Originally submitted as E{w'}a of Coppertree, the name appeared on the Letter of Intent as Ewa of Coppertree because the diacritical mark was dropped at Kingdom without explanation. However, there was no need to drop the diacritical mark.
E{w'}a is the submitter's legal given name. It appears on the submitter's driver's license as EWA. PN1B2e of SENA states that, "[t]he name phrase must be used in precisely the way that it is spelled on the legal document. As some legal documents obscure capitalization (by using all capitals) or omit punctuation (and markings like accents), such changes may be allowed on a case by case basis." Consistent with precedent, we give the submitter the benefit of the doubt as to the spelling of her own name. [RaDawn P{a-}rs{a-}, 3/2018 LoAR, A-Outlands] Therefore, we have restored the name to the originally-submitted E{w'}a of Coppertree.
If the submitter prefers the form without the diacritical marking, that spelling is period. Ewa is a 16th century Finnish given name. In that case, the submitter may make a request for reconsideration.
Coppertree is the registered name of an SCA branch.
This is the defining instance of the bassinet. Per the Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry, a bassinet is "a broad shallow wicker basket for bedding infants. The bassinet is shown containing a swaddled infant, as in the crest of the Earls of Derby, mid-15th C. [HCE xxvii]." Fortunately for the child depicted in this armory, the submitter has chosen not to depict the preying eagle from the extant example.
Upon the submitter's death, she releases her registered name and armory, Azure, a unicorn rampant argent within a bordure argent semy-de-lys sable.
Nice 16th century English name!
No documentation was provided in the Letter of Intent for the given name Mariss. Fortunately, in commentary, Seraphina Ragged Staff found evidence of Mariss as a 15th century Dutch name.
This name combines a Dutch given name with a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
Submitted as Richard Freeman _, this name could not be registered as submitted because it was identical in sound to the submitter's legal given name and surname. Section III.A.10 of the Administrative Handbook states:
No name will be registered to a submitter if it is identical to a name used by the submitter for purposes of identification outside of a Society context. This includes legal names, common use names, trademarks, and other items registered with mundane authorities that serve to identify an individual or group. . . . A small change in the name is sufficient for registration, such as the addition of a syllable or a spelling change that changes the pronunciation. However, a change to spelling without a change in pronunciation is not sufficient. (Emphasis Added).
To fix the issue, the submitter requested a change to Richard Frieman of Heronter. Frieman is an English surname found in the FamilySearch Historical Records and Heronter is the registered name of an SCA branch. In this form, the name is clear of the submitter's legal name and can be registered.
Although most people are familiar with Bjorn as a given name, it is also the Old Norse word for "bear." We have a pattern in Old Norse of animal names being used as bynames, including bestinger ("captive bear"), brimill ("large seal"), brúsi ("buck, he-goat"), geit ("nanny goat"), hestr ("horse"), hrútr ("ram"), hundr ("hound, dog"). and refr ("fox"). Therefore, Bjorn can properly be used as an animal byname with the attested given name Skjoldr.
The submitter's previous name, Alister Sionnach MacLeod, is retained as an alternate name.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a gore on an otherwise charged field.
Artist's note: Please draw the escarbuncle larger, and draw fewer ermine spots on the gore.
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Nice badge!
This badge may conflict with the badge of Ingilborg Sigmundardottir, (Fieldless) A sheaf of a sword inverted between four arrows argent bound with a garter sable; however, as Ingilborg has granted blanket permission to conflict for any non-identical armory we need not rule on the degree of difference between the badges. The submitter has received permission to conflict with the device of Dafyd ap Tomas, Quarterly gules and vert, a sheaf of arrows argent.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a paw print.
Artist's note: Please color the center of the wheel azure.
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The submitter's previous device, Azure, three natural dolphins naiant in annulo argent within an orle of plates, is released.
Artist's note: Please make sure the points of the compass rose don't extend beyond the annulet.
Artist's note: Please draw the sea-stag larger.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a bird in a displayed posture other than an eagle.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a paw print.
The submitter was interested in an inn-sign name based specifically on a she-bear. He may be interested to know that, for a sign depicting a she-bear, the more likely form of the name is Domus Ursae Parvae. If the submitter prefers that form he may make a request for reconsideration.
Originally submitted as Nicola Francesca Landini Volpé and appearing on the Letter of Intent as Nicola Francesca Landini Volpè, the accents on the e in Volpe were in error. All of the documentation shows the surname as Volpe. Therefore, we have dropped the accent mark(s) for registration.
We thank Maridonna Benvenuti for the extra evidence of double surnames in Italian that she provided in commentary in support of this name.
The submitter's previous name, Marcus il Volpe, is retained as an alternate name.
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Artist's note: Please draw the barbs and feathers more prominently.
Artist's note: Please draw the dice larger to fill the available space.
Submitted as Myfanwy Gwen, the name was changed at Kingdom to Mevanwy Wen to match the documentation that could be found. In commentary, however, we were able to document the originally-submitted form to 16th century Wales. Therefore, we have restored the name to the original spelling Myfanwy Gwen.
The submitter requested authenticity for "14th-16th century Welsh." This request was not summarized on the Letter of Intent. Fortunately, Alisoun Metron Ariston identified the authenticity request during commentary, allowing sufficient time for research. The name is authentic for late 16th century Wales.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a gore on an otherwise charged field.
Artist's note: Please draw the ermine spots so that a few more whole spots are seen.
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The submitter's previous device, Sable, a bend sinister vert fimbriated and in dexter chief a Celtic cross argent, is retained as a badge.
The submitter's previous device, Argent, on a hurt a cross couped argent, a base sable, is released.
The submitter requested authenticity for Norwegian language or culture. This name does not meet this request because both of the elements were documented from Iceland, not Norway.
Nice cant!
Nice 9th-10th century Icelandic name!
There is a DC between a triquetra and a Bourchier knot. Therefore, SENA A3D1, the "sword-and-dagger" policy, does not apply.
Submitted as Thora Gildir, the byname was not spelled correctly. The byname is actually Gylðir with an edh (ð), not a d and a y not an i. Therefore, we have changed the name to the correct spelling for registration.
If the submitter prefers not to use the edh character, the name can be rendered as Gylthir. If she prefers this form, she may make a request for reconsideration.
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Artist's note: Please draw the decrescent larger.
Nice English name from the 13th century onwards! In fact, this precise name is found multiple times in the FamilySearch Historical Records for 16th century England.
The submitter's previous name, Tessa da Verona, is released.
The submitter's previous name, Evelyn Merry, is released.
The submitter originally registered his name as Henry Bartholomew Weste to clear a conflict with the registered Henry Best. The submitter now asks for reconsideration under SENA of whether Henry West conflicts with Henry Best.
The two names are clear of conflict under SENA PN3C3, Substantial Change to the Sound of a Single-Syllable Name, and PN3C5, Substantial Change to the Appearance of a Short Name Phrase. In fact, one of the examples given under PN3C3 is, "Anne Best is substantially different in sound from Anne West."
Henry West is a nice English name from at least the 12th century onwards, with several examples of this precise name appearing in the FamilySearch Historical Records for the 16th century!
The submitter's previous name, Henry Bartholomew Weste, is released.
This household name follows the pattern of naming French inns based on heraldic charges with tinctures, as laid out in "Inn Signs and House Names in 15th Century Paris" by Juliana de Luna (http://medievalscotland.org/jes/ParisInnHouseNames/). There was some question in commentary about the proper preposition between Maison and the substantive element Estoiles Vertes. The rules of French grammar control which form of the preposition de is appropriate after the designator. Because Estoiles Vertes is plural, the plural form des is correct.
The submitter requested authenticity for 14th-16th century French. This name is authentic for 15th century Paris.
This Roman-era name follows the pattern of nominative cognomen + father's cognomen in the genitive (possessive) case. Names in this pattern were found among non-citizens who did not otherwise have nomina. They were particularly common among the Romanized Gauls, as discussed in The Celtic Languages in Contact: Papers from the Workshop Within the Framework of the XIII International Congress of Celtic Studies, Bonn, 26-27 July 2007 (https://books.google.com/books?id=VgBtaDT-evYC), which discusses the pattern of Gauls using cognomina as "individual names."
Thanks to Ursula Palimpsest and Lillia Crampette for their assistance with this name.
Artist's note: Please depict argent in its standard white or silver hue, rather than a medium grey.
The submitter requested authenticity for 16th/early 17th century English. However, the byname Guillaume was documented in the Letter of Intent in Dutch, not English. Fortunately, Lillia Crampette found evidence for the byname Guillaume in London in 1616, making the name authentic for England circa 1600.
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The submitter originally requested authenticity for "Norse 9th century." However, he dropped that request during commentary.
This name combines a Gaelic saint's name with an Old Norse byname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
Submitted as Kobe _ Hiromoto, the submitter requested authenticity for 16th century Japanese language and culture. The name as submitted was not authentic. To be authentic for 16th century Japan, a male name should take the form family name + yobina + nanori. The submitter requested that the yobina Tarou be added to the name to make it authentic. This yobina is found in the 2nd edition of Name Construction in Medieval Japan, dated to 1600. In the form Kobe Tarou Hiromoto, the name is authentic for 16th century Japan.
Artist's note: Please draw the lotus flower clearly in profile without lower petals or leaves that might detract from its appearance as a cup-shaped flower.
Several heralds questioned whether this name presumes on the fictional character Richard Sharpe, from novels and short stories by Bernard Cornwell, and famously played by Sean Bean (who does not die) in the television series based on the books. It does not. Precedents are clear that we do not protect hypothetical names by which a person or character was not actually known. For example, when registering the name Alys of Bath, we ruled:
This name was pended on the November 2016 Letter of Acceptances and Return to address the question of whether this name presumes upon the literary character the Wife of Bath from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, whose first name is given as Alys and Alisoun.
PN4D of SENA states: "For individuals important enough to protect, we protect all forms in which their name was known, including in other languages, but not hypothetical forms." (emphasis added). Upon examining several editions of the Canterbury Tales, there is no instance in which the character is referred to as Alys de Bath or Alys of Bath. Alys de Bath is thus a purely hypothetical form of the character's name. Accordingly, even if the Wife of Bath were significant enough to protect, this name would be registerable.
We decline to rule at this time whether the literary character of the Wife of Bath is significant enough to protect from presumption. [April 2017, A-Outlands]
Likewise, we registered Tristan de Bretaigne despite some association of the literary Tristan with Brittany:
Commenters questioned if this name presumes upon that of the literary character Tristan, from the legends of Tristan and Isolde. PN4D and PN4D1 of SENA state:
For individuals important enough to protect, we protect all forms in which their name was known, including in other languages, but not hypothetical forms. We only protect names that are used either today or in the time when they were alive to refer to these protected persons.
and
Fictional characters may also be considered important enough that their names need to be protected. Fictional characters are generally important enough to protect when two conditions are met. They are: a) a significant number of people in the Society recognize the character's name without prompting and b) the use of the name would generally be considered by those people a clear reference to that character.
Although the character of Tristan is certainly important enough to protect, he was never known as Tristan de Bretaigne. His wife, Iseult of the White Hands, is from Brittany, whereas Tristan is from Cornwall. Therefore, the submitted name is merely evocative of the character and is not presumptuous. [Dec. 2015, A-Atlantia]
In this instance, as with Alys and Tristan, the character has never been known as Richard Sharpe of York. In fact, until the television series and Sean Bean's distinctive accent, there was no association of the character with York or Yorkshire at all. Cornwell inserted a link with Yorkshire into later books and stories specifically because he liked Bean's portrayal. However, the character is linked to Yorkshire, not York itself. Therefore, by precedent, this name is not presumptuous and can be registered.
A minotaur is a period heraldic charge found in de Bara's Blason des Armoiries (1581) and in the attributed arms of Candia (i.e., Crete, the minotaur's home in myth), in the Großes Wappenbuch (circa 1583).
This is the fifth name registration associated with Eirik of the Two Ravens. The submitter should be aware that he has only one more name registration available to him under Section I.B of the Administrative Handbook.
The submitter's previous name, Iris Bower, is retained as an alternate name.
Blazoned when registered in November 2002 as Argent, a pithon and on a chief azure a fret argent, we are clarifying the posture of the pithon.
This badge does not conflict with the device of Andrew of Riga, Sable, a wyvern erect azure fimbriated argent. There is one DC for fieldlessness, and a second DC for changing the posture from erect to involved, both of which are period postures and recognizably different from one another at any distance.
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The submitter's previous device, Azure, on a cross between in bend two feathers Or a feather purpure, is retained as a badge.
Submitted as Neala Lubo, review of the cited source for the given name revealed that it was actually Nealataquin, which appeared to be a rendering of a Turkish name or title in Portuguese. As it was unclear what Nealataquin was, at the submitter's request, we have changed the given name to Cornelia, a 16th century Spanish name found in the FamilySearch Historical Records.
Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Friderich Vochenhoffer, the byname contained a typo. The intended byname was Vockenhoffer, and we have made this correction for registration.
The use of keys and mascle as separate tertiary charge groups on the same primary charge is permitted via the Existing Registration Allowance; they appear this way on the submitter's existing device.
The submitter's previous device, Azure, on a saltire invected Or, two keys fretted with a mascle sable and a bordure argent, is retained as a badge.
This name combines an English given name and a Gaelic byname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
The submitter's previous name, Einarr bloð hrafn, is retained as an alternate name.
The Barony currently has registered to it the following order names: Order of the Dragon's Foot, Order of the Dragon's Wing, Order of the Dragon's Blaze and Order of the Dragon's Gem. All of the registered order names fit the pattern "Order of the Dragon's + [heraldic charge]. A heart is a period heraldic change. (https://mistholme.com/dictionary/heart/). Therefore, the name fits the pattern and can be registered under the Existing Registration Allowance.
The Barony currently has registered to it the following order names: Order of the Dragon's Foot, Order of the Dragon's Wing, Order of the Dragon's Blaze and Order of the Dragon's Gem. All of the registered order names fit the pattern "Order of the Dragon's + [heraldic charge]." A scale is a period heraldic charge found in the name of the 15th century Spanish order el color del escama ("collar of the scale"), whose badge was a circle of overlapping rows of scales (as in scale mail).
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Domin d'Alsace, Vert, a bend gules fimbriated between an oak tree and a stump snagged Or.
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Nice English name from the 14th century onwards! In fact several instances of this precise name appear in the FamilySearch Historical Records for the 16th century.
Artist's note: Please draw the furison larger to allow for more visible ermine spots.
Grimfells is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Nice 16th century Welsh name!
Artist's note: The proper depiction of the lower leg of a cross fitchy is a smooth taper to a point.
The submitter has permission for the submitted device to conflict with the device of Cristina la Ambeler, Per chevron sable and argent, a chevron counterchanged between two plates and a rustre gules.
There is a step from period practice for the use of the natural tiger.
Submitted as Order of the Valiant of Mag Mor, the article the is inappropriate here because Valiant is neither a heraldic charge nor a discrete group of people wearing a distinctive style of dress (i.e., fools, pilgrims). In commentary, Lillia Crampette documented Valiant as a 16th century surname that can be used as a given name by precedent. Therefore, Order of _ Valiant of Mag Mor can be registered because it follows the pattern of naming orders after the given names of patrons or founders. With the Barony's permission we have made this change for registration.
Excellent 16th century English name! This precise name is dated to 1573 in Stafford, England, in the Family Search Historical Records.
This is the defining instance of a gunbai fan. A gunbai fan is a flat, circular fan attached to a handle, attested as a heraldic charge in O-umajirushi: A 17th-Century Compendium of Samurai Heraldry by Xavid "Kiho" Pretzer.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a gunbai fan.
This name combines an Old Norse given name with an Old English byname, an acceptable lingual mix as long as both elements are dated prior to 1100 C.E., as they are in this case.
This is the defining instance of a costrel in SCA heraldry. In commentary Bruce Batonvert noted:
The new charge is blazoned a flaçon in French, and a Reiseflasche (traveling flask) or Pilgerflasche (pilgrim's flask) in German. In addition to the arms of von Herbißhofen (or Herbertshofen) cited in the LoI, we also find it in the arms of Martin von Koloret, mid-16th C. [Vigil Raber's Neustifter Wappenbuch, plate 53].
A costrel is palewise by default.
This arrangement of charges is permitted to the submitter under the Existing Registration Allowance as the only difference between his prior device and the submitter device is the charge in dexter base.
The submitter's previous device, Per bend azure and gules, a bend Or between three arrows in pale fesswise reversed and a mariner's whistle palewise argent, is released.
This is the defining instance of a braid of garlic. A braid of garlic is a period charge, found in Italy in the arms of De Resta (as a charge fesswise) and De Gierenzano (bendwise throughout surmounting a lion). It appears as a simple braid with heads of garlic attached to slips issuant from either side of the braid. This submission depicts a braid of garlic in annulo; given the length of the braid of garlic in the arms of De Gierenzano, we see no problem allowing the charge to be in annulo.
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Roterde is the registered name of an SCA branch. As the submitter lives in Germany, he is permitted to use the modern German preposition von to form a byname using the branch name under the Lingua Societatis Allowance.
Submitted as Amal al-Hanimiyya bint Hamid, in an Arabic name the patronymic element (bint Hamid) should come before a locative or descriptive element. Therefore, as the submitter permits all changes, we have changed the name to Amal bint Hamid al-Hanimiyya for registration.
This name combines a Dutch given name with a Dutch byname recorded in a German context, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
Submitted as Eldgrim_ den Talföre, the documentation was actually for the spelling Eldgrímr. Although the diacritical mark over the i can be omitted, the terminal r cannot. We have changed the name to Eldgrimr den Talföre to reflect the documentation.
The byname den Talföre is a modern Swedish translation of the Old Norse byname tálgi, meaning "garrulous, talkative." As the submitter lives in Sweden, he can use the modern Swedish translation of a period descriptive byname under the Lingua Societatis Allowance.
Documentation was provided of both period depictions of fire arrows and extant fire arrows from period, allowing their use in SCA armory.
Nice 16th century English name!
Trivium is the registered name of an SCA branch. As the submitter lives in Belgium, where German is one of the official languages, she is permitted to use the modern German preposition von to form a byname using the branch name under the Lingua Societatis Allowance.
There is a step from period practice for using a gore with another charge on the field.
Julia is the submitter's legal given name. However, she does not have to rely on the Legal Name Allowance because Julia is an attested gray-period Swedish given name, found in the Family Search Historical Records.
Artist's note: Please make the sheaf larger to fill the available space.
This name combines a Finnish locative byname in the first position with a German given name in the second position. While this lingual mix is acceptable under Appendix C, the pattern of putting the locative byname first is not found in Appendix A for German. It is, however, a common pattern in Finnish. We pended this name on the December Letter of Acceptances and Returns for discussion of how to handle mixed language names when the name pattern is found in one, but not both, languages.
SENA PN2C states that "[t]he position of each name phrase in the overall name must be shown to be appropriate for that type of name phrase in its language and cultural tradition." We read this as stating that, because Finnish allows locative bynames in the first position, a Finnish locative byname can be used in that position regardless of the language of the given name. Precedent supports this reading:
Commenters questioned whether a prepended English byname should be allowed in a mixed-language name. Just as with other naming patterns, a byname can be used in a position that is plausible for that language. As English allows simple adjectival bynames to be prepended, the same bynames can be prepended in mixed-language names. [Mad Cellach, 01/2013 LoAR, A-Caid]
Accordingly, this name can be registered because the Finnish element is used in a manner consistent with Finnish patterns.
This name combines a Scandinavian given name with a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
Nice device!
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The submitter's previous alternate name, Nikolena Sergeeva doch' Zvezdina, is released.
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Nice late 13th century English name!
This device does not conflict with the device of David FitzMartin, Argent, an oak leaf vert and a bordure azure. There is a DC for changing the bordure, and another DC between an oak leaf and a hemp leaf.
Nice English name for circa 1300!
Submitted as Fionnghuala na Traga, the documentation actually supports the spelling na Trágha for the byname. As the submitter allows all changes, we have changed the name to reflect the documentation.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a compass star.
Submitted as Maisie Shairpe, the submitter requested the spelling Maesie if it could be documented. At the Pelican decision meeting, Jeanne Marie Noir Licorne found Maesie as a gray period English surname, which can be used as a given name. Therefore, we have changed the name to Maesie Shairpe as requested by the submitter.
The Letter of Intent included evidence of a surname from a Scots record to try to support the given name. However, the applicable precedent permitting surnames to be used as given names applies only to English surnames. We do not (yet) have evidence of the pattern of using surnames as given names existing in pre-1650 Scots.
Submitted as Mahist{i-} bint K{a-}mr{u-} Kh{a-}m{u-}sh, the submitter requested a fully Persian form if it could be documented. Thanks to Ursula Palimpsest, and with the submitter's permission, we are able to change this name to Mahist{i-}-yi K{a-}mr{u-} Kh{a-}m{u-}sh to meet her request for a fully Persian name.
Submitted as Clan MacPharlain of Loch Lomond, this name was incorrectly constructed for several reasons. First, the construction Clan MacX is found only in Scots. However, the spelling mac Pharlain is a hypothetical Gaelic form from Black, which is not reliable. [March 2018 Cover Letter] We could find no evidence of this spelling having been used in period Gaelic or Scots. In addition, Clan MacPharlain improperly combines Scots and Gaelic in a single name phrase, which is not permitted under SENA PN1B1.
Even using the Gaelic Clann, this is not a properly formed Gaelic group name. Gaelic clans named after grandsons or clan ancestors took the form Clann Mhic X, where X is the genitive form of the ancestor's name.
For this same reason, the submitter cannot rely on the Existing Registration Allowance. The Existing Registration Allowance permits only the exact registered form of the already-registered name element to be used, as long as doing so introduces no new style problems. Because it uses Mac, rather than Mhic, Clann Mac Pharlain introduces new grammar problems that did not exist in the original personal name, and thus cannot be registered under PN1B2g.
With the submitter's permission, we have put the clan name into the grammatically correct, entirely Scots form Clan MacPharlane of Loch Lomond. Commenters noted that the MacPharlanes are associated with Loch Lomond in real life. However, the clan seat of the MacPharlanes was not Loch Lomond; it was Arrochar. Although Loch Lomond is often associated with the MacPharlanes, it is also associated with approximately 20 other Scots families and clans as well. As the association of Loch Lomond with the MacPharlanes is not unique, the name makes no claim of status or chieftainship. Therefore, this name is not presumptuous under PN4B3.
There is a step from period practice for the use of compass stars.
Submitted as Samugaya Kitsutarou Makoto, Samugaya is a proposed constructed family name. Unfortunately, the construction does not follow Japanese naming patterns and the submitter did not support the construction with multiple examples of similar constructions. S{o,}lveig Þrándardóttir suggested the similar, attested family name Samugawa. As the change of one letter is only a minor change, we have made this change for registration.
As modified, this is a nice 16th century Japanese name!
Although the spelling Nychoas is unusual, the submitter supplied the necessary additional examples of this spelling from the FamilySearch Historical Records and from the 1541 London Subsidy Roll to rebut concerns about mistranscription, per the February 2019 Cover Letter.
There is a step from period practice for the use of an ankh.
Submitted as Shamir ibn Antuni, the submitter requested the given name Shamshir if it could be documented. Heralds at the Pelican decision meeting found evidence of Shamshir as the name of a Mughal general (rendered in Arabic) circa 1650, which is sufficient to give the submitter the benefit of the doubt that this name was period. Accordingly, we have changed the name to Shamshir ibn Atuni
The submitter's previous name, Matthias of Naples is released.
Submitted as Svana Mársdóttir, the patronymic byname was not correctly formed. The father's name Már becomes Más in the genitive (possessive) form. Therefore, we have changed the name to Svana Másdóttir to make it grammatically correct.
Nice 9th-10th century Icelandic name!
Submitted as Tomislaus iz Kieva, the construction of a locative byname using iz has been proven not to be a medieval practice. With the submitter's permission, we have changed the name to Tomislaus _ Kievich to use an attested byname form.
Nice 9th-10th century Icelandic name!
This name combines an English given name with a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
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Nice 9th-10th century Icelandic name!
This name combines a Gaelic saint's name with an English surname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
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Blazoned when registered in February 2017 as Per pale argent and purpure, a dunghill cock issuant from in base a pair of braies counterchanged, the term braies or brayes could also be used as another term for barnacles, a very different charge. We are clarifying the charge used here.
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Nice 13th century English name!
Nice 14th century English name!
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Artist's note: Please draw all charges larger and bolder to fill the available space.
This is the defining instance of a plum in Society heraldry. Per Lilia Crampette: "Prunus domestica is an Old World plum, and its stones, etc have been found from the late Iron Age through the end of our period in England, as well as in the late 15th-mid-16th C in France. (Source: Jonathan Roberts, The Origins of Fruits & Vegetables. New York: Uni-verse Publishing; 2001.)"
Artist's note: Please draw the plum rounder.
Artist's note: Please draw charges larger and bolder to fill the available space.
Submitted as Astriðr Ylghia of Lorraine, there were problems with this name that prevented its registration as submitted. First, Ylghia was documented as a given name, rather than a byname. We have no evidence for double given names in Scandinavia.
Second, the territory now known as Lorraine was not known by that name prior to 1100 C.E. However, French and Scandinavian name elements cannot be combined if any element is post-1100 C.E. Both Ylghia and Lorraine are dated after 1100 C.E. Further, the submitter cannot use de Lorraine as a lingua Societatis form because she provided no evidence that she lives in an area where French is widely spoken. The lingua Societatis form would be of Lorraine.
Several options were made available to the submitter and she elected to make one of the changes proposed by Gunnvor Orle in commentary: Astriðr ylgr. The word ylgr is found in Cleasby & Vigfusson with the meaning "she-wolf." There is a pattern of animal-based bynames in Old Norse, including refr ("fox"), brimill ("large seal") and vargr ("wolf"). Therefore, ylgr is a reasonable byname.
Although Hagen was documented on the Letter of Intent in Swedish, Ælfwynn Leoflæde dohtor found it as a 15th century given name in Seibecke, making this name entirely German.
The submitter requested a byname meaning "hippopotamus." Although the byname Pferd means "horse" and the byname Fluss means "river," the two do not form a phrase that means "river horse." They are distinct surnames. The most common medieval German term for a hippopotamus was wasserpfärd or wasserpfärt.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a hippopotamus.
Submitted as Muirgein Astudottir of Aarquelle, our most current research shows that Muirgein was not a name used by women in medieval Ireland. The only evidence of its use as a female name was for a mythical sea-monster.
Several options were offered to the submitter. The submitter selected the male Gaelic given name Muirghen, found in the gray period Martyrology of Donegal. As this name is both male and from the early 17th century, it cannot be combined with the Old Norse Astudottir. With the submitter's permission, we have dropped that element and registered the name as Muirghen of Aarquelle.
Aarquelle is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Submitted as Order of the Palmer's Lantern, this name did not follow any attested patterns for naming orders. Although a palmer is a variant name for a pilgrim, which is a period heraldic charge, we have no evidence for naming an order based on a heraldic charge's heraldic charge. However, Palmer is a 16th century English surname, which can be used as a given name by precedent. Therefore, Order of _ Palmers Lantern follows the attested pattern of naming an order for a saint plus an object, usually a heraldic charge. [Carillion, Barony of. Order name Order of Irons Bell, 11/2014 LoAR, A-East]
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns)
Submitted as Áine inghean Culann, the Gaelic name Culann is not registerable by precedent:
No documentation was submitted and none found to suggest that Cúlann is a period name used by humans. The submitter documented the name from an article at http://www.libraryireland.com which references St. Culann as an Irish saint for whom a bell was named. However, this is a modern English spelling of a saint's name about whom we have no information; the site only says that Culann is a saint, but gives no dates. We have been unable to date this saint's name to period. The only examples of the name Culann found by the submitter[] were in the "Táin Bó Cúalnge" from the Book of Leinster (online at the CELT site, http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T301035/). Here is it the name of a wholly legendary character from whom the hero Cú Chulainn derives his name. Barring documentation that the name Culann [was used] in non-legendary contexts in period, it is not registerable. [Culann mac Cianain, LoAR 09/2007, East-A]
Gaelic names used only by wholly legendary figures remain unregisterable. [Baine Montgomerie, 09/2017 LoAR, A-Calontir] No new evidence has been provided for the use of Culann by human beings within the SCA's period. Therefore, the name Culann remains unregisterable.
In commentary, Brían dorcha ua Conaill and Lillia Crampette found evidence of a Gaelic saint named Culanus or Culan. As it is the name of a human saint, the name Culan can be registered. Therefore, we have changed the name to Áine inghean Culain, putting Culan into the proper genitive (possessive) form.
Standard Gaelic grammar requires C- to lenite after inghean. However, Brian dorcha ua Conaill provided the necessary three examples of lenition of C- being omitted in actual practice. Therefore, per the July 2017 Cover Letter, no further spelling changes are necessary to make the name registerable.
Submitted as Culann mac Cianain, the Gaelic name Culann is not registerable. We can do no better than to quote the original decision on this submitter's name:
No documentation was submitted and none found to suggest that Cúlann is a period name used by humans. The submitter documented the name from an article at http://www.libraryireland.com which references St. Culann as an Irish saint for whom a bell was named. However, this is a modern English spelling of a saint's name about whom we have no information; the site only says that Culann is a saint, but gives no dates. We have been unable to date this saint's name to period. The only examples of the name Culann found by the submitter[] were in the "Táin Bó Cúalnge" from the Book of Leinster (online at the CELT site, http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T301035/). Here is it the name of a wholly legendary character from whom the hero Cú Chulainn derives his name. Barring documentation that the name Culann [was used] in non-legendary contexts in period, it is not registerable. [Culann mac Cianain, LoAR 09/2007, East-A]
Gaelic names used only by wholly legendary figures remain unregisterable. [Baine Montgomerie, 09/2017 LoAR, A-Calontir] No new evidence has been provided for the use of Culann by human beings within the SCA's period. Therefore, the name Culann remains unregisterable.
In commentary, Brían dorcha ua Conaill and Lillia Crampette found evidence of a Gaelic saint named Culanus or Culan. As it is the name of a human saint, the name Culan_ is registerable. Although the submitter initially allowed no changes, he specifically gave permission for his name to be registered as Culan_ mac Cianain. We have made this change for registration.
Submitted as Ellisif A Reikiavik, the submitter requested authenticity for 13th century Iceland. Meeting this request required a change of the byname to í Reykiarvik. With the submitter's permission we have made this change. As modified, the name is authentic for 13th century Iceland.
The submitter received permission for this armory to conflict with the device of Elspeth ni Conchobhair o Ciarraighe, Paly vert and argent, a bee volant en arriere within a bordure Or.
Katayun is the name of a human character from the Persian epic poem The Shahnameh. We have an established pattern of Persians using names of characters from this poem.
The byname the Silk Merchant is a lingua Societatis form derived from the Arabic occupational byname al-{H.}ar{i-}r{i-}, which is found in Juliana de Luna's "Arabic Names from al-Andalus" (https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/alandalus/nicktype.html).
This name combines a Persian literary given name with an Arabic byname, an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C.
There is a step from period practice for a central charge over a field gyronny of sixteen.
Submitted as Steinarr Ulfson, the patronymic byname was not correctly formed. The genitive form of the father's name Úlfr is Úlfs, making the patronymic Úlfsson. We have changed the name to Steinarr Ulfsson, omitting the diacritical mark as is permitted for Old Norse names.
The submitter requested authenticity for 10th-12th century Norse/Scandinavian. Both name elements are from Landnámabók, making this name authentic for 9th-10th century Iceland. Therefore, this name meets the submitter's request.
The submitter's previous name, Angus MacDougall, is released.
Nice English name for circa 1300!
Submitted as Tyra Filppussdother, the patronymic byname was not correctly formed. The genitive form of the male name Filppus is simply Filppus, making the patronymic form Filppusdother. We have made this change for registration.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns)
- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
None.
(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns)
This device is returned for violation of SENA A6F2d, which states that "When any section of such a field contains...multiple charges of different types..., it creates the appearance of marshalling." In this design, there are roses and butterflies on both sections of the field, which runs afoul of this rule.
This device is also returned for violation of SENA A3D2c, which requires that charges in a single charge group be in a unified arrangement. The arrangement of the butterflies in chevron must be blazoned separately from the roses.
Finally, this design must be returned for use of a disallowed posture for butterflies. In the February 2015 return of the badge of Cillene O Caollaidhe, which used a butterfly rising, wings addorsed, it was ruled, "This device is returned for redraw for using a butterfly in a posture that wasn't documented as a period posture for insects." These butterflies likewise have addorsed wings.
This badge is returned for conflict with the device of Ulfheiðr Vígdísar dóttir, Per pale sable and argent, a wolf's head cabossed counterchanged maintaining a rose gules slipped and leaved vert. The rose gules has all of its identifying features on the sable portion of the field, which, being low contrast, makes it invisible for purposes of getting a DC for its presence. There is therefore only one DC for fieldlessness.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns)
None.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns) (to Ansteorra pends)
This badge must be returned for conflict with the badge of Frederick of Holland, (Fieldless) In fess two ovoid annulets conjunct at the smaller ends argent. There is one DC for fieldlessness. Though the hank is a period heraldic charge, the ovoid annulets conjunct (aka an infinity symbol) is not, so the charges must be compared visually.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns) (to Artemisia pends)
This device is returned administratively, as it was redrawn at the kingdom level without noting that the submitter had approved the artwork.
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Anne of Foxwold, Argent, a fox passant proper within a bordure engrailed vert. [Vulpes fulva]. There is one DC for change of the type of secondary charge.
(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)
This must be returned for having more than one step from period practice, per SENA A1A1 and A2B4. Having dolphins naiant in annulo carries a step from period practice. The standing balance, though permitted to the submitters through the Existing Registration Allowance, retains the step from period practice it had before it was disallowed.
The submitters had hoped to document the existence of the standing balance as a period artifact, thereby removing the step from period practice it carries. OSCAR commentary provided period examples, but most of them were of hanging balances resting on a stand or hanging from a ceiling rafter. The remainders were from outside Europe - one was from a depiction of the ancient Egyptian afterlife, which is small argument for its existence in the mortal world - which would again cause them to carry a step from period practice. The documentation presented was insufficient to override our existing ruling that standing balances carry a step from period practice (when registerable at all).
This badge is also returned for adding a step from period practice to a badge that relies on an Existing Registration Allowance for registration. In the March 2018 return of the device of Aries de Spencer, it was ruled, "Because the inclusion of a tiger's head in the new design adds a step from period practice to a piece of armory that already relies on the existing registration allowance, it is returned for violation of SENA A2B3."
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns) (to Atlantia pends)
None.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
None.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns) (to Caid pends)
This order name was withdrawn by the Barony during commentary.
SENA PN5A states that "[n]o name that is offensive to a large segment of members of the SCA or the general public will be registered. Offense is a modern concept; just because a name was used in period does not mean that it is not offensive to the modern observer." PN5B1 then specifically identifies scatological names as one of the categories of names that are inherently offensive. Poo is an inescapably scatological term for a modern audience, even if a mild one. However, when it comes to scatological terms, SENA does not distinguish between milder euphemisms and harder terms; both are prohibited. Therefore, this name must be returned.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns)
None.
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)
None.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)
This badge is returned for conflict with the badge of Marco Palladio di Soncino, Azure, a rapier palewise surmounted by two quill pens in saltire Or. There is one DC for fieldnessness, but none for changing the type of less than half of the primary charges.
This household name must be returned as it does not follow any of the attested patterns for naming Old Norse places or groups of people. The pattern Xstaðr requires X to be the genitive form of a personal name. However, Velken is the modern form of a place name. We were unable to construct a form of the name that did not involve major changes and were unable to obtain the submitter's input on those changes. Therefore, we are returning the name to allow the submitter to consider her options.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns) (to East pends)
None.
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns) (to Gleann Abhann pends)
None.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Connor MacTavish, Lozengy azure and argent, a wolf rampant contourny queue-fourchy Or. Blazoned in the submission as Per pale gules and sable, a wolfhound courant contourny bendwise sinister Or, the combination of posture and orientation makes the depiction of the wolfhound functionally equivalent to the standard posture and orientation of salient. In the October 2000 return of the badge of Adrian Dragon and Claudia von Lübeck, Argent, a dragon segreant purpure, there is "not a difference between segreant and courant bendwise." There is, therefore, only one DC for change to the field, but none for the posture or orientation of the charge, nor for the bifurcation of the wolf's tail.
An inherent element of an animate charge's posture is its orientation. As noted in the October 2018 return of the badge of Mir Netronin and Mikael MacLeod, Argent, a domestic cat couchant guardant bendwise sinister vert maintaining a cauldron sable, "The posture of a quadruped relies heavily on the context of the orientation of its spine. Known period examples of quadrupeds who have nonstandard orientations are almost always on bends, and always with their head oriented towards chief." Absent documentation, animate charges in postures with modified orientations that can be reblazoned to a more standard posture will be so reblazoned and checked for conflict accordingly.
There is a step from period practice for specifying a breed of dog beyond those normally found in heraldry (e.g., talbot or greyhound).
(to Meridies acceptances) (to Meridies returns)
None.
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns)
This device must be returned for conflict with the badge of the Canton of Elvegast, Gules, a bend sinister of five lozenges conjoined argent. There is a single DC, for the field. Bruce Batonvert provided documentation from the DBA that demonstrated that engrailed, indented, and invected lines of division were used interchangeably by period heralds. A similar precedent was made in the February 2011 return of the device of Caleb Hoggar, which held that "a bend engrailed and a bend lozengy are interchangeable in period." This stance was upheld as recently as September 2016 with the return of Clydwyn Gwehydd's device. We reluctantly extend the equivalence of indented and engrailed lines of division to include invected.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns)
- Explicit littera renuntiationum -
This device is pended for redraw. Commenters struggled to identify the sea-dragon. Wreath has provided new artwork which has been accepted by the submitter. If approved, the submitter's previous badge, (Fieldless) In fess a rose branch slipped and leaved and a natural dolphin conjoined in annulo argent, will be released.
This was item 2 on the Ansteorra letter of March 31, 2019.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns) (to Ansteorra pends)
This badge is pended for redraw due to a stylistic fimbriation of the tertiary charge. Wreath has provided new artwork which has been accepted by the submitter.
This was item 1 on the Artemisia letter of March 27, 2019.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns) (to Artemisia pends)
This badge is pended for redraw. Commenters noted difficulty in identifying the charges, due to overlap of the heads and tails of the ferrets. Wreath has provided new artwork which has been accepted by the submitter.
There is a step from period practice for charges in annulo not in their default orientation.
This was item 11 on the Atlantia letter of March 30, 2019.
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This device is pended to discuss whether the presence of the flames is sufficient to remove the appearance of the heart being an independent display of armory.
This was item 11 on the Caid letter of March 25, 2019.
This device is pended to discuss whether the presence of the flames is sufficient to remove the appearance of the egg, a variant of a cartouche, being an independent display of armory.
This was item 12 on the Caid letter of March 25, 2019.
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This device is pended for redraw. Commenters struggled to identify the hazel branch. Wreath has provided new artwork using the branch from the submitter's device, which has been accepted by the submitter.
This was item 9 on the East letter of March 2, 2019.
This device is pended for redraw. Commenters struggled to identify both the badger and the fish, due to the shared tincture and an error in coloring. Wreath has provided new artwork using the depiction from Guillim of a beaver holding a fish in its mouth that was originally traced by the submitter, which has been accepted by the submitter.
This was item 14 on the East letter of March 2, 2019.
This device is pended for redraw due to the unattested embowing of the calamarie. Wreath has provided new artwork which has been accepted by the submitter.
This was item 16 on the East letter of March 2, 2019.
This badge is pended for redraw due to the unattested embowing of the calamarie. Wreath has provided new artwork which has been accepted by the submitter.
This was item 22 on the East letter of March 2, 2019.
This device is pended for redraw due to blurring the distinction between charge groups. The ship and man share visual weight, but only one crosses the line of division. Wreath has provided new artwork clearly showing the man as primary charge, which has been accepted by the submitter.
This device does not conflict with the badge of Migel Gneuyle de Normandie, Gules, an old man statant affronty maintaining a sword and shield Or. Both maintained charges are of a large enough size to be considered secondary charges; therefore there are DCs for the type and number of maintained charges.
This was item 31 on the East letter of March 2, 2019.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns) (to East pends)
This device is pended for redraw. The size and lack of detail of the grozing iron makes it unidentifiable, which is required of a maintained charge. Wreath has provided new artwork which has been accepted by the submitter.
This was item 1 on the Gleann Abhann letter of March 31, 2019.
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