NOTE: The heraldic leopard was just a lion passant guardant, so the heads are the same. I have therefore called this a lion's head.

NOTE: This was passed in 1972 but was improperly dropped when his name was changed. He is dropping his other badge of Argent, a wasp displayed palewise sable.

NOTE: Draw the skull larger.

NOTE: Adjectives must agree with the nouns they modify in language (Rules for Submissions VI.2). Gaard is Afrikaans, which language is out of period. I have therefore changed it to Guard. (You could also have Gard. Let me know if you prefer the latter.)

NOTE: This would be better if the gate were a color instead of proper. When a group goes defunct there is no one who can give permission for conflicts, just as is the case when a member leaves the SCA or dies. Permission is always assumed to be denied unless actually given in writing.

NOTE: Brigantia says that thalassa is the correct formation, as you already have the word "of."

NOTE: Fyrd is Anglo-Saxon for the peasant levy.

NOTE: Hirth (warriors) is Norse. Huscarls was more consistent.

NOTE: Nice heraldry. Crag is not a valid given name. It is a word that became a local byname which led to the surname Craig which led to the modern, non-period given name Craig. Since Craig is his mundane given name, I have changed Crag to Craig.

NOTE: Draw the compass stars bigger.

NOTE: The submitted name does not follow proper Welsh naming practice. As Tirion is the name of a city, it can only be used as a given name in the SCA if the submittor submits copies of documentation proving that Tirion was a period Welsh given name. I cannot find either Sêrduedd or Etewyn in the Collins-Spurrell Welsh Dictionary. Either change to a new name or else submit sufficient photocopies of references to show that the name is correctly formed in Welsh and in period. In order to register the device, I have used the holding name of Donna of Three Rivers.

NOTE: "De le" contracts to "du." I dropped "Etienne" to avoid conflicting with Guillaume Etienne du Vexin.

NOTE: Brigantia says the correct Dutch spelling is Dijk, not Dyke.

NOTE: The period Norse form is Kristen. Kirsten is modern Swedish. Neither Oran nor Orana is listed in Geirr Bassi's Old Norse Name. Oran does not appear to be a Russian male name. (Not all feminine Russian names had masculine counterparts.) The phrase "s'Ruyan Steppya" does not appear to be a valid Russian construction. Please document every element, including photocopies and the Cyrillic spelling you are trying to transliterate, or else choose a different name. Kristen does not appear to have been adopted into Russian, as it does not appear in lists of Russian names. In order to register the device, I have used the holding name of Kristen of Spinning Winds.

NOTE: This is poor style and is still rather reminiscent of a Grateful Dead cover or a biker emblem. It would be much better without the skull.

NOTE: Good heraldry. In the SCA, windmills will have their sails saltirewise by default, which is the position indicating the windmill is in working order. Crosswise sails must be so specified and imply that the windmill is not in working order.

NOTE: There is no W in Norse. The Norse word for "wild",is "vill." I do not find "don" or "rolf" in my Norse dictionary. I have therefore deleted Wildenrolf. Please document its translation. (The use of a masculine nickname of this type would have been very unusual for a Norse woman in period.)

NOTE: If you want a savage's head, you'll have to put a wreath of leaves on his head.

NOTE: The h correctly attaches to the final word.

NOTE: Classic heraldry A pale between two identical charges! Clear evidence that simple arms with ordinaries are still possible.

NOTE: This would be much better if the sails were saltirewise (which would also mean the windmill was working) and the laurel wreath were in chief.

NOTE: You cannot use a mundane surname or place name as a household name.

NOTE: It would still be better if it were balanced with another tree.

NOTE: You should be aware of the Masonic Order of De Molay for young boys. As women could not belong, I will accept this name, but it would be better if you chose a different town.

NOTE: Draw the charges bigger.

NOTE: This would be more medieval with only three crosses on the chief.

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: Nice heraldry. Draw the bear larger.

NOTE: It would be better practice to register Maria as your formal name and have friends call you Mariette, but this is acceptable, as French diminutive endings (-ette, -ot) were used in England in period and such formations often became independent names.

NOTE: Nice device.

NOTE: Mjothvitner in this case is used as an epithet and thus seems acceptable.

NOTE: Nice heraldry. Lady Rachel passed away while her device was in process. We commend her design and extend our condolences to her lord, Sir Alrick von Baeker. For those who do not know, we add the term "deceased" in the Armorial to the names of those members who have passed away so that nobody will trouble their next of kin trying to get permission to conflict with their arms. Arms of deceased members will be fully protected so long as the SCA College of Arms shall endure. If anyone knows of members who have passed away and who are not so NOTED in the Armorial, please inform my office.

NOTE: The previous badge should also be a badge for House Utfara.

NOTE: Syad is not in my Turkish dictionary and no documentation was provided in the forms or the LoI, so I have deleted ibn Syad. The initial combination sy- did not occur in the Turkish dictionary at all. Please document syad if you want it included.

NOTE: Good heraldry. The name is not identical to his mundane name and is thus acceptable.

NOTE: This is being changed from a badge to a device and reblazoned. Please draw the dragon larger.

NOTE: Excellent heraldry!

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: Excellent heraldry!

NOTE: Draw the wolf as correctly salient. Mistress Eriod of Eire says that the correct translation of "light of the fire" is not "Ard-anTeine," but rather "Solas na Tine." Ard na Tine (the correct spelling of what you had) means "height (or hill) of the fire." (In Old Irish it would be "Ard na Tened.") I have corrected to the Modern Irish spelling, as that is closest to what you submitted. If you would like one of the other two versions, let me know.

NOTE: Good heraldry. "Von dem Ans-pah" does not appear to be valid German usage. The use of dem would imply you lived in the creek itself, and so I have deleted it. The town of Ansbach has spelled its name that way since at least 1221. Pending better documentation of Ans-pah, I have used Ansbach.

NOTE: Batonvert states that the correct patronymic form is Aradottir.

NOTE: Good heraldry. Dovetailed, while out of period heraldically, is allowed in the SCA because as a design pattern it was known to the Greeks and it seemed consistent with other lines of division and distinguishable from them.

NOTE: Excellent heraldry!

NOTE: Draw the castles larger.

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: The preposition ni’ aspirates the following consonant.

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: The byname "the Bane" with no modifier has the implication that Ian is a general bane to all, i.e., a murderer, plague carrier, or other sort of bane. I suggest either changing to Ian Bane (Bane is a Scottish surname) or Ian O'Dowd, or even Ian Bane O'Dowd.

NOTE: You cannot use the name of a deity along with the major symbol or aspect of that deity in the device. Diana is the goddess of the moon and there is a moon in the device. Nemea was the region where Heracles slew the Lion of Nemea, and was also the location of the Nemean Games, which were dedicated to Zeus. Artemis, the Greek equivalent of Diana and the daughter of Zeus, was strongly associated with this region. Thus the combination of Diana and Nimaia is too much. Nimaia can also be looked at as ni Maia, and Maia was the Roman goddess of spring and fertility. In order to register the device, I have used as a holding name Kathleen of South Downs. The device is very nice heraldry.

NOTE: The College was divided on this name. I will register it, but I find it very inappropriate. Why not use a positive symbol instead of a double negative, and call it the Order of the Fleam? The badge bears no relationship to the name of the order.

NOTE: The medieval usage of the white shield denotes that the bearer is (1) an inexperienced fighter who has yet performed no deeds of valor, (2) in disguise for heroic or not-so-heroic purposes, or (3) a low-level mercenary. This is not really appropriate for the stated purpose of this order.

NOTE: Good heraldry. No documentation was given for Mery, which is not in Withycombe, so I have changed it to Mary. This was not previously approved, contrary to the LoI's statement.

NOTE: Good heraldry. There is no V in Welsh, so I changed Myvanwi to Myfanwy.

NOTE: Classic heraldry.

NOTE: Put the lyre in sinister base, as that is the period position for this situation.

NOTE: This is rather modern in design and therefore poor usage, although it is balanced.

NOTE: Good heraldry. I have separated Wolf from Dietrich because the compound is not a valid German name formation.

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: A bordure nebuly was not a standard mark of cadency, so this badge is acceptable and not in conflict with Jordin: Gules, a tau cross argent.

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: Etoile has only one L.

NOTE: Thalia was the Muse of Comedy and the daughter of Zeus. The Hebrew name Taliah was coined in the first part of this century. Thus Thalia is not acceptable. The symbol of the Mafia, based in Sicily, is the Black Hand shown with palm open. Salerno is near Sicily, so the combination di Salerno of the Black Palm implies membership in the Mafia, which I am sure you do not wish to imply. Try "of the Black Palm Leaf" or something similar. In order to register the nice device, I will substitute her mundane given name of Naila for Thalia and delete "of the Black Palm."

NOTE: Bh is pronounced like V in vat.

NOTE: Helms face dexter by default. If they face forward, they are affronty. Bhan means white, not fair. This is nice, simple heraldry.

NOTE: Good heraldry.

NOTE: The device is classic heraldry and clear proof that simple arms are still possible. The correct Gaelic for crag is carraig. (St. John is her mundane surname.)

NOTE: The badge conflicts with Bearengar hinn Raudi: Gules, a hammer bendwise argent', and with Marteau de Forgeron: Quarterly gules and Or, a warhammer bendwise sable. Both of these were registered before this badge was originally submitted. I suggest that Abdur write to them and ask permission. The household name is not correct Latin. The correct Latin for woolly is lanatum. Abatia is an acceptable variant of Abbatia, although the latter would be better. Equites was the medieval vernacular for knight. Please consult with a Latin scholar to correct the name.

NOTE: The arms conflicts with Juelsminde: Per pale azure and argent, an anchor between two sprigs counterchanged (Rietstaap).

NOTE: Wings conjoined have the tips in chief and look like capital U. Wings in lure that the tips down, like an upset capital U. This conflicts with the seal of the Sable Swan Herald: A pair of swan's wings conjoined surmounted by a pair of straight trumpets in saltire, bells in chief.

NOTE: Antlers are white or light yellow-brown. In either case, there isn't enough contrast against argent. A massacre has the scalp as well. The bow is drawn as a modern bow, and the resulting thin lines vanish at a distance. I suggest making the attires and bow sable and drawing the attires with scalp and the bow as a period longbow (with a thicker shaft).

NOTE: We did not receive the forms for Pavel and so we cannot process it. Without a picture I can't tell if the wren has enough contrast. It should be blazoned as a wren close. Please document Iousivich as the correct spelling for son of Joseph in Russian.

NOTE: This is too complex for a badge. Why do you need two household badges?

NOTE: Device, appeal denied. Chevrons in fess that are not couched are not illegal, but are unusual. Adding in the fimbriation, lack of contrast between gules and purpure, the many gouttes, and the fact that the gouttes are palewise, plus the fact that you want to call these gouttes "flames" all adds up to the effect of non-period style and excessive complexity.

NOTE: This is overly complex. I will accept the proposed German line of division as "per fess with a left step" (the translation of the German blazon given on P. 100 in Woodward’s). Continental usages can be adopted on a case-by-case basis, and their use must still conform to our standards of simplicity as to acceptable complexity. This device, however, has six charges, a non-standard line of division, and has the charges crammed into non-standard positions. The sword obscures the line of division. Please simplify.

NOTE: The device conflicts with Selene of the Northern Woods: Sable, a caltrop Or.

NOTE: The device conflicts with Vashti Brianna: Vert, a crescent and on a chief Or three crescents vert. (The dragon's body is in a crescent-like curve.)

NOTE: Monsho states that, as your own documentation shows, Ino and Ogami are both surnames. You do not have a given name. The fact that a number of given names beginning with Yoshi- were also surnames does not mean that all surnames can be used as given names. The device violates Japanese heraldic usage, as it has three tinctures. It should be all black and white. Monsho says further that a single butterfly within an annulet was always in profile, while a single butterfly displayed was used alone, not within an annulet. The device and badge are essentially the same by Japanese standards.

NOTE: See comment under device.

NOTE: The badge conflicts with Montmollin: Sable, a windmill argent (Rietstaap). The extra annulet connecting the wings is confusing. Is it part of the windmill or an added charge, which would result in four layers? It makes the windmill look like a Celtic cross.

NOTE: Most of the College felt this was too close to Kendra’s device, even with permission. There has to be at least one major point of difference. Inverting the sword is a minor point. This sort of mirror-imaging counts in this case as a minor point. The two minor points do not in this case add up to a major point. People will be unable to remember which is which. I suggest Kendra use two unicorn's heads and Lupus two wolf's heads.

NOTE: If this is a branch, then Confederation is not an approved branch designation. There is no laurel wreath on the arms. If this is not a branch, then the College needs to decide whether to register such confederations of branches and register badges to them. What is the exact status and purpose of this confederation? The charge in base is not drawn as a triple-peaked mountain but rather as a nondescript mountain range, which is not heraldic.

NOTE: Arms changed denied. What is drawn on the chief is not a laurel wreath, but rather two laurel branches overlapped. Redraw as one or more standard palewise laurel wreaths. Three would look nice.

NOTE: The arms conflict with the arms of the Barony of Atenveldt: Argent, a laurel wreath enflamed proper within a bordure gules. I suggest you ask the Baron for permission.

NOTE: Placing a long object bendwise on a pale is not possible. Your recorder is only about 101 away from the vertical, which is not heraldic. The recorder is shown in profile and is a Baroque recorder (with ornamental curves). Turn the recorder to face with the holes outwards (and draw in the holes), draw it as a period straight recorder, and turn it palewise. (If you must show the recorder in profile, then blazon it as such, since the default case has the holes showing.)

NOTE: The device conflicts with Sine ni Mharbhen: Sable, a drop spindle within a bordure Or.

NOTE: The device conflicts with Curle: Vert, a chevron Or (Papworth, p. 377), and is close to Sterling of Toad Hall: Vert, a chevron Or between in chief two bulldogs statant respectant argent, each gorged of a collar sable, studded argent, and in base a squirrel sejant erect Or, holding in its forepaws an acorn argent, capped Or.

NOTE: The device conflicts with deVogel of Rotterdam: Or, three hummingbirds proper (Rietstaap). I expect your position is the default for hummingbirds. Try making your hummingbird entirely vert.

NOTE: The device conflicts with Tarysa of Rivendell: Vert, on a bend argent three poinsettias gules, barbed vert.

NOTE: The device conflicts with Isabel Antonia de Aranjuez: Per chevron azure and argent, in chief a mullet and two roses, one and two, argent, barbed and seeded proper, and in base a natural panther sejant reguardant coward sable.

NOTE: Device appeal denied. The emblazon is not heraldic and counts as four layers. Pallets are only vertical. The blazon given is the best I can do. The extreme complexity is not period style. I suggest reworking your original submission (the one with dolphins, which was very pretty) so as to avoid the conflict with Diantha Sylvana Galatea Athalie de Castalia, say, by changing the color of the field.

NOTE: The device conflicts with Robert FitzHugh of Bannockburn: Vert, a saltire Or surmounted by a sword proper and on a chief Or four goblets vert.

NOTE: The device conflicts with Humphrey de Bohun: Azure, a bend argent cotised Or (Papworth, P. 204).

NOTE: Appeal denied. Charges counterchanged are still charges on top of the field and must still obey the rule of tincture in the SCA. I suggest you consider something like interchanging the sable and the argent.

NOTE: This conflicts with Arthur of the Fens: Argent, a fleam sable distilling three gouttes de sang.

NOTE: Name unacceptable. This conflicts with the Order of the Red Star in the USSR, awarded for outstanding service and defense of the USSR, and with the Order of the Seraphic Star in the Barony of the Angels.

NOTE: Gurges are left-handed spirals by default. The Golden Bough, or Branch, was the passport for the descent into Avernus (the underworld). The name and badge together are too much.

NOTE: The device is a rotation of Martel: Sable, a hammer argent (Rietstaap) and conflicts with Arweiler: Azure, a hammer bendwise argent (Rietstaap).

NOTE: The device conflicts with Orson die Grosse Mauer: Counter-ermine, a fess embattled argent, masoned sable.

NOTE: Aerdigwidder does not appear to be a valid given name, but could be a byname. You could be Father Karl Aerdigwidder von Zauberberg or Karl der Erdige. Let me know which you prefer. The device was rejected by Karina on October 22, 1976, for exact conflict with Flammen (and Senkenbert): Argent, a volcano sable, enflamed proper (Rietstaap). The alternate version also conflicts.

NOTE: As drawn, this is not a recognizable charge. I suggest a thorn sprig or a thorn twig.

Grimdore Hawkesbane. Badge for House Northwinds. Azure, a grotesque mask argent.

NOTE: The blazon gave the wrong field. The charge cannot be visualized with the blazon alone. Whenever a non-standard charge is used, an emblazon must be included in the LoI, even if emblazons are not given for all submissions. Resubmit with an azure field and a drawing of the mask.

NOTE: M’fanwy is not a valid form of Myfanwy. The use of the byname "del St. Graal" ("of the Holy Grail") is entirely too presumptuous to use in the SCA, as it implies Myfanwy has achieved the Grail herself. The device conflicts with Aundy: Argent, on a bend cotised azure three roses Or. There are a number of other arms in Papworth with the same thing, with the roses replaced by another type of charge.

NOTE: This is, unfortunately, metal on metal. The fretty counts as semé, and thus the field is a metal.