NOTE: Batonvert states that "the Blackhawk" is consistent with period usage, and further research supports this. Animals were sometimes used as nicknames in bynames in England during our period.

NOTE: Nice heraldry.

NOTE: Excellent period-style badge.

NOTE: Excellent heraldry.

NOTE: Do you really want to identify yourself as a virago??

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: Draw the compass star bigger and the fess much wider.

NOTE: I have altered the patronymic to correct usage.

NOTE: A wheel is by default a "wagon wheel."

NOTE: Her old arms becomes a badge.

NOTE: Appeal accepted. An enfield proper has a red fox's head and forequarters, a grey wolf's back half, and yellow Hawks talons for the forelegs. This has poor contrast. Please color the enfield in the above manner and use a dark grey.

NOTE: See Aldred Colson for blazon of joint household badge.

NOTE: Very good heraldry.

NOTE: I have deleted the non-period hyphen.

NOTE: She retains the right to use the unaugmented arms.

NOTE: Chapé ployé enhanced is not period and therefore is not allowed. Use instead two points, as I have used here. The choice of Symond was unfortunate, as that put you in conflict with the infamous Simon Legree. (Legree is the "Cajun" version of Le Gris.) In order to register the device, I have removed this conflict by translating "le Gris" to "the Grey." This plus Bayard is then enough difference.

NOTE: This was a tough one. The appeal was well documented. I agree that "khan" is Arabic for inn or house, and that it was used as a name element in period. Unfortunately, "kahn" is also the usual transliteration of the Mongol title equivalent to king. The College was fairly evenly split on this question, being slightly in favor of the appeal. My decision is that khan may be used, but only as part of an obviously Arabic name and only in some form other than just "han." Thus one can have the period surnames Khansá, Kh n , Kh ni, or al-Khans , or the alternative transliterations of Qan, Cane, Kane, or Chan. (I would rather not see ha'n, as that will be confused with the Han dynasty.) (Crescent: Please pass this on to the Negra-Khan people.) With Abdur's permission, I have changed Khan to Khan-ad-Din, an Arabic faith name meaning "Inn of the Faith." This is acceptable, although it would be better practice to place it earlier in the name.

NOTE: This would be more medieval if there were fewer different kinds of charges.

NOTE: This was previously registered as a personal badge.

NOTE: Nice heraldry. Draw the chief much wider. The name as submitted violated correct usage. You cannot use the name of a Welsh goddess plus the place name "o Gymru" ("of Wales"). Also, no Welsh citizen would say s/he was "of Wales," but rather that s/he was of a particular place in Wales. I have therefore deleted "o Cymru." The use of just a female given name and a male given name does not appear to be correct period Welsh usage either. In order to register the nice device, I have therefore inserted "ferch" to make Dafydd into a patronymic.

NOTE: See Abdur (p. 2 above) for full discussion.

NOTE: I have corrected the spelling of Litebjörn. The phrase "of three Polars" makes no grammatical sense. Polar is an adjective, not a noun. If you want to be of the three polar bears, then say so. For the time being, I have deleted "af Tre Polernas." The gules and purpure has poor contrast. The fleurs-de-lys would be much better if they were of the same tincture.

NOTE: Draw the dragon with three toes. Four-toed dragons were reserved to the King of Korea and five-toed ones to the Emperor of China.

NOTE: See Abdur (p. 2 above). This name would be more correct in form if Daoud Khan-ad-Din preceded Mishwa.

NOTE: Kennson is a patronymic. The use of it as a place name ("of Kennson") is not a valid usage. I have therefore deleted the "of.' Kyle is his mundane given name.

NOTE: "Myriamme" is not a valid French variant of Miriam, so I have changed it to Myriam.

NOTE: "The Fleet of Foot" is not a period formation for a byname. I have changed it to the period of Fleetfoot. English bynames were a single (possibly compound) word with the possible addition of the word "the."

NOTE: The carving on the harp is a matter for the artist.

NOTE: Robert is Andrew MacEth's father.

NOTE: See Abdur (p. 2 above) for full discussion.

NOTE: This would be better with a second butterfly in base. As it stands, it is somewhat unbalanced.

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: Draw the roundel larger.

NOTE: A friendly castle has an open gate. The cat's face provides the necessary one point of difference from mundane arms.

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: The seal is in trian aspect. Draw it entirely affronty. The correct translation for "of the storm" is "aus dem Sturm."

Phillip Stuart of Silverhill. Per saltire azure and argent, a sun in glory gules, fimbriated Or, within a bordure sable.

NOTE: The fimbriation is somewhat complex and is really not needed. It mars an otherwise medieval-style device.

NOTE: Earl Kevin Perigrynne gives permission.

NOTE: Normally the entire laurel wreath should be visible. I grant an exception in this case.

NOTE: Please draw the line of division correctly. The dexter chief corner should be azure. The scaly was drawn wrong. Replace the black lines with sable crescents in the same interlocking pattern as the black lines. See the margin for an example.[DRAWING IN MARGIN, NOT SHOWN] When comparing two devices that consist only of fields, the requirement is that there be both a difference of line of division/partition and of the tinctures.

NOTE: Draw the chevron much thicker.

NOTE: The tiny ashleaf is too tiny a charge to be used in this way and mars an otherwise very medieval device. I have therefore omitted the leaf.

NOTE: I have deleted the hyphens, as they are not period usage.

NOTE: Good heraldry. The pennant on the ship should point to dexter, in the same direction as the wind is blowing.

NOTE: Hügel has an umlaut.

NOTE: Excellent heraldry!

NOTE: This could also be blazoned as tierced en pointe, but I dislike having an animal standing atop a line of division. (Standing atop a base is bad enough.)

NOTE: "Cedric" was a misspelling of the period Saxon name Cerdic and was invented by Sir Walter Scott, appearing first in Ivanhoe in the 19th century. I have therefore changed it to Cerdic.

NOTE: Draw the wreath bigger.

NOTE: Nice heraldry.

NOTE: Very good heraldry. You indicated that you wanted Isaac, son of Hugo, so I used the correct phrase, "FitzHugo." The phrase "de Hugo" means "of Hugo," as in a place name. Hugo is a given name and therefore not a place name.

NOTE: Draw the mascle thicker. (She is a duchess and has the right to use strawberry leaves.)

NOTE: "Von" takes the dative case.

NOTE: Draw the charges bigger.

NOTE: There is no apostrophe over the o.

NOTE: Good heraldry. Quill pens, like arrows, have their points down when palewise and therefore to the sinister when fesswise. Nicknames come between the given name and the patronymic. Since this was the form used by the submittor on her form, I have so changed the name.

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: In the SCA, when transliterating from non-Roman alphabets, it is and has been the policy to use the standard transliteration, as that way others can learn how to pronounce this form and those who already know the language will recognize the form and not be confused. I have allowed bas for bat and Levi for ha-Levi, but Tsvia and Zipporah are as easy to pronounce clearly as Ts’vee’a and Tseepora, and the latter are not consistent with period orthography.

NOTE: Name appeal accepted.

NOTE: Good heraldry. "Ulrich" is a given name and so cannot be a place name. I have changed it to Ulrichen, a place in Switzerland.

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: Excellent heraldry!

NOTE: With her permission, I have changed Morgillian-to Moira Gillian. Her friends can certainly address her as Morgillian, as that soft of contraction is period for informal address, but does not seem period use for a formal given name.

NOTE: Batonvert correctly reminds me that addition of a pair of cotises is and has been considered one major point. This plus the change from quatrefoils to star jasmine blossoms is then sufficient difference from Croad: Sable, on a chevron between three quatrefoils argent as many ogresses.

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: Nice heraldry. The correct Irish word for "from" is "na." Monadh is a variant genitive singular form of móin = turf, peat, and, by extension, boggy land. If you really want "of the hill," then use "an chnoic." If you want "of the pasture," then use "na Innilte."

NOTE: The badge conflicts by exact outline with James NiacClilurain: Sable, an owl argent.

NOTE: The badge conflicts with Towers: Sable, a tower Or and with Ellen of Neglamer: Sable, a conical-roofed tower Or ajouree in the upper sinister part. This really isn't period style.

NOTE: The badge conflicts with Frederick of the West Tower: Argent, a tower sable charged on its base with a cross Patonce voided argent. This really isn't period style.

NOTE: The Order of the Golden Dawn was a famous occult order (Aleister Crowley was a member), and you may not claim membership. Please choose a different byname. The device conflicts with Jean de la Grand' Anse: Azure, in pale a dolphin naiant argent and a sun Or.

NOTE: Many members of the College felt this name was silly. The badge is indistinguishable from an ermine field with a larger ermine spot. This conflicts with the famous arms of Brittany: Ermine. It also conflicts with the fieldless badge of the Wolf rank of the Cub Scouts: A wolf's paw print sable.

NOTE: There is no such thing in heraldry as a feather proper. Feathers come in varying colors, even from the same bird.

NOTE: Name unacceptable. I find no mention of Arins or -gaetir in my Norse references. Please send photocopies of the pages you cite for these, and for Nanna.

NOTE: Name and device unacceptable. Please document Talene as a variant of Taliesin. Send photocopies of the pages you cite. The device conflicts with the badge of Jehane de la Marche: Gules, a mace argent.

NOTE: This is too close to Jonathan Whitewolfe: Gules, ermined, a wolf rampant argent. Please get Jonathan's permission.

NOTE: It was the nearly unanimous opinion of the members of the College that Impellens Chartarum (Paper Pusher) is not consistent with period practice for heraldic titles, and that it is a joke submission. The appeal is therefore denied. I believe Silver Quill was registered for this position, so please warrant Lord Gustav as Silver Quill Pursuivant, as he does deserve a title. I see no need for a new title when there are already existing vacant, registered titles.

NOTE: The fantasy arms of Corwin of Amber (Sable, a garden rose slipped and leaved argent) are so well known in the SCA that I feel that the addition of a charged chief (a common differencing in period) is not sufficient difference in this case.

NOTE: The escallop violates the Rule of Tincture. Either shrink it down to be entirely on the cross or else make it ermine or a color such as sable, azure, or vert. otherwise, this is a very medieval design.

NOTE: This is overly complex for a badge. The knotwork of snakes is not period heraldic style. Without them, the badge conflicts with Alleyne de Spencer: Azure, a Snowy Owl perched upon a branch issuant from sinister proper within a bordure argent.

NOTE: This is landscape heraldry. It is not a period arrangement. Do not use puppies, as you cannot tell the difference on a device between a grown dog and a puppy. The young of animals were not used as charges in period. The charges are not in a period arrangement. The dog's legs vanish on the field.

NOTE: The badge conflicts with Smallbones: Ermine, on a pale sable a mascle Or (Papworth, p. 1007).

NOTE: This is not period style. The thistles are in an unorthodox arrangement. I do not recall ever seeing a period usage of an orle within charges in orle. The positions of the thistles imply that they are on a bordure, which would lead a herald to blazon this as Azure, on an inescutcheon Or a sprig of heather proper tied with a bow azure, within a bordure Or, semé of thistle blossoms proper. This involves a charged inescutcheon, which is not allowed. Drop the thistle blossoms, use a sprig instead of a bouquet, and turn the sprig palewise.

NOTE: Argent on grey violates the Rule of Tincture.

NOTE: This is too complex for a badge. It has five tinctures and four types of charges.

NOTE: This conflicts with Cassandra Boll von Bayer: Argent, a sprig of three bluebells azure, slipped and leaved vert, within a bordure embattled azure.

NOTE: The badge conflicts with Wendryn: Azure, a sun in splendour Or. At a distance the maces look like an unhappy face. The odd bezant is basically a variant of a sun. There is not enough difference.

NOTE: This conflicts with Barnaveile: Gules, a cross Or (Papworth, p. 613). The head is drawn mostly on the center of the cross and does not fill enough of the shield to change the cross from primary to secondary status. Therefore there is only one point of difference. Were the moose’s head drawn significantly larger, you would have a violation of tincture by having brown on red.

NOTE: Badge conflicts with Maria Teresa de la Peña: Vert, a rabbit rampant within a bordure argent.

NOTE: The device violates period usage for both Saracenic and European heraldry. Saracenic heraldry never used vert for personal arms, as green was the holy color. The scimitar and crescent are not in a proper arrangement for European arms. They should be in bend and the scimitar should be bendwise sinister.

NOTE: This is overly complex and has excessive use of proper. It is not period style. The roses are not in a period position. Placing an ordinary between three different types of charges is not good period practice.

NOTE: Name unacceptable. This is a joke name, which is not allowed. It is an obvious play upon Ronald MacDonald. According to the Crown Prints, he is also using the sobriquet "the Golden Archer." This is supported by the golden bow in the device. This is too much. The device is otherwise acceptable.

NOTE: This is too complex and not period style. Please simplify by using a simple pall gules between three crosses patee fitched at foot counterchanged, or some other, simpler version.

NOTE: As stated in the Supplement to the Rules for Submissions (1/16/82), you may not use gyronny gules and purpure, as there is not sufficient contrast.

NOTE: Although much better than your first try, this is still overly complex. Orles should not be fimbriated. The overall style is not period style. Please simplify. Try an argent orle. The lozenge fesswise is rather unusual. It would be more medieval if it were palewise.

NOTE: Blazon correction unacceptable. We no longer register tinctureless badges and so the tincture cannot now be dropped.

NOTE: Device unacceptable. Charges should not surmount flaunches. This is too similar to a chaplet of roses. Pansies come in many colors and so may not be termed proper without further specification.

NOTE: This name was returned in the July LOA&R. The arms seem acceptable, but would be better with two or three ogresses on the chief. The laurel wreath should be drawn more circularly.

NOTE: The name does not appear to be a possible period occupational name. In combination with the device, there is too much reference to the Grim Reaper. Many members of the College found this either offensive or non-period practice. Please choose a different byname, such as Bonefield.

NOTE: Thosonn might be a patronymic, but it is not a given name. Jeandorian is a combination of two real given names and so is not made up. Dorian is out of period and thus so is Jeandorian. The two swords should be in the same direction. The combination of per chevron inverted and a chief is not period style. The gules and purpure combination is a poor one. The whole result is not period-style.

NOTE: Device unacceptable. Having a stag within and conjoined to an annulet like this is not period style. The two mullets bendwise sinister are also odd and just add more complexity. Shrink the stag so it doesn't touch and expand the thickness of the annulet.

NOTE: The device is very unbalanced and is not a period arrangement. It looks like a cartoon of a wyvern juggling three balls. Put the hurts in chief or have the wyvern between them in pall.

NOTE: The device conflicts with Kemys: Vert, on a chevron argent three pheons sable, two of them pointing to the sides of the escutcheon, the other downward (Papworth, p. 489).

NOTE: This is too complex for a badge. Please simplify.

NOTE: This is identical to the mon of Hotta and Sakura in Simosa (MON, p. 65).

NOTE: Spanish does not have any word beginning with Ill-, so Illa'n would seem to be incorrect. Zarifa is a recognized transliteration of the Arabic word for wife of the Sharif, the ruler of Morocco. Zarifa is therefore a title, so it cannot be used. You could be Elena bint Hakim, although that combination is somewhat unusual.

NOTE: This is not a period heraldic arrangement. Those crescents are not drawn correctly. They should be fatter and more circular. The design is rather Moorish. Try something like Azure, in pale a mullet and a crescent within an annulet argent (assuming that doesn't conflict).

NOTE: The red kraken on the black field is color on color. A kraken differs from an octopus by having a long, pointed head.

NOTE: The stem and leaf of the rose violate the Rule of Tincture. Make the stem and leaf argent.

NOTE: The name conflicts with the Order of the Star in France and the Star of Merit in Ansteorra.. The badge is overly complex and appears to most of the College to have four layers. The dragonfly is too tiny a charge.

NOTE: Name unacceptable. The surname "di Borgia" was listed among the restricted surnames. It may not be used in the SCA, as it counted as a royal house in Italy, in addition to being one of the more infamous family names in history.

NOTE: This conflicts by identical outline with Ton the Traveler: Argent, a pilgrim statant to sinister holding a staff sable.