There is a step from core practice for the use of a paw print.
Commenters questioned whether this name conflicted with the registered Beatrix Faw. The given names Beatrice and Beatrix are spelling variants of the same given name, and therefore share a medieval pronunciation. We are left comparing the bynames Faw and Farre. The vowel in the byname Faw is an open-mid vowel, giving it a slightly dark, rounded quality. The vowel in the byname Farre is an open vowel, giving it a bright, shallow quality. Further, the ending consonants in the byname Farre give an additional difference from the quality of the vowel sound. Therefore, these two bynames are clear via SENA PN3C3 and PN3C4.
Nice 14th century English name!
Nice device!
Nice cant!
There is a step from core practice for the use of a charged gore.
Nice 15th century Tuscan name!
Nice device!
Nice Latinized English name circa 1300!
Nice 16th century Breton name!
The submitter's previous name, Gilia Maddalena Sofia del Fortuna, is retained as an alternate.
Nice badge!
Nice badge!
Nice device!
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Submitted as Abelard von Eisenberg, no suitable documentation was provided, and none could be found, to support the given name. When provided with options, the submitter chose the attested Dutch given name Aebelard. We are happy to make this change for registration.
This name combines a Dutch given name and a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice device!
This name combines a 14th century Swedish name with a 9th-11th century Old Norse byname. As both languages are in the Scandinavian language group, elements may be combined as long as they are 500 years or less apart, as is the case here.
The submitter might be interested to know that a fully 14th century form of this name would be Euphemia Skuladottir without any markings. If they are interested in this form, they may make a request for reconsideration.
The submitter might be interested to know that a fully northwestern German form of this name to match the location of the Teutoburg Forest would be Gotze van Teutoburg. If they are interested in this form, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Enarched, like ployé, is not considered a complex line of division and therefore the restrictions of SENA Appendix H do not apply.
Artist's note: Please ensure the curve of the field division is clearly identifiable.
Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!
Submitted as Kuromichi Akimori, the family name was not constructed correctly. When presented with options, the submitter opted to change the family name to Kuroi. We are happy to make this change for registration.
The submitter might be interested to know that the form of the family name that most closely represents its pronunciation is Kuro'i. If they are interested in this form, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Artist's note: Thicken the orle to improve identifiability.
Nice early 15th century English name!
Nice device!
Submitted as Voyszvilk Khresionis Vilniszkis, the submitter indicated a preference for Greycius as the second element instead of Khresionis. ffride Morelle was able to provide documentation enabling us to make this change, and we have done so.
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Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Críostróir Simpson, the given name accidentally contained an extra 'r'. We have restored this name to the spelling on the submissions form for registration.
This name combines a Gaelic given name and an English surname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Jay and Whitewolf are elements of the submitter's legal name. The addition of the second byname Fare adds enough difference to satisfy the requirements of the Administrative Handbook III.A.10.
Nice device!
Submitted as L'ordre du Cirque Lunaire, this order name does not follow an attested construction for order names. When presented with options, the Barony opted to register the name Order of Artemis of Twin Moons in the French language. This name would be Ordre d'Artemis of Twin Moons, using the pattern of naming orders after saints or pagan gods, plus a place name. We are happy to make this change for registration.
Per SENA NPN1C2f, the branch name must be used as registered and cannot be translated into French without being re-documented in that language. If the Barony wishes to have "of Twin Moons" translated into French in this order name, that would require a separate submission with documentation.
Submitted as Orden die Freundschaft van dem Manen, this name does not follow an attested pattern for the construction of order names. When presented with options, the submitters opted to go with Orden der Freundschaft oder des Monden 'Order of Friendship or of the Moon'. This dictus-style order name is formed from the period example of geselleschaft der panthier oder der lowen 'society of the panthers or of the lions', found in "Medieval Secular Order Names" by Juliana de Luna (https://heraldry.sca.org/names/order/new/). All of the substantive name elements can be found in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm, s.v. freundschaft and s.v. mond. We are happy to make this change for registration.
This name uses the pattern of constructing order names from heraldic charges. Umbrated, or shadowed, heraldic charges have existed in Anglo-Norman heraldry since the 14th century, and remained in use, while rare, for the remainder of our period across England and the rest of Europe ("The Ghost or Shadow as a Charge in Heraldry" by H. Stanford London, Esq., F.S.A., https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/4014.pdf, p.125). In addition, umbrated celestial bodies are found as heraldic charges in two 16th century French treatises: Le second volume de la premiere partye du blason d'armoiries (Paris, BnF, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal. Ms-5255, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b55008900v/f238.item.zoom), on folio 118v and Traité de l'art du blason (Paris, BnF, ms. 2776, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8470180c/f199.item.zoom), on folio 96r. These charges appear as umbre destoilles 'shadow of the stars' and umbre de soleil 'shadow of the sun'. La lune 'the moon' appears in both of these armorials as well. As the moon is also a celestial body, it would be logical to see umbre de lune 'shadow of the moon' as a heraldic charge in this style. Further, in Works of Armorie by John Bossewell, published in 1572, he describes how to create 'the umbre or shadowe' of a charge, "Of whatsoever colour the fielde is of, the vmbre or shadowe of the token or signe borne in the fielde is traced of a contrarie color.". Given this data, shadow of the moon is a reasonable description of an umbrated moon. Non-personal names using the heraldic charge pattern may use a period charge regardless of whether it would be registered by Wreath Sovereign of Arms, so we do not need to consider whether an umbrated moon would be considered recognizable enough to register. Therefore, this order name may be registered as submitted. See the Cover Letter for more information.
We wish to thank Iago Boar for his exemplary research on this item.
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Homero was originally documented as the submitter's legal given name; however, he need not rely on the Legal Name Allowance. Nest Crane was able to find this Spanish given name documented to 1573 in FamilySearch Historical Records.
Nice 16th century Spanish name!
Kathryn is the submitter's legal middle name. As this name appears modernly as a given name by type, it may be used as a given name here per SENA PN1B2e.
Kiernan is the submitter's legal given name.
Highland Foorde is the registered name of an SCA branch.
The given name Melissa was originally documented as the submitter's legal given name, but they need not rely on the Legal Name Allowance. Lilie Ragged Staff and ffride Morelle found the given name Melissa in "Common Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire During the 6th and 7th Centuries" by Bardas Xiphias (https://heraldry.sca.org/names/byzantine/PLRE_fem_names_freq.html).
Highland Foorde is the registered name of an SCA branch.
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This submission was pended on the March 2022 LoAR to discuss a proposed change to SENA to permit the registration of augmentations which take the form of a fielded augmenting element quartered with the registered base arms, based on period examples of such armory. That proposal is accepted on this month's Cover Letter.
We thank Iago Boar and Ollivier Rocket for refreshing evidence regarding this form of augmentation, which was last visited in 1995.
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This device spawned a series of interesting questions to consider.
The first question was "is a roundel pierced equivalent to an annulet?". Orle notes that Parker's A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry s.v. Roundeles states that "[t]he old rondel or rondelet voided is a term found applied to a figure like an annulet, and perhaps its equivalent.", but does not mention roundels pierced. Nor, s.v. Annulet, does he say anything about the size of the opening in an annulet. Boar further provides the example of an annulet from an Austrian armorial from 1579-80 (Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB), Cod. 7357), with very similar proportions to the charge in this submission. We feel comfortable stating that, in this case, the roundel pierced is equivalent to an annulet.
Therefore, based on existing precedent, this device would be returned per SENA A3D1 having two charges on the field with less than a DC difference between them, the serpent in annulo vorant of its tail and the roundel pierced (an annulet equivalent): "There is also no difference granted between an annulet and a serpent involved by long-standing precedent: "There is one [DC] for the field but nothing for involved serpent vs. annulet." [Alexander le Browere, R-Atenveldt, July 1999 LoAR]" [Gunnarr of Blackhawk, 10/2012, R-Middle]
The second question is therefore raised: Although long-standing precedent regarding the difference between serpents and annulets would grant none, should there be? In general, a DC between two charge types depends on whether they were each period charges and whether they were ever used interchangeably in period. In this case, both serpents in annulo vorant of their tails and annulets are period charges: examples of the former include the arms of Franz Thouveninus, 1587 (Austrian State Archives, reference code AT-OeStA/AVA Adel RAA 424.14), https://www.archivinformationssystem.at/detail.aspx?ID=2723661 as well as an example in the stammbuch of Eberhard Werll (Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod.Don.901), f. 107r, 1600, http://digital.wlb-stuttgart.de/purl/bsz417645627. Meanwhile, we have a lack of evidence that annulets were drawn as anything other than plain rings -- i.e., that they were ever substituted for serpents or vice-versa. Based on that evidence, we would typically grant a DC between the two.
However, sometimes charges have so similar of an outline that, despite period examples, we don't grant a DC. For example, roundels, labyrinths, and clews of yarn are all period charges that don't appear to have been used interchangeably, but we do not grant a DC between them, considering them as roundels with fine internal detail. Annulets tend to be drawn with perfect circles, and typically lack any kind of internal detailing. Serpents in annulo have an obvious bulge where the head is, and typically taper towards the tail as well as often being drawn with such details as eyes, nostrils, and indications of scales.
Based on the visual difference and lack of interchangeability of these two period charges, we overturn precedent and grant that there exists at least a DC between a serpent in annulo vorant of its tail and an annulet or a roundel pierced, and that SENA A3D1 does not apply. We decline at this time to determine if more than a DC exists between the two, and note that identifiability must be preserved. Having too slight a visual difference will be grounds for return for blurring the distinction between the charges.
We thank Iago Boar for his research.
The given name Astrid is the expected vernacular form of an English name recorded in Latin in "Plea Rolls for Staffordshire: 1221-22", part of Collections for a History of Staffordshire, Volume 4 published in 1883 by the Staffordshire Record Society and available at British History Online (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/staffs-hist-collection/vol4/pp15-23).
Nice canting device!
This device was pended on the July 2022 LoAR to await the release of the armory of Al Altan, Or, three eagles gules, with which it conflicted. Al Altan's release appears elsewhere in this letter.
The submitter's current device, Or, three falcons purpure, is to be retained as a badge.
This blanket permission to conflict with Or, three eagles gules was pended on the July 2022 LoAR to await the registration of the device pended on the same letter. That device is now accepted elsewhere on this letter.
The submitter grants blanket permission to conflict for any armory that is a countable step from her registered armory.
This name combines a Middle Irish given name with an Early Modern Irish byname. The submitter might be interested to know that the fully Middle Irish form of this name would be Fáelán h-Úa Máille while the fully Early Modern Irish form would be Faolán Ó Máille. If the submitter is interested in either of these forms, they may make a request for reconsideration.
This name combines an English given name with a French surname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The byname of Riga is the lingua Societatis form of the Latvian locative indicating "a person from Riga", a place known to exist during the SCA period.
The submitter's previous name, Avina Ramsey, is retained as an alternate.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a paw print.
The submitter might be interested to know that the more common form of a household name using these elements is Stites House. If they are interested in this form, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
Nice late 13th century English name!
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This device was pended on the May 2022 LoAR to replace the depiction of the mill wheels with forms known to period armory. Birittha Tölöö provided updated artwork which the branch accepted.
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The submitter requested authenticity for 10th-11th century Scottish. This name does not meet this request, as neither name element can be dated that early in any of the languages spoken in Scotland in period.
The tincture of a qilin's flames are an unblazoned artistic detail.
Artist's note: Enlarge the peony to improve identifiability.
The submitter requested authenticity for 10th-11th century Scottish. This name does not meet this request, as neither name element can be dated that early in any of the languages spoken in Scotland in period.
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Nice late 15th century Spanish name!
Submitted as Ezra di Bazzi, the byname was not constructed correctly. The Italian name element Bazzi (pronounced BAHT-tsee, like the double 'z' in English pizza) is a family name. In Italian name construction, family names appear as dei/degli X, meaning 'of the family X'. We have therefore changed the article to dei, as this is the smallest change we can make for registration.
If the submitter is interested in the name Ezra degli Bazzi, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Nice device!
Nice name for English, Scots, and French from roughly the 13th century onwards!
Nice device!
The submitter requested authenticity for Irish Gaelic circa 800s-900s CE. This name meets that request, as all of the elements, including this attested spelling variant of the element inghean/ingen, are found dated to this time frame.
The submitter's previous device, Sable, in fess two candles argent enflamed Or, is released.
Nice Irish Gaelic name from the mid-15th century onwards!
This device was pended on the May 2022 LoAR to increase the size of the armored arms. Quarterstaff provided new artwork which was approved by the submitter.
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This name combines an English given name and a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a charged gore.
No documentation was provided for this spelling of the byname; however, Lillia Crampette was able to construct Donlevy as a compound Middle English placename. Therefore, we are able to register this name as submitted.
This name combines a Gaelic given name and a Middle English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
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This name combines a Latinized Greek given name with a Latin byname. The submitter might be interested to know that the expected Latinized Greek form of the byname would be Taiphalus, while a fully transliterated Greek form of the entire name would be Alexikrates Taiphalos. If they are interested in either the name Alexicratus Taiphalus or the name Alexikrates Taiphalos, they may make a request for reconsideration.
The submitter's previous device, Per chevron azure and gules, three squirrels rampant contourny each maintaining a sword counterchanged argent and Or, is retained as a badge.
Nice device!
Nice badge!
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Nice badge!
Nice badge!
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Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!
Chavira is the submitter's legal surname.
Submitted as Relena Frogge Chavira, no suitable documentation was provided for the given name. The spelling Relena was originally documented from FamilySearch Historical Records; however, the underlying images of those records revealed that the recorded given name was Rebecca and not Relena. Alys Ogress was able to document the given name Rolena to the early 17th century. We have therefore changed this name to Rolena Frogge Chavira for registration, as this is the smallest change we could make to register this name.
Chavira is the submitter's legal surname.
The submitter might be interested to know that other similar-sounding given names contemporary to the byname Frogge are Elena, Raulina, and Rawlina. If they are interested in any of these given names, they may make a request for reconsideration.
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Nice Japanese name for the Nanboku period!
Nice 16th century Russian name!
Commenters raised a question regarding the orientation of the sparks. We reaffirm the answer we gave in 2016:
[...] we can see in a period armorial that period heraldic depictions were not necessarily particular about maintaining a constant orientation for spark as can be seen on the folio 144r of the Armorial de Gilles le Bouvier, dit Berry. (http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85285803/f295.item.zoom).
Based on the variability of period depiction, we are declaring this depiction registerable, with a note that the one and two arrangement of sparks would appear more likely. No difference will be granted for the orientation of the sparks and that orientation will not be blazoned. [Linder Barrel Smith, 06/2016, A-Æthelmearc]
Like the wyvern, there is a step from core practice for the use of a pithon displayed.
The submitter might be interested to know that the form of the family name that most closely represents its pronunciation is Ka'namori. If they are interested in this form, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Nice 16th century English name!
The submitter might be interested to know that another possible spelling of the byname is mac Conmáil. If they are interested in this spelling, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Nice badge!
Presenting a winged beast Or on an argent field, documentation for an Individually Attested Pattern was required and provided by the submitter who included -- among others -- an example of a winged fox (canting on Fuchs). Taken together, the documentation provided is accepted as sufficient to accept this badge.
Nice badge!
Submitted as Torix of Teufelberg, no suitable documentation was provided, nor could any be found, for the given name Torix. The submitter indicated a preference for the given name Vercingetorix in the event that the shorter form could not be documented. We have therefore made this change for registration.
The submitter might be interested to know that commenters documented the given name Torric to late 6th/early 7th century Britain. If they are interested in this given name, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Teufelberg is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Nice device!
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- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
None.
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Per the March 2020 Cover Letter, sexfoils are classed as "few-petaled flowers affronty", so get no difference from roses, cinquefoils, etc. Octofoils, by the same CL, fall into the "multi-petaled flower" class, with no difference granted from gillyflowers, chrysanthemums, daisies, etc.
If we consider the septfoil as a few-petaled flower, this badge conflicts with Caid's badge for the Legion of Courtesy, (Fieldless) A rose Or barbed and seeded vert, and the device of Jehan de Lorraine, Vert, a rose slipped and leaved Or.
If treated as a multi-petaled flower, it conflicts with the badge of Theodora di Lupita, Purpure, a touch-me-not flower, slipped and leaved Or [Impatiens noli-tangere], and presumes upon the mon of the Emperor of Japan, (Tinctureless) A sixteen-petalled chrysanthemum.
Conflicting in either case, this badge must be returned. However, since permission to conflict cannot be obtained from a non-SCA entity such as the Emperor of Japan, we will give the submitter the benefit and consider septfoils to be few-petaled flowers affronty.
We thank Iago Boar for his analysis.
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Ouyang Yingzhao, Or, two squirrels rampant addorsed and a portcullis sable. There is 1 DC for changing the type of half the primary charge group, but no DCs for rampant versus sejant erect, nor for changing the orientation of 1/3 of the primary charge group.
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None.
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None.
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None.
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None.
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None.
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None.
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Pended on the March 2022 LoAR, this submission has been withdrawn by the submitter.
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None.
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None.
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This name is returned for conflict with the registered Messe de Skwirel. Though the designators are different, they do not count for difference per SENA NPN3C. We are left comparing the substantive elements Squirrel and Skwirel. As these elements are aurally identical, they are in conflict. Therefore, we must return this household name.
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This badge is returned for conflict with the badge of the kingdom of An Tir, Checky Or and argent, a horse's head couped contourny sable. There is a DC for changing the tincture of half the field but nothing for adding the flames.
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None.
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- Explicit littera renuntiationum -
- Explicit -
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