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Letter of Intent #107
Myfanwy ferch Rhiannon

Feast of St. Cadoc (Cadog)
25 September, AS XLII

Greetings from Myfanwy!
Herein pray find commentary on Æ #107. Unlike past years, I actually did conflict-checking on the entire letter (usually I just have minimal time to spend on the Pennsic submissions LoI). Everything has been conflict checked through the May 2007 LoAR (the most recent posted online).
I'm sending this out in pieces, due to the size of the file. This is the first part.
I remain your servant and the Society’s.

Lady Myfanwy ferch Rhiannon
Ruth Morrisson
myfanwy@nauticom.net

1. Ælfra Long (device change) -- Per pale argent and lozengy argent and purpure, three domestic cats rampant contourney [sic] crowned Or.
no conflicts found

2. Æsa Helgulfsdottir -- Per pend [sic] argent and sable, a flame azure and an arrow bendwise argent.
The docs for the name elements are as cited.
I’m trying to make sense of the byname. The nearest I can make out is that the byname might (conjecturally) be <Helgu-Úlfsdóttir>, with the prepended nickname <Helgu-> attached to the matronymic byname. I’m not sure if jamming the two together by dropping the hyphen and the accents (as well as a letter) is is a correct formation, but I suspect possibly not; I’m also not sure whether changing the name to <Æsa Helgu-Úlfsdóttir> is considered a major or minor change.
I presume that this is a typo for “Per bend”.
no conflicts found

3. Æthelmearc, Kingdom of (badge) -- (Fieldless) On a barrel proper, an escarbuncle argent.
Was the guild really registered as a branch-name?
Past registrations in the O&A seem to be inconsistent: barrels and tuns are listed as “proper” but I have no idea of their actual tincture (I don’t have access to the files or the CDs from the scanning project). The PIC-DIC (sn Barrel) says that a barrel “proper” is brown; presumably this would also including the tincture of the banding, but this is shown with the banding being sable. Additionally, according to the PIC-DIC the default orientation is fesswise, but in looking through the O&A some barrels and kegs are specifically blazoned as either fesswise or palewise (while others aren’t), so I’m sort of inclined to err on the side of caution in this instance and reblazon the submission as being fesswise.
The escarbuncle is kinda small. It was obviously drawn to fit between the central bands, but it could be at least half again as large (even if it goes over said bands).
Possible reblazon: (Fieldless) On a barrel fesswise proper, banded sable, an escarbuncle argent.
possibly clear of: Concordia of the Snows, Barony of (badge, 7/96 East) -- (Fieldless) On a barrel proper a snowflake argent environed of a snake involved Or.
There is a CD for fieldless vs. fieldless; there may a CD for adding the second tertiary (given that both the escarbuncle and snowflake are the same tincture, and that they are tertiaries, I am loathe to actually give a CD). Depending on the orientation of the prior registration, there may also be a CD for the orientation (i.e., if the Concordia registration is palewise, rather than fesswise as in the submission).
clear of: Enoch MacBain (badge, East 5/07 East) -- (Fieldless) In pale an elephant rampant atop a barrel palewise proper.
There is a CD for fieldless vs. fieldless, and one for adding the co-primary. There is probably also one for the orientation of the barrel
Possible reblazon: (Fieldless) On a wooden barrel fesswise [banded] proper, an escarbuncle argent.

4. Aquila Blackmore (device change) -- Gules, on a lozenge ployé argent between in chiefs two coronets Or, a mullet sable, a bordure embattled argent.
I presume that the change from “vetu ployé” to “a lozenge ployé” was to have a legal place to put the coronets.
no conflicts found

5. Beniamin Hackewode -- Vert, a wolf rampant contourny maintaining a halberd argent, in dexter chief a mullet Or.
Name docs for both elements are as cited. According to a Wikipedia article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aycliffe_Village], Aycliffe (the location of the records for one of the cites for the given name) is in County Durham.
Given that the submitted spelling of the given name is very late-period, compared to the byname (I presume that someone getting married in 1611 would have been born before 1600), I’m not sure whether the very early spelling would be better. However, since the submitter has not requested authenticity, this is probably acceptable as is.
Hmm. Is the halberd really maintained? It seems *almost* (but possibly not quite) large enough to be a sustained charged.
clear of: Conn MacFaelad (3/90 Outlands) -- Per fess gules, mulletty of six points argent, and sable, a wolf rampant to sinister argent.
There is a CD for changing the field, and at least one for the number and tincture of secondaries; note, however, there is nothing for type between regular mullets (i.e., with five points) and mullets of six points.
clear of: Slobadan Srentenov Ivanisevic (3/78 ??) -- Sable, a wolf salient to sinister, in dexter chief a mullet of twelve points, in sinister chief a decrescent argent.
There is a CD for changing the field, and one for the number and tincture of secondaries.
probably clear of: Ginevra Visconti (8/01 Trimaris) -- Vert, a greyhound rampant to sinister reguardant argent collared purpure and a chief erminois.
There should be a CD for adding the secondary charge and one for removing the peripheral charge.
CD(s) -- type and tincture of secondary
probably clear of: Wolfger von Sibenbürgen (badge, 8/98 Ansteorra) -- Vert, a winged wolf rampant contourny argent sustaining a quill pen Or.
There should be a CD for type (in adding the wings) and one for changes to the type of secondary.
clear of: Robert Strongbow (6/73 ??) -- Vert, a wolf rampant argent, grasping in its erect sinister forepaw a bow gules, held fesswise, and in its dexter forepaw a sheaf of three clothyard shafts Or, armed and flighted argent.
There is a CD for the orientation of the wolf and one for adding the mullet; there is probably nothing for the maintained charges.
clear of: Nina Mirovna Korsakova (/95 Middle) -- Vert, a fox passant contourny and in chief a compass star elongated to base argent.
There is a CD for changing the posture of the critter, and one for changing the tincture of the secondary charge; there may also be one for its position on the field (i.e., from center to dexter chief. There is not, probably, one for type of secondary, however.

6. Brandubh Ó Donnghaile (badge) -- (Fieldless) A drum bendwise argent.
I immediately identified this as being a drum; the depiction in the PIC-DIC is slightly different, but this is probably acceptable.
no conflicts found

7. Caitrióna inghean Uí Chonaill -- Per chevron azure and vert, two cats sejant addorsed tails entwined and on an open book argent each page with a triquetra sable.
The docs for the given name are as cited; note that (even though the docs don’t say so) the submitted spelling is dated to 1493, with the name <Caitríona ingh en Aodha Ruaidh Még Mathghamhna>.
The other docs are as cited; note that the post-1200 form of lenition can be found in Krossa’s article “The Spelling of Lenited Consonants in Gaelic” [URL: http://medievalscotland.org/scotlang/lenition.shtml].
This is not per chevron -- the line should come up higher on the field (which really should be divided more or less in half). Unfortunately, if it isn’t a field division, it becomes a vert charge on an azure field (not legal), and a charged tertiary (making for four layers deep -- also not legal).
clear of: Kathryn Elizabeth Lyons Ramsey (5/07 East) -- Per chevron sable and gules, two lions combatant and a ram’s head cabossed argent.
There is a CD for changing the field, and one for changes to the charges (change of posture for two and type of the third); there is also a CD for addition of tertiary charges.

8. Catrijn van der Hedde -- Or, a dragon’s head cabossed sable and on a chief vert three triangles, inverted Or.
The chief is at the very edge of being too small, and should probably come down a bit farther on the field (even if the head is made a fraction smaller as a result). It may, however, be acceptable.
clear of: Orwic-Skell Hosfelt e Jarneberg (1/73 ??) -- Or, the prow of a drakkar reversed, on a chief a serpent ondoyant to sinister vert, fimbriated Or.
There is a CD for tincture of the primary charge, and probably one for its type/orientation. There is also one for type and number of tertiaries. There may or may not be one for the tincture of the chief -- it isn’t clear from the blazon but I suspect that it may actually be vert, with a fimbriated charge that is also primarily vert.

9. Däumler Helm
I don’t have Bahlow. The closest I found for either name element was the surnames <Halm> and <Helmstetter> in Aryanhwy merch Catmael’s (Sara Uckelman) article “German Names from 1495”, in the link for Surnames H-M [URL: http://www.ellipsis.
cx/~liana/names/german/surnames1495h-m.html] and the surnames <Daum> and <Helmlein> in the surnames sections of her article “German Names from Nürnberg, 1497” [URL:: http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/german/surnamesnurna-m.html]. O found nothing closer in any German name articles in the Medieval Names Archives [URL: http://www.s-gabriel.org/names].
Do we have any evidence that an occupational byname was ever used in German as a given name? If not, then the name may have to be returned.
Not submitting proof of legal name means that the paperwork on this submission is incomplete, which is also grounds for return. I don’t recognize the name of the herald of record; I presume that she’s new, so I’m willing to cut her a little slack, but she really does need to have the submitter provide this information.

10. Éamonn mac Alaxandair -- Per bend sinister argent and Or, three dexter hands in bend sinister and a lion rampant gules, a bordure sable.
The docs for the given name are as cited; note, however, that there is not actually a dated citation for the submitted spelling. ÓC & M [p. 86, sn Émann] gives this spelling as a post-1200 header form, and says:
Émann is a borrowing of the English name Edmond or Edmund, from ead
‘rich’ [sic] and mund [protection’ [sic]. This name was brought into Ireland
by the Anglo-Normans where it became popular in the later middle ages [sic].
No documentation was provided for the patronymic, but information can be found in ÓC & M [p. 10] in the section “How To Use This Book”.
The documentation for the byname is as given; the submitted spelling is found in the raw data as both a nominative form, in <Alaxandair Óg Mac Domhnaill tighearna na n-Gall-occlach> dated to 1368; and as a genitive form in <Raghnall mac Alaxandair oighre Cloinne Alaxandair> dated to 1366.
I had some concerns about whether the hands could be evocative of the Red Hand of Ulster, and therefore presumptuous (especially in light of having to deal last spring over email with “Red Hand of Ulster Guy” (my designation). However, there is a Precedent from Bruce’s tenure as Laurel that addresses the issue:
[Argent, a gauntlet gules] [sic] There was some concern whether this was
too reminiscent of the Red Hand of Ulster, a prohibited charge in the SCA.
It turns out that the Red Hand of Ulster was used as an augmentation, not
as a main charge. We would certainly return a device that used a canton
argent charged with a hand gules [sic], and perhaps even a chief argent charged
with a hand gules [sic] would be too suggestive; but the use of red hands,
gloves, gauntlets, etc., on white backgrounds is not, in and of itself, cause
for return. (Guillaume de la Rapiere, August, 1992, pg. 4)
Note that there is a Precedent from François’ tenure giving no difference between dexter and sinister hands and one from Jaelle’s tenure giving from a hand and a gauntlet.
no conflicts found

11. Erasmus Fryermut
I don’t have Bahlow. Talan Gwynek (Brian Scott) lists the given name in his “Medieval German Given Names from Silesia” [URL: http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/
bahlow/bahlowMasc.html], with the submitted spelling dated 1367 and 1565-67, as well as the variant forms <Asman> and <Aßmus>. It is also found in Aryanhwy merch Catmael’s article “German Names from 1495“ [URL: http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/
names/german/german1495.html] with two instances of the submitted form, and one with the spelling <Eraßmus>; this citation gets the given name pretty darn close to the date for the byname.
Aryanhwy’s article “German Names from Nürnberg, 1497 “ [URL: http://www.
ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/german/surnamesnurna-m.html] gives the bynames <Freberg(er)> and <Freymut>, which I suspect may be variant forms, given the documentation provided already.
Excellent name!

12. Ernine ingen Duib Dara -- Argent, an oak leaf bendwise sinister vert and on a chief sable three triquetras argent.
The docs for the given name are as cited; note, however, that all the ÓC & M cites, including the pre-1200 header form, have the name with an accent: <Erníne>.
The docs for the byname are as cited. All the cited names seem to be those of men; however, Krossa’s article “The Spelling of Lenited Consonants in Gaelic” [URL: http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotlang/lenition.shtml] seems to suggest that in a pre-1200 form, the letter <d> does not change when lenited.
Like for #8, the chief is at the very minimum for being an acceptable size, and should come a bit farther down on the field (even if the leaf is a bit smaller); however, it may be okay.
probably clear of: Keina Greenleaf (5/00 Ansteorra) -- Argent, an oak leaf and on a chief vert three horseshoes inverted argent.
There is a CD for changing the tincture of the chief, and probably one for the orientation of the leaf (i.e., from palewise to bendwise sinister); however, there is only change of type of tertiaries on the chief.

13. Helena Lyncoln of Norfolk -- Quarterly gules and azure, four griffins argent.
The docs for the given name are as cited; dated citations are ( if I understand the data sets correctly) for the years 1562, 1563, 1564, 1566 and 1603, with the submitted spelling as the raw data form.
The docs for <Lyncoln> are as cited.
I don’t have Ekwall; Norfolk is listed in the Domesday Boke in the “Little Domesday” [folios 109-280]; the “Little Domesday” deals with lands in that county as well as Essex and Suffolk.
The griffins are a bit small to be easily identifiable in the html color version. Nice armory otherwise.
clear of Michael of Eisental (3/07 East) -- Quarterly sable and argent, four griffins segreant counterchanged.
There is a CD for change of field, and one for changing the tincture of half the charges.

14. Iohann filius Agustin -- Azure, two axes in saltire and on a chief argent two eagles displayed sable.
This is a feminine name??
The docs for all name elements are as cited.
Nice name [even if it *isn’t* female.... :-) ].
The eagle heads are to sinister. Note: this may have been an issue with the traceable art being mislabeled, which was caught on another submission (but possibly not on this one).
Is this an acceptable depiction of axes in saltire, or do they need to be reblazoned as “heads addorsed”?
clear of: Thorvald Greybeard (6/97 Trimaris) -- Azure, two double-bitted battle axes
in saltire and in chief three unicorn heads couped argent.
There is at least one CD for changes to the secondaries, and one for adding the tertiaries. There may also be one for the type of axes.

15. Iwan Dyerrics -- Quarterly azure and argent, a winged moose statant guardant sable.
The docs for the given name are as cited.
I don’t have Socin, but if the docs are as cited, this seems to be a reasonable extrapolation for the byname.
There is either a blazon error, or a coloring error. This is “Quarterly argent and azure” -- which does the submitter really want? Also, the moose isn’t statant -- it’s passant.
Probable reblazon: Quarterly argent and azure, a winged moose passant guardant sable.
no conflicts found

16. Jakob Heckrath -- Per chevron argent and gules, a dragon’s head erased and a chief azure.
The Scott docs for the given name are as cited. I don’t have any of the other sources, however, and was unable to find the byname in any online source.
The chief is a bit too high on the field -- it should come down lower, even if the head is mad a bit smaller as a result (although I realize that the head is drawn so that it is not too much on the gules part of the field).
no conflicts found

17. John atte Lionheart -- Vert, a lion’s head affronty and on a chief Or three hearts vert.
The docs for the given name are as cited.
The docs for the byname are more or less as cited; however, to find the relevant cite, the actual URL from the Colm Dubh article is [URL: http://www.sca.org/heraldry/
laurel/names/paris.html#H] (I realize that the docs are merely quoting the Precedent as written).
This name is not well constructed, authentic or otherwise. The byname appears to be a descriptive, at least from the documentation provided; <atte> suggests that this is a locative, but unless documentation can be provided to this effect, I’m not convinced that it is a locative. What changes -- if any -- does the submitter allow (i.e., what boxes -- if any -- have been checked on the submission form)?
The name should probably be changed to <John Lionheart>, which the name docs suggest, but if the submitter does not allow changes the name may have to be returned.
Reblazon: Vert, a lion’s head cabossed [and] on a chief Or three hearts vert.
clear of: Thorvald Macconachie (10/92 An Tir) -- Gules, a lion’s head cabossed and on a chief Or three rustres sable.
There is a CD for changing the field, and one for changing the type and tincture of tertiaries.
clear of: Caitlin MacDonnell (3.84 Meridies) -- Vert, a lion’s head erased affronty Or, gorged of a wreath of thistles purpure, slipped and leaved vert, within a bordure Or.
There is a CD for changing the bordure to a chief, and one for adding the tertiaries; note, however, that there is probably not a CD for changes to the primary charge.
probably clear of: Owain ap Morgan of Chaderton (8/89 Middle) -- Vert, a bear’s head cabossed and on a chief Or, a drawn bow, string to base, sable.
There is a CD for significant changes to the tertiary charges, and probably one for the type of head.
possible clear of: William Chester of Ackfordshire (12/90 West) -- Vert, a cross and on a chief Or, three hearts gules.
possibly clear of: Padraig Gliadrach Ó Ceallaigh (9/96 Drachenwald) -- Vert, a griffin segreant Or maintaining a trefoil argent and on a chief Or three hearts sable.
In each case, there is complete change of primary charge, but there is only change of tincture of the tertiaries.

18. Katarzina Pogonowski -- Vert, a fox sejant argent, a trimount Or.
The docs for the given name are as cited. Additionally, the form <Katarzyna> is found in “Polish Given Names in Nazwiska Polakós” by Walraven van Nijmegen (Brian R. Speer and Arval Benicoeur (Josh Mittleman) [URL: http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/
walraven/polish/], although undated.
Note that while the submitter has asked for 16th century Polish, the name elements appear to be 17th century (and seriously post-period for the byname at that); it’s good that she has not requested authenticity, because she isn’t going to get it, given the limited resources available.
clear of: Mathilde des Pyrenees (5/91 East) -- Vert, a Great Pyrenees dog sejant guardant, dexter forepaw raised, argent within an orle of fleurs-de-lys Or.
clear of: Aelfgifu Wolfsängerin (1/94 An Tir) -- Vert, a wolf sejant ululant within a bordure argent.
In each case there is a CD for changing the type of secondaries, and one for changing the number; there is nothing, however, for the type of primary charge, since the head and forepaw positions are probably negligible.

19. Katerina of the Debateable [sic] Lands (resub name, new device) -- Per bend Or and vert, two linden leaves in bend sinister stems issuant from the line of division counterchanged.
Check the LoARS for <Kazi Enkazi>, since this is who the submitter is; I presume that for a 2002 submission it would be for Æthelmearc. However, I searched through archived ILoIs from #39 (12/26/99) through #76 (3/1/04) and found no evidence that she has ever submitted anything (at least through this kingdom).
I think that correcting the spelling of the group name to the registered form is probably only a minor change. :-)
Artist’s note: Every once in a while, a submission like this comes along, and it makes all the crap artwork worth putting up with. Lovely, lovely armory, which was a pleasure to draw!
no conflicts found

20. Katheryn M’Kethirryke (name and device change) -- Per chevron azure and argent goutty de sang, two wolves combattant and a chief fleury argent.
The name docs are all as cited.
Artist’s note: the complex line is as shown in Brooke-Little [p. 159, fig. m].
Artist’s note: There was some confusion at Pennsic between the worksheet drawing, the blazon, and what the submitter wanted. I see that the blazon has been corrected to match the emblazon (which was a redraw from what was originally drawn).
clear of: Seadna Adare (2/92 East) -- Per chevron azure and argent, two wolves combattant argent and an oak tree proper.
There is at least one CD for changing the tree to the goutty, and at least one for adding the complex line chief.
clear of: Raphael Dunoir (7/04 Lochac) -- Sable, two foxes combattant and a chief dovetailed argent.
There is a CD for changing the field, and one for adding the gouts. There is probably also one for the type of complex line on the chief.

21. Magdalena de Mayfield -- Argent vetu ployé counter-ermine [sic], a winged dragon sejant contourny purpure maintaining an egg sable.
The St. Gabriel docs are as cited; note that a footnote citation says:
[3] Juetta Copin, private research based on Durham and Northumberland
genealogical records published by GENUKI.
http://website.lineone.net/~pjoiner/genuki/DUR/
http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/
The docs for the byname as cited. Note that I also found [p. 51] <Alice Mayfeld>; it isn’t clear from context whether or not this is the same person.
The name has a late-period spelling given name and an earlier period-style byname. However, the submitter has not requested authenticity, so this is probably registrable.
On the mini it’s hard to see just what exactly the dragon is really holding (it looks like a black blob); going to the enlarged image, however, it is somewhat more obviously an egg.
Dragons tend to have wings by default, so this needs some blazon foo. Is this tail position “coward”?
Possible reblazon: Argent, vetu ployé counter-ermine, a dragon sejant contourny [coward] purpure maintaining an egg sable.
clear of: Asta Thorsvaldsdottir (5/84 An Tir) -- Gyronny of twelve sable and gules scaly argent, on a lozenge argent a dragon rampant sable.
There is a CD for changing the field, and one for the posture and tincture of the dragon; there is probably also one adding for the complex line.
probably clear of: Kelson de la Croix (6/73 ??) -- Quarterly erminois and counter-erminois, on a lozenge argent a sprig of heather bendwise proper.
There is a CD for changes to the field, and probably one for the complex line; there is probably also one for type and orientation of the charge on the lozenge.
probably clear of: Meryk the Rogue (4/97 East) -- Sable, on a lozenge argent a sea griffin contourny purpure.
There is a CD for changing the field, and probably one for the complex line; there is probably also a CD for changing the type and posture of the critter (but note that there is nothing for either tincture or orientation).
Note that in all of these, there may not be a visual distinction between a charge on a vetu ployé field and a charged lozenge on a field.

22. Maghnus an Chnoic na n’Iora (badge) -- Azure, in pale a chevron couped and a single-headed chess knight argent.
I presume the blazon is to denote that the charges are co-primaries? If not:
Possible reblazon: Azure, a chevron couped and in base a single-headed chess knight argent.
There do not appear to be any rulings concerning whether or not a CD is granted between various types of chess pieces: the only relevant Precedents have to do with chess knights vs. horse’s heads (there’s no CD between them) and with single- vs. double-headed chess knights (the number of heads must be blazoned).
probably clear of: Diana of the Isles (badge, 8/97 Meridies) -- Azure, a chess pawn argent within a bordure compony gules and Or.
There is at least one CD for changing the type and tincture of co-primary/secondary; there may be one for the type of chess piece.
clear of: Michael Grey (badge, 4/99 An Tir) -- Azure ermined, a chevron between three horses heads couped argent.
There is a CD for removing the ermine spots, and one for the number of charges around the chevron (you don’t get one for type, however). There may also be one for couping the chevron.
possibly clear of: Caid, Kingdom of (badge, 9/88 Caid for Academy of Equestrian Arts) -- Azure, a horse’s head couped at the shoulders within a bordure embattled argent.
There is a CD for changing the bordure to a chevron, and probably one for changing the complex line to a plain one. There is not one, however, between the horse’s head and a single-headed chess knight.

23. Morien MacBain (badge) -- (Fieldless) Four arrows fretted in saltire, overall a sword palewise inverted argent.
possibly clear of: Ingilborg Sigmundardóttir (badge, 6/06 Caid) -- (Fieldless) A sheaf of a sword inverted between four arrows argent bound with a garter sable.
There is a CD for fieldless vs. fieldless; there may be one for the arrangement of the charges, but it will probably have to be a visual call. There may or may not be one for removing the garter.

24. Neyfn merch Cinuin ap Maelgwn -- Argent, a cinquefoil purpure seeded vert within an annulet sable, a bordure vert.
I don’t have Gruffudd, but the other docs are as cited.
If <Cinuin> must be dropped, <ap> will probably also have to be dropped; otherwise, you have “Nefyn, daughter (of) [son of] Maelgwn” which doesn’t make a lot of sense.
The annulet seems awfully thin-line, even if it is a secondary.
I’m not sure that the seeding is identifiable, due to the tinctures involved. It is also not clear whether cinquefoils are ever found with seeding (this came up a while back, on an ILoI, but I’m not sure whether the decision on that letter has been made yet).
clear of: Bryne McClellan (8/01 West) -- Argent, a rose gules within an annulet of thorns sable a bordure vert.
There is a CD for changing the tincture of the flower (although nothing for the difference between a rose and a cinquefoil), and one for changing the annulet of thorns to a plain annulet.
clear of: Adelaide de Beaumont (badge, 4/87 Caid) -- Argent, a pimpernel gules, slipped and leaved, within a bordure vert.
There is a CD for changing the tincture of the flower (but probably nothing for type), and one for adding the annulet.

25. Sebastian Wolfgang von Bayern (resub) -- Per fess argent and bendy sinister azure and argent, on a demi-eagle issuant from the line of division sable a mullet Or.
I am loathe to blazon this as bendy sinister, since there are an unequal number of traits; however, there does not seem to be a good way to blazon them as scarpes either, since they are only in the bottom half of the field but aren’t really couped.
no conflicts found

26. Shait ben Michael (name change from Seth MacMichael)

27. Sion ap Rhainallt -- Per chevron azure and vert, an armoured [sic] arm embowed sustaining a spear fesswise argent.
Artist’s note: this was a last minute Pennsic redraw to change the type of spear as per the submitter’s request. I’m not sure, however, reading the blazon, whether the spear is large enough to be considered a sustained charge (the arm was traced from the previous artwork, and the spear was then drawn to match the submitter’s change of mind).
Possible reblazon: Per chevron azure and vert, and armoured [sic] arm palewise embowed sustaining a spear fesswise argent.
clear of: Gavine Armestrang (badge, 7/04 Trimaris) -- (Fieldless) An armored arm embowed argent.
There is a CD for field vs. fieldless and one for adding the sustained charge.
probably clear of: Huldah von Jal (badge, 10/71) -- Per chevron sable and gules, a cubit arm argent, vested Or, cuffed sable, belled argent, grasping a thunderbolt Or, winged gules and enflamed proper.
There is a CD for changing the field, and probably one for the tincture and orientation of the thunderbolt (it isn’t clear whether this is a maintained or sustained charge from the blazon). There is probably also be one for the tincture of the arm, since the vesting makes it predominantly Or, rather than argent.
possibly clear of: Kenneth MacCintsacairt (12/85 Trimaris) -- Sable, issuant from an open tankard argent, a dexter arm embowed reversed proper, grasping a sword fesswise argent.
There is a CD for changing the field, and possibly one for removing the tankard (it is unclear whether the tankard would be considered a co-primary or not). There is also probably one for the difference in type and orientation of the other charge, but it is unclear whether the sword is maintained or sustained.
clear of: Black Taylor of Lochaber (10/04 Caid) -- Vert, a dexter arm erased palewise embowed proper sustaining a needle bendwise argent.
There is a CD for changing half the field, and at least one for the type and orientation of the sustained charge.

28. {Th}orvaldr fri{th}samr -- Per pale Sable [sic] and Or, a sheaf of swords, the center inverted, counterchanged, a chief enarched counterchanged erminois and pean.
The docs for the given name are as cited.
As I understand Geirr Bassi, <inn fri{th}sami> ia a weak masculine (using the article, and ending in <-i>,) and that <fri{th}samr os a strong masculine (removing the article and ending in <-r>, What is less clear to me is under which context a strong or weak adjective would be used (although the documentation suggests that they are somewhat interchangeable, it is unclear whether that is in fact the case). Note that it is also unclear from where the submitter’s “acceptable” variants come.
The chief is not counterchanged; it is “per pale erminois and pean”.
Normally, there would be a problem with long, thin things (like swords) counterchanged along the line of division; however, given that this is a sheaf of swords, rather than a single sword, it may be registrable.
Reblazon: Per pale sable and Or, a sheaf of swords, the center inverted, counterchanged, a chief enarched per pale erminois and pean.
no conflicts found

29. Ulfkell Dungalsson -- Sable, a wolf’s head erased contourney [sic] argent and a base barry argent and azure.
The docs for both name elements are more or less as cited, except that the given name is actually <Úlfkell> (I’m not certain how much of a difference the accent -- or lack thereof -- actually makes).
clear of: Aldric of Wolfden (12/91 West) -- Sable, a wolf’s head contourny erased within a bordure indented argent.
clear of: Fergus de Botha (6/98 Atenveldt) -- Sable, a wolf’s head erased contourny argent, a bordure compony gules and argent.
In each case there is a CD for changing the bordure to a base, and one for changing at least half its tincture; in the first registration there is probably also one for removing the complex line.

30. Ulfkell Dungalsson (household name Domus Canis Bellatoris and badge) -- Vert, on a sinister hand couped argent a dog’s paw print vert.
probable conflict: Lyle FitzWilliam (6/90 East) -- Vert, on a palm of a sinister hand Or, a fret couped vert.
There is a CD for changing the tincture of the hand, but only change of type of tertiary.

31. Vi{th}arr Hrafnsson -- Argent, a raven displayed sable and on a chief azure, an increscent between two triskeles of legs argent.
The name docs are as cited. Like the consulting herald(s), I’m not certain on the correct form (i.e., whether it should be <Hrafnsson>, <Hrafnson>, or something else).
clear of: John de Duglas (6/02 Æthelmearc) -- Argent, a double-headed eagle displayed and on a chief sable a lion passant argent.
clear of: Morwenna ní Mheachair (2/00 Æthelmearc) -- Argent, a raven displayed sable, on a chief enarched vert a mallet argent.
In each case, there is a CD for changing the tincture of the chief, and one for type and number of tertiaries.
clear of: Karl Arnaldsson (7/06 Calontir) -- Argent, a raven displayed and on a chief engrailed sable three Thor’s hammers argent.
There is a CD for changing the tincture of the chief, and one for adding the complex line; there is only change of type of tertiaries, however.
possibly not clear of: Alicia FitzHugh of Ravensworth (1/01 An Tir) -- Or, a raven displayed sable and on a chief azure three wolves passant argent.
There is a CD for changing the field tincture, but there is only change of type of tertiaries.
probably not clear of: Richard of Ravensglenn the Juggler (4/89 East) -- Argent, a raven displayed and on a chief azure, three plates.
There is a CD for changing the tincture of the bird, but only change of type of tertiaries.
possibly clear of: Gregory of York (5/96 Caid) -- Argent, a falcon striking, wings displayed proper, on a chief azure three roses argent, each charged with a rose Or, fimbriated sable, all barbed and seeded proper.
There is a CD for changing the tincture of the bird, and probably one for changes to the tertiaries. There may or may not be one for the posture of the bird, however, given that the wings are displayed.
possibly not clear of: André du Corbeau (12/04 Atenveldt) -- Argent, a raven rising wings displayed sable, on a chief gules three pairs of arrows inverted in saltire argent.
There is a CD for changing the tincture of the chief, but there is only change of type of tertiary, and there may or may not be one for the bird’s posture.

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