THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED:

* ÆTHELMEARC acceptances (to returns)

* Albertus Staffordiensis. Badge. (Fieldless) On a hurt conjoined in chief to a triangle inverted Or a demi-sun Or conjoined in pale with a crescent pendant argent.

SENA A3A2 states: "Forms of heraldic (armorial) display may not be used in fieldless designs unless they are uncharged and of an undivided tincture that we do not protect. Furs, even if blazoned using multiple tinctures (e.g. vairy azure and Or), are considered undivided. Charges that are considered forms of heraldic display include banners and flags, billets, cartouches, delfs, eggs, escutcheons, hearts, lozenges, roundels, sails, tabards, and triangles inverted." Under a strict reading this badge would be in violation of that restriction; however, such a result does not appear to be in the spirit of the rule, or recent precedent:

This badge was pended on the June 2019 LoAR to discuss whether the presence of the flames was sufficient to remove the appearance of the heart being an independent display of armory. It was the opinion of commenters that the presence, and especially the size, of the flames completely removed that appearance. [Naevehjem, Barony of, November 2019, A-Caid]

If enflaming, a modification not worth a difference, can remove that appearance then in most cases the addition of a secondary charge does as well. We direct Palimpsest to open a Rules Letter to modify SENA A3A2 accordingly.

* Beatrice Thistilthwayt. Name and device. Per bend sinister azure and argent, in bend two hounds statant respectant counterchanged.

The submitter originally documented Thistilthwayt as a constructed English place name. However, this is an actual location in England. Lillia Crampette was able to find the submitted spelling dated to 1546. Þorfinn Hund and Scolastica la souriete found the following earlier spellings: Thystelweit 1241, Thistelthwayth 1254, Thistiltuhat 1272, Thistelthueyt 1285, Thistelthwayt 1340 and Thistelthwait 1381. If the submitter is interested in any of these spellings, they may make a request for reconsideration.

Nice mid-16th century English name!

* Brienne the Scorned. Badge. (Fieldless) A saltire couped Or and overall a forget-me-not azure seeded Or.

* G{u:}l{s,}ah al-Zakiyya. Alternate name Agnes Ward.

Nice English name from the end of the 12th century to the end of our period!

* Gunther Grünbaum. Badge. Per saltire Or and argent, in pall inverted three oak leaves conjoined at the stems vert.

* Jason Teague. Alternate name Siólfr Arvikson and badge. (Fieldless) A sea-wolf argent maintaining a bottle vert.

The submitter requested authenticity for an unspecified time and place. This name does not meet that request as it is not authentic for any time or place. While an Old Norse given name may be registered with a Finnish byname provided the names are 500 years apart or less, as is the case here, such combinations are not considered authentic.

Nice cant for a given name meaning 'sea-wolf'!

* Jehan le Blanc. Badge. (Fieldless) A lilac blossom purpure slipped and leaved vert.

This badge does not conflict with the device of Lowri Amarawd o'r Maes, Or, a basil flower purpure, slipped and leaved vert. Examination of Lowri's device shows that the basil flower is a single blossom of four petals; there is at least a DC for type between few-petaled flowers affronty and multifloreted flowers.

* Julius Gautieri. Name and device. Gules, on a saltire Or a crab gules.

Though crabs (nor the closely related charge, lobsters) do not currently have a default posture listed in the Glossary of Terms, by precedent, "Spiders, turtles, crabs, etc., are all tergiant displayed by default." [Diana the Dreamweaver, 02/1981, A-Atenveldt]. Under our current standards we would blazon this posture simply as tergiant. We direct Palimpsest to update the Glossary of Terms accordingly.

Nice device!

* Karl Karhunpoyka Heikonen. Name and device. Per pale vert and azure, a boar's head couped and on a chief argent three escarbuncles purpure.

The submitter requested authenticity for Finnish. This name meets that request.

* Karsten the Black. Badge. Gules, on a chalice Or a mullet of eight points gules.

This badge does not conflict with the device of Daniel de Tankard, Gules, a tankard of beer Or, headed argent. There is a DC between a chalice and a tankard, and another for adding the tertiary mullet.

* Karsten the Black. Badge. Gules, three chalices Or each charged with a mullet of eight points gules, on a chief argent three mullets of eight points gules.

* Leonardo Capriolo. Alternate name Miles Harryngton.

Nice 16th century English name!

(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns)


* AN TIR acceptances (to returns)

* Beornwynn of Stanleia. Name.

The submitter requested authenticity for "10-11th Century Anglo Saxon". This name does not meet that request. We do not have firm evidence of the given name Beornwynn any later than the 9th century. In addition, the byname of Stanleia can only firmly be dated in this spelling to the 12th century.

The submitter might be interested to know that the bynames de Stanleia and æt/of Stanlea would be authentic for the requested time period. If they are interested in any of those options, they may submit a request for reconsideration.

* Diego de la Rosa. Device. Per pall argent, azure and purpure, a rose slipped and leaved sable and two bulls combattant argent.

Nice cant!

* Dreki Thoreson. Name and device. Per pale argent and sable, an arrow counterchanged between two wyverns respectant counterchanged vert and Or.

The given name Dreki follows an attested pattern in Old Norse of weak forms of animal bynames being used as given names. Other examples of this pattern include Brúsi, Galti, and Lambi. We thank Gunnvor Orle and ffride Morelle for their work on this item.

Thoreson is the submitter's legal surname. Kingdoms are reminded that use of the Legal Name Allowance requires supporting documentation (such as a copy of the submitter's drivers license with other PII redacted), or a proper attestation of either two heralds or one herald and another branch officer. Please refer to the July 2012 and June 2015 Cover Letters for instructions on how to create a proper attestation for use of the Legal Name Allowance. Fortunately, the required second attestation was provided after the commentary period closed.

Nice cant for a given name meaning 'dragon'!

* Edouard de Saverne. Name.

Nice late 16th century French name!

* Eyvindr Tyrfingsson. Name change from Declán Tyrell.

The submitter requested authenticity for "10-12thC Norwegian, Swedish or Icelandic". This name meets that request as it is an authentic Old West Norse name from Iceland circa 900.

The submitter's previous name, Declán Tyrell, is released.

* Georgei Dmitreev syn Kirill. Name.

The submitter requested authenticity for 11th Century Kievan Rus. We do not have enough evidence from this time and place to make an educated determination on the authenticity of this name. In addition, the given name Dmitri cannot be dated firmly until the 13th century, making it overall too late for the requested time period.

* Ref-Brandr Geirleiksson. Name and device. Argent, an ash tree eradicated vert and on a mount sable a fox's mask Or.

Submitted as Refr-Brandr Geirleiksson, this name was not constructed correctly. Prepended bynames in Old Norse are not found in the nominative case, which Refr is. The submitter indicated a preference for the spelling Ref-Brandr to correct the grammar, and we have made this change for registration.

Nice cant!

* Theodora van Zeeland. Name and device. Sable semy of musical notes, a spiral hunting horn Or stringed azure.

* Theodora van Zeeland. Alternate name Theodora van Hazelt.

* Theodora van Zeeland. Badge. (Fieldless) In pale a dragon sejant atop a tortoise passant vert.

(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns)


* ATENVELDT acceptances (to returns)

* Anna von Ahrweiler. Badge. (Fieldless) On a cinquefoil pierced Or a pheon purpure.

This badge was pended for redraw on the December 2022 LoAR to enlarge the piercing to improve its visibility. Quarterstaff provided new artwork which the submitter approved.

* Arnora Hauknefr. Name and device. Argent, a hawk jessed perched atop and sustaining an arrow fesswise reversed vert.

Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!

Nice cant!

* Aurora Faw. Alternate name Lisette Franc.

(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)


* AVACAL acceptances (to returns)

* Alric of Myrgan Wood. Badge. (Fieldless) In saltire two arrows inverted Or, overall a round buckle vert.

* Catherine Dancort. Device. Argent, a sea-horse azure between in chief two Catherine wheels sable.

Nice cant!

* Kolbera Varsdottir. Badge. Quarterly argent and vert, a fox rampant proper maintaining a panache of three ostrich feathers vert between two ancient coronets in bend sinister Or.

The submitter is a viscountess and thus entitled to display coronets.

(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)


* CAID acceptances (to returns)

* Adelwyn Atewattere. Badge. (Fieldless) A hedgehog rampant purpure its quills impaling olives sable.

* Drífa Reginleifardóttir. Device. Per pale azure and sable, a pig statant contourny argent.

The submitter has permission to conflict with the armory of Giuliana Salviati, (Fieldless) A boar passant to sinister argent.

* Edith of Arbroath. Badge. Per pall argent, Or, and gules, three natural panthers couchant sable, gules, and Or.

* Egill Sp{o,}rr. Name.

Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!

* Fiammetta Cesareo. Name and device. Per chevron ployé flory at the point sable and gules, a dragon in annulo vorant of its own tail argent.

Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Fiammetta Caesario, a timely correction was issued noting the submitter's preference for the byname Cesareo. As Lilie Ragged Staff was able to find evidence of this spelling, we have made this change for registration.

Artist's Note: Please draw the flory point larger.

* Gabriel Battaglia. Badge. (Fieldless) A sword inverted sable surmounted by a rose argent.

This badge does not conflict with the badge for the Armoured Combat Champion of Ealdormere, (Fieldless) A sword inverted sable surmounted by a trillium argent barbed and seeded vert. There is a DC for fieldless, and a DC for the difference between a trillium and a rose. We instruct Palimpsest to update SENA Appendix M1i accordingly.

* Jean Paul Papillon. Device. Per chevron rayonny purpure and vert, a butterfly Or and a bordure argent.

Nice cant!

* Oddbj{o,}rn kápa. Device. Argent ermined gules, an owl vert wearing a Norman helmet adorned with horns azure and a chief vert.

This device was pended on the December 2022 LoAR to redraw the ermine spots to extend the tails to match those found in period sources. Quarterstaff provided new artwork which the submitter approved.

* Signý skjótandi. Name.

Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!

(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns)


* CALONTIR acceptances (to returns)

* Adelaide Sarsfield. Badge. (Fieldless) On a martlet argent a fleur-de-lis sable.

* Deidra de Warenne. Badge. Argent, in fess a palm tree between two pink flamingos respectant proper, a mount azure.

* Elizabeth Daundelyon. Name.

Nice mid-15th century English name!

* Freydís máni. Name.

Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!

* Lena Sontag. Name and device. Azure, in pale a drop spindle fesswise and a wool pack argent.

Nice 16th century Early New High German name!

* Mabilia Pals. Device. Argent, an octofoil pierced, a bordure purpure.

This device does not conflict with the device of Regina O'Duncan, Argent masoned sable, a violet purpure slipped and leaved vert seeded Or within a bordure purpure. Per SENA Appendix M1i there is an SC between a violet, which is a few-petaled flower affronty, and an octofoil, a multi-petaled flower affronty.

* Mori Sadabumi. Name.

* Olaf gáli. Name.

* Reinhardt Barnsdale. Name change from Reinhardt Krug.

Though the given name Reinhardt is already registered to the submitter, they need not rely on the Existing Registration Allowance. Gwen Recorder found Reinhardt as a late period German given name found in FamilySearch records. Late period German given names can be borrowed into English per the February 2015 Cover Letter.

The submitter's previous name, Reinhardt Krug, is released.

* Rónán le Sauvage. Name.

This name combines a Gaelic given name and an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix via SENA Appendix C.

* Seán Huniman. Device. Per fess azure and sable, a bee Or and a lit candle in a flat candlestick argent.

Nice cant!

* Villa Frumentaria, Shire of. Branch name and device. Vert, a sheaf of wheat and on a chief wavy Or a laurel wreath between two towers vert.

Nice cant on a name referencing grain!

(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns)


* DRACHENWALD acceptances (to returns)

* Alays de Lunel. Badge. (Fieldless) In pale a musical note sable conjoined to a crescent Or.

Nice cant!

* Amy of Osgoldcross. Name and device. Sable, a decrescent argent and a ford proper.

Nice device!

* Anneleyn Cornelisse. Name and device (see RETURNS for badge). Argent, a domestic sea-cat purpure and a base wavy barry wavy vert and argent.

Commenters questioned whether the given name needed to be changed to the attested form Annelein. "German Names from Nürnberg, 1497" by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/german/nurnberg1497.html) shows Fritz/Frytz, Ullrich/Ullrych, Simon/Symon and Linhart/Lynhart; this is ample evidence of an i/y swap in German. Therefore, we may register this name as submitted.

* Ellisa von Styra. Badge. (Fieldless) A winged tower Or.

This badge does not presume upon the fictitious badge of Wulfenbach from the comic franchise Girl Genius. SENA A6D says, in part, "In rare cases, armory associated with fictitious characters and entities may also be considered important enough to protect, when both a significant number of people in the Society recognize the armory of the entity without prompting and the use of the armory of the entity would generally be considered by those people a clear reference to that entity. Only a few pieces of fictitious armory have ever been ruled important enough to protect." The Wulfenbach badge does not rise to this level of importance.

* Radulfus de Wiston. Name and device. Or, a domestic sea-cat, on a chief sable a decrescent and an increscent argent.

Nice early 14th century English name!

(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)


* EALDORMERE acceptances (to returns)

* Ealdormere, Kingdom of. Badge. (Fieldless) On a mullet of eight points Or a Gothic capital letter E sable.

Submitted with the association Scroll of Honour, that name is not registered nor is it a generic identifier. We have removed the association.

* Emer inghean Uí Aedáin. Device change. Per pall inverted argent, gules, and sable, two foxes salient respectant counterchanged and a triskelion of spirals argent.

There is a step from core practice for the use of a triskelion of spirals.

The submitter's previous device, Per pall inverted argent, gules, and sable, two foxes salient respectant counterchanged and a triskelion arrondi argent, is released.

* Helena Katerina Roero. Badge. (Fieldless) A magpie volant to sinister wings addorsed proper.

* Iustus de Cordoba. Name.

Submitted as Iustus di Cordoba, the submitter requested a 10th century Spanish name. The preposition di is Italian and not Spanish; in Spanish, the preposition should be de. Therefore, we have changed this name to the wholly Spanish Iustus de Cordoba for registration.

If the submitter prefers the Italian form Iustus di Cordoba, they may make a request for reconsideration.

* Jack Mungo. Name and device. Argent, on a bull's head cabossed between three roundels one and two gules a death's head argent.

* Juliana Scrivener. Alternate name Giuletta d'Angelo.

Submitted as Giuletta D'Angelo, the preposition di is not capitalized in Italian. We have therefore changed this name to Giuletta d'Angelo for registration.

Nice early 15th century Florentine name!

* Konrad Jaegersohn. Name.

Commenters questioned whether the byname was constructed correctly, as the word jaeger is normally seen as an occupational word for 'hunter'. Jaeger appears as a given name dated to 1611 in FamilySearch records and it may therefore be used in a patronymic byname. One way to construct a marked patronymic in German is to add the suffix -sohn, as has been done here. Accordingly, we may register this name as submitted.

* Rhys of Anglesey. Alternate name Umesaya Soukurou and badge. Argent, between two Japanese great waves in annulo conjoined at the base a Japanese plum blossom gules.

The nami, or great wave, has been disallowed as a charge since 1995 due to not being describable in European heraldic terms. The recent changes to the scope of the Society allow us to revisit such charges, and as evidence was provided of waves in period Japanese armory, we will now allow this charge. However, the dated examples show single waves drawn in a more naturalistic style. The only examples of two waves conjoined in annulo like the ones in this submission were undated, so use of this style is a step from core practice.

Nice cant on a name containing an element meaning plum!

* Rusalka of Kiev. Device. Argent, issuant to base from a house a pair of hen's feet sable, in chief three bells vert.

* Sciath ingen Chaennaig. Alternate name Maclun Brokker.

Nice mid-15th century English name!

* Skalli Wegg. Name.

Wegg is the submitter's legal surname.

(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)


* EAST acceptances (to returns)

* Aikaterin{e-} Hell{e-}nis. Name and device. Per fess azure and vert, a willow tree per pale argent and sable.

Submitted as Aikaterin{e-} ell{e-}nis, this name is not transliterated correctly. The underlying Greek word for the byname meaning 'Greek woman' has a rough breathing mark at its start; this mark transliterates as the letter h when it appears at the beginning of a word or name that starts with a vowel. We have therefore made this correction for registration.

* Alessandra Serena Renda of Gibellina. Device. Azure semy of edelweiss proper, a bordure argent.

* Andrea Noelle Báthory. Name.

Báthory is the registered surname of the submitter's legal spouse and used here via the Existing Registration Allowance.

* Antonius Hasebroek. Exchange of device and badge. Per pale purpure and Or, a pair of trews potent.

The submitter's previous device, Gules scaly Or, is retained as a badge.

* Berakha bat Mira v'Shlomo. Name.

This name uses the attested pattern for Jewish names of [given name] bat [mother's name] v'[father's name].

We thank Lillia Crampette for her extensive research into Jewish names and their patterns.

* Brigid nyn Thomas O'Neill. Device. Gyronny purpure and argent, in fess a domestic cat rampant to sinister sable and a wolf rampant Or, each maintaining a rapier, in base a Celtic cross counterchanged.

* Brigid nyn Thomas O'Neill. Badge. (Fieldless) In fess a domestic cat rampant sable and a wolf rampant to sinister Or, their tails intertwined, the cat maintaining a rapier gules and the wolf maintaining a rapier vert.

* Carrick Mac Seáin. Badge. Gules, five hearts in annulo points to center argent.

There is a step from core practice for charges in annulo not in their default orientation.

* Catherine Gray of Cumberland. Name and device. Purpure, a sunflower slipped and leaved proper, on a chief Or a triskelion of spirals between two birds volant respectant wings addorsed sable.

Nice late 16th century English name!

There is a step from core practice for the use of the triskelion of spirals.

* East, Kingdom of the. Badge for Award of the Rabbit in the Moon. Argent, a rabbit sejant erect reguardant and a bordure vert.

Nice badge!

* Eli of Bergental. Badge. Vert, on an open book argent bound Or in fess a compass and a carpenter's square point to sinister chief vert, a bordure Or.

* Elizabeth de la Claire. Name and device. Per bend sinister gules and sable, a caduceus Or and an owl argent.

Nice late 16th century French name!

* Emidio di Arquata. Device. Vert, on a chief argent a fish gules.

Nice device!

* Emine bint Yazid. Name (see RETURNS for device).

Nice 16th century Turkish name!

* Erasmus of Mountain Freehold. Name and device. Vert, on a billet fesswise argent a dragon couchant purpure.

Mountain Freehold is the registered name of an SCA branch.

* Fearghus mac Cailín. Badge. Gules, atop a tower argent charged with a sword inverted sable a vulture contourny Or.

Artist's Note: Please draw the vulture more centrally placed.

* Galefridus Peregrinus. Release of alternate name Taguchi Moronaga.

* Gareth Lockwood. Name (see RETURNS for device).

Nice 16th century English name!

* Grímólfr Skúlason. Alternate name Grímólfr Jarlsbani.

* Irys Tybote. Name and device. Per fess sable and azure, an iris slipped issuant from a mountain and in chief three lions Or.

The submitter requested authenticity for "a heritage of norman anglo saxon & norse, the flower 'iris' or another botanical name". This request was not noted on the Letter of Intent, nor was it noted by the close of commentary. Kingdoms are reminded that all authenticity requests must be noted on the Letter of Intent to avoid a name needing to be pended for further research.

This name does not meet that request. Neither name element is Anglo-Saxon or Norse. The submitter might be interested to know that this name is authentic for the mid-16th century in England.

Nice cant!

* Marcus Bowyer. Device. Vert, a wolf rampant argent maintaining a bow and a sheaf of arrows Or, in chief in saltire two swords inverted argent.

Nice cant!

* Margarette La Gantiere. Name and device. Argent, a winged domestic cat rampant reguardant and on a chief dovetailed sable three plates.

* Margarette La Gantiere. Badge. Argent, a winged domestic cat couchant, an orle sable.

* Margretha la Fauvelle. Alternate name Margaret la Symphaner.

The submitter requested authenticity for late 14th century England. This name meets that request.

* Marx Pauer. Name.

Nice late 15th century Early New High German name from Nürnberg!

* Marx Pauer. Alternate name Mordechai ben Pesach.

Nice 13th century Jewish name!

* Paidin O Laoghaire. Name.

Nice late 16th century Irish Gaelic name!

* Rees Ragnarsson. Name and badge. Per pale sable and gules, two hedgehogs statant erect respectant Or each maintaining a dagger crossed in saltire argent.

Originally submitted as Rhys Ragnarsson, the Welsh given name was changed at Kingdom to be temporally compatible with the Scandinavian byname. Commenters questioned why the name needed to be changed as Rhys appears as a header form in PASE. In this case, the submitter indicated a preference for this spelling during the commentary period. We are therefore pleased to register this name as it appears on the Letter of Intent.

* Rollant de Blois. Name and device. Per pale gules and azure, a bearded man arms upraised argent between five bees two, two, and one proper.

Nice French name circa 1300!

* Rosalie Jane Blackmoore. Name and device. Argent, two double-bitted axes in saltire sable between three roses proper.

This name combines a French given name, an English given name, and an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix via SENA Appendix C.

Artist's note: Please draw larger roses.

* Tómas Hamarsson. Name.

* Úlfrún Isólfsdóttir. Name and device. Per saltire azure and Or, four horse's heads couped counterchanged.

Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!

Nice device!

(to East acceptances) (to East returns)


* GLEANN ABHANN acceptances (to returns)

* Donngal mac Ronain. Device change. Per bend sinister bevilled sable and Or.

Nice device!

The submitter's previous device, Per bend sinister embattled sable and Or, in pale two lozenges Or and sable, is retained as a badge.

* Donngal mac Ronain. Badge. (Fieldless) An annulet per pale sable and Or.

* Fiachnae Ua Ruadháin. Name.

The submitter requested authenticity for pre-13th century Ireland. This name meets that request.

(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns)


* LOCHAC acceptances (to returns) (to pends)

* Alice Conning. Name.

Nice English name from the mid-15th century onwards!

* Darton, Shire of. Badge for populace. (Fieldless) A mistral contourny Or.

Nice badge!

* Darton, Shire of. Badge for populace. (Fieldless) A mistral contourny sable.

Nice badge!

* Decima Quintilia. Device. Azure, a tortoise and a bordure dovetailed Or.

The submitter has permission to conflict with the armory of Rober le Rous, Azure, a turtle and a base engrailed Or.

* Elizabeth de Burnett. Name and device. Per pale sable and Or, two pomegranates slipped and leaved and a thistle counterchanged.

Nice early 15th century English name!

* Fleur de Lys la Sade de Florentia. Name.

This name combines a French given name, a French descriptive byname, and an Italian locative byname. This construction is acceptable via SENA Appendix A and the lingual mix is acceptable via SENA Appendix C.

* Gwendolyn of Gwynedd. Name and device. Argent, a frog-headed pithon erect guardant wings displayed purpure within a bordure azure.

Gwynedd is the lingua Societatis name of the Latinized kingdom name Venedotia.

* Hareby, Hamlet of. Branch name.

* Olaf Gunnarson. Name and device. Per chevron gules and sable, two squirrels respectant Or and on a bezant a tree eradicated sable.

Nice 15th century Norwegian name; this exact name can be dated to 1473!

* Sherwater, Hamlet of. Branch name.

(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns) (to Lochac pends)


* NORTHSHIELD acceptances (to returns)

* Nyx of Darkstone. Name.

Submitted as Nyxdora of Darkstone, no evidence was provided and none could be found for the given name Nyxdora. Heralds at the Pelican meeting were able to find the English surname Nyx dated to 1581; this surname may be used as a given name via SENA Appendix A. The submitter allowed no major changes; however, with the explicit and enthusiastic consent of the submitter, we have changed this name to Nyx_ of Darkstone in order to register it.

Darkstone is the registered name of an SCA branch.

* Rhys ap Ismæl. Name.

Submitted as Rhys ap Ismæl Llygad Ryfedd, no evidence could be found for the descriptive byname Llygad Ryfedd 'strange eye'. As the submitter has allowed us to drop this element for registration, we have done so.

The submitter indicated a preference for 10th-11th century Welsh. They may be interested to know that the spelling Ris ab Ismæl can be documented solidly to the first half of the 12th century, and it is plausible earlier. If they are interested in that spelling, they may make a request for reconsideration.

* Takeda Shinjiro. Name and device. Azure, on a tortoise-shell plate azure marked four lozenges two and two in chevron inverted argent.

(to Northshield acceptances) (to Northshield returns)


* OUTLANDS acceptances (to returns)

* Alexander Okunski. Name and device. Per pale gules and argent, an eagle Or.

Nice device!

* Bele Steinseifer. Name.

The given name Bele was originally documented as Swedish. However, Ælfyn æt geate was able to find it in a German context, making this an entirely German name.

Commenters also questioned whether or not the documented byname Steinseiffer was evidence of the submitted byname Steinseifer. There is a pattern in German of swapping f and ff; evidence of this pattern can be found in a multitude of sources including FamilySearch (Pfeiffer/Pfeyfer, Stoffel/Stofel, Hoffmann/Hofmann), Brechenmacher (s.n. Seiffer) and "German Names from Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, 1441" by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/german/rottweil1441.html, surnames s.n. Rotenkopff). This is more than enough evidence to allow an f/ff swap in German names, and therefore we may register this name as submitted.

Nice 16th century German name!

* Catrijn de Cocq van Opynen. Name.

de Cocq is the submitter's legal surname.

The submitter requested authenticity for "11c-15c Dutch". This name does not meet this request. We could not find evidence of the element de Cocq in use during the requested time period; it first appears in records from the Netherlands in the last two decades of the 16th century.

The submitter might be interested to know that the name Catrijn van Opynen would be an authentic 14th century Dutch name. If they are interested in this name, they may make a request for reconsideration.

* Úlfr á Fjalli. Name and device. Or, a wolf rampant and on a tierce wavy gules a cross of Cleves Or.

There is a step from core practice for the use of a charged complex-line tierce.

Nice cant!

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* TRIMARIS acceptances (to returns)

* Arnóra Jorundardóttir. Name and device. Vert, in pale a fox couchant argent atop a pumpkin Or, a bordure checky azure and argent.

Nice 10th century Old Norse name from Iceland!

As noted on the February 2021 Cover Letter, there is no longer a step from core practice for the use of New World plants documented as known to period people.

* David Kaa. Name and device. Vert, on a sun Or a raven's head erased sable.

This name is clear of the registered David Cade via SENA PN3C2, as removing the ending d sound is enough of a change to qualify for this rule.

This device does not conflict with Kriemhild of Stonecroft's badge for the Compagnie du Dindon d'Or, Vert, on a mullet of nine points throughout Or a brown turkeycock's head erased proper. There is a DC for the tincture of the tertiary charge, and a second DC for the difference in type between a turkeycock's head and a raven's head.

Nice cant on a surname meaning 'jackdaw'!

* Katya vom Schwarzwald. Device. Sable, an arrow bendwise sinister inverted Or between two owls argent.

* Konrad Einholt. Name and device. Per pale gules and sable, in pale three eyes argent irised gules.

* Matilda Pettigrew. Name.

Nice 16th century English name!

* Raghnailt inghean mhic Sheáin. Name change from Raynagh Mac Shane.

The submitter requested authenticity for "16th century Irish". This request was not summarized on the Letter of Intent but was fortunately identified by Lilie Ragged Staff in a timely fashion. Kingdoms are reminded that all requests for authenticity must be summarized on the Letter of Intent to avoid a name needing to be pended for further research.

This name meets that request.

The submitter's previous name, Raynagh Mac Shane, is released.

* Snorri í Gr{oe}nafj{o,}llum. Name and device. Or, a chevron and in chief two ravens volant in chevron, heads to chief, sable.

(to Trimaris acceptances) (to Trimaris returns)


* WEST acceptances (to returns)

* Flóki inn írksi. Device. Or, in pale a raven displayed purpure and a helmet affronty vert.

This device was pended for redraw on the December 2022 LoAR to adjust the relative sizes of the raven and helmet to more closely reflect their co-primary nature. Quarterstaff provided new artwork which the submitter approved.

(to West acceptances) (to West returns)


- Explicit littera accipiendorum -


THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN RETURNED FOR FURTHER WORK:

* ÆTHELMEARC returns (to acceptances)

None.

(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns)


* AN TIR returns (to acceptances)

* István Gy{o"}ri. Device change. Bendy sinister and per bend indented azure and argent.

This device is returned for conflict with the device of Pariselle Chouet, Bendy sinister and per bend azure and ermine. There is a DC for changing the tincture of half the field under SENA A5G1a, but nothing for the change in style of partition lines under A5G1c as fewer than half the division lines have been changed. We direct Palimpsest to open a Rules Letter to add an example of this sort of change to SENA A5G1c.

(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns)


* ATENVELDT returns (to acceptances)

None.

(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)


* AVACAL returns (to acceptances)

None.

(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)


* CAID returns (to acceptances)

None.

(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns)


* CALONTIR returns (to acceptances)

* Syele Weimarin. Badge. (Fieldless) A sword inverted argent surmounted by in saltire a feather azure and a needle argent threaded vert.

This badge is returned for having three types of charge in the same charge group. By precedent:

[Considering a pair of rapiers in saltire argent surmounted by a rose Or] This device violates RfS VIII.1.a, which states that "three or more types of charges should not be used in the same group." Although the rose is technically overall, its size and location make it appear to be a part of the primary charge group. This problem has been previously discussed in precedent. For example, returning (Fieldless) A quill pen and a rapier crossed in saltire and overall a compass star all argent, precedent states, "[This] is a single group of three dissimilar charges, which violates RFS VIII.1.a." [Valentine Michael de La Fère, 8/91, R-Outlands]. Similarly, the rapiers and rose in this device are a single group of two dissimilar charges and are also co-primary with the frog, resulting in a primary charge group that includes three dissimilar charges. [Frederick Alton, June 2005, R-Gleann Abhann]

In the same way, the three charges in this submission are effectively in sheaf, and so are part of the same charge group.

* Torquil MacGruder. Device. Sable, in chevron a wolf's head cabossed between two stags combattant argent and issuant from base three wolf's teeth gules.

This device is returned per SENA A3b2, which requires that charges have good contrast with their fields. The gules wolf's teeth have poor contrast with the sable field. The submitter attempted to submit an IAP to demonstrate the use of low-contrast charges in similar designs; however, none of the provided examples match the submission in style and complexity, as required by SENA A4B. This submission has a complexity count of 6 while none of the provided examples have a complexity higher than 5, and even the most complex of the provided examples only has 2 types of charge while this submission has 3.

This device is also returned per SENA A3D1 for lacking clear charge groups: the wolf's teeth, which are blazoned as secondary charges, are drawn larger than any of the primary charges, blurring the distinction between charge groups.

(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns)


* DRACHENWALD returns (to acceptances)

* Anneleyn Cornelisse. Badge. (Fieldless) A peacock feather bendwise sinister proper.

This badge is returned for conflict with the badge of Rhys Penbras ap Dafydd, (Fieldless) A feather bendwise sinister azure. There is no difference granted between a peacock feather proper and a feather azure.

(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)


* EALDORMERE returns (to acceptances)

* Ealdormere, Kingdom of. Badge for Sovereign. (Fieldless) A wolf's head erased argent crowned Or.

This badge is returned for conflict with the badge of Dafydd MacDonald, (Fieldless) A greyhound's head erased argent collared vert. There is 1 DC for fieldlessness, but by precedent "collars on canines are considered artistic license and do not count for difference, whatever their tincture" [Helene Dalassene, February 2010, A-Ansteorra], so there is no difference for removing the collar. Also by precedent, there is no difference for adding the crown: "Without period evidence to the contrary, and because of the contrast problems inherent in the design of a crown on an animal's head, it does not seem appropriate to give difference for adding a crown to a charge consisting only of an animal's head" [December 2002 CL].

This badge is also returned for conflict with the device of Wulfstan of Lucerne, Per chevron argent and sable, in base a wolf's head erased argent, with a DC for removing the field but no others.

This badge is also returned for conflict with the device of Siegfried der Wachsame Kreuzfahrer, Per pale vert and gules, a wolf's head erased close argent, with a DC for removing the field but no others.

This badge is also returned for conflict with the badge of William of Hoghton, Sable, a grey wolf's head erased proper, with a DC for removing the field but no others.

(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)


* EAST returns (to acceptances)

* Emine bint Yazid. Device. Per chevron ployé argent and azure, two auks sable bellied and a horse rampant argent, a chief enarched azure semy of compass stars argent.

This device is returned for lack of contrast between the auks and the field. Though small details of charges are allowed to share a tincture with their background, these birds are close to half argent and as such have insufficient contrast.

There is a step from core practice for the use of compass stars.

* Gareth Lockwood. Device. Per bend sinister azure and sable, a sun in splendor and a hand in benediction Or.

This device is returned for conflict with the device of Ulli Könngott, Per bend sinister azure and sable, a mullet of six points and an increscent Or. As a sun is not substantially different from a mullet this is not a substantial change to the type of each primary charge under SENA A5E2, so there is only a single DC for changing the type of both charges.

(to East acceptances) (to East returns)


* GLEANN ABHANN returns (to acceptances)

None.

(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns)


* LOCHAC returns (to acceptances) (to pends)

* Brían dorcha ua Conaill. Heraldic title Shadow Herald.

This heraldic title is returned for conflict with Shadewes Company, a household name registered to Olaf Blodhøx. As the designators Company and Herald are transparent for the purposes of conflict, we are left comparing Shadow and Shadewes. As shadew is one of the period spellings for the word shadow, these words were pronounced identically by people in period. The terminal -s is only a single change of sound, and therefore not enough to clear the conflict per SENA NPN3C2. Therefore, we must return this heraldic title.

(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns) (to Lochac pends)


* NORTHSHIELD returns (to acceptances)

None.

(to Northshield acceptances) (to Northshield returns)


* OUTLANDS returns (to acceptances)

None.

(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns)


* TRIMARIS returns (to acceptances)

* Safiya bint Suleiman. Badge. Azure, a winged stag lodged Or attired argent within seven mullets of eight points in annulo and a bordure indented Or.

This submission is returned as this badge was already registered to the submitter in November 2021.

(to Trimaris acceptances) (to Trimaris returns)


* WEST returns (to acceptances)

None.

(to West acceptances) (to West returns)


- Explicit littera renuntiationum -


THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN PENDED UNTIL THE August 2023 LAUREL MEETING (OR AS NOTED):

* LOCHAC pends (to acceptances) (to returns)

* Dafydd of the Glens. Augmentation of arms. Per chevron azure and vert, a chevron cotised and in chief a mullet of four points argent, for augmentation in base on a mullet of six points argent a tree blasted and eradicated sable.

This device is pended for discussion on whether SENA A3D1b ("sword and dagger") is one of the rules augmentations are allowed to violate; though this potential issue was noted on the Letter of Intent it received little commentary.

This was item 3 on the Lochac letter of December 26, 2022.

(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns) (to Lochac pends)


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