Commenters raised concerns about conflict with Alasdair MacFhearghuis. The name being submitted, Alasdair mac Fearghusa is clear under SENA PN3C1 and SENA PN3C2, as the bynames are pronounced differently -- the submitted name is roughly pronounced /mac far-ghu-sa/,while the registered name is roughly pronounced ./mac ar-ghish/. There are changes to the pronunciation of the first syllable and the addition of a syllable, Additionally SENA PN3C4 also applies, as more than two letters have changed. Therefore, we have registered this name as submitted.
The submitter requested authenticity for "Indigenous (But using English to document)". Unfortunately, we do not have access to the appropriate indigenous data to confirm authenticity. However, as it is an entirely English name, it does fulfill part of the authenticity request.
Where two long charges of similar visual weight cross each other in a blazonable arrangement, we will consider them to be co-primary charges.
The submitter's prior device, Sable, a wolf's head couped close and on a chief argent three oak leaves sable, is released.
This name combines an Early Modern Irish Gaelic given name and an English locative, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter requested authenticity for England. As all name elements are dated between 1435-1455 in York, this name fulfils that request.
Nice badge!
This device was pended on the December LoAR to redraw it with the transfixed skull centered on the rapier blade, making the rapier and the skull more clearly co-primary charges and putting the skull in a less unified arrangement with the pitchers.
This name does not conflict with the Province of Glynn Rhe, since Glynn Rhe is a non-personal name, and per SENA NPN3B personal names do not conflict with non-personal names.
The submitter's prior device, Sable, a hurst and on a chief argent a comet sable, is released.
Artist's note: Please draw the boar's head larger than the secondary mountain.
The submitter's prior device, Argent, a rose gules within a four-lobed quadrate cornice azure, a bordure checky argent and azure, is retained as a badge.
The mountain in this design fills the space available to it and is co-primary with the rose.
Submitted as Lyra Rhodou, the byname is incorrectly formed. The correct way to indicate a woman from Rhodes would be to use the ethnic adjective Rhodios in the feminine nominative singular. This generates the byname Rhodia. Accordingly, we have made this change for registration.
Submitted as Atramentum Herald, with Atramentum meaning a "black liquid" in Latin, this heraldic title was not correctly formed. Ink bottles are attested heraldic charges, but ink on its own is not ( https://mistholme.com/?s=ink). While "ink" may be a vernacular reference to an inkpot, we do not see inkpots ever blazoned as such and there are no identifying characteristics to distinguish ink from any other black liquid, heraldically speaking. R&W does mention the use of Latinized occupational bynames post-1066 CE, and while the attested Inkeman or Inkemaker do appear in the post-1066 record, any hypothetical Latinization does not necessarily imply a complete translation into Latin. Therefore, there is no support for Atramentum either as a Latinized occupational byname, nor as a hypothetical heraldic charge.
Fortunately, the submitter stated that they would accept the attested Atramentarium Herald instead, where Atramentarium is the Latin word for an inkstand. We have therefore made this change for registration.
Nice Old Norse name!
The submitter requested authenticity for Ireland. As this name is authentic for Early Modern Gaelic, it fulfills the submitter's authenticity request.
Nice 16th century Welsh name!
The submitter requested authenticity for late-period England. This name meets that request.
Nice late-period Spanish name!
This name uses the Persian form of the name Yasamin in an Arabic matronymic name formation. Under most circumstances, this is not allowed under SENA PN1B1, which states that a name element or phrase must not mix languages. However, we have ample evidence that this mixing was done during our period, and therefore we have registered this name as submitted. See the Cover Letter for more information.
Nice device!
The rat is considered sable for the purpose of conflict and we request Morsulus to note this in the O&A.
This name mixes a Gaelic given name and an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Submitted under the name Viviana Pittora.
The submitter requested authenticity for "Austria 1500s". This name meets that request.
(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns) (to Æthelmearc pends)
This badge was pended on the November LoAR to redraw the head as clearly erased.
This device was pended on the November LoAR to redraw it with a thicker saltire.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns)
This badge was pended on the November LoAR to redraw the serpent with larger wings.
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns)
This device was pended on the November 2025 LOAR to allow commenters time to comment on the correct emblazon.
This device was pended on the November 2025 LOAR to allow commenters time to comment on the correct emblazon.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a pawprint.
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns)
Nice cant!
Artist's note: Please draw the comets larger to aid identifiability.
This is the defining instance of mugwort leaves in Society heraldry. Common mugwort is found in Gerard's Herball, and features maple-shaped leaves.
Nice cant, incorporating all the name elements!
This name combines a Scots given name with a Gaelic byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C
There is a step from core practice for the use of a spider inverted. We direct Palimpsest to add this to SENA Appendix G.
This is the defining instance of a helmet facemask. Documented in this case as based on findings from the Kovali and Lipovets archaeological sites dating to the 13th or 14th centuries, many cultures had similar anthropomorphic helmet face masks.
This badge does not conflict with the device of Giacchino Morone Lococo di San Filippo, Per bend sinister sable and gules, a domino mask argent, or the badge for Sebastian Dalaithíd, Per pale gules and sable, a domino mask argent. In each case there is a DC for fieldlessness, and a second DC because full face masks such as this example have a distinct shape from domino masks and other partial masks.
For conflict purposes the mask is considered argent, which Morsulus is asked to note in the O&A.
The submitter's prior device, Or, three suns in pale gules between a pair of flaunches sable, each charged with a six-petaled rose argent, is released.
Submitted as Veronica Straubing von Glaßl, Glaßl is a German occupational byname concerned with glassmaking, and no evidence can be found for its use as a placename. Straubing is the name of a city in Bavaria. Therefore, with the submitter's permission, we have changed this to Veronica Glaßl von Straubing.
(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)
Documented as a Norman English name, with the attested version of the byname being de la Mare, the submitter's desired spelling is registerable, as the terminal e is variable in English.
If the submitter desires the attested form of the byname, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
The submitter's prior name, Susanna Grey, is released.
Nice device!
The submitter's prior device, Sable, a decrescent argent, a chief vairy vert and Or, is released.
The submitter requested authenticity for "14th century (1360 CE City of Augsburg) German". Unfortunately, the earliest use of August that we can document is to the 16th century. Therefore, this name does not fulfill the submitter's authenticity request.
It should be noted that the website "Behind the Name" is not a valid name documentation source.
The submitter's prior name, Donndubán ua Cathniad, is retained as an alternate.
The submitter's prior device, Per chevron azure and sable, a chevron rompu between two unicorns combattant and a pithon erect contourny Or, is retained as a badge.
This device was pended on the December LoAR to redraw it with thicker fimbriation.
As submitted, this name combines a Polish given name with a Czech byname, If the submitter is interested in the entirely Polish name Bogdan Mac{zh}ieia or Bogdan Matej, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
The submitter's prior device, Or, on a chevron between two dragonflies vert and a raven sable, three musical notes palewise Or, is retained as a badge.
This name combines a French given name and a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Nice device!
The submitter grants blanket permission to conflict for all armory that is not identical to their registered device.
Upon their death, the submitter leaves to Ricardo Pesci all of their registered names and armory.
The submitter's prior device, Argent, a blue jay volant to dexter chief proper, a double tressure azure, is now a badge.
The is a step from core practice for the use of compass stars.
The submitter's prior device, Argent, a bull's head cabossed between four compass stars two and two azure, is released.
Nice late period Welsh name!
Though there is not generally a DC for orientation between fish haurient to dexter and haurient to sinister, period depictions of dolphins have distinct orientation, and thus we elect to grant a DC for the facing of heraldic dolphins. Thus, this badge does not conflict with the device of Alaric fitz Madoc, Barry wavy azure and argent, a dolphin haurient to sinister gules, with a DC for the field and another for the facing of the dolphin.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the badge of Petronilla of London, (Fieldless) A whale haurient gules.
Submitted as Valka Magnúsdottir, the Old Norse genitive form of Magnús is Magnúsar. We have, therefore changed this name to Valka Magnúsardóttir for registration. If the submitter is interested in the 14th century documented version of the byname, Magnusdottir, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Paul of Bellatrix, Sable, on a bend Or three compass stars palewise gules, and with the device of Stephan of Bellatrix, reblazoned elsewhere on this letter as Sable, on a bend Or three compass stars palewise gules, a label of three points couped argent.
Though there is not a DC between labels with different numbers of points due to inconsistent treatment in period, there is a blazonable difference between a label of three points and a label of five points. As such, the devices are not identical, and Wilhelm's device is registerable with permission from Stephan.
There is a step from core practice for the use of compass stars.
Artist's note: Please draw the files of the label in a period manner (plain, formy or dovetailed) rather than rounded.
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns) (to Atlantia pends)
This is the first registration of an adder in more than a decade, so this charge must be documented. An adder is a period charge described in Guillim's A display of heraldry.
Nice cant!
This device was pended on the December LoAR to redraw the swans as properly naiant.
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
Appearing on the LoI as Fortresse de la Coeur de Feu, the designator had a typographical error. The submitter confirmed that the intended designator is Forteresse. As this matches the supplied documentation, we are happy to make this correction.
Submitted as Forteresse de la Coeur de Feu, this household name was not correctly formed. As submitted the substantive element translates to the heart of fire, which does not follow a period household name pattern. We have therefore changed this household name to Forteresse de la Coeur et du Feu, translating to the fire and the heart.
The designator Forteresse has not previously been registered as a household name designator. The documentation provided sufficient evidence that forteresse was used for a building where a large group of people gathered, lived, and likely fought. This meets our requirements for a household name designator. We direct Palimpsest to add forteresse to Appendix E4 as an appropriate household designator in French.
The face of an anvil is a clearly separable portion of the charge, and thus able to be enflamed.
Prior precedent says: "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" [Ewin Morison, 04/2025, A-Atlantia]. Thanks to Bruce Batonvert, who found examples of arched and square-footed anvils in the Insignia series of Italian armorials, we hereby overturn this precedent, and will allow anvils that match forms that are found in period heraldry or as historical artifacts.
The submitter's prior device, Per chevron ployé flory at the point sable and gules, a dragon in annulo vorant of its own tail argent, is released.
Submitted as Halvdan Olafsson, prior precedent [Halfdan Lynckehand, Sept 2008, A-Calontir] has held that despite evidence of a switch between f and v in Norwegian, it is not appropriate for this name in Old Norse, and thus Halfdan cannot switch between f and v. However, we see the spelling Halvdan in modern Danish and Norwegian versions of the sagas, and in some English translations. As there is no way for a submitter to determine whether the source has been normalized or not, we are giving the submitter the benefit of the doubt and registering this name as submitted.
This device does not conflict with the badge of Brandon D'Arindel, reblazoned elsewhere on this letter as (Fieldless) A male griffin rampant argent. There is a DC for the field and there is at least a DC between a (winged) griffin and a (wingless) male griffin. We decline to rule at this time whether the prominent spikes on a properly drawn male griffin (also known as a keythong) are worth an SC from our standard winged griffin.
This name combines a Hungarian given name with a German byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C. If the submitter is interested in the entirely Hungarian László Hollosy or László Hollosi, where the last name is a marked locative meaning from the place with ravens, they may submit a request for reconsideration.
Nice cant!
Eoforwic is the registered name of an SCA branch.
The submitter requested the use of the named motif cross of Caid.
This name combines a Gaelic given name with an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter's prior name, Gregory Lucan, is released.
For conflict checking purposes, the hound is half Or and half azure. Morsulus is asked to note this in the O&A.
The submitter's prior device, Per chevron ployé azure and vert, two sheaves of arrows inverted Or and a horse salient argent, is released.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns) (to Caid pends)
This name combines an Gaelic given name and an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter's former primary name, Saito Takauji, is now an alternate name.
There is a step from core practice for the use of charges oriented in annulo instead of their default palewise orientation. We direct Palimpsest to update SENA Appendix G with this information.
This device was pended on the November LoAR to redraw it with a larger fleur-de-lys.
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns)
Nice device!
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)
The submitter requested authenticity for 10th-11th century Byzantium.
Submitted as Armouris Komnenos Akritas Barbari, the transliteration scheme was not used consistently throughout the entire name, as required by SENA PN2D: Names not Recorded in a Latin Script. We have therefore changed this to Armouris Komnenos Akritas Barbaro to ensure consistency. We do not have enough information about the way literal and inherited bynames were combined in medieval Greek to confirm authenticity.
This badge was pended on the November LoAR to redraw the tongue in a period style.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)
The byname of Tiveden is the lingua Societatis translation of the Old Norse byname í Tívaviði.
Submitted on the LoI as Arwen Elandris of Egelswoode, and as Arwen of Egelswoode on the form, the submitter indicated that they would like to add the element Elandris. There was insufficient evidence to support the desired spelling of Elandris. Commenters were able to document both Eland and Ris as two separate names.
If the submitter is interested in any of these names, Arwen Eland of Egelswoode, Arwen Elander of Egelswoode or Arwen Eland Ris of Egelswoode, they may make a request for reconsideration.
This name combines an Old Norse given name and a Gaelic byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
Blazoned when registered in October 1989 as Azure, two tusks, tips crossed in saltire, Or, we are reblazoning this device to more accurately reflect the orientation of the tusks.
Nice 16th century English name!
The byname of Beinn a' Bheithir is the lingua Societatis form of a Scots Gaelic byname which uses the mountain name Beinn Bheithr as a locative.
This name combines an English given name with a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The exact tincture of the legs and beak of a stork are an unblazoned artistic detail.
the East is the registered name of an SCA branch.
Commenters raised the question as to whether this name conflicted with Elizabeth le Grace. The two names are clear under SENA PN3C2 and PN3C4, with a difference in sound and appearance between the -is syllable in Gris and the -ace syllable in Grace. Therefore, we have registered this name as submitted.
This name combines North Slavic and East Slavic name elements, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a charged gusset.
Nice cant!
The rudder, last registered in 2007, is a period charge used as a badge by Willoughby, Lord Broke, c. 1520 per the Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.
The submitter has a court barony and is thus entitled to display a coronet.
The submitter's prior device, Per fess azure and gules, two chalices argent and a dragon segreant Or, is retained as a badge.
Submitted as Sinith of Hastings Hall, the given name as documented was a transcription error for the name Smith. The submitter indicated that if Sinith was not registerable, they would accept the name Synnett. We have made this change for registration.
The submitter's former primary name, Gillian MacLachlan de Holrode, is now an alternate name.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns)
The submitter's prior device, Per chevron vert and gules, a triquetra and in chief five jasmine flowers argent, in base a ladybug Or marked sable, is now a badge.
The submitter requested authenticity for Scottish. This name meets that request.
This name combines a German given name with a French byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter's prior badge, Gules semy of bees proper, is released.
Nice badge!
Nice badge!
Politarchopolis is the registered name of an SCA branch.
There is a step from core practice for the use of charges on a field with an offset line of division.
This badge was pended on the November LoAR to redraw it with a larger cloud.
This device was pended on the December LoAR to redraw the tertiary charges to be more equal in size and balanced around the center of the pale.
Commenters raised concerns as to whether the byname the Needle was a registerable byname formation. Fortunately, Lillia Crampette was able to find evidence in Middle English of a pattern of occupational bynames that use le/the Thingmaker as well as occupational bynames that follow the pattern of le/the Thing. These examples include: the Ruter versus the Rutte/Rut, the Hunter versus the Hunt, and the Nettere versus the Net/le Neet. The attested Middle English byname, le Nedlere means a maker of needles and needle is also a Middle English spelling. Therefore, this constructed byname follows an established pattern and we have registered this name as submitted.
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns)
This emblazon was revised during commentary to remove the lower petals of the lotus flower. As the change did not affect the blazon or commenters' abilities to check for conflict, we are happy to accept this revision.
This device does not conflict with the badge of Cassandra of Crosston, (Fieldless) A dragon in annulo wings closed azure. There is a DC for the field and another for the difference between wings close and wings elevated as in Dagrún's device, which is the default for dragons in annulo.
Nice cant!
The given name Eleri is the normalized (i.e., modernized) spelling of the Cambro-British saint Elerw. However, the source that the name was documented from only gives normalized forms in translation. Given that we do find the spelling Eleri in Wales in period, albeit as a possessive, Eleri's Church, and that Elery is a male name found in in Michael Drayton's 1622 A Chorographicall Description of All the Tracts, Rivers, Mountains, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britain., we are able to give the submitter the benefit of the doubt and register this name as submitted.
Submitters are reminded that many sources contain normalized (modern) spellings and translations, and whenever possible, a dated reference should be provided.
The submitter's prior name, Elysant of Axbridge, is released.
The submitter's prior device, Azure, three piles inverted in point Or between two Bowen crosses argent is released.
Nice 16th century Tuscan name!
(to Meridies acceptances) (to Meridies returns)
The name phrase of the Three Rivers is constructed as a plausible inn-sign name, allowing us to use the definite article in front of Three Rivers.
This name mixes Spanish and Igbo name elements. For combinations that mix languages, the name elements must be within 300 years of the documented examples. Furthermore, if the lingual mix is not found in SENA Appendix C, at least three period examples must be included in which the names can only be understood as combining from separate naming pools. That said, an Igbo and Spanish lingual mix is more than likely a result of the slave trade, and not a lingual mix that was willingly chosen. Given our relative lack of evidence, we are giving the submitter the benefit of the doubt and registering this name as submitted.
Nice Latinized name in a French context for the 1230s!
There is a step from core practice for the use of a bird striking.
Nice cant!
Submitted under the name Tsukino Kitsuko.
(to Middle acceptances) (to Middle returns)
This device was pended on the December LoAR to redraw to make the fretboard and area under the strings argent.
(to Northshield acceptances) (to Northshield returns)
This name combines a French given name with a Scots byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
The submitter requested authenticity for 15th-16th century Spain. This name meets that request.
This device was pended on the December LoAR to redraw the axes to make them clearly primary.
Nice cant on machado, Portuguese for axe.
The submitter's prior device, Sable, a caravel Or and issuant from base three chevronels braced argent, is released.
This device does not conflict with the device of Esteban de Quesada, Sable, a valknut inverted argent. There is a DC for adding the bordure, and another per SENA A5G7c for inverting the orientation of primary valknut, which is a compact charge with clearly distinguished directionality.
There is a step from core practice for the use of a valknut.
(to Outlands acceptances) (to Outlands returns) (to Outlands pends)
This badge was pended on the November LoAR to draw the zulfikar in a period fashion.
This badge does not conflict with the device of Cahan Kyle, reblazoned elsewhere on this letter as Azure, two tusks in chevron, tips crossed, Or
This order name is based on the pattern Order of + [Heraldic Charge]. There are many period examples of humans in armory that clearly have a specific occupation. The primary defining element is that they are either holding tools specific to their occupation, performing an activity related to their occupation, or both. In the case of a joiner this is entirely plausible, as it is an occupation that has tools specific to it. Further, we find examples in period armory of tools of the trade being used on a joiner/carpenter's arms, such as in the case of Niclaus Fischle. Fischle was a "Hoftischler und Baumeister" ("court carpenter/joiner and master builder" -- Tischler means carpenter, joiner, cabinetmaker), and the crest of his arms is a man holding a compass, which almost certainly reflects his occupation.
Therefore, this order name falls neatly into the pattern of a plausible period heraldic charge, and has been registered as submitted.
Submitted as Order of the Orbis Honorii, combining an English article with a Latin noun is grammatically inconsistent. We have therefore changed this name to Order of _ Orbis Honorii for registration. If the submitter is interested in the entirely Latin order name Ordo Orbis Honorii, they may make a request for reconsideration.
(to Trimaris acceptances) (to Trimaris returns)
Blazoned when registered in March 1983 as (Fieldless) A male griffin segreant argent, we are clarifying the posture of the griffin. A male griffin or keythong lacks wings and therefore cannot be segreant; the male griffin is rampant.
This name combines a Gaelic given name with an Old Norse byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.
This device was pended on the December LoAR to redraw the primary charge.
Nice 14th century French name!
While this name was initially submitted using the Legal Name Allowance for the given name, the submitter need not rely on that for registration. Lilie Howlat provided documentation in commentary for Morgaine as an English surname from 1601, which per SENAAppendix A may be used as a given name. This name is clear of the submitter's legal byname Delo, as per AH III.A.10
Blazoned when registered as Sable, on a bend Or three compass stars palewise gules, a label couped argent, we are clarifying the number of points on the label to indicate the difference between this device and that of Wilhelm of Bellatrix, Sable, on a bend Or three compass stars palewise gules, a label of five points argent, registered elsewhere on this letter.
(to West acceptances) (to West returns) (to West pends)
- Explicit littera accipiendorum -
This device is returned for presumption upon the important non-SCA arms of Sir Francis Drake, Sable, a fess wavy between two estoiles argent. There is a single DC for the change in the type of secondary charge, but as two estoiles could not be arranged within each other there is no DC due to a forced change of arrangement per SENA A5G6.
Submitted as Viviana Pittora, the byname was intended to be a feminization of the male byname Pittore, meaning painter. Unfortunately the pattern of changing the ending to "-a" does not apply in this case, as the ending of this word is "-e". The appropriate feminizations for this name are either Pittore (i.e. no change in the base byname and it being gender neutral), Pittoressa, or Pittrice. Unfortunately, as we were unable to confirm the submitter's preference, we must return this item.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Viviana of Æthelmearc.
(to Æthelmearc acceptances) (to Æthelmearc returns) (to Æthelmearc pends)
This device was pended on the November LoAR to redraw the escarbuncle.
This device is returned as the tertiary rose has insufficient contrast with the primary escarbuncle in violation of SENA A3B4a. Charges overlying charges through which the field can be seen, such as escarbuncles, wheels and voided mullets, are considered tertiary rather than overall charges, and must have good contrast with the underlying charge. We would like to extend our apologies to the submitter that this issue was not identified prior to the pend.
(to An Tir acceptances) (to An Tir returns)
(to Ansteorra acceptances) (to Ansteorra returns)
(to Artemisia acceptances) (to Artemisia returns)
This household name is returned under SENA NPN3C5 for conflict with Crane Herald. As designators do not count for difference, we must look to the substantial elements -- Crane versus Crone. As both elements contain more than four letters, a change in at least two letters are required to provide difference. As this is not fulfilled, this household name must be returned for conflict with Crane Herald. However, as the designators here are different, per SENA NPN3E, the household name may be registered with permission to conflict. The submitters are advised to reach out to the Crown and Seneschal of the Kingdom of Atlantia to request such permission.
This device is returned due to a non-period depiction of a lantern. Though the frame of this lantern closely matches period examples, by precedent lanterns with transparent panes are disallowed [Emerick Jones, 09/2017, R-Calontir].
This device does not conflict with the badge of Francesco Schiavone, (Fieldless) An Arabic oil lamp reversed Or. There is a DC for the field and a second DC for the difference between a lantern and an Arabic oil lamp.
(to Atenveldt acceptances) (to Atenveldt returns)
This device is returned for conflict with the badge of the Kingdom of Caid, Azure, a greyhound rampant regardant collared within a bordure embattled argent and the device of Asgar Rolfes sune, Azure, a mastiff statant erect reguardant maintaining in chief a spear fesswise reversed argent.
In each case, there is a single DC for the change of secondary charge, but by precedent "There is not enough visual difference to give a [DC] between canines and enfields" [Anacletus McTerlach, 07/2004, R-Meridies]
We direct Morsulus to reconcile the DOG and MONSTER-ENFIELD categories in the O&A.
(to Atlantia acceptances) (to Atlantia returns) (to Atlantia pends)
(to Avacal acceptances) (to Avacal returns)
This badge is returned as neither the overall head or the underlying cross formy are an ordinary or a long charge as required by SENA Appendix I4. By precedent, "any non-ordinary cross used as a charge... is not an ordinary" [Eithne Ruad, 05/2006, R-Gleann Abhann], crosses formy and other examples of crosses other than crosses throughout do not satisfy this requirement.
(to Caid acceptances) (to Caid returns) (to Caid pends)
(to Calontir acceptances) (to Calontir returns)
(to Drachenwald acceptances) (to Drachenwald returns)
This device is returned for lack of documentation of rabbit's heads inverted. Precedent states that "We do not allow inverted animate charges in SCA heraldry except when in recognized orientation" [Daibhidh MacRaibert, 2/1999, R-Artemisia]. Although the motif of three rabbits conjoined in pall is found in period heraldry, those depictions have the ears to center and include the whole creatures rather than just the head, aiding in identifiability.
This device is returned for conflict with the device of Robert de Clifton, Azure, two chevronels between two trefoils slipped and a garb argent. There is a single DC for changing the types of the secondary charges.
(to Ealdormere acceptances) (to Ealdormere returns)
This device is returned for having an undocumented arrangement of charge groups on the field. The pattern "A primary charge group, with sustained or maintained secondary charges, a separate secondary group and a peripheral ordinary" does not appear in SENA Appendix J, and must be documented to be registerable.
This badge is returned for conflict with the device of Gee Makbrair, Per pale vert and argent, a trefoil slipped counterchanged. There is a single DC for the field.
On resubmission, please use a period form of trefoil. This form, with a flared base, has not been documented to period.
(to East acceptances) (to East returns)
(to Lochac acceptances) (to Lochac returns)
(to Meridies acceptances) (to Meridies returns)
This name has been withdrawn by the submitter.
This device was pended on the November 2025 LoAR to discuss whether using a vairy field is supported under the guidelines of SENA A4, Individually Attested Patterns.
This device is returned as it has a complexity count of ten, in violation of SENA A3E2 (vairy Or and sable, gules, Or, argent, fess, foxes, chief, swords, sun, crescents), and cannot be registered as an Individually Attested Pattern under SENA A4 as it does not follow a pattern of period practice within the armorial style of a single time and place.
Though designs with high complexity counts and all the individual elements of this device were documented to English Tudor heraldry, no evidence was able to be found combining a vairy field with these elements. As such, the overall design of the submission is not sufficiently similar to the provided examples, and the IAP has not been supported.
This name is returned under SENA PN2C2 -- Culturally Mixed Names. The byname Tsukino is dated to 1572, while the construction of the given name Kitsuko relies on a reading of the original orthography of the glyph forming the prototheme meaning fox that dates to the 700s. By the 16th century, this same glyph represents the word meaning tangerine instead. Therefore, there are approximately 800 years between the documentation of the given name and the byname, which is prohibited under SENA PN2C2, even for a single language. The submitter did say that the given name Kokitsu would be acceptable, however, that runs into the same temporal issues as Kitsuko. Additionally, the byname Tsukino is glossed as the name of a castle which was destroyed in 1603. We do not find evidence for unmarked locative bynames except for topographical terms, in Japanese.
The submitter's device is registered under the holding name Maya of the Middle.
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This name is returned for the use of non-ASCII characters, which we do not register. The name was submitted with hanzi as well as the transliterated version of the name. Please see the January 2025 Cover Letter for more details. As the submitter allows no changes, we are forced to return this name.
As this badge was released in December 1989 on the registration of the submitter's other badge, we cannot accept this blanket permission to conflict.
This order name relies on the pattern of Order of + [Heraldic Charge], using the fact that modernly, a harbinger is synonymous with a messenger and that messenger is an attested heraldic charge. Per precedent:
Lillia Crampette found evidence of a messenger (bote) carrying a letter and a spear in the civic arms of Lauffen am Neckar, Germany (a place that was overseen by Frankish earls in the late 11th to early 13th C, and occupied by France at least once in the gray period). In addition, Iago Frankley found another example in the arms of Botzhaimer from Austria dated to 1602. This evidence of a heraldic charge with a distinctive manner of dress makes a messenger or courier a profession that can be used in an order name [A-Atenvelt 10/2022].
However, the thing that makes a messenger recognizable as a charge in the arms of Lauffen am Neckar and of Botzhaimer, is a letter he carries, as well as the dress and posture which mark him as a traveler. The question then becomes does a harbinger fit that pattern?
A harbinger is not a courier; they do not deliver physical messages. In its earliest form, a harbinger was "One who provides lodging; an entertainer, a host; a harbourer n. common herberger, a common lodging-house keeper" (s.v. harbinger, OED, def. 1 c1175-1503), and later, "One sent on before to purvey lodgings for an army, a royal train, etc.; a purveyor of lodgings; in plural, an advance company of an army sent to prepare a camping-ground; a pioneer who prepares the way." (ibid. def. 2, c1386-). Starting in 1550, we see the role changing to "One that goes before and announces the approach of someone; a forerunner. Mostly in transferred and figurative senses, and in literary language."( ibid. def. 3). This final meaning, dated to 1638 states "His Harbinger John had now finished his Message." But the role of a harbinger in this very late period sense is as a crier or announcer, not a deliverer of written messages.
Even today, a harbinger is "a person or thing that announces, shows, or foreshadows a future event, often acting as a sign of something to come", and not a courier or messenger. Therefore, there is no plausible way to treat harbinger and courier/messenger as synonymous, and we must return this item. We thank Cormac Beare for his invaluable commentary and citations on this item.
See the Cover Letter for more information.
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This device is returned for the use of both voiding and fimbriation on the hexagon, which is not registerable. [Anna die Schatzin, 03/2012, R-Calontir]
The submission asked us to consider the moon issuant from clouds as a single charge, but as we have examples of the moon represented as a simple roundel in Kenmon Shokamon (http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2533035 pg. 19), we consider this motif instead as a primary moon with sustained clouds.
This order name was originally submitted in May 2011 as Order of the Trimarian Guard, and was returned for being too generic. This order name was then resubmitted as Order of the Praetorian Guard of Trimaris. However it is not constructed properly. Per precedent, orders can only be named after a group or person if they are either a heraldic charge (known by a distinctive manner of dress, as a fool or a monk), or a legendary group of people like the Grail-Templars. [Forgotten Sea, Barony of, 2/2018, A-Calontir]. Neither is true here. No evidence has been shown of a Praetorian Guard as a heraldic charge, and the Praetorian Guards actually existed (i.e., they were not legendary). Thus, we are forced to uphold prior precedent and return this item. As there have been several rule changes since the initial return, the order name Order of the Trimarian Guard is now registerable.
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This device is pended to redraw the charges as clearly co-primary charges in pale. As currently drawn, the tree occupies the center of the field and is the sole primary charge, making this Purpure, a tree blasted and eradicated conjoined in base to an open book argent, which conflicts with the badge for the Middle Kingdom's Order of the Silver Oak, Purpure, an oak tree blasted eradicated argent, fructed Or.
This was item 23 on the Æthelmearc letter of January 26, 2026.
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This device is pended to redraw the dragon's tail without the distinctive shovel-shaped barb.
Although modern depictions of dragon's tails often show them barbed in this manner, this treatment has not been documented to period, and known period heraldic depictions show dragon's tails being similar to those of reptiles. Due to the widespread use of dragons with barbed tails in modern and Society heraldry, we will not require that the tails on whole dragons be depicted in this way, but we will require dragon's tails as standalone charges to be consistent with period examples.
This was item 7 on the Atlantia letter of January 9, 2026.
This device is pended to redraw the ford larger with more distinct wavy to improve the identifiability of the ford and the tertiary lymphad. Quarterstaff is directed to ensure that as many of the identifying features of the boat as possible are placed on the argent traits of the ford to aid in identifiability.
This was item 11 on the Atlantia letter of January 9, 2026.
This badge is pended to redraw the field division balanced around the fess line. As submitted, the line of division is too low to be properly per chevron.
This was item 18 on the Atlantia letter of January 9, 2026.
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This device is pended to redraw the per chevron line of division to be balanced around the fess line. As submitted, the line of division is too low, blurring the distinction between a per chevron line of division and a point pointed.
No support has been presented documenting a jester's cap, as opposed to a jester's hood, as a period artifact. As we have registered jester's caps without comment as recently as June 2025, we will give the submitter the benefit of the doubt in this case, but in future jester's caps will not be registerable without documentation dating them to period.
This was item 5 on the Caid letter of January 2, 2026.
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This device is pended to redraw the chevron inverted as the primary charge and the fleur-de-lis as a secondary.
As currently depicted, the fleur-de-lis and the chevron inverted are co-primary charges in violation of SENA A3D2b. Though a primary ordinary can move based on the placement of secondary charges (see the May 2011 Cover Letter for detail), the fleur-de-lis here is too large to be considered as anything other than a primary charge.
This was item 1 on the Outlands letter of January 30, 2026.
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This device is pended to redraw the rat and spool as co-primary charges balanced around the per fess line. As currently drawn, the rat is the primary charge, so that the device appears to exhibit an undocumented arrangement of more than three charge groups on the field.
Quarterstaff is directed to draw the dragonflies larger to aid in identifiability.
If registered, the submitter's prior device, Quarterly sable and gules, a mouse sejant erect, in chief three dragonflies argent, will be released.
Nice cant on Músa, meaning mouse!
This was item 8 on the West letter of January 30, 2026.
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