Unto Garnet Herald, and the Aethelmearc College of Arms;
Greetings from the Heronter Heralds, on this Feastday of Fools!

Herein, our commentary on letter ILoI AE103, dated March 1st, 2007.


1. Gytha Oggasdohtor - New Name 

It's unanimous, we all think this is blatently modern reference.
Author Terry Pratchett writes a fantasy series set in Discworld, a flat Earth.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett#Discworld)  He has three witches
in his series, Magrat "Maggie" Garlick, Gytha "Nanny" Ogg, and Esme "Granny" Weatherwax
who represent the archtype concepts of maiden, mother and crone respectively.
The middle character immediately came to mind for all of us upon hearing the name.

Terry Pratchett has five books in the top 100 of BBC's "Big Read" list of 
authors, a distinction he shares only with Dickens.  He has 15 books in the top 200,
a distinction he shares with no one. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread)

The witches appear seven of his novels, _Equal Rites_, _Wyrd Sisters_, _Witches Abroad_,
_Lords and Ladies_, _Maskerade_, _A Hat Full of Sky_ and _Wintersmith_, most of which 
made the NYT Best-seller lists.  Gytha even has her own wikipedia entry:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanny_Ogg).  


Device: "Per chevron inverted azure and vert, a cat dormant Or, 
     and three wolf's teeth issuant from dexter base argent."

Clear of:

Name: Adriana Margherita di Betto
Date: June 2000
Kingdom: Ansteorra
Type: Device
Blazon: Per fess vert and pean, in chief a lion dormant Or.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for teeth)

Name: Atnor de Winchester
Date: December 1983
Kingdom: Meridies
Type: Device
Blazon: Gyronny wavy gules and argent, a lioness dormant coward Or.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for teeth)

Name: Eoin Mac Cana
Date: April 2002
Kingdom: Meridies
Type: Device
Blazon: Per fess sable and lozengy argent and azure, in chief a lion dormant to
sinister Or.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for teeth)

Name: Leofwynn of Leodridan
Date: April 2003
Kingdom: Meridies
Type: Device
Blazon: Lozengy gules semy-de-lys argent and argent, a lion couchant Or.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for teeth)

Name: Catrina MacKinnon
Date: May 1998
Kingdom: AEthelmearc
Type: Device
Blazon: Purpure, three fanged teeth argent.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for cat)

Name: Modar Neznanich
Date: June 1989
Kingdom: Calontir
Type: Badge
Blazon: Azure, ermined, three wolves' teeth issuant from dexter argent.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for cat)

Name: Veniamin Nafanovich Medvednikogotev
Date: June 1995
Kingdom: West
Type: Device
Blazon: Sable three wolf's teeth issuant from dexter argent.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for cat)


2.  Halld¢rr b¡ldr - New Name and Device

"Argent, two Thor's hammers in saltire gules."

Clear of:

Name: Catherine Harwell
Date: January 1996
Kingdom: Ansteorra
Type: Badge
Blazon: Argent, two hammers in saltire sable overall a pair of shears gules.
(1 CD for sable vs. gules, 1 CD for shears)

Name: Edward le Kervere
Date: April 1995
Kingdom: West
Type: Badge
Blazon: (Fieldless) Two mallets in saltire Or.
(1 CD for fieldless, 1 CD for gules vs. or)

Name: Sandor Hackbrett
Date: January 1987
Kingdom: West
Type: Device
Blazon: Argent, two hammers in saltire vert.
(1 CD for gules vs vert, 1 CD for head down vs. head up???)


3.  Julianna Woolworth  New Name and device

"Argent, a sheep couchant sable, within a bordure gules ermined argent."

Clear of: 

Name: Anna Stitcher
Date: July 1996
Kingdom: Ansteorra
Type: Badge
Blazon: (Fieldless) A sheep statant sable mullety Or.
(1 CD for fieldless, 1 CD for bordure)

Name: Bartel Fitzneel
Date: August 1986
Kingdom: West
Type: Device
Blazon: Argent, a sheep rampant to sinister sable within a bordure gules.
(1 CD for rampant vs. couchant, 1 CD for ermine spots)

Name: Owen Blakshepe
Date: February 2000
Kingdom: Atenveldt
Type: Badge
Blazon: (Fieldless) A ram statant sable.
(1 CD for statant vs. couchant, 1 CD for bordure)


6.  Niccola di Cristiano - New Badge

"Per pale Or and sable, a Maltese cross counterchanged."

Clear of:

Name: Branwyn Mwrheyd
Date: November 1992
Kingdom: East
Type: Device
Blazon: Per saltire Or and vert, a Maltese cross counterchanged.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for cross tincture)

Name: Eldrid Tremayne
Date: April 1992
Kingdom: Atlantia
Type: Badge
Blazon: (Fieldless) A Maltese cross quarterly Or and argent.
(1 CD for fieldless, 1 CD for cross tincture)

Name: Emeric Wendel
Date: August 1979
Kingdom: Not listed
Type: Device
Blazon: Per pale argent and gules, a Maltese cross counterchanged.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for cross tincture)

Name: Lodewicus von Fürstenwalde
Date: August 1995
Kingdom: West
Type: Device
Blazon: Per pale sable and argent, a Maltese cross counterchanged.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for cross tincture)

Possible conflict:
Name: Stephan of Monmouth
Date: October 2000
Kingdom: Ansteorra
Type: Device
Blazon: Per pale Or and sable, a cross of Jerusalem counterchanged.
(We're not sure if this is 'complete difference of charge')


 7.  Serena Finn  New Name and Device

Azure, a unicorn head couped argent, in chief three scimitars inverted reversed Or.

No conflicts found.


8. Yang SuGyong - Change of Name from Ann of Thanet and Resubmitted Device

"Per pale gules and argent, a pair of wings conjoined in lure counterchanged
     and on the honor point overall a trillium purpure barbed vert."

No conflicts found.


9.  Ysabeau Tiercelin  New Name and Device

"Azure, a horse rampant and a bordure Or semy of pommes."

We suggest a re-blazon for clarification: 
Azure, a horse rampant Or, a bordure Or semy of pommes.

Clear of:
Name: Annaliese Lasair Adare
Date: November 1993
Kingdom: Caid
Type: Device
Blazon: Azure, a horse rampant argent and a bordure Or semy of cinquefoils purpure.
(1 CD for horse tincture, 1 CD for purple cincfoils vs. green circles) **squeek!**

Name: Caitlín ní Mháille
Date: May 1996
Kingdom: Outlands
Type: Device
Blazon: Purpure, a horse rampant Or and a bordure Or mullety purpure.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for purple mullets vs. green circles) ** squeek!**

Name: Toby of Isenfir
Date: January 1974
Kingdom: Atlantia
Type: Device
Blazon: Potent, a horse rampant within a bordure Or.
(1 CD for field, 1 CD for green circles) **squeek!**

In Heraldic Service;

m'lady Caitlyn de Luna
Lady Leonor Farfan
Lady Cigfran Caer Gwalch
Lord Dagonell
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