This device was pended on the December 2023 LoAR to redraw the chevrons.
Blazoned when registered in March of 2003 as Vert, a centaur passant Or blowing a horn argent and on a chief Or three acorns proper, we are clarifying the type of horn.
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Blazoned when registered in January of 2004 as Vert, a merman proper crined Or tailed azure maintaining a horn in his dexter hand and a trident in his sinister hand all issuant from a base wavy Or, we are clarifying the tincture of the merman and the type of horn.
Blazoned when registered in September of 2010 as Per chevron inverted argent and vert, a seahorse and in chevron two scimitars inverted and addorsed counterchanged, we are clarifying that the scimitars are in chevron inverted.
Nice Middle Irish Gaelic (circa 900 - 1200 C.E.) name!
Blazoned when registered in August of 1979 as Per bend Or, a morningstar sable, and vert, in bend two bog beasts rampant argent, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail. We have also simplified the blazon by removing in bend: the bog beasts are in the expected arrangement for two charges on the lower half of a field divided per bend.
Nice 16th century English name!
Blazoned when registered in June of 2017 as Argent, on a pile azure between two arrows in chevron inverted sable, a bat-winged chimera rampant contourny argent, we are specifying that there is a serpent's head at the end of the tail; our default chimera has a dragon's tail.
This badge does not conflict with Caid's badge for the Order of the Arcus, Azure, a bow within a bordure embattled argent. There is a DC for removing the bordure, and a DC for type between a bow and a bow with arrow nocked.
Nice badge!
Gisella's device is accepted as a badge by Iuliana.
Blazoned when registered in September of 1984 as (Fieldless) An annulet Or debruised by a morningstar bendwise sinister sable, hafted proper, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail and clarifying its tincture.
Registered in September of 1984 as Per chevron engrailed vert and argent, in chief two bezants and in base a lynx statant guardant proper [Felix lynx], we are clarifying that the charges are co-primary and removing the Linnaean descriptor.
The lynx in this armory is considered brown for contrast and conflict purposes, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A. See the Cover Letter for details.
Submitted as an arrow enfiled of a mascle knot, the two charges are actually interlaced. See the Cover Letter for more details.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a mascle knot.
The submitter's previous primary name, Rhiannon Kjartansdottir, is now an alternate name.
Artist's note: Please draw the fox's masks with more visible internal detailing to increase identifiability.
Submitted as Award of the Griffin's Egg of the Summits, this order name is not constructed correctly. A griffin's egg is not a reasonable heraldic charge; an egg is an egg is an egg. The submitter further provided evidence of the given name Griffin; therefore, we may register this order using the attested order name pattern of [personal name in possessive form][heraldic charge]. This pattern does not use the word the, nor do period forms of possession include an apostrophe. We do register apostrophes in forms that are lingua Societatis, but this allowance may not be used for given names. We have therefore changed this name to Award of _ Griffins Egg of the Summits for registration.
The submitter's previous award name, Gesellschaft von den Güldenen Sternen, is released.
The use of the possessive apostrophe-s in peacock's is a lingua Societatis form.
Blazoned when registered in August 1982 as Per chevron inverted argent and sable, in chief a death's head gules, in base in saltire two bardiches couped argent, the charge in chief is a skull, not a death's head as its lower jaw is present. We are also taking this opportunity to simplify the blazon.
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Blazoned when registered in December of 1984 as Per pall wavy argent, vert and azure, a wolf's head and an eagle's head both erased respectant argent, and in chief a wooden staff proper and a sword azure crossed in saltire, we are clarifying that all the charges are primary, and that the staff is not our default staff, but is instead a walking staff, with a rough outline that tapers to a point at the foot, and a round handhold on top.
This badge does not conflict with the badge of Lorn Mac Ewen, (Fieldless) The trunk of a tree couped sprouting three slips proper. Lorn's charge is considered equivalent to a tree. Thornbushes are a period charge, that don't appear to have ever been used interchangeably with trees, so we believe a DC between the two charges is reasonable. There could be the potential for visual conflict between a thornbush and a tree, but that is not the case here; Lorn's trunk is significantly visually different from this thornbush.
Nice badge!
Commenters questioned whether this name presumed against Bridget of York, the seventh daughter of King Edward IV. Using the criteria set forth in SENA PN4D1, this historical Bridget does not rise to the level that we require for protection. Thus, we may register this name as submitted.
Reblazoned in June of 2021 as Erminois, in saltire an axe and a morningstar both argent hafted of wood proper, overall a quatrefoil saltirewise slipped gules, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail.
Nice 16th century English name!
Nice German name for 1497 Nuremberg (Nürnberg)!
Reblazoned in June of 1981 as Azure, a snow lynx's head caboshed proper between three snowflakes argent [Lynx lynx], we are clarifying the tinctures of the head and removing the Linnaean classification (which, aside from no longer being used in blazon, is the classification for the Eurasian lynx, not the snow (Canada) lynx).
Blazoned when registered in September 1980 as Gules, in bend a jawless human skull palewise argent wearing a lobster-tailed helmet proper and a wing argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the skull and the charge groups. The wing is the primary charge, the skull is a secondary charge. We are also clarifying that the helmet is argent, and simplifying the blazon of the skull: a human skull is our default skull, and a jawless skull is a death's head.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the badge for the Shire of Arrow's Flight, Or, three arrows fretted in triangle purpure.
Reblazoned in December of 2010 as (Fieldless) In pale a hawk rising to sinister gules grasping in its feet a horn Or, we are clarifying the type of horn.
Blazoned when registered in November of 1989 as Argent, ermined gules, a morningstar bendwise sinister within a bordure sable, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail.
Submitted as Taghdan mac Briain, the given name contains a typo; the documentation provided shows the name as Tadhgan. We have therefore made this correction for registration.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1973 as Argent, a palmer, robed, hooded and bearing a staff, passant to sinister sable, we are clarifying that the sustained charge is a walking staff. This staff has a rough outline and a round handhold on top, unlike our default staff.
Blazoned when registered in June of 2002 as Azure, a camel rampant Or wearing a hat gules and maintaining in its mouth a bottle fesswise reversed vert, we are clarifying the type of hat.
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Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Iðunn Agviðardottir, this name contained an inadvertant typo. The submission form contains a marking over the letter o in the suffix -dóttir; we have restored it for registration.
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Blazoned when registered in May of 1987 as Gules, a staff palewise Or between two doves volant respectant in chevron argent, we are clarifying that the primary charge is a walking staff. This staff has a rough outline and a round handhold on top, unlike our default staff.
Blazoned when registered in May of 1994 as Azure, a bend sinister ermine between a candle and candlestick flammant and a Latin cross argent, we are clarifying that the candle is in the candlestick.
The submitter's previous primary name, Gaius Clodius Pugnax, is retained as an alternate.
Blazoned when registered in January 1987 as Sable, a bend dovetailed between a candle and candlestick argent, enflamed Or, and two hearts voided interlaced Or, we are clarifying the type of candlestick and that the candle is in the candlestick.
Blazoned when registered in August of 1986 as Sable, an owl displayed argent and in chief a staff fesswise Or, all within a bordure argent, we are clarifying the posture of the owl, and that the charge in chief is not our default staff but is instead a wand, a more natural-looking stick. Wands, as in this device, may have a few small leaves as an unblazoned detail.
This name combines an Old Norse given name with a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter might be interested to know that the Old Norse byname einhyrning 'one horn' would be temporally compatible with the given name. If they are interested in the name Freydís einhyrning, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Blazoned when registered in November of 2007 as Per pale purpure and argent, a boar rampant contourny maintaining a morningstar between three hearts, all counterchanged, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail.
Submitted as Kerwyn Cnoc a Mhadhaidh, this name is not constructed correctly. Gaelic locative bynames of this type usually have the main noun in the place name in the genitive (possessive) case when modifying a given name. In this byname, the noun that meets this criteria is cnoc 'hill'; its genitive (possessive) case is cnoic. In addition, the use of a in a locative byname is post-period. During our period, it was still rendered as an. Accordingly, we have changed this name to Kerwyn Cnoic an Mhadaidh for registration.
This name combines an English given name and a Gaelic byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter indicated an interest in a byname meaning "of the Hill of the Wolf". The submitted byname means "of the Hill of the Dog". They may be interested to know that the constructed Gaelic byname Cnoic an Faoil has the desired meaning. If they are interested in this name, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Nice cant!
Artist's note: Please draw thicker cornices.
Footwear is an exception to the rule that winged inanimate charges have the wings displayed by default; it is winged at the heel, with the wings addorsed.
Blazoned when registered in March of 2016 as (Fieldless) In fess a savage vert maintaining a wooden staff proper conjoined by his sinister arm to a horse passant gules crined sable, we are clarifying that the maintained charge is not our default staff, as it has leaves sprouting from it. This could be blazoned as a wand, but as a maintained charge that term would almost certainly lead an artist to draw a much smaller charge relative to the savage than is found in the emblazon.
Blazoned when registered in April of 2000 as Per chevron vert and sable, two crosses clechy and a chimera statant argent, we are clarifying that the monster is a Greek chimera.
Blazoned when registered in March of 2008 as Or, a staff proper, ensigned with a triquetra azure, sustained and entwined by a pithon vert, we are clarifying that charge here is a wand, as it has a more rough, naturalistic appearance than our default staff.
Blazoned when registered in September of 1983 as Azure, a candle and candlestick argent enflamed proper, between a dexter point ploye, a sinister point ployé, and a base argent, we are clarifying the field division, and that the candle is in the candlestick.
As noted in the O&A, Symond granted blanket permission to conflict with this device with one DC in March 2011.
Blazoned when registered in June 1985 as Per bend embattled sable and gules, in bend sinister two swords crossed in saltire and a death's head argent, a death's head is a skull that lacks its lower jaw. This skull has its lower jaw. We are also taking this opportunity to simplify the blazon as two types of charges on a field divided in two default to one type on each side of the line of division.
Blazoned when registered in June of 1995 as Azure, a pall inverted bretessed between two moons in their complement and a cap argent, we are clarifying the type of hat.
Blazoned when registered in October 1980 as Per pale sable and argent, a death's head jessant-de-lis counterchanged, a death's head is a skull that lacks its lower jaw. This skull has its lower jaw.
This badge does not conflict with the device of Cassion Jaskólski, Argent, a swallow volant, on a bordure azure in fess two pens argent. There is an SC for type between a swallow volant and a heron volant.
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Blazoned when registered in October of 1985 as Per chevron inverted argent and purpure, a candle in a candleholder counterchanged, enflamed gules between in chief two roses purpure slipped and leaved vert, we are clarifying the type of candlestick.
Blazoned when registered in December of 2001 as Per chevron vert and azure, a chevron raguly on the upper edge argent between two dolphins haurient Or and a candle fesswise argent lit at both ends atop a candlestick Or, we are clarifying the type of candlestick.
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This name combines an Icelandic given name and a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
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Blazoned when registered in June of 1983 as Argent, a chevron sable between two sprigs of rowan vert, fructed gules, and a lynx in summer phase sejant erect proper, perched on a horn fesswise vert. [Lynx canadensis], we are clarifying that the horn is a stringless hunting horn, simplifying the description of the lynx, and removing the Linnean descriptor.
The lynx in this armory is considered brown for contrast and conflict purposes, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A. See the Cover Letter for details.
Blazoned when registered in November of 1983 as Per pale gules and sable, a wolf rampant to sinister, maintaining in sinister forepaw a morningstar, enarched to chief, all within a bordure engrailed Or, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail.
Blazoned when registered in October 1982 as Per bend sinister sable and azure, on a bend sinister gules fimbriated between two double-bitted axes bendwise sinister, a death's head palewise, all argent, we are clarifying the tertiary charge. A death's head is a skull that lacks its lower jaw. This skull has its lower jaw.
Blazoned when registered in November 1989 as Sable, on a plate a bear rampant sable, all within a bordure argent, semy of death's heads sable, we are clarifying the tertiary charges. A death's head is a skull that lacks its lower jaw. These skulls have their lower jaw.
Blazoned when registered in May 1989 as Or, a raven sable between two flaunches gules, each charged with a human skull argent, the skulls lack their lower jaw. The standard blazon for such a skull is a death's head.
Blazoned when registered in August 1988 as Azure, in pale a death's head and two quills in saltire, all within a bordure embattled Or, we are clarifying the charge types. A death's head is a skull that lacks its lower jaw. This skull has its lower jaw. The charges in base are quill pens, our default pen, not quills of yarn.
Blazoned when registered in December of 1994 as Per chevron inverted azure and argent, a bear statant guardant and a morningstar chevronwise inverted counterchanged, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail.
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This device does not conflict with the badge of Temair ingen Muiredaich, Purpure, a fox sejant contourny argent within a bordure ermine nor with the badge of Yuri Murasaki, Purpure, a fox sejant to sinister maintaining a lily affronty slipped and leaved argent. In each case there is a DC for removing the secondary charge, and there is at least a DC between a fox and a tyger.
This device also does not conflict with the device of Sabine d'Orliens, Purpure, a cat sejant contourny argent in chief three fleurs-de-lys Or, the device of Isabella Hawke, Purpure, a natural panther sejant contourny between three hawk's legs erased à la quise belled and jessed argent, or the device of Siobhán ingen Tigernaich, Purpure, a natural tiger sejant contourny argent marked sable within a dragon involved in annulo head to chief Or. In each case there is a DC for removing the secondary charge group, and another DC for changing a feline to a tyger.
A stag's attire defaults to fesswise with its stump to dexter. When palewise, it defaults to having its stump to base. We ask Palimpsest to add this information to Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms.
The submitter's prior name, Kenda Óttarsdóttir, is released.
Nice cant!
Nice cant!
This device does not conflict with the badge of Dianora Lizabetta di Cellini, (Fieldless) A Lacy knot within and conjoined to an annulet vert. Though by precedent [Úna inghean Shéamuis, 07/2004, A-Middle] there is no difference between a Lacy knot and a Bowen knot crosswise braced with an annulet, there is a DC for fieldlessness, a DC for changing the tincture of at least half of the primary charge, and a DC for removing the secondary annulet from Dianora's badge.
This device also does not conflict with the device of Edana O'Donnelly, Or, a Donnelly knot sable. There is an SC for type between a Donnelly knot and a Bowen knot.
This device also does not conflict with the device of Elisabetta Camilla di Raffaello, Or, a knot of two hearts voided and braced to form a single cord azure. There is a DC for the tincture of the primary charge, and at least a DC between a knot of two hearts voided and braced to form a single cord and a Bowen knot.
When we registered the name Þeodric Ulfsbani, we offered this form to the submitter. We are happy to accept this request for reconsideration!
Submitted as a morningstar, there has been some confusion in terminology in our blazons, as a morningstar is actually a word for what we typically blazon as a spiked mace: a rigid weapon with no chain. The chained weapon is more accurately referred to as a type of flail. Going forward we will blazon this weapon as a morning star flail. Existing armory is reblazoned elsewhere on this letter.
Our last registration of this type of weapon was in 2015, so we take this opportunity to re-document this charge. The morning star flail appears to have been quite rare in period warfare, but examples can be found in period artwork, such as in the early 15th C "Livre des Merveilles du Monde" (BnF, Français 2810), ff. 245v and 253r.
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Blazoned when registered in December of 2001 as Quarterly Or and vert, two horns bells to sinister vert, we are clarifying the type of horns.
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Blazoned when registered in February of 2015 as Gules, a pall between three sinister gauntlets aversant bendwise argent each sustaining a morningstar Or, we are clarifying that the weapons here are morning star flails.
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Blazoned when registered in August of 2011 as Gules, a bear rampant on a chief argent three wooden staves bendwise sinister proper, we are clarifying that the charges on the chief are not our default staves, but are instead walking staves, with rough outlines that taper to a point at the feet, and round handholds on top.
Commenters questioned whether or not the given name could be registered, as the feminine Gaelic given name Éile is only found in Irish legends as the daughter of a legendary king and the sister of legendary queen Medb. Previous precedent prohibited names of purely legendary figures from registration [Bronach of Kildare, 9/2009, A-Trimaris]. However, this is inconsistent with the way that we treat literary names under SENA, which this precedent predates. Therefore, we explicitly overturn this precedent, and we may register this name as submitted.
The submitter requested authenticity for Old Norse. This name does not meet that request. While the byname stormr is plausible based on a pattern of naming people after weather phenomena in Old Norse, we do not have any evidence of this byname being used during our period.
Nice badge!
This device was submitted under the name Pipituna keramaus.
Submitted as Iustinianus of the Oxys Dromos, this name is not constructed correctly. The byname of the Oxys Dromos was intended to be a reference to the 'fast road', the Imperial Messenger Service of the Byzantine Empire, but no evidence was provided that it could be used on its own without the name of an associated office. In addition, the given name Iustinianus is Latinized; while Latin was still an administrative language under Justinian in the early sixth century, most names were either written down in all-Greek or all-Latin. The submitter opted to change this name to the all-Greek name Ioustinianos spatharios tou oxeos dromou (Justinian guardsman of the fast road) to solve these issues and move the name closer in time and place to the authenticity request of 6th century Byzantium. We do not have evidence of this byname construction as early as the sixth century in the Byzantine Empire but it is authentic for the ninth century. The submitter might be interested to know that the occupational byname diatrechon tou oxeos dromou would be closer to the requested meaning of 'imperial messenger'. If they are interested in the name Ioustinianos diatrechon tou oxeos dromou, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Blazoned when registered in November of 1982 as Per chevron Or and vert, in chief a morningstar fesswise and in base a sword counterchanged, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail.
Carillion is the registered name of an SCA branch.
This name combines a Gaelic given name and a Middle English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
the Debatable Lands is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Artist's note: Please ensure the dragon's tongue doesn't cross the nominal per fess line, so it is clear that the charges are co-primary.
the East is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Nice 14th century Norwegian name!
The submitter's prior device, Azure, a chevron inverted Or between three dragons passant two and one argent, is released.
Submitted as Sulicena _ Vassura_, the submitter requested authenticity for Romano Celtic Britain. Names in this culture do not use unmarked matronymic bynames; further, matronymic bynames are formed by placing the mother's name in the genitive (possessive) case. The name Vassura is in the nominative case. Making these changes results in the byname filia Vassurae, and we have done so for registration.
The submitter's prior name, Tiffan Fairamay, is retained as an alternate.
The submitter's prior name, Caoilfhionn inghean Ceallachain, is released.
Submitted as Taevis MacKinnon, no documentation was provided and none could be found for the given name Taevis. Bynames in Scots cannot be used as given names without evidence of this practice, and we do not have that evidence at this time. Nest Crane was able to find the English surname Tavis dated to 1610, which makes it suitable for use as a given name. As removing a single letter in the given name is the smallest change we can make to register this name, we have done so.
The submitter requested authenticity for Gaelic. This name does not meet that request. The byname of Coldwood is the registered name of an SCA branch. While this does not prevent registration, such names are not considered authentic.
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This badge was pended on the December 2023 LoAR for a redraw to increase the visibility of the ermine spots on the gryphon's head.
This badge was pended on the December 2023 LoAR to redraw the cross to match the cross of the same blazon on the submitter's device.
The submitter is allowed the use of a cross formy swallowtailed under the Existing Registration Allowance. We decline to rule at this time whether this cross would be registerable otherwise.
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Submitted as a-to-me-ja pa-i-ti-ja, we normally do not register renderings that include markings to indicate symbol boundaries unless those markings are used in general historical or contemporary contexts when names are written. The underlying symbols for this name are in the Mycenaean Greek writing system of Linear B. Modern transcriptions of Linear B use the hyphens to delineate where the underlying symbols are for each sound. As these hyphens would not have appeared contemporary with the time that Linear B was being written, we have removed them for registration.
Like runic alphabets, including Elder/Younger Futhark, Linear B does not have capital letters in its writing system. The October 2023 Cover Letter removed the requirement of capitalizing elements in Old Norse names due to the lack of capitalization in its writing system and inconsistencies in the capitalization of Latin alphabet documents transliterating that system. Following this guidance, we have left the given name and byname uncapitalized.
Nice cant!
This name combines a Gaelic given name with an Old English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice cant!
Nice Welsh name from the 13th century through the end of our period!
The submitter's previous primary name, Gwyneth ferch Aeddan, is retained as an alternate.
The submitter is a royal peer of county rank and thus entitled to display an embattled coronet.
The submitter's prior device, Or crusily, a unicorn passant sable within a tressure vert, is retained as a badge.
Artist's note: Please draw the crosslets in a size and arrangement that doesn't leave them mostly obscured by the other charges.
Blazoned when registered in March of 2014 as Argent, a gate and on a chief azure three mullets Or, we are clarifying that this gate is arched, and not our default gate.
Blazoned when registered in April of 2022 as Argent, a chimera rampant azure, we are clarifying that this monster has a scorpion's tail; our default chimera has a dragon's tail.
Nice 16th century English name!
Labels, when they are not primary charges, are assumed to be in chief.
As millrinds are often, but not always, found on millstones in period armory we consider them an artistic detail that are optionally blazonable and that do not count for difference.
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Reblazoned in June of 2021 as Argent, a standing balance sable bearing on the dexter enhanced pan a morningstar sable, hafted of wood proper sustained by a hand couped sable and on the sinister lowered pan a heart gules, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail.
The submitter requested authenticity for 16th century. This request was not noted on the Letter of Intent but was fortunately noted by Lilie Ragged Staff with enough time for commenters to respond. Kingdoms are reminded that all requests for authenticity must be summarized on the Letter of Intent to avoid a name being pended for further research.
This name meets that request. It is authentic for Tudor England.
The use of the adjective cracked is an everyday equivalent to the blazon term fracted. The visual arrangement of charges in inn signs is attested to the time of James I, where we find the inn Croskeyes (keys crossed). Therefore, we may register this household name as submitted.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1993 as Per bend sinister gules and azure, a lion sejant between three drums, a bordure embattled argent, we are clarifying the type of drum.
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Blazoned when registered in June of 1984 as Argent, a bend lozengy vert between a candlestick enflamed in holder and a mullet of eight points gules, we are clarifying the type of candlestick.
Nice late 12th-early 13th century English name!
This name combines a Swedish given name and a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Blazoned when registered in February of 1987 as Purpure, a morningstar chevronwise and on a chief wavy argent, three roses purpure, barbed, seeded, slipped and leaved proper, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail.
Blazoned when registered in January 1974 as Or, a bend sinister sable between a death's head argent, helmed sable, and a lady displayed issuant from base proper, vested vert, crined sable, we are clarifying the orientation of the skull. Skulls, and death's heads, default to affronty. Death's heads are skulls that lack a lower jaw. The skull in this device is in profile and has a lower jaw. We are also updating the blazon of the lady, as displayed is not a humanoid posture.
The submitter requested authenticity for Late Byzantine. This name meets that request.
This name combines a Dutch given name and an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Blazoned when registered in July of 1980 as Argent, a Lombardy poplar tree eradicated [Populus nigra, var-Italica] proper between two Gillyflowers [Dianthus carylophyllus] gules, slipped and leaved proper, we are clarifying the arrangement of the flowers, noting that the flowers are affronty, removing the Linnean descriptors, and noting that the tree is not eradicated, as it has only the expected amount of above-ground root showing.
The name phrase Heather Hall is already registered to the submitter and is used here via the Existing Registration Allowance.
The submitter's previous primary name, Marie Heather Hall, is retained as an alternate.
The puffins are about half argent and half azure, so are considered neutral. Morsulus is asked to note this in the O&A.
This name combines a French given name and a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice badge!
Nice late 16th century Venetian name!
Nice device!
Blazoned when registered in December 1980 as (Fieldless) In saltire a battle axe and a sword inverted proper, and overall a tower gules, portaled argent, the axe has an grey iron blade, not sable. For conflict purposes, the grey iron blade, and thus the axe, is considered sable which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A.
Nice English name from the early 14th century onwards!
Blazoned when registered in December of 1982 as Gules, in pale a lynx in summer phase rampant proper, and a mullet, on a chief Or three flames sable, we are clarifying that the lynx is the sole primary charge and simplifying its description.
The lynx in this armory is considered Or for contrast and conflict purposes, which we ask Morsulus to add to the O&A. See the Cover Letter for details.
This name combines an Irish Gaelic given name and an Old Norse byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice cant!
Blazoned when registered in May of 1983 as Per chevron argent and azure, three primroses, one and two, azure, and a candle argent, enflamed and resting in a holder Or, we are clarifying the type of candlestick.
Submitted as Brotherhood _ of Steel, this name presumes against the paramilitary order of the same name from the popular video game series Fallout. With five games in the primary series and seven spin-off video games (two of which contain the submitted name), six tabletop games, and a critically acclaimed 2024 TV series based on the source material, cultural recognition of the name Brotherhood of Steel is high. Millions of copies of these games have been sold; in the first 24 hours alone that Fallout 4 was available on the gaming platform Steam, 1.2 million units were sold. The popularity of this game franchise elevates it to the level of protection provided by SENA NPN4D1. Therefore, this name may not be registered as submitted.
The submitter requested that this name be changed to Brotherhood of Riders of Steel if required. This household name follows the attested pattern Brotherhood of [occuptation] of [place]. The occupation of riders is found as early as the 13th century. Steel is the lingua Societatis form of the Middle English toponym stile 'a set of steps over a fence'. We have therefore made the requested change for registration.
The submitter requested authenticity for Norse. This name meets that request as it is an authentic Old West Norse name from Iceland dated between the 9th and 11th centuries.
Nice 16th century English name!
Nice device!
Submitted as Zilia Serena degli Giudici, this name contains a typo introduced in January 2018 when the submitter's request for name consideration was processed. As the submitter is using the Existing Registration Allowance, the elements must appear as they are registered. When the submitter's previous name appeared on the January 2018 LoAR, it was written as Zilia del Giudici rather than Zilia del Giudice. The errata correcting this appears elsewhere on this letter. Therefore, we have changed this name to match what the registration should have been in the submitter's previous submission.
The given name Zilia is already registered to the submitter and used via the Existing Registration Allowance. The documentation for the element Giudice appears on the submitter's original request for reconsideration.
The submitter's previous name, Zilia del Giudice, is retained as an alternate.
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This device was pended on the December 2023 LoAR to redraw it on a standard escutcheon and to increase the size of the escarbuncle.
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Reblazoned in May of 1991 as Azure, on a scroll unrolled fesswise proper a candle and holder azure, enflamed proper, on a point pointed Or a quill pen azure, we are clarifying the tinctures of the scroll, the type of candlestick, and that the candle is in the candlestick.
Blazoned when registered in August of 1990 as (Fieldless) On a scroll unrolled fesswise proper a candle and holder azure, enflamed proper, we are clarifying the tinctures of the scroll, the type of candlestick, and that the candle is in the candlestick.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1986 as Or estoilly, an opinicus salient contourny, wings elevated and addorsed, bearing in its beak a morningstar, and a gore sinister all sable, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail, and that the monster has bat wings.
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Blazoned when registered in June of 1995 as Azure, a morningstar bendwise within a bordure argent, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail.
Blazoned when registered in January 1991 as Per fess gules and sable, three swords inverted in point Or, in chief three death's heads argent, and an orle Or, a death's head is a skull that lacks its lower jaw. These skulls have their lower jaw.
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This device was pended on the December 2023 LoAR to redraw the dog for better identifiability.
Blazoned when registered in April of 1976 as (Fieldless) An adder proper, its tail nowed, entwined in a gate Or, we must ruin the joke for the sake of clarity: the charge blazoned as a gate is clearly intended as an OR logic gate, and more closely resembles a window frame than our default gate (or a physical gate of any kind). We are unable to clarify the tincture of the adder, for which there is no defined proper. The copy of the emblazon in the Laurel files is only an outline so we cannot determine what the actual tinctures are. As adders in nature can vary in color from a grey/white and black to a gold/tan and black, this snake will conflict with either a primarily argent or primarily Or snake. Morsulus is asked to note this in the O&A.
Blazoned when registered in July 1994 as Or, a chevron cotised gules, in base a thistle gules, slipped and leaved vert, we are clarifying the tincture of the thistle. The leaves, stem, and sepals are vert; the petals (tuft) are gules; this is normally blazoned as a thistle proper.
Blazoned when registered in January 1974 as Per bend sinister sable and ermine, in pale a stag leaping sinister argent and a rose azure, the charges are not in pale. There is one charge on each side of the line of division, which is the default for two charges on a per bend sinister field. We are also taking this opportunity to blazon the stag's posture using standard blazon terms.
Blazoned when registered in March of 1978 as Azure, an English robin volant proper, we are clarifying the posture and orientation of the bird.
Blazoned when registered in September of 1973 as Or, a commedia dell'arte mask in profile reversed sable, hatted and plumed gules, we are clarifying the type of hat.
Blazoned when reblazoned in May 2006 as Azure, a brunette harpy displayed proper, the avian part argent, maintaining in its dexter talon a skull argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the skull. We are also taking this opportunity to reblazon the harpy using current blazon terms.
Blazoned when registered in September of 1973 as Sable, a cross of four ermine spots Or, in dexter chief a horn argent, stringed and lipped gules, we are clarifying the type of horn.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1973 as Gules, upon a chevron argent a morningstar with chain in chevron sable, we are clarifying that the weapon here is a morning star flail.
Blazoned when registered in March of 1978 as Vert, an osprey volant proper, we are correcting the posture of the bird; this is not in the standard volant posture, as both of its wings are raised. We also take this opportunity to specify the proper tincture of an osprey: they are mainly brown, with a lighter belly, head, and underside of the wings, with a brown "mask", and are considered brown for the purposes of contrast and conflict. We request Palimpsest to add this information to Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms.
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- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
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This device is returned for the use of a hexafoil, an unregisterable element under SENA A2B5. Despite the similarity of names, a hexafoil is not interchangeable with a sexfoil, and is not a heraldic foil at all. Though this artistic motif is found in period decoration, it does not appear to have been used in period armory, and doesn't fit the pattern of charges found in period armory, being more akin to the "Greek 'key' pattern or Celtic knotwork" referenced in that section of SENA.
This badge is returned for the use of a hexafoil, an unregisterable element under SENA A2B5. Despite the similarity of names, a hexafoil is not interchangeable with a sexfoil, and is not a heraldic foil at all. Though this artistic motif is found in period decoration, it does not appear to have been used in period armory, and doesn't fit the pattern of charges found in period armory, being more akin to the "Greek 'key' pattern or Celtic knotwork" referenced in that section of SENA.
This household name is returned for conflict with Blue Heron Pursuivant, registered to the Kingdom of the West. As the designator doesn't normally count for difference, we are left with identical substantive elements. Per SENA NPN2E, were the submitter to have permission to conflict with the registered item, we could register this item despite the identical substantive elements, but that is not the case here. Therefore, we are forced to return this name.
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This device is returned for conflict with the badge of Leon de Asturias for House Cinqfoil, Sable, a cinquefoil azure en soleil Or. An examination of Leon's badge shows it to be equivalent to Sable, on a sun Or a cinquefoil azure, so there is a single DC for changing the type of the tertiary charge.
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This device is returned for conflict with the device of Zoe Doukaina, Argent, on a crequier purpure in base a Star of David argent. There is a DC for changing the type of tertiary charge, but none for the difference between a crequier and a tree [Madhavi Dasi, 09/2019, R-Trimaris]. In both cases, the tertiary is placed where it would best fit: on the widest part of the tree. This is effectively a forced move, and therefore not worth difference.
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Brendan O'Moran, Vert, on a fess sable fimbriated between a natural tiger passant guardant and a harp three mullets of six points irradiated Or. There is a DC for changing the type of all the secondary charges. Under our current rules, we have to consider each of these pieces of armory as having a fess charged with another fess, which then has quaternary charges not worth difference. Revisions to this rule are currently being discussed on a Rules Letter, but even if those are approved these devices would still conflict; irradiation on a tertiary charge is too small a detail to be worth difference.
This device does not conflict with the device of Seán O Móráin (November 1996, via the East): Vert, on a fess sable fimbriated between an Irish Wolfhound couchant and a Celtic cross, three mullets of six points irradiated Or. There are separate DCs for changing both the type and posture of the secondary charge group.
This device is returned for violation of SENA A3D2a, which disallows more than two charge types within a charge group. By repeated precedent, most recently upheld in the return of the device of the Canton of Isenholz in October 2019, we have held that a charge and a charge within it are considered to be part of the same charge group when they are not in the center of the design. See the Cover Letter for more details.
This name is returned for a violation of SENA NPN4B3, which says in part, "Names may not contain a name element or group of elements we would consider presumptuous in a personal name...." We have previously ruled that the given name Serenity can be seen as an allusion to rank, as it is a title of honor given to reigning princes and other dignitaries as early as the mid-15th century [Serenity of the Isles, 05/2011, R-Caid]. As the substantive element Serenity has been ruled to be presumptuous in personal names, it may not be registered in non-personal names. Therefore, we are forced to return this household name.
This badge is returned for conflict with the badge of Eryl the beehyrde, Or, a bee sable. There is a DC for fieldlessness, but no difference between a firefly and a bee, and none for changing the tincture of just the tip of the tail.
This badge does not conflict with the badge of Fevronia Murometsa, Gules, a cockroach [Periplaneta americana] tergiant erect sable, fimbriated argent, nor with the device of Sheherezon Sequora Maximilian, Argent, a ladybug gules spotted Or headed sable. Versus Fevronia, there is a DC for removing the field; and versus Sheherezon, there is a DC for the tincture of the insect. In both cases, the insects in the registered armory have their wings entirely closed, so there is another DC for the posture of the primary charge. We decline to rule at this time whether any difference in type would be granted between these insects in other postures.
If registered, this would have been the defining instance of a firefly in Society armory. Fireflies are common in many areas where humans lived in period, so are an acceptable charge.
This name is returned for a violation of SENA PN4C. While we have evidence of the name Pipituna in records written in Linear B, she is clearly referred to as a goddess; she appears on a single tablet (https://linearbknossosmycenae.wordpress.com/2015/04/19/%EF%BB%BFthe-famous-linear-b-tablet-rapato-meno-the-priestess-of-the-winds-the-goddess-pipituna-knossos-kn-fp-13/). We do not have any evidence of this name being used by ordinary people in the period that Mycenean Greek was spoken. There is a pattern for the use of deity names in Classical Greek; however, this name for the goddess does not appear in Classical Greek. In our limited data for Linear B, we have only a single example of a deity name being used directly for an ordinary human, Dionysus; however, this name could also be considered as a theophoric name based on the god Zeus. Without evidence of the prototheme and deuterotheme of the name Pipituna used in the same way, or evidence that this goddess was known by this name in Classical Greek, we can only consider it as the name of a goddess and a claim to powers. Therefore, we are forced to return this name at this time.
This name is returned for incorrect construction. There are two possible patronymic bynames that can be formed from the given name Bjarnvarðr; Bjarnvarðarson (9th-11th centuries) and Bjarnvarðsson (11th century through the end of our period). We would simply drop the letter r, as that is the smallest change we could make to register this name, but the submitter allows no changes. Therefore, we are forced to return this name.
This device is returned for having an undocumented arrangement of charges. Precedent says, "Properly drawn, a pile (inverted or not) should not have room for a charge between its point and the opposite edge of the shield." [Magnús h{o,}ggvandi, 10/2007, R-Gleann Abhann] No evidence was provided, and none could be found, that would support overturning this precedent. The pile is much too narrow to consider this as a per chevron division, which change would avoid this style problem.
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This device is returned for poor contrast under SENA A3B4a. The maintained sun does not have good contrast with the field.
This badge is returned for voiding a secondary charge. Per SENA A3C: "Voiding and fimbriation may only be used with ordinaries or simple geometric charges when they are part of a primary charge group. Peripheral ordinaries may not be voided or fimbriated, nor may other secondary, tertiary, or overall charges."
This device is returned for the use of a disallowed charge, the ball-peen hammer. Precedent says:
The ball-peen hammer seems never to have been documented as a period heraldic charge. Bruce Batonvert notes that a hammer with rounded striking surfaces -- what we might call a ball-peen hammer, but blazoned a spoon-hammer -- is found in Randall Holme's 1688 Academy of Armory, but further notes a lack of examples of anything earlier.
Therefore, while we are accepting this submission, the use of this hammer by a future submitter will require documentation. [Etienne Fevre, 07/2021, A-Drachenwald]
As no such documentation was provided, this device must be returned.
We confirm that the default orientation for hammers is palewise, head to chief, striking surface to dexter. For hammers with two different striking surfaces, such as the ones in this submission, the larger of the two faces dexter. Thor's hammers are the exception, and default to head to base. We ask Palimpsest to update Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms with this information.
This badge is returned for offense, per SENA A7B1: "Armory which includes pornographic or scatological references will not be registered."
Some commenters argued that books such as 'Everyone Poops', the poop emoji, and signs with cartoon images of dogs in their distinctive defecating posture show that scatological references are no longer offensive to the general population. What this argument doesn't address is that offense is a matter of context and degree as much as it is of type. The contexts of potty training, casual communications, and responsible pet ownership are very different than the context of armory; we would not register a pile of excrement as a charge, no matter how well documented it was. A bonnacon takes that offense one step further: despite the sanitized image presented in this submission, the bonnacon's only notable feature is that it defends itself with a weaponized spray of feces. This is violently scatological, and has no place in Society armory.
This device is returned for using an undocumented pattern of charges on the field. The pattern "A primary charge group, with sustained or maintained secondary charges, with a separate secondary group, and a peripheral ordinary, with a tertiary charge group on any ordinaries" does not appear in SENA Appendix J, so must be documented to be registerable.
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This device is returned for use of a non-standard escutcheon. This device was pended on the December 2023 LoAR to redraw it on a standard escutcheon; as the submitter has not accepted the redraw we must return the original submission.
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- Explicit littera renuntiationum -
This order name is pended to await the finalization of the Rules Letter dated January 31, 2024, which evaluates the level of protection offered to Society-wide orders. Under current standards, this presumes against the Order of the Rose; it will not presume if the proposed changes are accepted. This name will be decided at the same time that letter appears on a published Cover Letter.
This was item 13 on the An Tir letter of December 23, 2023.
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This badge is pended to redraw the wreath as more clearly entwined. As submitted, this design blurs the line between within and conjoined, overall, and entwined.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star.
This was item 5 on the Lochac letter of December 30, 2023.
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This device is pended to redraw the siren in a period fashion. As noted in the acceptance of the device of Caterina Siren in July of 2021, "Siren is an alternative term for mermaid, and the two terms are interchangeable and synonymous". Mermaids in period armory were drawn with a fully human torso, arms, and head; the one in this submission is scaled over her entire body, has fins on her arms, and has a distinctly non-human face.
FIXME for/from Emma; please leave this note until final :) : on PfR letter, don't forget disposition: Vert, an open scroll and on a chief embattled Or four hearts vert to be retained as a badge.
This was item 28 on the Middle letter of December 23, 2023.
This augmentation of arms is pended to redraw the siren in a period fashion. As noted in the acceptance of the device of Caterina Siren in July of 2021, "Siren is an alternative term for mermaid, and the two terms are interchangeable and synonymous". Mermaids in period armory were drawn with a fully human torso, arms, and head; the one in this submission is scaled over her entire body, has fins on her arms, and has a distinctly non-human face.
This was item 29 on the Middle letter of December 23, 2023.
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