rampant Or between three plates, all within a bordure Or.

Claude de la Beche. Name only.

NOTE: De la Beche means 'of the spade', not 'of the beach'. My dictionary gives grève, plague as the French for 'beach'.

Cormac an t­Aislingeach. Name and device. Argent, a wheel, and on chief nebuly azure a spiral horn argent.

Dafydd Bretnach an Dùn Breatunn (submitted as Dafydd Bretnach an Dun Breatann). Name only (see RETURNS for device).

NOTE: Robert Bain, in The Clans and Tartans of Scotland (p. 312), gives Dùn Breatunn as the nominative form of the place name.

Dafydd of Falconmont. Name only.

Daighre mac Coileain o Cearbhaill. Name and device. Vert, on a saltire argent a goblet azure, overall a bordure counterchanged.

DISCUSSION: "Counterchanging a bordure this way is highly unusual and rather poor practice, but I cannot see a clear reason for rejecting it." (WvS, 25 Feb 83, p. 7).

Daighre macCoileain o Cearbhaill. Badge for House Mendicus. Argent, a goblet bendwise sinister, a goutte pendant from the lip, within a bordure azure.

Deanna of the Flame (submitted as Giovanna Diana Costello del Norde). Name and device (appeal). Purpure, a compass star Or and in chief flames proper within a bordure invected Or.

NOTE: Norde is the Spanish word for 'North'; the Italian form, according to Brigantia, is Nord. We have used the applicant's mundane given name and SCA branch to construct a holding name, in order to register the device. (She indicated that she did not wish us to make any spelling or grammar corrections to the name she submitted.) The flames should be yellow with red centers, this being the convention when displayed on a colored field. Please correct the emblazon.

Ealdred of Gwyntarian. Name and device. Per fess embattled grady azure and chequy Or and sable, a goblet argent issuing three ears of barley Or.

Eirik Valnodhaar. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Elfled Guinne o Bhad na Mara (submitted as Elfled Kitala Guinne of Bhaid 'a Mhara). Name change from Elfled Guinne (appeal).

NOTE: Bhaid is the genitive form of bad 'grove'; what is needed here is the dative form, bhad. The genitive of am muir 'the sea' is na mara 'of the sea'. In addition, since the locative is in Gaelic, the preposition should be, too. We have used o 'of'; Brigantia has suggested as a' (I'm not sure of the literal translation) as an alternative. We still need documentation for Kitala.

Elysabet de Warren. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Felicity the Gentle. Name and device. Gules, a lion dormant between in pale two nightingales close within a bordure Or.

Fiona of the Darkwoods. Name and device. Potent, a cross fleury throughout sable, surmounted in base by a unicorn couchant Or crined argent.

Gaerwen of Trafford. Name only.

Gottfried von Kolberg. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Gwendydd of Anglesey. Name only.

Ian McPhelan. Name and device. Azure, a rabbit rampant to sinister ermine,

playing two recorders Or.

Idonea d'Aubignie. Device. Per pale gules and sable, a chalice between two pegasi combattant Or.

Justinian Axon the Late. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Karl von Kugler. Badge for von Kugler's Keep. An escallop chequy Or and sable.

Konrad Wilhelm von Altenburg. Name only.

Myrddin Llygoden. Name only (see RETURIIS for device).

Oengus mac Chuinn as a' Chleann (submitted as Oengus mac Con Glinne). Name and device. Per chevron argent and gules, three boar's heads couped close to sinister counterchanced.

NOTE: According to Brigantia, Conn is the nominative form of the name; the genitive (which is what is used in patronymics) is Cuinn, which aspirates to Chuinn. Glinne is the genitive form of gleann 'valley', which she feels is out of place; she has suggested as a' ghleann 'from the glen'. We hope this is what the applicant had in mind; the information sheet didn't say.

Pharamond of Flanders. Name and device. Argent, on a bend sable between four roses gules, barbed and seeded proper, a great sword proper.

Richard Ironforger. Device. Per pale azure, semy of millrinds Or, and gules, semy of millrinds Or, a barrel helm facing sinister argent and a chief per fess nebuly gules and argent.

Siobhan Medhbh O'Roarke. Device. Argent, three chevronels braced within and conjoined to an orle purpure.

Stuart Osric de Becquet (submitted as Steward Osric de Becquet). Name only (see RETURNS for device).

NOTE: Stuart is the applicant's mundane given name. "Use of a member's mundane name that is also a period title (e.g., Earl, Rex, King) is not allowed unless that name was used in period as a given name." (Rules VII.3)

Kingdom of the West

Alan Stevenson. Name and device. Per pale argent and azure, three torches counterchanged.

Alberic der Sabelfechter. Name and device. Quarterly sable and vert, a bend sinister cotised and in dexter chief a lozenge Or.

Algernon Blacksword. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Allesandro d'Argentiera. Name change (from Alesandro l'Argentiere).

NOTE: The second l in Allesandro was inadvertently omitted from this name in the December LoAR. In addition, it appears that di contracts to d' before a vowel. Since it has been established that Argentiera is the

Italian name for the island Cimolus, the original byname was correctly

formed, and the holding name l'Argentiere was not needed.

Ambra Adrians. Name and device. Per chevron argent and sable, in pale an annulet vert and a goutte Or.

Anastasia of Starfall. Name and device. Per bend azure and purpure, on a bend between two owls argent, a comet, head to base, sable.

Anne de Heugett. Name only.

Arius Helmcleaver. Name and device. Checky Or and azure, a tower within an orle sable.

DISCUSSION: We were unable to find Arius in Yonge, which was cited in the letter of intent as documentation. It was, however, the name of a First­century Libyan theologian, the founder of the Arian heresy. (NCE 147).

Bahita of Tarnmist (submitted as Bahita Wasila). Name and device. Azure, a bend sinister Or between a zil bendwise and another bendwise inverted, all within a bordure argent.

NOTE: Wasila does not appear to be a variant of Basil. We would like to see some additional documentation for it ­­ at least some indication of its source and the probable language or culture. We have substituted the name of her local branch in order to register the device.

Brian of Asbar. Device. Azure, two palmer's staves in saltire argent between four escallops Or.

Brighid ni Roane. Device (reblazon); see RETURNS for name change. Gules, a seal naiant to sinister, its tail reflexed above its head, proper, within a bordure sable fimbriated Or. (Calorminus ursinus).

NOTE: Her previous device ("Quarterly pean and Or, on a torteau a seal counter­embowed in annulo widdershins, head in base facing sinister proper, all within a bordure sable"), currently registered as a badge, is released.

Craig of Westermark (submitted as Calvinus Sinistrum). Name and device. Purpure, a double­bitted axe Or, debruised by an eye argent, irised azure, all within a bordure Or.

NOTE: According to Brigantia, Calvinus is a Roman cognomen, not a given name. "Its use as a given name derives probably from its use as the by­name of John Calvin." I was unable to locate it in my copy of Yonge. Sinistrum is neuter; the masculine nominative form is sinister, meaning 'left'. We have substituted a holding name in order to register the device.

David Dimitri. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Donal ap Gryffydd. Name and device. Vert, a dragon segreant and on a chief Or three leeks proper.

Dougal PlacDougall. Name and device. Quarterly argent and azure, a cross crosslet fitchy sable between in bend two thistles proper and in bend sinister two more argent.

Dovina Serpentsheart. Name change (from Dove of Houghton).

Drew Fortesque. Name and device. Azure, a saltire cotised between in pale two garbs and in fess two fleurs­de­lys Or.

Duncan Loring. Name only.

Eamon Deimne James Hennessy. Name and device. Vert, a stag trippant argent, on a chief Or three pairs of arrows in saltire sable.

DISCUSSION: Deimne was the first name of Finn MacCool; see Celtic Myth and Legend, p. 210.

Edward of Guildford. Device change. Per bend sinister argent and gules, a quill pen bendwise sinister and a billet fesswise counterchanoed. NOTE: His old device ("Per bend sable [should be azure] and gules, a quill bendwise and a billet fesswise argent") is released.

Frederik Ludovicus van der Meer. Badge. On a cushion argent, a cross of ermine spots sable.

Garth of Windhaven. Badge. Argent, on a cross per pale azure and vert, a unicorn rampant Or, maintaining over its shoulder a sword inverted proper.

Isolde of the Northern Marches. Name only.

Johann Lorinson. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Jonathan Havoc. Name only.

Karen of the Emerald Sea. Name and device. Vert, a seahorse erect argent and a chief invected Or.

Karolyn Johnston of Lindley. Name change from Carolina Johnston of Lindley (appeal). NOTE: Appeal sustained.

Kathleen St. George. Name and device. Per pale argent and gules, in fess two crescents counterchanged.

DISCUSSION: St. George is a period surname. Thomas St. George, son of Sir Henry St. George, was born in 1615; it is not unreasonable to assume that the latter acquired his surname before 1600. (Anthony Wagner. Heralds of England: A History of the Office and College of Arms, page 264. Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1967.)

Lassarina Kieren. Name and device. Vert, a dolphin naiant and on a chief invected argent, three mullets vert.

Mariposa de los Montoya. Badge. Or, a papillon sable charged on each wing with three gouttes fesswise in pale, points to the body, Or, within an annulet sable.

Melangel o'r Glyn. Name correction (from Melangel o'r Lyn).

NOTE: This was taken care of in the LoAR of 24 Nov 1984, p. 8.

Morgan Nimblefoot. Name and device. Or, three winged human feet bendwise sinister couped sable, shod in sandals argent.

Quentin Sablestar. Badge. Sable, on a pale between two mullets Or, a mullet sable.

Reynardine of Lochac (submitted as Reynardine of Tara). Name and badge (appeal). Vert, a tau cross conjoined at the juncture to a chevron couped Or.

NOTE: This submission was deferred from the October meeting, to provide an opportunity for the College of Arms to respond to the question, "What restrictions should we place, if any, on use of the place name Tara?"

Nothing was mentioned in the comments on this submission to support the assertion that Tara was the sort of place from which ordinary folk might hail; in fact, the only source cited (Magical and Mystical Sites by Elizabeth Pepper and John Wilcock) states, "Tara was always, apparently, more a place for special events ... than for day­to-day living." A quick perusal of the only source of Celtic folklore at hand (Charles Squire, Celtic Myth and Legend) suggests that Tara served as the home first of the Tuatha Dé Dannan and then the High Kings. This would seem to place Tara in the same category as, say, Avalon; and it suggests than anyone claiming to be "of Tara" is attempting to associate him or herself with either the Irish gods or the High Kings.

In the absence of evidence to the contrary, I am forced to conclude that Tara should be prohibited altogether. We have substituted the name of his local branch in order to register the badge.

Robert of Dunharrow. Device (reblazon). Or, a mountain of three peaks issuant from base vert, snowcapped and charged with a horse courant to sinister argent.

Robert of Pembroke (submitted as Caeranlin of Pembroke). Name and device. Per bend sinister Or and sable, a mullet voided and conjoined to an annulet purpure, and a sword bendwise sinister Or, a chief sable.

NOTE: The name was submitted with a request that it be "judged by the standards which pertained in A.S. XIV, when it was first submitted." Caeranlin has the form of a Welsh place name, caer 'castle' + modifier. Submissions were returned for using place names as given names as early as A.S. X. "This is a very interesting travelogue but there is no personal name in it." (KFW, 12 Dec 75, p. 5; in Prec II:31) "N. is a place name, and would be good as a surname; take a given name." (KFW, 11 Aug 77, p. 6; ibid) This policy was continued by Master Wilhelm after he became Laurel in A.S.XIV. "N. is a place, not a given name." (WvS, 21 Jul 80, p. 11; in Prec III:61).

However, all of the rulings I have been able to find specifically address known place names. If I recall correctly, the current practice of speculative etymology started a year or two after Master Wilhelm took office. It is therefore possible that Caeranlin, being made up, would have been acceptable under earlier standards. If this can be shown to be true, I can approve Caeranlin as a hardship case. In the meantime, we have substituted the applicant's mundane given name, in order to register the device.

Rowany, Barony of. Badge. Two rowan leaves conjoined vert, pendant therefrom three berries gules.

Sean the Wayfarer. Device. Sable, two lightning bolts in saltire argent between four estoiles of eight points Or.

Steveg Stevegsson. Name and device. Per chevron argent and azure, a sivan displayed gules issuant from a demi­egg in base argent.

NOTE: Please advise the applicant that the Old Norse suffix ­veig is feminine.

Stewart of the High Waste. Name only (see PENDING for device).

Thorfinn Hrolfsson. Device. Gyronny of six argent and azure, a tricorporate lion gules.

Tivina Wycliffe. Name correction (from Tivini Wycliffe) and device change. Quarterly sable and Or, on a lozen,e ermine, a fleur­de­lys gules.

Vinhold, Barony of. Device change. Per fess wavy argent and sable, two wreaths of grape vine vert fructed purpure and a laurel wreath Or.

West, Kingdom of. Badge for the Dancemasters' Guild. A drum fesswise reversed argent.

Wulfwine Grimwald. Name only.

Yuri of Novgorod. Name and device. Per fess engrailed argent and azure, a horse's head couped sable and an open scroll Or.

THE FOLLOWING SUBMISSIONS ARE RETURNED:

Kingdom of Atenveldt

André de Foucault. Device. Sable, two lions combattant, tails forked and nowed, Or and argent, and in chief a compass star extended to base gyronny of sixteen argent and Or.

NOTE: According to the Rules for Submissions (IX.4), only gyronny of six and gyronny of eight may be composed of two metals. The device conflicts with ERIC BEARSBANE, "Sable, a lion, tail nowed, argent and a griffin combattant and in chief a compass­star Or." (SCA)

Bartholomew of Wolfetwain. Badge for House Wolfetwain. Gules, a triskelion arrondi Or, overall a grey wolf's head erased to sinister proper. (Canis lupus).

NOTE: This conflicts with ERRYK BLACKWOLF, "Gules, a wolf's head erased reversed sable orbed and fimbriated Or." (SCA)

Brenna Cathleen the Hwistlere. Device. Azure, on a bend sinister invected between a pair of wings conjoined in lure and a pair of slippers in cross all argent, a wooden recorder proper.

NOTE: The slippers are not recognizable in this position; like boots and shoes, they should be shown in profile.

Cathlin of Morecombe Bottome. Device. Erminois, a pile wavy sable, overall a swan, wings addorsed argent, gorged and chained Or.

NOTE: "A charge that is overall or surmounting another charge obeys the Rule of Tincture with respect to the field, not the charge(s) beneath it." (Rules IX.5) She might consider a field "per chevron inverted wavy sable and erminois," which would produce a similar effect.

Elaine Bel Monte. Device. Per bend sinister purpure and argent, a pair of balances Or and a mountain issuant from base vert.

NOTE: This conflicts with JOHN THE TRADER, "Per bend sinister purpure and vert, a set of scales Or and a sword inverted argent." (SCA) She might try writing Lord John for a letter of permission; Pennon Herald says he is willing to allow the conflict.

Eoin of the Torriloc Moors. Device. Or, a pall inverted between three stags springing sable.

NOTE: This conflicts with RAGNALD DE VIGNE, "Or, on a pall inverted sable three gloves erased, fingers to center, argent." (SCA).

Ian mac Brian. Device. Per fess azure and vert, a sword between in chief two arrows in saltire and in base a pair of wings in lure argent.

NOTE: Submission withdrawn at request of Solar Herald.

Ian Wallace of Llawhallen. Name only.

NOTE: The place name was spelled Llawhallen in the letter of intent and Llawhalien on the information sheet. Brigantia has asked if it might not be a typographical error for Llawhaden, "a small village and castle in Pembrokeshire not far from the site of Narberth." Which of these did the applicant have in mind?.

Jason Heston. Badge for Company of the Hourglass. Per bend sinister sable and gules, on a pale argent an hourglass running vert.

NOTE: "Transparent charges are not in­period heraldry. Hourglasses were borne in solid tinctures." (WvS, 31 Oct 82, p. 13) This is also in technical conflict with PWYLL PEN TYRHON, "Sable, on a pale argent a decrescent gules." (SCA) There is one minor point for the tincture of half the field, and another for the type of charge on the pale.

Stonehaven, Shire of. Name only.

NOTE: Submission withdrawn at Principal Herald's request. There is already a Shire of Stonehaven in the Middle Kingdom.

Kingdom of Caid

Erik Volstagg. Device. Or, on a saltire azure a sword and a double­bitted axe Or and on a chief azure three mullets Or.

NOTE: This is in technical conflict with BRUS, "Or, a saltire and a chief azure." (Papworth 1063) There are two minor points of difference, each for adding a group of tertiary charges.

Heatherwyne, Shire of. Badge. On a roundel argent, a millrind fesswise between in pale an anvil inverted reversed and an anvil sable.

NOTE: This was submitted as "on a mill stone argent, a millrind..." An heraldic mill­stone is basically a roundel charged with a mill­rind or fer­de­moline. (Parker 407) I do not believe it is possible to place additional charges on a mill­stone and still call it by that name. This thus becomes a charged roundel. "Roundels... may be charged with at most a single charge. Anything more complicated would look like a form of marshalling." (WvS, 15 Jul 83, p. 11) It also conflicts with EDWIN BERSARK, "Gules, a roundel so drawn as to represent a round shield battered in long and honorable service, * argent" (SCA), since the only difference is the addition of the tertiary charges.

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* Known in College of Arms folklore as a crumple.

Phillip of Meadhe. Badge for House Mead. A demi­wolf statant conjoined at the waist to a demi­cat statant to sinister Or.

NOTE: This conflicts with ABRAHAM BEN AARON, "Gules, two Sassanian horned winged demi­lions statant addorsed conjoined Or." (SCA).

Kingdom of Calontir

Aron of Katharinenstadt. Device. Azure crusily argent, a cross crosslet fitchy throughout Or.

NOTE: This conflicts with LANCELOT DE WESTWOOD, "Azure, a cross botonny fitchy Or." (SCA) There is one point of difference for adding the semy, but a cross botonny is only an artistic variation of a cross crosslet.

"In the early days the cross crosslet was almost invariably shown with the extremities rounded ... but as time went by it became not uncomnon to square the ends ... Exactly the same charge was involved in each case, the variation being purely a matter of artistic license; but the pedants of the Renaissance in their ignorance classified them as two distinct charges, giving the old name of cross crosslet to the later form (since that was the one in vogue at the time), and renaming the older form cross bottony."

(Roger F. Pye. A return to first principles V: Heraldry eternal. Coat of Arms VII(56): 338­339, October 1963.).

Andreas of Green Village. Device. Argent, four holly leaves vert conjoined in saltire fructed gules.

NOTE: This conflicts with KHADIJAHI OF HOUSE HAKIM, "Argent, a strawberry flower (Fraglilia virginiana) slipped of four fruit in cross and four leaves in saltire proper." (SCA) Technically, there is probably a major point of difference for the shape of the leaves; visually, there may be less. The charges correspond almost exactly in position and color.

Diego Miguel de Alderon. Name and device. Or, chaussé vairy argent, gules, Or, and sable, a natural panther rampant within a bordure sable.

NOTE: Alderon is cognate with Alderaan, the home of Princess Leia in Star Wars, and with Alderan, one of the Domains in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover novels. The panes of vair are too small; drawn correctly, they will tend to blend with both the field and the bordure. Vairy of four colors has not, to the best of my knowledge, been accepted for use in SCA heraldry, and I am not convinced that it is desirable. Please choose a less complex design.

Iron Dragon, Shire of. Name only.

NOTE: This conflicts with the Order of the Iron Dragon in the Principality of the Sun.

Sean O'Rioghbhardain de Muscraige. Name only.

NOTE: Withdrawn at applicant's request.

Taras Andreievich. Device. Argent, an ass rampant gules pierced by a comet bendwise sinister azure.

NOTE: The device is extremely poor style. It also conflicts with JIANE OF OCUIRIN, "Argent, a horse forcené gules, animé and allumé azure." (SCA) DISCUSSION: This is actually a rebus ("a word represented by a picture"). Canting consists of a simple pun or allusion, usually on the surname of the bearer.

Tymn the Mysterious. Name only.

NOTE: We feel the name conflicts with the sorceror "Tim" in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The spelling, Tymn does not appear to be consistent with English orthography. If he's interested in an eccentric variant of Tim, he might consider Old German Thiemno, or perhaps one of the forms of the Irish given name Tadhgh. (Withycombe, pp. 281­282, 274).

Vatavia, Barony of. Badge. Azure, semy of dragonflies Or.

NOTE: This conflicts with the Napoleonic badge, "Azure, semy of bees Or," and infringes upon France Ancient, "Azure, semy­de­lis Or." The complete difference of charge rule applies to one, two, or three charges. (Rules XIII.4).

Kingdom of the East

East Kingdom, Signet Office. Badge. Azure, a swan statant close reguardant ermine.

NOTE: This conflicts with SHERYL OF THESPIS, "Azure, a swan naiant argent crowned Or." (SCA).

Morgan Catriona Bruce. Device. Azure, a bicapitate wyvern sejant erect Or, the dexter head collared and chained, maintaining in the sinister talon a maunch, all within a bordure argent.

NOTE: This conflicts with SARKANYI GERO, "Azure, a three­headed wivern Or, armed and langued, wines doubled gules." (SCA).

Richard Seaton. Name only (appeal of submission returned at kingdom level).

NOTE: The name was returned by the East College of Heralds for conflict with the hero in "Doc" Smith's "Skylark" series. The applicant has appealed this decision to the College of Arms, on the grounds that he has been using this as his pen name for a couple of years, that only a small percentage of the Society populace has ever read the books in question, and that the name is period and was borne by no real person of importance.

The College of Arms has a longstanding policy of not permitting names that conflict with those of major characters in science fiction and fantasy stories. The fact that the applicant has been using this as his pen name is not really relevant; we would not permit it if it were his mundane name, either. And given the high percentage of science fiction fans in the SCA, his assertion that few folk have read the books is one he will have difficulty proving. The College of Arms and the Laurel office concur with Brigantia in her decision to return this submission.

Seanne Alansyn. Device. Vert, a seadog rampant Or within a bordure compony counter­compony vert and argent.

NOTE: This conflicts with IAROSLAV OF THE PRIPIET MARSH, "Argent, a seadog rampant within a bordure embattled argent." (SCA) There is a point and a half for difference in tincture, but a bordure counter­compony is close enough in form to a bordure embattled to be worth at best a weak minor.

Seosamh O Choda. Badge. Per pall Or, purpure and argent, a cauldron sable, a harp argent, and a bunch of grapes purpure.

NOTE: It was the consensus of the College of Arms that this is too busy for a badge.

Kingdom of the Middle

Adela de Warren. Device. Per pale argent and chequy azure and argent, in dexter a mullet azure.

NOTE: This was submitted as per pale embattled, but the checky half of the field blends with the argent half to produce this effect anyway. The device appears to be a marshalling (by impalement) of "Argent, a mullet azure" with "Checky azure and argent," which is not permitted in SCA heraldry. (Rules IX.8).

Ben Dunfirth, Canton of. Device. Per chevron Or and barry wavy azure and argent, two towers sable and a laurel wreath vert.

NOTE: This conflicts with DRAGAN VOLKOV, "Per chevron Or and argent, two towers sable, each charged with a sword inverted argent, and an enfield passant to sinister guardant proper." (SCA).

Cedric the Bold. Device (reblazon). Ermine, a bend sinister gules surmounted by a raptor displayed reversed Or.

NOTE: A raptor is a bird of prey, such as a hawrk or eagle; the term does not describe a specific type of charge, but rather a class of charges. In addition, the bird shown in the emblazon is neither displayed nor reversed.

Dafydd Bretnach an Dùn Breatunn. Device. Sable mullety argent, on a fountain a sea horse naiant Or.

NOTE: This conflicts with ELEANOR OF ALNWICK, "Sable, on a fountain a swan naiant argent." (SCA).

Dieter des Schwärzen Eichkatchens. Device. Per pale gules and argent, a squirrel sejant erect sable maintaining a sword inverted argent.

NOTE: The device conflicts with ORM THE DEFIANT, "Per pale gules and argent, a unicorn­headed lion salient grasping in both forepaws the blade of a sword inverted, counterchanged." (SCA).

Dryw Sidar. Name and device. Azure, an owl and in base three chevronels braced argent.

NOTE: We would like to have some documentation for Sidar. The device conflicts with BEIRTAUT, "Azure, an owl argent" (Rietstap), and STEFFAN AP CENYDD OF SILVERWING, "Azure, chapé ployé invected, an owl close affronty argent." (SCA).

Eirik Valnodhaar. Device. Gules, a cross and on a chief arment two drakkars addorsed sable sailed gules within a bordure counterchanged.

NOTE: A chief counterchanged by a bordure, although legal, is poor practice. The blazon requires, however, that the side and bottom bars of the cross also be counterchanoed, which has not been done. In addition, the bordure reduces the space available on the chief, squashing the charges, and the lowered horizontal bar makes this look like a Latin cross inverted, which some may find offensive. Please redesign.

Elizabeth d'Arcy of Lincoln. Name only.

NOTE: The name conflicts with Elizabeth Darcy, a major character in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

Elysabet de Warren. Device. Vert, on a pile argent, a staff sable entwined by an ivy vine proper.

NOTE: The charge drawn here is neither a pile (which does not intersect the corners of the chief) nor chaussé (which is throughout), but something in between. Please draw it narrower. The device conflicts with NICHOLAS OF THE HILL FOLK, "Vert, on a pile argent, a dragon rampant gules." (SCA) The only difference is in the tertiary charge. In addition, the staff with the ivy around it is disturbingly reminiscent of a rod of Aesculapius, which is a reserved charge.

Erroll the Gentle. Name and device. Argent, a pall azure between three turtles tergiant vert.

NOTE: Erroll is a surname, and does not appear to have been used as a given name in period. (Black 246, 32) The device is in technical conflict with IAN MACALISTER OF LANCASTER, "Argent, on a pall azure three daggers proper, points meeting at fess point." (SCA).

Flaxenadne of Dragon's End. Name only.

NOTE: We need some documentation for Flaxenadne ­­ where did the applicant find it, and from what language or culture does it supposedly hail?.

Freond Steorra, Shire of. Name and device. Argent, a dove azure within a laurel wreath vert, between three mullets of six points azure.

NOTE: According to Batonvert, the name should probably be a single word, Freondsteorra. It is close enough in pronunciation to Ansteorra for there to be aural conflict. Please choose another name. The device appears acceptable.

Gottfried von Kolberg. Device. Chequy azure and argent, on a pale argent a staff environed of a grape vine leaved and fructed proper.

NOTE: This conflicts with MELUSINE DE RONCEVERTE, "Vert, on a pale argent a greenbri[e]r sprig slipped vert." (SCA).

Griffin ferch Rhys. Name change (from Deborah ferch Rhys).

NOTE: The name conflicts with Gruffudd (Griffin) ap Rhys, a famous 12th century prince of southern Wales.

Johanna of Dendermonde. Badge for Consortium Balneorum. Azure goutty d'eau,

in saltire a recorder and a lute in profile Or.

NOTE: This conflicts visually with YOSEF ALARIC, "Azure, in saltire a trumpet inverted Or and a lute in profile proper." (SCA).

Justinian Axon the Late. Device. Argent mullety, on a pile inverted azure, a sword inverted surmounted by two swords in saltire argent, all within a bordure counterchanged.

NOTE: We did not receive an emblazon sheet for this submission. The term modern pile is not acceptable, nor is the charge it is used to describe, and this seems a bit much for chapé. Please redesign, perhaps substituting a field divided per chevron for the wedge­shaped charge.

Myrddin Llygoden. Device. Per chevron azure and argent, two trees eradicated argent and a mouse courant proper.

NOTE: This conflicts visually with CANT0N OF FALCON'S AYRIE, "Per chevron azure and argent, in canton an oak tree eradicated argent, in base a falcon close gules within a laurel wreath vert." (SCA) There does not appear to be a default tincture for a "mouse proper"; according to my encyclopedia, the fur may be brown or gray. (NCE 1850).

Stuart Osric de Becquet. Device. Per pale argent and gules, two boars combattant counterchanged.

NOTE: This conflicts with BISHTON, "Per pale argent and gules, two lions rampant combattant counterchanged." (Papworth 149).

Vasili iz Naitemneshoi Dollina. Device. Gules, three seraph's heads argent.

NOTE: This conflicts with VIGNE, "Gules, three savages's heads affronty erased argent," and VICTOR, "Gules, three savage's heads affronty argent." (Papworth 936) There is a major point for difference in type of head; he needs an additional minor point. A partial change in tincture (such as maiking the wings Or) would be sufficient.

Welfengau, Canton of. Name only (appeal).

NOTE: The appeal addressed itself primarily to refuting the argument "that the citizens of Guelph, Ontario, would object to the idea of being subjects of a medieval warlord, which is one interpretation of the suffix 'gau'." Unfortunately, this was not among the reasons cited when the original submission was returned. "Guelph in period (Welf in German) was a major faction in the Holy Roman Empire and/or Italy that feuded with the Ghibellines (German ­­ Waiblingen). Welfengau thus, in period, would mean their land. Guelph was not a place name in period. There is also a prohibition against using the current mundane name of the area a branch is located in. Given these combined problems, the name Welfengau is not acceptable as a branch name." (WvS, 12 Nov 83, pp. 8­9).

The questions that need to be addressed are (1) is this name too similar to the mundane location of the branch (RFS VIII.3­5), and (2) does it infringe upon the surname Guelph, which is proscribed for personal use (RFS VII.4)? The appeal needs to be revised to address these issues.

Kingdom of The West

Algernon Blacksword. Device. Or, three swords sable, a bordure sable bezanty.

NOTE: The device conflicts with CEDRIC THE DARK, "Or, a swan naiant sable within a bordure sable bezanty." (SCA).

Blair Moonsong. Name and device. Sable mullety Or, a plate, on a chief triangular Or, a sun gules.

NOTE: Blair is a Scottish surname of territorial origin. (Black 81) According to the Rules for Submissions, "The mundane middle name may, on a case­by­case basis, be used as a given name in the Society name so long as it is not clearly inconsistent with period practice for the countries or cultures involved. The mundane middle name thus receives a greater benefit of the doubt when used as a Society given name, but not the blanket exception to the period rule granted to the mundane given name." (VII.3) Master Wilhelm has noted that "if he had a clearly period byname, such as Blair Dickson or Blair the Tailor," then he would be inclined to approve the name. I am willing to do the same.

Brigid ni Roane. Name change (to Sariya al Mus'ad).

NOTE: The only documentation provided for the name was the phone number of an Arabic scholar whom I could call for information. While this is a valuable resource to have, it does not provide the Laurel office with anything written for the files. It also doesn't allow the College the opportunity to learn from the information presented, to ask questions, or point out apparent problems, all of which are important parts of the submission process.

David Dimitri. Device. Per pale argent and vert, two single­arched bridges throughout counterchanged, a bordure gules.

NOTE: The charges are not recognizable as bridges. At the very least, they should be masoned, this apparently being the convention for charges (walls, arches, etc.) made of stone. Please resubmit this with a corrected emblazon.

Johann Lorinson. Device. Per chevron embattled argent and gules, in chief on a pellet five plates in cross.

NOTE: "Subordinaries such as ...roundels ... should not be charged so as to resemble an augmentation or display of secondary arms. In practice, this means: Don't charge them with ... more than one charge." (Rules IX.6) "Sable, five plates in cross" turns out to be the mon of KURIMOTO. (Mon 72).

Krysta of Starfall. Change of device. Purpure, on a pile wavy ermine, a sword inverted gules, in base a mullet of six points argent.

NOTE: A pile should extend most or all the way to base; properly drawn, there would not be enough room for a charge (in this case, the mullet) to fit between the pile and the base.

THE FOLLOWING SUBMISSIONS ARE PENDING:

Kingdom of Atenveldt

Joan of Gryphonscrag. Badoe for House Gryphonscrag. Per chevron sable and vert, in pale a male gryphon's head erased Or and a flame proper.

NOTE: The blazon and miniature emblazon in the LoI did not match. This submission has not been properly checked for conflict.

Mark of Hole Sand. Name only.

NOTE: We did not receive an information sheet for this submission.

Kingdom of Caid

Aidan Davidson of Invernahaven. Name only.

NOTE: Action on the territorial designation of Invernahaven has been deferred, at Brigantia's request, to allow more time for the College of Arms to discuss a possible change to the rules governing Scottish surnames. Crescent has offered documentation arguing that the form "(surname) of (place)" is not necessarily used solely by chiefs of families. Brigantia has presented documentation supporting the College's present ban on names of this type. This submission will be reconsidered at the April meeting.

Kingdom of the East

Miles of Armagh. Device. Sable, a scorpion tergiant displayed Or and in chief a battle axe fesswise reversed argent.

NOTE: The scorpion was blazoned as argent in the letter of intent.

Kingdom of the Middle

Awilda Haeulfdan. Device. Per pale gules and sable, three compass stars in bend sinister Or.

NOTE: The compass stars were blazoned in the letter of intent as argent.

Kingdom of the West

Stewart of the High Waste. Device. Sable, a pine tree eradicated within an orle Or.

NOTE: The pine tree and orle were blazoned in the letter of intent as sable.