The field, Checky Or and argent, is allowed to the submitter via the Existing Registration Allowance.
This device does not conflict with the badge of Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme, (Fieldless) An orb argent. By precedent "there is at least a DC between an orb and a roundel" [Cristina Volpina, 08/2016, A-East].
Artist's note: Please draw slightly fewer and larger hop cones to increase their identifiability.
Commenters questioned whether this name needed to use markings consistently throughout, as has been our standard practice for Irish Gaelic names. The given name Eoghan appears in Irish primary sources both with and without a diacritical mark over the o. In fact, this exact name with these markings appears in the Annals of the Four Masters dated to 967. Therefore, we do not need to add a diacritical marking to the given name in order to register it and may register this name as submitted.
Nice 10th century Irish Gaelic name!
Nice Irish Gaelic name for 900 to 1200 CE!
Gaius was originally documented as the submitter's legal name, but they need not rely on the Legal Name Allowance. ffride Morelle found the Latinized Polish given name Gayus dated to 1427 and SENA Appendix A says that in Polish, i/y/j switches are common; this gives us the plausible 15th century Latinized Polish spelling Gaius.
This name combines a Classical Roman name documented in Poland and a Russian byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
SENA Appendix I1 says, "if there are no central ordinaries or central charges, but there are non-ordinary charges in chief, in base, in canton, or in orle, they are the primary charge group." As such, these mullet and annulet in this submission should be considered co-primary charges.
Submitted as Halawa bint Tariq bin Salah al-Waddi, this name is not constructed correctly. First, during the SCA period the word bin is not used in Arabic contexts; it is solely found in Turkish names. Instead, the word ibn is used in Arabic names. [{L/}ucjan Maciej Niemira, 01/2023, A-Atenveldt] Second, the submitter documented the name Salah as a titular name. However, the full titular name is Salah al-Din. No documentation was provided for the use of the element Salah on its own, nor could any be found in a language compatible with the remainder of the name. Evidence was found for the similar-sounding Arabic name Salih. Third, no evidence was found for doubling the consonant d in the byname al-Wadi. Though the submitter allowed no changes, they have expressly consented to correcting this name to Halawa bint Tariq ibn Salih al-Wadi for registration.
This device does not conflict with the device of Lorccan mac Dubhghaill, Azure, a snake nowed argent and a bordure argent semy of annulets sable. There is a DC between serpents involved and serpents nowed, and another between roundels and annulets.
Artist's note: Please draw the bordure thicker to allow more room for the roundels.
Submitted as Haukr inn odi, no documentation was provided for the byname. The Old Norse byname 'the mad' is inn oði, not inn odi; the letter d is not an acceptable substitute for the letter ð. We have therefore changed this name to Haukr inn oði for registration.
Submitted as Eisenschloss, this name is not constructed correctly. While the German word schloss is one of the words modernly used for castles, no evidence was provided that this use was period. In our period, its use was more for a manor house or small chateau and as such were named for people or places. Eisen 'iron' is neither of those things. However, the suffix -burg/borg was used to describe castles and other fortified structures. There are several references dated as early as the mid-13th century to German places called Ysenburg in various spellings. With the submitter's permission, we have changed the designator of this household name to the attested -burg to create the name Eisenburg.
In this German household name, -burg is a designator meaning 'castle' and Eisen- 'iron' is the substantive element. Palimpsest is directed to add this new German household designator to SENA Appendix E4.
Under standard Gaelic grammar, a given name beginning with C should lenite following the name element inghean Uí. However, Brian dorcha ua Conaill has provided multiple examples from the various Gaelic Annals in which lenition was not applied to a C following inghean Uí. Therefore, per the guidelines given on the July 2017 Cover Letter, this name can be registered as submitted.
Under standard Gaelic grammar, a given name beginning with C should lenite following the name element inghean Uí. However, Brian dorcha ua Conaill has provided multiple examples from the various Gaelic Annals in which lenition was not applied to a C following inghean Uí. Therefore, per the guidelines given on the July 2017 Cover Letter, this name can be registered as submitted.
Nice Roman name from the first century of the Empire!
The submitter is a knight and thus entitled to display an orle of chain.
This name combines an Italian given name and a Spanish byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Submitted as a Romani wagonwheel - a charge found on the modern flag of the Romani people and which is also known as a dharmachakra - no evidence was provided, and none could be found, that the submitted depiction was a period version of this motif so we have reblazoned it as a wagon wheel.
The default posture for a scorpion is tergiant, head to chief. When statant or passant, the default is head to dexter. Palimpsest is asked to update Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms.
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Submitted as The Bamboo and Zule Brewhouse, we do not register household names beginning with the article The. Therefore, we have removed it for registration.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1989 as Argent, on a bend sable between two roses azure, seeded Or, a hart lodged fesswise argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the hart per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
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Blazoned when registered in December 2000 as Per chevron dovetailed vert and Or, two bees respectant and a pine cone stem to chief proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the bees. Their wings are Or not argent, therefore they are Or marked sable not proper. A pine cone proper is brown. We ask Palimpsest to update Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms with this definition.
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Submitted as Abd al_Qaadir bin Ishaq al-Khalid_, this name is not constructed correctly. First, as submitted the theophoric ism Abd al Qaadir does not use a consistent transliteration system throughout; further, the element that follows al should be connected to it by a hyphen. Making the transliteration consistent and adding the hyphen results in the ism Abd al-Qadir. Second, the patronymic marker bin is Turkish in our period, not Arabic, and may not be used in Arabic name construction. [{L/}ucjan Maciej Niemira, 01/2023, A-Atenveldt] Third, members of a tribe based on the name Khalid would be called al-Khalidi. Making all of these changes results in the name Abd al-Qadir ibn Ishaq al-Khalidi, and we have registered it accordingly.
Blazoned when registered in February 1981 as Per bend argent and purpure, a black Diana filigree butterfly [Argynnis diana] and a hump-backed orb weaver spider [Areana gemmoides] proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the charges.
The submitter's prior device, Per bend argent and sable, a horned death's head and a bordure counterchanged, is retained as a badge.
Submitted as Fergus mac Charles, this name is not constructed correctly. No evidence was provided of Charles in the Gaelic naming pool, and the construction mac X, where mac is lowercase, is only used in Gaelic. Alisoun Metron Ariston redocumented this name as a double English byname Mac Charles. We have therefore capitalized the m for registration.
The submitter may be interested to know that Fergus MacCharlie is an attested period Scots name. If they prefer this form, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Submitted as Fionnghuala inghean Ghéarailt, the marking is a post period addition. We have therefore removed it for registration.
This name combines a Spanish given name with a double French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter's previous name, Qara Keirije, is retained as an alternate.
Sundragon is the registered name on an SCA branch.
Submitted as Kermeyne Doré Rosier, this name is not constructed correctly. The submitter indicated that the meaning "melody/song of golden rose" was most important. Brunissende Qui s'y frotte s'y pique was able to construct a byname meaning 'of the golden rosebush' in French as du Rosier Doré. We have therefore corrected the French grammar for registration.
The submitter might be interested to know that the accent on the word Doré only appears late in our period; for most of our period this name would have been written as du Rosier Dore. If they are interested in this name, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Nice cant!
Blazoned when registered in August 1984 as Argent, a shrimp embowed, in base two mountains wreathed with mist sable, we are clarifying the orientation of the shrimp. Like prawns, the default posture for shrimp is fesswise with its head to dexter. This shrimp is palewise, not fesswise.
The submitter requested authenticity for Irish. This name does not meet that request. All of the elements of this name are authentic from the mid-13th century onward, but they would not have been arranged this way. We allow the registration of matronymics for purposes of our rules, but we currently have no evidence of their use by non-royalty during our period.
This name combines an English given and a Scottish Gaelic byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
This name combines an Irish Gaelic given name and an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Blazoned when registered in June of 2021 as Argent semy of ravens volant sable, for augmentation on an inescutcheon in canton azure, in pale a sun in splendor and an artist's paintbrush fesswise Or, we are clarifying that on the inescutcheon the sun is the primary charge and the brush secondary.
This badge conflicts with the badge of Paul of Sunriver, Azure, a compass star Or. There is no difference granted between a compass star and a sun, leaving only a single DC for adding the artist's brush. It also conflicts with the device of Wendryn Townsend, Azure, a sun in glory Or, with a single DC for adding the artist's brush. However, the same is true of the inescutcheon used in this submitter's augmentation, reblazoned elsewhere on this letter as Argent semy of ravens volant sable, for augmentation on an inescutcheon in canton azure, a sun in splendor and in base an artist's paintbrush fesswise Or. As this motif was registered to the submitter despite those conflicts existing at the time of registration, this badge can be registered under the Existing Registration Allowance.
Blazoned when registered in August 1988 as Or, a dexter hand fesswise reversed couped azure holding a flame sable charged with a scorpion inverted argent, all within a bordure gules, we are clarifying the charge groups. The hand is a maintained secondary charge, not the primary charge.
The submitter requested authenticity for 13th century Swedish. This request was not noted on the Letter of Intent. Kingdoms are reminded that all authenticity requests must be summarized on the Letter of Intent to ensure a name does not need to be pended for further research. Fortunately, Lilie Ragged Staff was able to identify this request in commentary with enough time for commenters to respond.
This name does not meet that request. We currently do not have evidence of these elements in Sweden before the 14th century. The submitter might be interested to know that while the submitted spelling is authentic for Sweden circa 1500, the spelling Thoke Juriosson would be plausible for the 14th century. If they are interested in this spelling, they may make a request for reconsideration.
The submitter documented the given name Viktor from "The Old Norse Name" by Geirr Bassi. While this name does appear in that source on page 16, it appears to be in error. No evidence outside of this source could be found in support of this given name for the Viking era in Old Norse. Therefore, we will no longer continue to register Viktor as a masculine given name in Old Norse. See the Cover Letter for more information.
Fortunately, Alisoun Metron Ariston documented the 14th century Russian name Viktor in Wickenden. This name may be combined with an Old Norse byname, as names from these two language groups may be combined throughout our period as long as the elements are dated within 300 years as is the case here. Therefore, we may register this name as submitted.
This name combines a Russian given name and an Old Norse byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
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Blazoned when registered in May of 1984 as Vert, on a bend argent between six cinquefoils Or, a snail fesswise vert, we are clarifying the orientation of the snail per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Blazoned when registered in January 1996 as Azure, on a chevron couched from sinister throughout argent three doves volant fesswise sable, we are clarifying the orientation of the birds per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Nice cant!
Blazoned when registered in August 1989 as Or, a tortoise tergiant palewise proper, shelled vert, between three mullets of eight points azure, we are clarifying the tincture of the tortoise. It has a vert shell with the head and legs being brown. For conflict purposes, the tortoise is vert, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A. The tortoise is in its default orientation.
Blazoned when registered in November of 1989 as Argent, on a chevron purpure between three oak leaves in pall, stems outwards, vert, a hind courant fesswise argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the hind per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Blazoned when registered in August of 1981 as (Tinctureless) The Uncial sans-serif letter "M" inverted interlaced with a quill pen fesswise, we are reblazoning to clarify that the two charges are co-primary.
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This badge does not conflict with the badge of Drueta de la Rosa, (Fieldless) A rooster rising argent. There is a DC for adding the field, and at least a DC between a rooster rising and a raven rising.
There is a step from core practice for charging a field with an offset line of division.
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Submitted as Argent, seven gouttes and a gore sable, there is no default arrangement for seven charges. Evidence was provided of period blazon explicitly enumerating seven (or more) charges, but in all cases the charges were in a clear arrangement such as three, three, and one. As no evidence was provided for blazoning the number of charges in semy arrangement, we also decline to do so here.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the armory of Caelin on Andrede, Argent goutty de sang.
This badge does not conflict with the device of Hope Baldwin, reblazoned elsewhere on this letter as Per pale purpure and argent, a pair of wings in lure counterchanged. By longstanding precedent we grant difference for orientation between a vol and a pair of wings in lure [Miles Stockton, 11/2010, A-Artemisia].
Reblazoned in November of 1988 as Azure, on a bend sinister between two trees eradicated argent, a pegasus statant fesswise to sinister sable, all within a bordure argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the pegasus per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Artist's note: Please draw the overall roundel larger.
Blazoned when registered in February of 2019 as Vert, on a bend between two open books Or three hummingbirds volant fesswise, wings addorsed vert, we are clarifying the orientation of the birds per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
A musket proper is "barreled sable, stocked brown". Firearms were also found in period armory with grey barrels, which would be blazoned as "a grey iron <firearm> proper". We direct Palimpsest to update Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms.
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Registered in October of 1990 as Azure, on a bend sinister cotissed Or three swallows volant fesswise, wings elevated and addorsed, azure, we are clarifying the orientation of the birds per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
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Blazoned when registered in October of 2004 as Azure, on a bend between two swans naiant argent three fish fesswise azure, we are clarifying the orientation of the fish per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Blazoned when registered in March of 1994 as Vert, on a bend sinister Or cotissed argent, two hedgehogs statant fesswise sable, we are clarifying the orientation of the hedgehogs per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Nice late 16th century English name!
Blazoned when registered in December 1983 as Argent, on a spiderweb sable a garden spider displayed proper within a bordure rayonny gules. [Epeira diadema], we are clarifying the tincture of the spider which is sable marked Or. For conflict purposes, the spider is half sable and half Or, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A. The spider is in its default posture, tergiant, head to chief. Additionally, the spiderweb is couped, which needs to be blazoned.
Blazoned when registered as Per pale purpure and argent, a pair of wings counterchanged, we are clarifying the orientation of the wings.
The submitter's previous name, Cristina Volpina, is released.
The submitter's previous badge, Gules, on a bezant a sun-cross gules, is released.
The submitter's previous alternate name, Rúna glóra, is released.
Blazoned when registered in August 1979 as Gules, upon a bend sinister between a staff entwined of two snakes addorsed and a Russian Orthodox cross argent, three pine cones proper, we are clarifying the orientation of the pine cones per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Submitted as Companie of the Grate Whyt Whey, this name is not constructed correctly. The substantive element Grate Whyt Whey is a compound placename. Household names based on the pattern X of placename generally do not use the article the before the place name. We have therefore removed it for registration.
Commenters questioned whether or not this name presumed upon the New York City street Broadway and its nickname 'The Great White Way'. The standards for presumption are high. A not insignificant number of persons asked had not heard of this nickname for Broadway, and the nickname does not appear to be prevalent anywhere but in America. Therefore, this name falls short of the global recognition that we require to protect a place from presumption. In addition, this name does not meet the criteria set forth in the Administrative Handbook III.A.10 which says in part, "... a branch cannot use the name of a significant location (a town or county, for example) within its borders... A small change in the name is sufficient for registration, such as the addition of a syllable or a spelling change that changes the pronunciation." The nickname for Broadway is The Great White Way. Removing the article The qualifies as a small change in the name as defined by the rule. Accordingly, this name may be registered as modified.
This item was submitted under the branch name Appleholm, Canton of; as that name is being pended, the item is registered under the existing branch name.
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The submitter's previous name, Jessica of Fearn Abbey, is retained as an alternate.
The presence of a stock on a bell is an unblazoned artistic detail.
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Blazoned when registered in September 1983 as Per pale argent and vert, a spider tergiant displayed proper, in chief a roundel counterchanged. [Arglope arantia], we are clarifying the tincture of the spider. It is brown marked Or. For conflict purposes it is half brown and half Or, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A. The spider is in its default posture, tergiant, head to chief.
Blazoned when registered in July of 1983 as Azure, on a bend sable fimbriated between a cat's head cabossed and a mullet three crescents fesswise argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the crescents per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Nice name for late 16th century England!
Blazoned when registered in April 1980 as Azure, a spider extended depending from a spiderweb throughout in chief Or, we are clarifying the charge groups. The spiderweb is the primary charge, the spider is a secondary charge. In addition, the spider is inverted — that is, tergiant with its head to base.
This device was pended on the February 2023 LoAR for redraw to remove the thin-line cotising around the wolf.
This badge does not conflict with the badge of Walter de Witte, reblazoned elsewhere on this letter as (Tinctureless) The Uncial sans-serif letter "M" inverted and a quill pen fesswise interlaced. Though there is no difference between what is essentially a "W" and an "M", in Walter's badge the two charges are co-primary and in this submission the feather is equivalent to a maintained secondary.
Scribal Guild of Meridies is a generic identifier.
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Blazoned when registered in April of 1981 as Gules, on a bend Or between an estoile argent within a laurel wreath and a bendlet Or three bears passant fesswise sable, we are clarifying the orientation of the bears per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Blazoned when registered in July of 1992 as Argent, on a bend sinister bretessed vert between two honeysuckle sprigs gules, slipped and leaved vert, three coneys statant fesswise argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the coneys per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Blazoned when registered in August of 1979 as Ermine, on a bend gules a hedgehog passant fesswise Or, we are clarifying the orientation of the hedgehog per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1997 as Argent, on a bend sinister azure a savage palewise maintaining a club proper and an enfield statant fesswise Or, we are clarifying the orientation of the enfield per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Blazoned when registered in May 1988 as Per bend sinister argent and lozengy couped gules and argent, in dexter chief a crab passant gules, we are clarifying the posture of the crab. It is in its default posture, tergiant, head to chief.
Blazoned when registered in August of 2001 as Or, on a bend wavy purpure three natural dolphins naiant fesswise contourny argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the dolphins per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
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This device was pended on the February 2023 LoAR for redraw to ensure the forms match the artwork that appeared on the LoI.
(Fieldless) A compass rose per pale sable and Or is registered to Northshield as a standard augmentation. Fieldless badges designated as standard augmentations can be used on augmenting cantons, escutcheons, or any other augmentation context where they appear as an independent display, whether on a plain or divided background, without needing permission to conflict.
We note that despite three-quarters of the canton's bordure having no contrast, it manages to maintain identifiability, with the remaining quarter having good contrast, meeting the standard set out in the precedent: "Going forward, we will consider augmentations on a case-by-case basis when they have zero contrast across most of their edge, but which nonetheless maintain identifiability." [Elis Godbeare, 05/2022, A-Northshield]
Nice 15th century Dutch name!
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Blazoned when registered in September of 1998 as Gules, on a bend invected Or, three brown ferrets statant fesswise proper, we are clarifying the orientation of the ferrets per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Blazoned when registered in December of 2010 as Purpure, on a bend between two oak sprigs inverted argent, three foxes passant fesswise gules, we are clarifying the orientation of the foxes per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
Blazoned when registered in October 2001 as Per bend sinister bevilled fesswise Or and gules, a sun counterchanged within a bordure sable, as an augmentation on a sinister canton sable in pale a pearled coronet and a scorpion Or, we are clarifying that on the canton the scorpion is the primary charge and the coronet the secondary charge.
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The submitter requested authenticity for "13th-century Scottish feminine". This name meets that request.
Submitted as Caroline de la Collines, this name is not constructed correctly. The French article de la is singular, but the French noun Collines is plural. No suitable documentation could be found for combining a singular article with a plural noun in the French language. Alys Ogress was able to construct the French byname de la Colline 'of the little hill'. We have therefore removed the terminal s as this is the smallest change we can make for registration.
The submitter might be interested to know that the byname des Collines would be a plausible French byname meaning 'of the little hills'. If they prefer this byname, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Blazoned when registered in April of 1989 as Or, on a bend bretassy azure between a boar rampant and an escarbuncle gules, three pheons argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the pheons.
Submitted as Fâkhire of Wyvernwoode, the circumflex on the a in the given name is modern. The given name Fakhire was documented from Ursula Georges' article "Some Persian Feminine Names and Etymologies from the Timurid Dynasty". Letters in this article that should have a macron over them had to be represented by a circumflex when this article was published. [Shirin-i Mihr, 09/2022, A-Meridies] Therefore, we have changed the diacritical marking from a circumflex to a macron.
Wyvernwoode is the registered name of an SCA branch.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star.
Blazoned when registered in May of 1993 as Argent, on a bend vert between two mullets of seven points sable, a stag trippant guardant fesswise argent, a bordure quarterly Or and vert, we are clarifying the orientation of the stag per the April 2023 Cover Letter.
The purpure markings on the hummingbird are an unblazoned artistic detail and do not contribute towards complexity or difference.
The submitter's previous device, Gules, a cross couped between in bend sinister two clarions bendwise sinister, a bordure embattled Or, is released.
Submitted as Sorcha an Trí Abhainn, use of the element an in this name is incorrect. For a byname meaning 'of the Three Rivers', the singular an becomes plural na as there are multiple rivers. We have therefore made this change for registration.
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Blazoned when registered in March 1978 as Per bend sinister sable and Or, in dexter chief a scorpion and in sinister base a rowan tree eradicated, both proper, we are clarifying the tincture of the scorpion. The scorpion has a brown body and tan or Or appendages. Morsulus is directed to add this description to the O&A.
Blazoned when registered in August 1979 as Per bend sinister vert and azure, in dexter chief a fiddler crab tergiant proper, the crab is maintaining an acorn which was not mentioned. The crab is in its default posture, tergiant, and is Or.
This device was pended on the February 2023 LoAR for redraw to increase the size and decrease the number of ermine spots.
As noted when this was pended, this is the defining instance of the bottle gourd, also known as the calabash, a fruit which has been cultivated by humans for millennia. Examples of this fruit depicted in the Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne can be found in the article "First Known Image of Cucurbita in Europe, 1503-1508" by Harry S. Paris, et al, Annals of Botany, 98(1), July 2006, pp. 41-47 (https://academic.oup.com/aob/article/98/1/41/240153).
Blazoned when registered in January 1980 as Argent, a crab gules, in sinister chief an escallop gules chased Or, the escallop is Or, not gules.
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- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
None.
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This device is returned for conflict with the device of Aalina Godwyn de Coteswaud, Vert, a bend sinister sable fimbriated and overall a stag trippant argent. There is only a single DC for the type of overall charge.
There is a step from core practice for the use of an overall charge surmounting a fimbriated ordinary.
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None.
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This device is returned for conflict with the device of Gest Grimsson, Vert, a narwhal hauriant embowed argent. There is a single DC for adding the ford.
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This name is returned for offense via SENA PN5C which says in part, "Even when no name phrase is itself offensive, an entire name may be offensive. ... Likewise, a name that creates an offensive idea through a combination of words is not allowed." Neither of these name elements is offensive on its own. However, the combination of name phrases here with their common pronunciations creates an offensive idea; correctly pronounced, this name sounds like the English phrase 'fuck guillotine'. The guillotine has a long, bloody and horrifying history; it did not stop being a tool for execution in France until the mid-twentieth century. Therefore, this name meets the standards laid out in SENA PN5C and it must be returned.
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None.
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This name is returned for conflict with the registered Clan MacMitchell. Even though the elements Michel and Mitchell are visually different per SENA PN3C4, there is no aural difference at all in the Scots language. In fact, the spellings Michel and Mitchell were often used interchangeably for the same name. As this visual change is not significant enough to provide clear difference between these names, we are forced to return this one.
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None.
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None.
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This badge is returned for conflict with the device of André of Stormhold, Argent, a whale naiant azure. There is a DC for adding the secondary rod, but per SENA Appendix M1b there is no difference between a heraldic whale and a heraldic dolphin.
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None.
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None.
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None.
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None.
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None.
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This device is returned per SENA Appendix I3 for having two different tertiary charge groups on the same underlying charge. The nest is small enough in comparison to the phoenix that it is the equivalent of a maintained charge.
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None.
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- Explicit littera renuntiationum -
This transfer is pended until the June 2022 LoAR to allow time to process the acceptance.
This was item 13 on the An Tir letter of February 15, 2023.
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This device is pended to redraw the jaguar to more closely match the period examples.
This is the defining instance of a jaguar in Society armory. The jaguar is well-attested in pre-Columbian artwork.
This was item 7 on the Atenveldt letter of February 25, 2023.
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This branch name change is pended to allow commentary on the issue of retaining items as Ancient Branch Name. This would work similarly to how we retain Ancient Arms and would allow a group to retain their old name to protect it from conflict without needing to register it as a household name. We look to the June 2000 Cover Letter for guidance; branches were not able to retain old devices as badges because badges may not have laurel wreaths. However, branches wanted to still be able to protect these devices from conflict. Similarly, some branches may prefer to be able to protect their previous names from conflict.
This was item 2 on the East letter of February 25, 2023.
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Created at 2023-07-10T21:01:29