1: Áengus mac Duibh - New Name
Submitter desires a masculine name.
Áengus - Kathleen M O'Brien (Mari Elspeth nic Bryan), Index of Names in Irish Annals: Óengus, Áengus / Aonghus <http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Oengus.shtml>, cites various spellings of this name, including Áengus dated to 900-1200 and Aonghus dated to 1264.
Duibh - Annals of Loch Cé A.D.1014-1590 <http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/G100010A.html> lists this byname 37 times, including Domnall mac Duibh Dhá Boirend (LC1014.5). The Irish Charters in the Book of Kells <http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/G102003/text011.html> cite one Conall Mac Duibh.
2: Æthelmearc, Kingdom of - New Heraldic Title
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in January of 1998, via Æthelmearc.
Gullskel Herald
Intended meaning is "gold shell" in Old Icelandic
Gull - Zoega, A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, p. 175 - "gold"
-skel - Zoega,p. 371, a feminine noun, meaning "shell". This is as close as is possible to escallop which originates from Middle English: shortening of Old French escalope Online Oxford Dictionary <http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/scallop?view=uk>. Further, the on-line Middle English Dictionary <http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/m/mec/med-idx?type=id&id=MED39845> cites these spellings: "shel(le) (n.) Also shil(le), shul(le), chelle, (N) sselle & (early) scel(e), scille, sculle & shl(e) & (errors) shoelle, schulde, slelle, (late) scele; pl. shelles, etc. & shellus, sheles & (late error) scellys.
Name formation - Zoega, p. 175, show numerous examples of Gull in combination, including gullhella "bar of gold" formed with the feminine noun hella, Zoega, p. 194; and gullbrynja "gold coat of mail", again combining with a feminine noun, brynja, Zoega, p. 74.
This title fits the pattern outlined in Julia Smith (Juliana de Luna), Medieval Secular Order Names <http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names/order/new/> which cites 9 order names formed from <color> + <heraldic charge>. Further, Julia Smith (Juliana de Luna), Heraldic Titles from the Middle Ages and Renaissance: Overview <http://medievalscotland.org/jes/HeraldicTitles/> cites 45 heraldic titles based on heraldic charge names, including Blanc Sanglier Pursuivant, Noir Lyon Pursuivant, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant. We feel that forming the name from Old Icelandic is acceptable.
3: Aíbell ingen Chernacháin - Resub Device
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in October of 2007, via Æthelmearc.
Argent, a dragon displayed sable and on a chief triangular azure a decrescent argent
Her original resubmitted device, Argent, a dragon displayed sable maintaining a chalice and a needle Or threaded sable and on a chief triangular azure a decrescent argent was returned at Laurel in July, 2009, for excessive complexity. At that time, Laurel said
This device is returned for excessive complexity. With four tinctures (argent, sable, Or, azure) and five types of charge (dragon, chalice, needle, chief, decrescent), it has a complexity of nine, which exceeds our rule-of-thumb of eight. While we sometimes waive the complexity requirements for devices which are good period style, the use of a dragon displayed precludes waiving this requirement. As precedent explains, "The use of a dragon displayed is a step from period practice." [Tristram Jager von Bonn, 03/09]This was a resubmission of a return (for conflict) of the same motif in all black and white, which had a complexity count of seven. The changes introduced to clear the conflict and to address the contrast problem mentioned on the June 2008 LoAR have, unfortunately, introduced another issue.
Her original device submission, Argent, a dragon displayed maintaining a chalice and a needle threaded and on a chief triangular sable a decrescent argent was returned by Laurel in June, 2008:
This device is returned for conflict with the device for Robert FitzAlwyn, reblazoned elsewhere on this letter as Argent, a dragon sejant affronty, wings displayed, and on a chief triangular sable a flame Or charged with a broad-arrow gules. There is a CD for changes to the tertiary charge but not for removing the quaternary broad-arrow. Nor is there a CD for the posture of the dragon as Robert's dragon gives the overwhelming appearance of a dragon displayed.We believe that this attempt is clear by 1 CD for the tincture change to the chief plus 1 CD for changes to the tertiary charge (type and tincture).
4: Aleidis Lanen - New Name & New Device
Purpure, in saltire a two-tined fork and a goblet on a chief Or a dragon passant vert
Submitter desires a feminine name.
Sound most important.
Aleidis - Dr. Kees C. Nieuwenhuijsen, Names in the Low Lands 1250-1300: High-medieval given names and bynames in The Netherlands and Flanders <http://www.keesn.nl/name13/en4_list_f.htm>, counts 46 occurrences of Aleydis in a variety of spellings, including Aleidis. It is the most common name in the data set.
Bertus Brokamp, Female first names in the annual accounts of Deventer 1337-1393 <http://www.deventerburgerscap.nl/studies/voornamen-vrouw-en.htm> lists Aleydis as the most common female first name in the data set and states that the accounts were written in Latin until 1360, after which time the accounts were written in Middle Dutch. The author gives two Middle Dutch forms as Aleyd and Aelt.
Guntram von Wolkenstein, Vlaamse Vrouwennamen <http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/guntram/vlaamse.htm#Combined>, counts 11 occurrences of Aleit in Kortrijk 1391-1428 (1.16% of the data set); 22 occurrences of Aleit in Brussels 1259-1530 (4.47%), 3 occurrences of Aleit in Kampenhout-Erps 1321-1499 (2.19%), and 51 occurrences of Aleit in Tongeren 1385-1511 (5.14%). It is unclear whether this source has normalized the spellings. No variant spellings are listed.
Sara L. Uckelman (Aryanhwy merch Catmael), Dutch Names 1393-1396 <http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/dutch/dutch14.html> sn Aleid, cites Aelken, Aleit, Alide, Aliit, Alijd, Aliken
Lanen - David Kipp Conover, Ancestors of David Kipp Conover, "Person Page 132" <http://www.conovergenealogy.com/ancestor-p/p132.htm#i40566>, s.n. Joannes Lanen, gives the approximate birthdate of Joannes Lanen as 1600. Joannes's father is given as Bartholomeus Laenen who married in 1594. Joannes's 10 children are listed using three variants of the surname: Laen, Laenen and Lanen. The four children listed as using Lanen were born in 1624, 1626 (twins) and 1626. Further, Michael Bryan, Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biograohical and Critical, vol. 2 <http://books.google.com/books?id=K2cCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Dictionary+of+painters+and+engr avers:+biographical+and+critical&hl=en&ei=3dAGTY2JIMP68Abto6zgDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resn um=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false>, p. 622, shows a Christoffel Joan van der Lanen, born approximately 1570.
5: Caniodricca verch Elidir - New Device
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in June of 2008, via Æthelmearc.
Per fess azure and argent, three dolphins naiant embowed counterchanged
6: Caryl Olesdatter - New Augmentation of Arms
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in July of 1992, via the East.
Per bend vert and Or, two lyres counterchanged and for augmentation in chief a demi-escarbuncle argent
Her Excellency was gifted with an augmentation by His Majesty Henri on 21 February 2004. Court Report is on file.
7: Edward Harbinger - Resub Badge
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in November of 2005, via Æthelmearc.
(Fieldless) A wolf's head contourny sable maintaining in its mouth a thimble argent
This submission is to be associated with Anastasie de
Lamoure
The original submission, (Fieldless) A wolf's head erased sable maintaining in its mouth a thimble argent, was returned at Laurel in May, 2010, for conflict with the device of Leidhrún Leidólfsdóttir, Per fess paly azure and argent, and argent, in base a wolf's head couped sable. The Laurel return reads in full:
Edward Harbinger. Badge. (Fieldless) A wolf's head erased sable maintaining in its mouth a thimble argent.This badge is returned for conflict with the device of Leidhrún Leidólfsdóttir, Per fess paly azure and argent, and argent, in base a wolf's head couped sable. There's a CD for fieldlessness but no difference is granted between erased and couped and no difference is granted for position on the field when compared to a fieldless badge. The maintained thimble, as always, does not count for difference.
This resubmission should clear the original conflict with 1 CD for the change to the field and the second CD for reversing the position of the wolf's head.
8: Faolán Mer - New Name
Submitter desires a masculine name.
No major changes.
Faolán - Kathleen M O'Brien (Mari Elspeth nic Bryn), Index of Names in Irish Annals: Fáelán / Faolán <http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Faelan.shtml>, cites this form to the 12th-17th centuries and cites Faolán Mac an Gobhann to 1423.
Mer - Kathleen M O'Brien (Mari Elspeth nic Bryn), Index of Names in Irish Annals: Masculine Descriptive Bynames <http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/DescriptiveBynames/Mer.shtml>, cites this byname meaning "the Swift" to the 14th century on.
9: Gwen Telynores - New Device
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in June of 2008, via Æthelmearc.
Or, a harp purpure
We note Laura della Francesca, East, March, 1990: (Fieldless) A Greek Lyre purpure.
Further we note this precedent from Da'ud's second tenure:
[a lyre vs a harp] It was the consensus of the commenting heralds and those attending the Laurel meeting that there is (and should be) a CD between a lyre and a harp. [The submission was returned for a different reason.] (Wintermist, Shire of, 7/94 p. 10)
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10: Kilian Helm - New Device
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in March of 2009, via Æthelmearc.
Per pale argent and vert, a cross formy fitchy inverted and a cross formy fitchy counterchanged
We are uncertain as to whether his device, with cross inverted and not inverted, violates RfS XI.3 (Marshalling) which states
3. Marshalling. - Armory that appears to marshall independent arms is considered presumptuous. Period marshalling combined two or more separate designs to indicate descent from noble parents and claim to inheritance. Since members of the Society are all required to earn their status on their own merits, apparent claims to inherited status are presumptuous. Divisions commonly used for marshalling, such as quarterly or per pale, may only be used in contexts that ensure marshalling is not suggested.a. Such fields may be used with identical charges over the entire field, or with complex lines of partition or charges overall that were not used for marshalling in period heraldry.
b. Such fields may only be used when no single portion of the field may appear to be an independent piece of armory.... Charged sections must all contain charges of the same type to avoid the appearance of being different from each other.
We ask for a ruling from Lord Wreath as to whether or not this design is marshaling.
11: Livia Valentini - New Device Change
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in March of 2009, via Æthelmearc.
Sable, on a bend sinister between two Hungerford knots Or three fleur-de-lys palewise sable
Old Item: Sable, a weaver's knot and a label Or, to
be released.
Versus Lhiannan y Llysieuydd (5/89 Calontir) -- Sable, on a bend sinister between a quarter-sun issuant from dexter chief and a mortar and pestle Or, three oak leaves sable. We count 1 CD for change of type of secondary. 1 CD for change to type of tertiary per X.4.j.ii.
12: Magnús Þorvarðarson - New Name & New Device
Argent, in pale a cross sable and two roundels gules a bordure embattled sable
Submitter desires a masculine name.
No major changes.
Client requests authenticity for Late 10th century Norse.
Magnús - Theodore Andersson and Kari Ellen Gade, eds., Morkinskinna: The Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030-1157), p. 538, cites five examples of this name from the 11th and 12th centuries.
Þorvarðr - Morkinskinna, p. 223, cites a þættr of one Þorvaðr krákunef who gave a gift of a sail to King Haraldr.
Name formation - Sara L. Friedemann (Aryanhwy merch Catmael), A Simple Guide to Creating Old Norse Names, states that masculine names ending in -arðr form the masculine patronymic by adding -arson.
13: Nest verch Gruffydd - New Name Change
Old Item: Briant Huntington, to be retained.
Submitter desires a feminine name.
No major changes.
Client requests authenticity for Wales, 13th century.
Nest - Heather Rose Jones (Tangwystyl vetch Morgant Glasvryn) A Simple Guide to Constructing 13th Century Welsh Names <http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/welsh13.html> cites Nest as one of "30 [feminine] names about which there is no question of interpretation."
Gruffydd - the same article cites Gruffydd. It is a header spelling and may not actually have occurred in 13th c. Welsh.
Name formation - Heather Rose Jones (Tangwystyl vetch Morgant Glasvryn), A Simple Guide to Constructing 16th Century Welsh Names (in English Contexts) <http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/welsh16.html> cites one Margaret verch Gruffith ap Gwyn.
14: Solveig Throndardottir - New Badge
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in November of 1990, via the East.
(Fieldless) An owl rising wings displayed sable atop a fasces fesswise argent, hafted and bladed Or and banded gules
15: Yngvar the Dismal - New Augmentation of Arms
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in April of 1989, via the East.
Vairy argent and sable, a decrescent and for augmentation on a chief gules a demi-escarbuncle argent
His Excellency was gifted with an augmentation by His Majesty Henri on 21 February 2004. Court Report has been filed.