Blazoned when registered in February of 2013 as Azure, a New World pineapple Or between two rabbits combattant, a chief embattled argent, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns)
The submitter requested authenticity for "English-Scottish-Norse". 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 broad request. This name is authentic from the late 14th century to the end of our period in English and it is authentic for the Scots language in Shetland in the early 17th century. The submitter might be interested to know that there are two traditional options for 16th century Scots: Anne MacSteffan and Anne MacStevin. Additional Scottish options found in 16th and early 17th century Shetland, where literal Scandinavian relationship-style bynames were still being used, include: Anne or Anna as a given name, Stephans-, Stephins-, Stephans-, Stevins- and Stephanes-, for the father's part of the patronymic byname and the relationship markers -dochter, -dochtir, -dogthir, -dogttir, -dochtire, -dowchter, and -dochtter. Likewise, this name might appear in 15th century Norwegian as Anna Stephansdottir (with alternate endings of -dodder and -dotter). The given name Anne in Norwegian is masculine; it is a diminutive of the given name Arni. If the submitter is interested in any of these names, they may make a request for reconsideration.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a dragonfly inverted.
Submitted as Ayla z Tábora, the submitter requested authenticity for "15th c Czech/German". In the 15th century, diacritical markings are found infrequently and inconsistently in the Czech language. No evidence could be found that the marking in the name Tabor was used during this time period or indeed before 1650. Further, Statuta Universitatis Pragensis by Anton Dittrich shows the form z Thabora dated to 1461-2. We have therefore changed the byname to the form documented in the submitter's requested time and place.
This name does not meet the authenticity request. The given name is German while the byname is Czech. While this lingual mix is permitted per SENA Appendix C, such names are not considered authentic.
Nice mid-16th century Scots name!
Appearing on the Letter of Intent as a New World pineapple, we are removing the term New World from our blazons so have blazoned this as an ananas. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
This badge does not conflict with the device of Athanasia di Lumini Sable mullety of six points, a winged torch displayed Or. There is a DC for removing the wings. As to whether there is a DC between estencely and mullety, precedent says:
Though, to judge from the discussion in Brault's Early Blazon, no period difference would be granted between estencely and mullety or estoilly." [Caitlin Decourcey Corbet, 09/1992, A-Ansteorra]
A review of the relevant sections of Brault shows that, although there is evidence that the blazon term estencely was at times applied to both strewn sparks and strewn mullets/estoiles, none of the examples provided show that the two emblazons were considered equivalent or interchangeable, so we will grant a DC between estencely and semy of mullets or estoiles.
The submitter requested authenticity for 1480-1550 Germanic. This name meets that request. The given name appears dated to 1538 in Clivia, Ivlia, Montia, Marchia, Ravensbvrgia, antiqvæ & modernæ ... (https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clivia_Ivlia_Montia_Marchia_Ravensbvrgia/sOBjAAAAcAAJ) by the German theologian Werner Teschenmacher. The byname appears dated to 1541 in Churfürsten, Fürsten, Gaistlich und weltlich, Graffen, Freyen, Herrn, Rittern ... (https://books.google.com/books?id=dWNnAAAAcAAJ ) by Lorenz Landsperger as von Franckenstain; Franckenstainin is one of the expected feminine forms.
The submitter's prior name, Auðný Refsdóttir, is retained as an alternate.
Nice late Republican or early Imperial Roman name!
This name combines an English given name and a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Blazoned when registered in January of 2007 as Gules, a New World pineapple Or leaved vert and a bordure embattled Or, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
The submitter's prior name, Cecille Vanier la Françoise, is retained as an alternate.
Appearing on the Letter of Intent as a New World pineapple, we are removing the term New World from our blazons so have blazoned this as an ananas. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
This name follows the attested pattern of bynames constructed from French inn-signs. A canon ('cannon') is a suitable heraldic charge. French inn-signs may be constructed using the heraldic charge pattern; previous precedent has stated that such bynames may use the articles de la, du, and des [Jacobina du Chat Noir, Aug. 2020, A-Ansteorra]. The submitter might be interested to know that the name Graeme aux Canons would be the more common form. If they are interested in that form, they may make a request for reconsideration.
This name combines an English given name and a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter provided documentation for the byname Salles from The Dictionary of English Surnames by Reaney & Wilson, which appears in the Administrative Handbook, Appendix H. However, this source does not provide a date for the submitted spelling. We take this moment to remind Kingdoms that even if a source appears on the "no photocopy list", desired spellings still must be dated to our period to be usable as documentation. Fortunately, Lilie Ragged Staff provided additional documentation for this byname from FamilySearch records, allowing us to register this name as submitted.
Nice 16th century English name!
The submitter's previous name, Gy Darke, is released.
Commenters raised the issue that under SENA A6F as written, this design should be considered marshalling. This is not an intended result of those rules, and until an update can be implemented we are ruling that a primary charge group with at least one charge that crosses a line of division does not have the appearance of marshalling. Plain crosses throughout are an exception to this, as noted in A6F3b. See the Cover Letter for more details.
The submitter's previous device, Per pale purpure and vert, a five-headed wyvern and in base a fleur-de-lys Or, is released.
Commenters raised the issue that under SENA A6F as written, this design should be considered marshalling. This is not an intended result of those rules, and until an update can be implemented we are ruling that a primary charge group with at least one charge that crosses a line of division does not have the appearance of marshalling. Plain crosses throughout are an exception to this, as noted in A6F3b. See the Cover Letter for more details.
Submitted as Sapphira Technika, this name is in violation of SENA PN1B. The given name is later period Latin; the underlying Greek characters for the 1st century CE Bible should be transliterated as Sappheire. The byname, however, is 4th-5th century BCE Ancient Greek. As presented, these two name elements have more than 500 years between them. The Latin form of the byname contemporary with the given name is Technica; Lewis and Short s.v. technica gloss this word as a teacher of art. As this is the smallest change we can make to register this name, we have done so.
If the submitter is interested in the name Sappheire Technika, they may make a request for reconsideration.
The submitter's prior name, Gisella Lisabetta Venier, is retained as an alternate.
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The submitter's previous device, Per chevron throughout purpure and vert, a unicorn statant contourny and on a chief embattled argent a lotus blossom in profile gules, is released.
Nice 16th century English name!
Wiesenfeuer is the registered name of an SCA branch.
This device does not conflict with the device of Paul Stoddard, Sable, a Maltese cross, on a point pointed argent a sheaf of arrows fesswise reversed gules. There is a DC for the addition of the tertiary arrows, and a DC between a plain base and a point pointed.
Nice device!
Nice cant on a given name meaning 'raven'!
The submitter's previous name, Stephanie Winterin von Brandenburg, is released.
This is the defining instance in Society armory of a vielle, a bowed stringed instrument played throughout most of the medieval period.
Stringed instruments are assumed to be made of wood, so are brown when proper. We direct Palimpsest to add this to Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms.
The submitter's previous device, Or, in pale three crosses bottony fitchy between flaunches sable, is released.
The submitter requested authenticity for 13th-14th century Ireland. This name does not meet that request. The given name is Early Modern English, while the byname is Early Modern Irish Gaelic. Additionally, the elements as submitted are dated to more than a hundred years apart, which is too great a temporal gap to be considered authentic. The submitter may be interested to know that Catairíona inghean Ui Chonghaile, Catairiona inghean Ui Chonghaile, Catarina inghean Ui Chongaile, and Caitríona inghean Ui Chonghaile are all wholly Early Modern Irish Gaelic forms of the name. If they are interested in any of these forms, they may make a request for reconsideration.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of 'Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim, Sable, a chevron gules fimbriated between three lions rampant argent.
Spindles default to palewise, point to chief. Palimpsest is directed to update Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms with this information.
Nice cant for a surname meaning "small bell"!
When we registered the name Liam Shemus MacSweeney we offered the form Liam MacShemus MacSweeney to this submitter. The submitter provided further information allowing for the lowercase spelling macShemus. We are happy to accept this request for reconsideration as a result.
Blazoned when registered in December of 2011 as Or, three New World pineapples purpure leaved vert, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
While this name is registerable as submitted, the submitter may wish to know that the fully Latinized form of the name would be Tancredus Mercurius. If they are interested in this form, they may make a request for reconsideration.
The submitter requested authenticity for 15th century English. 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. While the given name is a reasonable interpolated spelling, we do not have evidence that this specific spelling was used in period. Additionally, there is a temporal gap of nearly 300 years between the attested form of the given name and the earliest example of the byname. While this does not impede registration, it is too great a temporal gap to be considered authentic.
Submitted as artist's artist's paintbrushes sable tipped gules, the gules paint on the end of the bristles is an unblazonable artistic detail.
Nice cant!
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns) (to Ansteorra pends)
Submitted as Gróa in Vidförla, this name was not transcribed correctly. SENA PN2D states, in part, "the use (or lack) of accents in a name ... should be consistent." As the given name contains an accent, the i in the byname should also include an accent, as documented. Additionally, the documented form of the name includes an edh rather than a d, and an o-ogonek, not an umlaut. As the submitter allows changes, we have made these corrections for registration.
The submitter's prior name, Annis De Provence, is retained as an alternate.
The submitter's prior name, Rebekah of Loch Salann, is released.
Blazoned when registered in November of 2009 as Vert, a New World pineapple Or within an orle of pheons argent, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns)
Ered Sûl is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Submitted as Devin de Solaris, the documentation provided shows the byname as de Solariis. No evidence was provided that would allow us to register the byname with a single i instead of a double i. We have therefore changed the byname to the attested form for registration.
The submitter might be interested to know that the submitted byname is derived from the Middle English word soler 'the upper story of a house, a place exposed to the sun'. They may further be interested to know that there is a locative byname Sunninge, which first appears dated to the 13th century with later forms Sonynge, dated to 1327, and Suninge, dated to 1641. If they are interested in any of these bynames, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Commenters questioned the use of a mount of two peaks, as single mounts and trimounts are much more common in period armory. Ollivier Mortar provided a period example of a mount of two peaks from the 1509 Livro do Armeiro-Mor, p. 281, allowing this to be registered.
Nice cant!
Blazoned when registered in July of 1997 as Sable semy-de-lys, an owl displayed head affronty argent, we are clarifying the posture of the owl.
(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)
This device was pended on the April 2024 LoAR awaiting the outcome of the February 14th Rules Letter regarding how fimbriated charges are conflict checked.
The proposed changes to SENAA5C1 are accepted on this month's Cover Letter. Based on the revised wording of A5C1 this submission does not need to be considered as Vert, on a roundel argent a roundel azure with a quaternary charge that does not count for difference. Therefore, this does not conflict with the device of Sheela de Presle, Vert, on a roundel azure fimbriated an armoured horse's head erased, in base a triquetra argent. There is a DC for removing the secondary triquetra and DCs for changing the type and tincture of the tertiary charge.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1993 as Purpure, a compass star within a sickle reversed argent, we are clarifying that the sickle is the primary charge. The default orientation for sickles is blade to chief embowed to sinister, which we ask Palimpsest to add to Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms.
Blazoned when registered in September of 2014 as (Fieldless) On a flame azure a New World pineapple Or, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns)
This device was pended on the February 2024 LoAR to redraw the per chevron throughout division with steeper lines.
This, along with the following item, is the defining instance of a pincushion cactus. This common name can apply to nearly all of the 200 species of Mammillaria and 20 species of Pelecyphora, the majority of which existed in the same places as humans in period.
Submitted as a pincushion cactus proper, and emblazoned as vert with a light pink blossom, we decline to declare a proper tincture for these plants; the blossoms in nature can be white, green, yellow, orange, pink, or red. As these plants can also have a varying number of blossoms, in various locations on the plant, we leave the tincture, arrangement, and number of blossoms as unblazoned artistic details.
Submitted as Sinech MacTire, Kingdom changed this name to Mac_Tire based on the available documentation. Alys Ogress was able to find evidence of the Scottish surname Mactyre dated to 1615; the Scots language has evidence of both an i/y swap and inconsistent capitalization in bynames. This gives us an interpolated plausible spelling of MacTire. We have therefore restored the submitted spelling for registration.
This name combines an Irish Gaelic given name and a Scots byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Basileios Philanthropenos Philomathes, Sable estencely, a point pointed Or.
This badge does not presume upon the arms of Cornwall, Sable bezanty. In the March 2017 return of this submitter's original badge submission, Sable estencely Or, we ruled:
Since estencely has been described as "groupings of roundels" [Jan Langhe ten Walde, March 2013, Æthelmearc-A], the only difference between this submission and Cornwall's device is the exact placement of uncounted roundels.
As estencely is a period motif, and does not appear to have ever been used interchangeably with strewn roundels, we overturn the March 2017 precedent; there is at least a DC between estencely and semy of roundels. This, combined with the addition of the orle, is enough to remove presumption.
While this name is registerable, the submitter may be interested to know that based on our current knowledge, when lingual mixes between Spanish and Taino occured during our period a person adopted a Spanish given name with their original Taino name as a "byname" rather than retained their Taino given name and adopted a Spanish byname.
Blazoned when registered in June of 2017 as Per fess purpure and vert, a New World pineapple Or transfixed by a sword proper, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a chief doubly-enarched.
In 2018, we stated that "Embla is a wholly legendary figure from Norse mythology; specifically, it is the name of the first woman created by the gods in one of the Norse creation myths. Unlike several other names from Norse legend, such as Dagný, which were used as the personal names of ordinary people later in period, there is no evidence that Embla as a name was used as anything but part of a creation myth. By long-standing precedent, names of purely legendary figures are not registerable." [Embla Hánefsdóttir, 02/2018 LoAR, R-Atlantia] Since then, we have expanded our recognition of naming patterns to register literary names in cultures that had a practice of given names based on literary figures, even if the specific name is not documented outside of literature. Old Norse is one of the languages in which this pattern of literary names exists. The legendary Embla was the first woman, according to myth, but did not herself have any supernatural abilities. We are therefore explicitly overturning this precedent, and allowing this given name to be registered.
This device was pended on the February 2024 LoAR to redraw the martlet.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star.
This badge was pended on the February 2024 LoAR to redraw the martlet.
Artist's note: Please draw the trees so that more of the complex line of division is visible.
The submitter might be interested to know that other period spellings of this byname include Mahony, Mahownie, Mahowny, Mahowne and Mahown. If they are interested in any of these alternate spellings, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
This badge was pended on the February 2024 LoAR to redraw the rapiers so less of the hilts lie on top of the crescents.
The submitter requested the used of the named motif cross of Caid.
The submitter requested the use of the named motif cross of Caid.
Nathí is the registered SCA name of the submitter's father and is used here in its genitive form via the Existing Registration Allowance.
Submitted as Sloane Mcnamara, we do not register scribal abbreviations. We have therefore expanded this byname to Macnamara for registration.
Blazoned when registered in January of 2018 as (Fieldless) A spear purpure surmounted by a New World pineapple Or, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
Saric is the submitter's legal surname.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns) (to Caid pends)
This name combines an English given name and a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Úlfkell Hrafnhauss, Per chevron purpure and azure, two plates and a vulture displayed argent.
Submitted as Argyraglossa Herald, this title is not constructed correctly. The substantive element Argyraglossa was intended to be ancient Greek for 'silver tongue'. However, the Greek construction is not correct. Ancient Greek uses a standard compounding form to construct compounds using the word 'silver', Argyro-, which does not change gender to match whatever noun or adjective it is modifying. Therefore, even though the noun for tongue, glossa, is feminine, the compounding form 'silver' does not change gender to match it. This results in the compound word argyroglossa 'silver tongue'. As changing a vowel is the smallest change we can make to register this name, we have done so.
The pomegranate in this badge has no visible seeding. This is a rare variation found in period armory.
The name element Fálkason is already registered to the submitter and used here via the Existing Registration Allowance.
The submitter's prior name, Brynjólfr Fálkason, is retained as an alternate.
Shotwell is the submitter's legal surname; however, they need not rely on the legal name allowance. Shotwell is a plausible Middle English constructed byname based on the family name Shot and the toponym -well.
Nice 15th century German name!
There is a step from core practice for the use of a triskelion of spirals.
Blazoned when registered in August of 2023 as (Fieldless) On a flame purpure a New World pineapple argent, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
This badge does not conflict with the device of Johannes Piper, Argent, three seeblätter in pale between flaunches azure. There is an SC between seeblätter and escallops.
Submitted as Elisabetta of Three Rivers, the submitter requested a byname meaning "of Three Rivers" in Italian, or a city known to be on three rivers in a compatible regional naming group with Italian. The city of Bolzano meets this criteria, as it is located at the confluence of the Torrente-Talfer, Isarco-Eisack, and Adige rivers. Heralds at the Pelican meeting found evidence of this city during our period in Vita del B. Henrico de Bolzano, a book published in 1600 (https://books.google.com/books?id=n0s8AAAAcAAJ). SENA Appendix A says that locative bynames in Italian can be formed with the articles da, de and di. The submitter expressed a preference for da Bolzano. We are happy to make this change for registration.
Nice cant!
This name combines an Old West Norse given name from Iceland with an Irish Gaelic byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice 11th century Icelandic name!
Artist's note: Please draw the lozengy with fewer repeats. Most period depictions of lozengy had somewhere between 3 and 6 repeats across the width of the shield.
Nice 16th century Spanish name!
The submitter's prior name, Jean Pierre d'Armand, is released.
Nice cant!
This badge has a complexity of nine, which is allowed for designs that include rainbows. See the Cover Letter for more details.
Upon the submitter's death, all names and/or armory registered to them are to be released.
Submitted as Norðmaðr Mischkovich, this name is in violation of SENA PN1B1 which says in part, "A registerable name phrase must follow the rules of grammar and structure for a single time and place." As submitted, the Danish given name (dated to 1065-1075) and the Russian byname (dated to 1552) are roughly 490 years apart. Elements in a name that is a mix between compatible regional naming groups must be dated no more than 300 years apart. ffride Morelle found evidence of the Danish byname Nordmanson dated to 1422, giving us the expected given name Nordman in a time and place compatible with the byname Mischkovich. We have therefore made this change for registration.
The submitter requested authenticity for 6th century Rus-Byzantine. This name does not meet that request. It combines a 15th century Danish given name with a 16th century Russian byname. While this lingual mix is registerable per SENA Appendix C, such names are not considered authentic.
Submitted as simply a staff, the maintained charge is not our default staff, which is a simple, smooth pole, but rather has a rough, natural outline (though not rough enough to be considered a ragged staff). We have instead blazoned this as a wand, which implies a more natural-looking stick.
Submitted as an hourglass Or, sanded sable, the tincture, and even the presence, of sand in an hourglass is an unblazoned artistic detail.
The name element Dvorak is currently registered to the submitter and used here under the Existing Registration Allowance.
The submitter's prior name, April Dvorak, is released.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns) (to Calontir pends)
Submitted as Béatrice de Beaurieu, no evidence was provided for the diacritical marking above the first letter e in the given name. We have therefore removed it for registration.
As documented, this given name Beatrice could be interpreted as either an English, Dutch or Italian given name, any of which could be combined with the French byname. However, Nest Crane found evidence of the given name Beatrice in early 17th century France. Therefore, we can remove the lingual mix and consider this a wholly French name.
Blazoned when registered in December of 2019 as Azure, a New World pineapple Or within an orle of plates, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)
The submitter requested authenticity for 14th-15th century Swiss-German. This name does not meet this request. It is an authentic name for the 16th century.
Submitted as Edelherzig Herold, this title does not follow an attested pattern for heraldic titles. The German word edelherzig means 'noble hearted'. Period titles describing similar virtues use nominal forms such as Joli-Couer 'merry heart' and Loyal C{oe}ur 'loyal heart' as opposed to adjectival forms, as 'noble hearted' is. These examples would support the title Edelherz 'noble heart'. We have therefore made this change for registration.
This name combines an Irish Gaelic name with an English surname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter's prior name, Máría Kráku-Hallskona, is retained as an alternate.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)
The submitter's previous device, Checky gules and Or, on a fess gules a lion dormant argent, is retained as a badge.
Nice device!
the Isles is the registered name of an SCA branch.
The name element Alberic is the registered SCA name of the submitter's father and the patronymic is formed in accordance with SENA Appendix O4.
The hearts are specifically arranged one, two, and one. As this is a reasonable arrangement to fill the upper portion of a per bend field it is considered a default arrangement and does not need to be blazoned.
This device has an acceptable complexity of eight based on the count for rainbows proper described in the Cover Letter.
This device was pended on the February 2024 LoAR to redraw the charge in base, which lacked the horns of a goat.
The given name was originally documented as the submitter's legal given name; however, the attestation of the legal name contains a double-s in Marissa where the submission form contains a single-s. While it is possible that the given name attestation contains a typo, no copy of the legal identification used to verify the submitter's legal name was included in the submission packet and we are forced to take the attestation at face value. Heralds at the Pelican meeting were able to find the Spanish given name Marisa in the CORDE database dated to 1257-1271, allowing us to register this name as submitted.
This name combines a Spanish given name and an Arabic byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
If the submitter prefers the spelling Marissa, they may make a request for reconsideration providing either a valid attestation or other suitable evidence of the spelling of their legal name.
Beinn a' Bheithir is the modern name (in both English as well as Gaelic) of the mountain identified as Bin Vehir in Timothy Pont's 16th century maps of Scotland and is used here under the lingua Societatis allowance.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns)
This name was originally documented as a double Old French with a Scots byname; however, while this lingual mix is acceptable per SENA Appendix C, it is not necessary. Nest Crane found both Beatris and Edeline in FamilySearch records dated to early 17th century England, while Scolastica la souriete found Pollok dated to late 14th century England. Therefore, we can consider this name wholly English and remove the need for a lingual mix.
Nice cant!
This device was pended on the December 2023 LoAR to await the outcome of the Rules Letter regarding how fimbriated charges are conflict checked.
The proposed changes to SENA A5C1 are accepted on this month's Cover Letter. Based on the revised wording of A5C1 this submission does not need to be considered as Purpure, on a roundel argent a roundel sable, with quaternary charges that do not count for difference. Therefore, it does not conflict with the device of Morgan ap Llewellan Peregrine, Sable, a roundel sable fimbriated and divided by a line forming a hawk's head facing sinister argent. There is a DC for changing the tincture of the field and another for adding the tertiary paulownia flowers. As noted in the O&A, the line forming a hawk's head on Morgan's roundel does not contribute to difference.
This is the defining instance of paulownia flowers in Society armory. Paulownia flowers are found in period Japanese armory, and are considered few-petaled flowers for the purposes of conflict.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Róise inghean Aibhne, Purpure, on a plate a domestic cat sejant sable.
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns)
A distaff defaults to palewise with the fiber loaded in chief. Palimpsest is directed to update Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms with this information.
This badge was pended on the December 2023 LoAR to await the outcome of the Rules Letter regarding how fimbriated charges are conflict checked.
The proposed changes to SENA A5C1 are accepted on this month's Cover Letter. Based on the revised wording of A5C1 this submission does not need to be considered as Azure, on a pale Or a pale sable, with quaternary charges that do not count for difference. Therefore, it does not presume upon the arms of Barbados, Azure, on a pale Or a trident head sable. There is a DC for changing the tincture of the primary pale and another for adding the tertiary mullet and lighthouse.
This badge was pended on the February 2024 LoAR to redraw the enflaming with more and smaller flames entirely surrounding the massacre.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Clara Masen, Per pale argent and Or.
Nice badge!
Blazoned when registered in April of 2023 as Per bend sinister argent and azure, a coracle Or, Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms does not list the coracle by name under Ship, so the default is sails set. We are reblazoning to make clear that the vessel depicted has neither mast nor sail.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns)
Blazoned when registered in September of 2014 as Azure, on a plate a New World vulture close sable and on a chief dovetailed argent three roses proper, we see no compelling reason to distinguish between European and North American species of vulture, so we have removed New World from the registered blazon; see the Cover Letter for more details. We have also removed the posture, as close is the default posture for vultures.
Commenters questioned whether or not this violates SENA NPN4B1 by using an element that appears to be a title as Daunt appears on the List of Alternate Titles as an Anglo-Norman title for someone with an award or grant of arms. As this is a timely resubmission using a name we offered as a request for reconsideration, we are registering it as submitted. Additionally, the submitter has received an award of arms; if this household name constitutes a claim to rank, it is a rank they are entitled to claim. Therefore, we decline to rule at this time if the pattern [Designator] [Title] is in violation of SENA NPN4B1.
Commenters noted that while NPN4B1 disallows the registration of nonpersonal names such as Kyngs House, period colleges, tavern, etc. were often called Kings, King <name>s, etc. without appearing to be a claim to be owned by the sovereign. Palimpsest is directed to open a Rules Letter discussing possible modifications to NPN4B1 to allow this period pattern of nonpersonal names.
Nice 11th century English name!
(to Meridies acceptances) (to Meridies returns)
The submitter requested authenticity for 12-13th century France. This name does not meet that request. While we have evidence of the name Adelaide in the 11th and 17th centuries in France, we do not have evidence of it in the requested time period.
The submitter might be interested to know that the given name Adelie is found in the same year and city as the submitted byname. If they are interested in the authentic 13th century Parisian name Adelie la Charrone, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Submitted as Cadwalader MacCullum, this name is in violation of SENA PN1B1. The Scots patronymic marker Mac cannot be combined with the English name Cullum without evidence that such combinations were found during our period. Mac and Cullum can both be used as English surnames. As the smallest change we can make to this name is to add a space between the elements, we have done so for registration.
The submitter might be interested to know that the name MacCallum appears in Scots records during our period as follows: MacCallwme (1546), MacCalme (1631), MacCallum (1647), and MacCallome (1648). If they are interested in any of these names, they may make a request for reconsideration.
This name combines a Latinized Italian given name and a Greek byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice 16th century English name!
This is our first registration of a poodle since we disallowed the use of the modern 'poodle cut' in 2017. As the poodle was a period breed, and the dog depicted in this emblazon resembles a poodle and does not have the disallowed style of fur, we are happy to use the submitter's preferred breed in the blazon.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star. The precedent imposing a step from core practice for specifying the breed of a dog beyond those attested in period blazon was overturned in the January 2024 registration of the device of Evelyn Gray, so there is only one step from core practice in this design, allowing it to be registered.
This name combines a French given name and a Dutch byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Submitted as Iakovos the Illegal, this name is not constructed correctly. The submitter intended this byname to be lingua Societatis for Greek ho kai Paranomos. The Greek phrase ho kai functions like English 'known as'. Here, it is followed by the given name Paranomos. While the submitter asserted that the Greek word paranomos also means 'illegal', Greek names using the connecting phrase ho kai are not used with descriptive nicknames, only proper given names. Previous precedent has disallowed registering lingua Societatis forms of given names [Summits, Principality of the, 03/2024, A-An Tir]. Therefore, we have changed this byname to its underlying Greek form for registration.
This badge was pended on the February 2024 LoAR to redraw the humanoid with a loincloth.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Kjartan Stafngrimsson, Argent, a polypus azure. As the submitter has this permission, we decline at this time to rule on whether the halo is worth difference.
This device was pended on the February 2024 LoAR to redraw the lotuses without the lower petals.
Submitted as Maedhbh ny Mannain, this name is in violation of SENA PN1B1. The name phrase ny Mannain mixes Anglicized Irish ny with Irish Gaelic Mannain. We do not currently have evidence of this lingual mixing in a single name phrase during our period. "16th & 17th Century Anglicized Irish Surnames from Woulfe" by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (https://medievalscotland.org/kmo/Woulfe/SortedByGaelicSpelling.shtml) shows that Irish Gaelic Mac Mannain has two documented Anglicized Irish forms: M'Mannian and M'Mannan. The article ny takes the place of M' in feminine names. As reversing the vowels in the byname to Mannian is the smallest change that we can make to register this name, we have done so for registration.
In addition, the submitter may be interested to know that The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland by Muir and Ó hAisibéil, s.n. Mannion also gives the option nyn Mannyn, dated 1628, and the inherited clan affiliation forms O Mainyn, O Manen, O Mannyn, O Mannine, O Mainynge, O Maynine, O Mannin, O Mannyne, and O Many. If the submitter prefers the name Maedhbh ny Mannan, or any of these other alternate spellings, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a triskelion of spirals.
Blazoned when registered in May of 2004 as Or, a New World pineapple vert, on a chief sable a sun in its splendor Or and a moon in its plentitude argent, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
Semy of two types of charge is allowed by precedent: "In commentary, Non Scripta supplied multiple examples of field strewn with two types of charges. Therefore, we are explicitely [sic] overturning the May 1983 precedent." [Gaufrid Falcun, 10/2014, A-West]
The submitter's prior device, Per pale sable and vert, on a chevron between three roses argent a dragon rampant sable, is released.
Nice Old Irish Gaelic or Middle Irish Gaelic name circa 900!
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns) (to Middle pends)
The submitter's former primary name, Andrea Auditore da Venezia, becomes an alternate name.
(to Northshield acceptances) (to Northshield returns)
Upon his death, the submitter transfers his name, Franklin Featherstone, and device, Per saltire Or and argent, a natural sea-tortoise vert and a bordure sable, to Elizabeth Bakere. We have been informed he passed away after submitting this will. In order to process the requested transfers, we need a request from Elizabeth to make the transfer and an acceptance of the transfer of these items.
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns) (to Outlands pends)
Blazoned when registered in February of 2020 as Gules, a New World pineapple Or leaved vert, on a chief Or three goblets vert, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
Reblazoned in May of 2004 as Purpure, a New World pineapple Or leaved vert, we are removing the term New World from our blazons. Ananas is a widely used term globally for what we today call a pineapple. See the Cover Letter for details.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns)
- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
None.
(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns)
This device is returned for insufficient contrast, in violation of SENA A3B4b, which stipulates that "the field and charges on it may share a tincture only if (1) the charges appear only on a section of the field with a different tincture or (2) only one of the two is multiply divided and the charge(s) is an ordinary or simple geometric shape". As neither of these conditions apply, this must be returned.
This badge is returned for having the appearance of marshalling per SENA A6F2c: "When different sections of [a field divided per pale or quarterly contain different types of charges, it creates the appearance of marshalling." This appearance is not mitigated by the small amount of each primary charge that crosses the per pale line.
Mullein plants take their tincture from the leaves, not the blossoms, so there is no contrast issue with the mostly vert plant on an argent field.
This household name is returned for a violation of SENA NPN2D, Obtrusive Modernity, which says in part: "No name will be registered that either in whole or in part is obtrusively modern; something is said to be obtrusively modern when it is such that it makes a modern joke or reference that destroys medieval ambience and would drag the average person mentally back to the present day." The phrase "get around to it" first appears in an edition of The Pennsylvania Gazette dated to 1729 (https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Pennsylvania_Gazette/CO8sAAAAYAAJ). While the origins of the novelty item "a round tuit" are unknown, the earliest instances appear in the 20th century (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/round_tuit). As both the phrase and the item are solidly post-period, this cannot be a period joke and we must return this household name.
This badge is returned for being obtrusively modern under SENA A3F3: "A design that makes an overt reference to modern insignia or designs may be considered obtrusively modern." As noted in the name return, the "round tuit/tewit" novelty item appears to be a 20th century creation, and even the phrase on which it's based, "get around to", can only be dated to the 18th century.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns)
None.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns) (to Ansteorra pends)
This device is returned for being obtrusively modern per SENA A3F3. One of the examples included in that section says: "For example, a bend within a bordure gules to parody the international 'No Entry' sign, especially when the bend lies over a primary charge, would not be registerable." That is exactly the situation here; the fact that the bend doesn't surmount a primary charge does not remove the appearance in this case.
On resubmission, the submitter should draw the bend thicker, as befits a primary charge. There are examples very narrow bends in period armory, but they are typically overall charges, not primary.
This household name is returned for further work. No evidence was provided, and none could be found, to show that the term miniaturist was used at any point in our period.
Additionally, this name must be returned per SENA GP2A, which states, in part, "Some items are considered too generic to be registered. This means that they may be used by anyone and may not be reserved to one person or group by registration. One such category is generic identifiers such as Brewer's Guild and Queen's Guard. These names may be used by any branch to identify the owner or association of a badge, but no group may register them." A guild for those who paint or create small works of art is another such generic identifier. Therefore, we must return this name.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the badge of Walter of Minstead, (Fieldless) A boar's head couped close argent. There is a DC adding the field but nothing for couped close versus erased.
This badge is returned for use of a letter in a non-period hand. This badge was pended on the February 2024 LoAR to redraw the letter in a period hand; as we have not received confirmation that the submitter accepts the redraw, this must be returned.
(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)
This device is returned for use of a depiction of lotuses that blurs the line between a cup-shaped flower and a multi-petaled flower. This device was pended on the February 2024 LoAR to redraw the lotuses without the lower petals; as we have not received confirmation that the submitter accepts the redraw, this must be returned.
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns)
None.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
None.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns) (to Caid pends)
This badge is returned for an undocumented style of enflaming. Precedent says:
Heraldic enflaming generally surrounds the enflamed charge with small tongues of flame issuant from the charge's entire perimeter. In this submission, the depiction of the "enflam[ing] to chief" effectively fimbriates the top half of the wheel with flame, rather than issuing small tongues of flame from the top portion of the wheel. Such fimbriation of flame is not registerable: "The flames here act only as a very complex fimbriation, which has been previously disallowed" (LoAR of May 1995, p. 14). [Shih Tan Po, 01/2004, R-Middle]
Similarly, the tongs in this submission are not enflamed, but rather the top portion (everything above the pivot) is effectively surrounded by, or lying on, a single flame.
This badge is also returned for enflaming only part of a charge. The same precedent continues:
In this submission, only part of the wheel is enflamed, not the entire wheel. Usually, an entire charge must be enflamed, although at times the SCA has allowed a clearly separable portion of a charge to be enflamed (such as enflaming only the blade of a sword). It was the opinion of the College that it is not appropriate to only enflame the top of a wheel. Thus, even if the enflaming were redrawn so that it did not appear to be fimbriation of flame, this submission has a stylistic problem. Without supporting documentation, this motif may not be registered.
The top section of a pair of smith's tongs is not 'a clearly separable portion' of the tongs.
Tongs, pincers, and pliers are palewise handles to base and closed by default. Palimpsest is directed to update Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms with this information.
This badge is returned for an undocumented style of enflaming. Precedent says:
In this submission, only part of the wheel is enflamed, not the entire wheel. Usually, an entire charge must be enflamed, although at times the SCA has allowed a clearly separable portion of a charge to be enflamed (such as enflaming only the blade of a sword). It was the opinion of the College that it is not appropriate to only enflame the top of a wheel. Thus, even if the enflaming were redrawn so that it did not appear to be fimbriation of flame, this submission has a stylistic problem. Without supporting documentation, this motif may not be registered. [Shih Tan Po, 01/2004, R-Middle]
We do not consider a bird's tail to be a "clearly separable portion" for the purposes of this precedent, and, absent period examples, we will not register animate charges with only a single limb or extremity enflamed.
This badge is also returned for conflict with the device of Marina Teresa Caminante, Gules, a swallow volant bendwise Or. In the acceptance of the badge of Caitríona le Fox on the January 2024 LoAR, we established a two-part test to determine if flames are worth difference: they should be large enough to count as secondary charges, and their arrangement should be able to be explicitly blazoned. As the exact arrangement and orientation of the flames here can't be unambiguously blazoned, they are not worth difference, leaving only a single DC for fieldlessness against Marina's device.
This badge is returned for conflict with the badge of Merlyn Elzebeth von Preßela, (Fieldless) A merlin azure and with the device of Reginleif Ragnarsdottir, Or chape gules, a raven azure. The bird in this submission is azure with argent markings, giving no difference for tincture. This bird, the merlin, and the raven are all regular-shaped birds. Birds within a single category may be considered to have a DC between them if they were different in period armory; no evidence was presented that a tufted titmouse was known in period armory. Barring that, there would need to be significant visual difference between the birds; commenters agreed that the tuft on the head is not significant enough to be worth difference. This leaves only a single DC for fieldlessness against both of these pieces of armory.
This badge does not conflict with the badge of Lyrel-Phillipa of Eden's Hall, Azure, a martlet voided argent. As noted in the February 2023 acceptance of the badge of Sefa Randsdóttir, "For conflict purposes the mar[t]let [in Lyrel-Phillipa's badge] is azure", so we are comparing two azure regular-shaped birds. On the July 2020 acceptance of the device of Vrsula Fey, Wreath partially overturned an older precedent and granted a DC between martlets close and ravens close. Due to a lack of evidence that martlets were ever used interchangeably with other birds in period armory, we extend this precedent to granting a DC between martlets close and all other regular-shaped (and non-martletted) birds close.
If registered, this would have been the defining instance of the tufted titmouse in Society armory. This bird's year-round range covers the entire eastern half of the United States, so it existed in the same areas and times as humans and is therefore registerable.
This badge is returned for conflict with the device of Dorcas Dorcadas, Sable, a three-headed hound rampant contourny, one head reguardant, argent. There is a DC for adding the maintained cloud, but no difference for the number of heads.
The submitted blazon was issuant from its mouth a cloud. In the submitted emblazon, the cloud appears to be held in a forepaw next to the mouth, rather than issuing from the mouth. If this is redesigned and resubmitted, the question of whether clouds or other things issuing from the mouth of a beast or monster would be worth difference should be addressed.
This device is returned for multiple reasons. First, it is returned for violation of SENA A3b3b, which states: "Elements divided per pall or per pall inverted must have one part that has good contrast with the other two parts. No two parts may share a background tincture, but a part may share a tincture with another part which is multiply divided as long as identifiability is maintained." The katabami is divided into three parts, two of which are Or.
Had this been registered, it would have been the defining instance of a katabami, a stylized wood sorrel leaf found in Japanese kamon. Despite being a leaf, this charge is treated as a few-petaled flower affronty for the purposes of conflict due to its stylization.
Under that interpretation, this device conflicts with the device of Cealmhain Realt Dubh, Tierced per pall argent, sable and gules, in chief rose branch fesswise, flowered of a single rose, slipped and leaved sable. There is no difference for changing the tincture of one third of the field. Examination of Cealmhain's blazon shows the charge in chief to be effectively a rose slipped and leaved. The katabami is equivalent to a few-petaled flower affronty, which gets no difference from a rose. There is no difference for the placement of Cealmhain's rose in chief, as this is forced by the tinctures of the field. This leaves only a single DC for the change in tincture of the primary charge.
This device is also returned for conflict with the Kingdom of Caid's badge for Legion of Courtesy, (Fieldless) A rose Or barbed and seeded vert, and with the badge of Ragna Dzintara of Amberhall, (Fieldless) A rue flower Or slipped and leaved vert [Ruta graeveolens]. The katabami is over half Or, so there is a single DC against both of these pieces of armory for adding a field.
This device does not conflict with the badge of Dananir bint Zang al Tabib, (Fieldless) A tiger lily affronty proper. There is a DC for adding a field, and a DC for the tincture of the primary charge - Dananir's lily is effectively gules, which we request Morsulus to note in the O&A. Palimpsest is directed to note that tiger lilies proper conflict with gules in Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms.
The submitter has withdrawn this name change.
This badge is returned for the use of a charge, the coronet, which is reserved for Royal Peers and the Court Baronage. Precedent says:
Just as a sitting king/queen/prince/princess cannot put a coronet on their arms until after they have attained the rank of count/ess or viscount/ess, since, while it is rare, there have been cases of royalty who have not completed their reign, neither can a territorial baron/ess, unless they are already a court baron/ess, use a coronet, since they have not attained a permament barional rank." [Tsivia bas Tamara of Amberview, 05/1999, A-Middle]
The submitter is currently a landed Baron, and kingdom argued that, as Calontir Kingdom Law stipulates that landed Barons are made Barons of the Court upon stepping down, the submitter should be allowed to register this charge. In the interests of fairness, we will not make an exception to Society-wide rules based on individual kingdoms' laws, and we uphold the 1999 precedent. The submitter is welcome to resubmit this badge once they are entitled to use a coronet.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns) (to Calontir pends)
This name was pended on the December 2023 LoAR for further discussion.
This name is returned for violation of SENA PN4B1, Use of Elements that Appear to Be Titles, which says in part, "Given names that are identical to titles and forms of address may be registered in contexts that make it clear that they are given names and not titles." The OED s.v. goddess, n., 1.b gives a meaning "With postmodifying of-phrase indicating the department of nature, or human activity or passion, over which a particular goddess is thought to rule", with a first use in the late 14th century. This meaning can be interpreted either as a title or form of address; the OED entry shows examples of both.
For purposes of the SCA, we consider toponyms like of the sea (as shown in the OED entry) as placenames; indeed, several registered branch names bear this out. When drafting this decision, we considered whether Regina of the Mists would be a claim to be Queen of the registered SCA branch the Mists, and concluded that it would. Precedent reinforced our conclusion [Serenity of the Isles, 05/2011, R-Caid]. Therefore, while Gudinna is a name used by ordinary people during our period, we must return this name as it is a claim to be Goddess of the registered branch Aarnimetsä. Like Regina and Serenity, it could be registered with occupational bynames, descriptive bynames, relationship-style bynames and inherited surnames.
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)
None.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the Barony of the Flaming Gryphon's badge for the Order of the Flaming Brand, Ermine, a torch sable, enflamed proper, and with the device of Vladimir Carpatii, Argent, a torch sable, fired gules within an orle vert. As there is no evidence of the pole-cannon in period armory, we must judge the difference between the two on appearance, and we do not believe there is sufficient visual difference between a pole-cannon and a torch, both poles with fire at one end, to be worth a DC. Against the Flaming Gryphon that leaves only a single DC for changing the field tincture, and against Vladimir, a single DC for removing the orle.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Catherine Ariel de la Cru, Per chevron azure and argent, in chief two roses argent, barbed and seeded proper, and in base a tower azure. There is a DC for changing the type of half the primary charge group, but no difference for the type of few-petaled flowers affronty, and no difference between per chevron and per chevron ployé, nor for throughout versus not throughout.
There is a step from core practice for using a dragonfly inverted.
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns)
None.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns)
This name is returned for violation of SENA PN5B1, Vulgar Names. The given name Phanie is an alternate spelling of the name Fanny (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JCPH-BXQ, Fanny Farros and Robt Farros, 1629, Batch B03042-6). The first two definitions in the OED s.v. fanny, n1, are Commonwealth English slang; in 1a it means "the female genitals" while in 1b it means "women regarded as a source of sexual gratification. Also: sexual intercourse with a woman". Used as an unmarked matronymic byname with the inherited surname Herder creates an unmistakable and undesirable appearance of someone whose job is herding women regarded only as sexual objects. As such, this name must be returned.
(to Meridies acceptances) (to Meridies returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Jontan of Iceland, Per bend sinister sable and argent, a bend sinister between a flanged mace and a double-bitted axe counterchanged. There is a single DC for changing the type of the secondary charges.
This augmentation of arms is returned for use of a disallowed style of augmentation. By precedent:
This augmentation of arms is also returned for having the augmenting charge replacing an underlying charge that is not part of a group consisting entirely of a single type of charge. [Helen of Haldane, 11/2023, R-Northshield]
In the current submission, as the underlying arms have a secondary charge group consisting of two types of charge, augmentation by replacing one of those secondary charges is not allowed.
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Groza Novgorodskaia, Vert, an owl displayed argent and in chief three bezants. There is no DC for the number of heads. As noted on the April 2024 return of the device of Theodora Pleustissa, "Birds displayed which are in the same category will conflict with each other". As owls and eagles are both regular-shaped birds, there is a single DC for changing the type of the secondary charges.
This device is also returned for conflict with the device of John of Ean Airgead, called the Mad Celt, Vert, a chimney swift migrant palewise argent [Chaetura pelagica]. There is no DC for the number of heads. As migrant is considered equivalent to displayed, and as swifts are also regular-shaped birds, there is a single DC for adding secondary charges.
This device is returned for use of an unreproducible depiction of a lotus blossom slipped and leaved. The leaves look nothing like lotus leaves, and are not situated like a lotus plant, which has the flowers and leaves on entirely separate stalks. We do not feel this can be corrected by a redraw without significant changes to the design, so we must return this.
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns) (to Middle pends)
None.
(to Northshield acceptances) (to Northshield returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Annalies Katerina Schneider, Per pale azure and argent, a tree blasted and eradicated and a chief dovetailed counterchanged. There is a single DC for changing the type of secondary charge.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Richenda du Jardin, Per pale azure and argent, a crequier counterchanged.
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Rónán Hauksson, Per chevron azure and sable, a hawk displayed and in base a sword fesswise argent. As noted in the April 2024 return of the device of Theodora Pleustissa, "Birds displayed which are in the same category will conflict with each other". As hawks and ravens are both regular-shaped birds, there is no DC for type. There is also no difference for the orientation of the maintained sword, nor for the small change to where exactly in base the sword is, so there is a single DC for changing the tincture of half the field.
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns) (to Outlands pends)
None.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns)
- Explicit littera renuntiationum -
This device is pended to redraw the death's head so the field isn't showing through the eyes. As noted in the acceptance of the badge of Nadezhda Toranova on the December 2023 LoAR: "Because of the potential similarities between skulls and masks, going forward we will be enforcing the proper depiction of skulls through redraws or returns rather than just with artist's notes."
This was item 2 on the Ansteorra letter of February 23, 2024.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns) (to Ansteorra pends)
This device is pended to redraw the fess with more waves. As drawn, only one wave is visible.
This was item 16 on the Caid letter of February 11, 2024.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns) (to Caid pends)
This badge is pended to redraw the sun in a period style. As submitted, the sun more closely resembles a roundel engrailed, which is not a registerable charge.
This was item 5 on the Calontir letter of February 6, 2024.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns) (to Calontir pends)
This device is pended to redraw the charges to increase identifiability. As emblazoned, this submission is in violation of SENA A3B4a: "Charges that are touching, either sustained or maintained, do not have to have good contrast with each other, though they must retain identifiability". Having an argent charge issuing from an argent charge, which itself issues from the argent part of a third charge can cause visual confusion. Some commenters felt that the rock blended in too much with the base, some that it blended in too much with the tower. Either way, the rock is not identifiable as drawn.
This was item 3 on the Middle letter of February 29, 2024.
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns) (to Middle pends)
This name is pended to await the decision of Togashi Ryuukata, which was pended on the April 2024 LoAR and appeared on a Laurel LoPaD in June 2024. We do not currently have evidence of kanji that can be transliterated as ryuu in either yobina or jitsumei, only family names/surnames. If no evidence is found by the time that letter closes, this name will be returned.
This device is pended to redraw the lion with open eyes. As noted on the January 2018 Cover Letter, "armory submissions with asleep or unconscious animals will be returned". The Cover Letter explains that we use the term couchant head lowered to describe the posture found in period heraldic tracts as dormant; this avoids confusion with the posture that has been blazoned in the SCA as dormant in the past. Despite the period name of this posture, the animals blazoned as dormant in these tracts have their eyes open. This includes the lions mentioned in the 2018 Cover Letter, as well as a greyhound dormant found in a 1610 manuscript version of Guillim's A Display of Heraldry (Folger Shakespeare Library, V.b.171), f. 62v.
This was item 7 on the Outlands letter of February 26, 2024.
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns) (to Outlands pends)
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