The submitter requested authenticity for 14th century German. 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.
As submitted, the byname is a normalized header form from "Some Early Middle High German Bynames with Emphasis on Names from the Bavarian Dialect Area" by Brian M. Scott, which is registerable but not authentic for 14th century German. The common noun tiuvel, meaning "devil", from which the byname is formed, is a Middle High German noun with a plural dated to the mid-14th century. The diminuative form used here as a byname is a plausible interpolated form, which may make this name authentic, but not definitively so. ffride Morelle was able to document several forms of the byname that would meet the submitter's request. These forms include Teufelein or Tufelin. If the submitter is interested in either of these forms, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
Nice device!
This name combines a Norse given name with an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Submitted as Leon de_ Fleur_, the submitter indicated that they were most interested in a byname meaning "of the flowers". We have thus changed this name to Leon des Fleurs for registration.
This name combines a Russian given name and a Norwegian byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter's prior name, Mær Beiska, is released.
This badge does not have the appearance of marshalling. Per SENA A63 the design without the point pointed must be considered first. This modified design does not have the appearance of marshalling by SENA A6F4b, as it has "an uncharged primary charge group consisting of a single type of charge in a standard arrangement across the entire field".
We next need to consider whether the point pointed causes the appearance of marshalling. SENA A6F6b says "addition of a peripheral ordinary can sometimes cause the appearance of marshalling in a design that would otherwise not have that appearance if it makes any sections appear to be distinct arms". As there is no peripheral ordinary that has the appearance of half of a point pointed, neither of the sections appears to be distinct arms.
Submitted as Murchadh of _ Dal-Cais, we have changed this to Murchadh 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, Dal-Cais is a descriptive clan name meaning "descendent of Cas", refering to descent from Cormac Cas.
Submitted as Murchadh of _ Dal-Cais, we have changed this to Murchadh 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, Dal-Cais is a descriptive clan name meaning "descendent of Cas", refering to descent from Cormac Cas.
The submitter has been granted a court barony and is thus entitled to display a coronet.
The submitter's prior device, Argent, a serpent glissant palewise gules vorant of a demi-man fesswise azure, a bordure sable, is retained as a badge.
The submitter requested authenticity for "generic Viking". 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.
As both the given name and the given name used to form the patronymic are found as Old Norse names, and the patronymic byname follows standard Old Norse construction, this name appears to meet the submitter's authenticity request.
The submitter's prior device, Per bend sinister argent and sable, a death's head counterchanged and in base an olive slip fesswise reversed fructed argent, is retained as a badge.
Submitted as Toroldus Swordbreaker, the given name is an Anglo-Scandinavian name, documented to 1219. The submitter stated that they would prefer the spelling Toril if such could be documented. We were unable to find such a name, however, Gunnvor Orle was able to document several spellings that came close. With the submitter's permission, we have changed this name to Toroll Swordbreaker, where the byname is a lingua Societatis form of the Old Norse sverðsbrjótr, and the given name is an interpolated Old Norse spelling of Þóraldr. If the submitter is interested in a spelling closer to Toril, Reaney and Wilson's A Dictionary of English Surnames notes that the Old French Torel is dated to the late 12th century. If the submitter is interested in this spelling, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
This device does not conflict with the badge of Balthazar Thornguard, Sable, a sword inverted argent, the blade enflamed proper. The sword is effectively fesswise, as the line from hilt to point runs from dexter to sinister. Per SENA A5E5b, there is an SC between a long charge palewise and one fesswise.
As noted on the January 2025 pend of the badge of the Shire of the Ruins, any submission including a charge fracted should be accompanied by documentation for having the pieces not touching. However, as this submission was decided before that decision was published, we will give the submitter the benefit of the doubt and register the emblazon as submitted.
Artist's note: Please draw the pieces of the sword so that they are touching, to align with period heraldic depictions of fracted charges.
This name is a variant of the submitter's currently registered name, and registered via SENA PN3E.
This name combines an Old English given name and an Old Norse patronymic, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice device!
Nice late 15th century German name!
This device does not conflict with the badge of Ölüsküleng Ötege, (Fieldless) A bear dormant Or. There is a DC for adding a field, and at least a DC between a bear and a capybara.
Nice device!
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The field, Checky Or and argent, is allowed to the submitter via the Existing Registration Allowance.
There is a step from core practice for the use of pawprints.
Nice Classical Athenian Greek name!
Submitted as Crimthann Eirikssson __ Star_Fyre, we have changed this to Crimthann Eriksson of Starfyre for registration.
The submitter indicated that they were interested that the byname of Starfyre, if such could be documented. Elisabetta Makejoye was further able to construct the English toponym Starfyre meaning 'beacon in the grasses' allowing the requested locative byname of Starfyre.
However, registering the name as Crimthann Eiriksson of Starfyre would introduce a style problem. Crimthann is either Gaelic or language-neutral under the Existing Registration Allowance. Eiriksson was documented as Old Norwegian. The byname of Starfyre is English. SENA does not allow three language groups to be combined in this way.
Fortunately, ffride Morelle and Elisabetta Makejoye were able to document both the given name Erik in English and a pattern of [given name]sson temporally compatible with it in English. Therefore, we are able to reduce the regional naming groups to two, and we have done so for registration.
The submitter's prior name, Crimthann Star Fyre, is retained as an alternate.
We direct Palimpsest to open a Rules Letter to add clarification to SENA that a name registered under the Existing Registration Allowance is essentially treated as a single regional naming group, and hence may only be combined with one other regional naming group.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star.
This name was pended on the October 2024 LoAR for confirmation of the group's status.
The submitter's prior name, Fire Mountain Keep, Shire of, is released.
This device was pended on the October 2024 LoAR for confirmation of the group's status.
The submitter's prior device, Per fess embattled argent and azure, a demi-dragon rampant issuant from the line of division vert, in base a tower argent enflamed at the battlements gules within a laurel wreath argent, is released.
This badge was pended on the October 2024 LoAR for confirmation of the group's status.
The submitter's prior badge, Per chevron sable and gules, a bordure embattled argent masoned sable, is released.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star.
Artist's note: Please draw the star smaller, so it is clearly a secondary charge.
There is a step from core practice for the use of animate charges oriented in annulo.
Three Mountains is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Submitted as a heron in its vigilance, only a crane in its vigilance would be allowed as an overall charge per SENA Appendix I6, as a crane and a rock are closely associated charges. There is nothing about this emblazon making the bird clearly a heron, so we have reblazoned it as a crane for registration.
the Mists is the registered name of an SCA branch.
This badge has gouttes that are effectively maintained by the pen, which is itself a sustained secondary charge. As this kind of motif is found in period armory it is registerable, and does not run afoul of our rules against multiple maintained charge groups. We will consider charges maintained by held secondary charges to be in the same charge group as the secondary charge holding them, in the same way we treat charges held by secondary charges in general. In the current submission, that means the pen and gouttes are part of the same secondary charge group, maintained by the maunch and hand (which are considered a single charge).
Nice 16th century English placename!
The name phrase de Haas is already registered to this submitter and is used via the Existing Registration Allowance.
The submitter's prior name, Kassandra de Haas, is released.
The submitter requested authenticity for "Italian or Venetian; 1200-1500". Unfortunately, the earliest to which we can document this name is the mid-16th century onwards. It is a nice southern Italian name for the mid-16th century however, it is not authentic for earlier time periods.
The submitter's prior name, Sybell Woderose, is retained as an alternate.
Nice device!
Nice badge!
Nice canting badge!
This is the defining instance of mullein in Society armory. Evidence presented with an earlier iteration of this badge submission show that mullein was widely known to humans in period. A mullein plant takes its tincture from the slip and leaves for the purposes of conflict and contrast.
Nice cant!
Tam is the submitter's legal last name, and is used here as a family name.
Commenters raised the question as to whether the name was Obtrusively Modern because it can be mis-pronounced as "Tater Tot". Ultimately, the correct pronunciation of this name does not sound like "Tater Tot", rather, it is pronounced as "Tie-tr Taut". By longstanding precedent, we do not consider mispronunciations when considering issues of offense or Obtrusive Modernity [Basilius Fuchs, 02/2010, A-An Tir]. Thus, this item is registerable.
This name combines a Russian given name with a Scandinavian byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Submitted with a blazon of muzzled, the bear's muzzle is the same tincture as the bear itself. For a muzzle to be a blazoned detail, it must have some contrast with the animal.
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The submitter's prior name, Ellisif Bryniulfsdottir, is released.
This device was pended on the November 2024 LoAR to redraw the bear's head in a period style.
This device was pended on the November 2024 LoAR to redraw it on our standard shield shape.
Nice badge!
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Crystian is the submitter's legal given name.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the badge of Sorcha Drach, (Fieldless) A dragon's head cabossed azure.
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The submitter requested authenticity for "Scotland, late period". 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.
This name does not meet the submitter's authenticity request. To document all elements of the name contemporaneously, a Gaelic and Scots lingual mix must be used. All elements can be documented in Scots, but not to the same time period.
The submitter has permission to claim a relationship with Malys MacGregor.
Submitted as Alexandra ingen Suibhne, there was some confusion as to whether the patronymic ingen Suibhne required lenition. Standard Gaelic grammar requires Suibhne to lenite after ingen. However, the July 2017 Cover Letter allows a submitter to forego required lenition if three examples are provided in which Suibhne is not lenited after ingen. As the requisite examples were not provided, lenition must be applied here. Therefore, we have changed this to Alexandra ingen Shuibhne to include the grammatically correct lenition.
As it has been nearly 35 years since our last registration of a yak, the charge must be documented. Scientists have shown yaks were domesticated at least 2500 years ago, making them an acceptable heraldic charge.
The submitter's prior name, Kendrick Cameron, is retained as an alternate.
Submitted as Benedikt Hring Smiðr, the byname was not correctly formed. The submitter desired a byname meaning "chain mail maker", and the constructed byname Hring Smiðr more accurately translates to "Bangle or Finger-Ring Smith", rather than to chainmail. Therefore, with the submitter's permission, we have changed this name to Benedikt Brynjusmiðr for registration, which conveys the submitter's desired byname.
Artist's note: Please draw the anvil in a period style. Period horned anvils, both in manuscript depictions and in armory, either had a solid base or pointed feet, rather than the arched base seen in modern depictions.
Artist's note: Please draw the anvil in a period style. Period horned anvils, both in manuscript depictions and in armory, either had a solid base or pointed feet, rather than the arched base seen in modern depictions.
Darby is the submitter's legal given name.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star.
Submitted as Order of Peak Foorde, the submitters informed us that they had initially wanted the order name Order of the Peak __. Fortunately, Alys Ogress was able to document Order of __ Peak __ , as an order name following the pattern Order of + [Surname]. We have changed the order name to this, with the submitter's explicit permission, for registration.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star.
There is a step from core practice for using jessant-de-lys with any charge other than the head of a leopard or lion.
Nice cant!
This badge conflicts with the device of Robin of Twyford, Or, an oak leaf within a bordure vert; however, Robin has filed a blanket permission to conflict with their device.
There is a step from core practice for birds in the volant wings addorsed posture. See the Cover Letter for details.
There is a step from core practice for the use of compass roses.
Nice cant!
This name combines and English given name with a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice canting device!
The submitter requested authenticity for 16th century Spain. 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.
This name meets the submitter's authenticity request.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star.
The submitter requested authenticity for 11th century Spain. Unfortunately, as Peregrine is the submitter's legal given name, making it neutral in time and place, we cannot call this name authentic, although it is registerable as submitted. That said, the byname is authentic for 11th century Spain, and there were several forms of the name Peregrine used in Spain at that time. Pelegrino is dated c.1270 (CORDE), referring to one of the two early saints by this name. The masculine Pelegri is found in Valencia in 1510 (DMNES), and the feminine Pelegrina is found in Catalonia in 983 (Repertori d'Antropònims Catalans). It is likely that some form of the name existed in Spain in the 11th century. To determine authenticity, we would require evidence of mixed-language (Spanish or Latin and Arabic) names in period. If the submitter can find such evidence, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
The submitter's prior name, Pippin Marchand, is released.
The submitter's prior device, Quarterly Or and vert, a cross fleury counterchanged, is released.
There is a step from core practice for the use of compass stars.
The byname was documented as _ Cu, rather than an Cu. Fortunately, Jeanne Marie Palimpsest was able to find several instances in the "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Descriptive Bynames: Cú," by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, where an animal name was used with the definite article "an". Thus, we are able to give the submitter the benefit of the doubt, and register the name requested.
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Commenters questioned whether this name presumed upon the historical Adélaïde de Tours, great grandmother of the first Capetian king, Hugh. As she was not a sovereign ruler of a state in her own right, and did not have any significant personal achievements, she does not fulfil our criteria for protection.
Nice name from 16th century Mexico!
Submitted as Auða Urso, the byname was given in the nominative form, which is grammatically incorrect for an unmarked patronymic byname in Latin. Fortunately, Scolastica la souriete was able to document the genitive form Ursi, which was acceptable to the submitter. Thus, we have changed this name to Auða Ursi for registration.
The submitter's prior device, Quarterly argent and sable, two wings conjoined in lure counterchanged, is released.
Nice cant!
Submitted as Gunnvaldr Skorageirson, we have changed this to Gunnvaldr Skorargeirson for registration. Gunnvor Orle determined that the original source, Geirr Bassi (p14), had a typo, and what has been rendered as Skora_-Geirr should have been rendered as Skorar-Gierr. We have thus edited this name for registration.
We direct Palimpsest to update the article "Standard Source Errata" with this information.
Submitted as Haakon Hrafna, hrafna is a pre-pended Old Norse byname, which means that it must come before the given name. No evidence was given for hrafna as a post-pended byname. Therefore, with the submitter's permission, we have changed this to Haakon hrafn_ for registration.
Commenters questioned whether the feminine Illona could be combined with the Latinized masculine Corvinus. While in Latin covinus (raven) is masculine, as a German surname it is not gendered. For example, FamilySearch records the christening of Anna Maria Corvinus in 1611. Therefore, these name elements can be combined without issue.
This name combines a Hungarian given name and a German surname, an acceptable lingual mix under SENA Appendix C.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a pawprint.
Nice cant!
Originally documented as a Dutch given name with an English byname, Nest Crane was able to document Klara as a German given name from 1582. This name can then be borrowed into English, making this a nice English name for the 1580s!
The given name Logan, is registered to the submitter, and is used here with the Existing Registration Allowance.
The submitter's prior name, Logan the Red, is retained as an alternate.
Nice late period Italian name!
Nice cant!
Nice late 16th century Dutch name!
Submitted as Mæva Tindrsdottir, the patronymic was not correctly formed. We have changed this to Mæva Tindzdottir to correct the grammar for registration.
Nice device!
The submitter's prior name, Remy de Palma, is retained as an alternate.
Darkwood is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Submitted as Solomon Upyr' Chichov vnuk Karandeev vnuk Shakhmatnikova pravnuk Chortkov pravnuk Oguretsev pravnuk Kaputsin prapravnuk Karamzin, this name pattern ([given name] + [given name] + [parent's name] + [grandparent's name] + [grandparent's name]+ [great-grandparent's name] + [great-grandparent's name] + [great-grandparent's name] + [great-great-grandparent's name]) was not adequately documented. Thus, with the submitter's permission, we have changed this to Solomon Upyr' Chichov _ vnuk Shakhmatnikova pravnuk Chortkov pravnuk Oguretsev _ prapravnuk Karamzin to match the documented name pattern of [given name] + [given name] + [parent's name] + [grandparent's name] + [great-grandparent's name] + [great-grandparent's name] + [great-great-grandparent's name].
The submitter's prior device, Or, a crocodile couchant vert, a base rayonny azure, is retained as a badge.
This name combines a Norse given name with a Russian byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter's prior device, Argent, in pale three fleurs-de-lys vert between flaunches vert ermined argent, is retained as a badge.
Nice device!
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Artist's note: Please draw the fleury point larger.
Nice early 13th century English name!
Upon the submitter's death, they will grant permission to conflict for any name that is not identical to their name, Galen MacColmáin.
They also will grant permission to conflict for all armory that is not identical to their device, Per chevron sable and vert, a chevron between three mullets and a sheaf of arrows inverted argent.
They also will release their badge, Vert, a sheaf of arrows inverted argent.
The submitter's prior device, Argent, a palm tree couped sable and two roses proper one and two, on a point pointed fleury gules a rose argent barbed and seeded proper, is released.
Cearan is the submitter's father's registered SCA name.
Nice device!
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Alonso Giovanni da Livorno, Gules, a frame saw, a chief invected Or.
Nice cant on a byname meaning "maker of boxes or chests"!
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This device was pended on the October 2024 LoAR to allow time for discussion on the emblazon.
Submitted as Arcill Bìodach mac Ruadrí Lùghdaichte mhic Fsithéch, not all of the name elements could be documented to period name usage. Thus, with the submitter's permission, we have changed this to Arcill beg mac Ruadrí big mic _Sithig for registration.
There is a step from core practice for using an overall charge surmounting a fimbriated ordinary.
Please note that grey backgrounds should only be used for fieldless badges when there is an argent charge directly on the background.
The submitter's prior device, Per chevron azure and purpure, a heron argent maintaining in its foot a Bohemian love knot, in sinister chief an increscent Or, is retained as a badge.
Please note that grey backgrounds should only be used for fieldless badges when there is an argent charge directly on the background.
Nice Portuguese name from Lisbon for 1565!
A carriage axle is a period heraldic charge found in the arms of Banchi in the mid-16th C Insignia X: Insignia nobilium Patavinorum, impresa Ferrariensium, Pesariensium (München, BSB Cod.icon. 275).
Artist's note: Please draw the charge with proportions more like the period example. The submitted emblazon has it stretched vertically by a significant amount.
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Submitted as `Azim al-Kashfieh, we could not document the byname al-Kashfieh to period. Fortunately, Alys Ogress was able to document the Italian word sploratore to period that translates to the desired meaning of the byname, "scout". This supports the lingua Societatis byname the Scout, or, as the submitter lives in a French-speaking region, le Scout. Thus with the submitter's permission, we have changed this to `Azim le Scout for registration.
This name combines an English given name and an Irish Gaelic byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter's previous device, Azure, a sea-horse and on a chief invected argent an arrow reversed gules, is released.
Nice cant on a byname meaning "wolf cub"!
The elements Lily Morgaine are already registered to the submitter and used here under the Existing Registration Allowance.
The submitter's prior name, Lily Morgaine of the East, is retained as an alternate.
Commenters raised the question as to whether this household name was offensive under SENA NPN5B5 - Offensiveness by Association, due to the connotations of the word "massacre" and the example given under that rule which states that "Massacre Tavern is offensive because, even though a massacre is an attested term for a period heraldic charge for which a tavern can be named, the modern meaning of "massacre" is a brutal and violent slaughter of a large number of people, something offensive to the general population."
The substantial element here, however is Silver Massacre, rather than "massacre" alone. As the addition of the color here is not one commonly associated with violence and slaughter, we hereby rule that this household name does not fall afoul of SENA NPN5B5.
This badge is not in violation of the requirement in SENA Appendix I4 that "The overall charge or the charge it overlies must be either an ordinary or a long charge". While sheaves of long charges are treated as a compact charge for the purposes of orientation, they are treated as an arrangement of long charges for the purposes of this rule, and will be registerable as long as all charges are identifiable.
Nice late 16th century English name!
The submitter's prior device, Or, on a bend sable between a trefoil vert and a frying pan sable three bezants, is retained as a badge.
The submitter requested authenticity for "mid to late English or French". Jeanne Marie Palimpsest was able to document both elements to the late 1560s in London, England. Thus this name meets the submitter's request as it authentic for late period England.
Nice cant!
There is a step from core practice for birds in the striking posture. See the Cover Letter for details.
Artist's note: Please draw the crow larger so it is more clearly the primary charge.
Nice mid-13th century English name!
The submitter's prior device, Per pall inverted vert, azure, and argent, three musimons rampant counterchanged argent and sable, is released.
The submitter's prior device, Per fess argent and sable, a wolf's head erased contourny and a clenched gauntlet counterchanged, is retained as a badge.
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Nice late 16th century English name!
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star.
The submitter requested authenticity for 8th-9th century Old 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, Ollivier Ragged Staff was able to identify this request in commentary with enough time for commenters to respond.
This name meets the submitter's authenticity request.
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None.
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Nice 16th century French name!
Submitted as a bass, this would have been the defining instance of that type of fish. No evidence was provided with the submission showing that this fish was found in the same areas as humans in period; submitters and heralds are reminded that such evidence is a requirement for defining instances or when a charge has not been registered in over a decade. Commenters were able to show that the name bass was applied to two types of fish in period: the European perch and the European seabass. They were also able to provide evidence that other fish modernly known as bass were known to people in period.
However, the fish in the submitted emblazon does not resemble either of the fish known as bass in period, nor any fish known by that name modernly, so we have blazoned it simply as a fish.
Nice late 16th century English name!
Tobias's badge is accepted as a device.
The submitter's prior name, Amos Ironbeard, is retained as an alternate.
The submitter's prior device, Quarterly sable and argent, two goats combattant, the dexter gules armed argent, the sinister azure armed sable, a bordure counterchanged, is retained as a badge.
Concerns were raised about the spelling of the byname. Fortunately heralds at the decision meeting were able to document the desired spelling to the early 1600s.
Nice cant!
The submitter has been granted a court barony and is thus entitled to display a coronet.
Commenters questioned the use of a fimbriation that has low contrast with the fess it surrounds. Precedent says: "[Considering a pale gules fimbriated sable] Fimbriations are used to provide contrast between the field and a charge that would otherwise have insufficient contrast. Here, the pale has good contrast with the field, but not with the fimbriation. If the submitter wants to resubmit this motif of fimbriation that has poor contrast with the charge it surrounds, he should be ready to provide documentation, likely in the form of an Individually Attested Pattern." [David of Loch Gryffyn, 02/2017, R-Trimaris]
Ample evidence has been provided to show that fimbriation's sole purpose in period armory is not to provide contrast, though that is sometimes an effect of using it. Multiple examples were provided from English, Italian, and German armory, of fimbriation that either does not have good contrast with the charge it surrounds or does not have good contrast with the field. Based on this evidence, we are overturning precedent and will allow fimbriation that has poor contrast with either the fimbriated charge or the background.
Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!
The submitter's prior name, Morag Freyser, is retained as an alternate.
FamilySearch records the christening of Sibel Simmies in 1592 Gloucester, England. Nice name for 1590s England!
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Commenters noted that an ash leaf is technically a pinnate leaf composed of multiple leaflets. As discussed on the January 2024 Cover Letter, most compound or pinnate leaves are blazoned as sprigs of leaves, and the individual leaflets are blazoned as leaves, so we have blazoned this leaflet as an ash leaf.
Blazoned when registered in August of 1997 as Gules, on a bend sinister Or between a bear's head erased and muzzled and a cubit arm in armor bendwise sinister argent, a sword gules, we are clarifying the tincture of the muzzle, and that the head is erased close.
Submitted as Kieran Ciotach McLeod, Mc- is a scribal abbreviation that must expand to Mac- for registration. [9/2013 CL]. Thus, this name is registerable as Kieran Ciotach MacLeod and we have this change for registration.
This name combines an Anglicized Irish given name, a Gaelic descriptive byname, and an English or Scots patronymic. While there are three languages here, there are only two language groups, as Anglicized Irish, English and Scots are all part of the same Regional Naming Group under Appendix C.
The submitter is a knight and thus entitled to display an orle of chain.
There is a step from core practice for the use of lightning bolts outside a thunderbolt. Palimpsest is directed to add this to SENA Appendix G1.
The submitter's prior device, Sable, a bend cotised between six crosses crosslet fitchy Or, is retained as a badge.
Raina is the submitter's legal given name.
Submitted as Úna inghean Támhais, the byname is not correctly formed. Standard Gaelic grammar requires T- to lenite after inghean. No evidence for an exception to standard grammar was provided. Thus, we have changed this to Úna inghean Thámhais for registration.
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The submitter requested authenticity for "Germany 15th-16th century CE". This request was not noted on the Letter of Intent but was fortunately noted by Ollivier Ragged Staff with enough time for commenters to respond. Kingdoms are reminded that all requests for authenticity must be summarized on the Letter of Intent to avoid a name being pended for further research.
This name meets the submitter's authenticity request.
Like weaver's shuttles, stick shuttles default to fesswise. Palimpsest is directed to update Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms with this information.
Nice badge!
Nice 16th century English name!
Artist's note: Please draw the palette with a thumb hole. All known period heraldic examples of palettes have this feature.
Submitted as Elpís Zoïlou, kingdom added a pitch mark to the second name element to match the one in the given name. However, per the consulting herald the pitch mark was accidentally included in the given name. We have removed the pitch marks from both name elements for registration.
The submitter requested authenticity for "Crusader, German". This request was not noted on the Letter of Intent but was fortunately noted by Ollivier Ragged Staff with enough time for commenters to respond. Kingdoms are reminded that all requests for authenticity must be summarized on the Letter of Intent to avoid a name being pended for further research.
While this name is registerable, commenters were unable to document both given name and byname to the desired time period. Thus, this name is not authentic for the 13th century and earlier. It is however, authentic for 16th century Germany.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a pageant wagon.
Submitted under the name Inga Skipbrot.
Submitted as Irene Bryennina, the byname was not correctly feminized. Per the source article, "Personal Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire During the Later Byzantine Era" by Bardas Xiphias, the byname Bryennios is correctly feminized to Bryenissa. We have therefore changed this to Irene Bryennissa to correctly form the byname for registration.
Concerns were raised in commentary regarding the spelling of the given name, namely the presence of the ø in the given name. It was ultimately determined that was an interpolated spelling, as Jeanne-Marie Palimpsest was able to find several examples of a switch between o and ø (Jogan/Jøgan, Jonsson/Jønsson, Joghan/Jøghan, and Jonis/Jønis as well as Jøhans). Thus, we are accepting this name as submitted. If the submitter is interested in the attested version Johan, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
The submitter requested authenticity for late 15th-16th century England. This request was not noted on the Letter of Intent but was fortunately noted by Ollivier Ragged Staff with enough time for commenters to respond. Kingdoms are reminded that all requests for authenticity must be summarized on the Letter of Intent to avoid a name being pended for further research.
This name meets the submitter's authenticity request.
This is the defining instance of a watermill in Society armory. This is a type of building known in period, resembling a house charged with a waterwheel. We decline to rule at this time whether the waterwheel must have good contrast with the building, and whether it contributes to difference as a tertiary charge.
Concerns were raised in commentary about the double byname, given that SENA Appendix A notes that double byname patterns are seen "late" in Middle/Early Modern English. Fortunately, Scolastica la souriete was able to document that double bynames are seen commonly in Middle English as early as the 12th century, allowing this name to be registered.
We direct Palimpsest to update Appendix A with this information.
This name combines a French given name with a Spanish byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice late 12th century/early 13th century English name!
Nice cant!
This device was pended on the November 2024 LoAR to redraw the charges as clearly Or.
A luna moth proper is mainly vert, with a pale green or white body and brown markings, and is treated as vert for the purposes of conflict and contrast. We direct Palimpsest to add this information to Table 4 of the Glossary of Terms.
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This device was pended on the November 2024 LoAR to redraw the portcullis with crossbeams.
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This badge does not conflict with the badge of Morgan Catriona Bruce, (Fieldless) A wooden bucket proper. There is a DC for fieldlessness, and another for adding the flame, which is equivalent to a maintained charge.
Artist's note: Please draw the bucket with more internal detailing, to make it clear the flame is issuant from it rather than surmounting it.
This device was pended on the November 2024 LoAR for redraw to improve the identifiability of the pithon and to arrange the mullets so they are clearly in annulo.
This badge does not have the appearance of marshalling. Under SENA A6F3, we first consider this design as though the bordure isn't there and then check A6F6 to see if the bordure changes things. Under A6F4a, the fact that the primary charge crosses the line of division means the design, when considered without the bordure, does not have the appearance of marshalling.
We then look at A6F6b. The first paragraph of this section describes situations where a design that appears marshalled can be saved by the addition of a charge group; since the armory in question does not appear to be marshalled, this paragraph doesn't apply.
The second paragraph of A6F6b describes situations where a design that does not have the appearance of marshalling can gain that appearance when a charge group is added, which is what we need to consider for the submitted design. As the submitted design does not appear to be marshalling without the bordure, and adding the bordure does not make either section appear to be distinct arms, it does not appear to be marshalling with the bordure.
Artist's note: Please draw the hedgehog more centered on the field.
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None.
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The wolf is treated as argent for conflict purposes, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A.
There is a step from core practice for the use of pawprints.
This device does not conflict with Cherie Ruadh MhicRath of Locksley's seal, (Tinctureless) A cat's eyes, nose and whiskers. There is a DC for tincturelessness and another between a cat's face and just the eyes, nose, and whiskers. We ask Morsulus to note in the O&A that Cherie's seal has a DC from a cat's face.
Nice 16th century English name!
Nice cant!
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- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
This item has been withdrawn by the submitter.
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This name is returned, as firstly, the name could not be adequately documented. Both Cem and Hadar were documented as Turkish given names, and no justification given for a given name being used as a byname. Commenters were able to document Kem Hadar, as a late period English name, but as the submitter specified no changes, we were unable to make this change.
Secondly, a majority of heralds both in commentary and at the decision meeting, immediately thought of the Jem'Hadar from the Star Trek franchise, particularly as the submitted name is identical in sound, making this name unregisterable under SENA PN4D1 -- Non-SCA People Protected from Presumption.
If the submitter is interested in a similar sounding name, the English Kem Hadar, the Hungarian Cem Hardaro, or the Anglicized Cem of Hadar are all registerable names.
Submitted as Company of the Green Arrows, this order name presumes upon the DC Comics character Green Arrow. There is not enough difference between Arrow and Arrows to remove the appearance of presumption. Additionally, per longstanding precedent, adding a branch name to a real-world entity protected from presumption does not clear presumption [08/2015 CL]. Some options that would remove this appearance include substituting another color word for Green, or using the heraldic term for the tincture, vert.
This order name is returned as it presumes against the Masonic International Order of the Rainbow for Girls. This group is the arm of the Masonic groups intended for teenage girls, and is also referred to colloquially as the Order of the Rainbow. As we protect non-SCA names important enough to protect from presumption by all the names they are commonly known by, we must return this item. Per longstanding precedent, adding a branch name to a real-world entity protected from presumption does not clear presumption [08/2015 CL].
Upon resubmission, the submitter may want to consider translations of rainbow in other languages; either Order of the Arc en Ciel or Order of the Regenbogen are both acceptable alternatives.
This heraldic title is returned as it presumes against the Masonic International Order of the Rainbow for Girls. This group is the arm of the Masonic groups intended for teenage girls, and is also referred to colloquially as the Order of the Rainbow. As we protect non-SCA names important enough to protect from presumption by all the names they are commonly known by, we must return this item.
Upon resubmission, the submitter may want to consider translations of rainbow in other languages; either Arc en Ciel Pursuivant or Regenbogen Pursuivant are both acceptable alternatives.
This device is returned for having more than two types of charge in the secondary charge group, in violation of SENA A3D2a, Slot Machine. As noted in SENA Appendix I5, "When maintained by secondary charges, the maintained charges are part of the same secondary group as the charge maintaining them." Though a maunch with a hand is considered a single charge, the crosses, maunch, and pen are all part of the same charge group.
This device is returned for poor contrast between the argent roundel and the Or star. By precedent, blazoning charges that are not pierced by type as pierced is shorthand for charging them with tertiary roundels: "While we are blazoning this as pierced, this does not mean that we will allow compass stars to be pierced on fieldless badges. In this case, it is simply shorthand for on a compass star a roundel per saltire azure and gules." [Alwyn of Kittisford, 07/2000, A-Outlands]
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star.
This name is returned for identity conflict with the author Margaret Frazer -- a pen name for two authors -- Gail Lynn Brown, and Mary Monica Pulver Kuhfeld, who first used the pen name to collaborate on the Sister Frevisse series of books. After the conclusion of that series, the pen name was used exclusively by Gail Lynn Brown. Evidence was submitted after the close of commentary that both as a collaborative and individual pen name, Margaret Frazer has had a considerable impact in historical fiction circles while both authors who wrote under that pen name were active. Thus, the pen name Margaret Frazer meets our standards for protection of non-SCA names, and we must return this name. As protection of a non-SCA name applies to all names by which a person was known, we also extend this protection to the names Gail Lynn Brown, Mary Monica Pulver Kuhfeld, and the pen names by which the latter was also known -- Monica Ferris, Mary Monica Pulver, and Ellen and Mary Kuhfeld.
This device is returned for conflict with the badge of Ottar Eriksson, (Fieldless) A rabbit sejant guardant, armed with stag's attires, argent. There is a DC for adding the field, but none for removing the attires on a full animal.
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This device is returned for violation of SENA A3D2b, Mixing Ordinaries and Other Charges: "While charge groups may have different types of charges, charge groups consist of either identical ordinaries or complex charges. Thus, a single charge group may not mix ordinaries with non-ordinaries or mix two types of ordinaries." This design combines an annulet and bars in the same charge group, so is not registerable.
Commenters noted equivalent motifs that have been recently registered. The issue was not raised in commentary on those items; and, as the armory was registered without any discussion of the potential issue, these do not set precedent.
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This device is returned for conflict with the device of Elizabeth of Saint Edmundsbury, Per chevron azure and argent, three mullets of eight points one and two and a rose counterchanged. There is a DC for changing the type of half the primary charge group, but nothing for the arrangement of the mullets/stars as, per Table 7 of the Glossary of Terms, the difference between three charges one and two and three charges in fess above a per chevron division is an artistic detail.
There is a step from core practice for the use of compass stars.
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This item was withdrawn by kingdom.
This badge is returned for presuming on the House of York, (Fieldless) A rose argent. There is a DC for adding a field but nothing between four- and five-petaled flowers affronty, including dogwood flowers and roses, per SENA Appendix M1i.
This badge is also returned for conflict with An Tir's badge for the Order of the Silver Rose, (Fieldless) A rose argent, barbed and seeded, slipped and leaved, proper. There is a DC for adding a field but nothing for the type of flower, nor for removing the slipping and leaving.
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns) (to Atlantia pends)
None.
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This device is returned for running afoul of SENA A1, which states "The armorial elements, charge groups, and overall design must be demonstrated to be compatible with period style." Neither the submitter nor commenters provided evidence of the use of schnecken issuant from anything other than the edge of the field or another schnecke.
This device is returned for presuming upon the important non-SCA flag of Morocco, Gules, a mullet voided and interlaced vert. There is a DC for changing the field tincture, but, as we grant no difference for the number of points on mullets, there is no DC between a mullet voided and interlaced and a mullet of eight interlocking mascles.
This device is also returned for conflict with the device of Otto Bötticher von Spreebrucke, Argent, seven swords, blades fretted to form a mullet of seven points, vert. As the motif on Otto's device is nearly indistinguishable from a mullet of seven points voided and interlaced, there is no heraldic difference between these two pieces of armory.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a mullet of eight interlocking mascles.
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Sebastian Johann Stroh, Argent, vêtu ployé gules a hawk striking to sinister sable. There's a DC for the tincture of the field, but as vêtu and a lozenge are interchangeable, a second DC must come from the type of bird. As noted on the Cover Letter, since hawks and ravens are both regular-shaped birds there is no difference granted between them in the striking posture.
Also as noted on the Cover Letter, there is a step from core practice for use of a bird striking.
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This device is returned for conflict with the device of Maryan Blacke of York, Per pale sable and Or, a trefoil counterchanged, and with the device of Deirdre ingean Dhomhnaill, Per pale sable and Or, a trillium inverted gules barbed vert. In each both cases there is a DC for changing the tincture of the primary charge, but none for the difference between types of three-petaled flowers.
In the return of this submitter's previous submission we called the primary charge "a katabami, a stylized wood sorrel leaf found in Japanese kamon". This is only partially correct. Further research has shown that an unmodified katabami does not have the swords between the petals. This particular depiction in Japanese is called tsurigi katabami, "Sword Wood Sorrel", which we will blazon as bladed katabami, similar to how we blazon bladed sharp flowers, another Japanese charge. The "blades" are a decorative detail not worth difference.
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None.
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)
None.
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This badge is returned for conflict with the badge of Segan mac Gilla Pátraic, Sable, a falcon volant to sinister chief argent. There's a DC for the tincture of the field, but, as noted on the Cover Letter, since falcons and ravens are both regular-shaped birds there is no difference granted between them in the volant posture.
This name is returned for presuming upon the historical Legion VI Victrix, a legion of the Imperial Roman Army, which first saw action in 41 BCE. Changing the numeral, or the word, or adding another word to the name would clear this presumption.
This badge is returned for presuming upon the historical Legion VI Victrix. SENA A6A notes that presumption "also includes claims of identity or close relationship with a person or entity outside the SCA who is considered quite important by many people within and outside the Society."
By using a name that we consider important enough to protect in the armory, this badge is claiming a relationship with that legion.
This name is returned as it presumes against the explorer William Clark of the famed duo Lewis and Clark. As we wrote in January 2023 and August 2024 "this name was not registerable because it presumes against the explorer William Clark of the famed duo Lewis and Clark. There is not enough difference in sound and spelling, between the bynames Clerk and Clark to remove the appearance of presumption." [Ursula Mortimer, 01/2023, A-Middle]. Similarly, there is not enough difference between Clark and Clarke to remove the appearance of presumption." [William Clarke, 08/2024]. In all cases, the names Clark, Clarke, and Clerk are identical in sound. Additionally, per SENA PN3C2, the element le does not add sufficient difference to clear presumption. Thus this item must be returned.
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This device is returned for conflict with the device of Mar Arthursson, Gules, a chevron couped Or. Evidence was provided in commentary of chevronels couped being drawn very much like upper case lambdas in period armory, so there is no difference for the type of the primary charge group. This leaves only a single DC for adding the bordure.
We decline to rule at this time whether this conflicts with the device of Julien Lapointe, Gules, three lower case Greek letters pi within a bordure embattled Or. The answer depends on whether we treat a group of letters as a "word", and if a word can ever conflict with a single letter. It also depends on whether past precedent that all abstract symbols conflict with each other is still serving a useful function in our rules. With the goal of gathering data to answer these questions, we will be opening a Letter of Pends and Discussion for a broad discussion of abstract symbols in period and Society armory. See the Cover Letter for more details.
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns)
None.
(to Laurel acceptances) (to Laurel returns) (to Laurel pends)
This item has been withdrawn by the submitter.
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This device is returned per SENA A3B2, which requires that charges have good contrast with their fields.
The submitter attempted to complete an individually attested pattern for Japanese heraldry. For practices outside of core heraldry, SENA A4 requires that the overall design of the submission must be similar to the types of designs that document the use of the non-core style elements, and that three examples that closely match the pattern be provided, or six examples that bracket the practice. In this submission, the pattern that needed to be documented was two different co-primary charges within another charge, all with poor contrast.
Examples were provided of single low contrast charges, and of multiples of the same charge within another charge all with low contrast. Examples were also provided of high contrast armory with two different charges within another charge. However, no examples were provided of armory with this level of complexity with all of the charges having low contrast.
Though this IAP was unsuccessful, we commend the commenters, particularly Choi Min and Óengus mac Gilla Dubain, for their efforts in providing additional documentation.
This device is returned for violation of SENA A3D2e, Unity of Arrangement, which states "Charges within a charge group should be in an arrangement that can be blazoned with a single arrangement phrase. Charges in a default arrangement are always considered to be in a unified arrangement." The estoiles are not in a default arrangement, and the arrangement of the estoiles on each side of the dragon need to be blazoned separately from the arrangement of the secondary charge group as a whole.
When this rule was introduced on the November 2024 Cover Letter, we noted: "Armory that appeared on a Letter of Intent dated prior to January 1, 2025 will be considered under either the previous rules or these new rules, whichever benefits the submitter." Considered under the previous rules, this device is in violation of SENA A3D2c, which states "Many charges have comparable posture and/or orientation; this rule applies to a group of charges with comparable postures. This section does not apply to charges in a group which do not have comparable posture or orientation though the charges must still be in a blazonable arrangement." The estoiles in this submission, being identical in type, are clearly comparable. The arrangement of the estoiles in sinister chief and those in dexter base must be blazoned separately in order to adequately describe their positioning. As the arrangement of comparable charges within a single charge group must be blazoned separately, and as the arrangement has not been demonstrated to be similar to period patterns, the charges in this device are not in a unified arrangement under SENA A3D2c.
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We are unable to construct the byname requested. Skipbrot refers to a physical object, in this case a shipwreck, rather than a byname or a descriptor. As the submitter has stated that they will not accept any changes, we are forced to return this name.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Inga of the Middle.
This badge is returned for use of the disallowed posture statant erect affronty. As noted on the January 2018 Cover Letter: "Therefore, after the August 2018 LoAR, use of the posture sejant erect affronty will be a step from period practice for non-lions, whether winged or not. All other affronty postures for quadrupeds will be disallowed after the August 2018 LoAR unless documentation is provided."
On resubmission, the submitter should note that, though this was submitted as a red panda proper, we do not currently have a defined proper for red pandas. Per SENA A3B1: "charges that do not have a heraldically defined proper may be described as proper when a normal person would be able to color them appropriately from knowing only the sort of item with no further color description". This submission does not meet that standard, as red pandas have black legs and bellies, not brown legs and a red belly as submitted.
This device is returned for conflict with the device of István Gyori, Bendy and per bend sinister indented azure and argent. There is a single DC for the change to the style of partition lines.
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns) (to Middle pends)
None.
(to Northshield acceptances) (to Northshield returns)
None.
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This device was pended on the November 2024 LoAR to redraw the raven as actually holding the brush, as well as to remove the appearance of the raven being fimbriated argent. The submitter has not accepted the proposed redraw and we therefore return the submission for further work.
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This badge is returned for conflict with the badge of Serena Lascelles, (Fieldless) A griffin passant argent. There is a DC for adding a field, but no difference between passant and statant, and nothing for the difference between a griffin and a hippogriff by precedent:
While the hippogriff, a griffin with the hindquarters of a horse (rather than a lion), was found in the Renaissance poetry of Ludovico Ariosto, we could find no evidence that it was used in period heraldry. Therefore the difference between a hippogriff and a griffin must be determined on visual grounds.
In a winged quadruped such as a griffin or a hippogriff, the hindquarters are roughly one-third to one-fourth the visual weight of the charge. There are more visual cues to identifiability in the forequarters than the hindquarters, since the tails of monsters are rarely drawn with the care devoted to their heads. We also note the following precedent:
[A dragon vs. a unicorn-headed dragon with lion's forepaws] "The visual similarities of the dragon and [the other] monster (changes to head and forepaws only) are simply too great [for there to be a CVD]. (LoAR 1/91 p.24).
If changing most of the forequarters of a winged quadruped, including the highly identifiable head, is insufficient for a CD, then changing the less identifiable hindquarters of a winged quadruped should also be insufficient for a CD. Thus, there is no difference for type of monster... [Alana Griffin, 10/2001, R-Æthelmearc]
As a point of interest, we will note that since that precedent was written we now know of at least one period heraldic hippogriff, which can be seen in the crest of Der on f. 46v of Wappenbuch des 16. Jahrhunderts (Weimar, Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek, Fol 223).
This badge is also returned for conflict with the device of Johanna von Griffenhurst, Vert, seme of [Amanita muscaria] mushrooms proper, a griffin passant argent, armed and langued gules. There is a single DC for removing the mushrooms.
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- Explicit littera renuntiationum -
This device is pended to redraw the bull's skulls so the field is not visible through the eye sockets.
This was item 9 on the Æthelmearc letter of November 25, 2024.
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This badge is pended to redraw the lotus without the lower petals.
This was item 4 on the An Tir letter of November 18, 2024.
This device is pended to redraw the triangles all in their default orientation, and in a blazonable arrangement. As submitted, the triangles are arranged close to, but not quite, one, one, and three, and two of them are tilted in an unblazonable way.
This was item 1 on the An Tir letter of November 19, 2024.
This device is pended to redraw the stag's head to be clearly palewise. As submitted, it blurs the line between palewise and bendwise sinister.
This was item 6 on the An Tir letter of November 18, 2024.
This badge is pended to redraw the stag's head to be clearly palewise. As submitted, it blurs the line between palewise and bendwise sinister.
This was item 7 on the An Tir letter of November 18, 2024.
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This device is pended to redraw the satyr and pen to improve their identifiability.
This was item 1 on the Atlantia letter of November 4, 2024.
This device is pended to redraw the arrow so it is entirely on the body of the duck. As drawn, the fletching lies on the field, making the arrow barely overall.
If the redraw is approved, the submitter's prior device, Or, a rabbit couchant purpure between three hearts gules, is to be retained as a badge.
This was item 12 on the Atlantia letter of November 4, 2024.
This badge is pended to redraw the ford with the top trait argent, so it has sufficient contrast with the field.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass star.
This was item 18 on the Atlantia letter of November 4, 2024.
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This device is pended to discuss potential changes to SENA A3D2c, Unity of Posture and Orientation.
This device is in clear violation of that rule: "For charges in a group that do have comparable posture or orientation, the charges within a charge group should be in either identical postures/orientations or an arrangement that includes posture/orientation (in cross, combatant, or in pall points outward, for example). A charge group in which postures for different charges must be blazoned individually will not be allowed without period examples of that combination of postures. For purposes of this rule, default postures and orientations are treated as if they had been specified in the blazon; charges with different defaults but comparable posture/orientation must be in the same posture/orientation."
However, changing the posture of either bird here to match the other will reduce that bird's identifiability, which is antithetical to the goals of heraldry. Making such a change could also potentially introduce issues under SENA A3D1b, "sword and dagger", if the reduction in identifiability is sufficient to remove the DC between ravens and owls.
Though mixed-type charge groups are relatively rare in period armory, some examples have been identified of animate charges in the same charge group of different types in different postures. We would like to find as many examples as we can to determine if there is a way our rules could be changed to more accurately reflect period practice.
This was item 3 on the Caid letter of November 11, 2024.
This device is pended to redraw it with the field division balanced around the center of the field.
This was item 7 on the CAID letter of November 30, 2024.
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This order name is pended until the Board of Directors reaches a final decision. Further action cannot proceed until their determination is made.
This was item 1 on the Laurel letter of November 30, 2024.
This order name is pended until the Board of Directors reaches a final decision. Further action cannot proceed until their determination is made.
This was item 2 on the Laurel letter of November 30, 2024.
This order name is pended until the Board of Directors reaches a final decision. Further action cannot proceed until their determination is made.
This was item 3 on the Laurel letter of November 30, 2024.
This order name is pended until the Board of Directors reaches a final decision. Further action cannot proceed until their determination is made.
This was item 4 on the Laurel letter of November 30, 2024.
This order name is pended until the Board of Directors reaches a final decision. Further action cannot proceed until their determination is made.
This was item 5 on the Laurel letter of November 30, 2024.
This order name is pended until the Board of Directors reaches a final decision. Further action cannot proceed until their determination is made.
This was item 6 on the Laurel letter of November 30, 2024.
This badge is pended until the Board of Directors reaches a final decision. Further action cannot proceed until their determination is made.
This was item 7 on the Laurel letter of November 30, 2024.
This badge is pended until the Board of Directors reaches a final decision. Further action cannot proceed until their determination is made.
This was item 8 on the Laurel letter of November 30, 2024.
This badge is pended until the Board of Directors reaches a final decision. Further action cannot proceed until their determination is made.
This was item 9 on the Laurel letter of November 30, 2024.
This badge is pended until the Board of Directors reaches a final decision. Further action cannot proceed until their determination is made.
This was item 10 on the Laurel letter of November 30, 2024.
This regalia is pended until the Board of Directors reaches a final decision. Further action cannot proceed until their determination is made.
This was item 11 on the Laurel letter of November 30, 2024.
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This device is pended to redraw the bow and arrow. As submitted, the argent arrow lies nearly entirely on the argent coney's arm, rendering it nearly invisible, and the bow has no string.
This was item 14 on the Middle letter of November 30, 2024.
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- Explicit -
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