Submitted as Aine of _ Dal-Cais, we have changed this to Aine of the Dal-Cais for registration, as Dal-Cais is the lingua Societatis form of a clan name rather than a locative byname. In this case, we are considering the clan name Dal-Cais as a descriptive byname.
This device is being registered despite precedent disallowing "the use of a charged mountain issuant from base as a primary charge" [Zane Mountaine Gate ap Simonn, 04/2023, R-Ansteorra]. This issue was not mentioned in the previous return of the device, so the submitter is being given the benefit of the doubt.
Submitted as Bartholomew Bayne, we have changed this to Bayne de Angelis for registration, per the submitter's wishes. This name combines a late period English name borrowed into German (which is treated exactly as if it is German), and a Latinized Italian byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!
The submitter requested that this badge be associated with the name Bjarki Rikardson. As this name is not registered we are unable to make this association.
Nice badge!
Nice late 16th century Swedish name!
Hornwood is the registered name of an SCA branch.
The submitter's prior name, Bj{o,}rn {o,}rvarbrjotr, is released.
Cadence is the submitter's legal name, and the Debatable Lands is the registered name of an SCA branch.
This name combines a Gaelic given name with an Anglicized Irish byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice badge!
This name combines a Gaelic given name and an Welsh or English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Precedent says: "A question was raised about whether or not it is allowable to counterchange a long skinny charge such as the sword in this design along its long axis, as doing so generally interferes with identifiability. As this sword is identifiable here, it is registerable." [Damiano Vitale della Fonda, 12/2013, A-East]
Attendees of the Wreath meeting agreed that the sword in this submission is identifiable, so is registrable.
The submitter's prior device, Per pale argent and vert, a horse passant counterchanged between three valknuts counterchanged sable and argent, is released.
Blazoned when registered in May of 2017 as Purpure, a drawn bow reversed Or nocked with a key reversed argent, we are correcting the blazon of the bow and key. Arrows - or charges replacing arrows - are nocked, not bows.
Upon their death, the submitter releases all names and armory registered to them.
Blazoned when registered in May of 2017 as Argent, a coney rampant contourny maintaining a wooden longbow proper nocked with an arrow sable, a chief invected azure, we are correcting the blazon of the bow and arrow. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter, arrows are nocked, not bows. As bows proper are brown (made of wood), the fact that the longbow is wooden need not be blazoned.
As noted on the May 2015 CL: "the tentacles should be arranged in both cases around the section of the cephalopod that is opposite the head, with less than half going over the midsection and none going further than the head itself." This emblazon has the majority of the tentacles extending below the head. The intent of the 2015 ruling was to ensure the orientation of the cephalopod was unambiguous. The calamarie in this submission, despite violating the wording of that ruling, is unambiguously in its default orientation. The 2015 requirements should still be considered "best practice" guidelines for emblazoning cephalopods, but going forward individual depictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
This device was pended on the September 2024 LoAR to redraw the primary charge.
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Blazoned when registered in October of 1982 as Per bend rayonny argent and vert, an acorn slipped and triply leaved proper and a double-bitted axe Or, we are reblazoning the charge in chief based on the July 2023 Cover Letter. It is an oak sprig. As noted on that Cover Letter, the oak sprig is considered vert for conflict purposes.
Submitted as Ath{e-}nais D{e-}m{e-}tria_ S{o-}stratou it was changed by kingdom to Ath{e-}nais D{e-}m{e-}trias __ due to a lack of evidence for double given names in Classical Greek. Ursula Serpent provided evidence of such names in Greek documents in Ptolemaic Egypt. We have therefore restored the name to the originally submitted version for registration.
Ursula Green Staff's documentation showed that the more common form using two given names was [name] + [linking formula] + [second given name] + [patronymic]. Per that documentation, and documentation provided by Alisoun Metron Ariston, the linking element would be h{e-} kai (meaning "also known as"). If the submitter would prefer that form, Ath{e-}nais h{e-} kai D{e-}m{e-}tria S{o-}stratou, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Blazoned when registered in December of 2010 as Argent, a bend vert, overall in pale an axe fesswise reversed gules cleaving a Norman helm sable, we are clarifying the charge groups - the axe is a maintained charge.
The submitter's prior device, Quarterly azure and sable, a cross fleury between in bend two roses argent, is retained as a badge.
Seagirt is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Eric Katherineson the submitter intended the given name to be Erik. As the desired spelling can be found in Old Swedish, we have made this change. Katherine is used here under the Existing Registration Allowance, as the submitter is the legal son of Katherine ní Cheallaigh of Skye. The byname is an English matronymic as allowed by SENA Appendix O3, Relationship Bynames in Original Language.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1998 as Per pale Or and vert, on a roundel per pale embowed counterembowed vert and Or, two scorpions in annulo counterchanged and in chief a ducal coronet gules, we are clarifying the orientation and arrangement of the scorpions. See the November 2024 Cover Letter for details.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1998 as Per pale Or and vert, on a roundel per pale embowed counter-embowed vert and Or two scorpions in annulo counterchanged, we are clarifying the orientation and arrangement of the scorpions. See the November 2024 Cover Letter for details.
Reblazoned in August of 1995 as Argent, on a headsman's axe reversed issuant from base sable a daffodil Or all within a bordure gules, there is no default orientation for a daffodil. This one is bell to chief.
Blazoned when registered in July of 2012 as (Fieldless) In pale a crossbow bendwise sinister nocked with a bolt sustained by a wolf's jambe erased bendwise Or, we are correcting the blazon of the crossbow and bolt. Bolts are nocked, not crossbows.
Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!
There is a step from core practice for the use of a triskelion of spirals.
Nice cant on a byname meaning "bee"!
Blazoned when registered in January of 2011 as Argent, a drawn bow reversed nocked with a bird blunt gules, we are correcting the blazon of the bow and bird blunt. Arrows - or charges replacing arrows - are nocked, not bows.
Nice late 16th century English name!
Nice 16th century English name!
Blazoned when registered in February of 1975 as Azure, an empty quill, an embroiderer's broach palewise, and a garb of cotton, one and two, argent, all joined by a Bowen knot in cross and open in base Or, we are clarifying the charge groups and the orientation of the embroiderer's broach. The Bowen knot is the primary charge, the other charges are secondary. The embroiderer's broach has its fork to base and thus is inverted. The term generally used for the charge in chief is an embroiderer's quill to avoid any potential confusion with a pen.
The submitter revokes his previously filed will and, upon his death, wishes to retain in perpetuity all names and armory registered to him.
This name combines two English given names and a Gaelic descriptive byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C
Rhoslyn is the submitter's legal middle name. As it is a given name by type, it may be used as a given name.
The use of quadrupeds rampant and displayed in the same charge group is allowed under the Existing Registration Allowance, as this motif is registered to the submitter's mother, Angharat verch Reynulf.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Angharat verch Reynulf, Per chevron purpure and argent, two wolves rampant argent and a dragon displayed sable.
The submitter's prior name, Robbin Bowring, is retained as an alternate.
Hedgehogs (and urchins) are statant by default.
The submitter's prior device, Azure, three hedgehogs statant to sinister one and two Or, is retained as a badge.
Baronial equestrian guild is a generic identifier.
Blazoned when registered in January of 2015 as Quarterly counter-ermine and paly gules and Or, the Archangel Michel in armor maintaining a spear and round shield and in chief three suns in their splendor argent, the shield is entirely on the Archangel making it a tertiary charge not a maintained charge. Its presence is worth no difference, as it has no contrast with the charge it is on, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A. We are also correcting the spelling of "Michael".
The submitter has permission to conflict the badge for Sunnifa Heinreksdottir, Azure, a talbot's head caboshed and in chief a crescent argent and with the device of Wulfstan Darroldson, Purpure, a wolf's head cabossed within a bordure argent.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns) (to An Tir pends)
This name combines a German given name with a Hungarian byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
We direct Palimpsest to update "Standard Source Errata" to indicate that the name Ade is not a form of Adél but of Adam in Hungarian Feminine Names by Walraven van Nijmegen. We thank ffride Morelle and Kolosvari Arpadne Julia for their research and skills in noting this.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1990 as Per fess indented Or and sable, two double-bladed axes in saltire and a dove migrant, all counterchanged, we are clarifying the field and charge groups. This is not a per fess field but a field with a chief.
The submitter requested authenticity for 16th Century Italian. Both elements can be documented to 16th century Venice, fulfilling that request with a late-period Venetian name.
Commenters were concerned that the combination of a Thor's hammer and goats (both elements associated with the Norse god Thor) with this name was an impermissible claim of divine origin. It is not. The patronymic byname, Thorbjarnarson, is a based on the given name Thorbjorn and not Thor. In period, these were understood to be, and treated as, two separate names. Thus, the combination of Thorbjarnarson with a Thor's hammer and goats cannot be an impermissible claim.
It was suggested in commentary that the name contains the element Thor combined with armory using a goat and Thor's hammers, which seems to be a close match to one of the examples given in SENA A6G. However, we have come to believe that the example in SENA is too restrictive. See the Cover Letter for details.
Blazoned when registered in August of 1981 as Or, an axe vert, hafted within the odal rune sable, we are clarifying the charge groups. The rune is the primary charge, the axe is a secondary charge.
Blazoned when registered in April of 2007 as Argent, a bow bendwise sinister nocked of a straight trumpet and on a chief embattled azure three open scrolls argent, we are correcting the blazon of the bow and trumpet. Arrows - or charges replacing arrows - are nocked, not bows.
The submitter's prior device, Per chevron enarched azure and sable, an increscent, a decrescent, and a fox's mask, a bordure argent, is retained as a badge.
Nice cant!
Blazoned when registered in November of 1993 as Argent, a dragon's head couped contourny azure breathing flames gules, and a labrys azure, we are clarifying the arrangement of the charges. They are in pale.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1982 as Gules, a double-bitted axe enhanced argent between in pile two lightning flashes and a sun Or, we are clarifying the charge groups. The lightning flashes and axe are co-primary charges; the sun is a secondary charge.
No documentation was provided for the spelling Hildegarde. Fortunately, Jeanne Marie Palimpsest was able to document this spelling to 1583 in the book Auszug bewerter Historien der fürnemsten Heiligen Gottes (Extract of Valuable Histories of the Most Reverend Saints of God).
Artist's note: Please draw the ford lower on the field.
Artist's note: Please draw the bee somewhat smaller, so it is clearly a secondary charge.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1981 as Or, in pale a horse's head and a double-bitted axe sable, the edges each radiating five points gules, between in chief two lightning flashes in chevron inverted azure, we are clarifying the charges are all co-primary.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1999 as Gules, on a bend between six crosses Lorraine Or, a bow vert, we are clarifying the orientation of the bow. The string is to dexter so it is reversed.
The submitter requested authenticity for 12-13th century Bavarian High German. Both name elements can be documented to High German to this time period. Thus, this name likely fulfills the submitter's authenticity request.
Blazoned when registered in March of 1987 as Per chevron throughout sable and argent, two caltraps and a catapult counterchanged, we are clarifying the orientation of the catapult. The default orientation of a catapult is at "rest" with the lever arm bendwise sinister, with the basket in sinister chief. The arm on this catapult is fesswise, ready to release its load. This is a blazonable difference, though not worth a DC from a catapult in its default orientation.
Blazoned when registered in April of 1984 as Per pale Or and gules, on a chevron cotised a handbell and a hand axe, all counterchanged, we are clarifying the orientation of the handbell which has its bell to chief. Handbells default to palewise, bell to base. We ask Palimpsest to update the Glossary of Terms Table 5 with this information.
Blazoned when registered in June of 1993 as Argent, in saltire a rose branch vert with a rose gules, and a double-bitted axe sable, in base three gouts one and two gules, the bendwise charge is a rose, not a rose branch. We are also taking this opportunity to update the spelling of gouttes to our standard form.
Appearing on the LoI as Mary Hamelin, a timely correction noted that the submitter wanted Máire Hamelin. We have changed the name to that form for registration.
This name combines a Gaelic given name with an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Blazoned when registered in September of 1988 as Argent, a dragon's head erased and sinister facing between in chief two axes in chevron, blades to center, sable, we are clarifying that the charges are co-primary.
Blazoned when registered in March of 1988 as Per chevron sable and argent, in pale a compass star argent and a ram's head, affronty and couped at the shoulders, azure, armed gules, between in fess two axes, palewise and blades to center, argent, we are clarifying that the charges are co-primary. Axes default to palewise so that need not be included in the blazon.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1991 as Per bend azure and Or, a Celtic cross and a swepe counterchanged, we are clarifying the orientation of the swepe. The default orientation for a swepe is in "rest" position with the lever arm bendwise sinister, with the counterweight in dexter base and the basket (or sling) in sinister chief. This swepe is loaded, its arm is bendwise with the counterweight in dexter chief and the basket in sinister base. There is a blazonable difference between the default orientation and loaded but not a DC.
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When the submitter's name was originally registered the documentation for both name elements was misread. We are happy to correct the spelling of these elements.
The submitter requested authenticity for 10th-12th century Denmark. 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, Ollivier Ragged Staff was able to identify this request in commentary with enough time for commenters to respond.
Submitted as Kætilví Kylva, the byname could not be documented to a time period compatible with the given name that would also fulfill the submitter's authenticity request. We have therefore, with the submitters permission, changed this to Kætilví Kylfa as this spelling does fulfill the authenticity request.
Submitted as Katerine deLuc, we have changed this to Katerine de_ Luc for registration, to match the documentation.
This name combines an Italian given name with a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Blazoned when registered in March of 2018 as Vert, in fess an ermine rampant contourny and a cockatrice rising argent, we are clarifying the posture of the cockatrice. It is in its default posture, statant, wings addorsed.
Nice late 16th century German name from Bavaria!
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Blazoned when registered in June of 2011 as (Fieldless) In pale a domestic cat sejant guardant argent atop a bellows fesswise sable, we are clarifying the orientation of the bellows. When fesswise a bellow's spout defaults to sinister; this spout is to dexter.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1974 as Vert, a Holstein-Frisian cow [Bos taurus holstein-frisian] statant proper over a milking stool and a pail argent, the stool is Or not argent. As cows do not have a defined proper, we are also clarifying the tincture of this cow. It is argent marked sable. For conflict purposes, the cow is half argent, half sable, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A.
Reblazoned in February of 1997 as Argent, two domestic cats courant in annulo sable, an orle of ivy leaves conjoined vert, we are clarifying the orientation of the cats. See the November 2024 Cover Letter for details.
Blazoned when registered in March of 1983 as Sable, in pale a bow and a sword in saltire and a point pointed argent, we are clarifying the charge groups and the orientation of the bow. The point pointed is a peripheral ordinary and a secondary charge. The bow's string is to dexter so the bow is reversed.
Blazoned when registered in June of 2006 as Azure, a double-bitted axe argent between three triangles conjoined one and two Or, in base a crescent argent, we are clarifying the charge groups. The triangles are the primary charges; the axe is a secondary charge.
Blazoned when registered in October of 2001 as Argent, an angel argent winged and garbed gules crined and cuirassed sable, maintaining in its dexter hand a spear bendwise and in its sinister hand an open book argent, in chief a laurel wreath gules, the spear and the book lie entirely on the angel making them tertiary charges rather than maintained charges.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1990 as Per chevron sable and argent, in chief two double-bitted axes in saltire argent and in base a dagger fesswise reversed surmounted by a goblet sable, we are clarifying the charge groups. The axes and goblet are co-primary charges, the dagger is an overall charge.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1998 as Per pale argent and azure, in fess a double-bitted axe between two wyverns combattant counterchanged, we are clarifying the charge groups. The wyverns are the primary charges and the axe is a secondary charge. We do not currently use the term combattant for wyverns as they only have two legs; these are erect respectant.
This badge was pended on the September 2024 LoAR to redraw it so that the form outline is not obscured.
Blazoned when registered in August of 2008 as Sable, on a triangle inverted argent a bow fesswise drawn and nocked with an arrow inverted sable, all within an orle of plates, we are correcting the blazon of the bow and arrow. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter, arrows are nocked, not bows. We are also taking this opportunity to update the blazon using current, standard defaults and terminology.
Registered in April of 2007 and retained as a badge in July 2012 with the blazon Per fess Or and sable, two bows nocked with arrows and drawn, strings to center, and a ram's head couped counterchanged, we are correcting the blazon of the bows and arrows. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter, arrows are nocked, not bows.
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The Letter of Intent noted that the submitter requested authenticity for 6th century Roman. This was an error. Ollivier Ragged Staff noted the correct request, which was for 6th century Greek, with enough time for commenters to respond.
Submitted as Anastásios tês Rhómis, the locative byname was not documentable to the desired time period. Fortunately, Alisoun Metron Ariston was able to document an appropriate byname that retained the desired meaning (the Roman) to the 6th century C.E. The byname Rhomanos is recorded as a Byzantine ethnic byname in this time period. Thus, we have change the name to Anastásios Rhomanos for registration. As amended, this name fulfills the submitter's authenticity request.
Blazoned when registered in April of 1999 as Sable, a bow nocked of an arrow Or, we are correcting the blazon. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter, arrows are nocked, not bows.
Submitted as Andriy Romanov' syn Yvanovych_, we have changed this to Andriy Romanov_ syn Yvanovych' for registration to ensure a consistent transliteration scheme. As initially submitted, we could not identify the transliteration scheme, and have changed this name to use the BGN/PCGN transliteration scheme instead. The submitter requested authenticity for "14th century, appropriate for the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia", and as corrected, this name fulfills that request.
We thank ffride Morelle for her invaluable help in fulfilling this request.
By precedent "The use of a fleury counter-fleury line of division between Or and azure sections of the field does not presume against the arms of France." [Frederic der Rise, 07/2023, A-Calontir] This also applies to lines of division that are fleury only on one side, or that combine fleury with other divisions.
Nice 13th century English name!
Brigit is the submitter's legal name.
of Dair Eideand is the registered byname of the submitter's legal father and is used here under the Existing Registration Allowance.
Blazoned when registered in June of 1987 as Purpure, in pale a strung bow fesswise, embowed to chief, and a cockatoo close argent, armed, membered and crested, all within an orle wavy, Or, we are clarifying the charge groups. The cockatoo is the primary charge, the bow is a secondary charge.
Blazoned when registered in December of 1971 as Checky azure and Or, three mastiffs courant in annulo argent each gorged of a coronet gules, we are clarifying the arrangement and orientation of the mastiffs. See the November 2024 Cover Letter for details.
Diana is the submitter's legal given name.
of Dair Eideand is the registered byname of the submitter's legal father and is used here under the Existing Registration Allowance.
Commenters noted that precedent says, "The submission has two problems, each sufficient for return. ... The second is excessive reference to Diana, the Roman goddess of the moon and forest. We've ruled (LoAR of 23 Aug 92) that a deity name used by period humans may add a single additional reference to that deity. The use of Greenwood, the tree and the crescent each constitutes an allusion to the goddess Diana; we find the combination excessive." [Dyana Greenwood, 05/1993, R-East] Though this precedent predates SENA, the reasoning aligns with that presented in SENA A6G, Claims of Power.
We are explicitly overturning this precedent. Though the goddess Diana was sometimes associated with groves, a single tree does not seem to have been one of her symbols, so we do not feel that the use of this name plus a single tree, combined with a crescent or not, is an excessive reference, and does not violate SENA A6G. Accordingly, this device may be registered.
Nice cant on a byname that includes an element meaning oak!
Blazoned when registered in July of 2004 as Per chevron Or and purpure, two wooden bows drawn and nocked, arrow points to center, proper, the arrows flighted vert, and a ram statant to sinister guardant argent, we a correcting the blazon of the bows and arrows. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter, arrows are nocked, not bows. As bows are wooden (brown) by default, we have dropped that from the blazon.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1993 as Per bend gules and sable, a basilisk and on a chief Or, an arrow reversed sable, we are clarifying the posture of the basilisk. As both legs are raised, it is erect rather than its default posture of statant. This is a blazonable difference though it is not worth a DC.
Nice badge!
The submitter's prior badge, (Fieldless) A thistle per saltire purpure and argent, is released.
Blazoned when registered in July of 2003 as Or, on a pile raguly vert in chief a broadarrow inverted argent and surmounted by a bow drawn fesswise sable, we are clarifying the placement of the charges. The bow does not surmount the broadarrow, only the pile.
The submitter's prior device, Purpure, an owl and on a chief enarched argent three trilliums purpure, is released.
The submitter's prior name, Ceara Weaver, is retained as an alternate.
Submitted as a buttercup, our last registration using that term was in May 1985 so we take this opportunity to redocument the charge. The flower, known by a few names in period English, can be found under crowfoote in the 1573 translation of Rembert Dodoens' A Nievve Herball, so is an acceptable charge under SENA A2B2b. The name buttercup does not seem to have appeared until the 17th C, however, so we have chosen to blazon this flower with one of the alternate names offered in Dodoens' work, butterflower.
A butterflower affronty is a considered a few-petaled flower for the purposes of conflict.
Submitted under the name Mary Cunningham of Ayrshire.
Blazoned when registered in September of 1991 as Vert, two chevronels between three compass stars and an angel facing sinister drawing a bow Or, we are clarifying the position of the angel. It is affronty with wings displayed, which is the default posture for angels.
Submitter as Rollan_ de Quincy de Rouen, we have changed this to Rolland de Quincy de Rouen for registration, per the submitter's wishes.
Artist's note: Please make the cross narrower so more of the boar lies on the field.
The submitter's prior name, Olivier de Bayonne, is retained as an alternate.
Nice device!
The submitter's prior device, Gules, three astrolabes and a chief argent, is retained as a badge.
Blazoned when registered in April of 1991 as Azure, on a pale argent between two snakes involved in annulo respectant Or, a bow gules, we are correcting the orientation of the bow. As its string is to dexter, the bow is reversed.
Registered in August of 1981 and transferred in April of 1982 with the blazon (Tinctureless) A kraken environed of an annulet. [Octopus vulgaris] we are clarifying the arrangement of the charges. While we have removed the Linnaean description we have retained the term kraken as this was originally registered as a seal for Kraken Pursuivant.
When initially registered, the byname was recorded as of Dair Eidand rather than the attested spelling Dair Eideand. We are happy to correct this mistake at this time.
Blazoned when registered in February of 1988 as Sable, a quiver containing two arrows argent, all between two bows palewise, drawn and with strings to center, Or, we are clarifying that the charges are all primary and that the bows are not drawn.
Reblazoned in June of 2023 as Per chevron engrailed gules and azure, two needles inverted and a mermaid, head facing to sinister, maintaining to sinister a drawn bow nocked with an arrow argent, we are correcting the blazon of the bow and arrow. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter, arrows are nocked, not bows.
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Blazoned when registered in October of 1992 as Vert, on a bend between two bows bendwise argent, a bow vert, we are clarifying the orientation of the bows. Rotated 45 degrees (to be palewise) the bows' strings are to dexter. As the default is string to sinister, these are reversed.
Blazoned when registered in December of 2018 as Vert, on a bend between two bows bendwise argent a bow vert, for augmentation on a sinister canton quarterly argent and Or, a gryphon's head erased gules, we are clarifying the orientation of the bows. Rotated 45 degrees (to be palewise) the bows' strings are to dexter. As the default is string to sinister, these are reversed.
The documentation as submitted did not support the double-d spelling of the byname. However, Arwyn Silver Raven was able to show a pattern of d and dd being used interchangeably in both period English and period Scots, supporting the submitted spelling. We thank her for her efforts in this!
The question was raised in commentary about the transliteration of ð (eth) in the descriptive byname in frodha. The letter is usually transliterated as "th", rather than the "dh" used in this transliteration. Fortunately Gunnvor Orle was able to document several cases where the eth is transliterated as "dh". Thus, this is an acceptable transliteration.
We direct Palimpsest to open a Rules Letter to update SENA Appendix D with this information.
Artist's note: Please draw the needle and pen larger so they are clearly the primary charge group.
This name uses an unmarked patronymic byname. While this is rare in Russian, it is documentable. Thus, this name is registerable.
We direct Palimpsest to amend SENA Appendix A Russian to note that patronymics are "usually marked"
This device was pended on the September 2024 LoAR to redraw the lower portion of the field to be clearly bendy sinister.
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Blazoned when registered in November of 1984 as Gules, a viol and a viol bow in saltire and on a chief argent a quill fesswise reversed gules, we are clarifying that the tertiary charge is a pen, not a quill of yarn.
Nice late 16th century German name from Württemberg!
Blazoned when registered in December of 1989 as Gules, a marten sejant erect to sinister, maintaining a bow nocked with a fire arrow, Or, within a bordure Or, semy of arrow heads gules, we are correcting the blazon of the bow and arrow. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter, arrows are nocked, not bows. We are also taking this opportunity to remove unnecessary commas from the blazon.
Blazoned when registered in February of 1982 as Vert, a tun argent between in fess two male gryphons combattant and in chief another statant guardant Or, a tun is fesswise by default. This tun is palewise.
Nice cant!
When this name was initially returned as Leon Spartiates for presumption against the 6th century King Leon of Sparta, Pelican stated that an occupational byname would be sufficient to remove presumption. The new name, as submitted, fulfils this requirement.
The submitter's prior name, Uhtred Ivarsson, is released.
The submitter's prior name, Brut von Köln, is retained as an alternate.
Nice name for 1580s England!
Nice cant!
Table 7 of the Glossary of Terms notes: Per the November 2012 Cover Letter, "charges in a single group split in two by a field division or a central ordinary that are placed to reasonably fill the space available to them and that are similar to period patterns will be considered to be in a default arrangement, and they do not require their exact positioning to be blazoned." The dice in this submission do not "reasonably fill the space available". To meet this requirement, the charges should be arranged in a way that allows them to be as large as possible, or nearly so. There are at least two arrangements, in bend and one and two, that would fill the space in this emblazon much more efficiently and allow for larger dice. We direct Palimpsest to update Table 7 of the Glossary of Terms with this information.
Because the charges are not in their default arrangement per Table 7, the arrangement of the dice must be blazoned separately from the arrangement of the entire secondary charge group. This is a violation of SENA A3D2e, Unity of Arrangement, which was put in place on the November 2024 LoAR. As noted in that Cover Letter, we will consider armory that appeared on Letters of Intent dated prior to January 1, 2025 using our previous guidelines if it benefits the submitter. Under those guidelines, since dice are non-orientable charges and a chess rook is an orientable charge, there is no violation of SENA A3D2c, Unity of Posture and Orientation, making this badge registerable.
Dun Or is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1986 as Or, in pale a carpenter's axe reversed and a carpenter's square, point to base, and on a chief azure three annulets Or, we are clarifying the charge groups. The axe is the primary charge, the carpenter's square is a secondary charge.
Blazoned when registered in June of 1990 as Purpure, a rose slipped argent, overall two double-bitted axes in saltire Or, we are clarifying that the charges are co-primary.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns)
This device was pended on the September 2024 LoAR to redraw the dragon in an identifiable segreant posture.
Blazoned when registered in July of 2016 as Argent, a sinister clenched gauntlet bendwise aversant sustaining a double-bitted axe bendwise sinister azure, on a chief sable a skull argent, we are clarifying that the gauntlet and axe are co-primary charges.
As our last registration of a mole was over 30 years ago, we take this opportunity to redocument the charge. Moles are a not infrequent charge in period armory, with examples found in English, Scottish, French, and German sources.
Shovels, and spades, default to palewise, blade to base. When fesswise the blade is to sinister.
The submitter requested authenticity for Occitan or 14th century Old French. Submitted as Azalaïs des Montagnes, no documentation was provided for the period usage of a diaeresis above the i. We have thus removed the diaeresis for registration, registering Azalais des Montagnes. As corrected, this name fulfils the submitter's authenticity request.
Nice Imperial Roman name!
Nice device!
Submitted under the name Amawari Mitsumi.
Submitted as Helias Basiliou, this name is not constructed correctly. The patronymic byname was intended to be constructed using the Classical Greek rules found in "A Simple Guide to Classical Greek Names" by Ursula George; however, the name Basilius is Latin and not Greek. When provided options, the submitter chose the patronymic byname Basilou, based on the given name Basilas. Accordingly, we have made this change for registration. See the Cover Letter for further information.
Additionally, the given name Helias is a feminine given name. The Lexicon of Greek Personal Names lists two "twin" given names Elias and Helias, where the only difference is whether the initial vowel, in this case, eta, has a rough breathing or a smooth breathing attached to it, leading to two different transliterations. The rough breathing version is transliterated as the feminine name Helias, while the smooth breathing version is transliterated as the masculine name Elias. This distinction however, was not noted in the no-photocopy article used by the submitter ("Common Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire During the 6th and 7th Centuries" by Bardas Xiphias), thus we are giving the submitter the benefit of the doubt, and registering this as if it were a masculine name.
Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Jarmarr gullbrá, the name must use or omit accents consistently. The submitter elected to drop the accent in the byname and we have therefore change the name to Jarmarr gullbra for registration.
Nice device!
The submitter's prior device, Quarterly argent and Or, a bend gules, overall a cross formy sable, is retained as a badge.
Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Mischkovich, this spelling was in error, the result of typos. The submitter intended the byname to be Myshkovich. As the submitter's desired spelling is found in Wickenden, we are happy to grant this timely request for reconsideration and restore the name to the intended form.
Blazoned when registered in January of 2003 as Or, a bend counter-ermine between a bow nocked with an arrow and a lion rampant gules, we are correcting the blazon of the bow and arrow. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter, arrows are nocked, not bows. As lions are rampant by default, we have dropped the posture from the blazon.
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Dun in Mara is the registered name of an SCA branch.
The tincture of the ties is a blazonable artistic detail not worth difference.
The submitter's prior device, Per bend azure and gules, a lynx couchant guardant and on a chief argent three fleurs-de-lys azure, is released.
Nice device!
Nice name for 13th century English, or late 16th century German!
Nice late 16th century German name!
This badge was pended on the September 2024 LoAR to redraw it with a narrower pale.
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The documentation supporting this byname stated the byname to be del Campana as opposed to the submitted _ Campana. Fortunately, heralds at the Pelican decision meeting were able to document the byname as submitted, allowing it to be registered.
Blazoned when registered in December of 2014 as Or, a bow and an artist's brush in saltire gules and on a chief azure four mullets argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the bow. Its string is to dexter, therefore the bow is reversed.
The submitter requested authenticity for 16th century England. This name meets that request.
The submitter requested authenticity for 14th/15th century, upper middle class. This name meets that authenticity request in part as it is a fine late 13th through early 15th century English name. We cannot however, say which social class the bearer of such a name was from.
The submitter's prior name, Æthelwold Mierca, is retained as an alternate.
The submitter requested authenticity for 14th or 15th century England. This name meets that request.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns) (to Ealdormere pends)
This device does not conflict with the device of Miriam Shadewehauke, Quarterly azure and Or, four roundels counterchanged. There is a DC for changing the number of primary charges under SENA A5G5, and another for the change in arrangement of the primary charge group under SENA A5G6 and Appendix K.
The submitter's prior device, Quarterly Or and azure, a spoon and a hammer in saltire counterchanged, is retained as a badge.
The annulet is rotated slightly away from the viewer. This is a reasonably depiction of an enfiled charge, as seen in arms from Virgil Raber's "Wappenbuch der Arlberg-Bruderschaft" which feature a unicorn's head whose horn is enfiling an annulet which is similarly shown slightly trian.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1985 as Sable, on a sun argent a squid bendwise with tentacles in chief gules, all within a bordure embattled Or, we are updating the term for the tertiary charge. It is a calamarie. The tentacles are in the expected position for a calamarie bendwise.
Blazoned when registered in February of 1985 as Vert, a crossbow bent palewise and on a chief argent, three shamrocks slipped vert, the term bent is not a heraldic term. The crossbow is cocked, which is the default. Shamrocks are slipped by default so that need not be mentioned in the blazon.
Blazoned when registered in October of 2019 as Gules, a bow bendwise drawn and with a threaded needle nocked Or, we are clarifying the orientation of the bow. Rotated 45 degrees (to be palewise) the bow's string is to dexter. As the default is string to sinister, this is reversed.
Blazoned when registered in October of 2019 as (Fieldless) A bow bendwise drawn and with a threaded needle nocked Or, we are clarifying the orientation of the bow. Rotated 45 degrees (to be palewise) the bow's string is to dexter. As the default is string to sinister, this is reversed.
Blazoned when registered in May of 2002 as (Fieldless) A bow reversed, overall in pale two arrows fesswise reversed argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the arrows. As the points of these arrows are to sinister, they are not reversed but rather in their default orientation.
Blazoned when registered in August of 1995 as (Fieldless) Perched upon a tun affronty a raven reguardant sable, the term upon is ambiguous. In this case, the raven is a maintained charge atop the tun. A tun affronty is essentially a roundel with some artistic detailing. Morsulus is asked to classify the primary charge as a roundel rather than a tun.
Blazoned when registered in April of 1986 as Argent, a double-bitted axe gules, overall a serpent with the head of a dragon erect embowed and counter-embowed, head sufflexed and clasping its middle, all within a bordure azure, we are clarifying the charge groups. Despite surmounting the axe, the serpent is the primary charge, and the axe is a secondary charge.
Blazoned when registered in August of 1990 as Per pale gules and sable, a violin in bend sinister crossing its bow in bend Or, we are clarifying the orientation of the bow. Its string is to dexter so it is reversed. We are also taking this opportunity to update the blazon using current, standard defaults and terminology.
The submitter requested authenticity for 14-16th century Irish. This name is an authentic 16th century Anglo-Irish name, meeting that request.
Submitted as Liepold Lamoureux of Bloodwood, the submitter requested the College's help in documenting the locative byname, of Bloodwood in German. Commenters were able to present sufficient evidence for the German toponym Blutholz as a plausible constructed German placename. Thus, the locative German byname von Blutholz is a plausible German locative byname. We have changed the name to Liepold Lamoureux von Blutholz for registration.
This name combines a French given name and inherited byname with a German locative byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
This badge was pended on the September 2024 LoAR to redraw the heads as clearly purpure.
Nice badge!
Blazoned when registered in October of 1985 as Vert, two wolves couchant guardant and on a tun Or, a Thor's hammer inverted gules, a tun is fesswise by default. This tun is palewise.
Blazoned when registered in July of 1986 as Pean, a double-bitted axe, its handle surmounted by a scimitar fesswise reversed with blade to base argent, all within a dragon passant in annulo Or, we are clarifying the posture of the dragon - it is not passant, and its wings are close.
Reblazoned in November of 2018 as Purpure, a bend bevilled between two recurved bows palewise strings to center, each drawn and nocked of an arrow Or, we are correcting the blazon of the bows and arrows. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter, arrows are nocked, not bows.
Blazoned when registered in March of 2001 as Per fess azure and Or, a scorpion tergiant counterchanged and in chief an axe Or, we are clarifying the orientation of the axe. Scorpions are tergiant, head to chief, by default so that need not be included in the blazon.
The submitter's prior name, Marcus Isenax, is retained as an alternate.
Blazoned when registered in May of 2003 as Or, a battle axe bendwise sinister sustained by a cubit arm sable and on a chief vert three bells Or, we are clarifying that the battle axe and arm are co-primary charges.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns) (to East pends)
Blazoned when registered in May of 2006 as Azure, a rose between six axes in annulo argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the axes as they are not palewise; they are arranged head to haft. See the November 2024 Cover Letter for details.
Blazoned when registered in March of 2011 as Gules, on a chevron argent between two natural tigers sejant respectant argent striped sable and a bow nocked with an arrow argent three shamrocks gules, we are clarifying the orientation of the shamrocks. Three tertiary charges on a chevron are oriented to follow the chevron by default; these are palewise. We are also correcting the blazon of the bow and arrow. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter, arrows are nocked, not bows.
If the submitter is interested in the authentic late 16th century English name Morgaine Caynes, they may make a request for reconsideration.
There is a step from core practice for charging the gore.
Artist's note: Please draw the needle in a more clearly bendwise orientation.
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns) (to Gleann Abhann pends)
No evidence could be found that this armory was used as a badge by Napoleon.
(to Laurel acceptances) (to Laurel returns)
Blazoned when registered in September of 2006 as Argent, on a chevron vert between two bows in chevron and a quiver holding three arrows purpure four horseshoes inverted argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the horseshoes. By default charges on a chevron are oriented to follow the chevron. These horseshoes are palewise which must be blazoned.
Nice French name for the 1620s!
There was some discussion in commentary regarding the formation of the byname. Fortunately, ffride Morelle was able to document the byname as submitted to the 13th century in Sweden.
Submitted as trefoils, the charges on the chief have heart-shaped foils and lack a slip. We have therefore blazoned them as wood sorrel blossoms, a charge found in period Japanese heraldry, which were defined as "a trefoil-like charge without a slip and with heart-shaped foils" in the registration of the device of Washizu Isabur{o-} Nobuhide on the April 2002 LoAR.
This name combines a late-period English given name, and a Scandinavian byname dated to within 300 years of the given name, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Submitted as Rose Le Taillor, no documentation was provided for the capitalization of the definitive article in the byname. We have therefore changed this to Rose le Taillor for registration.
This is the defining instance of k{o-}whai blossoms in Society armory. Evidence was presented showing that this plant grew in areas inhabited by humans in period, making this an acceptable charge under SENA A2B2b. K{o-}whai blossoms are considered trumpet-shaped flowers for the purposes of conflict and, like columbines, default to having their opening to base. We direct Palimpsest to add this information to Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms.
This badge was pended on the September 2024 LoAR to redraw it with a narrower fess.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns)
Blazoned when registered in August of 1990 as Gyronny gules and Or, a brock rampant azure brandishing an axe fesswise sable, we are clarifying the orientation of the maintained axe.
Submitted as Godsveinn Pálsson, the given name Godsveinn is a constructed name that does not meet appropriate requirements for demonstrating a pattern of name construction.
While the given name is taken from the "Viking Answer Lady" website, it is noted in said source as being "a hypothetical Anglo-Scandinavian hybrid name" and is marked as such visually. To demonstrate a name construction pattern, we require three such examples of each thematic element. In this case, the name consists of a prototheme God, and a deuterotheme sveinn. While the prototheme is relatively common (see for example Goduin, Godwine, and Godeuuin, commenters were unable to find sufficient examples of the deuterotheme (Bergsveinn and Kollsveinn). Given this lack of evidence, as the submitter has allowed all changes, we have changed this to the aurally similar Godsun Pálsson for registration.
This badge was pended on the September 2024 LoAR to redraw it so that the form outline is not obscured.
Blazoned when registered in November of 2001 as Per bend argent and vert, a thistle proper and a crossbow argent, we are clarifying the tincture of the thistle. As the sepal as well as the petals are purpure, it is not proper.
The submitter requested authenticity for 11th - 14th century English, this name does not meet that request. The alias Forkbeard or Forkedbeard could not be documented to that time period in English. Forkbeard is an English translation of a Norse epithet, which can be combined with English. Unfortunately, this means that the name, while registerable, is not authentic.
Submitted as Company of Saint Barbara ____ , this household name presumes upon the name of a United States Field Artillery Association (USFAA) and the Air Defense Artillery Association (ADAA) award, the Award of Saint Barbara. The Award of Saint Barbara is a well-known and well-respected accolade within the relevant branches of the military, both within the United States, and in other countries with awards of the same name. Thus, we cannot register such a name, as it would be an unmistakable claim that the owner of this household name is a member of that prominent, real-world group. With the submitter's permission, we have changed this name to Company of Saint Barbaras Tower, clearing the presumption by adding a heraldic charge to change the substantive element of the household name.
Further, per earlier precedent, this household name as submitted would have presumed upon the city of Santa Barbara. At this time, we are explicitly overturning this precedent [Bright Hills, Barony of, 07/2003, R-Atlantia], but still retaining the protection of the military order name as above. See the Cover Letter for more information.
Blazoned when registered in November of 1997 as Sable, a peregrine close, perched atop and sustaining a battle axe fesswise blade to base, within a laurel wreath argent, we are clarifying that the falcon and axe are co-primary charges. Falcons are close by default so that need not be included in the blazon.
Blazoned when registered in March of 1981 as Sable, in bend sinister an annulet Or between two bend cotices wavy between a dove volant fesswise argent, maintaining in its beak an olive branch proper, and a battleaxe bendwise argent, hafted Or, we are clarifying the blazon. The dove is in the standard position for a bird volant. The term bend cotices was intended to reflect how narrow the charges are but is not a term we use in blazon; they are simply bendlets. The dove is proper, with an argent body and a gules beak and legs. As the olive branch lacks contrast with the field it does not contribute to difference. Morsulus is asked to note this in the O&A.
Blazoned when registered in July of 1983 as Per fess gules and argent, a sinister gauntlet bendwise vert grasping a double-bitted battleaxe bendwise sinister Or, hafted sable, we are clarifying that the charges are co-primary. Also, the gauntlet is aversant, which we are noting.
Blazoned when registered in February of 2001 as Or, a boar's head erased sable between three battle-axes, a chief potenty gules, we are clarifying that the boar's head and battle-axes are co-primary charges.
Submitted as Wilhelmina van Hagelslag, we have changed this to Wilhelmina van Hegelslach for registration, with the submitter's permission. The byname construction of surname+-lag was not supported. Fortunately, Elisabetta Pelican Emerita was able to find several examples of the construction surname+ -lach. As Hegel is an attested Dutch surname, we are happy to register the name in this form. We thank Elisabetta Pelican Emerita for her hard work in researching this name pattern. This name combines an English or German given name with a Dutch byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter's prior name, Wilhelmina De La Coste, is released.
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The submitter's prior device, Vert, a fret and on a chief embattled Or three mascles vert, is released.
Blazoned when registered in April of 1997 as Per pale and per saltire gules and argent, three boars statant in annulo sable, we are clarifying the orientation of the boars. See the November 2024 Cover Letter for details.
Blazoned when registered in August of 1997 as Gules, a bend between two natural dolphins in annulo argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the dolphins. See the November 2024 Cover Letter for details.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1991 as Quarterly azure and gules, on a bend argent between two bows bendwise nocked and drawn Or three holly leaves fructed proper, we are clarifying the orientation of the bows. Rotated 45 degrees (to be palewise) the bows' strings are to dexter. As the default is string to sinister, these are reversed. We are also correcting the blazon of the bows and arrows. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter arrows are nocked, not bows.
Blazoned when registered in April of 1987 as Or, four pallets azure, surmounted by a musician's bow fesswise, string to base, proper, the whole between two fleurs-de-lis vert, we are clarifying the arrangement of the charges. The bow is in chief, not between the fleurs-de-lis. When a bow is fesswise, its string is to base by default so that need not be blazoned.
Based on how we treat fretty as a charge and our definition of overall charges, the heart must be treated as an overall charge. As there is an exception for fretty in the requirement that one of the primary or overall charge must be a long charge, this design is allowable under our rules. However, documentation will be required for any future submissions with charges surmounting a partially fretty field.
Blazoned when registered in February of 1997 as Or, between three dragons statant in annulo gules an annulet sable, we are clarifying the orientation of the dragons. See the November 2024 Cover Letter for details.
Blazoned when registered in June of 1983 as Argent, an eagle volant gules between in pale two double-bitted axes fesswise, the one in base reversed, sable, we are clarifying that the charges are co-primary, and the posture of the eagle.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1974 as Sable, a lightning bolt bendwise Or, and overall a dexter gauntlet grasping a double-bitted axe gules fimbriated Or, we are clarifying that the axe and gauntlet are the same size. The default gauntlet is the dexter one so that need not be specified in the blazon. We are also clarifying that the primary charge is a lightning flash, not a lightning bolt.
Blazoned when registered in November of 1997 as Or, three seals naiant in annulo sable a bordure vert, we are clarifying the orientation of the seals. See the November 2024 Cover Letter for details.
Blazoned when registered in October of 1991 as Per chevron throughout Or and gules, a draw-knife Or between two bows in chevron gules and another fesswise Or, we are clarifying the field. Despite the Or portion of the field being charged, the field is chapé, not per chevron. The bows are all secondary charges.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1998 as Azure, on a bend between six broadarrows argent a longbow azure, we are clarifying the orientation of the bow. The string is to dexter, so the bow is reversed.
Blazoned when registered in March of 2003 as Argent, in pale a raven displayed and an axe fesswise reversed sable all within a bordure purpure, we are clarifying the charge groups. The raven is the primary charge and the axe is a secondary charge.
Blazoned when registered in November of 1986 as Argent, masoned, two axes in pile, blades outward, sable and on a chief triangular azure, a dove migrant to chief argent, we are clarifying that this is a per chevron inverted field, not a field with a chief.
Blazoned when registered in June of 1983 as Per pale argent and gules, a drawn bow fesswise nocked with a rose counterchanged, barbed, seeded, slipped and leaved proper, we are correcting the blazon of the bow and rose. Arrows - or charges replacing arrows - are nocked, not bows.
Blazoned when registered in February of 1987 as Azure, a drawn bow fesswise, arrow palewise, Or, the bow winged argent, all within a bordure Or, we are clarifying the position of the arrow; it is nocked. We are also taking this opportunity to update the blazon using current, standard defaults and terminology.
This badge was pended on the September 2024 LoAR to redraw it so that the form outline is not obscured.
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns)
Blazoned when registered in December of 1988 as Per pale argent and sable, on a saltire between four oak trees, eradicated and fructed, in saltire a bow and a sword, all counterchanged, we are clarifying the orientation of the bow. Rotated 45 degrees (to be palewise) the bow's string is to dexter. As the default is string to sinister, this is reversed.
Blazoned when registered in July of 2004 and when that blazon was restored in November 2020 as Sable, a bend sinister bretessed Or between an abacus and a lit skyrocket bendwise argent, we are correcting the orientation of the charges. The skyrocket is bendwise sinister and the abacus is palewise, that is, with the smaller portion facing to sinister rather than to chief.
The submitter grants permission to conflict for all armory which is not identical to this device.
The submitter grants permission to conflict for all armory which is not identical to this badge.
The submitter grants permission to conflict for all armory which is not identical to this badge.
Submitted as Jolno Valehtelija, the submitter requested authenticity for Finnish. The byname as submitted is modern Finnish, not a period form. We have changed the byname to the attested Walehtelia for registration. As changed, this name meets the submitter's authenticity request.
Submitters are reminded that the lingua Societatis Allowance (SENA PN1B2c) states that "The lingua Societatis rule allows a submitter to use either the modern language of the submitter's country of residence or modern English. " and "The submitter's country of residence will be determined by the address listed on the submission form." The lingua Societatis allowance cannot be used to translate a byname into a modern foreign language that is not widely spoken in the submitter's Kingdom of residence or meets one of the other criteria listed in SENA PN1B2c.
Blazoned when registered in September of 2003 as Quarterly gules and azure, in bend sinister a Danish axe sustained by a bear rampant contourny argent, we are clarifying the charge groups. The bear is the primary charge; the axe is a secondary charge.
Blazoned when registered in March of 2004 as Per fess counter-ermine and vert, a crescent inverted and a drawn bow fesswise nocked of an arrow Or, we are correcting the blazon for the bow and arrow. As noted on the June 2024 Cover Letter, arrows are nocked, not bows.
Reblazoned in October of 2007 as Vert, on an open scroll argent in saltire an artist's brush and a quill pen sable, a bordure embattled Or, we are clarifying the orientation of the artist's brush. An artist's brush defaults to palewise, tufts to chief. The bristles here are to base thus the artist's brush is inverted. We are also updating the term for the bendwise sinister charge; it is simply a pen.
Submitted as Piero Della Casa, we have changed this to Piero della Casa for registration, to follow documented orthographic evidence. Nice Italian name from Florence from the early 15th century onwards!
Artist's note: Please draw larger towers.
For conflict purposes, the dragon is half sable and half Or, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A.
The submitter's prior device, Per fess gules and argent, a dragon sable bellied and winged Or maintaining a sword proper within a bordure sable, is retained as a badge.
The submitter requested authenticity for Japan. This name fulfills that request.
Nice device!
The submitter's prior name, Solveig Stephenson, is retained as an alternate.
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Blazoned when registered in March of 2008 as Per pale gules and sable, a chevron Or between three octopi argent, in March 2012 it was ruled that the term polypus would be used in place of octopus. In the following reblazons, this was missed.
(to Trimaris acceptances) (to Trimaris returns)
The submitter's prior device, Per saltire Or and argent, five mullets in cross within a bordure embattled sable, is released.
This badge conflicts with the badge of Astrid Ragnarsdottir av Arvika for House Thrymheim, (Fieldless) A compass star dismembered of eight passion nails, points outward, within an annulet sable. However, the submitter's previous badge, Per saltire Or and argent, a mullet within an annulet sable, also conflicts with Astrid's badge. This submission therefore falls under the Existing Registration Allowance, allowing it to be registered.
The submitter's prior badge, Per saltire Or and argent, a mullet within an annulet sable, is released.
This is the defining instance of the carriage wheel, a stylized wheel found in period Japanese heraldry. It is the defining instance of the bladed sharp flower, a stylized quatrefoil with sword blades between its diamond-shaped petals, also found in period Japanese heraldry.
Submitted under the name Antei Kikaku Rikyuu Tamesuke.
Blazoned when registered in July of 1992 as Per bend argent and Or, a bend azure between a bow bendwise and an oak tree couped sable, we are clarifying the orientation of the bow. Rotated 45 degrees (to be palewise) the bow's string is to dexter. As the default is string to sinister, this is reversed.
Blazoned when registered in November of 1991 as Argent, a bellows fesswise sable, we are clarifying the orientation of the bellows. When fesswise a bellow's spout defaults to sinister; this spout is to dexter.
Blazoned when registered in August of 1980 as Argent, semé of house wrens close proper [Troglodytes aedon], a tun sable, chased argent, we are clarifying the tincture of the tun. It is argent with sable lines. For conflict purposes it is argent. We are also taking this opportunity to remove the Linnaean classification.
The submitter requested authenticity for 12th-15th century Welsh. This name is authentic for 13th century Welsh. The submitter may be interested to know that the name Enith verch Madoc is also a form authentic for this time period. If they are interested in this name, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
Artist's note: Please draw the line of division more centered on the field.
The submitter is a royal peer of viscounty rank and has a court baronage and is thus entitled to display a crown.
The submitter's prior device, Per chevron inverted argent and sable, a dragon rampant purpure and two swords crossed at the hilt Or, is retained as a badge.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a pawprint.
Submitted as Henrico La Loupe-Joie, we have changed this to Henricus le Loup__ with the submitter's permission. The given name was documented in the dative case, rather than the nominative case. All given names must be in the nominative case. The byname could not be documented as submitted, and so it was changed to the attested form provided in the documentation. As changed, this is a nice name for 1552 Antwerp!
Blazoned when registered in August of 1979 as Or, a strawberry [Fragaria virginianus] pierced by a viol bow bendwise proper, we are clarifying the orientation of the bow. Its string is to dexter so it is reversed. The term pierced is used when a charge has a hole. The correct term when one charge passes through another charge that doesn't have a natural opening is transfixed. We are also taking this opportunity to remove the Linnaean classification.
Blazoned when registered in February of 1987 as Or, on a pall purpure between three swepes sable, a tower Or, enflamed in chief gules, we are clarifying the orientation of the swepe. The default orientation of a swepe is at "rest" with the lever arm bendwise sinister, with the counterweight in dexter base and the basket in sinister chief. The arms on these swepes are bendwise with the swepe ready to release its load. This is a blazonable difference, though not worth a DC from a swepe in its default orientation.
Submitted as Maciej {S'}wiebodka, the byname was not an attested spelling. {S'}wiebodka is an undateable header form, usually normalized to a modern spelling. The attested period form is Swyebothka. As the submitter allowed all changes, we have changed this name to Maciej Swyebothka for registration.
Submitters are reminded that unless otherwise stated, header forms of a name are not always registerable.
Nice name for 16th century England!
The submitter's prior name, Morgan Athenry, is released.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1974 as Argent a chevronel gules, in chief a killer whale [Orcinus orca] proper, in base a bow and arrow gules, bent and nocked, to sinister, we are correcting the blazon for the bow and arrow as bent is not a heraldic term. We are also taking this opportunity to update the blazon using current, standard defaults and terminology and remove the Linnaean classification.
Blazoned when registered in January of 1980 as Per bend sinister vert and azure, a scarpe and on a canton sinister argent in bend sinister a bow and arrow, each bendwise, vert, we are clarifying the orientation of the bow. Rotated 45 degrees (to be palewise) the bow's string is to dexter. As the default is string to sinister, this is reversed.
Blazoned when registered in June of 1990 as Per bend sinister sable and azure, a dragon sejant erect, in dexter chief two axes argent, we are clarifying the arrangement of the axes.
Nice late 16th century English name!
The submitter's prior name, Cera inigena Corbbi, is released.
The submitter's prior name, Tullia Serafina da Ferrara, is retained as an alternate.
Submitted as Va{sv}ti bat Shalom, we have changed this to Vashti bat Shalom for registration, as diacritical marks and transliteration schemes must be used consistently across a name.
This name combines a Persian given name with a Hebrew patronymic byname, an acceptable linguistic mix per SENA Appendix C, following the conventions laid out in SENA Appendix A.
Submitted as a wolf's pawprint, the submitted emblazon does not resemble a canine print so we have registered it as a generic pawprint.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a pawprint.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns) (to West pends)
- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
This device is returned for lack of identifiability of the spoons. As placed issuing from the ship, they appear to be some odd form of mast; and even if they could be recognized as charges independent from the ship, the short handles make them appear more like hand-mirrors than spoons. We believe this issue is inherent to the design and cannot be addressed by a redraw.
(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns) (to Æthelmearc pends)
This badge was pended on the September 2024 LoAR to redraw the writing on the fess to be recognizable. The submitter has not accepted the proposed redraw and we therefore return the submission for further work.
This device is returned for lack of documentation. In our defining instance of an escarpment, we noted: "It is noteworthy that all depictions identified were found with a beast climbing the escarpment. Future submissions with escarpments lacking such a beast may require documentation." [Sadhbh Bheag inghean Toirrdhealbhaigh, 02/2021, A-An Tir] No such evidence was provided, and none could be found.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns) (to An Tir pends)
This badge is returned for violation of SENA A3D1b: "Thus, two charges or depictions of charges that are artistic variants of one another or that otherwise are considered to have less than a distinct change (DC) between them are not allowed in a single armorial design." There is not a DC between a gauntlet and a glove, so the charges are too similar to be used in the same design.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns)
This order name is returned, as Banerheer is a claim to the rank of Knight. In period, the term was used to refer to a group of high-ranking knights who are described as a "closed but privileged group". Accordingly, this order name is unregisterable as it would give the unmistakable inference that a member of the order is a knight in the Society.
If the submitter is interested in an order name that conveys a similar sentiment without the connotation of rank, an order name along the lines of Order of the Banner of Artemisia, Order of the Gonfanon of Artemisia, or Order of the [tincture] Dragon of Artemisia could be considered.
This badge is returned for violation of SENA A3F4, Excessive Counterchanging, which says, "The counterchanging of a single charge over a field division with more than four sections must be attested to be allowed." No evidence was provided, and none could be found, of counterchanging a bordure, or any charge, over a pily field.
It is also returned for being unblazonable. The way the bordure is divided cannot be described in heraldic terms.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns)
None.
(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)
This badge is returned for conflict with the badge of Anne de Basillon, Azure, a hedgehog rampant maintaining in its mouth a cloud argent. There is a DC for the type of secondary charge, but the two are in nearly identical positions on the field, so there is not a DC for arrangement.
This badge is also returned for lack of identifiability of the needle. The eye of the needle is completely obscured by the hedgehog's hand, making it look more like a sword.
This name is returned in violation of SENA PN4B3 Combination of Family Name and Location. Clan Cunningham is historically associated with Ayrshire, and as such, this byname and locative combination constitutes a claim to rank. As the submitter has only allowed spelling changes to the given name, we are forced to return this name.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Mary of Raven's Cove.
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns)
None.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
This name was withdrawn by the submitter.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns)
This name is returned as the combination of an Okinawan byname with a Japanese jitsumei cannot be documented. Commenters mentioned that during our time period, while Okinawa and Japan had contact, the Okinawan language was (and still is) a separate entity, not mutually intelligible with Japanese. If the lingual mix of Okinawan and Japanese in a single name could be documented, then this name would be registerable. However, no such documentation was provided. Thus, there are three possibilities that would aid in registering this name -- document the name entirely in Okinawan, document the name entirely in Japanese, or provide documentation to support the Japanese and Okinawan lingual mix.
We thank Yamanouchi Eidou for their detailed discussion about the difference between Japanese and Okinawan.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Deanna of Cúm an Iolair.
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Sean Michael MacIntyre, Sable, a phoenix Or issuant from flames proper between a pair of flaunches rayonny Or. There is a DC for changing the type of the secondary charge group. There is not a DC for changing half the tincture of the flames, which are themselves half the charge, nor for changing the direction the head of the phoenix is facing.
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Wahriia of Saint Christina the Astonishing, Vert, a thylacine rampant to sinister Or marked sable. When registering Wahriia's device in June of 2024 we noted: "Though not canines, [thylacines] are considered as such for the purposes of conflict", so there is no heraldic difference between the two devices.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns) (to Calontir pends)
None.
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)
None.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns) (to Ealdormere pends)
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Mariella di Mariano, Per bend azure and sable, in bend sinister two compass stars elongated to base bendwise Or. There is a single DC for changing the type of half the charge group from a compass star to a hand.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns) (to East pends)
None.
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns) (to Gleann Abhann pends)
None.
(to Laurel acceptances) (to Laurel returns)
This device is returned per SENA A3E2, lacking documentation to support a complexity count greater than eight. We are ruling that charges considered 'closely associated maintained charges' under SENA Appendix I3 and I6, such as the acorns in this submission, do count towards complexity; we direct Palimpsest to update SENA Appendix I3 with this information. This means there are four different tinctures and six different charge types in the design.
This device is also returned for offensiveness per SENA A7B1. On its own the enflamed bird would be a reasonable canting charge. Combined with the white gouttes and the obelisk between nuts, this design crosses the line into vulgarity.
Commenters wondered whether the acorns are required to have good contrast with the chief. Per SENA Appendix I3 they only need some contrast, not good contrast.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns)
This name is returned under SENA PN4D1 Non-SCA People Protected from Conflict. Barbara Allen is not a real person, but rather a character in popular period and post-period ballads, that are still widely known and listened to today. Nearly everyone at the decision meeting recognized the ballad (there was singing). Thus, the name Barbara Allen should be given the same protections given to other famous literary persons.
This device is returned for using an emblazon that obscures the shield outline on the form. As noted on the July 2024 Cover Letter, submissions with this issue will not be corrected using the Pend for Redraw process.
This device is returned for using an emblazon that obscures the shield outline on the form. As noted on the July 2024 Cover Letter, submissions with this issue will not be corrected using the Pend for Redraw process.
(to Meridies acceptances) (to Meridies returns)
This badge is returned for having the cornice obscure the badge outline on the form. As noted on the July 2024 Cover Letter, submissions with this issue will not be corrected using the Pend for Redraw process.
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns)
This device is returned per SENA A3C which states: "Voiding and fimbriation may only be used with ordinaries or simple geometric charges when they are part of a primary charge group. Peripheral ordinaries may not be voided or fimbriated, nor may other secondary, tertiary, or overall charges." Submitted as cartouches charged with cartouches, the secondary charges here are best described as a cartouches fimbriated, and thus SENA A3C applies.
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns) (to Outlands pends)
None.
(to Trimaris acceptances) (to Trimaris returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Ailith ferch Dafydd, Azure, a pall between a Celtic cross and two unicorns combattant argent, and with the device of R{o,}gnvaldr Arason, Azure, a pall between a fret couped and two wolf's heads erased addorsed argent. In both cases there is a single DC for changing the type of the secondary charges.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns) (to West pends)
- Explicit littera renuntiationum -
This device is pended for redraw. The emblazon in OSCAR is different from the emblazon on the form, with the lozenge touching the edges of the field in an unblazonable way. Though this was noted by Ragged Staff in commentary, no correction was issued by Kingdom; submissions heralds are reminded to monitor their letters for issues like this.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a triskelion of spirals.
This was item 1 on the Æthelmearc letter of September 28, 2024.
This device is pended for redraw to make the skull smaller and correct the scimitars. As submitted, the skull obscures enough of the scimitars to render them unidentifiable; and the scimitars do not appear to be drawn in a period fashion, having rapier-style hilts.
This was item 4 on the Æthelmearc letter of September 28, 2024.
This device is pended to redraw the rat as clearly a secondary charge. As submitted it has the same visual weight as the amphorae, blurring the distinction between secondary and primary charges.
This was item 8 on the Æthelmearc letter of September 28, 2024.
(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns) (to Æthelmearc pends)
This device is pended to redraw the decrescent more centered on the field. As submitted it is in an unblazonable position.
This was item 2 on the An Tir letter of September 29, 2024.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns) (to An Tir pends)
This device is pended to redraw it with a higher line of division and a thicker chevron. As submitted it more resembles a point pointed fimbriated than a divided field with a chevron.
This was item 5 on the Calontir letter of September 3, 2024.
This device is pended to redraw the stems of the F-clef. As submitted they are nearly invisible, rendering the charge unidentifiable.
The F-clef used in this armory is a period form, used most prominently in works printed by Ottaviano Petrucci in the early 16th century such as "Frottole libro secondo", 1504, https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Frottole_Libro/SuYfLROpe6MC.
This was item 16 on the Calontir letter of September 3, 2024.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns) (to Calontir pends)
This name is pended to facilitate a discussion on mixed language names and the Branch Name Allowance (SENA PN2C2d). This name combines a Gaelic given name with an English byname, and uses the Branch Name Allowance to clear conflict.
Currently SENA PN2C2d states that "A name which includes name phrases documented under the Legal Name Allowance, the Existing Registration Allowance, or the Branch Name Allowance follows special rules. These name phrases are treated as neutral in language and time. Such name phrases may be combined with name phrases from a single regional naming group dated to within 500 years of one another. They may not be combined with name phrases from two or more regional naming groups."
As this name combines name phrases from two regional naming groups, it cannot be used with the Branch Name allowance. Does the College think that this restriction is still reasonable, or should this be revised?
This was item 1 on the Ealdormere letter of September 30, 2024.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns) (to Ealdormere pends)
This device is pended to redraw the field to be clearly barry. As submitted the bottom trait of the barry is mostly cut off, giving this the appearance of two bars.
This was item 7 on the East letter of September 30, 2024.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns) (to East pends)
This device is pended to redraw the death's head so the field is not showing through the eye sockets.
This was item 2 on the Gleann Abhann letter of September 15, 2024.
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns) (to Gleann Abhann pends)
This augmentation is pended to redraw the serpents with a clearer bulge where the head is, and a more pronounced taper towards the tail.
This was item 8 on the Outlands letter of September 30, 2024.
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns) (to Outlands pends)
This name is pended for discussion around the following points:
1. The name follows the undocumented pattern of <dougou + azana + imi'na + houmyou>, A dougou is a self-chosen monastic name, and can be registered as a Japanese given name, while azana is a "known as" name. Meanwhile both the imi'na and houmyou are names traditionally given posthumously, although they are given to Buddhist monks as representation of their separation from mundane life. Is the usage of imi'na and houmyou for a living person therefore a presumptuous/religious act, and can it be considered religious appropriation?
2. Commenters raised the question of presumption with Rikyuu -- the Buddhist monk Sen no Riky{u-} who was also a tea master and considered the most important influence on the Japanese Tea Ceremony.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Antei of Golden Rivers.
This was item 1 on the West letter of September 29, 2024.
This device is pended to redraw the bordure. As submitted the outline resembles fimbriation. It is also pended to redraw it with larger dragonfly and mullets.
This was item 2 on the West letter of September 29, 2024.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns) (to West pends)
- Explicit -
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