Happy belated New Year! I owe you all an apology, as many of these should have been out in January. I plead a busy personal and professional life: since my last LoI, I've defended my doctoral dissertation in anthropology and am now job-hunting. Before I left for Christmas (before the 20th, I must admit), I had less than a handful of submissions. When I got back, my mailbox was full and submissions have continued all month, as you can see from this letter of intent.
I’m trying something a little different this month. I’ve written some questions in submissions, asking commenters to focus on specific questions (mostly giving dates for citations and checking registration of names). I don’t mean to call anyone’s work into question: you guys are all hardworking and competent. But things slip through the cracks (at least once, I forgot to send the page that had all the documentation for a submission), and I need this information to send the submssions on. Comments are due on March 1.
We're slowly getting caught up on sending submissions to Laurel; in January, the submissions from Pennsic were sent up. They will be decided in May. In February, letters AE 54 and AE 55 will be sent up. As always, information about submissions can be found at the Æthelmearc Heralds webpage: http://www.aeheralds.org/.
Letter of Intent #56
1. Adachi Masamori — New name and device
Azure, two katanas crossed in saltire within a torii proper.
The torii is brown; the katanas are bladed argent, hilted sable. The use of proper does not remove the requirement that charges have good contrast with their field, so this device cannot be registered as is; however, it would be helpful if people could conflict check it for redesign with the torii either argent or Or. A torii conflicts with other similar kinds of architecture, like a gate or dolmen.
He wants an authentic name for Japan. The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept no changes. The structure of a clan name followed by a given name (nanori) is typical order.
A web article (http://www.san.beck.org/AB4-SEAsianKoreaJapan.html) dates Adachi Kagemori to 1247 as a Japanese name. Context suggests that Adachi is a clan or family name.
Masamori is given as a nanori in "Japanese Formal Masculine Given Names" (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/solveig/nanori/nanorim.html).
Herald of Record: Christopher Harper
2. Alana Griffin — Device resubmission
Sable, a griffin segreant Or winged argent maintaining an acorn Or.
This is a redraw of an identical device returned for conflict in October 2001, with these words:
Conflict with Gordon of Axemoor, Sable, a griffin segreant within an annulet Or. There is one CD for removing the annulet. There is no difference for adding the small maintained acorn. Under normal circumstances, the wings of a griffin are considered half the charge for purposes of tincture changes. However, this griffin is drawn with abnormally small wings. We register the emblazon, not the blazon, so we cannot give a CD for changing the tincture of wing color only unless the griffin is drawn with normal proportions. In a winged quadruped monster such as a griffin, a normal depiction has the wings one-third to one-half of the visual weight of the charge. If the griffin were drawn this way, neither this conflict, nor the other conflicts listed here, would apply.
We trust these wings are big enough.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
3. Alheydis von Körckhingen — New name and device
Or, a goblet azure within a bordure azure semy of decrescents argent.
She requests a name authentic for 13th-14th century German and will accept minor changes only.
Alheydis is documented from the May 1996 LoAR, which includes citations of Alheydis Tesmer to 1353 in "G. Schlimpert, Slawische Personennamen in mittelalterlichen Quellen zur deutschen Geschichte" (s.n. Tesmer). The spelling can also be found in documents transcribed at http://www.altertumverein-paderborn.de/h_urk01.htm dated to 1269, 1311, 1321, 1329, 1346, and 1348.
The spelling Körckingen is documented in 500 Jahre Pfarrkiche Kerkingen, a locally written and published town history which says (in part) "During the 13th through 15th centuries the first part of [Kerkingen] was rendered Korck-, Körckh-, Kärk-, Chörck-."
Photocopies of all that and more are enclosed.
Herald of Record: Christopher Harper
4. Alina Marie de Valenciennes — Device resubmission
Per bend gules and sable, a bend between a sun in its splendor and a lion's head cabossed within a bordure Or.
Her name was registered in March 1998; when was her device returned?
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) McCulloch
Oyugun is cited on page 4 of "On the Documentation and Construction of Period Mongolian Names" by Baras-aghur Naran, (www.s-gabriel.org/names/baras-aghur/mongolian.html)
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
6. Anna Maria de Wittes - New Device
Azure, in dexter chief a crescent argent, on a point pointed ployé Or an ankh sable.
Her name was sent to Laurel on AE52, dated December 2001.
Herald of Record: Elsbeth Anne Roth
7. Antoinette de la Croix — New device
Quarterly azure and argent, on a cross counterchanged a lioness' head jessant de lys Or.
When was her name registered?
Herald of Record: Juliana de Luna
8. Antonia di Battista — New name and device
Barry wavy argent and azure, three dragonflies Or.
Antonia is found in Rhian Lyth of Blackmoor Vale's "Italian Renaissance Women's Names (I'm not sure if this is online or in a KWHS proceeding); Battista is found in Rhian Lyth "Italian Personal Names" (Caidan Heraldic Symposium Proceeding, AS XXIV), dated to between 1370 and 1443. The structure can be found in Arval and Talan's online article about Venetian names (can someone pull the URL for me?).
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
9. Arthur Kinsman — New Device
Per bend Or and sable, a dragon rampant counterchanged, a bordure gules.
When was his name registered?
Herald of Record: Gilles de Beauchamps
The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept minor changes only.
Augusto is documented as a variant of Augustin, which is found in the article "15th Century Italian Men’s Names" by Talan Gwynek http://www.s-gabriel.org/docs/italian15m.html. Can we get a citation for Augusto?
Giuseppe is a given name found in "Florentine Renaissance Resources: online Tratte of Office Holders 1282-1532" http://www.stag.brown.edu/projects/tratte/doc/name1.html.
The submitter has relatives who live in an Italian village known today as San Danato. We believe this to be a variant of San Donato. We found the modern town of San Donato Milanese outside Milan (photocopies of map attached), and San Donato the man is clearly dated to period (he died in 1198 according to "Catholic Online Saints" http://saints.catholic.org/saints). Any help on the spelling would be appreciated.
Herald of Record: Edmund Tregelles
11. Barak ben David — Change of device
Gyronny argent and sable, issuant from base two snakes palewise interlaced respectant gules.
Can someone check the date of his name registration and his old device? His old device will be retained as a badge.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
12. Cadell Blaidd du — New badge
(Fieldless) An hourglass sable.
Can someone check the date of his name registration?
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
He will accept any changes. If the name must be changed, he cares most about a byname meaning "of the lake." The name is intended to be masculine.
Cai is documented as derived from the Latin name "Caius" or from the name of the Arthurian knight. The Arthurian name should be sufficient for registration, but can we find a dated citation?
The Welsh Miscellany (CA #66)gives o'r llyn as a sample construction of a locative byname (this one means "of the lake").
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
14. Carlo Garlucci — New Name and device
Azure, on a bend Or between two roses argent barbed and seeded proper three roosters vert.
The name is intended to be masculine. The submitter indicates that he wants his name to be authentic for an unlisted culture (presumably Italian) but will accept minor changes only.
Carlo is found 30 times in "Italian Names from Florance, 1427." Can someone give me the URL?
Galluci is the submitters modern surname; a Xerox of his driver’s license is enclosed as proof. Can we also document it as a period byname?
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) McCulloch
15. Connor M'Eleam — New household name Talbot's Keep and
badge
(Fieldless) A three-headed wolf passant contourny Or collared gules.
Talbot is dated to 1562 in the OED. Keep in placenames has been ruled SCA compatible (Can someone pull the ruling for me?).
Does this need a designator (making it House Talbot's Keep)?
This is marked as a change of household name. Does he mean for "House Sylvanhurst" to be released, or is this simply a second household?
When was his name registered?
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
16. Connor M'Eleam — New badge
(Fieldless) A caltrop per pale argent and Or.
As above, when was his name registered?
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
The name is intended to be masculine. He will not allow major changes; if the name must be changed he cares most about the sound.
Daniel is a header form in Withycombe, who says that it "became popular in the 13th and 14th centuries."
Lightfoot is a header form in Reaney and Wilson, who date Lihtfott to 1206 and Lyghtfot to 1296.
When was his name registered?
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) McCulloch
18. Debatable Lands, Barony-Marche of the — New badge
(Fieldless) A comet fesswise sable.
This depiction of the comet is intended to match the registered version; it's not a heraldic comet, but the depiction is grandfathered.
When was the name registered?
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
19. Dubheasa inghean Dhougaill - New name and device
Gyronny vert and argent, three reremice gules.
The submitter does not care whether her name is masculine or feminine, and allows all changes.
Dubheasa was "a relatively common name in the 13th and 14th centuries" according to OC&M (s.n. Dubessa).
Dougall is dated to 1261 according to Black (s.n. Dougal). We believe this to be the correct genitive form, and properly lenited. Can someone check what Black gives for the genitive form?
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) MacCulloch
His previous submission, Duncan MacAengus, was returned in September 2000 by Laurel for conflict with Donnchadh MacAonghais (the submitter was not informed until February). The addition of an element should clear that conflict. The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept any changes. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the sound.
Duncan is a header form in Black who says that "Dunecan, parson of Duuglas, appears as a charter witness between 1240-9."
Angus is listed in various spellings throughout period in Black. Can someone help with examples?
Skye is "from the isle of Skye." Can we find a dated citation?
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
21. Elizabeth Conney — New name and device
Per chevron vert and argent, two staples argent and a coney sejant erect sable.
She requests a name authentic for England in the late 1500's. She will not accept major changes.
No documentation is given for Elizabeth; would someone pull a 16th century citation from some online source? (R&W and Withycombe will be too early)
Conney is dated to 1577 in "Surnames of Members of the Frobisher Voyages (sorted alphabetically)" by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/frobisher/SurnamesAlpha2.html).
Herald of Record: Cormac O'Gadhra
22. Fearghus mac Eoin - New Name and device
Argent, a boar statant gules.
The name is intended to be masculine. He wants his name to be authentic for 15th century Scottish. He will accept minor changes only.
Fearghus and Eoin are found in Sharon Krossa "Scottish Given Names for Men" and "Scottish names" at http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/gaelicmen/ and http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames101.shtml respectively. The author references as her source the Islay charter, a document written in Gaelic and dated May 6, 1408.
Herald of Record: Juliana de Luna
23. Hunter's Home, Shire of — Change of device
Vert, a deer passant Or within a laurel wreath Or, a chief embattled Or.
The name was registered in September 1991. If this is accepted, the old device "Purpure, three chalices within a laurel wreath Or" will be released. Trivia question: what are the alternatives for old group devices? See below for the answer. I still need a petition for this change of device.
Herald of Record: Isake de Elford
24. Isake de Elford — Device resubmission
Per pale argent and Or, a lion rampant sable within a bordure pean.
His original submission, with a sable bordure (embattled), was returned for conflict with the Barony of Rising Waters Gyronny arrondi gules and argent, a lion salient within a bordure embattled sable. The changes to the bordure add a second CD (and a third).
Herald of Record: Isake de Elford
25. Jacopo di Niccolo — Badge Resubmission
(Fieldless) On a quatrefoil erminois a sealion maintaining a bow gules.
His previous submission, with the same blazon, was returned with these words:
This is not an acceptable depiction of a quatrefoil. A quatrefoil may have pointed or round foils, and it may have a central area large enough to hold a tertiary charge. However, each lobe of the foil should resemble a petal or leaf. If the lobes are circular, each lobe should be well over half a circle. Internal details can also help show that there are four separate petals in a quatrefoil. In this emblazon, each lobe of the quatrefoil is less than half a circle, with the result that these do not seem to be separate petals, but rounded protrusions from some bulky center charge.
As suggested by some commenters, we have compared the emblazon with the quatrefoil shown on plate XXIX of Woodward and Burnett's A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign. The lobes of those quatrefoils are pointed and much more detached, so that they each comprise about 2/3 of a pointed oval. The quatrefoils in Woodward also have internal details that help with identifiability. Some commenters suggested that this quatrefoil was identical to the one in the registered badge of Angus MacBain, (Fieldless) On a quatrefoil pean a lion rampant argent. However, this is not the case. In Angus's quatrefoil, the quatrefoil's lobes are circular, but each lobe is notably more than half a circle. It was also suggested that a similar quatrefoil could be found in the registered badge of Padraic the Fierce, (Fieldless) On a quatrefoil argent a demi-griffin issuant from base sable. However, Padraic's quatrefoil also has well-separated lobes where each lobe is significantly more than half a circle.
This one really does look like the one registered to Angus.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
26. Juliana de Beaujeu - Name and Device
Erminois, on a fess cotised sable three horse’s heads couped Or.
Her name is intended to be feminine. She accepts minor changes only.
Juliana is a header form in Withycombe and that spelling is dated to 1196.
Beaujeu is a header form in Dauzat and Rostaing, who date Belljog to 1147 and de Bellejoco to 1081.
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) McCulloch
27. Kendrick of Ruthven — New Name and Device
Sable, a sun in his splendor and a bordure argent.
He will not accept minor changes, but will accept major ones? Hey, Gilles, is that what he meant to say? He wants a name authentic for 14th century English; if the name must be changed he cares the most about sound.
Kendrick is a header form for Kerrick in Reaney and Wilson. Can someone look up a dated citation for this?
Ruthven is found on p. 237 of The Dictionary of Scottish Place Names by Mike Darton, Lochar Publishing. Can we find this in a dated form?
Herald of Record: Gilles de Beauchamps
28. Kieran MacRae — Badge resubmission
(Fieldless) On an open book purpure, a musical note argent.
This is a resubmission; his previous badge (from ILOI #54) (Fieldless) An equal-armed Celtic cross per pale purpure and argent has been withdrawn.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
29. Megge Gormshuilleach — Device resubmission
Azure, a bend engrailed between two Kendall flowers argent barbed vert and a chief argent.
Her previous submission, without a chief, was returned for conflict with Tova Egeskjold Azure, a bend sinister engrailed between a feather and an oak tree eradicated argent and with Camilla Seawood of Torpoint Azure, a bend sinister engrailed between a sea lion erect and a lozenge argent. The addition of the chief clears these conflicts. Does it create any new ones?
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) McCulloch
30. Murdoch Bayne - Badge resubmission
Per pale ermine and vert, in sinister a lion’s head cabossed Or.
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) McCulloch
31. Otelia d'Alsace — Badge resubmission
(Fieldless) Four fleurs-de-lys in cross Or.
Her previous submission (Fieldless) A cross cletchy Or was returned at kingdom for various conflicts (in February 2001).
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) McCulloch
32. Patricia de Brighton - New name and device
Azure, a chevron Or and a chevron inverted argent interlaced.
The name is intended to be feminine. She allows all changes.
Patricia "occurs from time to time in medieval Latin records" according to Withycombe (s.n. Patricia).
Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Brighton) date Richard de Brighton to 1328.
33. Raffaello di Valore - New Name and Device
Argent, a stag’s head couped gules between two flaunches purpure.
The name is intended to be masculine. He allows minor changes only.
Rafaello and Valore are both found in "Italian Names from Florance, 1427."
Can someone check the URL for me?
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) McCulloch
34. Randal Gartnait — New name and device
Per pale vert and azure, three hawks displayed argent.
The name is intended to be masculine. He wants a name authentic for the 13th century, along the Scottish border. He will accept any changes.
Randal is a header form in Withycombe; Randolph is dated to 1201 and Randle to 1290.
Gartnait is a header form in Black, who dates Garnet and Gartenethe to 1297. I assume that he would prefer these dated forms to the header forms? If not, please let me know, Bruce.
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) McCulloch
35. Remus Fletcher — Badge resubmission
(Fieldless) On a crotal bell Or, a letter "R" sable.
The submitter would like to preserve the term crotal bell if possible.
His previous submission (Fieldless) a crotral bell Or (on LoI 54) was withdrawn (after a conflict was discovered).
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
36. Ríona de Fae - New name and device
Per pale sable and argent, a dragon rampant counterchanged maintaining a flame Or.
The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept any changes. If the name must be changed, she cares most about the sound.
OC&M (s.n. Caiterina) list Ríona as a common abbreviation, and dates the name to the Crusades. It also states that it was "well established among the Irish aristocracy by the 15th century." Does this information refer to Caiterina or specifically to Ríona?
Woulfe (s.n. de Fae) says that the de Fae family was "of considerable importance in the 16th and 17th century."
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
The name is intended to be masculine. He allows any changes. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the meaning 'the baker."
Withycombe (s.n. Robert) gives Robert as a header form and dates Robert(us) to 1086 and Robertus to 1186-1220.
Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Baker) date William le Bakere to 1177.
Herald of Record: Richenda de Jardin
38. Ruaidrí MacAoidh — New name and Device
Counterermine, on a plate a Russian firebird displayed head to sinister gules.
The name is intended to be masculine. If the name must be changed, the submitter cares most about the sound and language (presumably Gaelic).
Ruaidrí is a header form in OC&M (p. 158).
MacAoidh is in Black p. 522 (s.n. MacKay).
Can someone check out the dates on these names?
Herald of Record: Brandubh Ó Donnghaile
39. Sara de Lindley — New device
Purpure, a daisy slipped, in base two rapiers crossed in saltire argent.
Sara's name was on the July 2001 Æthelmearc letter, and was decided at the November 2001 Laurel meeting (not yet published).
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
40. Seth MacMichael — New name and device
Per pale purpure and gules, two gorillas statant respectant argent.
The name is intended to be masculine. The submitter wants a name authentic for Scotland, though he allows only minor changes.
Seth MacLeod is "a native man of the abbey of Dunferline" in 1230 according to Black (s.n. Shaw), who also mentions Fercardus filius Sethi in 1234.
MacMicheael is a header form in Black, who dates McMychel to 1490.
An authentic form will use dated spellings rather than header spellings. Does the submitter want something like Seth McMychel or would he prefer the submitted form?
Herald of Record: Elizabeth Law
41. Stormsport, Shire of — Change of device
Per chevron embattled argent and azure, a mullet environed of a laurel wreath argent.
Does this laurel wreath need to be redrawn to make it more circular?
A lovely petition, including both the blazon and emblazon, signed by lots and lots of officers, was included. Well done!
Herald of Record: Rhys ap Madoc
42. Theoderic Hellehunt — New name and device
Argent, a pall azure between three dog's heads erased gules.
The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept any changes. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the meaning 'hell-hound.'
Theoderic is found in "Early Germanic Names from Primary Sources" by Nicolaa de Bracton (can someone find me the URL), who states that it was found in Gregory of Tours.
Brechenmacher (s.n. Hund) dates Hellehunt to 1241.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
43. Thomasina Bernes - New Name and Device
Azure, a pall Or and on a chief argent three fish gules.
The name is intended to be feminine. She will allow any changes.
Thomasina is dated to 1346 in Withycombe (s.n. Thomasin(e)).
Bernes "before 1329 appears as Bernes and Bernis" according to Black (s.n. Berness).\
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) McCulloch
The name is intended to be masculine. He allows minor changes only. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the sound.
Tobias is a header form in Withycombe, who says it is a Hellenized form of Hebrew Tobiah.
Craythorne is a subheader in Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Crathorne). Can someone give me a date from the citation?
Herald of Record: Daimhin Sinna / Elsbeth Anne Roth
45. William le Forestier — Device resubmission
Argent, on a fess gules between three trees vert, three cranes in their vigilance Or.
His previous submission Argent, a fess gules between in chief three trees two and one vert and a crane in its vigilance sable was returned at kingdom on LoI 51 for conflict with Belarus (Important non-SCA flag) "Argent, a fess gules." There is one CD for addition of secondaries, but nothing else. This clears the conflict.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du