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Letter of Intent #130
Solveig Throndardottir

Baron Fridrikr!

Greetings from Solveig!

2. Per bend vert and argent, a compass star and a bordure sable

    The compass star is a "weirdness". I am a bit concerned about
    the relatively low contrast between the sable compass star and
    the vert portion of the field.

3. Gyronny Or and vert, a bear rampant contourny sable within a bordure sable seme of descrescents Or

    The bordure is way too narrow and the decrescents are way
    too small. The emblazon should be redrawn.

6. Gules, a heart and a chief rayonny enarched Or

    It looks like a very large demi sun to me. I'm not at all
    confident about enarching a rayonny chief.

8. Purpure, a unicorn rampant contourny argent and on a chief engrailed Or three harps vert

    The unicorn looks anorexic. The overall design looks fairly
    simple and unified despite the artificial complexity count.

9. (Fieldless) A stand of three cattails slipped and leaved proper

    Are cattails known to Europe in period? Maybe, I just don't
    know. Apparently yes. However, they are known in England
    as: bulrush, bullrush, or reedmace. Would not the British
    word be more appropriate than the American? Regardless,
    should not these synonyms be checked?

10. Per fess azure and sable, a phoenix and in chief a heart sustained by a pair of hands fesswise aversant argent

    Shouldn't the hands and heart be a tad bigger?

Your Humble Servant
Solveig Throndardottir
Amateur Scholar