Submitted as Angela de_la Mora, combining Spanish and Italian, the submitter indicated that they would prefer the fully Italian version of this name, Angela della Mora. We have therefore made this change for registration.
As changed, this is a nice late period Italian name!
Nice device!
The submitter requested authenticity for 10th century Andalusian Jewish. This request was not noted on the Letter of Intent. Kingdoms are reminded that all authenticity requests must be summarized in 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 Avraham ben David ha Ari, commenters raised the question as to whether the descriptive byname ha Ari was a claim to unearned honors. In Jewish traditions, ha Ari refers to a Talmudic scholar held in great esteem. In practice, this accolade is very rare, and appears primarily associated with Yuzchak Luria, a prominent scholar in the Kabbalah movement within Ashkenazi Judaism. As this byname would imply that level of esteem within the community, it is equivalent to an unearned claim of rank under PN4.B. We therefore are not registering the epithet ha Ari. As the submitter has indicated that any name including Ari would be acceptable to them, we have changed this to Avraham ben David ben Ari for registration, using Ari as an attested given name.
As changed, this name meets the submitter's authenticity request.
If the client is interested in the authentic 11th century Middle Irish form Ciarán Úa Briain, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Blazoned when registered in June of 1976 as Sable, on a saltire argent two swords Or hilted and enflamed sable, we are clarifying that the swords are in saltire. An examination of the emblazon shows that the flames cover most of the blade, leaving very little of the Or showing, so we will consider the swords to be sable for conflict purposes, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A.
Nice 16th C English name!
As commenters were unable to demonstrate any concrete example of the use of these arms as stand-alone arms rather than as part of the arms of members of the Erskine family, we accept that these arms are not important enough to protect.
We accept the possibility that the use of a quarter from the arms of a particularly prominent individual could potentially warrant individual protection, but do not believe any bearers of these arms rise to that level.
Submitted under the name Enfys O' Cathasaigh.
The submitter's prior name, Rodrigo de Navarra, is retained as an alternate.
Submitted as Hrafn_ Steinn þrumaský, this Norse name was not constructed properly. Taking each construction issue in turn, firstly, both Hrafn and Steinn are documented as given names, and Norse does not do unmarked patronymics, nor two given names standing alone. Secondly, while þrumaský is an Old Norse word meaning thundercloud, we cannot find any evidence of its use as a byname. Fortunately, the submitter also stated that using Hrafn as a pre-pended byname was acceptable to them, as was dropping þrumaský. As attested forms of pre-pended bynames in Old Norse use the genitive form, the byname must either be Hrafna- (plural) or Hrafns (singular). Therefore, with the submitter's consent, we have changed this name to Hrafna-Steinn for registration.
Nice cant!
Three Mountains is the registered name of an SCA branch.
In discussing this name, commenters were able to find evidence of unmarked locative bynames being used in pre-16th century German. This usage is likely to be an inherited byname, not a literal one. The pattern given in Appendix A is that of [given]+[byname]+[locative], and is stated to have only started in the 16th and 17th centuries. Therefore, we direct Palimpsest to remove the clarifying note in Appendix A that states "Unmarked locative bynames are found in the 16th and early 17th centuries."
The submitter requested authenticity for 13th-14th century Shropshire, England. Submitted as Mabel Baker de Schrouesbir' the apostrophe is a scribal abbreviation for e, i or y. We have therefore expanded this scribal abbreviation to Mabel Baker de Schrouesbiri for registration. As corrected, this name meets that request. If the submitter is interested in the byname forms of Schrouesbire or Schrousbiry, they may make a request for reconsideration.
While all elements of this name can be documented to southern Italy in the Imperial Roman period, this name combines a Greek personal name used as a cognomen and a Latin nomen, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C. .
Nice late 16th century English name!
The submitter has permission from the Crown of An Tir to conflict with the badge Chequy Or and argent, a lion's head caboshed within a bordure sable
This device does not conflict with the badge of Hrafn heljarskinn Haraldsson, Gules, two ravens addorsed regardant Or, or the device of Hróðgeirr Hrafnsson, Sable, two ravens addorsed argent. In both cases there is a DC for tincture, and by precedent there is another DC for the type of bird, as "there is a DC between a raven and a falcon when they are both in period postures" [Teodr' Viktorov, 08/2023, A-Calontir]
Nice device!
Nice cant for a name meaning 'two falcons!'
Per the January 2026 Cover Letter, From Wreath: Charges Within Charges, the bear is the primary charge entirely within the secondary vol. The pattern "a primary charge group, with sustained or maintained secondary charges, with a separate secondary group and a peripheral ordinary" would not be registerable without being documented per SENA Appendix J. However, as this device appeared on Letters of Intent dated before June 1, 2026, we will consider it under our previous guidelines, treating the vol with significant visual weight as the primary charge and the bear and the staff as a single secondary charge group, meeting the pattern "A primary charge group surrounding a secondary charge, with a separate secondary group".
Hauksgarðr is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Artist's note: Please draw the secondary mullet larger so that it is more identifiable.
The submitter requested authenticity for 400-200 BCE Greek. Submitted as Telamon of Crete, this name combines a Greek given name with the lingua Societatis translation of the Attic Greek locative Kr{e-}tos. Additionally, diacritical markings must be used consistently across a name. Thus, to fulfill the submitter's authenticity request, we have changed this name to Telam{o-}n Kr{e-}tos for registration. If the submitter prefers the submitted form, they may make a request for reconsideration.
This device does not conflict with that of Sefferey of Wessex, Gules, three axes argent. There is a DC for change of arrangement of the charges, and another for the change of orientation of more than half the charge group.
This is the defining instance of round waffles in SCA Heraldry. Round waffles are a period foodstuff shown in Market Woman at the Vegetable Stall by Pieter Aertsen, painted in 1567. Foodstuffs are everyday artifacts registerable under SENA A2B2a, provided they are identifiable. Round waffles will conflict with roundels and other round charges that conflict with roundels.
We ask Palimpsest to open a Rules Letter to add documentable period foodstuffs to the list of constructed elements permitted in armory in SENA A2B2.
Nice device!
The submitter's prior device, Argent, on a bottle sable between in pale a crescent pendant and a crescent gules a rose argent seeded gules barbed vert, a bordure gules, is retained as a badge.
An Tir is the registered name on an SCA branch.
Although this name was documented using an English byname as a gender-neutral given name to meet the submitter's desire for a gender-neutral name, commenters were also able to document the Chinese given name Zi used by both men and women in the Tang Dynasty.
the Summits is the registered name of an SCA branch.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns) (to An Tir pends)
The submitter has permission to conflict with Ansteorra's standard augmentation Or, a star of Ansteorra within a bordure sable.
The submitter requested the use of the blazon term Ansteorran Star. This is a reasonable variation of the named motif recorded as star of Ansteorra in Table 6 of the Glossary of Terms.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a mullet of five greater and five lesser points.
The submitter has permission to conflict with Ansteorra's standard augmentation Or, a star of Ansteorra within a bordure sable.
The submitter requested the use of the blazon term Ansteorran Star. This is a reasonable variation of the named motif recorded as star of Ansteorra in Table 6 of the Glossary of Terms.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a mullet of five greater and five lesser points.
Nice name from 1438 in Norway!
Submitted as Skáldaheimr, this household name was not correctly formed. Skálda is the expected Norse genitive plural for Skálds, i.e. multiple skalds. However, we do not see a pattern in Old Norse household names that translate to House of [Multiple of the Same Profession]. Therefore, we have changed this household name to Skáldsheimr to use the singular genitive plural.
Nice badge!
This device is not in conflict with the device of Oswant Brand, Argent, a quatrefoil purpure seeded Or between three pommes. There is sufficient difference between the fan-shape of ginkgo leaves and the leaf-shape of quatrefoils that they are unlikely to be mistaken for each other. We decline to rule whether crosses of leaves from other categories may conflict with quatrefoils or few-petaled flowers.
The submitter's prior device, Per bend sinister azure and argent ermined azure, a mullet of four points argent and a wolf sejant regardant sable, is retained as a badge.
The submitter requested authenticity for "England, 16th century". This request was not noted in 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 Kara the Healer, the name is registerable, but not authentic. The byname the Healer is a reasonable lingua Societatis translation for the Middle English attested byname le Helere, dated 1327-8. However, this name is not authentic for 16th century England due to the use of lingua Societatis. That said, the byname Healer is an attested byname dated to 1612. We have, therefore, changed this name to Kara __ Healer for registration.
As changed, this name meets the submitter's authenticity request. If the submitter wishes to register the submitted Kara the Healer instead, they may make a request for reconsideration.
This is the defining instance of a henbane flower, found in Gerard's Herball c.1597. Though the henbane flower is a trumpet-shaped flower, this depiction of a henbane flower affronty should be considered as a five-petalled flower for the purposes of conflict.
Both names can be documented to the 15th century in Florence, making this a nice 15th century Florentine name!
The submitter's prior device, Argent, a goat salient reguardant, on a chief sable three pallets argent, is released.
Though the pips on dice are usually artistic license, given that we have at least one example of period arms where the pips are always shown in a particular facing (Ambesas: Planche's Roll 263, Dering Roll 245), we are happy to extend the submitter the same courtesy here. The pips on the dice do not count for difference.
This name combines a Mongolian clan name with an Arabic given name, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Submitted as Svana Bjarnarsdottir, the correct genitive formation of the masculine given name Bjorn is Bjarnar_ rather than Bjarnars. We have made this change for registration.
Nice cant on a given name meaning Swan!
Nice English name for the early 15th century!
The submitter has permission to conflict with Ansteorra's standard augmentation Or, a star of Ansteorra within a bordure sable.
The submitter requested the use of the blazon term Ansteorran Star. This is a reasonable variation of the name motif recorded as star of Ansteorra in Table 6 of the Glossary of Terms.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a mullet of five greater and five lesser points.
Per precedent, the name Bj{o,}rn, meaning bear can be used as a descriptive byname [Skjoldr Bjorn, June 2019, A-Æthelmearc]. Additionally, precedent also states that "Generally, a prepended byname can also be used as a postfixed byname" [Einarr bloð hrafn, May 2016, A-Caid]. Blóð is usually a prepended byname and thus falls under this precedent. Therefore, this name is registerable as submitted.
The submitter's prior name, Marco Giulio di Lupo, is released.
This name is a variant of the submitter's primary name registered above, and registered via SENA PN3E.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns) (to Ansteorra pends)
Nice 16th century English name!
Submitted under the name Yolande avec le Bon Vin.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns)
Nice 10th century Old English name!
Commenters asked if this design was in violation of SENA A3D2a, Slot Machine. It is not. The cross and the demi-lion are co-primary charges, the lightning bolt is a maintained charge, and the trees are a secondary charge group.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a lightning bolt when not part of a thunderbolt.
Nice 15th century Swedish name!
If the submitter is interested in the 12th century Anglo-Norman form of this name, Mathieu fiz Rainulf/Mathieu le fiz Rainulf, or the 13th century form Mathieu fitz Ranulf, or the Latinized Mathieu filius Rainulf/Mathieu filius Rainulfi, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Rainulf Lion, Quarterly azure and gules, a lion and in dexter chief a mullet argent.
(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)
This name combines a Scottish given name with French bynames, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Submitted as Elizabeth Farren, commenters raised concerns about aural conflict with the name of the United States Senator Elizabeth Ann Warren, commonly known as Elizabeth Warren. While there is sufficient visual distinction, there is insufficient aural difference between the initial letters of the byname to count for difference under SENA PN3C2. There is no doubt that currently, given Elizabeth Warren's prominence in the politics of the USA, she rises to our level of protection. The submitter decided to change the byname to avoid presumption. Therefore, with the submitter's permission, we have changed this name to Elisabeth Gower for registration.
Nice device!
The submitter requested authenticity for Spain. We can document all elements of this name to late 16th century Spain, thus fulfilling the submitter's authenticity request.
A comet is a long charge and is thus permitted by SENA Appendix I4 to be overlaid by a crescent as an overall charge.
Artist's note: Please draw the erasure with three to eight jags.
Lochmere is the name of a registered SCA branch.
Nice Polish name for the end of the 16th century!
Nice cant on a byname meaning fox!
Nice late-16th century German name!
Upon their death, Squirrel Mani leaves their device, Vert, on a bend sable fimbriated between an acorn and a squirrel rampant a roundel between an increscent palewise and a decrescent palewise Or, to Þora Squirrelsdottir.
The submitter's prior name, Ælfyn of Crowland, is retained as an alternate.
The submitter's prior device, Per pale argent and sable, two crows respectant and in chief a cloud counterchanged, is retained as a badge.
The submitter's prior alternate name, Alexander Jay of Ravenscroft, is released.
Tananda is the submitter's legal given name.
Squirrel is the registered SCA given name of the submitter's parent.
The submitter requested authenticity for "Viking". This name meets that request.
The submitter requested authenticity for "12thC or earlier pre-Christian Lithuanian". This request was not noted in 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, Skaia Esperance was able to identify this request in commentary with enough time for commenters to respond.
While the name is plausible and registerable, the lack of written records means that we cannot confirm authenticity.
As it has been more than 40 years since the last registration of an earthworm, we take this opportunity to redocument the charge. Earthworms are invertebrates known in period and found in period bestiaries such as The Flower of Nature, published in Utrecht, Netherlands in c. 1350, on 136r.
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns) (to Atlantia pends)
Commenters raised concerns as to whether this name conflicted with Corwyn Wodewarde. There is sufficient change in the appearance and sound of the first syllable of the given name under SENA PN3C2 and PN3C4 to clear this name of conflict.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
Nice canting device!
The submitter requested the use of the named motif, cross of Caid.
the Isles is the registered name on an SCA branch.
This is the defining instance of a router plane in Society armory. A router plane is woodworker's hand tool with a handle on each side of the cutting iron and is found as a period heraldic charge in the Wappenbuch der Arlberg-Bruderschaft by Virgil Raber c.1548, f.126. The default router plane is affronty as in this depiction, which we direct Palimpsest to add to the Glossary of Terms.
Our compliments to Bruce Batonvert for the excellent summary of this defining instance.
Nice badge!
The submitter requested the use of the named motif, cross of Caid.
Appearing on the LoI as Gunnarr Hrafnson, that was a typographical error that dropped the second -s in the patronymic. We have restored the submitted spelling, Gunnarr Hrafnsson for registration.
Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!
Nice cant on a patronymic meaning raven!
This name combines an English given name and a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
This name combines a German given name, a Dutch given name, and a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
There is a step from core practice for the use of charges in annulo not in their default palewise orientation.
This name is the lingua Societatis translation of the authentic Hellenistic Egyptian name Odusseus Alexandrinos. If the submitter is interested in the authentic Hellenistic Egyptian Greek version, they may make a request for reconsideration.
Nice 15th-16th century Italian name from Pisa!
The documentation for the supposed nomen Tiburtius is an inscription in the Clauss-Saxby epigraphical database. It is unclear whether this form of the name is actually a nomen or a cognomen. However, as the documentation provided stated this name as a nomen, we are giving the submitter the benefit of the doubt and registering this name as submitted.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns) (to Caid pends)
Nice cant on Gus, Russian for goose!
This name combines an English given name with a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a valknut.
Submitted as Johanna al Tehrani, this Persian name was not formed correctly. Tehrani is a locative both in Persian and Arabic. For a Persian byname derived from this element, we need to omit the Arablic definite article al ('the'). For Arabic we need to feminize the byname al-Tehrani to al-Tehraniyya. Therefore, with the submitter's permission, we have changed this to the Persian byname Johanna __ Tehrani. Arabic Bible translations gloss the Hebrew given name, Johanna as Yuwanna. If the submitter is interested in the fully Arabic form of the name Yuwanna al-Terhaniyya, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
Johanna is the submitter's legal given name.
The submitter's prior name, Giovanna Canzoniere da Firenze, is retained as an alternate.
Submitted using the Existing Registration Allowance for the given name, the submitter need not rely on that, as Ketill can be dated to 1338 Norway.
This name combines a Norwegian given name and an English surname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter's prior name, Ketill Steinarsson, is released.
As this is the first submission of a dodo in over thirty years we take this opportunity to redocument the charge. The dodo is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius. The birds were described by Portuguese sailors in 1507 and were extinct by 1681.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns)
This device was pended on the October 2025 LoAR to redraw the bordure.
The submitter requested authenticity for 14th century Netherlands. This name meets that request.
This name combines an English given name with a Dutch byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Commenters asked if this was an example of slot-machine heraldry. It is not. Malacomorphs, creatures issuant from snail-shells, are considered to be single monsters, akin to sea-monsters, rather than to conjoined charges. [Caitríona inghean Fhionnghuala, 01/2024, A-Trimaris]
There is a step from core practice for the use of compass stars.
Nice cant on a byname meaning stars!
The submitter's prior device, Per chevron ployé azure and argent, two mullets of eight points pierced and a tree counterchanged, is released.
This name combines an English given name with a Finnish byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a bird volant wings addorsed.
This name combines a Serbo-Croatian given name with an Italian byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns) (to Drachenwald pends)
Nice Italian name from 1228!
Ben Dunfirth is the registered name of an SCA branch.
The submitter's prior name, Gili Fischer, is retained as an alternate.
Submitted as Gérôme de Cherbourg, the supplied documentation did not support the use of accents in the given name. We have therefore changed this to the documented Gerome de Cherbourg for registration.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)
Submitted under the name Ailbhe na Thengad Ó Leabharcham.
Artist's note: Please center the bear so that it is half on each side of the line of division.
Nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!
There is a step from core practice for the use of a lightning bolt outside of a thunderbolt.
Documented using the Swedish given name Bjorn, and the Norwegian suffix -sonar, this name combines two languages in the same name phrase, which is explicitly forbidden in SENA PN1B1. Fortunately, this name can be constructed entirely in Swedish. The second byname Bjornssonar was documented in Swedish, as -sonar can be found in SMP, s.nn Azur and Barek.
The submitter's prior name, Dionisia Ucelli, is released.
Nice cant on a byname meaning bird!
The submitter's prior device, Per fess engrailed argent and azure, a sea-wolf counterchanged sable and argent maintaining a rose sable slipped and leaved vert, in canton a grenade sable flamed gules, is retained as a badge.
The submitter's prior name, Angus Kerr, is retained as an alternate.
The submitter requested that we reconsider our decision on their household name, submitted as Casa della Ametista, but registered on the January 2024 LoAR as Taverna della Ametista, as precedent [02/2022 Cover Letter] states that the designator Casa in Italian can only be used in the formation Casa de X where X is an Italian surname or placename. The documentation provided by the submitter supports Ametisti as a byname that could be used with the Casa de pattern, but not Ametista. With the submitter's permission we have changed this to Casa de Ametisti for registration.
The submitter's former primary name, Bianca di Firenze, is now an alternate name.
Nice cant on a patronymic meaning wolf!
The submitter's prior name, Katrín refkeila, is retained as an alternate.
The submitter's prior device, Azure, a fess argent doubly cotised Or, is retained as a badge.
Nice English name from the 1560s!
The opossums are considered argent for purposes of conflict, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A.
The submitter requested authenticity for 10th-12th century England. As this name consists of a constructed given name in Old English, rather than an attested one, we cannot say that this name fulfills the authenticity request.
The submitter documented the byname using the Existing Registration Allowance; however, they need not rely on that as Crane is documented to 1177 in English.
The submitter's prior name, Abigail Crane, is released.
The submitter's prior device, Purpure, a catamount passant argent and a base ermine, is retained as a badge.
Nice cant on a patronymic meaning elk!
There is a step from core practice for the use of a bird striking.
The submitter's prior device, Argent, a crow striking between an increscent, a decrescent, and a pair of swords in saltire sable, is released.
Submitted under the name Kiranmaya Chandrakanya.
Beyond the Mountain is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Submitted to Kingdom as House of Wayward Queres, the documentation provided did not document the byname Queres, only Quere. Fortunately, Elisabetta Makejoye was able to document a pattern of patronymic bynames being formed by using the parent's name in the genitive. For example, Roberts from the given name Robert. Precedent states that we can form these literal patronymics into the 16th and 17th centuries [Conrad Cedricson, 08/2024, A-An Tir].
Quere is documented as a byname to 1598 allowing us to form the patronymic form Queres. Thus, House of Wayward Queres would refer to the house of someone called Wayward (which is documented as a surname to 1578, allowing it to be used as a given name), who is the child of someone called Quere.
We have therefore restored this to the submitted House of Wayward Queres for registration.
As the pattern of patronymic bynames being formed using the genitive form of the parent's name is a standard English formation, we direct Palimpsest to add this to the relevant footnotes in SENA Appendix A.
The submitter requested authenticity for Hungarian. As this name uses the Branch Name Allowance, this name is registerable, but not authentic.
Eisental is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Submitted as Ulfar_ Þorsteinsson, there was a typographical error in the documentation used for the given name; the given name should be spelled as Ulfarr. We have made this change for registration. As changed, this is a nice name for Old Norse!
Artist's note: Please draw the orle wider to allow larger, more identifiable tertiary ravens.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns) (to East pends)
Submitted as Dylan Borksson, the patronymic was not correctly formed. The given name on which the patronymic is based is spelled as B{o,}rkr, rather than Borkr. The change between the o and the o-ogonek is important, as that changes the way that the genitive is formed; from Borks to Barkar, much the same way that Bj{o,}rn becomes Bjarnar in Old Norse. We have therefore changed this name to Dylan Barkarson for registration.
Dylan is the submitter's legal given name.
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns)
The dagger and vine are co-primary, and are blazoned following the conventions for entwining found on the May 2009 Cover Letter. We direct Palimpsest to add the details of that Cover Letter to Appendix 1 of the Glossary of Terms.
Nice cant!
River Haven is the registered name of an SCA branch.
This device was pended on the October 2025 LoAR to redraw the wings of the shark so they don't overlap the dorsal and pectoral fin.
This is the defining instance of a thresher shark in Society armory. As an animal known to humans in period this is a registerable charge per SENA A2B2b.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns) (to Lochac pends)
The submitter requested authenticity for Irish. 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, Skaia Esperance was able to identify this request in commentary with enough time for commenters to respond.
The documentation supporting this submission dates Alasdair to 1586 and Cearrbhach to 1340 and 1343. This isusually too great a gap in time for an authentic name. However, Brían dorcha ua Conaill was able to demonstrate that Cearrbhach was used as a descriptor until the end of our period, and indeed into the modern day. Thus, this name is more than likely authentic for Early Modern Irish Gaelic.
The spear head is considered sable for contrast purposes; however, a spear takes its tincture from the haft therefore the spear is considered brown for conflict purposes.
Submitted as Atrios Lophos, this name is documented using the name pattern [given name]+[given name] in Greek. This name pattern is only documented in Hellenistic and Imperial-Era Egypt. As such, both names must be documented to that time and place to be used in this manner. Therefore, with the submitter's permission, we have changed this name to Atrios Lophou, using the documented Greek name pattern of [given name]+[genitive form of given name].
Submitted as Domhnall Ó Doinn, the byname was changed to Ó Duinn as kingdom based on available documentation. During commentary, M{ev}ryem al Ixbil{iv}a was able to find an example of Doinn in Mari Elspeth nic Bryan's "Index of Names in Irish Annals". This is sufficient to restore the submitter's preferred spelling.
Nice 16th century Gaelic name!
Submitted as Friedrich Wolferam von Danzig, the second element was changed to Wolfram based on the available documentation. During commentary ffride Morelle was able to document Wolfferam. With the known f/ff swap in German ([Bele Steinseifer, 03/2023, A-Outlands]]), this is sufficient to restore the submitted spelling for registration.
This name combines an Italian given name with a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
As noted on the January 2026 Cover Letter, the central fish are the primary charges and the annulet is a secondary charge.
The submitter's former primary name, Ragna stórráða Úlfsdóttir, is now an alternate name.
There is a step from core practice for the use of bendlets enhanced with any other charges.
The submitter's prior device, Per bend sinister sable and azure, a bend sinister argent cotised Or, is retained as a badge.
The submitter's prior device, Per saltire gules and Or, four orange trees couped counterchanged, is released.
Nice mid-15th century English name!
The submitter requested authenticity for Andalusian Arabic. 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, the submitter was able to identify this request in commentary with enough time for commenters to respond.
The documentation for this name in its submitted form is substantial, and justifies the use of a period Andalusian Arabic transliteration scheme. As a note, in its modern transliterated form, this name is written as Miriam al-Ishbiliyya, and is pronounced identically in either the modern form or the period transliteration scheme. As such, with the submitter's research, this name is authentic for Andalusian Arabic, written in Roman letters following a 16th century transliteration scheme.
We wish to commend the submitter's research in this period transliteration scheme, and for their research in general.
Cleftlands is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Submitted as Skauri Ericksson, insufficient documentation could be found to support the spelling of the given name. We have therefore changed this name to the attested Skari Ericksson for registration.
Nice 14th century Norwegian name!
As noted on the January 2026 Cover Letter, the central bird is the primary charge and the wreath is a secondary charge.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a bird striking.
This name combines an Italian given name with a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Zanira is already registered to the submitter and used here under the Existing Registration Allowance.
If the submitter is interested in the entirely Arabic version of this name, Zin{i-}ra bint Ya`q{u-}b al-Samm{a-}k, they may make a request for reconsideration.
The submitter's prior name, Zanira of the North Woods, is released.
This is the defining instance of a lemon leaf in Society armory. As we already consider lemons to be acceptable charges we are not requesting explicit documentation, but submitters and consulting heralds are reminded that charges that have not been registered before and charges that have not been registered in a decade or more should be documented as part of the submission.
A lemon leaf is considered leaf-shaped for the purposes of conflict. We direct Palimpsest to add this information to SENA Appendix M1.
The submitter's prior device, Per fess wavy purpure and argent, a peacock feather fesswise reversed and a butterfly counterchanged, is released.
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns)
Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Aífe Cham ingen Sáerbrethaig, the patronymic was not correctly formed. In standard Gaelic, S- needs to lenite after ingen, so the patronymic should be Sháerbrethaig. We have made this change for registration. The submitter requested authenticity for 11th-12th century Irish. As changed, this name meets the submitter's authenticity request.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a compass rose.
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns)
This device was pended on the October 2025 LoAR to redraw the lion and roses to make the lion clearly the primary charge.
This device was pended on the October 2025 LoAR to redraw the wolf and roses to make the wolf clearly the primary charge.
The submitter requested authenticity for "1st-3rd century AD Roman". Submitted as Crispus Claudius Scaveola, all of the name elements in this submission meet the authenticity request, however, the order does not. In this name, the name pattern that the submitter is relying on is the classical [Praenomen]+[Nomen]+[Cognomen]. Here, Crispus is used as a praenomen although documented as a cognomen, while Claudius is a nomen and Scaevola is a cognomen. Fortunately, there is a pattern of [Nomen] + [Cognomen] + [Cognomen] which is documented to the 3rd century AD. Following this pattern, simply moving Claudius to the beginning of the name gives Claudius Crispus Scaevola, which is grammatically correct, and retains all of the desired elements. As changed, this name fulfills the submitter's authenticity request. We have, accordingly, made these changes for registration.
The submitter's prior name, Winfred Humes, is released.
Submitted as House of __ Briar and Birch, the name is not correctly formed. The examples of household names using two charges have the before the first charge or before both charges. With the submitters' permission, we have changed this to House of the Briar and Birch for registration.
If the submitters would prefer House of the Briar and the Birch, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
As noted on the January 2026 Cover Letter, the central hurst is the primary charge and the chaplet is a secondary charge.
The submitter's former primary name, Lia Winterbourne, is now an alternate name.
The ermine spots on the bend are palewise. Though ermine spots on bends in period armory were more often bendwise, there are some examples of palewise spots. This is an unblazoned artistic detail not worth difference.
The submitter's prior device, Per bend sinister azure and vert, on a bend sinister between two musical notes argent a rod gules and a flowering woodbine vert flowered Or entwined, is retained as a badge.
The submitter requested authenticity for 10th to 12th 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, Skaia Esperance was able to identify this request in commentary with enough time for commenters to respond. This name meets the submitter's authenticity request.
The submitter's prior name, Magnus the Red, is retained as an alternate.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns)
- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
This device is returned for having more than two types of charge in the primary charge group, in violation of SENA A3D2a, Slot Machine. Per SENA Appendix I5, "Charges that are held by, suspended from, or are otherwise touching another charge...that are large enough to be of equal weight with the charge holding them are considered to be part of the same charge group (primary, secondary, tertiary, or overall) as the charge holding them", so the arm, sword and harp in this design are all in the same charge group.
This name is returned as there was insufficient evidence presented to support the use of Enfys as a period given name. While descriptive bynames were common, and there are several given names that may describe a person -- for example Gwawr meaning dawn or twilight, Gwawl, meaning radiance or splendor, and Rhieinfellt meaning young woman or lady, there is insufficient evidence to support the use of Enfys ('rainbow') as a period given name. Without this evidence, we must return this name. Additionally, the byname combines the Anglicized Irish O' in the same name phrase as the Gaelic Cathasaigh. For consistency within a name phrase, this should be Ó Cathasaigh.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Fae of Caladphort.
This flag is important enough to continue to protect.
This is a historical flag of the nation of Seychelles used from 1977 to 1996. In the past, we declined to unprotect historical flags, saying "Because we have no objective criteria to determine which post-period flags are "historically important" enough to protect, we will not release this flag" [Afghanistan, 10/2015, R-An Tir]. Given that the question has arisen again, we are compelled to provide more detailed guidance as to our standard of protection for historical national flags.
Thus, we affirm that we will generally continue to protect the historical national flags of modern nations where those flags were in use during the lifetime of the average member of the populace. Beyond that, these flags may continue to be protected on a case-by-case basis.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns) (to An Tir pends)
This badge is returned for conflict with the device of Yamata Jirou Hisatsura, Sable, a bar couped between two bars all within a bordure argent. There is a DC for the removal of the secondary annulet, and nothing for the couping of fewer than half of Jirou's bars.
The combination of this badge and the family name Ashina does not presume on the kamon of the Ashina clan, (Tinctureless) Three bars within and conjoined to an annulet, due to the addition of the bordure. Per SENA A6E, "A slight modification of the arms, so that there is one distinct change (DC) between the submission and the arms on which it presumes, is sufficient to remove this problem."
This augmentation is returned for violation of SENA A3D1b, Sword and Dagger, which says "when two non-identical full charges lack a DC between them the same armory may not use both the full charge and the demi-charge." As there is not a DC between a mullet of ten points and a sun, a star of Ansteorra and a demi-sun may not be used in the same armory. Though we allow augmentations to ignore some style rules, as SENA A3D1b is a rule addressing clarity, not complexity, we do not believe that this is a reasonable exception to make, particularly for two charges in the same charge group.
The submitter requested the use of the blazon term Ansteorran Star. This is a reasonable variation of the name motif recorded as star of Ansteorra in Table 6 of the Glossary of Terms.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a mullet of five greater and five lesser points.
This duplicate badge was withdrawn by Kingdom.
This household name was pended on the September 2025 LoAR to discuss offense under SENA NPN5B3, Derogatory Stereotypes.
While we have no doubt that the household name was not intended to cause offense, we nevertheless must consider impact without the submitter's context when registering names. We have no idea whether the submitter is aware of this or not, but the term coconut is used within expatriate Latino and SE Asian communities to denote someone that the community considers to have betrayed their culture and heritage by adapting to the dominant culture (usually mainstream American/English/Western European cultures). The term refers to a coconut having a brown shell and a white inside -- "brown on the outside, white on the inside", much like the modern term Oreo. This is a slur in common use throughout these expatriate communities.
Given the potential for offense, we are not registering coconut as an unmodified substantial element. We understand that terms like coconut, apple, banana have both positive and negative connotations for different communities. Whether any of these are being used as slurs within the SCA towards a person or a group of persons is a subject for the Seneschalate and not the College of Arms. However, at this time, we will not register single word substantive elements where the element has the potential to be offensive to a group of people either within or outside of the SCA. This includes the terms coconut, apple and banana. To be entirely clear, we are not saying that coconuts are offensive, we are saying that calling a group of people coconuts is offensive due to the connotations that have been applied to a specific group of people.
Going forward, we will still register these elements in modified forms. However, it should be noted that a specific combination of tincture and object may not remove the connotation.
This device is returned for conflict with that of Julian Greensmythe, Vairy sable and argent, on a pale azure, three roses argent, barbed and seeded sable. There is a DC for the change in tincture of the field, but per SENA Appendix M1i there is no DC for the difference between a sexfoil and a rose.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns) (to Ansteorra pends)
Submitted as Roibéard Banwyrth, the given name was mis-transcribed from the accompanying documentation. The actual spelling of this name either has a diacritical mark over the a in the given name, or no markings at all. However, as the submitter stated that they would not accept any changes, we must return this name.
We were unable to document a pattern of French bynames using the word avec, meaning with. As the submitter allowed only changes to the grammar of the definite article, we must return this name. The submitter may be interested to know that there are several attested bynames that would fit the desired meaning and likely be registerable; qui fet le bon vin meaning who makes the good wine, la buf(f)etiere meaning wine seller, la crieresse de vins meaning crier/herald of wine, and le sommelier meaning wine steward.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Yolande of the River Serponnde.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns)
This device is returned for using an undocumented arrangement of charge groups. Per SENA Appendix J, designs with charges in a single charge group only in sinister chief and in central base are disallowed barring evidence that they were used in period.
Commenters raised significant concerns about offence specifically around the byname de Bitche. This is a French locative byname, meaning from the town of Bitsch. Heralds at the meeting agreed that as spelled, the byname was a homophone for the common offensive term "the bitch". While this would be a mispronunciation and mistranslation of the French locative, the spelling naturally lends itself to this pronunciation in English, where this word has been a derogatory term for a woman since the 12th century. Additionally, the inclusion of the preposition de does not deter from the association, and in fact makes the vulgarity stronger, as it is at that point, a homophone of an offensive epithet being applied to Dominique. Further, bitche is listed in the OED as a late period spelling of the modern-day word bitch, and so can be constructed as a Middle English descriptive byname meaning 'the bitch', (using a rare period scribal error of de where we would expect le, e.g., de Longespeie 'the longsword', de koherde 'the cowherder', and de Knyghtshanke 'the knight's leg'). As the submitter has stated no changes may be made to the name, we must return this name under SENA PN5B1: Personal Names Offense - Vulgar Names.
The submitter may be interested in the following period spellings of the town, that would not face the offensiveness issue: Bites (1196), Vites (1205), Bytis (1207), Bittes (1225), Bitis (1298), Bitze (1320), Bitses (1394), Pitsch (1479) or Bischt (1494). These are all temporally compatible with the given name, particularly, as the earliest use of the spelling Dominique can be dated to 1418.
Submitted as Ruga Aybars, this Hunnic/Turkic name was not correctly formed. Firstly, we do not have evidence of the spelling of the byname that is temporally compatible with the given name, and secondly we do not have evidence of unmarked patronymics in Turkic or Hunnish. As all of the names were initially documented in Greek rather than Turkic, with the Turkic names being "best guess" interpolations, an easy way to solve these issues is to convert the name entirely into Greek.
In Greek, the byname Aybars is rendered as Oebarsios, while the given name is rendered as Rougas. This then gives us several options for the byname, either as a patronymic or a locative, both in Greek and in lingua Societatis. Unfortunately, as none of the options were suitable for the submitter, we have returned this name.
(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)
This name combined a Greek given name with a Latin byname. While this is an acceptable lingual mix, and we could find evidence of occupational bynames in Greek names, we could not find evidence that suggested that Tibicina was used in this way. Rather, all the evidence suggested that this term was used to describe party girls, who while they played flutes, were also there for sexual entertainment. As we cannot find evidence for use of this word as a byname, we must return this item.
The submitter may be interested in the Greek occupational byname Auletria, which does indeed mean a female flute player.
Submitted as Gilla Skepnuvorður, in a bid to create the byname Beast protector, Old Norse does not have an exact equivalent to "protector" in Old Norse -- the closest we can get is herder or keeper. However, there are very few specific compounds indicating specific types of herders but we are able to document: hirðir "herder", fjárhirðir "cow-herder", hjarðsveinn "shepherd boy", hundasveinn "dog-boy" or "dog-keeper", kýrsveinn "cow-boy", and a byname found in 1334, sauðasveinn "shepherd boy". Thus, we do have a pattern of herder or keeper being used in bynames.
There is also evidence of occupational bynames in Old Norse, which gives us enough to construct an appropriate byname from the verb gæta "to watch, tend, take care of", including the potential byname elements of gætandi "keeper", or the poetic gætir "a keeper, warder", from the Old Norse verb.
The word skepna in Old Norse does not accurately correspond to "beast", but rather "that which is created, creation, creature, living being; human, person; animal; thing, phenomenon, element, substance, kind; shape, figure; characteristic, nature; life, happiness"; this sort of word is not found in bynames.
Lind, however contains a number of bynames that include words for "beast", including best (dated to 1426-1450, meaning "beast"), and dýrit (dated to the late 1200s as a form of the word dýr, meaning "animal, beast"). The Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (https://onp.ku.dk/onp/onp.php?o93977 ) indicates that Dýr- was apparently used as a prefixed byname, but gives no details.
Therefore, there are various options for the byname for this submitter, including best gætandi, dýr gætir, or dýrit gætandi. Additionally, there is the prepended byname Dýr-Gilla gætir. However, as none of these are acceptable to the submitter, we are forced to return this name.
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns) (to Atlantia pends)
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns) (to Caid pends)
This device is returned for conflict with the badge of the Principality of Nordmark, (Fieldless) A hexagonal gemstone vert. There is a DC for fieldlessness, but both charges are essentially diapered hexagons, without sufficient visual difference between them for a DC.
We direct Morsulus to cross reference these charges with each other in the O and A.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns)
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns) (to Drachenwald pends)
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)
(to East acceptances) (to East returns) (to East pends)
(to Gleann Abhann acceptances) (to Gleann Abhann returns)
This name is returned under SENA PN4B3: Combination of Family Name and Location. the byname St. Clair is a variation of the byname Sinclair, a Scots Clan that has held the earldom of Caithness for over 600 years, and the current holder of the title is Malcolm Sinclair of Caithness. Therefore, under SENA PN4B3, the full byname St. Clair of Caithness is an unmistakable claim to be of that particular noble family, and we must return this name for a presumptive claim of rank. Additionally, St is a scribal abbreviation for Saint and we fully expand such abbreviations for registration.
The submitter's name was returned on the December 2025 Letter of Acceptances and Returns. As the submitter does not allow the creation of a holding name, this device must also be returned.
This device is also returned per SENA A3B2, which requires that charges have good contrast with their fields.
The submitter attempted to complete an individually attested pattern for German 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 identical animate charges counterchanged on either side of a field divided into sable and gules. Only two examples were provided of animate charges (human arms) following that pattern; those charges are not nearly as complex as a full animal, but even if they were, three examples are required. Examples were also provided of inanimate charges following that pattern, but not the six bracketing examples required by SENA A4C3.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns) (to Lochac pends)
This heraldic title is returned for conflict with the heraldic title Rocket Herald, registered to the Kingdom of Lochac, under SENA NPN3C2 Substantial Change to One Syllable. Both Rocket and Pocket have two syllables, with second syllables that are pronounced identically. Therefore, we must look to the first syllable, Pock versus Rock. The only difference here is in the initial consonant, and there is insufficient aural distinction between the two to clear conflict. It should be noted that SENA NPN3C3 does not apply in this case, as we are not looking at single syllable words. Additionally, under SENA NPN3C4, only one letter has been changed, therefore, there is insufficient difference there to remove conflict. Therefore, we must unfortunately return this heraldic title. If the submitter is able to obtain permission to conflict, this heraldic title is registerable.
This household name is returned under SENA NPN5B5 Offensiveness by Association. Documented using Murder as a surname, this household name could also have been constructed via an inn-sign formation. Murder is a well-known common collective noun for a group of crows, yielding Fellowship of the Murder. That said, in both cases, the noun murder is unmistakably and undeniably the name of a violent act that involves the deliberate taking of life. The phrase Fellowship of Murder or Fellowship of the Murder carries an obvious implication that members of said fellowship engage in such acts. We are therefore returning this household name.
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns)
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Rosamond Lancashire, Per chevron gules and argent, two garden roses slipped and leaved Or and a maiden statant affronty proper vested gules crined sable. There is a DC for the cumulative changes to the lower of the three charges, but nothing for the difference between a rose and a cinquefoil, and nothing for the slipping and leaving.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns)
- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
This device is pended to discuss whether the attested jaguar fur should be incorporated into SCA core style or should only be usable as part of an Individually Attested Pattern using Aztec heraldry, and how this should be implemented.
The submitter has provided ample evidence that jaguar fur was used as a tincture in period Aztec heraldry.
While we consider elements attested in period heraldry to be registerable under SENA A2B1, and the definition of Attested Elements in the Glossary of Terms includes tinctures, adding a new tincture that is only found in a single armorial tradition could have a significant impact on SCA heraldry and needs to be carefully considered. The definition of Furs in the Glossary of Terms lists the other attested fur patterns, but does not include jaguar fur.
Permitting the use of jaguar fur as a tincture only as part of an IAP would allow the registration of this element in authentic-style Aztec heraldry but restrict its use in other contexts. Doing so would likely require a change to the wording of SENA A2B1.
The yollotl glyph is a Mesoamerican symbol found in Codex Mendoza (https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/2fea788e-2aa2-4f08-b6d9-648c00486220/surfaces/7079de31-39b9-4086-b566-4b96c433e6ca/). While we blazon it here as a yollotl glyph to reinforce its identity as an element of writing and to aid in accurate reproduction, we choose to treat it as a heart for purposes of style and conflict.
Nice cant on yollo, Nahuatl for heart!
This was item 33 on the An Tir letter of November 11, 2025.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns) (to An Tir pends)
This device is pended to redraw the tertiary unicorn's head centered on the bend and to center the overall dragon so that this design does not require careful placement of charges per SENA A3F5.
This was item 1 on the Ansteorra letter of November 30, 2025.
This badge is pended to redraw the annulets more identifiably by separating them more from each other.
This was item 16 on the Ansteorra letter of October 31, 2025.
This device is pended to redraw the primary bear larger and the secondary trees smaller. As drawn the similar sizes of these charges blurs the distinction between these charge groups.
If this device is registered, the submitter's prior device, Or, a wolf rampant azure, a bordure sable mullety of eight points argent, is to be released.
This was item 20 on the Ansteorra letter of October 31, 2025.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns) (to Ansteorra pends)
This device is pended to redraw the whip with a popper to aid with identifiability.
If accepted, this will be first registration of a whip in over a decade, so we take this opportunity to redocument the charge. A whip is a period charge found in the arms of Eybeswaldt in Siebmacher's Armorial [p37]. As our default whip has three lashes, this whip is blazoned as a single-lashed whip. We ask Palimpsest to add this to the Glossary of Terms.
Submitters and consulting heralds are reminded that charges that have not been registered before and charges that have not been registered in a decade or more should be documented as part of the submission.
This was item 19 on the Atlantia letter of November 9, 2025.
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns) (to Atlantia pends)
This badge is pended awaiting the outcome of the April 12, 2026 Rules Letter on forms of heraldic display, as it features two charged roundels alone in a fieldless badge, and roundels are a form of heraldic display.
This was item 7 on the Caid letter of November 11, 2025.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns) (to Caid pends)
This device is pended to redraw the bear's head as properly erased, with eight or fewer jags.
This was item 8 on the Drachenwald letter of November 30, 2025.
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns) (to Drachenwald pends)
Submitted as Ailbhe na Thengad Ó Leabharcham, the byname Ó Leabharcham can be constructed from the literary name Leabharcham, who was the nurse of the legendary Deirdre. However, we are not aware of Irish name formation patterns that allow for the use of literary names as clan names, and we have pended this name for further research.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Ailbhe of the East.
This was item 2 on the EAST letter of November 30, 2025.
This name has been pended for further research into the construction of Sanskrit names from the Puranic and Vedic periods.
This was item 6 on the East letter of November 30, 2025.
This name is pended for further research. The submitter indicated that a Sanskrit name sounding close to Kiran was desired, but provided insufficient support for the name. Heralds at the meeting were able to find several sources on Sanskrit onomastics, but without further research and understanding, we cannot make a meaningful decision at this time.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Sharayah of the East.
This was item 28 on the East letter of November 30, 2025.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns) (to East pends)
This device is pended to redraw the line of division. As emblazoned, most of the identifying features of the iris lie on the part of the field with which they have low contrast. A steeper per chevron division will show these features better.
This was item 1 on the Lochac letter of November 30, 2025.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns) (to Lochac pends)
- Explicit -
Created at Mon 13 Apr 2026 07:24:08 PM CDT