THE FOLLOWING SUBMISSIONS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED:

ANSTEORRA

Adelric the Hawk. Name.

Alix Catlin de Curci. New badge. [Fieldless] On an escallop inverted Or a Thor's hammer inverted head gules hafted sable.

Anas ibn Haroun 'Abd al-Zaki. Name change from Landric Athelwolfsson.

Angus Mac Taggart. Name and device. Sable, on a bend sinister rayonny between two Maltese crosses argent three roses azure.

Ansgar of Aachen. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Ansteorra, Kingdom of. Title for Arbalest Pursuivant.

Ansteorra, Kingdom of. Title for Tressure Pursuivant.

Antonio Marco Giovanni Bastiano. Name and device. Per chevron azure and argent, in chief five annulets interlaced in chevron Or in base a fleur-de-lys sable.

Berand of Bangor. Device. Quarterly gules and argent, a cross pointed throughout between in bend two crosses formy and in bend sinister two dragons passant all counterchanged.

Blaan Wilhelm von Bamburg. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Black Oak Keep, Incipient Shire of. Name and device. Per bend sinister gules and azure, a bend sinister cotised and in dexter chief a laurel wreath Or.

Brian of York. Name.

Cadi ferch Bradwen. Name change from Catrin ferch Bradwen (see RETURNS for device).

Christian Richard Dupré. Device resubmission. Per chevron argent and azure, on a pile counterchanged a compass star Or.

The per chevron line should be drawn higher.

Généviève la Selvaine. Name.

Gilbert Ost Westley. Name and device. Quarterly azure and Or, a Maltese cross between four others, two and two, counterchanged.

This is very marginal style, with two different sizes of the same charge. Had the smaller crosses been a semy, it would have been returned. As it is, we felt that it was just within the line of acceptability.

Ian Andrew MacConacher. Name and device. Argent, three scarpes enhanced azure and a gryphon sejant wings elevated and addorsed sable maintaining in its dexter claw a hawk's bell gules.

Jehanne d'Avignon. Device. Azure, three crosses flory and on a chief Or a triple towered bridge crenellated gules.

Johann vom Blauholz. Name and device. Argent, three pine trees couped in chevron and a bordure azure.

Katherine Constancia da Feltre. Name and device. Vert, in chief a cross fleury argent between flaunches argent semy-de-lys gules.

Leofric Ealdricson. Name.

Máire Catherine FitzGerald. Name and device. Per bend sinister argent and azure, a dove volant wings elevated and addorsed and a Great Dane statant to sinister counterchanged.

Margarethe von Magdeburg. Name and device. Azure, in pale three Arabic lamps between flaunches argent each charged with a closed book palewise azure.

Meadhbh ní Ruaidh ó Chonnemara. Name only (see RETURNS for device.

Submitted as Meadhbh ní Ruaidh o Connemara, we have corrected the grammar of the locative.

Mikhail Alexandrovich Kotov. Name.

Philip ap Griffith. Name.

Robert Mathesson. Name.

Roderick Billingsley Mac Leod. Name.

Samuel Carrillo. Badge. Or, in saltire a paintbrush inverted and a sword sable within six lozenges in annulo, points to center, gules.

Shirazuki Yoshitaro. Name and device. Sable, vetu Or, within a torii gate argent a tricune Or.

Taliesin O Sionnaigh o Pholl na tSionnaigh. Change of name from holding name of Merilee of Stargate.

Thomas Mackinnon. New device. Per chevron sable and argent, a sunburst argent and a thunderbolt vert.

Twr Cath, Incipient College of. Name.

Submitted as Twr Gath, the "g" mutates following Twr. We have corrected the grammar accordingly.

ATENVELDT

Adrienne de la Montagne. Name and device. Or, a winged natural panther rampant, wings elevated and addorsed, sable and on a chief enarched vert, three fleys-de-lys Or.

Alessandra Raffaela di Luciano. Device. Azure, a swan naiant to sinister, wings elevated and addorsed, argent within a bordure Or semy of escallops inverted azure.

Alan Youngforest. Name.

André du Marché. Name and device. Argent, an hourglass gules, framed sable, within a bordure sable masoned argent.

Submitted in the LoI as Andre Du Marche, the accents were on the forms.

While extremely reminiscent of Aragon, blazoned as either Gules, four pallets Or or Paly gules and Or, this is clear by change of field and change of type, number and tincture of the primary charges from the former and, per X.1, by the addition of primary charge from the latter.

Artemisia, Principality of. Name for Order of the Gryphon's Heart of Artemisia (see RETURNS for badge).

Artemisia, Principality of. Name for Order of the Gryphon's Talon of Artemisia (see RETURNS for badge).

Artemisia, Principality of. Name and badge for Order of the Maple Leaf of Artemisia. Argent, two maple leaves, stems crossed in saltire, gules.

While very allusive of Canada, no conflicts were found.

Submitted as a badge for the Order of the Papillon of Artemisia.

Atenveldt, Kingdom of. Title for Sable Plume Pursuivant.

Submitted as for the Principality of Artemisia, heraldic titles are registered to the kingdom.

Chrisogone Thomas of Portsmouth. Device. Per pale argent and gules, two natural seahorses addorsed counterchanged.

Cormac na Sgeine Dhubhe. Name and device. Argent, two swords in chevron inverted sable and a mountain vert.

Submitted as Cormac Am Sggian Dubh, we have corrected the grammar of the byname.

Deirdre Maudelyn of the Moor. Name.

Shown in the LoI as Deidre Maudelyn of the Moor, the first "r" was included on the forms.

Elaine O Lansteffan. Name and device. Argent ermined vert, a great horned owl contourny proper and on a chief vert a castle argent. (Bubo virginianus)

Guillaume du Lyon. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Gustav Maximillian von Ebrach. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Ia of the Sea. Name and device. Vert, scaly argent, a nautilus shell, opening to sinister chief, Or.

John Richard de Holloway. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Judith of Sherburn. Name and device. Or, a wyvern statant to sinister within a bordure dovetailed vert.

Layla Dragon à Laon. Name.

Leopold Eisenweber. Name and device. Per pale indented argent and sable, two lion's heads addorsed and conjoined counterchanged.

Submitted as Leopold Eisen Weber, normal German construction would combine the epithet into a single word, which we have done here.

Mór Lochlann Harte. Name and device. Counter-ermine, a winged stag rampant, wings elevated and addorsed, argent within a bordure ermine.

Saaiqa Chandani. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Submitted as Saaiga Chandani, the "g" was actually a "q" on the forms and in the submitter's documentation.

Stephan Ealdric. Name and device. Quarterly sable and azure, a horse's head couped between two in fess garden roses slipped argent.

Tatiana Pavlovna Sokolova. Name and device. Or, on a bend sinister cotised purpure, three male American kestrels palewise striking proper. (Falco spaverius)

Submitted as Tatiana Pavelovna Sokolova, the patronymic in Russian is Pavlovna. The male American kestrels are mostly light buff and tan on the underside, and in this position have good contrast with the bend sinister.

Gillian Clayshaper. Device. Azure, a torch between and maintained by two hawks rising respectant, wings elevated and addorsed, and in base an arrowhead inverted argent.

This had been pended from the August Laurel meeting.

Al-Sahid, Canton of. Badge. Azure, a scorpion fesswise reversed Or.

Alasdair Iain Caimbeul. Name and device. Gyronny Or and sable, a wolf's head cabossed argent, on a chief gules three crescents Or.

Several commenters expressed some qualms about the combination of the surname Campbell (in any form) and the gyronny arms of the Campbells. Given that the only allusion to the Campbells in the arms here is the gyronny field and that this proposal has three Clear Visual Differences from the Campbell arms, we felt that the allusion was not excessive.

Nice masoning! Crisp, clean, and clear.

Brian Ringweaver. Name and device. Per saltire argent and sable, in pale a decrescent and a clenched gauntlet gules.

Caid, Kingdom of. Title for Battlement Herald.

Caitlyn Killian. Name and device. Per pale argent and vert, a pale embattled purpure between a dragon and a unicorn combattant counterchanged, and a chief purpure.

The submitter has been notified to draw the charges properly.

Daven Echern. Badge. Argent, a horse salient to sinister sable within a bordure embattled azure.

Deirdre Buadhachán. Name and device. Purpure, on a pale sable fimbriated between two harps Or, two lures argent.

Devin Killian. Name and device. Argent, on a pale endorsed azure between two stags salient respectant proper, three harps Or.

The endorses on the full-size emblazon were little more than lines. Please tell the submitter that they need to be more prominently drawn.

Gaius Gracchus of Greymist. Name and device. Sable, on a tower argent between three arrows in pall, points to center Or, a wolf's head erased sable.

Gwenllian ap Ulfin. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Submitted as Gwenllïam ap Ulfin, the diæresis on the "i" is post-period orthography, and the final letter in the given should be an "n". The use of "ap" in a feminine name is late period usage and not all that common, but not unheard of. Lady Harpy lent some support for the use of a Welsh patronymic particle with the Old English Ulfin.

The submitter has a letter of permission to conflict with Catrin Rhiannon d'Arc.

Leannan MacNaboe. Device change. Gyronny azure and Or, a quatrefoil saltirewise within a mascle vert.

Her current device, Checky sable and Or, a quatrefoil saltirewise within a mascle vert, is released.

Nellie Sheenagh MacAodha. Name.

Olaf Wyrm. Device. Argent, a raven's head erased contourny between in cross four ravens contourny sable.

Stephanus Zeeb. Name.

Talena Blackwolf of Evanshire. Name.

Thorarin of the Desert. Name and device. Sable, a coyote sejant ululant to sinister, and in chief an increscent between two mullets of six points argent.

Tristana Ræfenloch. Name and device. Per pale sable and argent, in pale two snowflakes azure.

Vasili Stepanovich Orlov. Name.

William Ringlancer of Locksley. Name.

CALONTIR

Adela Dagmar O'Flynn. Name.

Christopher Amber. Name for House of Serpent's Keep.

Daene MacPherson. Name.

Ealdred the Tall. Name and device. Per pale azure and argent, three lacy knots within a bordure rayonny counterchanged.

Leif Tryggvason. Badge. Argent, an oak leaf sable within a bordure embattled gules.

Robert of Grandloch. Name and badge for Clan Stewart of Grandloch. Or, in chief a lion's head couped sable and a gore sinister azure.

Submitted as Clan Stewart of Grand Loch, we have modified it to the registered form of the submitter's byname. There is in the name "Stewart of Grandloch" an implication of title, but not of landedness (since Grandloch does not exist as a place). See Scots Heraldry by Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, pp. 203-205, for a fuller discussion of "Territorial Designations".

EAST

Aceline Barrett of Seven Oaks. Badge. A sea-lion erect per fess Or and gules maintaining in its dexter paw an annulet Or.

Adrian of Saint Clair. Device. Sable, on a bend sinister Or between two bears salient to sinister argent a palmer's staff sable.

Aelis Helene of Hengandrode. Name change from Aelis Helen and device. Or, three urchins vert and a chief vert fretty Or.

Æthelmearc, Principality of. Name for Order of the Garnet.

Alianora Pusekat of Chapelerest. Name and device. Or, two domestic cats sejant respectant dexter paws elevated gules and a chief gules ermined Or.

Alix de Godefroi. Name and device. Per bend engrailed argent and azure, a tree eradicated proper and a sea-horse argent within an orle of ermine tails counterchanged.

Amethysta of Kensington. Name and device. Per saltire argent and sable, a roundel counterchanged and on a chief gules a garden rosebud reversed slipped and leaved argent.

Anna Katharine von Argenthal. Name.

Avril Boulle. Appeal of Laurel change of name to Averil Boulle.

Bedwyr ap Gwrgant Amaethon ap Rhain. Name only (see RETURNS for badge).

Boris Dragonsbane. Device. Per chevron gules and argent, a griffin passant in base gules between three pairs of axes in saltire counterchanged.

Brandubh FitzGerald. Name and device. Per bend argent and gules, a bend raguly counterchanged between a raven displayed sable and a boar rampant to sinister argent.

Bridget Greywolf of Kayell. Name and device. Azure, a wolf sejant between three pairs of oaks leaves argent fructed Or, leaves to center.

Cahan Kyle. Badge for Clan Kyle. Per pale azure and vert, two tusks tips crossed in saltire Or.

Catriona Mairghread nic Dhuibh of Moray. Device. Argent, a phoenix azure risin from flames proper and on a chief invected azure a pair of scissors argent.

Ceridwen of Cahercommaun. Name.

Charis Accipiter. Name and device. Argent, three scarpes sable surmounted by a merlin stooping to sinister wings displayed and a chief embattled azure.

Chiara of Ravenna. Name.

Christoph the Pathfinder. Name.

Collwyn McMichael of Maplewood. Name and device. Sable, a fish naiant between three mullets of seven points one and two argent.

While we do not consider one type of generic fish to be different from another for purposes of difference, the existence of an heraldic dolphin as a separate and distinct charge is well-documented. Hence this is clear of Symonds (Papworth, p. 836, Sable, a dolphin argent, with a CVD for type of primary and another for the addition of the secondaries.

Submitted as Conaire Anluan MacMurchad, use of the patronymic particle modifies the patronym to Murchadha.

Submitted as Críostóir Concheann an Bheacáin Bháin, "of the White Mushroom" is simply not a reasonable epithet in any language. We have therefore dropped it.

Eirikr Skala-Bjornsson. Name.

This is sufficiently different from Erik Bjornsson by the addition of an element. This is functionally and aurally equivalent to "Eric, son of Bjorn the Bald".

Elspeth Keyf of Neddingham. Badge. An annulet engrailed Or and fretted with two candles in saltire argent enflamed at both ends proper.

Etienne des Nuages. Device. Argent, two wyverns combatant and a fleur-de-lis within a bordure engrailed azure.

Frydherik Eysenkopf. Name change from Carl of the West.

Guillaume de Chaumont. Name and device. Gules, a griffin passant to sinister and on a chief Or three escarbuncles gules.

Hornwood, Shire of. Name and device. Gules, a clarion within a laurel wreath and on a chief invected Or three maple leaves gules.

Ian Gunn. Device. Per pale argent and azure, a saltire dovetailed counterchanged within a bordure Or semy of gunstones.

Johann von Traubenberg. Device change. Per pale argent and azure, a chevron rompu and in base a bunch of grapes counterchanged.

His previously registered device, Argent, a bunch of grapes proper environed of an annulet vert between three swords fracted sable, becomes a badge.

Kristen de Kennett. Name and device. Azure, an annulet engrailed Or surmounted by a sewing needle bendwise argent.

Kwellend Njal Kolskeggsson. Device. Azure, a pale endorsed and a chief Or.

Kwellend Njal Kolskeggsson. Badge. [Fieldless] An escutcheon-shaped net Or.

Leopold von Babenhausen. Name and device. Vert, on a fess wavy between two dragons passant Or a dragon passant vert.

Maurya Etain Sableswan. Appeal of Laurel change of name to Maura Etain Sableswan

Meghan of Caer Graeme. Name and device. Purpure, two human eyes in fess between three unicorn's heads erased contourny argent.

All of the charges need to be drawn larger.

Qadagin-u Jajiradai. Name and device. Or, a yak passant and a chief azure.

Robert Blackwood the Pirate. Name.

Robert MacLabhruinn Brakanryg. Name.

Roderick Ian O'Connell. Name and device. Or, a phoenix sable rising from flames and on a chief embattled gules an open scroll between two quill pens, nibs to center, all Or.

The art style of the primary is pushing at the limits of acceptability, even within the CoA's often fairly loose standards for period depiction.

This is clear of Baxter (Papworth, p. 171), Vert, three squirrels argent, but only just. There is one clear CVD for the change to the field. We felt that given the normal depiction of squirrels, with very large, bushy tails, that a second CVD could be granted for type from ferrets.

Sadhbh Samhioldanach. Name and device. Argent, two does statant respectant reguardant proper on a chief vert three birch leaves argent.

There was a question as to whether the byname is unique to the god Lugh, but given the lack of documentation for this objection, we are giving the submitter the benefit of the doubt. Clear of Doherty (Papworth, p. 99), Argent, a stag courant proper on a chief vert three mullets of the field. There is a CVD for the number of primaries. We feel that the second CVD can be gained from the change from courant from passant, as it changes dramatically the position of all of the legs. (Much as a CVD is granted for the change from statant to couchant, which effectively only removes the legs.)

Solveig Throndardottir. Name.

Stephan Sableswan. Name and device. Per bend argent and Or, a swan rousant to sinister wings displayed sable between in bend two fireballs gules.

Submitted as Stephan of Sableswan, the byname does not appear to be a reasonably formed placename. As it is a reasonable epithet, we have dropped the "of" to register the name.

Tamsin Averil. Badge. [Fieldless] A griffin couchant sable.

Ursus of the River. Name and device. Per chevron rayonny sable and gules, in chief four plates in chevron and in base a plate charged with a bear rampant sable.

MERIDIES

Annabella of Lochwinnoch. Name and device. Purpure, a four-towered castle argent, in chief three hearts, two and one, Or.

Alvaro the Vigilant. Name.

Balin Ulfstein. Device. Per fess embattled gules and Or, in chief a crescent inverted argent.

Cassandra Brant. Name and device. Purpure, a griffin passant between three crescents inverted argent.

Cassandra Brant. Name and badge for House Moonspear. Azure, two spears in saltire between four crescents inverted argent.

Celestine Albret de Morat. Name and device. Or, a sword inverted sable entwined of a rosebush proper, within a bordure sable.

Submitted on the LoI as Celestine Albret del Morat, the "l" in the particle is incorrect here.

Dianne of York. Device. Gules, a dove volant bendwise argent and on a chief Or, two crosses crosslet fitchy sable.

Gerard of Grey Niche. Name and device. Per pale sable and argent, three chevronels braced and in chief a double-axe bendwise sinister counterchanged.

Gerard of Grey Niche. Badge. Sable, three chevronels braced and in chief a ram's head cabossed argent.

Gwyneth Greentree. Device. Per fess argent and vert, a weeping willow tree couped and a stag lodged counterchanged.

Michael Bohun. Badge. Quarterly argent and gules, a clenched gauntlet sable, within a bordure counterchanged.

Nicolas di Francesco. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Randal mac Ruadháin. Name.

Submitted as Randal mac Ruadan, the use of the patronymic particle requires the change in the patronym.

Tiberius Erikson. Device change. Argent, a Tau cross swallowtailed between in base two mullets, a bordure gules.

His currently registered device, Argent, a Tau cross vert, it upright between two mullets in fess, all within a bordure gules, is released.

Adriana Belechere. Name and device. Argent, two swans naiant respectant and on a chief sable a demi-sun throughout issuant from the line of division Or.

Alberich Ealdwine. Name.

Alison von Markheim. Release of badge. Counter-ermine, an escallop inverted Or.

Alyssia of Cameo Keype. Device. Ermine, a garden rosebud bendwise gules, slipped vert, and a chief doubly arched azure.

Annora Marianna Francesca Moro di Castions di Zoppola. Name change from Annora Blethyn.

Arthur Lacey. Name change from Torvald of Jamptland and badge. Argent, goutty d'huile, an Irish wolfhound courant to sinister, regardant sable, gorged of a lace ruff argent.

[Irreverent comment from the Laurel meeting: "Obviously a very late period dog."]

Please ask the submitter to draw the wings on the monster more prominently, as they were on the LoI.

Brion of Bellatrix. Blazon correction. Sable, three crescents argent and on a chief Or, three compass stars gules.

Cassandra the Gypsy. Device. Per fess sable and argent, a pale counterchanged, overall a garden rose gules, slipped and leaved vert, between in chief two Thespian masks argent.

In the full size emblazon the rose is indeed overall.

Cheri Dalyell McDowell. Name change from Ann Cheri Dalyell Mac Dowell.

Daniel de Blare. Name and device. Quarterly gules and Or, a fret counterchanged and a bordure sable.

Donovan Blackshear of Gavinhold. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Douglas Greythistle of Lanark on Clyde. Name and device. Per bend argent and azure, an increscent and a thistle bendwise counterchanged.

In the SCA, thistles are slipped and leaved by default.

Eric Foxworthy. Release of badge. Or, mullety sable voided argent, a rabbit rampant sable.

Some commentary noted that they could not find this in the Armorial and Ordinary. If it was not released before, it is now.

Farin of Ravberg. Name correction.

Frae Fitzalleyne. Device. Gules, issuant from a chevron, a demi-dragon rampant, in base a cinquefoil, all within a bordure, all Or.

Gerhardt der Jäger. Name and device. Or, two arrows in saltire gules surmounted by a bow fesswise and in chief a boar courant sable.

Gilbert de Longspee. Name and device. Sable, a bend sinister wavy Or between two seals statant argent.

There was some question about blazoning the posture of the seals as statant (since they don't look like quadrupeds, exactly), but this terms describes as well as any other their position.

Karl Kriegerhelm. Name.

Submitted as Karl der Kriegerhelm, normal Germanic construction would drop the article, as we have done here.

Submitted as Amus al-Musa, the given was extremely speculative as an Arabic equivalent to Amos. Without any documentation at all, not even in Laurel's not inconsiderable Middle Eastern library, we were extremely hesitant to register that form. Hence we have modified the given as the submitter's forms allowed to the well-documented Amos. "Musa" was documented as Turkish for "razor", and since it appears to be a loan-word from Arabic ("mûs", razor), there is no difficulty with the use of the Arabic article ("al-") here.

Submitted as Magdelena Elisa delle More, we have corrected the grammar to the proper masculine plural for "of the Moors".

Margret of Sherwood. Name.

Meabh Scandlach. Name only (see PENDING for device).

Melloney de Charteris. Device change. Per bend sinister Or and gules, in base a pomegranate slipped and leaved Or, seeded sable, within a bordure counterchanged.

The submitter's currently registered device, Vair, a two-towered castle gules with wooden gates proper, on a chief azure, two estoiles Or, is released.

Muirghein ni Ghrainne. Device change. Per pale Or and azure, a demi-unicorn rampant to sinister issuant from a base engrailed argent.

The submitter's currently registered device, Per chevron Or and azure, in pale a lion passant guardant and a unicorn rampant to sinister counterchanged, is released.

Robert Furness of Southwood. Device. Vert, a horseshoe and on a chief Or, a demi-sun throughout issuant from the line of division gules.

Rodrigo Diaz Mendoza. Name and device. Per pale sable and Or, an escarbuncle counterchanged.

Nice armory!

Saint Christina the Astonishing, College of. Name.

Saint Ursula, College of. Reblazon. Argent, two she-bears combattant gules, maintaining between them two arrows inverted in saltire, in base a open book sable within a laurel wreath proper.

Sarah Jane Mander of Wenlock. Device. Per chevron vert and Or, two estoilles and a dragon passant within a bordure, all counterchanged.

Stormhold, Barony of. Name for Order of the Golden Drakkar.

Stormhold, Barony of. Name for Order of the Silver Drakkar.

Tanw the Confused. Name.

Tatiana Vlasova. Name.

Vittoria del Fiore. Device. Vert, a phoenix Or, issuant from flames proper, within an orle of lilies argent.
THE FOLLOWING SUBMISSIONS ARE RETURNED:

ANSTEORRA

Ansgar of Aachen. Device. Quarterly Or and sable, a mullet of four points counterchanged.

Conflict with Eleanor Leonard (SCA), [Fieldless] A mullet of four points distilling a gout. There is only one CVD, for fieldlessness.

Given the common usage in the SCA of calling the holder of an heraldic title "Lord X" or "Lady X", heraldic titles taken from real-life places falls under the Prohibition of Landed Titles of Corpora (Appendix C, Administrative Rules of the College of Arms).

Given the common usage in the SCA of calling the holder of an heraldic title "Lord X" or "Lady X", heraldic titles taken from real-life places falls under the Prohibition of Landed Titles of Corpora (Appendix C, Administrative Rules of the College of Arms).

Conflict with the Order of the Sigil of Æthelmearc.

Conflict with O'Murchoe (Papworth, p. 1114), Argent, a thorn tree fructed proper, on a chief gules a lion passant guardant Or. There is a CVD for the tincture of the chief, but nothing for the change to type only of the tertiary.

This field division in two colors is not allowed by the Rules for Submissions VIII.2.b.iii. Additionally, there is a conflict with the U.S. 103rd Observation Squadron (Military Ordinary #950), Azure, a pegasus rising to sinister in adumbration Or. There is only one CVD, for the change to the field.

Conflict with Stopeford (Woodward's), Azure, two bendlets sinister Or. There is only one CVD, for the addition of the group of secondaries.

It was the consensus of the commenters that the ban on "initial" badges by Mistress Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane (LoAR of 25 January 1987, p. 16) should be maintained, whatever the "typeface" or style of the initial.

Conflict with Elizabeth Severn (SCA), Argent, an urchin statant proper, on a chief vert three trefoils Or. There is only one CVD, for the changes to the tertiaries.

It was the consensus of the commenters that the ban on "initial" badges by Mistress Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane (LoAR of 25 January 1987, p. 16) should be maintained, whatever the "typeface" or style of the initial.

Angrim the Unreasonable. Device. Azure, two towers in pale between two bears combattant argent each maintaining a sword Or.

Conflict with the Burgh of Rose Hearty (Public Heraldry, p. 6), Azure, two bears combattant argent, muzzled gules, supporting between their paws a cinquefoil argent. There is one CVD for the addition of the towers, but their small size in relation to the bears means that they cannot be counted as the primary charges under X.1. The muzzling of the bears and the maintained cinquefoil of Rose Hearty are not sufficient for the second necessary CVD.

Conflict with Dáshive Luciana d'Avignon (SCA), Purpure, an ostrich plume Or. There is one CVD, for fieldlessness, but the change to type of feather is not worth a second.

Conflict with Samby (Fairbairn's Crests, p. 419), A winged heart Or. There is only one CVD, for fieldlessness of the crest versus the field of this proposal.

Conflict with Gabriel (Papworth, p. 1023), Sable, on a pile Or, billets 4, 3, 2, and 1 of the field. There is only one CVD, for changing the type and number of tertiaries.

Conflict with the Papillon Pursuivant.

The name conflicts with the Order of the Pillar registered to the Barony of the Bridge, and with the Order of the Pillars of Ansteorra. The "sprig of Sagebrush" is drawn identically to a sprig of laurel. Given that, we would appreciate documentation that what was drawn on the emblazon is the correct leaf shape and placement for sagebrush.

"Acquaintance traveller" is not a reasonable epithet or byname in any language we could think of. The device is visually confusing: were all of the charges the same, it would be blazoned simply as five mullets. As it is, in spite of blazoning the mullets in bend as primary charges, it looks like slot-machine heraldry, having three types of charge in a standard heraldic arrangement (in saltire), for which reason we are returning it.

One cannot take various name elements at random and combine them to form a new name. Such a practice does not follow the naming conventions of most languages. Given its modern use in the name of Nichelle ("Lt. Uhura") Nichols, we need better documentation that this construction is reasonable in period French. "Of Many Blue Waters" was not considered by any commentary to be a reasonable placename or byname.

In addition to not really being a reasonable name, this conflicts aurally with the Order of the Dragon's Tear.

Conflicts with William of Carrington (SCA), Azure, on a bend between two griffins segreant Or, two suns gules and with Nolan (Papworth, p. 275), Azure, on a bend between two fleurs-de-lys Or, a lion passant guardant gules, holding in the forepaw a fleur-de-lys of the first. Versus William of Carrington there is only one CVD for the change of type of secondaries; versus Nolan, there is one CVD for the changes to the tertiaries.

There was nothing about the skull which would make it identifiable as a lemming's skull, or indeed as necessarily a rodent's skull of any kind. Given the paucity of small animals' skulls in the Armorial and Ordinary, we question the appropriateness of such a charge.

Conflict with Renous (Papworth, p. 270), Or, on a bend azure between two eagles displayed sable, three mullets of the first, as cited in the LoI. Were the ordinary in this proposal potenty on both sides, it would be clear, but the majority of the commenters (and Laurel) did not feel that difference should be granted for this non-period treating of only one (and that the less visually important) side of an ordinary. The only period examples of treating one side of an ordinary which were noted was that of embattling the upper edge of an ordinary.

Whether blazoned this way or as "Per bend argent and vert, a bend counterchanged, overall a leopard's face jessant-de-lys counterchanged", the identifiability of the overall charge is severly reduced by the counterchanging, and has been cause for return before (LoAR of April 1990, p. 17). The submitter may wish to consider resubmitting her previous proposal, Per pale purpure and erminois, a natural leopard's face jessant-de-lys counterchanged, which under the new rules does not conflict with the badge for which it was returned in March 1989.

Saaiqa Chandani. Device. Sable, a heart Or involved with a rose vine and pierced by a shamshir bendwise sinister inverted proper all within an orle dovetailed argent.

This is not period style, and exceeds the informal "Rule of Two Weirdnesses". The piercing of the heart is one; the rose wrapping the heart is a second, and the orle is not really dovetailed, or even "dovetailed, counterdovetailed"; it is a "shazam in orle". The shazam, or modern-style lightning flash, has been banned in SCA armory since 1983. The number of types of charge (counting the heart, rose and vine, and shamshir as three different charges) and tinctures exceeds the Rule of Thumb of VIII.1.a.

Caid, Kingdom of. Title for Merlon Herald.

Aural conflict with the Merlyne Pursuivant (England).

This is too complex. It is right at the Rule of Thumb limit for charge types and tinctures, and the complex line of division on the bordure pushes it over the line of unacceptability.

Samrah is not a reasonable alternate of Sameera/Samîrah, since the "ee" is a long vowel and is the accented syllable here and would not be dropped. "Of Sunshine" does not seem to be a reasonable epithet in any language, including Hebrew. Additionally, there is some question as to whether "shemish" (or "shemesh") means "sunshine" or simply "sun", which would clearly be right out.

We have serious qualms about registering "enchanted" anythings. See RfS VI.2., Names Claiming Powers.

Christopher Amber. Badge for House of Serpent's Keep. Vert, a sea serpent ondoyant-emergent Or.

The "sea serpent ondoyant emergent" has been returned before for non-period style (LoAR of June 1990, p. 13). Additionally, this is in conflict with Bloore (Papworth, p. 1043), Vert, a serpent bowed embowed debruised the head erect the tail torqued Or. There is only one CVD, for the position of the serpent.

Conflict with Everest (Papworth, p. 908), Argent, a harp gules. There is only one CVD, for the changes to the field. See RfS, X.4.a.

Requested change from the registered Argent, in fess a domestic cat sejant guardant sable and a cross crosslet fitchy gules, its lower arm entwined by the cat's tail, all within a bordure azure. The emblazon in the files clearly shows a domestic cat.

The counterchanging of the leaf makes it extremely difficult to identify.

An Dubhaigeainn, Shire of. Badge. Azure, a duck displayed guardant argent billed and membered within a bordure Or.

Conflict with Francesca of Bright Angel (SCA), Azure, a dove displayed head elevated argent. There is one CVD, for the addition of the bordure, but we could not in good conscience grant a CVD for type between two white birds in an identical position.

The effect of the combination of scythe, severed head, and blood issuing from the neck are simply too much.

Given the escallops almost completely covering the line of division, the fact that such line of division is wavy becomes nearly unrecognizable.

The use of a clan name with an actual place in Scotland implies landedness in the possession of a feudal barony. See Scots Heraldry by Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, pp. 203-205, for a fuller discussion of "Territorial Designations".

Conflict with Chittoke (Papworth, p. 96), Argent, a bull passant azure, as cited in the LoI. While there is clearly a CVD for fieldlessness here, we cannot see granting another for the "hairiness" of the bull.

Conflict with Morden (Fairbairn's Crests, p. 339), A hawk, wings addorsed, argent, beaked Or, preying on a partridge proper. There is a CVD for fieldlessness, but the cumulative changes to the charge are insufficient for the second (hawk vs. eagle, stooping vs. preying, addition of the held charge).

Nicolas di Francesco. Device. Per chevron Or and per pale sable and vert, two bunches of grapes purpure and a Jerusalem cross argent.

While this is technically within the Rule of Thumb for charge types and tinctures, dividing part of a divided field with a different line of division pushes it over the edge of acceptable period style.

Antoine le Rêveur. Device. Per pale argent and sable, a rose gules and a rose argent, each slipped, leaved, barbed and seeded proper, stems crossed in saltire.

Both visually and technically this is in conflict with Diarmaid ap Gwilym (SCA), Per pale argent and gules, two roses slipped, the slips enarched and entwined along the line of division, counterchanged, seeded counterchanged". There is one CVD, for the change to the field. The change to the slips from what is essentially "in pall" to in saltire is not sufficient to generate the second CVD, especially given the poor contrast of one of them against half the field. Visually, the resemblance is just too strong as well.

Conflict with Chawers (Papworth, p. 541), Azure, two chevrons argent. There is only one CVD, for the addition of the secondaries.

Conflict with van Riebeek (Rietstap), D'argent à une force de sable posée en pal, en bande ou en barre, les bouts en haut ou en bas (Argent, a pair of shears sable posed palewise, bendwise or fesswise, the ends to chief or to base). Versus that branch of the family which bore them "palewise, ends to base", there is only one CVD, for the change to the field.

The name is in conflict with the period site from which it was documented. Were the group actually located in the Barony of Duffer, County Down, Ireland, they would be able to use this name. Conflict with the Provost of Bayswater (Fabulous Heraldry), Argent, a laurel wreath vert, with von Lembert (Rietstap), D'or à unecouronne de laurier de sinople (Or, a laurel wreath vert), and with Dunbar of Grange (Fairbairn's Crests, p. 160), A laurel wreath proper. In each case there is a single CVD, for the change to the field (in the last case, for fieldlessness). Regarding possible conflict with the arms of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., Or, a laurel wreath vert, X.3 indicates that required charges (such as the laurel wreath for groups) are "invisible" only for the purposes of applying X.2 (Difference of Primary Charge). Since the laurel wreath is the primary charge here, no difference can be counted for making it "invisible" for purposes of counting difference.
Regarding the issue (brought up in the LoI) regarding the protection of the "fictional armory of a character in a book that none of us had even heard of," Laurel feels much as Lord Dragon put it: "I'm perfectly content to protect his armory if it means keeping a single, simple standard of difference." While Laurel is in sympathy with the position of the West Kingdom College of Heralds, I would hate to start complicating things with notices like, "We will protect all of the armory in Fabulous Heraldry (or the Military Ordinary, or Papworth's, or Woodward's or whatever) except for the following: ...".

This arrangement of dissimilar, unconnected charges does not form a "self-contained design" as required by RfS VIII.5.

Conflict with Benton (Papworth, p. 184), Azure, a bend argent. There is only one CVD, for the addition of the secondaries.

The fox is in a non-heraldic position, one which has been returned before in the LoARs of 14 April 1985, p. 9 and 7 July 1986, p. 17 and one which no one of us could blazon without resorting to, as Lord Trefoil pointed out, IPOC blazon terms. This we are extremely reluctant to do. While the submitted term "in his deception" was very tempting, Laurel does not feel that a term which requires a special knowledge of SCA blazonry not already in current common usage in the College is a good idea. (Laurel, like Master Baldwin before him, would like to "name a cross", as it were. This isn't it.) [Irreverent comment from the Laurel meeting: "This is the fist time I've ever seen a persona story for a badge."]

Visual conflict with Dancer (Papworth, p. 876), Or, six cinquefoils gules. There is one CVD, for the addition of the chief. The visual similarity between roses and cinquefoils is too strong to grant the second necessary CVD.

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Cynthia Nichelle of Many Blue Waters. Device. Per bend azure and argent, between two bendlets counterchanged a Celtic cross formy per bend argent and sable, all between a bottlenosed dolphin embowed bendwise and another embowed bendwise reversed counterchanged.

The tincture of the dolphins was accidentally left out of the blazon on the LoI. Laurel would like some discussion regarding the appropriateness of the style of this proposal.

Meabh Scandlach. Device. Purpure, on a bend sinister nebuly between two cruces ansatae argent, a scarpe vert.

The LoI accidentally left off the tincture of the bend sinister and ankhs.

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