Society for Creative Anachronism
College of Arms
For the July 2020 meetings, printed September 22, 2020
To all the College of Arms and all others who may read this missive, from Juliana Laurel, Alys Pelican, and Oddr Wreath, greetings.
Two name articles currently found on the Laurel website (https://heraldry.sca.org) have been superseded by more current research. As of the January 2021 meeting, these articles will no longer be acceptable as the sole source of documentation for a name element or name pattern. Therefore, we are asking Codex to remove the following articles from that site:
"On the Documentation and Construction of Period Mongolian Names" by Baras-aghur Naran (https://heraldry.sca.org/names/mongol.html)
"Italian Renaissance Women's Names" by Rhian Lyth of Blackmoor Vale (https://heraldry.sca.org/names/italian.html)
Recently, there have been a number of armory submissions forwarded to Laurel with missing, incorrect, or incomplete information, including thumbnails or even forms. While commenters have been swift to note these instances in plenty of time for timely correction, their comments have largely been unnoticed by Kingdom.
Kingdoms need to monitor their submissions so that these issues may be corrected within the first week, or risk administrative returns. If you are not receiving notifications via email, check your preferences in OSCAR.
Kingdoms are also reminded that correcting color balance may not require the submitter's approval, but using the Fill tool to selectively recolor does, and if that approval is not stated in the submission may result in the item being administratively returned.
This month we were presented with a badge having a tortoise-shell plate with an outer edge that contrasts with both the field and the interior. In the January 2020 Cover Letter's discussion of tortoise-shell plates, it was stated that such tortoise-shell plates "will only be accepted if they are in groups of three, arranged one and two", which would preclude registration of this item barring additional documentation. However, upon further review of the cases in O-umajirushi, we are now partially overturning that precedent, lifting the requirement that such tortoise-shell plates be in groups of three.
This month we returned a device with an inverted mazer for lack of identifiability. Given the identifiability issues in general, inverted bowls and inverted headgear will be disallowed unless submitted with evidence of the practice in period.
Anne Rose Smythe, herald for Porte de l'Eau and former Lions Blood Herald (submissions) in An Tir, passed away on August 25, 2020. She will be missed.
Please send information about happenings to major heralds and major happenings to all heralds to Laurel, so that it can be published here.
Letters of Intent, Comment, Response, Correction, et cetera are to be posted to the OSCAR online system. No paper copies need be sent. All submission forms plus documentation, including petitions, must be posted to the OSCAR online system. While black-and-white emblazons must be included in the Letter of Intent, only colored armory forms need to be posted in the forms area.
Cheques or money orders for submissions, payable to "SCA Inc.-College of Arms" are to be sent to Trent Le Clair, 928 Frazier Dr, Walla Walla WA 99362
Send roster changes and corrections to Laurel. College of Arms members may also request a copy of the current roster from Laurel.
For a paper copy of a LoAR, please contact Laurel, at the address above. The cost for one LoAR is $3. Please make all checks or money orders payable to "SCA Inc.-College of Arms". The electronic copy of the LoAR is available free of charge. To subscribe to the mailings of the electronic copy, please see the bottom of http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/lists.html#lists for more instructions.
For all administrative matters, please contact Laurel.
Items listed below in square brackets have not been scheduled yet. For information about future scheduling, please review the status table located on the Web at http://oscar.sca.org/index.php?action=137.
The July Laurel decisions were made at the Pelican meeting held on Sunday, July 19, 2020 and the Wreath meeting held on Saturday, July 18, 2020. These meetings considered the following letters of intent: Meridies (01 Apr, 2020), Calontir (04 Apr, 2020), Lochac (06 Apr, 2020), An Tir (09 Apr, 2020), Caid (19 Apr, 2020), Ęthelmearc (22 Apr, 2020), Atlantia (22 Apr, 2020), Ealdormere (24 Apr, 2020), Laurel LoPaD (25 Apr, 2020), Artemisia (28 Apr, 2020), Northshield (28 Apr, 2020), Ansteorra (30 Apr, 2020), Atenveldt (30 Apr, 2020), Drachenwald (30 Apr, 2020), East (30 Apr, 2020), Gleann Abhann (30 Apr, 2020), Outlands (30 Apr, 2020), and Laurel LoPaD (20 May, 2020) (redraws). All commentary, responses, and rebuttals should have been entered into OSCAR by Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
The August Laurel decisions were made at the Pelican meeting held on Sunday, August 9, 2020 and the Wreath meeting held on Saturday, August 8, 2020. These meetings considered the following letters of intent: Middle (02 May, 2020), Calontir (05 May, 2020), An Tir (10 May, 2020), Laurel (18 May, 2020), Laurel LoPaD (19 May, 2020), Palimpsest Rules Letter (19 May, 2020), Ealdormere (24 May, 2020), Atenveldt (25 May, 2020), Northshield (26 May, 2020), Artemisia (29 May, 2020), Caid (29 May, 2020), Ansteorra (30 May, 2020), West (30 May, 2020), Ęthelmearc (31 May, 2020), Avacal (31 May, 2020), Drachenwald (31 May, 2020), East (31 May, 2020), and Lochac (31 May, 2020). All commentary, responses, and rebuttals should have been entered into OSCAR by Friday, July 31, 2020.
The September Laurel decisions were made at the Pelican meeting held on Sunday, September 13, 2020 and the Wreath meeting held on Saturday, September 12, 2020. These meetings considered the following letters of intent: Meridies (01 Jun, 2020), Middle (06 Jun, 2020), Calontir (08 Jun, 2020), An Tir (09 Jun, 2020), Gleann Abhann (11 Jun, 2020), Palimpsest Rules Letter (12 Jun, 2020), Laurel LoPaD (20 Jun, 2020), Atlantia (21 Jun, 2020), Middle (21 Jun, 2020), Ealdormere (24 Jun, 2020), Ansteorra (28 Jun, 2020), Outlands (28 Jun, 2020), Atenveldt (29 Jun, 2020), Laurel LoPaD (29 Jun, 2020), Northshield (29 Jun, 2020), Ęthelmearc (30 Jun, 2020), Avacal (30 Jun, 2020), Caid (30 Jun, 2020), Drachenwald (30 Jun, 2020), East (30 Jun, 2020), and Laurel LoPaD (31 Jul, 2020) (redraws). All commentary, responses, and rebuttals should have been entered into OSCAR by Monday, August 31, 2020.
Not all letters of intent may be considered when they are originally scheduled on this cover letter. The date of posting of the LoI, date of receipt of the Laurel packet, or other factors may delay consideration of certain letters of intent. Additionally, some letters of intent received may not have been scheduled because the administrative requirements (receipt of the forms packet, receipt of the necessary fees, et cetera) have not yet been met.
REMINDER: Until all administrative requirements are met, the letter may not be scheduled.
Pray know that I remain,
In service,
Juliana de Luna
Laurel Queen of Arms
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