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Letter of Intent #115 Myfanwy ferch Rhiannon
Feast of St.Brigid
1 February, AS XLIII
Greetings from Myfanwy!
Herein pray find commentary on Æ LoI # 115. Sorry if this is a
bit
late -- there was this little football game...! :-) :-) Everything
has been conflict-checked through the October 2008 LoAR (I really hope
they get interfiled into the O&A soon).
I remain your servant and the Society’s.
Lady Myfanwy ferch Rhiannon
Ruth Morrisson
myfanwy@nauticom.net
1. Brada Boda Æthelward -- Or, on a Douglas fir proper atop a
mount
vert a lantern Or.
I don’t have Searle. The online docs for <Brada> do list it as
the
name of three individuals, but it isn’t clear when double-checking the
source material where the names were actually found in the text
(although it might just be that I’m not using the database correctly).
The docs for <Boda> appear to be as cited (although I had the
same
problem with the PASE website as with the given name.
The PASE docs for the byname appear to be as cited, and I agree that
the submitted spelling seems to be a plausible variant; I can’t seem
to find the other cites online anyplace (and a Google search mostly
turned up links to this LoI!); it appears to be some sort of
unpublished article, or else something from something like a KWHSS
proceedings, but I don’t think I have it, nor do I have Tengvik, the
source Mari appears to be citing.
Artist’s note -- this submission was from the consult table at Heralds
and Scribes in December. I have no idea if this is what a Douglas fir
actually looks like, so I suspect it may get reblazoned as just a
generic fir tree (the submitter left the event before the drawing was
finished).
probably clear of: Christian of Orange (10/70 ??) -- Argent, an
orange tree fructed proper issuant from a mount vert.
There is a CD for changing the field, and one for addition of the
tertiary; there may not be one for the type of tree, as there is not a
substantial change by X.2:
Per chevron gules and argent, three oak trees
counterchanged [sic] does
conflict with Per chevron gules and argent, three fir trees
counterchanged,
[sic] because the type of charge has not been substantially changed;
they
both conflict with Per chevron gules and argent, two mullets
and a fir tree
counterchanged [sic] because not all of the primary charges
have been
substantially changed.
probably clear of: Godwyn Penkerris o Wythial (3/85 East) --
Per fess vert, fretty Or, and Or, in base an oak tree proper, fructed
Or, issuant from a mount vert.
There is a CD for adding the tertiary charge; there is probably one
for changing half the field and one for removing the fretty.
clear of: Darien Tevarson (badge, 11/87 An Tir) -- Or, a cedar tree
proper issuant from a mount, all within a bordure vert.
There is a CD for removing the bordure, and one for addition of the
tertiary charge.
probably clear of:
Adaliza Firz Symmons of Elmestone (10/08 Atenveldt) -- Or, a tree
eradicated vert and a base vert platy.
There is a probably a CD for type of tree. There is a CD for removing
the tertiaries on the base (but possibly not one for changing the base
to a mount) and one for adding the tertiary to the tree. There may
also be one for position/arrangement, since on the prior registration
the tree is not issuant.
2. Chernislava Alekseeva
-- Vert, a winged enfield maintaining a rapier Or, a chief erminois.
The name docs for both elements are as cited.
The enfield is rampant. I don’t know whether enfields have a default
posture, so this probably needs to be specified.
Possible reblazon: Vert, a winged enfield rampant maintaining a rapier
Or, a chief erminois.
Possible reblazon: Vert, a winged enfield segreant maintaining a
rapier Or, a chief erminois.
probably clear of:
Ginevra Visconti (8/01 Trimaris) -- Vert, a greyhound rampant to
sinister regardant argent collared purpure and a chief erminois.
There is a CD for changing the critter’s tincture, and there should be
one for changing its orientation; there may also be one for adding the
wings. There may not, however, be a CD for type.
3. Ciar ingen uí Chrotaig
The docs for the given name and for the patronymic construction are as
cited.
I don’t have either Woulfe or MacLysaght.
I also checked to see if I could find the byname in any other format. I
did a search on the CELT website [URL: http://www.ucc.ie/celt/] and
found a link for that Annála Connacht for 1256 [URL:
http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/G100011/text033.html]; in the text I
found the name <Gilla Isa Mac in Crotaig >. I presume, given the
other documentation provided, that <Chrotaig> is the lenited form
of
<Crotaig>, but haven’t figured out what the nominitive form of
the
name would be. Additionally, there may be a temporal discrepancy,
since there appears to be a nearly 600 year gap between the name
elements as currently documented.
4. Clemente de Warrewyk (badge) -- (Fieldless) An anchor per
pale argent and sable.
probably clear of: Castellana de la Cueva (3/06 Northshield) -- Per
fess wavy and per pale argent and sable fretty counterchanged and
azure and argent, in base an anchor counterchanged.
There is a CD for field vs. fieldless, and probably one for removing
the fretty. I checked the emblazon for the prior registration on the
Northshield College of Herald’s website
[http://web.northshield.org:8081/index.php?system=news&obj=item&func=display&category=118&item=210]
to see what it actually *looked* like, since I couldn’t visualize it
from the blazon :-( and it turns out that there is *not* a CD for
tincture of the anchor itself.
5. David Chadwyk
The docs for the given name are as cited.
I don’t have Bardsley. Reaney and Wilson [p. 89, sn Chadwick] does
not give the submitted form for the byname, but does have [Chadwyck]
as a subsidiary header form, and cites <Andrew de
Chadewyke [sic]> dated to 1328, so if the Bardsley docs are
as cited this should be fine.
6. Gabrielle Winter
The docs for the given name are as cited; additionally, Although not
giving a dated citation, Withycombe [p. 124, sn Gabriel(le)] says:
in the Middle Ages Gabriel [sic] (in Latin
Gabriela [sic] or Gabella [sic]) was
used as a woman’s as well as a man’s name.
I don’t have Bardsley; Reaney and Wilson [p. 496, sn Winter] give
several 12th century cites, but nothing as late as the submitted docs
for the given name.
While there is no problem with the combination of French and English,
there really isn’t a dated citation to bring the time period of the
two name elements together (note: I presume that the submitter is a
new herald, because of the somewhat awkward phrasing “no step from
period practice”; someone should tip her off that she could just say
something like “the combination of French and English elements are
acceptable/are registrable”). I suspect that the name is fine,
however.
7. Helewys Spynnere (badge) -- (Fieldless) A wool-pack argent.
This is the default orientation, and is drawn more or less as found in
the PIC-DIC [sn Wool-pack, and fig. 808].
possibly clear of: Catalina de Almería y Tiermas (1/90 Outlands)
--
(Fieldless) A cushion crosswise argent within a necklace of beads in
annulo gules, its thread knotted in sinister chief and passing through
the eye of a needle bendwise sinister, point in base, Or, piercing the
cushion.
There is a CD for fieldless vs. fieldless; it isn’t clear whether the
beads are a secondary charge or (effectively) maintained. It also
isn’t clear what the orientation of the cushion is from the blazon, so
this is probably going to have to have a visual comparison.
8. Isabele of Dunbar -- Per bend argent and purpure, a wolf rampant
counterchanged.
clear of: Angharat verch Reynulf (3/02 An Tir) -- (Fieldless) A wolf
rampant barry argent and purpure.
There is a CD for field vs fieldless, and one for the tincture of the
wolf (i.e., from “barry” to “per bend”).
9. Jok Macpherson -- Per fess dancetty azure and vert, in chief a
thistle Or.
The docs for both name elements are as cited.
Possible reblazon: Per fess indented azure and
vert, in chief a
thistle Or.
probably clear of: Caressa de Marchena (11/79 West) -- Per
fess gules and sable, issuant from base a stalk of three sunflowers,
one and two, throughout proper. [Helianthus annus]
There is a CD for changing the field, and probably at least one for
changing the type and number of of flowers.
probably clear of: Oriana la Fleur de Bruse (11/89 Outlands) --
Azure, a thistle bendwise sinister Or.
There is a CD for changing half the field, and there should be one for
the orientation of the thistle. There may not be one for
position/arrangement: the thistle has to be either completely on one
section of the field or the other, so as not to overlay the
low-contrast line of division.
10. Lasairfhíona inghean Uî Ghallchobhair -- Argent, two
lions
rampant addorsed tails entwined gules, a chief indented sable.
Wow, was I really herald of record? I thought I just drew it
[Coronation seems forever ago.... :-) ]
Yup, that’s how the name is listed on the December 2007 LoAR (not sure
why the <U> in <Uí> is capitalized, but it
apparently is.
clear of: Ianthe Delfini del Mare (10/08 Caid) -- Argent, a lion
rampant contourny maintaining a pomegranate gules, a chief embattled
sable.
There is a CD for adding one of the lions, and one for changing the
type of complex line on the chief.
11. Margarita de Siena -- Per pale argent and sable, on a goblet
bendwise sinister inverted distilling a goutte de sang a daisy
counterchanged seeded gules, on a chief three mullets counterchanged.
The docs for the given name are as given, as are the docs for
<Siena>.
Fusilla appears to be on the do not photocopy list, according to
Appendix H of the Admin Handbook [URL:
http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/admin.html], but I’m not
familiar with it. I would have thought that the name should be <da
Siena>.
12. Ol’ga Godunova
The docs for both name elements are as cited; note that in addition,
the submitted byname form is found under <Godunova> although
dated to
just OOP (1626), in the name <Ivanova zhena Ivanovicha
Godunova [sic] Orina Nikitichna>.
13. Ragnailt Maccuigham
The docs for the given name are as cited.
The docs for the byname are also as cited; however, there doesn’t
appear to be any evidence that any of these words are found in period
(i.e., that this is modern -- relatively speaking -- Irish, rather
than either Old Irish Gaelic or Middle Irish Gaelic). Note also that
the *actual* citation is for <Marcuigham>, not <Maccuigham>
(which
appears to be a typo in both the LoI and cited documentation).
14. Rubyn Makdonald -- Sable, a wyvern displayed Or within an orle of
mullets of six argent.
The docs for both name elements are as
cited..
probably clear of: Conrad von Zuberbuehler (12/96 Atenveldt)
-- Sable, a cockatrice displayed Or a bordure compony argent and gules.
There is at least one CD for changing the bordure to the orle of
mullets, and there is probably a CD for type (by Precedent from
Jaelle’s tenure:
[a dragon vs a cockatrice] [sic]
We do not normally give a difference for
changing the head only of a beast or monster. However, since they
were
considered different monsters in period, and since the head is not
obscured
in any way, we are willing to grant it the necessary CD to make it
clear of
these possible conflicts. (Wolfger von
Lausfenburg, 11/97 p. 10)
probably clear of: Kjartan Wainwright (6/90 West) -- Sable, a
dragon passant Or, in chief three Kendal flowers proper.
There is a CD for change of posture (although not of type); there is
probably at least one for changes to the secondaries (type, number and
arrangement).
possibly clear of: Sunniva Ormstung (7/96 East) -- Sable, a dragon
sejant reguardant, wings displayed and tail nowed to base, in chief a
demi-sun Or.
There is at least one CD for changes to the secondaries (type,
tincture, number); there may or may not be one for posture, however,
given the wing position.
possibly not clear of: Daffyd ap Caradoc (5/84 Atlantia) -- Sable, a
wingless, gules hydra, tail nowed, Or.
There is a CD for addition of the secondaries; there may be one for
type but not for posture.
clear of: Valgard
Leifsson (3/93 Middle) -- Sable, a wyvern displayed and sinister
facing Or, charged on each wing with a goblet gules.
There is a CD for adding the secondaries, and removing the tertiaries;
note that there is
probably nothing for the head position.
clear of: Nicholas of Thistletorr (12/91 West) -- Sable, a dragon
displayed, head facing sinister, between three roses argent.
There is a CD for change of tincture of the primary charge (but not of
type or head position) and at least one for type and number of
secondaries.
possibly clear of:
Michael Drache (10/93 Middle) -- Sable, a dragon dormant between five
mullets in annulo argent.
There is at least one CD for changing the tincture and posture of the
dragon. There may be CDs for number and arrangement of the
secondaries.
15. Tadhg Sotal Ó Néill
Online docs for <Tadhg> are as cited. Additionally,
ÓC&M [p. 168]
gives this spelling as a post-1200 header form.
The docs for the given name and the descriptive appear to be as cited;
however, they seem to be fairly far apart temporally (the latest dated
citation in the Annals article for <Sotal> is earlier than the
earliest dated cite for <Tadhg>.
The docs for the patronymic form appear to be as cited; however in the
raw data for the patronymic construction, I didn’t find a dated
citation for <Ó Néill>, only for <Uí
Néill/Uí Neill> -- and these
were for (very) late 1400 -early 1500 cites (which may throw an
*additional* temporal inconsistency into the mix).
16. William Peregrinus -- Per bend sinister gules and sable,
a cross bottony and on a chief argent a falcon rising winged [sic]
addorsed and inverted sable between two roses gules.
The docs for the given name are as cited. Additionally, although not
giving a dated citation, Withycombe [pp. 293-94] says the name:
was introduced into England by the Normans in the 11th C [sic], from
which time it has held its place as one of the com- [sic] monest
men’s
names (from the 16th to 19th C [sic], for instance, it averages 20
[sic]
per cent. [sic] of baptismal entries in parish registers), tying
with John
for first place.
I don’t have Bardsley; however, the Reaney and Wilson docs are as
cited.
possibly clear of:
Francis Martin (11/05 Æthelmearc) -- Per bend sinister azure and
sable, a cross of Calvary and on a chief argent three ravens sable.
possibly clear of: Alainne d’Ancenis (2/05 Atlantia) -- Azure, a
Latin cross of Toulouse and on a chief argent a fleur-de-lys azure
between two crescents sable.
possibly clear of: Constanzia Moralez y de Zamora (6/01 Lochac) --
Gules, a cross of Santiago, on a chief argent three crescents sable.
In each case, there is a CD for changes to the field; and possibly one
for changes to the tertiaries (type of all of them and tincture of
more than half of them). There may or may not be one for the type of
cross.
clear of: John Theophilus (12/87 West) -- Azure, a cross formy
throughout and on a chief argent, three hearts gules.
clear of: Stephan of
Atenveldt (11/07 Atenveldt) -- Per bend gules and sable, a cross formy
and on a chief argent a fleur-de-lys between two roses gules.
possibly not clear of: Taliesin d’Acre (11/83 Caid) -- Sable, a cross
of Jerusalem and on a chief argent three Maltese crosses gules.
In each case here is a CD for changing the field
and one for changing
the type of cross.
possibly clear of: Raven of Drachenheim (1/03 West) -- Sable,
a Latin cross crosslet and on a chief argent a fleur-de-lys between
two ravens regardant respectant sable.
There is a CD for changing half the field; there may be one for
cumulative changes to the tertiaries (type and tincture of two, and
type of the third). There is probably not one for the type of cross.
probably clear of: Adam of Erin (12/91 Atlantia) -- Vert, a celtic
[sic] cross and on a chief argent three quatrefoils vert.
probably clear of: Gideon Lydiard (3/04 Æthelmearc) -- Vert, a
cross
moline and on a chief argent three torteaux.
In each case here is a CD for changing the field and probably one for
type of cross (there is a CD between these crosses and a cross
crosslet, so there is probably one between this and a cross bottony as
well.
clear of:Donnchadh Farris (12/86 Trimaris) -- Per bend sinister gules
and sable, on a cross crosslet fitchy argent, a mullet of eight points
gules between four horseshoes in cross, open ends to center, azure.
There is at least one CD for removing the charged chief, and one for
addition of the tertiary charges on the cross. There is however, not
one for field or for the type of cross.
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