ÆTHELMEARC COLLEGE OF HERALDS - commentary archive
Letter of Intent #65
Pendar the Bard



1. Æthelmearc, Kingdom of - New badge
[Fieldless] On an open scroll fesswise enarched gules the words "verba volant scripta manet," overall an escallop Or.
This shouldn't be a problem. It will be the second charged open scroll registered to the kingdom.

2. Arabella MacGrath - New device
Quarterly azure and Or, in bend sinister two fleurs-de-lys azure.
Arabella Macgrath
This name was registered in October of 2001 (via AEthelmearc).
No conflicts found.

3. Caireann Ó Mórdha- New name, New device
Per pale azure and argent, an open book between three suns counterchanged.
No conflicts found.

4. Eleanor Elizabeth Burgar - Resubmitted device
Per bend azure and gules, on a bend cotised Or, four wagon wheels proper.
No conflicts found.

5. Gunther Schwartzrosen - New device
Gules, on a pale engrailed argent a rose barbed and seeded sable.
No conflicts found.

6. Gwilym ap Dafydd - New name, New device
Per pale argent and vert, three suns counterchanged, a bordure sable mulletty argent.
No conflicts found. This would have been a much better piece of armory without the bordure.

7. Johann Schülein- New name, New device
Gules, on a bend bretessed argent three triangles palewise inverted sable.
Remember that objects placed on a bend automatically become oriented bendwise. Since the default orientation of a triangle is point up, these trianges are simply following the orientation of the bend like they are supposed to. No further notes on orientation are necessary.
Blazon-fu: Gules, on a bend bretessed argent three triangles sable.
No conflicts found.

8. Johann Wülfken- New name, New device
Argent, on a chevron gules between three wolves' heads erased sable, three chess rooks argent.
No conflicts found.

9. no comment

10. Rioghnach ni Rose- Resubmitted name, Resubmitted device
Argent, two cats sejant addorsed tails entwined sable between in pale two roses proper.
It is difficult to tell whether the cats are the primary charge group or co-primaries with the roses. The blazon indicates they are the primary charge group, but they are each of equivalent visual weight to the roses. This is modern symmetry and barely resembles heraldry.
No conflicts found.

11. Robert of Worcester- New name, New device
Purpure, two crosses couped Or, between a bend, within a bordure argent.
It doesn't matter how thin the bend is, it is still the primary charge and needs to be listed first. Ordinaries may grow and shrink depending on how much room they are given. This one needs to be fed, but may not get returned for a redraw by Laurel. They will probably just note that the bend and bordure should be drawn larger.
Blazon-fu: Purpure, a bend argent between two crosses couped Or, a bordure argent.
No conflicts found.

12. Thomas von Hessen - New name, New device
Or, issuant from a chevron inverted gules a demi-bull azure.
No conflicts found.

13. Wolfgang Güntherson - New name, New device
Per pale gules and sable, three wolves' teeth issuant from sinister Or.
No conflicts found.