Æthelmearc External Letter of Intent #Æ45
January 6, Y2K1 C.E. / A.S. XXXV

Unto Dame Elsbeth Anne Roth, Laurel Queen of Arms, Lord Pietari Pentinpoika, Pelican King of Arms and the members of the Society College of Arms and all unto whom these words come, warmest greetings on this First Twelfth Night of the New Millennium from Lord Dagonell Collingwood, Garnet Herald for the Sylvan Kingdom of Æthelmearc.

Please note: My correct current address is: David P. Salley, 5294 Webster Road, Fredonia NY 14063. A number of people started sending letters back to my old address when it was mistakenly listed in the roster. Please update your address books again if you have not already done so.

It is the intention of the Kingdom of Æthelmearc to register the following items.

01.) Cétach Fitzgibbon (M) -- new name and device

Cetach -- O'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 50, (s.n. Cétach) "In the later middle ages, it was favoured by the O Mores, O Farrells and other families"

Fitzgibbon -- MacLysaght, pg. 1 10 (s.n. Fitzgibbon) "Mac Giobúin, The name of two unconnected Norman Irish families; one of the same stock as the Burkes of Mayo, the other of West Munster whose head was the White Knight. See Irish Families"

"Per bend sinister Or and purpure, a ferret sejant contourny and a triquetra inverted counterchanged."

02.) Daniel del Cavallo -- name registered November 1989, new badge

"(Fieldless) a demi-horse couped rampant Or maintaining a sun gules."

03.) Dewi de la Brooke -- name registered February 2000, new device

"Gules, a chamfron argent, on a chief Or three fleur-de-lys azure."

His previous submission, with the tinctures of the chief reversed, was returned in-Kingdom for having a color-on-color chief and using the arms of France, Ancient.

04.) Doireann the Wanderer (F) -- new name and device

Doireann -- 0'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 75, (s.n. Doirend, Dairenn, Doireann) "Doirend was the mother of Gilla Pátraic, an 11th century King of Ossory."

Wanderer -- Possibly the most common by-name in the SCA.

"Azure, a water lily in profile and on a chief argent three feathers bendwise sinister sable."

05.) Fergus MacInnes (M) -- new name and device

Fergus -- O'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 97, (s.n. Fergus, Fearghus) "Fergus is an extremely common name in the early period."

MacInnes -- Black, pg. 517, (s.n. Macinnes, Mackinnes, Mackinness) derived from MacAonghuis meaning "son of Angus". Various spellings back to 1514.

"Argent, on a pale vert between two wolves combatant sable, three mullets Or."

I have corresponded with the submitter. The wolves were copied from a heraldry book. He has been instructed to make them larger in future emblazons to fill the entire space.

06.) Florian du Pompier -- name registered February 1994, new badge

"(Fieldless), a demi-dragon segreant sable, issuant from flames proper."

07.) Pleasance de Coignieres (F) -- new name and device

Pleasance -- Withycombe, pg. 246, (s.n. Pleasance) "found as Christian name from the 13th century onwards."

de Coignieves -- Reaney and Wilson, pg. 108, (s.n. Conyers), "from Coignieves" earliest example 1170. Additionally, Dauzat and Rostaing, Dictionnaire Etymologigue des Noms de Lieux en France, pg. 199 (s.n. Cogners) cites various spellings including this one to 1144

"Argent, an owl affronty and on a chief sable three mice couchant contourny tails erect argent."

08.) Sorcha of the Lake (F) -- new name

Sorcha -- O'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 167, (s.n. Sorcha) "This was a relatively common name in Medieval Ireland and remained in use down to the nineteenth century."

of the Lake -- Reaney & Wilson, pg. 269 (s.n. Lake) cite Richard de la Lake (Richard of the Lake) to 1200.

09.) Tsvia bas Zipporah Levi of Granada -- name registered September 1983, new badge

"Fieldless on a glove aversant inverted argent, a pomegranate inverted gules."

If this badge is registered, her old badge "(Fieldless) On a glove aversant per fess or and argent, a pomegranate gules." will be released.

10.) Úna inghean Dauíd -- new name

Una -- Withycombe, pg. 284, cites Una as "an ancient Irish name". O'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 176, (s.n. Una) say it is "an extremely popular name especially in later medieval Ireland".

Dauíd -- O'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 70, (s.n. Dauíd, Daibhead) cite this (first spelling) as "a borrowing of the Biblical name David which was introduced to Ireland by the Anglo-Normans and which became a common name amongst the ... aristocratic Munster families in the later middle ages."

Originally submitted as Una nic Daffyd, the name was altered to be internally consistent, after consultation with the submitter.

This letter contains: 6 new names, 5 new devices, and 3 new badges, for a total of 14 new submissions. A check for $56 will be coming via separate letter from Lord Francis Belgraunde, Chancellor of the Exchequer for the Æthelmearc Heralds' Office