Unto the AEthelmearc College of Arms and all unto whom these words come, warmest greetings from Dagonell Collingwood, Lord Garnet Herald.

Congratulations to His Lordship Edmund Lambert Trellgelles, the new Silver Buccle Principal Herald of AEthelmearc! Vivat! Vivat! Vivat! Condolences to the other fine candidates who tried out for the position. Mistress Elspeth, Laurel Queen of Arms, told me at War Practice that there was no candidate whose warrant she wouldn't sign.

War Practice was wonderful! Several friends told me I was easy to find. They just walked to the far end of the merchants area where all the jugglers were and there I was, playing with machetes and torches. I'll be fine, the bandages should be coming off about the time comments are due (Just kidding! J ) Kudos to Lady Julianna de Luna for running a truly excellent consult table at War Practice. I finally had a chance to return the reference book she left behind at Ice Dragon. The withdrawal symptoms ceased within minutes. J Be grateful this is a short letter. I saw all the submissions Julianna took at War Practice and the next letter of intent is going to be a whopper!

As always, you are welcome to comment on all or any part of this letter. Additional copies are available on the AEthelmearc College of Heralds website (http://www-cs.canisius.edu/~salley/heralds.html) E-mail is strongly encouraged. You can also hand them to me in person. I'm hoping to be at the BMDL Birthday Bash the first weekend of July. Send comments to: Lord Dagonell Collingwood, Garnet Herald, c/o David P. Salley, 5294 Webster Road, Fredonia NY 14063 or salley@klaatu.canisius.edu Due date is July 1, 2000 CE / AS XXXV

01.) Ailionora ingen Fiachra - new name

Ailionora - O'Corrain and Maguire, Irish Names, pg. 18

Fiachara - Ibid, pg. 98 The submitter will accept modification to form the possessive if needed

Herald of Record : Jehan de la Marche

02.) Ada von Heidelberg - new name

The name was submitted at Ice Dragon and then later withdrawn by the submitter. However, I had already forwarded the money to Silver Buccle. The name is being included here to keep my bookkeeping straight.

Herald of Record : Ice Dragon Consult

03.) Catelin Parry called the Patient - change of name from Catelin the Patient

Parry - Reaney, Dictionary of Surnames, pg. 339 (pce) She has also enclosed photocopies of her original name submission and the letter of acceptance from Laurel.

Herald of Record : Connor MacLiam

04.) Christopher Harper - new name and device

Christopher - Withycombe, pg. 65

Harper - Reaney & Wilson, pg. 218 identifies Reginald le Harper in 1275

"Per bend sinister sable and vert, a duck naiant argent and an Irish harp Or."

Herald of Record : Edmund Tregelles

05.) Clement of Morocco - resubmitted device, name registered

"Sable, a bend sinister Or, charged with a hurst of trees sable."

His previous submission, with the field purpure, was returned in-Kingdom for conflict against Gwynffd of Ogg "Purpure, on a bend sinister Or, a blackbird perching upon a log sable, holding in its beak an annulet gules." His submission before that, with the field gules, was returned in-Kingdom for conflict against Sebastian of Ventburr "Gules on a bend sinister Or, three wings palewise, each terminating in a hand brandishing a sword sable." His submission before that was completely different and returned at Laurel for conflict. Can someone please run conflict checks with various fields including azure, vert, counter-ermine and pean? He's the barony cook and I'm afraid I'll be getting bread and water at the next feast. :-) Did I mention the cooks' guild also had their badge returned?

Herald of Record : Dagonell Collingwood

06.) Edmund Lambert of Tregelles - new device, name registered

"Vert, a pretzel or."

Herald of Record : Edmund Lambert of Tregelles

07.) Geiry Thorgrimsdottir - change of name from Aralyn Ermintrude of the Falling Waters

Geiry - Geirr Bassi, The Old Norse Name Book, pg. 10

Thorgrimsdottir - The standard patronymic formation from Thorgrim, Ibid. pg. 16. It should be noted that the submitter's father's SCA name is Thorgrim. If this name is accepted, her old name will be released.

Herald of Record : Edmund Tregelles

08.) Katheryne of Kringskiep - new name and device

This is an Ice Dragon submission but the name submission form has apparently been lost. We have only the device form and receipt for name and device. Help, please?

"Per fess argent and purpure, two domesticated cats sejant erect affronty, sinister forepaw raised, counterchanged."

Herald of Record : Ice Dragon consult

09.) Kaithren Rowand - resubmitted device, name submitted ILoI #F40

"Gules, a griffin passant argent between three fleur-de-lys Or."

Her previous device was completely different and returned in-Kingdom for technical reasons.

Herald of Record : Rhy Chwith ap Madog

10.) Kirstyn von Tobel - new device, name registered

"Argent, a unicorn passant to sinister purpure."

Herald of Record : Richenda du Jardin

11.) Sueva the Short - new name and device

Sueva - Roberts, Gary Boyd ed., Notable Kin, An Anthology of columns first published in NEXUS, 1986-1995, Vol. I, published by the New England Historical Genealogical Society, pg. 37 cites Sueva Orsini to 1381. (pce)

the Short - Hoyt, Robert S., Europe in the Middle Ages, pg. 672, shows a family tree for the Carolingians listing Pepin the Short, (Mayor 741-51, K. 751-68). (pce)

"Purpure, a dragon couchant argent, on a chief wavy vert and argent, three bees purpure."

Herald of Record : Cormac O'Gadhra

12.) Valgard inn Skalli Gunnarsson - change of name from Konrad von Buren

Valgard -- S.L. Friedemann, Viking Names found in the Laudnamebok, pg. 4

Skalli - Ibid, pg. 11

Gunnarsson - Ibid, pg. 2

The submitter will accept either "inn Skalli", (the bald pate), or simply "Skalli", as per Friedemann.

Note from Garnet: The submitter states this document is online with "SCA Heralds". Can anyone find the URL for it please? No photocopies were enclosed. Also, there was no indication of whether his other name is to be released or become a secondary persona. Could someone inquire of him?

Herald of Record : Jehan de la Marche