1. Anna Malakina (F) - change of name, new device, new badge
Unto the Æthelmearc College of Arms and all unto whom these words come, greetings from Lord Garnet Herald, Dagonell Collingwood.
Now I know why the Pennsic letter was so short this year. Everybody took their submissions home to submit through their local herald. There's been a steady stream of submissions all month to my mailbox. Speaking of Pennsic, I want to thank my evil minions in the Heraldic Flying Circus and Moving Company who not only commented on the Pennsic submissions, but brought their crayons and markers to the restaurant and helped me color them. The waitress kept looking at us strangely, you'd think she'd be used to us by now. Special thanks to, Cigfran Caer Gwalch, Otfrid Ammerthaler, Elizabeth Law, Diane Scribner and Edmund Tregelles (He's my evil minion on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. I'm his evil minion on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.)
Heralds and Scribes Collegium is November 11, in Sterlynge Vayle, less than two weeks away as I write this. You owe it to yourself to come. Edmund and Cori have lines up some wonderful classes. I always look forward to these events, because I get to match up faces to the commentary letters I receive all year.
Edmund and I are still accepting resumes for Webmaster for the Æthelmearc heralds. The duties are fairly light, update the roster as needed, and each month post links to the Internal Letter, Letters of Comment, External Letter and Laurel's Letter of Acceptance and Return. If you're interested talk to either of us at Heralds and Scribes, or drop us e-mail.
As always, you are welcome to comment on all or any part of this letter. E-mail is strongly encouraged. 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 December 1, 2000 C.E. / A.S. XXXV.
1. Anna Malakina (F) - change of name, new device, new badge
Personal Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire During the Later Byzantine Era by Berret Chavez (known in the SCA as Bardas Xiphias) (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/byzantine) cites (pce):
Anna - to 1057 under Feminine Given Names
Malakina - Malakes to 13th Century under Family Names, with "Malakina" as the feminized form under Feminizing Family Names
If her new name is accepted, her old name Anwen ferch Morgaunt will be released.
Device: "Or, on a lozenge gules, three bezants conjoined one and two."
Badge: "(Fieldless) Three torteaux conjoined one and two."
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd du
2. Brandubh O'Donnghaile - name registered (date?), new device
"Per pale argent and sable, chapè ployè counterchanged."
Herald of Record: Brandubh O'Donnghaile
3. Caitlin Ruadh - name registered April 1993, change of device
"Purpure, a bend argent, three decrescents gules."
If this is registered, her old device is to be released.
Herald of Record: Juliana Richenda Trevain
4. Catherine O'Herlihy (F) - new name and device
Catherine - Withycombe, pg. 186 (s.n. Katharine, Katherine, Catharine, Catherine) Various spellings back to the 4th century. This form is not specifically mentioned, except in the header, however the text says "the spelling with th came in about the 16th C."
O'Herlihy - MacLysaght, pg. 155, (s.n.) "A Ballyvourney erenagh family whose name is sometimes changed to Hurley."
"Per fess wavy azure and vert, in pale an otter passant and a pen per bend sinister argent."
Herald of Record: Bridgette MacFarlane
5. Christofano Vecchione - name registered January 1992, badge resubmission
"Or, a pear vert."
His previous submission, "(Fieldless) A pear vert." was returned for conflict with Hector aus Pier, "Per chevron throughout azure and Or, in base a pear vert." My recommendation was to try to get a letter of permission to conflict. The change is not sufficient to clear the original conflict.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd du
6. Clement of Morocco - name registered March 1997, resubmitted device
"Pean, on a bend sinister Or, a hurst of three trees sable."
His previous submission, with the field sable, was returned in-Kingdom for conflict with Paul of Bellatrix "Sable on a bend sinister Or, three compass stars palewise gules." Yes, it's that Paul of Bellatrix. His submission before that, 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. The new field is appropriate, considering all the 'pean' he's gone through with the submission process. :) Please don't find any conflicts with the new field. There's a local event shortly after commentary on these letters is due, he's the barony cook and I'm afraid I'd be getting bread and water at the feast. Did I mention the cooks' guild also had their badge returned? :)
Herald of Record: Garnet
7. Cordelia Colton (F) - new name
Cordelia - Withycombe, pg. 73 identifies a Cordelia Harvey who died in 1636. An article on the Saint Gabriel website discusses the name in more detail, and comes to the conclusion that it is probably late period (http://www.medievalscotland.org/problem/names/cordelia.shtml) Laurel has registered the name in the past and has ruled on its acceptability as recently as 1995. In the November 1995 LoAR, Laurel states the following in registering the name Cordelia Wynne: "Cordelia must be given the benefit of the doubt; according to Withycombe, it was in actual use in 1636 and close variants can be found in period, at least in literature."
Colton - Reaney and Wilson, pg. 106 identifies a Roger Colton in 1371.
Herald of Record: Edmund Tregelles
8. Daniél O'Rian the Fletcher (M) - new name and device
Daniél - O'Corrain and Maguire, pg. 70 (s.n. Daniél) cites it as a Biblical name "borrowed by a number of early Irish clerics such as Daniél abbot of Roscrea (died 761) and Daniél abbot of Arbrackan (died 736)."
Rian - O'C&M, pg. 155 (s.n. Rián, Rian) "There is a St. Rián whose feast day is 13 April. From this name derives the modern surname O'Riain (O Ryan)."
"Sable, on a bend sinister argent between two arrows bendwise sinister Or, three estoiles of eight rays purpure."
Herald of Record: Ailis Linne
9. Emilia O'Madagain (F) - new name and device
Emilia - In The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare, one of the characters is "Emilia, wife to Iago" (pce)
Madagain - Dictionary of Surnames by Hanks and Hodges, pg. 340 (s.n. Madden), cites O'Madagáin as the Gaelic form. The submitted form lacks the accent mark.
"Quarterly argent and azure, five crosses fleury counterchanged."
Herald of Record: Lodovick of Gray's Inn
10. Giovanni Albanese - name registered (date?), re-submitted device
"Gules, on a chevron inverted enhanced argent, four annulets sable, in base three spear heads inverted argent."
His previous submission, blazoned identically, was returned in-Kingdom for re-drawing. The new emblazon is clear of the original problem.
Herald of Record: ???
11. Hartstone, Incipient Shire of (G) - resubmitted name and device
Hartstone is a proposed place name meaning stone or stony place frequented by deer, such as a salt lick. The elements are documented thusly:
Hart - Ekwall identifies many places with this as a beginning element, including Hartanger (stag slope), Hartburn (stag stream), Hartfield (open land frequented by stags), Hartford (stag ford), Harthill (hill frequented by stags), and Hartwell (stags spring or stream). (Ekwall, pp. 211-212 in the second edition)
-stone - Ekwall also identifies a number of places with -stone, including Hawkstone on p. 216, Whitestone on p. 490, Wigston (meaning Wicgs stone or logan-stone) on p. 494, Blackstone Edge (the edge or ridge with the black stone) on p. 45, and Copplestone (the logan-stone, the rocking stone) on p. 116.
The Shire is particularly eager to keep the name spelled as submitted. While Ekwall identifies some places with the first element spelled Hert- in period, the OED documents the spelling Hart in period in volume 6, on p. 1134 (copy attached).
"Argent, on a pall sable between three maple leaves vert, a laurel wreath Or."
A petition signed by the membership accompanied the submission.
Herald of Record: Silver Buccle
12. Hildarun Huglemann - name in process, new badge
"(Fieldless) A crampon sable."
Herald of Record: Brandubh O'Donnghaile
13. Ian Campbell of Glen Mòr (M) - resubmitted name
His name was originally submitted as Ian Campbell of Glenlyon, however Laurel registered Ian Campbell of St. Swithin's Bog as a holding name because Glenlyon is one of the seats of the Campbell clan and the name as submitted was considered presumptuous.
Ian - Withycombe, pg. 178 (s.n. John) states it's Gaelic for John (pce)
Campbell - Hanks and Hodges, pg. 91, (s.n. Campbell) states that the Campbell clan was founded in the early 13th century (pce).
Glen Mòr - Urquhart Castle by Chris Tabraham and Fiona Stewart state that the castle was built in Glen Mòr (The Great Glen)
Herald of Record: Lodovick of Gray's Inn
14. Katerina de la Mane - name registered may 1994, new device
"Azure, in bend four horseshoes inverted between two four-leaf clovers, a bordure Or."
Herald of Record: Lodovick of Gray's Inn
15. Uther of Southold (M) - new name and device
Uther - Names for the Cornish by Truman, pg. 36, "occurs in 16th and 17th cent. Parish registers"
Southold - Proposed Anglicized form of "Sudholda" Dictionary of English Place Names, A.D. Mills, pg. 319 Southolt - Sudholda OE
"Or, a chevron sable between three gryphons heads erased at the neck proper."
Note from Garnet: They're blazoned as gryphons heads on the color copies and eagles heads on the black and white copies. Since they have ears, I'm inclined to call them gryphons. They are light brown on the color copies.
Herald of Record: Averina Keyes
16. Verica filia Virnin (F) - new name
The First Thousand Years of British Names by Heather Rose Jones (SCA: Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn)
Verica - Appendix II "Some British Names in Roman Inscriptions" (pce) (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/tangwystyl/british1000/appendix1_2.html)
Virnin - Appendix III "5th to 10th Century Names from Jackson's Language and History in Early Britain" (pce) (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/tangwystyl/british1000/appendix3.html)
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd du
In Service, Dagonell Collingwood