Society for Creative Anachronism
College of Arms
For the December 2021 meetings, printed February 2, 2022
To all the College of Arms and all others who may read this missive, from Emma Laurel, Elisabetta Pelican, and Oddr Wreath, greetings.
As I write this, we've just finished vKWHSS, and as with the first one it was a resounding success. With nearly 300 people registered for the event and over 50 hours of classes, there was something for everyone. I'd like to thank the team of Lady Alexandra (Shandra) Vazquez de Granada from Calontir, Baronessa Sara al-Garnatiyya from Meridies, Groza Novgorodskaia from Gleann Abhann, their helpers Viscountess Sadb Jófreysóttir, Dame Arwyn of Leicester and Sultana A'isha Rayhana al-Karim, all from Avacal, and the many other helpers who moderated rooms, helped with recordings, and managed the Discord. We couldn't have done it without you! Next January's vKWHSS will be hosted by those same lovely folks from Avacal. See you then!
The pandemic is still no one's friend. While we wished to be able to hold an in-person KWHSS for 2022, this year's is going to be virtual once again. This time, KWHSS will be hosted by the Kingdom of Ansteorra and the Principality of Vindheim, to be held on the weekend of July 22-24, 2022. Stay tuned for more details!
It's not too late to start thinking about KWHSS 2023! If your kingdom would like to host what we all hope will be an in-person event next June or July, please feel free to ask my office any questions you may have. We'd like to have full bids entered into OSCAR as an "other" letter, and would like even more to be able to announce the location of the 2023 event site a year in advance.
The College of Arms has a rank of Herald Extraordinary that has a long and honored history. The rank was formally created and defined in the July 1981 cover letter by Wilhelm Laurel. The intent of the rank is to recognize and reward "... those heralds who have greatly served the College of Heralds and/or the College of Arms and have achieved the highest level of competence in heraldry."
Iago ab Adam has offered considerable effort and service to the College of Arms in the study of armory. It was my pleasure, at the first Roadshow at vKWHSS on January 15, to confer upon him the rank and style of Herald Extraordinary, and charge him to register a title of his choosing with the College of Arms.
Earlier in that same Roadshow in Meridian court, Her Majesty Thorkatla, in conjunction with Sara Beacon Principal Herald, did name Flainnait inghean ui hEighnigh a Herald Extraordinary, and charge her to register a title of her choosing.
Congratulations to both!
The submission this month of Omecipactli Atlixca, which is a Nahuatl name, introduced us to a new source - "Nomen est omen: Pre-Hispanic Nahua Naming Patterns" by Anastasia Kalyuta (https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/language/prehispanic-nahua-naming-patterns). It is informative for anyone looking for a Nahuatl name. We have directed Palimpsest to add this to Appendix H of the Admin Handbook.
We thank Kallinikos Gavra for their extensive research into Nahuatl names and introducing us to this source.
On January 8th, at An Tir 12th Night Coronation, Black Lion Principal Herald changed hands from Marya Kargashina to Fina MacGrioghair. We thank Marya for her hard work in this office during the pandemic.
Also on January 8th, at 12th Night in Caid, Their Majesties Pansa and Katherine awarded an augmentation of arms to Mary Dedwydd verch Gwallter, Crescent Principal Herald, in Their final court.
On January 15th, at Virtual 12th Night in Atlantia, Triton Principal Herald changed hands from Eldred Ælfwald to Gisela vom Kreuzbach. We thank Eldred for his hard work in this office during the pandemic as well.
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 December Laurel decisions were made at the Pelican meeting held on Sunday, December 12, 2021 and the Wreath meeting held on Saturday, December 4, 2021. These meetings considered the following letters of intent: Æthelmearc (02 Sep, 2021), Calontir (02 Sep, 2021), Meridies (08 Sep, 2021), An Tir (11 Sep, 2021), Middle (11 Sep, 2021), Laurel LoPaD (12 Sep, 2021), Æthelmearc (19 Sep, 2021), Ealdormere (24 Sep, 2021), Caid (27 Sep, 2021), Atlantia (28 Sep, 2021), Avacal (28 Sep, 2021), Lochac (29 Sep, 2021), Atenveldt (30 Sep, 2021), Drachenwald (30 Sep, 2021), West (30 Sep, 2021), Laurel LoPaD (25 Oct, 2021) (redraws). All commentary, responses, and rebuttals should have been entered into OSCAR by Tuesday, November 30, 2021.
The January Laurel decisions were made at the Pelican meeting held on Saturday, January 23, 2022 and the Wreath meeting held on Friday, January 22, 2022. These meetings considered the following letters of intent: Atlantia (04 Oct, 2021), Calontir (04 Oct, 2021), Meridies (07 Oct, 2021), An Tir (10 Oct, 2021), Artemisia (15 Oct, 2021), Middle (17 Oct, 2021), Avacal (22 Oct, 2021), Laurel LoPaD (23 Oct, 2021), Ansteorra (24 Oct, 2021), Ealdormere (24 Oct, 2021), East (24 Oct, 2021), Lochac (25 Oct, 2021), Atenveldt (26 Oct, 2021), Outlands (27 Oct, 2021), Caid (30 Oct, 2021), Caid (31 Oct, 2021), Drachenwald (31 Oct, 2021), Northshield (31 Oct, 2021), Laurel LoPaD (14 Nov, 2021) (redraws). All commentary, responses, and rebuttals should have been entered into OSCAR by Friday, December 31, 2021.
The February Laurel decisions will be made at the Pelican meeting held on Saturday, February 13, 2022 and the Wreath meeting held on Friday, February 5, 2022. These meetings will consider the following letters of intent: Calontir (05 Nov, 2021), Gleann Abhann (06 Nov, 2021), Meridies (06 Nov, 2021), Æthelmearc (10 Nov, 2021), An Tir (11 Nov, 2021), Gleann Abhann (14 Nov, 2021), Laurel LoPaD (14 Nov, 2021), Middle (14 Nov, 2021), Middle (18 Nov, 2021), Æthelmearc (23 Nov, 2021), Atlantia (23 Nov, 2021), East (23 Nov, 2021), Ealdormere (24 Nov, 2021), Ealdormere (24 Nov, 2021), Outlands (24 Nov, 2021), Lochac (25 Nov, 2021), Atenveldt (26 Nov, 2021), Ansteorra (27 Nov, 2021), Artemisia (27 Nov, 2021), Drachenwald (28 Nov, 2021), Northshield (28 Nov, 2021), Caid (29 Nov, 2021), West (29 Nov, 2021), Avacal (30 Nov, 2021). All commentary, responses, and rebuttals should be entered into OSCAR by Monday, January 31, 2022.
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,
Emma de Fetherstan
Laurel Queen of Arms
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