Iago Boar notes that the scarf used in this design is based on one from Herby Rycerstwa Polskiego, dated 1584. Variations of this charge can also be found in various other period armorials, for example Armorial de l'Europe et de la Toison d'or, late 1440s French (Paris, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, ms. 4790), f. 119v.
Nice cant!
Nice device!
The submitter's previous device, Argent, a magpie displayed face to sinister proper and in chief a goutte de larmes within a bordure sable platy, is released.
Nice device!
The submitter's previous badge, (Fieldless) In saltire a feather argent and a feather sable, is released.
The submitter's previous device, Per chevron throughout purpure and argent, three equal-armed Celtic crosses counterchanged argent and sable, is released.
Nice device!
The submitter requested authenticity for 11th-12th century Irish. This name does not meet that request. Rónán is found as an attested name in the Irish Annals until the 12th century, but the element Ó does not appear in Irish Gaelic until the 13th century. An authentic 12th century form of this name would be Rónán Ua Conaill. If the submitter is interested in the authentic form, he may make a request for reconsideration.
However, Rónán is the name of at least 10 medieval saints, and saint's names can be borrowed in Ireland under SENA PN1B2D. Therefore, the submitted form is registerable either by using the borrowed name, or by combining the earlier attested given name with the later form of the byname.
As submitted, this name is plausible Irish Gaelic for the 13th century to the end of the SCA period.
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Blazoned when registered in February 2020 as Per bend sinister argent and vert goutty d'eau, a hammer sable, based on various hammers found in period armory, the submitter has provided photographs of period artifacts supporting their request that the more specific term, war-hammer, is appropriate for their hammer, and could be used to exclude the more generic tool forms.
Nice badge!
Blazoned in May 2005 as Or, a raven proper perched atop and sustaining a key bendwise wards to base, on a chief embattled gules two laurel wreaths Or, we are clarifying the tincture of the raven as Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR no longer defines proper for a raven.
This name combines a Gaelic given name and an Old Norse byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C when both elements are dated prior to 1100 C.E., as is the case here.
Nice badge!
Submitted as Safiye al-Kostantiniyye, the submitted byname was not correctly constructed and did not have the submitter's desired meaning. When presented with options close to the desired meaning 'Safiye of Constantinople', the submitter chose al-Qusan{t.}{i-}n{i-}yya, a byname meaning 'woman from Constantinople'. We are happy to make this change for registration.
Despite its name the charge associated with the Red Crescent is a decrescent, not a crescent. Because of this fact, the red crescent on the argent hand in this submission is registerable.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Wade of Many Places, Per bend sinister, per bend sable and vert, and azure, a bottle-nosed dolphin embowed argent.
Nice badge!
Blazoned in November 1989 as Or, an owl's head cabossed proper within a bordure vert [Bubo bubo], we are removing the Linnaean classification and specifying the owl as a brown owl. An owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture.
Blazoned in December 1986 as Per fess indented of three azure and argent, in chief a rainbow proper, the rainbow is a natural rainbow, not a heraldic rainbow.
The submitters have permission to use the branch name of Silverhart.
Submitted as Order of the Ravens Heart of Wealdsmere, this order name is based on the pattern saint's name + object of veneration (usually a heraldic charge). Such order names do not have the word the before the saint's name, so we have dropped it for registration. For more information about this pattern, see the Cover Letter.
Originally documented as an order name based on a saint's name, this would have required that the word the be dropped from the order name to register it. However, Lillia Crampette provided documentation for a river as a heraldic charge, allowing the order name to retain the article and it may be registered as submitted.
Submitted as Ordo Arborum Radices, the grammar of the name was not correct. Presented with two equally valid grammatical choices, the submitters chose Ordo Arboris Radicum. We are happy to make this change for registration.
Based on recent registrations of vines of ivy proper, without an actual definition established, we are now defining it as having a brown or vert vine and vert leaves. For purposes of conflict, the vine takes its tincture from its leaves, in this case vert.
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Blazoned in August 1979 as Erminois, a Danish war axe and morningstar flail in saltire proper, overall a quatrefoil slipped gules, we are clarifying the tincture, type and orientation of the weapons. According to the Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms, as updated with this LoAR, an axe proper has a sable blade and brown haft; however, the blade here is argent. Proper is not defined for a morningstar; this one has a wooden haft and argent chain and head. Additionally, the axe is not a Danish axe as it does not have a curved haft and notched blade. Finally, quatrefoils are crosswise by default, the fact that this one is saltirewise needs to be blazoned.
Like axes, morningstars take their tincture from their head as that is the identifying portion of the weapon. Thus for conflict purposes this morningstar is argent.
Blazoned in June 1983 as Per pale vert and argent, a fess counterchanged and in chief a barn owl displayed proper. [Tyto alba], we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying that the owl is a brown owl with a white face. The coloration doesn't match that of a barn owl, since its undersides are much whiter than this; and a simple owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture.
Blazoned in November 1985 as Per bend sinister embattled argent and vert, a Long-eared Owl to sinister proper and a tower argent [Asio otus], we are specifying the owl is a brown owl. A simple owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture. Additionally, the term to sinister requires a posture; we have modified to the blazon to reflect current practices.
Registered in October 1982 and last reblazoned in June 2015 as Argent, a peregrine falcon rising to sinister proper, wings elevated and addorsed, and on a chief vert a sword proper enfiling a ring of three keys fesswise Or, the wings are in the default position for a bird rising. Additionally, the wings are proper, not vert.
Blazoned in December 2003 as Per bend sinister argent and sable, two roundels counterchanged and on a chief gules three tai-chi fesswise proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the tertiary roundels. The usual term for that in Society blazon is a t'ai-chi fesswise, where the term fesswise means that the roundels are divided per pale rather than per fess. The small counterchanged roundels are artistic details that do not count for difference.
Blazoned in March 1983 as Quarterly gules and argent, in bend sinister a hawk's head erased proper between two towers sable. [Spitzaetus ornatus] the towers are secondary charges, not co-primary charges. The hawk's head is brown which matches the definition of a hawk proper in Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR. Additionally, we are dropping the Linnaean classification of the hawk, which for many years we have no longer included as part of blazon.
Blazoned in October 1986 as Azure, a red-tailed hawk in light phase striking affronty proper, on a base embattled gules fimbriated a hawk's lure bendwise argent the bird is primarily argent. The wing tips are brown but this is an artistic detail that need not be blazoned. Additionally, we are dropping the Linnaean classification of the hawk, which for many years we have no longer included as part of blazon.
Blazoned in April 1982 as Azure, a pair of red-tailed hawk wings displayed in lure proper, overall a base embattled gules, fimbriated argent. [Buteo jamaicensis] the wings are not in lure as their tips are to chief. The wings are primarily argent. The wing tips are brown but this is an artistic detail that need not be blazoned.
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Artist's note: Please increase the thickness of the arrows and their features to improve identifiability.
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Reblazoned in November 2002 as Gules, a raven close proper perched atop and supported by a death's head argent, we are clarifying the tincture of the raven as Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR no longer defines proper for a raven. Additionally, the charges are co-primary and the bottom charge is not a death's head as its lower jar is present. Ravens are close by default.
Blazoned in March 1981 as Azure, a snowy owl [Nyctea nyctea] perched upon a branch issuant from sinister proper, in canton a mullet Or, all within a bordure argent, we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying the tincture of the owl. Snowy owls are simply owls argent.
Blazoned in January 1985 as Argent, a red-tailed hawk close proper between two flaunches argent fretty azure. [Buteo jamaicensis] we are correcting the tincture of the flaunches to azure. There is no need to blazon the hawk as close as that is its default posture. Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms, updated with this LoAR, defines proper for hawks as brown. This is not a brown hawk though it will conflict with one. It has an argent and brown underbelly and a reddish brown tail. As this cannot be easily blazoned we are retaining the blazon red-tailed hawk proper and ask Morsulus to note the tinctures in the O&A. Additionally, we are dropping the Linnaean classification of the hawk, which for many years we have no longer included as part of blazon.
Blazoned in June 1973 as Azure, between the horns of an increscent argent, a screech owl [Otus asio kennecotti] reversed proper, a bordure sable, we are specifying the owl as a brown owl. Screech owls are too varied in tincture to allow the emblazon to be reproduced; and a simple owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture. We have also aligned the blazon with current standards.
Blazoned in February 1984 as Or, a Great Horned Owl proper perched atop a Catherine wheel and on a chief azure three open books argent. [Bubo virginianus], the owl and the Catherine wheel are co-primary charges and we are amending the blazon to reflect this. The owl is proper as described on this month's Cover Letter though we have removed the Linnaean description.
Blazoned in October 1988 as Per bend sinister sable and vert, a red-tailed hawk displayed guardant proper between two bezants in bend [Buteo jamaicensis] the bird is primarily argent; it does not have a red tail. Additionally, we are dropping the Linnaean classification of the hawk, which for many years we have no longer included as part of blazon.
Blazoned in December 2002 as Per pale argent and sable, a tai-chi fesswise reversed proper between two natural panther's heads erased respectant and a natural panther's head cabossed all within a bordure embattled counterchanged, we are clarifying the tincture of the roundel. The usual term for that in Society blazon is a t'ai-chi fesswise, where the term fesswise means that the roundel is divided per pale rather than per fess. The small counterchanged roundels are artistic details that do not count for difference.
The submitter's former name, Eilidh MacMurtrie, is retained as an alternate.
Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!
The submitter's previous device, Gyronny argent and vert, on a lozenge pean a sprig of lilies of the valley argent, is retained as a badge.
The submitter's former name, Alþrúðr Karlsdóttir, is released.
Blazoned in February 1999 as Sable, a tai-chi sable and argent, fimbriated Or, within flames in annulo proper, the roundel is divided per pale, not per fess. The usual term for that in Society blazon is a t'ai-chi fesswise.
Though this name was documented as a wholly English name, Lilie Ragged Staff was able to document the given name and byname as early as the 11th and 12th centuries in France as well. This name may be interpreted as wholly English or wholly French.
Nice English or French name from the 12th century onward!
Blazoned in May 1980 as Per fess azure and vert, perched upon a buff fairy-ring mushroom [Marasmius oreades] a monarch butterfly [Danaus plexippus] wings addorsed proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the mushroom as proper is not defined for mushrooms. The butterfly is proper as defined on this month's Cover Letter. Additionally, we are dropping the Linnaean classification of the charges, which for many years we have no longer included as part of blazon.
Blazoned in August 1979 as Sable, a Tai-ch'i, the line of division forming a hawk's head erect, voided, orbed argent, the charge is not a t'ai-chi. For conflict purposes, the charge is a sable roundel which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A. The argent line is a blazonable artistic detail; it does not contribute to difference.
While we note that there were a different number of ravens in the colored emblazon versus the line drawing, the difference was immaterial (each still depicted a valid interpretation of Argent semy of ravens volant sable) and thus there was no need to return per the Administrative Handbook VB2e, "Emblazon", which requires that "An accurate representation of each piece of submitted armory shall be included on the Letter of Intent." The level of agreement required between the line drawing and the colored emblazon allows for differences that do not affect the blazon.
Blazoned in July 1982 as Or, a palmer passant, robed, hooded, and bearing a staff sable, atop a cloudless natural rainbow issuant from base proper, we are clarifying the placement of the rainbow as it is not issuant from base, and adjusting the blazon to reflect that rainbows issuant are cloudless by default, per this month's Cover Letter. The palmer and rainbow are co-primary charges.
Blazoned in October 1980 as Sable, a gemsbok counterstatant guardant proper, pied sable, in chief a crescent argent. [Oryx gazella], the gemsbok is argent with sable markings, not brown as expected for deer and stags proper. Additionally, we are dropping the Linnaean classification of the gemsbock, which for many years we have no longer included as part of blazon.
Submitted as Rúna Thyradottir, the matronymic was not formed correctly. The Old Norse given name Thyra becomes Thyru- in the genitive (possessive) case. In addition, accents must be used consistently throughout. We have therefore changed the byname to Thyrudóttir for registration.
The submitter might be interested to know that another similar Old Norse matronymic byname is Thyriardóttir, based on the feminine given name Thyri. If she is interested in this byname, she may make a request for reconsideration.
Nice device!
Blazoned August 1979 as Quartered arrondi gules and argent, in sinister chief an ivy leaf proper. [Hedera helix], we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying the tincture of the leaf. The usual term for this field division is quarterly arrondi; we are modifying the blazon to use that.
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Blazoned in March 1981 as Argent, perched on an axe fesswise sable a sparrow [Passer domesticus] close contourny proper, in chief a Latin cross vert, we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying the tincture of the sparrow as sparrows do not have a defined proper. As with most birds, sparrows are close by default and this need not be specified.
Nice device!
Registered in August 1979 and reblazoned in June 1982 as Sable, a cloudless natural rainbow in the shape of a crescent inverted, overall a phoenix of flames rising, all proper, the rainbow is not a natural rainbow. It has only four bands - gules, Or, vert, and azure. This matches the definition of a heraldic rainbow as defined on the Cover Letter. Additionally, the bird is not a phoenix as it isn't rising from flames, nor is it of flames proper, it is simply gules.
Blazoned in September 1992 as Azure, on a bezant an eagle owl affronty proper, a bordure indented point in point gules and Or, we are specifying the owl as a brown owl. A simple owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture. Additionally, we are correcting the tincture of the bordure - the inner portion is Or.
Changing this badge to a device removes the association with the household name.
Submitted as an alternate name, a timely communication from the submitter made it clear that they wanted this to be a name change instead. We have obliged.
Nice 12th-13th century Welsh name!
The submitter's previous name, Beatrice Shirwod, is retained as an alternate.
Blazoned in November 1991 as (Fieldless) On a heart argent a stags head couped affronte proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the head based on Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR.
Blazoned in March 1983 as Azure, in pale two double-bitted axes in fess conjoined at the handles surmounted by another palewise, the sinister edge notched, proper and a tower Or, we are clarifying the tincture of the axe. According to the Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms, as updated with this LoAR, an axe proper has a sable blade and brown haft; however, the blades here are argent. We are also clarifying the arrangement of the axes and the charge groups. The axes are the primary charges, the tower is a secondary charge. The axes take their tincture from the blades, thus these are considered argent for conflict purposes.
Commenters questioned whether this name conflicts with the registered Sonja Dolgorukaja. The bynames in these two names are fundamentally identical; Dolgorukaja simply uses a different transliteration system than Dolgorukaia. The given name Sof'ia in the SCA period likely had three syllables based on its other period transliterations of Sofeia, Sofiia, and Zofeia, while the given name Sonja only has two syllables. In addition, at least two letters of the names are different. Therefore, these two names are clear via SENA PN3C2 and PN3C4.
The submitter requested authenticity for Medieval Rus but this request was not noted on the Letter of Intent. Fortunately, Lilie Ragged Staff identified it with enough time for commentary to be provided. Kingdoms are reminded that all authenticity requests must be summarized on the Letter of Intent to avoid a name needing to be pended for further research. This name meets that request as all of the elements are found circa 1600.
Blazoned in April 1982 as Gules, on a hide Or a roundel enflamed and depicted as a t'ai ch'i vert, the primary charge is simply a flame that is two different shades of vert. The hide is throughout, issuant from the corners of the shield.
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The submitter's previous device, Purpure, a tulip slipped and leaved and on a chief Or an open book between two stone throwing hammers purpure, is retained as a badge.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
This name combines an Occitan given name with two English bynames, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
This design raises no SENA Appendix J issues. Appendix J, describing patterns of armory presumed to be period, considers all designs with only two charge groups on the field are registerable unless explicitly deemed unregisterable. This design has not been ruled unregisterable, and commentary notes citations from the DBA involving multiple bends on one side of a pale. While the citations attest bends instead of mullets, we are choosing to accept the design as plausible and compatible with Appendix J requirements.
The submitter is a court baron and thus entitled to display a coronet.
Nice badge!
There is a step from core practice for the use of lightning bolts outside of a thunderbolt.
The submitter's current badge, Sable, two lightning bolts in saltire Or surmounted by a sword palewise proper within a bordure embattled Or, is released.
Blazoned in January 1999 as Argent, a rottweiler passant proper, on a chief azure a dirk palewise between two hearts argent, we are clarifying the tincture of the Rottweiler for conflict purposes. (The only change in the blazon is the capitalization of Rottweiler.) The Rottweiler is sable marked brown; for purposes of conflict it is considered sable. We have asked Morsulus to note this in the O&A.
Blazoned in October 1982 as Purpure, a sun Or, overall two gyrfalcons rising respectant, wings elevated and addorsed, the dexter in white phase, the sinister in dark phase, proper. [Falco rusticolus], we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying the tincture of the birds. According to Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR a falcon proper is brown. One of these gyrfalcons is argent, the other sable. Additionally, the birds are on the sun, not overall. A tiny portion of the tails lie on the field, but not enough to make the birds overall charges rather than tertiary charges. We are also simplifying the blazon as the wings are in their default position for birds rising.
Blazoned in August 1979 as Azure, a St. Bernard dog's head couped at the neck bearing a cask at its neck, all proper. [Canis familiaris extrariis St. Bernardi], we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying the tincture of the dog's head for conflict purposes. The St. Bernard's head is considered half argent and half brown for conflict purposes. We have asked Morsulus to note this in the O&A.
Nice Jewish Bohemian name circa 1600!
Registered in January 1980 and reblazoned in October 2007 as Azure, a European eagle owl displayed proper maintaining in its feet a lightning flash bendwise sinister Or, we are clarifying the tincture of the owl. The owl's tail, head and body are white (or light grey); the wings sort of barry of three light brown, dark brown and red brown; and there are bits of brown on the face and tail.
The form of rose bush is this design is found in Scheibler's Armorial, page 249 (https://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00007174/image_254).
This device does not conflict with the device for Roana de Laci, Argent, a rowan tree eradicated and in chief a label purpure. There is a DC for the changes to the peripheral ordinary and another DC for change in the tincture of the primary charge: commenters researched the matter and have provided evidence to support the argument that bushes take their tincture by default from their branches and trunk, not their flowers, as noted on this month's Cover Letter. In this case, Niksha's rose bush would be considered vert, and thus there is a DC versus the solid purpure of Roana's rowan tree.
Nice 16th century English name!
This device does not conflict with the badges of Masala al-Raqqasa, Purpure, a fess Or, overall a decrescent argent, and Purpure, a fess Or, overall an increscent argent. In each case there is a DC for the change in type of the overall charge group, and another DC for the change in count.
The submitter's former name, Albrecht von Pfeffers, is released.
Nice mid-14th century English name!
Blazoned in July 1983 as Or, upon a saltire vert, between four trees couped, a woodcutter's axe surmounting a sword inverted all proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the axe. According to the Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms, as updated with this LoAR, an axe proper has a sable blade and brown haft; however, the blade here is argent.
Blazoned in July 1993 as Per chevron gules and argent, two snowflakes argent and an eagle owl proper, we are specifying the owl as a brown owl. A simple owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture.
Blazoned in February 1982 as Sable, a bend sinister between a wolf rampant to sinister argent and an axe bendwise sinister embrued proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the axe. According to the Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms, as updated with this LoAR, an axe proper has a sable blade and brown haft; however, the blade here is argent. We are also adding the tincture of the blood.
Blazoned in January 1985 as Per fess gules and argent, a phoenix, head to sinister, issuant from the line of division, Or, and a Siberian tiger salient to sinister proper. [Pantera altica], the cat is orange marked sable with a white belly. The term Siberian tiger has usually meant a tiger argent marked sable in SCA blazon. The Bengal tiger is proper as explained on this month's Cover Letter. It is dark and will conflict with a gules cat, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A. Additionally, we are dropping the Linnaean classification of the lion, which for many years we have no longer included as part of blazon.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns)
Permission is granted to any future submitter to register armory that is at least one countable step different from this armory.
Upon the submitter's death, all names and armory registered solely to the submitter are to be released.
Upon their death, the submitter releases the following armory:
Argent, in saltire a wooden needle piercing the field and a sprig of rosemary proper
(Fieldless) A barnacle goose tree Or, leaved and fructed within and conjoined to an annulet gules
and issues the following blanket permissions to conflict:
Vert, a dolphin haurient contourny and on a chief wavy argent, three crescents vert: grants permission to any future submitter to register armory that is not identical to this armory.
Per pale and per chevron gules and Or: grants permission to any future submitter to register armory that is not identical to this armory.
Per SENA A3B1, brown proper allows for minor artistic details on animals to be colored a tincture other than brown.
The submitter's previous device, Purpure, in pale a mullet of four points elongated to base Or and two lilies crossed in saltire slipped argent, is released.
The submitter's previous device, Gyronny arrondi gules and argent, a wolf sejant forepaw raised within a bordure azure, is retained as a badge.
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The submitters have permission to conflict with the registered household name Refsheim. The substantive element in both of these household names is the Old Norse given name Refr. The change in designator from -heim to -topt normally would not count for difference but, where the designator is different, SENA NPN3E allows registration with a letter of permission to conflict. Therefore, this household name may be registered as submitted.
This badge does not conflict with Calontir's badge, Purpure, a swan naiant Or. There is a DC for the addition of the orle and another DC for the addition of the tail. Normally, changing the type of tail does not grant a difference, but in this instance the addition of a substantial tail to a beast that effectively has none is comaprable to adding wings, and thus worth a DC.
Per SENA A5F1a, this badge does not conflict with the badge of Faílenn Bán, Per pale azure and vert, a swan naiant within an orle Or, because per pale azure and vert is substantially different from purpure, due to the difference in field division.
Nice device!
The submitter's former name, Principality of Insula Draconis, is released.
Submitted as The Company of the Dawne, we do not register household holds with the article The before the designator (in this case, Company). We have therefore dropped it for registration.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Paul of Hameldone, Purpure, a heart gules fimbriated, overall two rapiers inverted in saltire argent. Under existing precedent, the addition of flames to a charge does not count for difference, and thus this badge would conflict with Paul's device, having only 1 DC for fieldlessness.
Nice 15th century Swedish name!
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This badge does not conflict with the badge for the Order of Silver Mantle of the East, (Fieldless) A mantle argent. There is a DC for fieldlessness, and another for changing half the tincture of the primary charge group. The tincture of the exterior shell and the tincture of the lining each account for about half of the tincture of the whole mantle.
Nice cant!
Nice badge!
The augmentation was returned on the April 2019 LoAR:
Richard Larmer. Augmentation of arms. Gules, a boar's head couped Or, on a chief ermine three gouttes de larmes, for augmentation on a canton Or, an open well and in chief three gouttes gules.
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.
However, as Kingdom correctly notes, as of the December 2020 Cover Letter, "...[the College of Arms] are relaxing the contrast requirements for augmentations of arms, permitting charged cantons and inescutcheons of pretense to have poor contrast with whatever they happen to overlay, whether the field or another charge, provided identifiability is maintained. Despite the example provided of an entirely no-contrast case, we choose at this time not to relax the contrast requirements to that extent."
Addressing the second point regarding cantons overlaying chiefs, Iago ab Adam (Boar) provided an example from Wapenboek Beyeren, c. 1405 Dutch (Den Haag, KB, 79 K 21), f. 37r., depicting a large canton overlaying a chief.
The canton in this augmentation successfully maintains identifiability despite the low contrast along much of its periphery. Therefore the appeal is successful, and this augmentation is accepted.
Nice English name from the late 14th century to the end of the SCA period!
We define the tincture a lyre proper as we do a harp proper, and direct Palimpsest to include this in the Glossary of Terms, Table 4.
Nice cant!
Nice cant!
This badge does not conflict with the device of Wilfrith Healfdene, Vairy argent and sable, three wolves' teeth issuant from sinister gules. Per the SENA A5F1a, there is an SC for the difference between the divided field, lozengy bendwise sinister and the plain field, vairy.
Charged fields lozengy bendwise are known to period, with examples found in Siebmacher, Plate 224: the arms of Schwandorf consist of a boot on Bavaria, and the arms of Burgleng have a tower, a tree, and a mount, also on Bavaria.
Nice badge!
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Registered in January 1985 as Per bend sinister sable and argent, a mullet of four points argent and a peregrine falcon volant, wings elevated and addorsed, proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the falcon. It is not a peregrine proper as it lacks the distinctive brown and cream/argent bars on the underside of the bird. This is brown and simply a falcon proper.
Registered in December 1991 as (Fieldless) On a mullet of four points argent a peregrine falcon's head erased proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the falcon's head. As noted on this month's Cover Letter, a peregrine falcon has a sable head; this is brown. As such, it is a falcon's head proper, not a peregrine's.
Blazoned in July 1980 as Pean, on a bezant an owl close guardant upon a stump proper, issuant bendwise to dexter from the stump a rose sable, seeded, slipped and leaved proper. [Augolius acadicus], we are removing the Linnaean classification and specifying the owl is a brown owl. A simple owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture.
Blazoned in February 1982 as Or, three Irish setters rampant proper and on a chief vert issuant from base a dexter hand argent, vested Or, grasping a sword reversed proper, we are clarifying the relative sizes of the tertiary charges. The hand is much smaller than the sword and does not contribute to difference. Additionally we are clarifying the tincture of the dogs. The dogs are the reddish brown often seen in Irish setters. For conflict purposes they conflict with brown dogs. We have asked Morsulus to note this in the O&A.
Blazoned in July 1981 as Vert, a vair bell Or, overall a raven's quill bendwise sinister proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the feather. There is nothing to distinguish this as a raven's feather, or any other particular bird's feather. The term quill is refers to a quill of yarn, not a quill pen. We have reblazoned the charge as simply a pen as the default pen is a quill pen.
Registered in November 1977 and reblazoned in June 2006 as Per chevron Or and gules, a lute and a flute in chevron crossed at the neck purpure and a snowy owl proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the owl. Snowy owls are simply owls argent. Since we're amending the blazon, we're also clarifying the arrangement of the instruments in chief.
Blazoned in December 1996 as (Fieldless) A demi-hedgehog rampant gules issuant from a tower proper, we are clarifying the tower is stone (light grey).
Blazoned in June 2020 as Per fess argent and azure, a raven displayed azure and a tower proper, we are clarifying the tower is stone (light grey).
This badge was pended for redraw on the February 2021 LoAR to improve the identifiability of each maintained charge as well as to adjust their arrangement to be clearly in saltire. Quarterstaff provided new art which was accepted by the submitter.
Blazoned in March 1994 as Argent, a phoenix contourny sable rising from flames gules, and on a chief sable three cleavers inverted and reversed proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the cleavers. Proper is not defined for cleavers, nor do these cleavers match the proper colorations defined for axes or swords. These cleavers have argent blades and brown handles. For conflict purposes they are considered argent, which we have asked Morsulus to note in the O&A. We are also clarifying the posture of the phoenix; only the head faces to sinister.
Blazoned in August 1987 as Argent, a stag rampant proper and on a chief indented vert, three snowflakes argent, we are clarifying the tincture of the antlers and hooves. They are not proper, which is defined as argent or light yellow brown in Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR. The hooves and antlers are Or.
Blazoned in May 1981 as Counter-ermine, a scarpe gules, overall a wyvern displayed argent maintaining in the dexter claw a bow saw and in the sinister claw a mallet, proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the maintained charges as neither has a defined proper. Both are made of wood and thus brown; the bow saw has an argent blade.
Blazoned in March 1978 as Quarterly argent and vert, a distaff of wool proper, within an orle of fleurs-de-lys counterchanged, we are clarifying the orientation of the fleurs-de-lys and the tincture of the charges. Proper is not defined for distaffs or for wool.
Blazoned in November 1977 as Gules, in saltire an axe reversed argent and a sword inverted Or, overall a raven close proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the raven as Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR no longer defines proper for a raven. The raven is in its default posture and standard blazon practice is to blazon the bendwise charge first. The blazon is being updated to reflect this.
Blazoned in August 1979 as Azure, two battle-axes in saltire proper, surmounted by a cartouche Or charged with a roof rat [Rattus rattus alexandrinus] sejant erect proper, all environed of a Norse four-legged serpent embowed chasing its own tail argent, we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying the tincture of the rat. A roof rat is simply a rat, and in this case it is sable. The axes are not battle-axes, they are simply axes. We are also clarifying the posture of the serpent.
Blazoned in August 1979 as Azure, in sinister chief a bezant, overall a sparrowhawk rising to sinister, wings elevated and addorsed, proper bearing in its beak a rose gules slipped and leaved proper [Falco sparverius] the wings are elevated and addorsed by definition. We are taking this opportunity to simplify the blazon. Given the variation of sparrowhawks in nature, and the fact that the Laurel files do not contain a color emblazon for this device, we are uncertain of the exact tinctures of this sparrowhawk. However, for conflict purposes the bird will be treated as brown, which we have asked Morsulus to note in the O&A.
Blazoned in July 1980 as Gyronny vert and Or, a snowy owl's head erased affrontée proper. [Nyctea scandiaca], we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying the tincture of the owl. Snowy owls are simply owls argent. We have also changed to the standard spelling of affronty.
Blazoned in February 1975 as Per chevron enhanced argent and sable, two Irish harps azure and sable and a white Irish wolfhound statant to sinister coward proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the dog. A white dog is simply a dog argent.
Blazoned in November 1977 as Argent, a demi-wolf [Canis lupus occidentalis] salient proper charged upon the shoulder with an elf-bolt argent, issuant from a valknut gules, we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying the tincture of the demi-wolf for conflict purposes. It was ruled on the May 2021 Cover Letter that "where grey proper is concerned (as here), it is to be interpreted as either sable or argent based not on the specific shade in the emblazon (the existing, subjective estimate), but however is most favorable to registration. That is, however it best avoids both contrast issues and conflict." In the present case, the grey proper is interpreted as sable for purposes of contrast and conflict. As it only has two legs, the demi-wolf cannot be salient. It is erect, which is the default for demi-animals.
Blazoned in August 1973 as Per pale argent and ermine, in dexter base a raven close proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the raven as Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR no longer defines proper for a raven. The raven is in its default posture.
Blazoned in August 1979 as Argent, a rock maple leaf [Acer saccharum] in fall phase within a laurel wreath proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the laurel wreath. Additionally, we are dropping the Linnaean classification of the leaf, which for many years we have no longer included as part of blazon. The tincture of the oak leaf cannot easily be described heraldically; it is partially gules and partially orange (tenné). For conflict purposes the leaf will be treated as gules. We have asked Morsulus to note this in the O&A.
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This badge was pended for redraw on the February 2021 LoAR to correct the art. Quarterstaff provided the corrected art, which was accepted by the submitter.
With the badge of Maggie Wryght, (Fieldless) A salt barrel per fess purpure and azure, accepted in February 2021, this is one of two variant, defining instances of a salt barrel. This variant is dated to 1502 in a watermark showing the arms of Pötschner. A variety of other examples of this and the other variant may be found in the February 2021 LoAR.
This badge does not conflict with the badge of Devora bat Shimshon, (Fieldless) A cauldron argent. There is a DC for fieldlessness and at least a DC for the difference between a salt barrel and a cauldron.
Nice badge!
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When the badge was protected in November 1998 this was listed as Order of Elephant; however, the standard form in English (and the form we protect) is Order of the Elephant.
Blazoned in November 1998 as (Fieldless) An elephant contourny argent bearing on its back a tower proper, we are clarifying the tower is brick (gules). The argent mortar need not be blazoned.
This is protected as an important non-SCA badge.
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This name combines an Old Norse given name and an English locative byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C when both elements are dated prior to 1100 C.E., as is the case here.
Nice Scots name from the mid-15th century onward!
There is a step from core practice for the use of gemstones depicted in profile.
Nice badge!
The submitter's previous name, Gocken de Leeu, is retained as an alternate.
Nice 16th century English name!
Dragon wings of this general shape may be found in the grant of a crest to Robert Revell of Shorlonglegge, 1546 (New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Takamiya MS 127). The blazon in the grant is: "upon his helme on a torse golde and Asure, oute of a Cloude of sondry colours, an Arme enarmed silver betwene twoo dragons wynges guyles purfled golde holdinge in his hande a Dagger the blade silver hafted and pomeled golde".
Nice badge!
Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!
At this time, we define the default orientation of the heckle to be palewise.
The submitter's previous device, Gules, three furisons and a bordure Or, is retained as a badge.
Nice device!
As required to address the style issue presented by a gules charge on an azure field, examples from Siebmacher featuring a single red primary charge with a complex outline on a blue background include the following:
p. 58 - Die Dresker, Azure, a fox salient gules ravishing a goose argent
p. 109- Die Kratzen v[on] Langenprvck, Azure, a ladder bendwise gules
p. 163- v[on] Bemdorf, Azure, a lion rampant gules
p. 174- v[on] Bartl, Azure, a unicorn rampant gules
p. 178- Die Gergelase, Azure, a crayfish bendwise gules
It is notable that nearly all the examples were of beasts, and nearly all of those were simply rampant or salient. However, the inclusion of the ladder bendwise permits the acceptance of the IAP and, thus, the registration of this badge.
Nice badge!
The submitter grants permission to conflict for all armory that is not identical to this badge, which means at least a blazonable difference for other fieldless badges.
The submitter grants permission to conflict for all armory that is not identical to this badge, which means at least a blazonable difference.
The submitter's previous device, Per pale sable and azure, a dexter wing and a sinister wing and a bordure argent, is retained as a badge.
Nice 15th century German name!
Submitted as Inga Knuuttadóttir, this byname combined a Finnish given name with an Old Norse byname construction, a violation of SENA PN1B1. A fully Finnish byname based on the given name Knuutti would be Knuutintytär while a fully Swedish byname based on the given name Knut would be Knutsdotter. Presented with these two options, the submitter chose the Swedish form. We are happy to make this change for registration.
Nice 16th century Swedish name!
The submitter is a court baroness and thus entitled to display a coronet.
Nice English name from the 15th century onward!
Nice device!
There is a step from core practice for the use of jessant-de-lys with a head other than the head of a leopard or lion.
Submitted under the name Mason Darison.
Nice device!
Precedent says: "Anglicized Irish bynames were written both with and without an apostrophe after the O. For example, "Names Found in Anglicized Irish Documents," by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnglicizedIrish/) lists both Arte O Neale and Arte O'Neale." ." [Emma O'Ruairc, 11/2018 LoAR, A-Ansteorra]
Given that both the Anglicized Irish and the Manx records on which our data is based were written by English speakers rendering Gaelic/Manx names phonetically, we hereby extend this precedent to explicitly include Manx bynames. This name may then be registered as submitted. See the Cover Letter for more information.
Nice 16th century Manx name!
Nice 16th century English name!
Nice device!
Southron Gaard is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Nice device!
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Nice canting badge, with a winged lion for l'Aileleon!
Blazoned in October 1979 as Ermine, a Rottweiler dog's head couped reversed proper, collared Or. [Canus familiarus] the Rottweiler's head is primarily sable with tan markings. For purposes of conflict it is considered sable. We have asked Morsulus to note this in the O&A. We are also taking this opportunity to modify the blazon to reflect current blazon terminology.
Blazoned in September 1980 as (Fieldless) A rotweiler dog sejant affronté proper, gorged of a collar Or, the type of dog is misspelled. We are also taking this opportunity to modify the blazon to reflect current blazon terminology. The Rottweiler is sable with tan markings. For purposes of conflict it is considered sable. We have asked Morsulus to note this in the O&A.
Artist's note (from the September 1980 LoAR): The dog's body is in trian aspect. Turn it completely forward.
Blazoned in February 1983 as Gules, naissant from a fess wavy argent, a blonde demi-mermaid displayed maintaining in dexter hand a double-bitted battleaxe bendwise sinister proper, and in base a dragon passant argent, we are clarifying the tincture of the axe. According to the Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms, as updated with this LoAR, an axe proper has a sable blade and brown haft; however, the blade here is argent. As this reblazon is necessary, we are also clarifying that the mermaid is light-skinned in accordance with the January 2021 Cover Letter. If the submitter prefers a different term, he may request a reblazon. The term naissant means that the charge is issuant from the center of the fess rather than its edge. This term appears in Bossewell's Armorie (in the spelling nayssant) from 1572 and in Guillim's Heraldry in 1610. The term naissant is also found in Parker's A Glossary of Terms used in Heraldry and the arms he cites as an example can be seen in Armorial Manuscript, c. 1580 English (University of Victoria Library, Ms.Brown.Eng.2), https://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/235199e3-3ee5-4a62-845f-93153fc13bf6, image 110. Visually this is a mermaid issuant from the center of a stream.
Registered in September 1980 and reblazoned in November 2005 as Argent, a standing balance sable bearing on the dexter enhanced pan a hand couped sable holding a morning-star proper and on the sinister lowered pan a heart gules, we are clarifying the tincture of the morningstar as proper is not defined for morningstars. The morningstar is significantly larger than the hand sustaining it and the hand does not contribute to difference. We have asked Morsulus to note this in the O&A.
Like axes, morningstars take their tincture from their head as that is the identifying portion of the weapon. Thus for conflict purposes this morningstar is sable.
Blazoned in September 1984 as Per bend sinister argent and azure mullety Or, a bend sinister gules charged in sinister chief with a sun Or, in dexter chief a Great Horned Owl proper. [Bubo virginianus], we are removing the Linnaean classification and specifying the owl is a brown owl. The owl lacks the "horns" of a Great Horned owl; and a simple owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture.
Blazoned in August 1982 as Azure, a tower argent surmounted in base by a timber wolf couchant to sinister and in chief atop the tower a round natural rose bush proper. [Canis lupus] [Rosa canina], we are clarifying the tinctures of the wolf. A wolf, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper. The wolf is primarily brown, varying in shade from dark brown to almost sable. It has argent markings on the chest and legs, which are unblazonable artistic details. According to Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR a rose bush proper has a "vert trunk and branches, the roses are proper". The rose bush here matches that description. The details of the shape of the bush are not required and we do not differentiate between heraldic and natural roses. Additionally, we are dropping the Linnaean classification of the charges, which for many years we have no longer included as part of blazon.
Blazoned in November 1983 as Azure, a bend bretessé argent between a sword inverted bendwise and a double-headed battle axe bendwise proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the axe. According to the Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms, as updated with this LoAR, an axe proper has a sable blade and brown haft; however, the blade here is argent. The axe has a single head, but two cutting edges. The standard term for that is a double-axe or a double-bitted axe.
Nice badge!
Nice badge!
Blazoned in May 1983 as Argent, in pale a strung bow fesswise and a Bactrian camel statant proper, as noted in Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms, there is no defined proper for a camel. We are clarifying its tincture. Additionally, as proper is not defined for bows it must be specified as being wooden.
Nice Anglicized Irish name circa 1600!
Nice device!
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Blazoned in August 1979 as Sable, a fess wavy azure, fimbriated argent, between three compass-stars argent and a Merlin falcon's head reversed erased proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the bird's head. It is simply argent.
Blazoned in August 1979 as Azure, a demi-ram argent holding an oak leaf proper, in chief a mullet argent all within a bordure Or, we are clarifying the tincture of the leaf.
Blazoned in August 1979 as Or, a black brindle Irish wolfhound's head erased reversed proper between three shamrocks vert, we are clarifying the tincture of the wolfhound's head. It is argent, not sable.
Registered in August 1976 and last reblazoned in September 2013 as Argent, a raven rising reguardant wings displayed proper, maintaining in the dexter claw a sword gules, we are clarifying the tincture of the raven as Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR no longer defines proper for a raven.
Blazoned in October 1980 as Gules, a pale Or, overall a raven disclosed proper, we are clarifying that the bird is displayed. Additionally, we are clarifying the tincture of the raven as Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR no longer defines proper for a raven.
Blazoned in August 1980 as Per chevron enhanced Or and gules, two hammers sable and a raven [Corvus corax] close proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the raven as Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR no longer defines proper for a raven. Additionally, we are updating the blazon to reflect current blazon practice.
Blazoned in August 1979 as Per pale vert and sable, a horned owl displayed, talons extended, proper, in sinister chief overall a triskele of flames Or, we are specifying the owl as a brown owl. A simple owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture. The talons are entirely on the owl's chest. This posture conflicts with displayed.
Blazon in August 1972 as Argent, a raven displayed with wings inverted proper, on its breast an inverted tau cross Or, we are clarifying the tincture of the raven as Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR no longer defines proper for a raven.
Blazoned in March 1988 as Argent, a European Eagle Owl proper [Bubo bubo], perched on a thorn branch within an orle vert, we are removing the Linnaean classification and specifying the owl is a brown owl. The owl lacks the "horns" (feather tufts over the eyes) that characterize a European eagle owl; and a simple owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture.
Blazoned in June 1991 as (Fieldless) A black and white huskie dog sejant guardant proper, winged vert, the dog is simply sable marked argent.
Blazoned in August 1980 as Per fess azure and vert, a double-bitted axe bendwise sinister imbedded in a sprouting oak tree stump snagged and eradicated proper between seven mullets of eight points in demi-annulo and in base a laurel wreath Or, we are clarifying the tincture of the axe. According to the Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms, as updated with this LoAR, an axe proper has a sable blade and brown haft; however, the blade here is argent. We are also clarifying the charge groups. The tree stump is the primary charge while the axe is a secondary, maintained charge.
The term snagged means that the tree stump is tilted slightly so the cut top may be seen in perspective.
The emblazon in the Laurel archives shows that the mullets are argent. However, the canton has consistently used Or mullets. As they have relied on a blazoning error made by Laurel over four decades ago we are leaving the mullets Or.
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The submitter's former primary name, Rúna Úlfriðardóttir, is now an alternate name.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a triskelion of spirals.
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Blazoned in July 1988 as Argent, a saker hawk migrant to base proper, on a chief embattled gules, three lilies Or [Falco cherrug], the bird is a falcon and is primarily brown, which matches the definition of a falcon proper in Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms which is updated with this LoAR.
Blazoned in September 1988 as Argent, a Great Horned Owl rising guardant, wings elevated and displayed, proper, maintaining in its sinister claw an arrow bendwise, within an orle of arrows set barb to fletch clockwise, sable [Bubo virginianus], the wings are not displayed - we see the top of the far wing and the underside of the near wing. The wings are elevated and addorsed, which is the default for rising. The maintained arrow is inverted. The direction of the arrows in orle does not matter and we no longer use Linnaean descriptions, so we are reblazoning using current blazon terminology.
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Blazoned in October 1996 as Per saltire gules and argent, a raven displayed proper, maintaining a quill pen sable a bordure embattled counterchanged, we are clarifying the tincture of the raven as Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR no longer defines proper for a raven. We have reblazoned the quill pen as simply a pen, as the default pen is a quill pen.
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Blazoned in January 1973 as Or, upon a mount vert, a wolf statant coward proper, perched upon the back thereof, a raven sable, we are clarifying the tincture of the wolf. A wolf, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper. It was ruled on the May 2021 Cover Letter that "where grey proper is concerned (as here), it is to be interpreted as either sable or argent based not on the specific shade in the emblazon (the existing, subjective estimate), but however is most favorable to registration. That is, however it best avoids both contrast issues and conflict." In the present case, the grey proper is interpreted as sable for purposes of contrast and conflict. The wolf, not the charge in base, is the primary charge. The charge in base is closer to a mountain than a mount. And the wolf is not coward as its tail is not between its legs, though it is down.
Blazoned in September 1973 as (Fieldless) A screech owl proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the owl as proper is not defined for screech owls.
Blazoned in August 1979 as Sable, a stag's head cabossed Or, interlaced by its attire a staff and an axe in saltire proper, on a chief wavy argent three pheons azure, we are clarifying the tincture of the axe. According to the Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms, as updated with this LoAR, an axe proper has a sable blade and brown haft; however, the blade here is argent. We are also clarifying the arrangement of the attires and its charges.
Blazoned in August 1978 as Azure, a snowy owl affronty proper grasping in its dexter talon three roses Or, slipped and leaved vert, and in its sinister talon two of the same, within an orle Or, we are clarifying the tincture of the owl. Snowy owls are simply owls argent.
Blazoned in February 1971 as Argent, on a pair of raven's wings proper conjoined in lure, three annulets Or, we are clarifying the tincture of the raven as Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR no longer defines proper for a raven (and thus raven's wings). While there is nothing to distinguish these particularly as raven's wings, we have elected to retain the term for the cant.
Blazoned in January 1993 as Quarterly azure and ermine, in bend sinister two tawny owls contourny proper, we are specifying the owl as a brown owl. These don't match the coloration of tawny owls; and a simple owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture.
Blazoned in August 1979 as (Fieldless) A bezant engrailed pierced sable, therein a birch leaf [Betula alba] proper, this is being reblazoned to more accurately reflect the emblazon of the primary charge and to clarify the leaf's tincture. The pellet is not engrailed, only the fimbriation is engrailed.
Blazoned in April 1987 as Per fess azure and argent, issuant from the line of division a tower proper and in base a laurel wreath vert, we are clarifying the tower is stone (light grey).
There is a step from core practice for the use of a paw print.
The submitters have permission to conflict with the registered Hawk Herald.
Nice badge!
Blazoned in August 1979 as Per fess wavy argent and azure, a raven volant affronty proper and a bar gemel wavy argent, we are clarifying the tincture of the raven as Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms as updated with this LoAR no longer defines proper for a raven. The lower half of the field is more accurately described as a barry wavy field and the blazon has been updated to reflect this.
Commenters questioned whether this submission is obtrusively modern. While it skates close to the edge, mappet is not the same as muppet, and Danger Muppet is not a phrase in broad use. Therefore, this is not obtrusively modern and may be registered.
Blazoned in August 1979 as Azure, an elm leaf bendwise sinister, debruised by a sword proper, and in chief a mullet of four greater and twelve lesser points argent, we are clarifying the tincture of the leaf.
Blazoned in August 1979 as Per pale ermine and counter-ermine, a barn owl [Tyto alba] striking affronty proper, we are removing the Linnaean classification and specifying the owl is a brown owl. A simple owl, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper tincture.
Blazoned in November 1980 as Tierced per pall inverted counter-embowed in base vert, azure, and Or, a drinking-horn bendwise sinister, a harp Or, and a wolf dormant proper [Canis lupus], we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying the tincture of the wolf. A wolf, with no other qualifier, has no defined proper. It was ruled on the May 2021 Cover Letter that "where grey proper is concerned (as here), it is to be interpreted as either sable or argent based not on the specific shade in the emblazon (the existing, subjective estimate), but however is most favorable to registration. That is, however it best avoids both contrast issues and conflict." In the present case, the grey proper is interpreted as sable for purposes of contrast and conflict. The field is also being reblazoned using more standard terminology.
Blazoned in December 1971 as Or, three barn owls [Tyto alba] affronty each perched upon an olive branch all proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the owls and olive branch as proper is not defined for either. The owls are primarily argent though their wings are brown and Or. For conflict purposes the owls are considered argent. We have asked Morsulus to note this in the O&A. The olive branches are completely vert. Additionally, we are dropping the Linnaean classification of the owls, which for many years we have no longer included as part of blazon.
Registered in August 1979 and reblazoned in June 1982 as Or, a unicorn statant sable, armed argent, environed of a rainbow banded vert, Or, argent and gules, the unicorn is not environed of the rainbow, it is simply within the rainbow's arch. Originally submitted as a rainbow proper we are restoring that blazon as the rainbow is proper as defined on this month's Cover Letter.
Submitted as Symon Montgomery du Lisieux, the locative byname was not constructed correctly. Since the place is called Lisieux, it simply takes the preposition de to create the locative 'of Lisieux'. We have therefore changed du to de for registration.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a paw print.
Blazoned in February 1979 as Argent, a ginkgo leaf [Ginkgo biloba] inverted bendwise sinister proper, we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying the tincture of the leaf.
Blazoned in August 1982 as Sable, a grey wolf's head erased proper. [Canis lupus], we are removing the Linnaean classification and clarifying the tincture of the wolf's head for conflict purposes. It was ruled on the May 2021 Cover Letter that "where grey proper is concerned (as here), it is to be interpreted as either sable or argent based not on the specific shade in the emblazon (the existing, subjective estimate), but however is most favorable to registration. That is, however it best avoids both contrast issues and conflict." In the present case, the grey proper is interpreted as argent for purposes of contrast and conflict.
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- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
None.
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This device is returned per SENA A2B5, which reads (emphasis added): "Unregisterable Elements: Some items are generally unregisterable. Examples include heraldic elements that first appear after the end of the grey period (as described in GP.3.A) and period artistic elements that are not found in armory, such as the Greek 'key' pattern or Celtic knotwork." This particular design was inspired by a period artistic motif. While it could make a good diapering pattern to embellish armory, the motif presented is not known to any armorial traditions we are aware of, including the armory described in Mayer's Saracenic Heraldry or Da'ud ibn Auda's article, Islamic Heraldry: An Introduction (http://www.appletonstudios.com/MamlukHeraldry2001.pdf). Barring such evidence, this motif cannot be registered.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns)
None.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns)
None.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns)
None.
(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)
None.
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns)
None.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
This submission has been withdrawn by the submitter.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns)
None.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns)
None.
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)
None.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)
None.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns)
None.
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns)
None.
(to Laurel acceptances) (to Laurel returns)
This augmentation is returned for lack of documentation to support an augmentation that replaces -- in its entirety -- a chief.
In the December 2010 acceptance of Andreas Seljukroctonis's augmented arms, Per bend sinister gules and purpure, on a bend sinister dovetailed argent between two double-bitted axes Or a bull's head caboshed palewise sable and for augmentation, on a canton purpure a cross of Calatrava within a bordure Or, we noted that (emphasis added): "[...] augmentations are allowed to obscure underlying charges which are part of a group consisting entirely of a single type of charge, even to the point where the underlying charges are unidentifiable, based on period examples of exactly this practice." This supports augmentations that obscure part of a charge group in an underlying device, but only so long as some of the charge group remains identifiable. Since that time, while charges have been obscured by augmentations on several occasions, we do not appear to have considered wholesale replacement.
In this proposed augmentation, the underlying chief is completely replaced, a practice not supported by period evidence, nor Society practice since December 2010.
We thank Rocket for their time researching our past practice in this matter.
This name is returned for conflict with the registered Mason Arison. The given names are identical and the three-syllable bynames only differ by a single consonant.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Mason of Southron Gaard.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns) (to Lochac pends)
This order name was pended in January 2021 to consider whether or not Order of Compostella should be protected under SENA NPN4B. In December 1996, when originally returning Order of St. James of Compostella, Laurel ruled: "This conflicts with both the order and the city of Santiago de Compostela. In most cases this would be clear, as we don't count conflict by translation and the standard name references consistantly refer to the order and the city in the Spanish form. Santiago de Compstela, however, is both in period and today one of the greatest Catholic pilgrimage destinations in Europe, second only to Rome. This submission is unmistakably evocative of the shrine. Therefore we are returning it under RfS VI.4., which grants extra protection to certain "widely known and revered protected items"." [Meridies, Kingdom of. 12/1996. R-Meridies] This still holds true today, and no new evidence was provided to the contrary.
While not a common reference to this Order modernly, throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries there are numerous references to the Order of Compostel(l)a or Order of Santiago where it clearly means the Order of Santiago de Compostela. Due to this information, we hereby rule that Order of Compostel(l)a, and similarly Order of Santiago, are protected under SENA NPN4B as names by which Order of Santiago de Compostela is known. Adding a branch name cannot remove the appearance of presumption against a protected historical order name per SENA NPN4B2. Therefore, this order name must be returned.
(to Meridies acceptances) (to Meridies returns)
None.
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns)
None.
(to Northshield acceptances) (to Northshield returns)
None.
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns)
None.
(to Trimaris acceptances) (to Trimaris returns)
This household name is returned for lack of documentation. No documentation was presented, and none could be found, for the adjective Tundra to describe weasels in period. The word tundra does not appear in English until 1841. Further, the pattern House X remains unregisterable in English. Therefore, this household name must be returned.
This badge is returned for having poor contrast per SENA A3B4b, which says in part: "Charges and fields must retain identifiability. A field that is neutral may have good contrast with a charge that shares a tincture with it, but it may only be registered if both the charge and the field remain identifiable. Thus, the field and charges on it may share a tincture only if (1) the charges appear only on a section of the field with a different tincture or (2) only one of the two is multiply divided and the charge(s) is an ordinary or simple geometric shape arranged in a way that both the type of field division and charge are clearly identifiable."
The dexter wolf in this badge is purpure, which has nearly no contrast with sable (unlike the gules wolf, which benefits from the comparatively superior contrast that exists between red and black). With most of the identifying features of the wolf placed against the sable portions of the lozengy field, identifiability is significantly hampered. After failing to determine a suitable preliminary redraw that would address this issue including swapping the field's tinctures, we return the badge for redesign.
This badge has been withdrawn by the submitter.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns)
- Explicit littera renuntiationum -
This item is pended while changes to Appendix I, to permit secondary charges to maintain smaller charges, are considered on the Rules Letter of 1 June.
During this time, Iago Boar identified further evidence of secondary charges maintaining smaller charges. Not all of these were closely associated with the holding charge, e.g. a nut maintained by a squirrel. Given this, we asked commenters to examine these and other charges, and to advise as to whether we should modify SENA Appendix I to allow secondary charges to maintain other charges. This item is pended to allow time for that decision to be made.
This was item 28 on the Lochac letter of March 27, 2021.
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