Nice 10th century Icelandic name!
This device does not conflict with the device of Alexander le Browere, Per pale sable and vert, a serpent involved in annulo Or. There is a DC for changing the tinctures of the field, and though per pale and paly are not substantially different, they do have a DC for changing the number of pieces of the field.
This badge was to be associated with the Order of the Gold Apple of Blackstone Mountain; however, that name was pended on the July LoAR.
Artist's note: Please draw fewer and larger pellets.
Nice early 14th century Middle English name!
The submitter requested authenticity for the meaning "Edward the Happy" and the language Norse. This request was not noted on the Letter of Intent but was fortunately noted by Lilie Ragged Staff with enough time for commenters to respond. Kingdoms are reminded that all requests for authenticity must be summarized on the Letter of Intent to avoid a name being pended for further research.
This name meets that request as it is authentic for the Old West Norse language between the 9th and 11th centuries in Iceland.
The submitter's previous name, Sarukê thugatêr Êlmanou, is released.
This device does not conflict with the badge of Damara Narrissa, Sable, a gazelle springing between in pale a mullet of six points and a crescent Or. While both have two secondary charges, those in the submitted device are in two different charge groups. Thus there is there is a DC for changing the number of charges in the same charge group from two to one, a DC for changing the type of the secondary charges in that group, and a DC for adding the bordure. We decline to rule at this time on what difference, if any, there is between a gazelle and a stag.
The submitter's previous device, Vert, a unicorn and in chief three trilliums argent, is released.
Commenters questioned whether the term warhorse was dated to our period. It appears in the OED s.v. warhorse, dated to 1586, "The warhorse is so inflamed wt the sound of the trumpet, that he cannot keepe his standing, but maketh an open way to his rider, through the midst of his thickest enimies." As this documents both the term and the submitter's desired spelling to our period, we may register this name as submitted.
Nice cant!
This badge does not conflict with the badge of Clara inghean Uilleim, (Fieldless) A magpie rising proper maintaining a lily of the valley vert flowered argent. There is a DC for fieldlessness, and a DC for changing the tincture of the maintained charge from vert (as a lily of the valley takes its tincture from the slip and leaves) to purpure.
(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns)
This bird is considered sable for the purposes of conflict. Though the tincture of wings counts for difference when they are spread out from the body, when close the tincture is a blazonable detail not worth difference.
Nice cant!
Nice cant!
Nice badge!
A quarterly arrondi field division is a DC from plain quarterly, and as such is sufficient to remove the appearance of marshalling.
Submitted as Draugrheim_, that name is not correctly constructed. The Old Norse noun Draugr becomes Drauga- in the genitive (possessive) case. In addition, the element that means 'land, abode' is -heimr. Therefore, the household name meaning "draugrs' land", as the submitter requested, would be Draugaheimr. Accordingly, we have made this change for registration.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns)
This name combines a Gaelic given name with an Anglicized Irish byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter might be interested to know that the Gaelic clan name Ó hAodha is roughly pronounced /oh hey/. If they are interested in the 16th century Gaelic name Aindriú Ó hAodha, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Nice 1590s English name!
Bordermarch is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Fynn Alreksson, that name contained an inadvertent typo; the submission form shows Fyn Alreksson. We are therefore restoring the spelling on the submission form for registration.
Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Gunnar_ Bjornulfson, the name contained inadvertent typos; the submission form shows Gunnarr Bjornulfsson. We are therefore restoring the spelling on the submission form for registration.
Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Havarthr Knutr, the given name contained an inadvertent typo; the submission form shows Havardhr Knutr. We are therefore restoring the spelling on the submission form for registration.
As noted in the Pictorial Dictionary, the default orientation for a maunch has the wrist (sleeve) to dexter, and the elbow bent to base. Note that the longer side is usually the sleeve; unless explicitly blazoned, a hand is not included. The reblazons needed to align with this default appear elsewhere on this letter. Palimpsest is directed to update Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms with this information.
The submitter requested authenticity for 15th century Italian. This name does not meet that request. The given name Scarlata can only be dated firmly to the 13th century and the double byname Cattaneo da Mantova can only be dated firmly to the 16th century. While the temporal gap between elements does not prevent registration, it is too large to consider this name authentic.
This device conflicts with the device of Ábiorn Hallstenson, Sable, two bendlets Or, with a single DC for changing the tincture of the primary charge group. However, Ábiorn grants blanket permission to conflict with his device for any submission with one DC, allowing this device to be registered.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns) (to Ansteorra pends)
As this is the first registration of a cittern in over 20 years, we take this opportunity to re-document the charge. The cittern is a Renaissance flat-backed string instrument; a gallery of period and grey period woodcuts depicting citterns can be seen on The Renaissance Cittern Site: http://www.cittern.theaterofmusic.com/woodcuts/index.html.
The submitter requested authenticity for 10th-12th century Kievan Rus. This name does not meet that request. We have no evidence that this exact byname was used during our period at this time. However, the construction of the byname follows an attested period pattern and we may register it as submitted.
The submitter requested authenticity for 15th century Ottoman. This request was not noted on the Letter of Intent but was fortunately noted by Lilie Ragged Staff with enough time for commenters to respond. Kingdoms are reminded that all requests for authenticity must be summarized on the Letter of Intent to avoid a name being pended for further research. This name meets that request.
Submitted as River Serpent, Shire of the, no documentation was provided for the construction of this branch name. The submitter intended this name to be based off a place called River Serpent. However, no examples of the pattern River X where X is an animal could be found. There is an attested English pattern of rivers named for families who lived near them; however, commenters were unable to find the English byname Serpent dated to period. Heralds at the Pelican meeting were able to find evidence of the similar-sounding English byname Serponnde. With the express consent of the submitter, we have changed this name to Shire of the River Serponnde for registration.
The submitter might be interested to know that there is evidence of families being named after animals, including various forms of snakes. If they are interested in this option, they may make a request for reconsideration with a valid petition as required by the Administrative Handbook IVC5.
The submitter requested authenticity for Faroese. This name meets that request. The language of the Faroes until the 14th century was Old West Norse and both of these name elements were found in that region; therefore, the name is authentic for the Faroese culture during the Viking Era.
Artist's note: Please draw the vair bordure in a more period style - typically the vair bells on the sides were drawn parallel to the edges of the shield rather than perpendicular to it.
This badge does not conflict with that of Chidiock the Younger, (Fieldless) A bison's massacre Or. Two horns in saltire do not conflict with a massacre technically, due to an SC for change in number, nor visually.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass rose. See the Cover Letter for more details.
Artist's note: Please make sure the points of the compass rose don't extend beyond the annulet.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns) (to Artemisia pends)
This device was pended on the May 2023 LoAR to redraw the jaguar to more closely match the period examples.
(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)
Though there is typically a step from core practice for using an orle of charges not in their default orientation, this does not apply to charges on a bordure. Just as charges on a bend tilt to follow the bend, it was common in period armory for charges on a bordure to rotate so that they follow the line of the bordure.
This is the defining instance of ring-and-dot auger. This was a tool used to make a distinctive ring-and-dot decorative motif on bone items in the Iron Age and early medieval period.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
Dun Or is the registered name of an SCA branch.
The submitter's previous device, Vert semy of comets, on a fess argent a closed book vert, is retained as a badge.
The submitter's prior device, Per bend sinister azure and vert, a sea-serpent ondoyant between two scimitars fesswise and a compass rose argent, is retained as a badge.
This badge does not presume upon the fictitious badge of the Blood Angels from the wargame Warhammer 40,000. SENA A6D says, in part, "In rare cases, armory associated with fictitious characters and entities may also be considered important enough to protect, when both a significant number of people in the Society recognize the armory of the entity without prompting and the use of the armory of the entity would generally be considered by those people a clear reference to that entity. Only a few pieces of fictitious armory have ever been ruled important enough to protect." The Blood Angels badge does not rise to this level of importance.
Artist's note: Please draw the line of division centered on the field.
This name combines an English given name and a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice device!
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns) (to Caid pends)
The submitter's prior device, Sable, on a pile argent a spider sable, is retained as a badge.
As noted on the February 2021 Cover Letter, there is no longer a step from core practice for the use of New World plants documented as known to period people.
Nice 15th century Florentine name!
The submitter's prior device, Or, on a fess between three Maltese crosses purpure a fox courant Or, is retained as a badge.
The byname the Wanderer is lingua Societatis for the German byname Wanderer.
This name combines a Finnish given name and a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Oddi Katla, a timely correction was issued in commentary that the submitter's intent was to register the name Oddi ketill. We are happy to make this change for registration.
Artist's note: Please draw the fish with a gap in the middle, to aid in identifiability. All the period examples of this motif that have been found have some amount of field showing between the fish.
Though two-tincture flames in period armory were typically some combination of gules and Or, we do not restrict the tinctures of charges to those found in period.
This device does not conflict with the device of William Gunn, Sable, a falcon and on a chief Or three pheons inverted sable. There is a DC for changing the type of tertiary charges. The second DC needs to come from the type of bird. In 2014 Wreath ruled "There is no difference between a raven and a falcon." [Anne of Bradford, 06/2014, R-West]. As ravens and falcons are both period heraldic charges that were not considered interchangeable by period heralds, we overturn the 2014 precedent and rule that there is a DC between a raven and a falcon when they are both in period postures, providing the second DC required.
This name combines an Old English given name and an Old Norse byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter might be interested to know that the given name Þióðrikr appears on the Rök rune stone. If they are interested in the fully Old Norse name Þióðrikr Ulfsbani, they may make a request for reconsideration.
The submitter's prior device, Per chevron argent and vert, a tower counterchanged between in fess two swords vert, is released.
The submitter's prior badge, (Fieldless) Issuant from a tower vert, in chief a demi-sword inverted argent, is released.
The submitter might be interested to know that the byname di Rossi can be documented to a time period contemporary with the given name in Rome as de Rossi and de li Rossi. If they are interested in either of the names Valentino de Rossi or Valentino de li Rossi, authentic for 1513-1521 in Rome, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Nice Gupta name!
The submitter's prior name, Visvamitra Yavana, is released.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns) (to Calontir pends)
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)
Nice 13th century English name!
The tree in this submission is drawn in such a way as to make the vert trunk much more prominent than the sable leaves. Despite this, to allow for the fact that the tree could be emblazoned in many different ways, this tree, like all trees with leaves, takes its tincture from the leaves and will be considered to be sable for the purposes of conflict and contrast.
Nice badge!
SENA A3A3c says, "An augmentation may be created through quartering the augmentation (in the first and fourth quarters) with the base device (in the second and third quarters)." Evidence was found for the use of the base device in the first and fourth and the augmentation in the second and third quarters in period armory. We direct Palimpsest to update SENA accordingly.
When using quartering to augment armory that already has an augmentation, the first augmentation may appear in both quarters that contain the base device.
The submitter has a court baronage and is thus entitled to display a coronet.
The submitter's prior augmented arms, Checky sable and Or, a seawolf erect argent, as an augmentation on a canton gules a trillium flower argent, are released.
Nice late 16th century English name!
The default orientation of a quince was defined to be stem to base in the registration of Penn's prior device. Palimpsest is directed to update Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms with this default.
The submitter's prior device, Azure, in saltire five quinces slipped and leaved Or, is retained as a badge.
The submitter is a royal peer of ducal rank and thus entitled to display a ducal coronet.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)
Nice cant!
This submission is an appeal of the kingdom return of the device in October 2019 for "lack of contrast between the Or legs of the flamingo and the Or portions of the field."
The submitter cited the July 2010 Cover Letter which states:
As long as the charge maintains its identifiability, minor details, even minor details which are identifying characteristics, may have no contrast with the underlying tinctures.
The submitter also provided numerous examples from period armorials showing birds with low- or no-contrast beaks and legs. Based on this evidence, the appeal is accepted.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns)
Submitted as Álfr Skorrasson, that name is not constructed correctly. The Old Norse given name Skorri becomes Skorra- in the genitive (possessive) case, which is required for the formation of patronymic bynames in Old Norse. This creates the byname Skorrason. Therefore, we have made this change for registration.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a sea-tortoise tergiant inverted.
Submitted as Benjamín de Mérida, no documentation was provided for the accents in either name element. We have therefore removed the accents for registration.
As corrected, this is a nice late 16th century Spanish name!
The submitter's prior device, Or, three piles in point sable, overall a butterfly vert, is released.
Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!
This device does not conflict with the badge of Ottar Eriksson, (Fieldless) A rabbit sejant guardant, armed with stag's attires, argent. There is a DC for adding a field, and another for the difference between sejant and rampant.
Nice 13th century English name!
Nice 16th century German name!
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns) (to Gleann Abhann pends)
The submitter grants permission to conflict for all armory which is not identical to this device.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a gemstone depicted in profile.
The submitter has provided sufficient evidence to show that the sphinxes as emblazoned are a period style for Greek sphinxes. We hereby overturn the precedent that makes breasts a defining feature of the charge.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the armory of Sárán mac Duinn, Purpure, two Greek sphinxes sejant respectant argent.
Commenters questioned whether the name Crescent Isles was protected via SENA NPN4D1 which says in part, "In rare cases, places and other entities from fiction may be considered important enough to protect, when both a significant number of people in the Society recognize the name of the entity without prompting and the use of the name of the entity would generally be considered by those people a clear reference to that entity." When asked, a significant number of people outside the Kingdom of Lochac did not recognize this unofficial nickname for New Zealand. We require this recognition to be more widespread than a single Kingdom. Therefore, Crescent Isles does not rise to the level of recognition that we require for SENA NPN4D1 to apply, and we may register this name as submitted.
Nice 15th century French name!
This is the defining instance of leeches in SCA armory. Leeches are a period charge, found in the canting arms (German egel) of Egloff in Virgil Raber's Wappenbuch (1548), https://haab-digital.klassik-stiftung.de/viewer/image/1249054540/332/.
Nice canting device!
Freya is the submitter's legal given name.
Nice cant!
Nice cant!
This badge does not presume upon the badge of the Arch-Steward of the Holy Roman Empire Gules, an orb Or. By precedent "there is at least a DC between an orb and a roundel" [Cristina Volpina, 08/2016, A-East], so there is a DC for changing the type of primary charge and another for adding the secondary charges.
This is the defining instance of a weevil, an insect well known to humans in period.
Nice cant!
Saint Christina the Astonishing is the registered name of an SCA branch.
The given name Wahriia is the first such name that we have registered in the Hurrian language. This language was spoken by the Hurrian people, who lived throughout northern Syria, upper Mesopotamia and southeastern Anatolia during the Bronze Age. The submitter documented this name from Nuzi Personal Names by Ignace J. Gelb, Pierre M. Purves, and Allan A. MacRae (https://isac.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/oip-57-nuzi-personal-names), and we are registering it here without its diacritical markings as permitted by SENA Appendix D.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns)
Nice cant!
Blazoned when registered in August of 1984 as (Fieldless) A sea-otter floatant supine pean, maintaining to chief with its forepaws an acorn Or, we are clarifying that this is a natural sea otter, rather than an otter with a fish's tail, and using more standard terminology for the otter's posture.
Nice device!
This name originally combined a Russian given name and an Old Norse byname, which is only an acceptable lingual mix when the elements are dated 300 years apart or less. That is not the case here; the given name Mikiel was not found in Russian before 1566 and the latest the byname could be dated in Old Norse is circa 1230. However, ffride Morelle was able to find the given name Mikiel in Norwegian dated to 1512. As Norwegian and Old Norse are in the same regional naming group, they may be combined if their elements are dated within 500 years or less of each other and we may register this name as submitted.
An opossum proper is "grey, feet and tail tan/pink". We ask Palimpsest to include this in Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms.
For conflict purposes, the opossum proper in this submission will be considered sable, and we ask Morsulus to note this in the O&A.
(to Meridies acceptances) (to Meridies returns)
Ravenslake is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Blazoned when registered in January 1987 as Gules, a star anise Or between two maunches in fess, the dexter reversed, ermine, each charged with a star anise azure, we are clarifying the charge groups. The maunches are the primary charges and the Or star anise is a secondary charge.
Nice Florentine name for 1427!
Submitted as Maoil Íosa inghean Ruaidhrí, this name was not constructed correctly. The given name Maoil Íosa is in the genitive case, however, we require given names to be in the nominative case. The nominative case of this given name is Maol Íosa. We have therefore made this change for registration.
The submitter requested authenticity for Scottish. This request was not noted on the Letter of Intent but was fortunately noted by Jeanne Marie Palimpsest with enough time for commenters to respond. Kingdoms are reminded that all requests for authenticity must be summarized on the Letter of Intent to avoid a name being pended for further research.
As modified, this name does not meet that request. The language of this name is Irish Gaelic, not Scots or Scottish Gaelic. It is an authentic Irish Gaelic name for the 14th century.
The submitter requested authenticity for Irish. This request was not noted on the Letter of Intent but was fortunately noted by Lilie Ragged Staff with enough time for commenters to respond. Kingdoms are reminded that all requests for authenticity must be summarized on the Letter of Intent to avoid a name being pended for further research.
This name does not meet that request. While the given name Roisin follows an attested period construction, we do not have evidence of its use during our period at this time. It is registerable as a 15th-16th century constructed Gaelic feminine given name. The submitter might be interested to know that the feminine given names Ros and Rois would both meet the request for an authentic name when combined with the submitted byname. If they are interested in either of these given names, they may make a request for reconsideration.
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns) (to Middle pends)
Nice English name for 1379!
Submitted as Brigid ingean ui Eóghan na h-Oitrich, Gaelic grammar requires a patronymic byname to be in the genitive (possessive) case. The genitive (possessive) form of the Gaelic given name Eóghan is Eóghain. Though the submitter allowed no changes, they have expressly consented to fixing the Gaelic grammar in order to register this name and we have done so.
This name combines an English given name and a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Blazoned when registered in March 1987 as Or, in pale a wingless dragon dormant purpure and a maunche azure, we are clarifying the charge groups. The dragon is a secondary charge, not a co-primary charge.
The submitter might be interested to know that a fully Old English form of this name would be Eanred æt Tamworþige. If they are interested in this name, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Submitted as Eibear Moireir, no documentation was provided and none could be found for either name element. A similar Irish Gaelic given name is Eibhear, which can be found dated between 1443 and 1589 in various Irish Annals (http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Eibhear.shtml). Page 431 of "Irish Names and Surnames" by Patrick Woulfe lists the Gaelic name Moireis (http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/Woulfe/SortedByGaelicSpelling_M3.shtml). We have therefore changed this name to the attested Eibhear Moireis in order to register it, as this is the smallest amount of change we can make to do so.
The axe is treated as argent for conflict purposes.
There is a step from core practice for charging a field with an offset line of division.
The submitter's prior name, Margaret Hepburn of Ardrossan, is released.
The submitter requested authenticity for "Crete 1450s BC". This request was not summarized on the Letter of Intent, but it was fortunately identified by Jeanne Marie Palimpsest in a timely manner to allow for sufficient commentary. Kingdoms are reminded that all requests for authenticity must be summarized on the Letter of Intent in order to avoid a name needing to be pended for further research.
This name may meet this request. We currently do not have any data this early in the Greek language for the isle of Crete. Therefore, we are unable to make a determination on authenticity at this time. The submitter might be interested to know that the name Phaidra Phaistia would be authentic for the 4th century BC from Crete. If they are interested in this name, they may make a request for reconsideration.
The submitter's previous name, Phaidra Thebaia, is retained as an alternate.
The submitter's prior name, Cuhelyn of Northanhymbre, is retained as an alternate name.
The secondary owner, Margaret Hepburn of Ardgowan, is removed from the badge. The badge remains registered to Simon as sole owner.
al-Barran is the registered name of an SCA branch.
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns)
The submitter's prior device, Per chevron inverted gules and sable, on a pall Or three lances, points to center, sable, is retained as a badge.
Artist's note: Please draw fewer and larger ermine spots.
Blazoned when registered in February of 1981 as Azure, on a pile inverted throughout between two abalone shells argent, a sea otter [Enhydra lutris] statant erect proper, we are clarifying that this is a natural sea otter, rather than an otter with a fish's tail.
Natural sea otters proper are brown, like other otters. We direct Palimpsest to update Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms.
An-Li is the Pinyin romanization of the submitter's legal name.
Crosston is the registered name of an SCA branch.
The submitter's prior name, Bersi Eðvarðarson, is retained as an alternate.
The submitter's prior device, Per saltire azure and argent, a bear couchant contourny sable, is retained as a badge.
A leek proper is a neutral charge with the bottom portion argent and the top portion vert, each approximately half the charge. Palimpsest is directed to update Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms.
Nice badge!
Submitted as Knotty Herald Extraordinary, we do not register the word Extraordinary as part of a heraldic title. We have therefore dropped it for registration.
This heraldic title follows the attested English pattern of creating a heraldic title from an English surname.
When registered in December 2022, this name had an inadvertent error. We are therefore happy to correct the spelling of the byname from inn írksi to inn írski.
The submitter's prior device, Per pale sable and argent, an increscent argent and a pomegranate, on a point pointed gules a lotus blossom in profile Or, is retained as a badge.
Nice 16th century English name!
Blazoned when registered in January of 1984 as Pean, on a bend sinister argent three natural sea-otters statant proper [Enhydra lutris], we are clarifying the orientation of the otters. Additionally, we are dropping the Linnaean classification of the otter, which for many years we have no longer included as part of blazon.
The submitter's prior device, Argent, a wolf's head erased and sinister facing and in chief a label gules, is released.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns)
- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
None.
(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Amis Mwyn, Or, a fret azure its mascle gules, a bordure sable. As fretty is considered an artistic variant of a fret, the only DC here is for changing the tincture of the primary charge.
This device is also returned for conflict with the device of Eliada Melisande d'Alessandria, Or, fretty sable, three roses proper within a bordure sable. There is a single DC for removal of the overall roses.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the badge of the Shire of Arrow's Flight, Or, three arrows fretted in triangle purpure. There is a DC for the tincture of the arrows; a second DC would have to come from arrangement of the arrows (or the orientation of the group of arrows as a whole).
A review of past registrations of charges fretted in triangle shows a lack of consistent arrangement of the charges or of the orientation of the shape formed by their intersection, and in most cases rotating or inverting the arrangement does not create a design that is visually distinct from the original. Though in this submission the triangular shape created by the intersection of the charges is clearly inverted, this is not typically true of charges in this arrangement. Because of this, we rule that charges fretted in triangle do not have a meaningful difference in arrangement versus charges fretted in triangle inverted (or charges fretted in triangle in other orientations); the difference is blazonable when the orientation of the group is unmistakable, but is not worth difference. This parallels how we treat the specific placement of charges in an in annulo arrangement.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns) (to Ansteorra pends)
None.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns) (to Artemisia pends)
None.
(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)
None.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
None.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns) (to Caid pends)
None.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns) (to Calontir pends)
None.
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)
This badge is returned for having a charge "barely overall" as defined in SENA Appendix I4. In this case, the keythong nearly entirely obscures the sun, which is a returnable style issue, and one which we do not believe can be satisfactorily addressed within the time constraints of a pend for redraw.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)
This badge is returned for conflict with the device of Carloman de le Mer, Quarterly argent and azure, a lobster sable, and with the badge of Malyss Makneile, Or, a lobster sable. In each case, there is 1 DC for fieldlessness. Several commenters agreed that this design is nearly indistinguishable from a crab, and by precedent "Crabs and lobsters have been demonstrated to be interchangeable in period, and we do not grant a DC between the two crustaceans." [Jean Oste de Murat, 05/2017, A-East]
This badge is also returned for lack of identifiability. Legs and jambes can be attached to inanimate charges in simple, blazonable arrangements using issuant or conjoined. However, adding a combination of legs and claws surrounding the death's head in an unblazonable arrangement obscures its identity, making it appear to be a crab's body. The identifiability of the death's head is further hampered by its inversion.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns)
This household name is returned for conflict with the registered household name Ulfshird. In the registered name, -hird is the designator, and in the submitted name, the submitter intended Hamarr to be the designator. This leaves the given name Ulf as the substantive element in each name. As these two substantive elements are identical, and the designator does not count for difference per SENA NPN3C, this name must be returned. Since this name is returned, we decline to rule on the suitability of the designator Hamarr at this time.
This name is returned for conflict with the registered Rónán mac Lochlainn. While these two names are clear via SENA PN3C4, they are not clear via PN3C1. The bynames MacLoughlin and mac Lochlainn are pronounced identically. Therefore, we are left comparing the given names Rowan and Rónán. There is only a single change in sound between these two names, which is not enough to clear the conflict. Therefore, we are forced to return this name.
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns) (to Gleann Abhann pends)
This augmentation of arms was pended on the March 2023 LoAR for discussion on whether SENA A3D1b ("sword and dagger") is one of the rules augmentations are allowed to violate.
This augmentation is returned for having two close variants of a charge, mullets of different numbers of points, in the same design. The exceptions to certain rules for augmentations are outlined in SENA A3A3a, which explicitly says that the exceptions are "[b]ecause an augmentation adds complexity". As SENA A3D1b ("sword and dagger") is a rule addressing clarity, not complexity, we do not believe that this is a reasonable exception to make. The clarity of charges in this submission is further hampered by both charges being directly on the field.
Evidence was provided for armory that included a single-headed eagle being augmented with a double-headed eagle. In each of those cases, only one of the two charges were directly on the field. We decline at this time to rule as to whether augmentations are allowed to violate "sword and dagger" when one of the charges is a tertiary charge.
This device is returned for conflict with the badge of Duncan Bruce of Logan, Or, three wolf's teeth issuant from sinister sable. Both Duncan's badge and this device are equivalent to Pily barry Or and sable, so have no countable difference between them. See the Cover letter for more information.
This device is also returned for conflict with the device of Thomas Hendersonne, Per pale indented sable and Or. By precedent, "'pily bendy' is actually just an extreme form of 'per bend sinister indented'" [Marcus Dundee the Brewer, 06/2005, R-Ansteorra] Similarly, pily barry, which this submission is equivalent to, is an extreme form, and period variant of, per pale indented. Under that interpretation, this submission has a single DC versus Thomas's device for swapping the tinctures per SENA A5G1a.
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This device is returned for conflict with the device of Will Dekne, Argent, a phoenix and a chief wavy gules. There is a DC for changing the type of secondary charge; but nothing for placement on the field versus a chief, the placement of which is part of its definition.
(to Meridies acceptances) (to Meridies returns)
None.
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This device is returned for using a line of division embowed to base. By precedent: "No evidence was presented and none could be found for embowing a line of division to base. Barring such evidence, this field division cannot be registered." [Cathryn Anne of Newbury, 04/2015, R-Artemisia]
This device is returned for lack of documentation for an orle of birch. The charge is depicted as a skinny orle with birch leaves issuing to either side. We allow charges such as an orle of ivy vines, since, as noted in the Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry, "Unlike other slips ... vines are often placed as ordinaries". Without evidence that tree slips or branches could be placed as ordinaries like vines are, motifs such as this will not be registerable.
This device is returned for conflict with Vlad Hideg, Sable, a winged serpent, wings displayed, within an orle of chain Or. There is a DC for changing the type of secondary charge, but no difference between a winged serpent and a wyvern. By precedent "there is no difference between a wyvern and a pithon" [Wolfgang von Wuestenberg, 2018/02, A-Meridies]; this applies to winged serpents as well.
There is a step from core practice for using a wyvern displayed.
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns)
This name is returned for multiple reasons. First, the submitter provided no documentation for the spelling Roxanna, and none could be found in a language compatible with the rest of the name. Second, the article al is not capitalized in Arabic names. Third, the laqab al-Manu 'first man' is problematic no matter which way we interpret it. The name 'Roxanna the first man' is presumptuous, as it is a claim to be the origin of humankind. However, the name 'Roxanna from the first man' does not follow nisbah conventions, because 'the first man' is not a place name as the correct formation of a nisbah would demand. Without evidence that this construction is possible, we are forced to return this name.
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This device is pended for redraw to ensure the artwork that appears in the LoI matches the artwork on the form. The emblazon on the LoI has the entire design inset from the edges of the outline escutcheon, making it appear as though the bordure were parted bordurewise sable and argent; this issue is not present on the form.
Submissions Heralds are reminded that mismatches between the artwork on the form and the artwork in OSCAR may be administratively returned. See the June 2023 Cover Letter for details.
This was item 6 on the Ansteorra letter of May 3, 2023.
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This device is pended for redraw to address the wreath being barely overall.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a fimbriated ordinary with an overall charge surmounting it.
This was item 6 on the Artemisia letter of May 15, 2023.
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This badge is pended to discuss whether or not we should continue to treat enflaming as an artistic detail, or count it for difference.
The flames in this badge are a reasonable way to depict a mullet enflamed, so we must consider this blazon when assessing potential conflicts. For the last 20 years, we have consistently considered enflaming to be a purely artistic detail not worth difference. If the flames in this submission are not counted for difference then there are multiple conflicts.
This was item 1 on the Caid letter of May 31, 2023.
This badge is pended to allow a decision to be made on the Palimpsest June 3 Rules Letter regarding changes to SENA A3A2. As currently written, SENA A3A2 disallows the use of charged roundels in a fieldless badge; the proposed changes may allow this armory to be registered.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a spider inverted.
This was item 5 on the Caid letter of May 31, 2023.
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This device is pended for redraw to ensure the artwork that appears in the LoI matches the artwork on the form.
Submissions Heralds are reminded that mismatches between the artwork on the form and the artwork in OSCAR may be administratively returned. See the June 2023 Cover Letter for details.
This was item 15 on the Calontir letter of April 24, 2023.
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This badge is pended to recolor the shark as grey.
This was item 3 on the Gleann Abhann letter of May 9, 2023.
This device is pended for redraw to ensure the forms match the artwork that appeared on the LoI. Submission heralds are reminded that emblazons in OSCAR must match the emblazons on forms. See the June 2023 Cover Letter for details.
This was item 10 on the Gleann Abhann letter of May 9, 2023.
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This badge is pended to give time for a Letter of Intent to Unprotect to be created and discussed regarding unprotecting one of the badges of the Hungarian Order of the Dragon, (Fieldless) A dragon contourny in annulo Or tail wrapped around its own neck.
This submitter has permission to conflict with the device of the Shire of Hinterland, Gules, a dragon dormant in annulo between three laurel wreaths Or, and with Hinterland's badge, Gules, a dragon dormant in annulo and a bordure rayonny Or.
The submitter requested that this badge be associated with the "Region of the Midlands." However, this name is neither registered nor generic, so we decline to make this association in our records.
This was item 4 on the Middle letter of May 30, 2023.
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