Hi there! The flood has slowed down a little — only thirty-five numbered items this time. Once again, let me repeat: you guys rock! I'm blown away by your hard work: for this letter, I have submissions from fifteen different members of the Æthelmearc College of Heralds. Since the first of the year, I have received 72 pieces of armory and 77 names. That's a great job; give yourselves a pat on the back.
Upcoming events: there will be a consulting table at War Practice and at Sylvan Crusade (I'll give you the rest of the summer next month). I hope to see you there! We always need more hands to help, whether by consulting or just by coloring submissions. There's always work to do, and we try to properly appreciate it.
Thanks to all those people who have commented on recent letters of intent. I really appreciate you. Comments on this letter are due on May 31. I accept either printed or e-mail copy, so send it in. Even relatively brief comments, or comments on only a few items really help me out. To remind you: my e-mail is julias@alumni.pitt.edu, my mailing address is: Julia Smith, 1155 Portland St., Pittsburgh, PA 15206.
It is the intent of the College of Heralds of Æthelmearc to
register the following:
1. Betha of Bedford - Change of name and change of device
Ermine, vetú azure, a brown horse couchant proper blazed and stockinged argent collared and chained of a baronial coronet sable.
The name is intended to be feminine; she allows minor changes only. Her currently registered name, Elisabeth of Bedford, registered in November 1989, will be released upon registration of this name. In addition, her current device, Ermine, vetú azure, a brown horse couchant proper blazed and stockinged argent, registered in September 1991, will be released upon registration of her new device.
Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Bethel) date Betha de Bureswelles to 1176-9. Mills gives Bedford as a header form and dates Bedeford to 1086.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
2. Betha of Bedford - Change of badge
Ermine, vetú azure, a brown horse couchant contourny proper blazed and stockinged argent collared and chained of a baronial coronet sable.
Her current badge, Ermine vetú azure, a brown horse couchant contourny proper, blazed and stockinged argent, should be released on the registration of this badge.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
3. Briawg ap Ithel ap Maelgwn - Name and Device
Argent a wolf's head contourny couped gules on a chief azure three arrows argent.
The name is intended to be masculine. He would like the name to be authentic for 7th century Welsh. He will allow any changes.
Briawg is given as a Welsh spelling of a name found as Briaci (genitive form), from what appears to be a late Roman inscription, found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk.archaeology/cisp/data…. and there it cuts off. Could someone check this out for for me? It looks like a great source, but I need a date and a complete URL.
Ithael ab Arthwyr, king of Gwent, a kingdom in Wales, died in 848. A previous king of that name died c. 745; this is from a website labelled "The Early Welsh Kingdoms, Gwent and Glywysing, later Morannwyg (Glamorgan)." I need the complete URL.
Maelgwn Gwynedd is the name of a legendary king of Gwynedd born c. 480.
Herald of Record: Gilles de Beauchamps
4. Ceinwen Bleddyn — Device
Per pall vert, argent, and sable, two wolves respectant sejant ululant counterchanged and in chief a decrescent Or.
When was her name registered?
Herald of Record: Alheydis von Korckhingen
5. Ennoguent filia Bronmael - Name and Device
Per fess urdy Or and vert, two sprigs of wormwood and a cat couchant counterchanged.
The name is intended to be feminine. She requests a name authentic for 9th century Breton, but will not accept major changes.
Ennoguent is found as a Breton feminine name in the 9th to 11th century in the Academy of Saint Gabriel Report 1936. This report suggests that patronymic forms are often not declined. Can somoen give me the URL?
The Academy of Saint Gabriel gives Bronmael as a 9th century masculine Breton name (in Report 2011). Can someone give me the URL?
Herald of Record: Ailis Linne
6. Failenn de Cearsaigh - Device resubmission
Counterermine, a winged woman statant affronty wings displayed argent crined azure within a bordure argent.
Her previous device on LoI 53 was withdrawn by the submitter.
Herald of Record: Roana d'Evreux
The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept all changes. If the name must be changed, he cares most about the sound.
Finn is a header form in O Corrain and Maguire, who say "In the later Middle Ages, [Finn] remained in use especially among the O Dempseys and the O Driscolls."
Ó Connail is a header form in Woulfe, who says "from the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion down to the 17th century, the O'Connells were followers of the MacCarthy More."
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
8. Gawin Hawkseye - Name and Device
Vert, on a chevron inverted argent, three hawk's bells sable, in chief a hawk close argent.
The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept any changes.
Gawin is dated as a masculine name to c.1530 in Academy of Saint Gabriel Report 679 (the citation is from Withycombe — can someone check the header form?).
Hawkseye is a medieval placename in Lancashire, according to the Academy of Saint Gabriel report 409. This is before the Academy used footnotes: can someone check where it's cited from (I suspect Mills or Ekwall)?
Herald of Record: Eleanore Godwin
9. Genevieve Ravencrest - Change of name and change of device
Azure, a pegasus passant regardant argent, on a chief dovetail argent, three fleur-de-lis azure.
Her name is intended to be feminine. She will allow any changes. Her currently registered name Gwyneth de Grey (registered November 1997) will be retained as an alternate name; her currently registered device, Purpure, on a fess dovetailed between two pegasi passant reguardant argent, three roses gules, will be retained as a badge. The note that you attached explaining what she wanted to happen with her old items was very nicely done!
Geneviève is found in the 1292 Paris Census (by Colm Dubh); it can be found at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/paris.html. The accents appear to be editorial, so dropping them should not be a problem.
Ravenscrest was recently registered by Laurel (in 11/01); in so doing, Laurel proclaimed the element —crest SCA compatible. That registration was for the submitter's husband, and she wishes the same spelling.
Herald of Record: Eleanore Godwin
10. Gilchrist MacNaughton - Name and Device
Per bend vert and argent, a tower counterchanged
The name is intended to be masculine. He would like a name authentic for a 12th century Scot, but will accept minor changes only.
A webpage titled "Meaning of the Surname McKnight" http://home.centurytel.net/ctn19580/SRCMEANINGSOF SURNAME.html says that "In 1267 Gilchrist MacNaughtane of that ilk was by King Alexander III appointed veritable keeper of his castle and island of Frechelan…"
Herald of Record: Gilles de Beauchamps
11. Goimir Gora - Name and Device
Per fess dancetty azure and Or, a goat passant argent and a yew tree proper.
The name is intended to be masculine. He wants his name to be authentic for Polish and allows any changes.
Goimir is found in Wickenden as a header form, and is dated in that spelling to 850.
Gora is the Polish word for "mountain." The submitter requests that it be changed as necessary to create the meaning "of the mountains."
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) Macculloch
12. Gregory of the Hills — Device
Per fess invected azure and vert, in base a tower Or.
When was his name submitted; it's listed on the form as currently in process.
Herald of Record: Coronation consult table
The name is intended to be masculine. He allows minor changes only. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the sound.
Griffith is a subordinate header form in Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Griffin), who date Griffinus seu Griffith to 1428.
Rider is a header form in Reaney and Wilson, who date Henry Rider to 1599.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
14. Gwenhwyvar verch Llewelyn y meddyg - Name and Device
Per bend sinister sable and argent, two hawks rising wings inverted and addorsed counterchanged, a chief potenty erminois.
The name is intended to be feminine. She wants her name to be authentic for 16th century Welsh, and will accept any changes.
All the elements in this name are found Heather Rose Jones, "Simple Guide to Constructing 16th Century Welsh Names" http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/tangwystyl/welsh16.html. The byname y meddyg is intended to mean 'the doctor'.
Herald of Record: Eleanore Godwin
The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept any changes.
John is a header form in Reaney and Wilson, who say "By the beginning of th 14th century, John rivalled William in popularity and has always been a favorite name."
Bacon is a header form in Reaney and Wilson, who date Geoffrey Bacon to 1296.
Herald of Record: Geoffrey Montgomery
16. Julian de Ver - Name and Device
Argent, a turtle purpure between three wheels azure.
The submitter does not care about the gender of the name, and will allow any changes.
Julian is found in the Paris census (Colm Dubh) http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/paris.html as a feminine name: Julian [une] fame.
Reaney and Wilson (s.n. de Vere) date Alberic de Ver to 1086 and Walter de Ver to 1121-35.
Herald of Record: Richenda de Jardin
17. Juliana Richenda Trevain — Badge
(Fieldless) A seahourse gules goutty d'eau.
Herald of Record: Juliana de Luna
18. Kunetil Der Bogenschutze - Name and Device
Per fess Or and azure, a lozenge counterchanged..
The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept minor changes only. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the meaning "Kunetil the archer."
Kunetil is dated as a German given name to 1373 (under the heading Cuno) from http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/bahlow_v.html
Bogenschütze is the German word for "archer" according to the Langescheidts English-German Dictionary.
Herald of Record: Pedro de Alcazar/ Emma in draumspaka (Pennsic
Consulting Table)
19. Lorenz Butterman — Device
Per saltire sable and erminois.
His name is in proccess on LoI #57.
Herald of Record: Richenda de Jardin
20. Mairi ni Raghaillaigh — Badge
(Fieldless) An escarbuncle per pale argent and azure.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
21. Malcolm Duncan MacEoghainn — Badge
Purpure,a triple-towered castle argent, on a chief embattled ermine a lion dormant sable.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
22. Maria Piekneptono — Device
(Fieldless) On a wool-pack palewise azure a phoenix argent.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
23. Mathias ap Morgan - Name and Device
Vert, a fern argent.
The name is intended to be masculine. He wants his name to be authentic for 16th century Welsh, and will accept any changes.
All the elements in this name are found Heather Rose Jones, "Simple Guide to Constructing 16th Century Welsh Names" http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/tangwystyl/welsh16.html.
Herald of Record: Eleanore Godwin
The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept any changes. If her name must be changed, she cares most about sound.
Matilda is dated to 1889-1215 in Withycombe (s.n. Mathilda, Maud(e)).
Kayne is a subordinate header in Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Cain); they date Thomas Kayne to 1260.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
25. Meirwen verch Owein — Device
Per chevron azure and gules, in chief three mullets of six points elongated to chief and base Or and in base a trillium inverted argent.
This has a conflict; a herald is working to get permission to conflict. Can you find it?
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
26. Morien ap Rhys — Badge
(Fieldless) A triskele within and conjoined to an annulet argent.
Yes, we know it's a tomoe; the question is, does this blazon describe it adequately?
Herald of Record: Ailis Linne
The name is intended to be feminine. She wants her name to be authentic for Irish, but will accept minor changes only.
Roach is found in Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn "Early Irish Feminine Names from the Index to O'Brien's Corpus Genealogiarum Hiberniae." Can someone pull the URL for me?
Niall is a header form in Ó Corrain and Maguire; it is also found in Tangwystyl's "100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early Medieval Ireland." Can someone pull the URL for me?
Are the elements of this name all in the same orthography (early or late)? Is the patronymic in the genitive form?
Herald of Record: Bressal (Bruce) Macculloch
The name is intended to be feminine. She wants a name authentic for Irish, and will accept any changes.
Sáerlaith is dated to 969 in Mari Elspeth nic Bryan "Index of Names in Irish Annals" http://s-gabriel.org/names/mari/AnnalsIndex Feminine/Saerlaith.shtml.
The feminine byname an Einigh 'the hospitable" is dated to 1473 in Mari Elspeth nic Bryan "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Descriptive bynames found in Feminine Names" http://www.s-gabriel.org/ names/mari/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/DescriptiveBynames.html.
Herald of Record: Aine ingen Morgain
29. Simon de Okewode — Change of Holding Name and Change of
Device
Or, a pointed arch sable between three oak leaves vert.
The name is intended to be masculine. He wants his name to be authentic for 14th century English, but will allow minor changes only.
The holding name Glenn of Sterlynge Vayle was created in April of 1988 with the registration of his device Per fess Or and argent, a pointed arch sable, masoned of the field, between three oak leaves vert. Both will be released upon accceptance of these submissions.
Simon of Northampton flourished as an archietect between 1226 and 1252, according to English Medieval Architects by John Harvey, published by Alan Sutton in 1987.
In the same book, (s.n. Thomas Nunton), a placename Okeham is dated to 1424, and (s.n. John Wode) John Wode is dated to 1429. Both are documentary forms, retaining the original spellings.
Herald of Record: Malcolm fitzWilliam
The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept any changes.
Tangwystyl is found in a list of women's names in "A Simple Guide to Constructing 13th Century Welsh Names" by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn, found at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/welsh13.html.
Gwyn is a masculine name in the same source.
Herald of Record: Edmund Tregelles
31. Tigernach Mag Shamhrain - Device resubmission
Quarterly gules and sable, four natural tigers rampant argent marked sable.
His previous submission, Per pale argent and Or, an oak tree eradicated azure, on LOI 53 was withdrawn by the submitter.
Herald of Record: Roana d'Evreux
32. Tomasia da Collina Ventoso - Name and Device
Per fess azure and Or, a lozenge counterchanged.
The name is intended to be feminine. She allows minor changes only. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the meaning "Windy Hill."
Tomasia is found in "Italian Renaissance Women's Names" by Rhian Lyth (Can someone find me the URL?).
Collina is found in Fucilla as a surname derived from a placename meaning "hill." No dates given.
Ventoso is the Italian word meaning "windy" in the Langenscheidt Standard Italian Dictionary, p. 356.
Herald of Record: Jadwiga Zajaczkawa/Emma in draumspaka (Pennsic
consultation table)
33. Ulfr hinn Svarti Juzki - Name and Device
Per chevron sable and azure, on a pall argent a wolf's head erased sable langued gules.
The name is intended to be masculine. He wants a name authentic for 10th to 12th century Danish Norse, and will accept any changes.
Ulfr is found in Geirr Bassi The Old Norse Name on p. 15. It is also found in the same page as the first byname, as Ulfr Litli á Lundi "Ulfr Little in Lund". This suggests that two bynames, one descriptive and one locative, could be combined.
Sandulfr hinn Svarti (the capitalization is Lindorm's, not mine) can be found in "The Bynames of the Viking Age Runic Inscriptions" by Lindorm Eriksson http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/lindorm/ runicbynames/body.htm
Ozurr Júzki is found in the same source http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/lindorm/runicbynames/ tribes.htm.
The bynames are intended to mean "the black" and "the Jutlander." If an element must be dropped, please drop Juzki.
Herald of Record: Hrefna in heppna Thorgrimsdottir
34. Vladisla Nikolich — Device
Gyronny argent and azure, a rustre sable.
Herald of Record: Rhys ap Madog
The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept any changes. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the sound.
Yzabeau is found on a website whose URL I can't read, but that we think is available on the Medieval Names Archive http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names.
The placename Evreux is found in Dauzat and Rostaing., but I still need a dated citation.
Herald of Record: Richenda de Jardin