The submitter's previous device, Vert, an elephant passant contourny and on a chief nebuly argent three orange trees couped fructed proper, is retained as a badge.
(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns)
Nice 9th-10th century Icelandic name!
Submitted as Ana Florese di Siena, the given name Ana was documented only in Spanish. However, the submitter requested authenticity for 12th-14th century Italy, Tuscany region. All of the Italian evidence spells this name as Anna.
Even if we made the change to Anna, however, the name would not be authentic for the requested region and era. Florese is attested only in Perugia, which is part of Umbria, not Tuscany. Umbria and Tuscany spoke different dialects of Italian. None of the other name elements can be documented as early as the 12th-13th centuries. Further, double given names are not found in Italian as early as the 12th-13th centuries. Thus, although the name would be registerable, it is not authentic for her requested time period or language/culture.
As the submitter preferred an authentic name over the submitted name, multiple options were offered to her for an authentic Tuscan name, including some from slightly later in period than her requested era. She requested a change to Anna Fiore da Siena, using the attested Florentine surname Fiore in place of the double given name. As modified, this is an authentic Tuscan name from the 14th century onwards.
Permission was previously granted by William of Martinvast for this submission to conflict with his device. However, the registered armory was inaccurately represented by the blazon, misrepresenting both the number and style of the mullets in chief. As noted in the November 2018 Pend, "While William did sign the letter, it is unclear whether he understood how close the designs were, given that the blazon in his letter misidentifies the type and number of the mullets in chief. This device is therefore pended to give the submissions herald time to contact William to procure an accurate permission to conflict."
William has provided a more accurate letter of permission to conflict with his device, Azure, a chevron ermine between in chief three mullets in fess and in base a martlet argent, including accurate blazons as well as emblazons of both the registered and submitted armory, leaving no doubt as to his knowledge of the armorial similarities and informed consent to conflict.
The submitter initially requested authenticity for 10th-11th centuries, Duchy of Saxony. To be authentic for that time period, we would have had to change the preposition in the name to de rather than von. However, after the close of commentary, the submitter withdrew his authenticity request in favor of the registering the name precisely as submitted.
Artist's note: Please make the flowers larger to aid in identification.
Nice badge!
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns)
Submitted as Diderick von der Schatten, we could find no evidence that the term Schatten was the kind of generic toponym that would use von der to form a byname. Rather, the only evidence of Schatten was as a late 16th century unmarked surname. Therefore, as the submitter allows all changes, we have changed the name to Diderik _ Schatten for registration.
The submitter requested authenticity for 13th century England. Thanks to our wonderful commenters, we can confirm that this name meets his request.
Hellsgate is the registered name of an SCA branch.
The submitter requested the given name Kittryne or Kittryn if those spellings could be documented. Unfortunately, we were unable to do so.
Submitted as Lucienne le Pataiere, both the given name and the form of the occupational byname are feminine, while le is a masculine article. With the submitter's permission, we have corrected the name to Lucienne la Pataiere to use the feminine article.
Nice late 13th century French name!
Nice 16th century English name!
This device was pended on the November 2018 LoAR to discuss whether SENA A2B4 should be amended to include fantastical creatures from outside of Europe. Please see the Cover Letter for the discussion on this topic.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a naga.
The submitter requested authenticity for Mongol language or culture. This request was not summarized on the Letter of Intent. Fortunately, Seraphina Ragged Staff identified the authenticity request during commentary, allowing sufficient time for research.
This name uses two given name elements, Qali'udar and Mongke. Although this pattern is registerable, it is not an authentic Mongol naming practice. If the submitter is interested in an authentic Mongol name, we suggest consulting "Middle Mongol Grammar for SCA Names" by Ursula Georges (http://heraldry.sca.org/names/mongolgrammar.html) for guidance.
The submitter's previous name, Berke Unegen, is released.
The submitter's previous device, Per pale sable and Or, on a lozenge throughout a mullet of four points counterchanged, is retained as a badge
Nice 16th century Portuguese name from Lisbon!
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Submitted as Ordre de _ Tête de Mort et _ Fleur de Lys, this order name follows the pattern of naming an order for two heraldic charges. However, French uses appropriate definite articles before the names of heraldic charges. Therefore, with the submitter's permission we have changed this name to Ordre de la Tête de Mort et la Fleur de Lys for registration.
Questions were raised in commentary about whether the circumflex accent over the e in Tête was found in period. After the close of commentary, Jeanne Marie Noir Licorne found Tête with the circumflex in a book published in French in Le grand dictionnaire françois-flamen by Jean Louis d'Arsy (https://books.google.com/books?id=67ZAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP796), published in 1643. Therefore, we do not need to change the spelling of this order name.
Nice English or Anglo-Scots name from the 14th century onwards!
The submitter requested authenticity for the 14th-16th centuries in one of the cultures found in the United Kingdom. As Meggie Mowbray, this name is authentic for 16th century Scotland. As Margaret Mowbray, the name is authentic for the 14th-16th centuries in both England and Scotland. If the submitter prefers the form Margaret Mowbray, she may make a request for reconsideration.
This name combines a French given name with a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
Nice 15th century Gaelic name!
Submitted as {h_}nm-nfr of Artemisia, this Egyptian name was recorded in the 4th and 7th centuries B.C.E., within the time period established by precedent for registering ancient Egyptian names. [Aa-ef-en-moet of Artemisia, 3/2018, R-Artemesia] These instances of the name were recorded in Hieratic script. Given the evidence of inscriptions (particularly funerary inscriptions) incorporating both Hieratic Egyptian script and Greek script, we conclude that names recorded in Hieratic script should be allowed as long as they fall within the time period of Egyptian contact with Western Europe.
However, the name cannot be registered precisely as submitted because it lacks any vowels and cannot be pronounced by someone who is not highly trained in Egyptian names. For other languages that were transcribed in period without vowels, such as Hebrew and Arabic, we use transliterations that include vowels to make the names pronounceable to other participants in the Society. We see no reason to treat Egyptian differently. We will, however, accept Egyptian transliterations without capitalization, as such transliterations are used in academic settings. Therefore, with the submitter's permission, we have changed the name to {h_}num-nefer of Artemesia, using a transliteration including the most likely vowel sounds for this name. The Da'ud code {h_} denotes a small h with a line under it.
Artemisia is the registered name of an SCA branch.
We commend Sneferu Golden Pillar for his excellent research in support of this and other recent Egyptian submissions.
Nice 16th century Dutch name!
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Blazoned when registered in July 2012 as Per bend wavy vert and azure, a triquetra and a triskelion Or, the charge in base is more properly a triskelion arrondi, otherwise known as a triskele.
Blazoned when registered in January 1973 as Azure a lanthorn Or, this device is reblazoned to clarify the identity of the primary charge. This change was requested by the College of Heralds in the Outlands, who missed a potential conflict due to this spelling.
Submitted as Aislinn Fleur MacAlister, we have no evidence that Aislinn was a name used in period. The submitter specifically permitted the given name to be changed to Ascelin, an attested Scots name; we have made that change for registration.
This name combines a Scots given name and byname and a French second given name, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
Submitted under the name Hadda Modirfoeda Snorrisdottir.
Elissa is the submitter's legal given name. Nova is an attested gray-period Spanish surname.
Submitted under the name Lachlann MacAlister.
Submitted as Euphemia Kathrine Marie filia Dougal_, we could not find evidence of the spelling Dougal with one l in period. Dougall is found in Scots records, including the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 with two ls; we have made that change for registration.
Although the header on the submission form has the second given name spelled Kathrin_, the submitter clarified that the spelling Kathrine, which appeared on the Letter of Intent, is correct.
Marie is found in late period English as both a given name and a surname. Thus, this name uses the rare, but attested, pattern of two given names plus a surname, with an added marked patronymic. Additionally, in later period English and Scots, Latinized patronymics sometimes used the nominative form of the father's given name, rather than the genitive form. Therefore, the patronymic filia Dougall can be registered.
Blazoned when registered in June 1973 as Per pale azure and argent, a lion's head erased argent and a lanthorn gules, all within a bordure engrailed counterchanged, we are clarifying the identity of the primary charge.
Blazoned when registered in July 1974 as Sable, a lanthorne and in base three barrulets wavy Or, we are clarifying the identity of the primary charge.
Blazoned when registered in June 1987 as Per pale wavy argent and azure, a watchtower sable charged with a cross bottony and in pale three swans naiant argent, this is simply a tower.
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Although the Letter of Intent documented Tannahill as a gray-period Scots surname from the FamilySearch Historical Records, it can also be found dated to 1583 in Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1573-1589, ed. J D Marwick (Edinburgh, 1882), pp. 283-292 (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/edinburgh-burgh-records/1573-89/pp283-292), making this a nice 16th century Scots name!
Artist's note: Please draw the maple leaves definitely upright and palewise.
Rhea is an early 17th century English surname used as a given name. It is also the name of a Greek mythological figure, the mother of Zeus. Its use as a given name, therefore, is consistent with the well-attested pattern of using classical god and goddess names as given names in 16th century England. [Aetheria de Fleury, Dec. 2014, A-An Tir]
Artist's note: Please draw the bridle thicker to aid in identification.
Submitted as Stoffel die Wafel_, we were unable to find any documentation supporting the construction of the byname. The submitter relied on a number of bynames using die + an animal name. However, Wafel means "waffle," which is not an animal, and therefore does not fit that pattern.
In commentary, Ælfwynn Leoflæde dohtor found evidence of the occupational surname die Waffelere. At the submitter's request, we have changed the name to Stoffel die Wafelere.
The submitter's previous name, Stoffel die Waeyer, is released.
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Nice mid-16th century English name!
There is a step from period practice for the use of charges in annulo not in their default orientation.
The submitter is a viscountess and is thus entitled to display a coronet.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
Nice late 15th century Spanish name!
Nice badge!
Excellent late 15th century Swedish name! Both elements are attested in 1488.
This device is clear of the device of Sabine Dubois, Per pale azure and argent, two unicorns combatant counterchanged. Though the field, postures, and tinctures are identical, and both unicorns and rhinoceroses have a single horn protruding from their heads, we feel that there is sufficient difference in other identifying traits between the two creatures to grant an SC for type.
Nice 9th-10th century Icelandic name!
Submitted as Gylys mac an Deoir, we could find no documentation to support the construction of the byname. Fortunately, commenters provided several period forms of the desired byname meaning "son of a pilgrim." With the submitter's permission, we have changed the name to Gylys mac in Deoradh, using one of the attested period forms of the byname.
This name combines a Scots given name and a Gaelic byname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
There is a step from period practice for the use of the migrant posture.
Nice 16th century Russian name!
The submitter's previous name, Nikolai Kolpachnik Spiach'ev, is released.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a natural tiger.
This name combines a Persian given name with an Arabic byname. On the August 2018 Cover Letter, we stated:
Appendix C currently states that Persian and Arabic can be combined only after 1100 C.E. In response to a submission this month, Ursula Palimpsest provided evidence that Persian and Arabic naming pools substantially overlapped well prior to 1100 C.E. Based on this evidence, we rule that Persian and Arabic can be combined prior to 1100 C.E. and request that Palimpsest update Appendix C accordingly.
Although Ursula Palimpsest is diligently working her way through her very substantial "to do" list, this update has not yet been made. Nevertheless, the ruling on the language combination still applies.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns)
Nice device!
This is the defining instance of a razorbill. The razorbill is a bird related to the great auk which, unlike its cousin, can fly. The bird has a prominent, blunted bill similar to a seagull or albatross, but with a heavy-looking body and no discernible tail, similar to a penguin. They should be categorized with other penguins, puffins, and great auks.
The submitter's previous device, Quarterly gules and vert, in pale two pairs of shears fesswise Or, is retained as a badge.
We commend the artist for the crisp, clean depiction of this badge.
Commenters questioned whether this badge could be registered as the barony already has the badge Quarterly gules and Or, a Catherine Wheel counterchanged, as there are no countable differences between the two badges. SENA A5H states "Any blazonable change is sufficient to allow the registration of armory with a letter of permission to conflict." As any other submitter could register this badge with permission to conflict from the barony it isn't logical to say the barony, which is presumed to grant itself permission to conflict, cannot register it. We will therefore allow any territory or individual to register armory that has at least a blazonable difference from armory they already have registered.
Nice badge!
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Submitted as Hildegarde de Burdigala, the spelling Hildegarde is not found in period as early as the byname de Burdigala. Although the submitter allowed no changes, she also preferred an earlier period form of the name to any attempts to document a later Hildegarde. Therefore, she specifically consented to a change to Hildegard_ de Burdigala, using the likely vernacular form of the attested Latinized Hildegardis, found in Frankish records from the 7-9th centuries.
Nice 9th-10th century Icelandic name!
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Blazoned when registered in August 1979 as Vert, upon an open book argent, bound and edged Or, a watchtower vert; on a chief Or, a cat couchant guardant sable, orbed vert, this is simply a tower.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns)
There is a step from period practice for the use of a Chinese dragon.
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There is a step from period practice for the use of a sea-tortoise tergiant inverted.
There is a step from period practice for the use of the Chinese dragons.
(to Meridies acceptances) (to Meridies returns)
There is a step from period practice for the use of an Oriental dragon.
The submitter requested authenticity for 14th century Russian. This request was not summarized on the Letter of Intent. Fortunately, Lilie Pantheon identified the authenticity request during commentary, allowing sufficient time for research.
Unfortunately, because we have only very limited Russian sources, we cannot say whether this name is authentic for that time frame or language/culture. Our only evidence for these name elements is from the late 15th century. It is also unclear whether the person named Kazimir identified in The Dictionary of Period Russian Names was Russian or a Pole living in Russia. Nevertheless, this name can be registered.
The byname of the Wood is the lingua Societatis form of the attested Middle English byname of the Wode.
Submitted as Rebeka Szombathley, the spelling in the Letter of Intent did not match the documentation. The byname is documented in Hungary circa 1600 as Szombathely. We have changed the name to match the documentation.
The submitter requested authenticity for "Hungarian, High Middle Ages." This request was not summarized on the Letter of Intent. Fortunately, Lilie Pantheon identified the authenticity request during commentary, allowing sufficient time for research.
Although it can be registered, the name as submitted does not meet her request. The given name is attested to the 13th century, but the byname in that spelling is found only circa 1600. In commentary, Kolosvari Arpadne Julia was able to document Rebeka de Zombothel as a 13th century form of the same name. However, we are reluctant to make such a significant change without confirming it with the submitter. As we were unable to get that confirmation, we are registering the name largely as submitted. If the submitter prefers the authentic 13th century form, she may make a request for reconsideration.
This is the defining instance of a watchtower in SCA armory. A watchtower is a structure consisting of a single square or rectangular building with a pitched roof sitting atop a pillar or post that terminates in either a solid plinth-like base or a four-piece cross base; the latter, used here, is taken from the arms of Schad von Mittelbibrach, 1605 [Siebmacher's Wappenbuch, plate 116]. The charge is completed by the placement of a sizable ladder, the only way to access the upper chamber, leaning bendwise on the sinister side of the charge. The distinctive ladder, which is integral to the identification of the watchtower, is sufficient to allow a DC between a watchtower and a tower or castle.
While two devices have previously been registered with the term "watchtower," Jacqueline des Champs Verts, Vert, upon an open book argent, bound and edged Or, a watchtower vert; on a chief Or, a cat couchant guardant sable, orbed vert, registered August 1979, and William Somme de Ville, Per pale wavy argent and azure, a watchtower sable charged with a cross bottony and in pale three swans naiant argent, registered June 1987, review of these devices show that they are simply towers. We have reblazoned them as such elsewhere in this letter.
Nice badge!
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns)
This name combines a Catalan (Iberian) given name and byname with an Arabic byname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
Submitted as Erna inn hviti, the name was not correctly constructed. Erna is a feminine given name. Therefore, the adjectival byname inn hviti must take the feminine form, in_ hvita to match the given name. As the submitter allows all changes, we have made this change for registration.
The badge's previous association with the Order of the Griffin and Sword is released.
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Nice badge!
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Although Spanish names use accents inconsistently in period, the submitter may be interested to know that the second element can also be spelled Ramírez. If the submitter prefers the accented form, he may make a request for reconsideration.
Nice Spanish name from the late 15th century onwards!
Nice Roman name for 4th century B.C.E. through the 2nd century C.E.!
There is a step from period practice for the use of a gore with additional charges.
The submitter's previous device, Argent, a pawprint and an orle sable, is retained as a badge.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns)
- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
None.
(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns)
None.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Rathnar Blaiddgwyn, Sable, on a sun argent eclipsed sable a wolf's head cabossed argent. A sun eclipsed is a sun charged with a roundel as a tertiary charge, making the wolf's head in Rathnar's device a quaternary charge for which we grant no difference. There is therefore only one DC for the change in tincture of the roundel.
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This device is returned for conflict with the device of Anne Mary Quinn, Per bend sinister azure and gules, a swan naiant contourny argent and a sun Or. There is one DC for changing the type of half of the primary charge group from angel to swan. There is no DC between a compass star and a sun, nor is there one for changing the postures and orientations of two incomparable charges.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns)
For several reasons, this name must be returned. First, there is no evidence of Hadda as a given name in any Scandinavian language or any language compatible with Scandinavian under Appendix C. The Old Norse male name Haddr cannot be made feminine by changing the terminal letter to an -a.
Second, the constructed byname Modirfoeda was not correctly documented or formed. Commenters were unable to find the necessary three examples of Old Norse bynames constructed using the pattern móðir + verb. The only attested bynames using the element móðir ("mother") use it as the second element after a noun referring to a person.
Finally, the patronymic was incorrectly formed. The correct genitive form of the male name Snorri is Snorra, meaning that the patronymic byname should be Snorradottir.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Crystal of Twin Moons.
Unfortunately, this name directly conflicts with the registered Laughlan MacAlister. The given names sound the same and the bynames are actually identical. Although the submitter indicated that he was amenable to additions to the name to clear this conflict, he did not indicate what sorts of elements could be added. We are unwilling to add an element without the submitter's input and consent, in case he does not like what we choose to add. A return will allow the submitter to select what he wishes to add and resubmit without incurring additional fees.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Erin of Windale.
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This order name release request was withdrawn by the Kingdom.
This badge release request was withdrawn by the Kingdom.
This badge is returned for blurring the distinction between charge groups. The roasting chicken, though presented in the submitted blazon as a transfixed overall charge, dominates the design as one would expect of a primary charge and nearly totally obscures the nominally primary roasting spit.
Had it been registered, this would have been the defining instance of a roasting spit. A roasting spit is a large metal skewer which hangs meat over a fire. One end of the skewer has a crank-like handle for turning the meat for even cooking. It's a period heraldic charge, found in the canting arms of De Rostis, depicted once in the Insignia urbium Italiae (BSB270, f361r) and again in the Stemmario Trivulziano. In the former, the skewer holds three nondescript lumps of meat, while the latter depicts only one. Meat is therefore an integral identifying feature of the charge, covering between 1/5 and 1/3 of the overall length of the spit.
A spit with a specific piece of meat (as opposed to the vague lumps of meat) may be accepted on a case-by-case basis, though the carcass will need to be both readily identifiable by type and small enough to take up no more than 1/3 of the overall length of the spit.
Upon resubmission, please thicken the roasting spit and shrink the carcass to the ratios described above.
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns) (to Atlantia pends)
None.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
This badge is returned for conflict with the device of Áedán Aisteach, Azure, a natural dolphin naiant contourny argent, in chief three mullets of four points Or, and with the device of Dorothea de Algarve, Azure, a dolphin naiant to sinister argent and a base embattled argent masoned azure. There's a DC for removal of the secondary charges.
In the March 2000 return of the device of Eirikr inn kengr, Per fess wavy argent and azure, a natural dolphin naiant azure for conflict with the device of André of Stormhold, Argent, a whale naiant azure, it was ruled that "There is a CD for the field, but nothing for the forced change in position on the field and nothing for the difference between a natural dolphin and a whale." We explicitly uphold this ruling and confirm that there is no DC between a natural whale and a dolphin, either heraldic or natural.
This device is returned for conflict with Matatias filius Lie Blunde, Argent, a Hebrew letter "resh" and a chief sable. There is a DC for the tincture of the chief, but no difference is granted between different letters/symbols.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns)
None.
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This augmentation is returned for lack of contrast. In SENA A3A3, it is explicitly stated that "Because an augmentation adds complexity, augmented devices are often allowed to violate certain style rules, such as allowing charges on tertiary charges or a complexity count of greater than eight, as long as the identifiability of the design is maintained. However, they may not violate the rules on contrast." (Emphasis added)
While the Or canton has good contrast with the gules field, most of the charge overlies the ermine chief, which does not have sufficient contrast.
Additionally, this submission is returned for lack of documentation of a canton surmounting a chief in this manner. Heraldry texts such as Parker's Glossary (p.90 s.v. canton) tell us that a canton added as an augmentation will surmount, rather than move aside, the charges of the base coat; specifically, "When there is a bordure the canton will always surmount it." However, we have no guidance for whether a canton "surmounting" a chief will be entirely on the chief, something it couldn't do for a bordure. The client should provide examples of the correct usage upon resubmission.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)
None.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns)
None.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns)
None.
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This device is returned for conflict with the device of Brendan MacRonan, Argent, a dolphin urinant vert. There is a single DC for adding the chief. Per SENA Appendix L, there is no DC between haurient and urinant.
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns)
None.
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This device is returned for lack of documentation. No evidence was provided and none could be found for centering a gyronny field on the edge of the shield. What few examples we have of an interrupted gyronny pattern all have the focus in the center of the shield, issuing from a per fess line of division. Absent documentation, moving the focus of a gyronny field from the center of the escutcheon will be grounds for return.
In the October 2018 return of the device of Dawn Greenwall, Per fess gyronny of 26 from the fess point Or and gules and vert masoned Or, it was ruled:
This device is returned for dividing the field into too many gyrons. In the June 1999 LoAR, it was ruled, "The question was raised regarding whether gyronny of sixteen is period, and whether it can be used in the SCA. Papworth's Ordinary of British Armorials, cites an instance from the 12th century, and Martin Schrot's Wappenbuch, a heraldic treatise shows a 16th century example. Additionally, the LoI mentions a 13th century example. Given this, we will register Gyronny of sixteen in simple cases, but nothing more, barring period evidence."
This device goes beyond sixteen gyrons, and without documentation is unregisterable.
In that return, as in this submission, the number of gyrons is blazoned not by those visible, but by the total number necessary to complete a full 360 degree circuit. In this case, 12 gyrons are visible but 24 are necessary to complete the pattern.
This device is therefore also returned for dividing the field into too many gyrons. Absent documentation of a gyronny field of more than 16 pieces, this practice remains unregisterable.
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In the October 2018 return of the previous version of this device, it was ruled:
This (armory) is returned for violation of SENA A2C1, which states that "While depictions that are somewhat more naturalistic than the flat stylized depictions of heraldic charges will be registered, animals and plants may not be drawn in trian aspect (with perspective)." In this submission, the raven is drawn in trian aspect, with the angle of its sinister wing showing an angled dive inconsistent with registerable depictions.
Upon resubmission, the artist should include internal detailing to aid in identification of the raven.
While the submitter did address the artistic notes, the posture of the raven remains unchanged. The angle of the body and wings are exactly the same, and commenters generally agreed that the bird is still in trian aspect.
Generally, there are only three positions for a pair of wings on a winged creature: displayed (expanding out from either side of the body), addorsed (expanding back-to-back on one side of the body), or close (tucked up next to the body). If a bird is rising or striking, the wings will almost always be addorsed, with one wing almost entirely obscured by the other.
Upon resubmission, please make the wings of this bird properly addorsed.
In the October 2018 return of the previous version of this device, it was ruled:
This (armory) is returned for violation of SENA A2C1, which states that "While depictions that are somewhat more naturalistic than the flat stylized depictions of heraldic charges will be registered, animals and plants may not be drawn in trian aspect (with perspective)." In this submission, the raven is drawn in trian aspect, with the angle of its sinister wing showing an angled dive inconsistent with registerable depictions.
Upon resubmission, the artist should include internal detailing to aid in identification of the raven.
While the submitter did address the artistic notes, the posture of the raven remains unchanged. The angle of the body and wings are exactly the same, and commenters generally agreed that the bird is still in trian aspect.
Generally, there are only three positions for a pair of wings on a winged creature: displayed (expanding out from either side of the body), addorsed (expanding back-to-back on one side of the body), or close (tucked up next to the body). If a bird is rising or striking, the wings will almost always be addorsed, with one wing almost entirely obscured by the other.
Upon resubmission, please make the wings of this bird properly addorsed.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns)
- Explicit littera renuntiationum -
The byname of Bellatrix could be documented only as the registered byname of one of the submitter's relatives. However, the packet documents did not include a signed document attesting to the legal relationship between this submitter and anyone with the registered byname of Bellatrix. As we understand from Elizabeth Lions Blood that the necessary contact has been made and a letter of attestation is at last on the way, we are pending this item to allow the necessary paperwork to be provided. We thank Elizabeth Lions Blood for her assistance.
This was item 12 on the Ansteorra letter of January 31, 2019.
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This device is pended for the discussion about charges in annulo from the January 2019 LoAR.
Submitted under the name Vigdis in Gylðir, that name was returned on the February 2019 LoAR.
This was item 10 on the Atlantia letter of January 31, 2019.
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Created at 2019-06-24T21:12:09