Greetings from Alheydis Garnet,
I would very much like to thank those who commented on these items: Aryanhwy merch Catmael, The Heronter Heralds Commenting Group, Myfanwy ferch Rhiannon and Maitre Gilles de Beauchamps and the Abhainn Ciach Ghlais Heralds. Your help is invaluable!!
The items accepted on this letter have been forwarded to Laurel for further consideration, where we expect they will be decided on in July of 2007.
1.
Berewyn Connell of Blakwode – New Name
Accepted with change; Device returned
Per chevron throughout sable
and purpure, in chief
two wolves combatant argent.
This name was
changed at kingdom from <Berwyn Conall of Blackwood>. The
submitter
provided no documentation, but informed us that he understood the name
to be
“Gaelic, Welsh, Irish” of the 11th – 13th
centuries.”
We found
documentation for <Berwyn> as a 5th century Welsh
given name
(see below), but this would be unregisterable with any Gaelic byname
construction using the Irish Gaelic given name <Conall>. We found
documentation for <Connell> as a 16th century Scots
name, but
this would be unregisterable with the 5th century given name
because
of temporal disparity. Fortunately, there is evidence of
<Berewyn> as an
English given name, which should be registerable with <Connell>
with no
step from period practice.
While discussing
these change with the submitter, the submitter also expressed the
desire for an
earlier form of <Blackwood>. When presented with our finding on
that
matter, he expressed his preference for the spelling <Blakwode>.
2. Domnall na nAmus – New Name and Device Accepted
Vert, three
crosses formy Or.
3. Hadija al Zahra' – New Name Accepted
4. Helewys Spynnere – New Name Accepted
5.
Phiala O'Ceallaigh –
Resubmitted Device Accepted
Argent,
crusily saltirewise, on a chevron azure three nettle leaves argent.
The blazon
was revised at kingdom from “Argent, semy of
crosses crosslet saltirewise…”
Commenters reached no consensus on the best way to blazon the field and
the
strewn charges. Suggestions included:
We look to Wreath for guidance on the best possible blazon.
6.
Phiala O'Ceallaigh – New Badge
Accepted
(Fieldless)
On a nettle leaf argent a cross crosslet saltirewise azure.
We refrained from revising the blazon to (Fieldless)
On a
nettle leaf argent a cross of St. Julian azure, in
order to maintain a consistency of terminology with the submitted
blazon of the preceding device. As with the device above, we ask Wreath
for
guidance on the best blazon for this badge.
7. Rowan de la Garnison – New Badge Accepted
(Fieldless)
On a coney courant argent three torteaux in fess.
Per pale gules
and sable, two wolves rampant addorsed, each maintaining an axe and on
a chief
argent an eagle per pale sable and gules.
Accepted directly at kingdom:
Arnþóra Grímarskona –Device Resubmission
Sable, a bear rampant contourny and on a chief engrailed argent, three bear's pawprints purpure.
This item was sent to Laurel on Æthelmearc XLoI
#AE96 and was returned
by Laurel in November 2006 for an administrative error:
This device is returned as the mini-emblazon on the LoI does not match the full size emblazon. The chief on the full size emblazon is invected; on the mini-emblazon it is engrailed. It was also blazoned as engrailed on the LoI. [LoaR 11/2006]
The mini-emblazon and the blazon on the LoI represented the design that the submitter wanted. There had been a revision of the chief during review at kingdom, and an older version of the paper submission form was sent to Ragged Staff in error.
We will be taking great care to ensure that all
emblazons in all formats are engrailed this time around, and we extend
our
apologies to Arnþóra, Laurel, Pelican, and the
College for the error.