APPROVALS 1 3 February XIX (1985)

THE FOLLOWING SUBMISSIONS ARE APPROVED:

Kingdom of An Tir

James Blackhawk. Name change (from James the Blackhawk).

Margot McLeod de Morgan. Name correction (from Margot MacLeod de Morgan).

Kingdom of Ansteorra

Black Lake, Shire of. Name change (from Tir nan Locha Duibh).

Daoud ibn Auda. Device. Argent, two chevronels azure between three apples gules, slipped and leaved proper, on a chief vert a scimitar fesswise reversed blade to base argent.

Dominic ap Morgan de Vaga. Name and device. Erminois, a dexter hand couped apaumy fesswise reversed within a bordure azure.

Emrys the Welshman. Name only.

Hector Philip Martel. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Ishikawa Moritake. Name only.

Jalali of Salamis. Name and device. Per pale gules and vert, a lion passant guardant maintaining in its dexter forepaw a scimitar, all within a mullet of six points voided Or.

DISCUSSION: My office mate (who is Iranian) tells me that the lion and sword are both symbols of Ali. The information we have been able to find seems to indicate that the royal badge of the Pahlevi dynasty also has a demi­sun issuing from the lion's back and a crown.

Philomeena of Morningcourt. Name and device. Per bend sinister azure and vert, a demi­sun issuing from the line of division Or and a castle tripletowered argent.

Ulrica Bronwyn. Name and device. Purpure, a unicorn couchant within an annulet within a bordure rayonny Or.

DISCUSSION: The unicorn was submitted as coward. This is apparently a standard way of depicting a beast couchant, and so does not need to be blazoned. (Boutell 66).

Kingdom of Atenveldt

Brandolf Abelard. Name and device. Per bend sable and argent, a wolf's head cabossed between in bend sinister a sword bendwise inverted and a sword bendwise, all counterchanged.

Brendan Mac Arthalan. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Edward Tremaine. Name and device. Gules, a bend sinister counter­ermine between a pegasus rampant to sinister and a fleam argent.

DISCUSSION: The Rules for Submissions (IX.4­5) specifically permit counterermine and gules to be combined.

Elisheva bat Simon Halevy. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Estasia de Fiorenza. Device. Argent, a monkey sejant erect in its vanity chained gules.

Fëamiîr Bek. Name only.

Fiona MacNab. Name and device. Argent, a natural panther couchant guardant sable, on a chief purpure three hearts sable fimbriated argent, all within a bordure counterchanged.

Gyera della Farfalla. Name only.

Haniya bat Baruch. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

DISCUSSION: The spelling Boruch, given in the letter of intent, was apparently a typographical error.

Jessica of Quizzisath. Badge. Per fess wavy sable and Or, a decrescent double­arched and two cat's paw­prints counterchanged.

Leonie de Civronnay. Name only (see RETURNS for device)

Lester Westrodwin (submitted as Lester Wesrodwyn). Name only (see RETURNS for device).

NOTE: According to Batonvert, the correct Old English for the submitter's surname is Westradwine. "This could give a later form Westrodwin, but the t would undoubtedly be retained." We have chosen the later form (as being closer to what he submitted) in order to register the name; he may change this to the earlier form, or choose another name entirely, if he wishes.

Merlina Gitana del Sacromonte (submitted as Merlina Gitano del Sacromonte). Name and device. Per bend vert and azure, a dragon rampant, wings elevated and addorsed, Or and a skull affronty argent.

NOTE: The comments on this submission indicate that a woman would use the feminine form of 'gypsy', which is Gitana.

Richard Gilchrest (submitted as Richard of Gilchrest). Name only.

NOTE: Gilchrest is a Gaelic surname meaning 'servant of Christ', and is not, to the best of our knowledge, a place name. We have omitted the preposition of.

Siubhan MacDuff. Name and device. Per pale counter­ermine and vert, a chevron inverted argent between a harp and three fleurs­de­lys Or.

NOTE: Please advise the submitter that Siubhan is commonly held to be the Gaelic equivalent of Jeanne or Judith; Susan is rendered as Siusaidh or Siusan.

Tirzah Ninian Vaché. Device. Or, a cross nebuly gules, overall a butterfly displayed sable marked Or and gules. (Byasa polyeucres.).

Uchdred of Danglemire. Name and device. Argent, a turtle tergiant vert within a bordure gyronny Or and azure.

Walthari von Harx. Name only.

William the Hermit. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Kingdom of Atlantia

Atlantia, Kingdom of. Badge for King's Champion. A unicornate natural seahorse between two swords in chevron inverted points in base, all Or.

Atlantia, Kingdom of. Badge for Queen's Guard. Two tridents crossed in saltire argent surmounted by an escallop erminois. NOTE: The previous badge ("A unicornate natural seahorse erect azure, finned argent, gorged of a chaplet of roses gules, barbed, seeded and leaved proper") is released.

Coleen Griswald (submitted as Coleen ni Griswald). Name and device. Sable, a bend sinister cottised ermine, surmounted by a bagwyn rampant within a bordure Or charged with six crosses patty gules.

NOTE: The patronymic particle ni aspirates the following noun, which would presumably become Ghriswald. However, Griswald isn't a Gaelic given name, and Coleen is an anglicized form, so the particle really doesn't agree in language with the rest of the name.

Constance Beckwith Bruce. Device. Gules, upon four roundels conjoined in saltire ermine between in cross four roses Or barbed vert, a heart gules.

DISCUSSION: This could be improved by replacing the four roundels with a quatrefoil, or perhaps a cushion; we do not feel the emblazon can be reconstructed reliably from the blazon. However, the applicant appears to have followed Laurel's suggestion faithfully, so she is at least entitled to the benefit of the doubt.

Gelasia de Montfaucon (submitted as Gelasia d'Montfaucon). Name only (see RETURNS for device).

NOTE: In French, de contracts to d' before a vowel or voiceless consonant.

Gelasia de Montfaucon. Device. Per fess engrailed purpure and azure, a natural sand dollar within a bordure argent.

Nina of the Lost Caverns. Device. Gules, a sword palewise surmounted by a threaded needle bendwise and a quill bendwise sinister all argent, within a bordure Or.

William Hygh of Winyah. Device. Per pall inverted gules, sable, and argent, a sword bendwise sinister proper, a cross potent argent, and an estoile of eight rays gules.

Kingdom of Caid

Boethius, College of. Badge. Or, on an open book azure an ink­pot Or.

Carynsa Leland of Roseberry Topping. Name and device. Per chevron Or and purpure, two tulips, slipped and leaved, sable and a unicorn dormant Or.

Chenan du Cheval. Name change (from Chenan of Grey Oaks) and transfer of device to Kaarin of Grey Oaks; see RETURNS for new device.

Cordelia Davies of Navan. Name and device. Vert, on a Catherine wheel Or a mask of comedy argent.

NOTE: The mask of comedy is not correctly drawn. Please correct the emblazon.

Edmund Vernay. Device. Per saltire argent and sable, four mullets and a bordure, all counterchanged.

Kaarin of Grey Oaks. Name and device (transfer from Chenan du Cheval). Gules, a pall counter­ermine between in annulo five oak trees couped proper.

Mark of the Crimson Pegasus. Badge. Or, a pegasus courant gules and in base a fleur­de­lys sable.

Richard of Boudegon. Name and device. Per bend sinister gules and azure, on a bend sinister Or between a thunderbolt argent and a key fesswise reversed Or, a sword gules.

Ulric Waveborne. Name and device. Per fess azure and argent, two estoiles and a griffin segreant all within a bordure invected, all counterchanged.

Kingdom of Calontir

Ceatta o Gulcleth. Device (see RETURNS for name correction). Azure, a catamount passant guardant argent between three estoiles within a bordure Or.

Kingdom of the East

Aidan Cadwaladr of Gwynedd. Device. Sable, a dragon segreant, tail cowed, Or within a bordure argent mullety of six points gules.

DISCUSSION: An Heraldic Alphabet (p. 73) lists cowed as a variant form of coward.

Anastasia Jaroslavna. Name correction (from Anastasia Jaroslavovna).

Aoidhne Mora. Name and device. Per saltire vert and argent, in fess two horses courant respectant, in chief a roundel and in base four gouttes palewise in cross, all counterchanged.

DISCUSSION: Batonvert has suggested o mhuir for 'of the sea', mora being translated more or less as 'belonging to the sea'.

Arnulf Adler. Name and device. Sable, an eagle displayed Or, perched upon a sword fesswise proper all within an orle of fleurs­de­lys Or.

Bryan mac Dhughaill an Boghadair. Name and device. Vert, a crossbow bent palewise and on a chief argent, three shamrocks slipped vert.

Catherine de Carcassonne. Name only.

Claire de Jopile. Name only.

Coinneach Mac an Leigh. Name and device. Gyronny of ten azure and argent, on each gyron an arrow, point to center, counterchanged.*

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* If these had been crossbow bolts instead of arrows, we could've blazoned them quarrelsome.

Dafydd o Llyn Cwellyn. Name correction (from Dafydd Aelfwythsen).

Dyan O'Choda. Name only.

Emerald Glen, Shire of. Badge. Or, a dragon dormant sable between in fess two cedar cones vert, potted sable.

Fiona of Clan Maxwell. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Friedrich vander Delft. Release of badge ("Or, on a delf barry wavy of ten, argent and sun Or").

Friedrich vander Delft. Transfer of badge for Bards' Guild of Thescorre to Barony of Thescorre.

Harald Ulfson. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Igraine Torr de Valère. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Johannes von Nürenstein. Name change (from Johannes aus Nierfels).

John de Morris. Name and device. Gules, a pale within a bordure vairy sable and argent.

Kunegunda Henschel von Schattenburg. Name change (from Kunegunda von Schattenberg).

Marcus del Mar de Florencia. Name only.

Michael of Riversmeet. Name only.

Oisin the Trumpetmaker. Name only.

Olexander Shevchenko. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Oswald von dem Grünwald. Name and device. Vert, three pine trees eradicated bendy argent and sable.

Riversmeet, Shire of. Name and device. Argent, five barrulets wavy between three laurel wreaths, all azure.

Sean de Londres. Name and device. Per fess azure and gules, in pale a Paschal lamb passant guardant argent and a dragon segreant Or.

Theodora de Lupita. Name and device. Purpure, vêtu erminois, a sprig of two touch­me­not flowers, slipped and leaved, Or.

Theodora de Lupita. Badge. Purpure, a touch­me­not flower, slipped and leaved, Or. (Impatiens noli­tangere).

Thescorre, Barony of. Transfer of badge for Bards' Guild of Thescorre from Friedrich vander Delft. Per fess indented purpure and argent, in pale a snowy owl in winter phase descending proper, and a bard's harp purpure.

Thomas MacAndrew. Name only.

Towers, Canton of the. Badge. Azure, two towers palewise in bend sinister argent.

William de Corbie. Name only.

Zachariah von Marksburg. Name and device. Per bend Or and sable, a dragon rampant gules within a bordure counterchanged.

Kingdom of Meridies

Alasdair Morgan Gunn. Badge. Vert, a cat­a­mountain sejant guardant Or and on a chief argent a crescent gules.

Ana Ashford (submitted as Anarianne Ashford). Name and device. Per pale wavy vert and purpure, in fess a sword bendwise sinister and a unicorn rampant argent.

NOTE: The feminine form of Anarion is Anariel, which is Quenya. The Rules for Submissions (VI.1) permit Sindarin to be used in personal names only, and require that they be constructed "in a manner consistent with the construction of Sindarin names for humans in Middle Earth." We have used Ana, the holding name requested in the letter of intent, in order to register the device.

Cole Pentarow a Kernow. Name change (from Cole of Cornwall).

Colin Regehr. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Courtney Lettice de Varnay (submitted as Courtney Lettice du Varnay). Name only (see RETURNS for device).

NOTE: Du means 'of the'. Varney is a place name, so the correct preposition is de 'of'. (Reaney DBS 363)

Delvingrim, Shire of. Device. Per chevron argent mullety azure, and argent, a chevron dovetailed azure and in base a laurel wreath vert.

NOTE: The chevron should be higher, and the mullets should be fewer, larger, and more evenly distributed. Please correct the emblazon.

Ellawin of Eaglewood. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Henry Percivale Kempe. Badge for the House of Hillcrest. Sable, a lion rampant to sinister Or between two flaunches argent crusily clechlé gules.

Ioseph the Chameleon. Name and device. Argent, a three­horned chameleon statant to sinister vert on a branch bendwise sinister throughout proper. (Chamaeleo Jacksoni).

James Galen MacGrew. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Jeanne de la Mer. Name and device. Argent, a unicorn courant to sinister reguardant between two flaunches sable, each flank charged with three mullets in pale argent.

DISCUSSION: The submitted blazon (above) is correct; the singular of flaunches is flank.

A couple of the comments on this submission noted that the design was NPS (Not Period Style). Has any evidence been offered to support the claim that charged flaunches are out of period? St. John Hope cites either one or two examples (the second isn't completely clear) from a "pictured book of arms about 1460," which is most certainly period:

This interesting collection contains two examples of the curious subordinary called flanches, formed of a pair of curved flanks or segments intruded from the sides of the shield. Thus John Greyby bears an ermine field with two 'flaunchys azure with vi whetherys (wheatears) of golde' ... and John Olney 'gowlys besaunte ij flaunches of sabyll (with) ij leberdys sylwyr crownyd wt gowlys armyd wt asewre'.

(W. H. St. John Hope. A Grammar of English Heraldry, page 62. Revised by Anthony R. Wagner. Cambridge University Press, second edition 1953.).

Johan Wolfgang Falkan. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Juan Carlos Perez. Badge for Casa del Alacrán. In pall inverted three scorpions tergiant, conjoined at the claws, Or.

Karl Kramolowsky aus Thorn. Name and device. Sable, a bend sinister dovetailed Or between a unicorn rampant argent, armed Or, and an edelweiss argent, seeded, within a bordure Or.

Leona of Dragun Fen. Device. Per chevron Or and sable, two dragons sejant erect respectant gules, winged sable, and a water bouget Or.

Michael Brithmar. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Micheila nic Fhionghuin of Skye. Name change (from Michaela nic Thorcuill O Fhionghuin of Skye) and badge. Azure, a sun argent eclipsed azure charged with a mullet voided argent.

Pascal Brendan Merredy. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Seamus Glendavar of the Green Mist. Name and device. Or, a griffin segreant vert and on a chief azure, a cross crosslet fitchy between two escallops Or.

Teresia d'Oliphant. Name and device. Gules, on a bend argent voided between two lion's heads erased, three thistles palewise argent.

Wolf O'Brian. Name and device. Per chevron abased Or and vert, in chief two swords in saltire between three trefoils sable and in base a trefoil Or.

Kingdom of the Middle

Clairiel du Vent Argent. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Fuyuzuru Tadashi. Name change (from Thaid mak Tlesown); see RETURNS for device.

Hibrida Longhair. Name and device. Or, a dragonfly volant en arrière gules and in base two rabbits sejant erect addorsed reguardant azure.

Hibrida Longhair. Badge. Per bend sinister azure and argent, a rabbit salient counterchanged.

Katerina de Turenne. Device. Azure, a fess invected Or between three unicorn's heads couped argent armed Or.

DISCUSSION: Society convention presently allows an ordinary to be wreathed of only one color, with the internal lines being considered either a treatment or a form of diapering. (WvS, 28 Dec 82, p. 11) I find this usage questionable, and judging from the comments on this submission, the College of Arms is of like mind. (Mundane practice is apparently to twist together a strand of color with a strand of metal.) I have reblazoned the fess according to Dragon's suggestion (invected, "with any interior design considered to be diapering"); and unless sufficient mundane precedent can be found, I will disallow any future instances of wreathed of one color.

Khalil el­Hadji. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Madeleine Daeges Eage of York. Name only.

NOTE: According to Batonvert, Old English daeges aege would be better as a single word. The Middle English form, dayeseye, would be more appropriate with the given name (and more likely to be pronounced correctly).

Mara ha Tsevah Shel Tsel. Device. Sable, a bend invected between two Stars of David argent.

Mathius the Hermit. Name and device. Argent, six pine trees couped azure within a bordure sable.

NOTE: Very nice. DISCUSSION: The default arrangement for six charges is three, two, and one.

Mikjal Annarbjorn. Badge for Mikjalheim. Or, an ermine spot within an annulet sable.

Miranda Elazar. Name and device. Azure, a mullet of eight points Or, issuant from base a pair of hands and on a chief argent three barrulets sable.

Nikolas Alexander Blackmoore of Aylesbury Tor. Name and device. Masculy sable and Or, on a pale gules, a quill Or.

Olav Sigurdsson. Name and device. Per saltire sable and Or, in pale two fleurs­de­lys and in fess two griffins combattant counterchanged.

Oshima Kinuneko. Name and device. Counter­ermine, a sun in splendor Or within an annulet wreathed Or and gules.

Oscar of Bentwood. Name and device. Per pale gules and sable, four lozenges palewise in cross within a bordure embattled argent.

Pelinora de Orion. Device. Azure, in pale a lymphad under sail reversed and a decrescent within a bordure engrailed argent.

NOTE: The bottoms of ships are not normally cut off at the waterline. Please correct the emblazon.

Ranthulfr Asparlundr. Name change (from Randulfr Asplund); see RETURNS for device.

Ranulf of Wolfshaven. Name only (see RETURNS for badge).

Sèamus MacAlystair of Kintyre. Name and device. Per pale gules and argent, a dolphin naiant embowed counterchanged, and on a chief triangular azure, a thistle slipped and leaved argent.

Siobhan of Kerry. Name and device. Argent, a unicorn salient purpure, in chief three mullets in fess azure, within a bordure purpure.

Snurri Pleieson. Name and device. Per fess wavy sable and vert, in chief three mullets in fess argent and in base three garbs Or.

Snurri Pleieson. Badge for Terra non Mobilis. Vert, two lightning bolts in saltire argent, and in base a mole dormant Or.

Theophania Ivey of Carisbrooke. Name and device. Per bend ermine and purpure, two unicorn's heads couped counterchanged.

NOTE: The unicorn's heads should be bearded. Please correct the emblazon.

Thomas of St. John (submitted as Thomas Rythmour of St. John). Name only (see RETURNS for device).

NOTE: According to the O.E.D., rhythmour is synonymous with rhymer. Thomas the Rhymer, or Thomas of Ercildoune, was a character in British folklore:

A poet of the 13th century who has been made the subject of popular legend. Sir Walter Scott calls him "the Merlin of Scotland" and makes use of old predictions attributed to him in both Castle Dangerous and The Bride of Lammermoor. He was said to have spent three years in Fairy land with the Fairy Queen, whom he met under the Eildon Tree, after which he became prophet and magician as well as poet. Legend has it that he did not die, but went to Fairyland and will some day return.

(William Rose Benét. The Reader's Encyclopedia, page 1115. Thomas Y. Crowell, no date.).

Thomas of St. John. Badge. Argent, a gittern bendwise sinister sable.

Kingdom of the West

Alison MacKenzie of Glen Carron. Name only.

Ambre d'Avignon. Name only.

DISCUSSION: The putative meanings of given names (which are more a matter of etymology than definition) are not normally translatable from one language to another. The French equivalent of Stephen is Etienne, not Couronne. There are, however, seven Ambers in the files, one Ambra, and one Ambre. At this point, I am inclined to consider all three forms SCA­legal.

Bethoc the Unhomed. Name and device. Argent, on a fess between two oak leaves fesswise, the lower reversed, gules, a plate.

Caitlin Domhnullach. Name and device. Argent, a pall cotised vert between three ravens close, all within a bordure sable.

Catherine de Hawkhead. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Charles the Turbulent. Name and device. Per fess potenty sable and argent, in base a chevron gules, in dexter chief a cross fleury argent.

Dierdra Steel of Cowdary. Name and device. Per pale purpure and Or, three mushrooms counterchanged.

Filicia Serena. Name and device. Argent, a female centaur rampant vert, between in chief two roses gules.

Hrothgar Wulfsson. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Lorenzo di Nebbia Argentea. Name and device. Gules, a lion­headed merman erect between in chief a dexter and a sinister wing argent.

NOTE: According to Brigantia, di should be della to get the stated meaning. Please advise the applicant.

Magnus of Esfenn (submitted as Magnus Sigurdsson). Name and device. Quarterly argent and vert, in bend two hammers sable.

NOTE: The name conflicts with that of Magnus IV, son of Sigurd I, of Norway. We have substituted the applicant's branch name in order to register the device.

Phelan of Glamorgan. Name and device. Per pale azure and argent, two crosses crosslet fitchy counterchanged.

Titus of Wormwood. Name and device. Purpure, a cinquefoil slipped and singly leaved argent.

Kingdom of Ansteorra

Hector Philip Martel. Device. Gules, in pile two halberds, blades to center, argent surmounted by a chevron Or, in chief a tower argent.

NOTE: This conflicts with DURYN THE RED, "Gules, upon a chevron Or a wheel of five spokes between two double­axes gules." (SCA) There is a major point for the addition of the secondary charges, and a minor point for the removal of the tertiaries.

Martha Armorel McDonnald de Alvorada. Device. Vert, a lymphad in full sail between two demi­suns issuant from chief and from base argent.

NOTE: This conflicts with AEMELYE OCTAVIA, "Vert, a drakkar in full sail argent, targeted gules, and in base a crescent Or." (SCA) There is a major plus a minor point for difference in type, number, and tincture of the secondary charges, but we do not feel the changes in the ship are sufficient to raise this to two major points. This is also extremely close to MACKINDER, "Vert, a lymphad sails furled oars in action argent flags gules." (Papworth 1089).

Kingdom of Atenveldt

Atenveldt, Barony of. Badge for the Order of the Palm of the Barony of Atenveldt. Sable, two palm trees conjoined in pile issuant from a base and a demi­sun issuant from chief, all within a bordure Or.

NOTE: The base and, to a lesser extent, the sun, merge with the border so as to become almost invisible. The overall effect is of a landscape. Please choose a more heraldic design.

Axel Hardrekson. Name and device. Vert, three recurved bows forming an inverted triangle, each drawn and nocked with an axe Or, within a bordure compony Or and sable.

NOTE: To quote Batonvert, "Although there are examples where the patronymic is formed from the father's given name and his nickname, such as Egill Skalla­Grimsson 'Egil son of Bald­Grim', the Norse did not form patronymics from plain nicknames, and, as far as I know, this was not a medieval practice in any culture." The historical example noted by the applicant ("Harald Thorkeld the Tall's son") includes the name of Harald's father (Thorkeld). It is also obviously an English rendition of the Norse form of the name, which makes us wonder how much of the example is attributable to the source, and how much to the translator/storyteller.

This configuration causes the charges to blend together visually. As drawn, they are not recognizable as bows, much less bows armed with axes. Please choose a more conventional arrangement.

Brendan Mac Arthalan. Device. Per fess gules and sable, a sinister hand fesswise couped proper holding a sun Or.

NOTE: The device conflicts with KOUROST BERNHARD OF THE EAST WOODS, "Sable, a sun eclipsed Or" (SCA), and with RAKE, "Sable, a sun Or." (Papworth 1100) The hand, which is light in color, is visually a continuation of the sun, so I am inclined to treat the hand­and­sun combination as a modified sun. Visually, I find this to be a major point different from a sun eclipsed (KOUROST), a minor point from an unmodified sun (RAKE), and a slightly stronger minor point from a demi­sun. This is also extremely close to SUNSETSHIRE, "Per fess gules and vert, a demi­sun issuant from the line of division within a laurel wreath Or." (SCA).

Cahlin o Tara. Name and device. Argent, a two­headed wolf sejant erect affronty sable and on a chief gules three crosses formy Or.

NOTE: "A man may not use 'of Tara,' as that was the seat of the High Kings of Ireland." (Wvs, 19 Jun 84, p. 12) This was extended to a general ban in my letter of 5 Jan 85 (p. 16). The College has also questioned the derivation of the given name; they have suggested Irish Coileán, Coilin, or Caolan as being more appropriate. The device conflicts with WOLFGANG VON VOLKERSHEIM, "Argent, a wolf rampant to sinister sable and on a chief gules a rolled scroll and a quill reversed Or." (SCA).

Ciaradh Mac Cu Uldah Mörkstjärna. Name only.

NOTE: Ciaradh appears to be a common noun, and not a given name. She might consider the given name Ciara, which is feminine. According to Brigantia, the patronymic form of the modern surname McCullough is mac Chonuladh, with the root Cu Uladh being first placed in the genitive case (Con Uladh) and then aspirated. The submitter might also want to consider the Irish form of Mörkstjärna (Swedish 'dark star'), which Batonvert says is rialt dorcha.

Elisheva bat Simon Halevy. Device. Or, a lion sejant gules bearing in its dexter forepaw an ewer azure.

NOTE: The device conflicts with GILLES OF LENNOX, "Or, a domestic cat sejant, paw extended, sable." (SCA).

Haniya bat Baruch. Device. Argent mullety azure, a horseshoe inverted sable.

NOTE: "A horseshoe is, by default, in a 'U' orientation." (WvS, 28 Dec 82, p. 8) The device conflicts with ANNE DOUGLAS OF THE SEVEN STARS, "Purpure, mullety Or, a horseshoe inverted argent." (SCA) The outlines are identical.

Jaeger the Knifemaker. Name and device. Sable, a winged lion sejant erect affronty, wings inverted, Or, forepaws resting on a sword inverted gules.

NOTE: Jäger (ä is anglicized as ae) is a German noun meaning 'hunter', and is not, to the best of our knowledge, a given name. The device conflicts with GAVIN KILKENNY OF KILCARREN, "Sable, a lion rampant affronty Or, maintaining in dexter forepaw a sword bendwise sinister enflamed and in sinister forepaw another inverted proper." (SCA).

Leonie de Civronnay. Device. Per fess vert and Or, a mockingbird displayed perched upon a branch of ocotillo fesswise in flower, all proper. (Mimus polyglottis, Fouguieria splendeus Engelm.)

NOTE: By current standards, this constitutes excessive use of proper, and the contrast between the black­and­gray wings of the bird and the green field is poor. It also conflicts with BRAN OF CORNWALL, "Vair, a raven displayed sable." (SCA) There is a major point of difference for the field, but less than a point for the type and coloration of the bird and the addition of the branch.

Lester Westrodwin. Device. Vert, a pall Or semy of pommes, in chief three chevronels couped and braced Or.

NOTE: The chevronels in chief are not recognizable. Please use some other charge.

Michael von Essen. Device (appeal). Sable, a cross throughout enhanced to sinister chief gules, fimbriated, in dexter base a cobra coiled and erect affronty Or.

NOTE: The commenting members of the College were almost unanimous in opposing this appeal. Please redesign.

Motley just Motley nothing but Motley. Name and device. Sable, two arms conjoined at the shoulder in annulo, hands to base, clad in motley proper, in base a hawk's bell Or.

NOTE: While fools may have been known in period by names such as "Patch, "Clod," etc., it would appear that these were stage names, or aliases. The Rules for Submissions (VII.1) require a given ("birth") name for purposes of registration, whatever her professional name might be. (Master Wilhelm has suggested a registered name of Justina Motley ­ "known as Just Motley to her friends.").

There is not enough contrast between the ... uh ... "encumbrance of arms" and the sable field. There is also no "proper" color for motley.* I would suggest she make the sleeves in the emblazon lozengy of a metal and a contrasting color (such as gules), and perhaps exercise a bit of artistic license in delineation.

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* There is, in fact, one borderline instance in the Society, but I doubt the College of Arms would care to accept my badge as precedent. (WvS, 14 Apr 80, p. 5).

Nefratiri Ani. Badge for House Rhondoval. A wingless dragon tergiant erect, body and tail nowed fesswise, vert, breathing flames proper.

NOTE: The dragon is not in a recognizable heraldic position, and we have been unable to contrive a blazon that describes it adequately (i.e., from which the emblazon can be reconstructed). Please redesign.

Saif al­Sokkr Shaddir bint Rajah. Name only.

NOTE: Raia, Rajah is from a Sanskrit word meaning 'king, prince'; "used as a title of noble rank for Hindus, and also applied to Malay and Javanese chiefs." (Webster's Second) Bint Rajah 'daughter of [the] Rajah' has the appearance of a claim to royal parentage, and would be perceived as such by much of the SCA, even if it can be shown that Rajah was a common given name (which has not been done). We would also like some documentation for Shaddir. Please advise the applicant that Saif is a masculine given name.

Thoronnaur en Sinder. Name and device. Per chevron abased argent and azure, an eagle displayed, wing tips elevated, gules, and in base a mullet of four points argent.

NOTE: En means 'of the', and Sinder is very close to Quenya Sindar 'GrayElves'. (Noel 139, 190) The byname is a claim to non­human origin, and is not acceptable. (Rules VII.5) The device conflicts with STEVEG STEVEGSSON, "Per chevron argent and azure, a swan displayed gules issuant from a demiegg in base argent." (SCA).

William the Hermit. Device. Azure, a bend sinister between a dragon passant, to sinister and an owl close to sinister argent.

NOTE: The device conflicts with GIVENDWYN THE SILENT, "Azure, a bend sinister between a winged unicorn counter­salient and a bat­winged manticore couchant argent." (SCA).

Kingdom of Atlantia

Atlantia, Kingdom of. Badge for Queen's Champion. Two tridents crossed in saltire argent, surmounted by an escallop Or charged with a rose gules.

NOTE: The Rules for Submissions (X.4) limit the number of layers in a device to three. Even though the badge is fieldless, it will be displayed on a field, raising the number of layers to four. This is excessive for a device, and badges should be simpler than devices. Please simplify.

Eldon Ungol of the Phoenix. Badge. Per chevron azure and sable, in dexter chief a sun Or and in base a spider inverted argent.

NOTE: Ungol is the Eldarin word for 'spider'. (Noel 202) The badge is a depiction (sun in blue sky, spider beneath surface of black mountain) of the lair of Shelob in The Lord of the Rings. The College of Arms has long considered this kind combined allusion to be excessive. The design is also unbalanced.

Gelasia de Montfaucon. Device. Per fess engrailed purpure and azure, a natural sand dollar within a bordure argent.

NOTE: This conflicts with EUDAIMON OF ALEXANDROS, "Azure, a plate within two annulets rayonnant argent." (SCA) There is a minor point for the difference in field, and a major point for replacing the annulets with a bordure. The difference between a sand dollar and a plate has previously been ruled negligible.

Olaf Askoldsson. Badge. Per pale sable and vert, a horned great helm affronty Or.

NOTE: This conflicts with POLIDOR HARALDSSON OF THE DENTED HELM, "Sable, a helm [affronty] pierced by a sword bendwise sinister inverted Or." (SCA).

Kingdom of Caid

Chenan du Cheval. Device. Pean, a ruined castle argent, overall a unicornate horse salient to sinister gules.

NOTE: Charges overall should not obscure the charges behind them; the ruined castle is not recognizable. Please use either a horse (without a horn) or a unicorn (with beard, tufts, and a lion's tail).

Corwin du Mont de Maine. Device. Argent, a garden rose, slipped and leaved, between in pale two crescents, all between two flaunches sable.

NOTE: The name and device both allude to Corwin of Amber, the principal character in a series of novels by Roger Zelazny. The fictional Corwin's colors are black and white, and his symbol is a rose, usually rendered as argent on sable, but sometimes found (due, I am told, to a "famous error" on the cover of an early edition of one of the books) as sable on argent. The College of Arms has a long­standing policy of regarding allusions of this sort to be an infringement on the fictional character.

Master Wilhelm ruled in October 1982, and again in May 1983, that the name Corwin may not be used in conjunction with a white rose (of any kind). After reading over the comments on this submission (particularly Batonvert's, which convinced me that my ruling on CORWIN RENWALD was in error), I am extending the ban to include roses in any tincture.

Kingdom of Calontir

Ceatta o Gulcleth. Name correction (to Ceatta ohoni Culcleth).

NOTE: The documentation enclosed with the original submission was for the given name and the locative. No documentation was provided for ohnoni, which is supposed to be Welsh for 'from'. There is no entry for ohoni in Y Geiriadur Mawr. The preposition from is normally rendered as o, which causes the initial consonant of the following word (Culcleth) to mutate (becoming Gulcleth).

Kingdom of the East

Arnulf Adler. Badge. Sable, on an eagle displayed perched upon a sword fesswise Or, three fleurs­de­lys in fess sable.

NOTE: This conflicts with GAYTON, "Sable, an eagle displayed Or." (Papworth 304).

Eirik Rodbjorn. Device. Or, a grizzly bear rampant gules, maintaining a mullet azure.

NOTE: This infringes on D'ALBE, "Or, a bear rampant gules." (Rietstap).

Fiona of Clan Maxwell. Device. Sable, two scarpes between three mullets of eight points and a sun argent.

NOTE: This conflicts with KRISTOPHER KELSON, "Sable, two scarpes between as many martlets argent." (SCA).

Harald Ulfson. Device. Sable, a bear's paw print and on a chief argent a hammer fesswise gules.

NOTE: This is in technical conflict with FRIAR RANDALL, "Sable, a caltrop, on a chief argent, three caltrops gules" (SCA) and several others.

Igraine Torr de Valère. Device. Per chevron vert and lozengy purpure and argent, in chief a horse couchant Or, crined sable.

NOTE: This conflicts with THEODOSIA ARCADIANA, "Per chevron abased sable and purpure, a unicorn dormant argent." (SCA).

Olexander Shevchenko. Device. Quarterly vert and sable, on a mullet of four points throughout Or a Ukrainian trident head azure.

NOTE: This conflicts with AELFWINE DUNEDOM, "Quarterly vert and sable, a mullet of four points throughout argent," and LEYANNA AUS DEM DORNWALD, "Sable, upon a mullet of four points throughout Or, pierced gules, a martlet volant bendwise sinister argent." (SCA).

Kingdom of Meridies

Alasdair Morgan Gunn. Badge for Lucius Vergilius Catulus. Or, goutty de poix, an escarbuncle azure.

NOTE: This conflicts with LORNA OF LEEDS, "Or, an escarbuncle of six flory azure." (SCA) There is a point of difference for the addition of the gouttes; the changes in the escarbuncle are heraldically negligible.

Carlwyn George Ordragoun of Canterbury. Device. Azure, a pall and overall a swan statant, wings elevated and addorsed, argent, and a dragon rampant to sinister Or addorsed.

NOTE: The argent swan blends with the pall, and the device as a whole is not well balanced. The contrast problem could be dealt with by making the swan Or instead of argent. A more balanced design (incorporating elements of her original submission, and offered with the caveat that it has not been checked for conflict) would be, "Azure, a pall inverted argent between two dragons rampant Or and a swan statant, wings elevated and addorsed, argent.".

Colin Regehr. Device. Per pale gules and counter­ermine, a trèfle counterchanged and in dexter chief a mullet argent.

NOTE: Trèfle is the French for 'trefoil', and is used as such in mundane heraldry. (Dubois I 726; Parker 585) The trefoil depicted here is too skinny to be counterchanged per pale, and it is difficult to recognize. (Charges should be drawn to fill the available space.) If he will widen the charge, it can be blazoned "a trefoil slipped and couped," and would be acceptable.

Courtney Lettice de Varnay. Device. Per pale azure and Or, fretty overall counterchanged, on a chief per pale Or and azure two nag's heads erased respectant counterchanged.

NOTE: The device conflicts with PHILIP HARLECH OF EXETER, "Per pale azure and Or, a fret and a chief counterchanged." (SCA).

Ellawin of Eaglewood. Device. Azure, on a pile Or an eagle stooping, and issuant from base an oak tree bifurcated and blasted throughout, all counterchanged.

NOTE: A pile extends most if not all the way to the bottom of the shield; properly drawn, there is not enough room for a charge to fit between the pile and the base. The charge issuant from base is not recognizable. In addition, the device conflicts with JAROMIR MIKHAILOVICH, "Azure, on a pile Or a sun gules." (SCA) There is a point of difference for the addition of the tree, but the change in type and tincture of a tertiary charge is only a minor point.

Ellen of Two Lines. Badge. A Roman numeral two Or.

NOTE: If she wishes to mark her possessions with the Roman numeral two, she may, but we really can't grant her exclusive use of the symbol.

Eoin MacUilleam Caimbuel a Lochandubh. Device (appeal). Gules, two icicles in chevron inverted between three bezants transposed (1 & 2) within a bordure Or.

NOTE: This submission was returned by Master Wilhelm in May 1983, on the grounds that, "The icicle is not a heraldic charge. What you have drawn is not recognizable." It was appealed and returned again in May 1984, at which time Master Wilhelm stated, "I agree that Parker lists icicle as an alternate name for a goutte inverted. For the sake of clarity we will just call them gouttes inverted. Note that Parker draws them with wavy outlines, not as your drawing has them. This device is still not a period arrangement and the icicles are not really recognizable." The appeal seeks to prove (1) that the icicle is an heraldic charge, (2) that these are properly drawn, and (3) that this is a period arrangement.

(1) Even though a term may be found in a heraldry book, this does not necessarily make it acceptable for use in SCA heraldry. The term may be non­euphonious, ambiguous, obscure, of doubtful provenance, or non­medieval in origin, all of which are sufficient grounds for not permitting it. Master Wilhelm acknowledged the definition of icicle in his second return, but he stated that, for the sake of clarity, he preferred to use the term goutte inverted.

(2) Parker defines an icicle as a "goutte reversed," and describes a goutte as "a figure of an elongated pear­shape, with the sides wavy." (pp. 290-292) Woodward defines a goutte as a drop, the shape of which is fairly well known, and the illustrations in Parker, The Art of Heraldry, and An Heraldic Alphabet depict gouttes of the shape described in Parker. I can find nothing to support the claim that many gouttes are drawn with straight sides, and the above quotation from Parker disproves the claim that "the text says nothing at all about the shape."

(3) Master Wilhelm's objection to the arrangement was specifically that it is not period. An objection of this sort needs to be met with either dated examples or analysis by someone qualified to speak authoritatively. (Note, for example, my commentary on JEANNE DE LA MER, above.) None of the examples provided bore a date; I believe all of them are modern.

One point not addressed by the appeal is Master Wilhelm's statement (which he repeated) that the charges blazoned as icicles are not recognizable. I agree with Master Wilhelm in this matter.

I am particularly concerned by the manner in which this appeal misrepresented its sources. Parker's discussion of icicles goes on to note, "Some heralds, however, call these figures Clubs, others Gouttes reversed, and others Locks of hair. The bearing seems to be confined to the branches of one family. [Harbottle]" (p. 292) An Heraldic Alphabet says, "The elongated gouttes bendwise in bend in the arms of Harbottle are sometimes blazoned icicles but it has also been suggested, and not without reason, that they may be hair bottles, that is leather bottles with the hair side outside." (p. 122) And, according to Baron Alfgar, the passage from Franklyn and Tanner actually says, "a goutte d'eau inverted often does duty for an icicle, but they may also be represented by piles wavy." In each case, the portion of the quotation tending to cast doubt on the validity of the term icicle was omitted; in the latter case, the alleged quotation was actually an inaccurate paraphrase.

If you cite a source, please make sure that it actually supports your argument. If the source doesn't support your argument, find another argument, find another source, or quote the source in its entirety and try to disprove the part you disagree with.

James Galen MacGrew. Device. Gules, on a plate a wolf's head cabossed sable.

NOTE: The device conflicts with EDWIN BERSARK, "Gules, a roundel so drawn as to represent a round shield battered in long and honorable service, argent." (SCA) There is a minor point for the addition of the wolf's head (a tertiary charge). It also conflicts with BRAN MAC OENGUS, "Gules, on a plate between three death's heads argent, a raven stooping sable." (SCA) There is a point of difference for removing a group of secondary charges (the death's heads) and a minor point for change in tertiary charge.

Johan Wolfgang Falkan. Device. Or, on a pile throughout gules between two crosses paty azure, a stag's skull cabossed and attired argent pierced by a sword inverted Or.

NOTE: The device conflicts with VARGSKOL HALFBLOOD, "Or, on a pile throughout gules, a wolf's skull argent." (SCA) There is a major point for the addition of the crosses, and a minor for the difference in tertiary charges. This is also rather cluttered.

Michael Brithmar. Device. Per pale sable and gules, a wolf rampant argent.

NOTE: This conflicts with LOUIS, "Sable, a wolf rampant argent" [minor point for half a low­contrast field], and BREES, "Azure, a wolf rampant argent" [major point for field], among others. (Papworth 98).

Pascal Brendan Merredy. Device. Per pale raguly vert and argent, a mask of comedy dimidiated with a sun, both counterchanged.

NOTE: Despite the line of partition, this has the appearance of a dimidiated coat (which we do not allow). The charges are not recognizable. Please redesign.

Phoenix's Mark, Shire of the. Name (appeal) and device. Per pale azure and argent, a phoenix within a laurel wreath counterchanged and on a chief per pale argent and sable, two roundels counterchanged.

NOTE: Appeal denied. Phoenix's Mark is too similar to March of the Fenix. Mark and march have the same roots (ME marke, OF marche, OHG & OS marka) 'boundary'. Phoenix's Mark is a possessive construct, meaning literally "Mark of [the) Phoenix." The two names are equivalent in form, even though mark is being used here in a different sense ('sign'); the chance of confusion is too high. Please choose another name. The device appears acceptable.

Kingdom of the Middle

Clairiel du Vent Argent. Device. Per fess argent and tierced per pale gules, argent, and gules, a lozenge throughout sable charged with a mullet of six points elongated to base Or.

NOTE: The device does not appear to be consistent with either mundane or SCA heraldry. Please redesign. DISCUSSION: The chief problem here is with the field divisions, which are being used to construct a pair of abstract geometrical shapes. As frequently happens when ordinaries are combined in like fashion, the resulting blazon is confusing, and the overall effect is non­heraldic.

Clairiel du Vent Argent. Badge for the Cult of Clariel. Or, a slip of broccoli vert.

NOTE: A slip of broccoli is heraldically indistinguishable from a tree. This conflicts with VIEDMA, "Or, an olive tree vert," and PEARTON, "Or, a pear tree vert fructed proper." (Woodward 317; Papworth 1113) She might consider a stalk fesswise. The designation "Cult of Clariel" is not appropriate for registration with the College of Arms.

Fuyuzuru Tadashi. Change of device. Gules, the Kanji character for mountain Or.

NOTE: This conflicts visually with M'ALPIN, "Gules, a crown Or." (Papworth 591) The Rules for Submissions (X.2) prohibit the use of "abstract symbols" such as letters and numbers in devices. I also do not feel we can grant exclusive use of a kanji to someone.

Graça d'Alataia. Badge. Per pale Or and vert, a chess pawn counterchanged.

NOTE: The pawn depicted appears to be a Staunton chessman, which is out of period (circa 1850). Most of the medieval chess pawns shown in Donald Liddell's Chessmen are of the form shown in the margin; this seems to me the shape most suitable for use in SCA heraldry.

Hawkland Moor, Riding of. Device. Per bend Or and azure, a hawk stooping within a laurel wreath counterchanged.

NOTE: This conflicts with the SHIRE OF THE OSPREY, "Azure, an osprey stooping within a laurel wreath argent." (SCA).

Khalil el­Hadji. Device. Or, three piles wavy in point inverted throughout gules.

NOTE: This conflicts with COBHAM, "Or, three piles wavy gules." (Papworth 1028) There is a single point of difference, for the position of the piles.

Ranthulfr Asparlundr. Device. Per fess, per fess gules and argent, and sable, two griffins passant counterchanged and an aspen leaf inverted argent.

NOTE: To quote Brigantia, "The division of the upper portion of the field reinforces the impression of two devices combined here. There really is no completely neat way of blazoning this in English blazon, which probably tells us something." Please redesign.

Ranulf of Wolfshaven. Badge. A wolf's head erased within an orle of oak leaves stems to center argent.

NOTE: This conflicts with CONRAD OF NORTHFIELD, "Sable, a wolf's head erased within a bordure argent" and SIEGFRIED DER WACHSAME KREUZFAHRER, "Per pale vert and gules, a wolf's head erased close argent." (SCA).

Sigulf Karlnar. Device. Sable, an octopus with tentacles in base maintaining an axe in each arm Or.

NOTE: This conflicts with THOMAS AP THOMAS, "Per bend sinister azure and sable, a kraken inverted bearing in the dextermost and sinistermost tentacles two axes argent." (SCA) There is a major point for the tincture of the multi­legged creature; the remaining differences are all demoted minors. DISCUSSION: "The tentacles, being the business end of the kraken, would in normal position be in chief, and a kraken inverted would be tentacles in base." (RoH 1, 25 Apr 71, p. 7; in Prec I 35).

Thomas of St. John. Device. Per bend sinister embowed to base sable and argent, a bend sinister embowed to base between two gitterns bendwise sinister counterchanged.

NOTE: The device conflicts with JONTAN OF ICELAND, "Per bend sinister sable and argent, a bend sinister between a flanged mace and a double­bitted axe counterchanged." (SCA).

Verden Ddraig Ryfelgar. Name and device. Per bend Or and purpure, a griffin segreant counterchanged.

NOTE: Verden is a surname. (Reaney DBS 363) He still needs a given name. The device conflicts with ALFONSO DE CASTILLE, "Or, a griffin segreant sable." (SCA).

Kingdom of the West

Catherine de Hawkhead. Device. Bendy erminois and vert.

NOTE: This conflicts with ABREY, "Bendy of six, ermine and gules." (Papworth 291) According to the Rules for Submissions (XII.10), two field­only designs must differ in at least two of the stated categories. These two devices differ only in tincture.

Hrothgar Wulfsson. Device. Sable, a cross within and conjoined to an annulet, and on a chief invected argent, three Latin crosses sable.

NOTE: The cross within an annulet has been disallowed previously, as the astrological symbol of earth. (WvS, 22 Jan 80, p. 9).

THE FOLLOWING SUBMISSION IS PENDING:

Kingdom of the East

East Kingdom, Queen of. Device (reblazon).

NOTE: This is awaiting the outcome of our research into wreaths vs. chaplets in SCA and mundane armory.