Æthelmearc Letter of Report Æ74
February 1, 2004

Thanks to commenters Aryanhwy, Beatrice de Winter, Brandubh, Charles O'Connor, Cnute, Diane the Scrivener, Drostan, Edmund, Egill, Elizabeth Law, Elsbeth, Gilles, Graidhne, Mór, Myfanwy, Otfrid, and Rosamunde. Your advice and research have been indispensable.

The items accepted in this letter have been forwarded to Laurel on XLoI Æ74 (January 30); they will be decided on in May 2004.

1. Æthelmearc, Kingdom of – Administrative action

We would like to note that the badge submitted on our July XLoI (Æ69) "(Fieldless) A demi-escarbuncle argent" will be used by the Kingdom for Augmentations of Arms.

2. Alric æt Mæidesstana – New name accepted

We have made two changes to the name.

Mæidesstana seems to be an Anglo-Saxon form of this placename (Ekwall finds this spelling in the Carticularium saxonicum), in which case 'of' is illegal (using an English preposition and an Anglo-Saxon placename is mixing languages within the same name element). We have changed 'of' to its Anglo-Saxon equivalent, 'æt.'

We only found reliable citations for the spelling Alaric in the late 4th / early 5th centuries. The submitted spelling of the byname is dated to the 14th century, a temporal disparity of 1,000 years. To avoid temporal compatibility, we have changes Alaric to the later, Anglo-Saxon spelling Alric.

3. Aleyd von Kiel – New name and device accepted

Azure, a crane passant and on a chief argent three roses azure.

4. Damian Kennison – New name accepted

5. Dmitrii Zhirov – New name accepted, New device returned

Argent, a chevron quarterly gules and sable.

This device is being returned for violating RfS VIII.2.b (parts iii and iv), which indicate that divisions of four parts must have good contrast excepting only quarterly and per saltire. This chevron is neither quarterly nor per saltire, but rather "per pale and per chevron," in which case the low contrast sable-and-gules combination is illegal.

6. Emma Idunn – New name accepted

7. Hrothgar Ivarsson – New name and device accepted

Per chevron dovetailed gules and sable, in chief two lozenges and in base two wolves statant in pale argent.

Originally submitted as Hrothgar Ivarson, the correct formation of the Old Norse patronymic based on Ivarr has a double s. The device has been redrawn in response to several commenters' concerns.

8. James of Hartstone – New name and device accepted

Gules, a mouse rampant and on a chief embattled argent three apples slipped and leaved gules.

9. Klaus Isenfaust – New household name House Isenfaust accepted

10. Marioun Yong – New name accepted

11. Morien ap Rhys of Cardiff – Badge resubmission accepted

(Fieldless) A triskele within and conjoined to an annulet argent.

12. Reynold Wolferton – New device returned

Quarterly vert and argent, two wolves rampant argent.

Unfortunately we must return this lovely device for conflict with Marlo the Morose (Quarterly azure and gules, in fess two poodles rampant argent). There is one CD for changes to the field, but Reynold's wolves are forced by the field to be arranged in bend sinister. Because this change of arrangement (from 'in fess' to 'in bend sinister') is forced, it does not grant a second CD.

13. Wolfgang von dem Schwartzwald – New badge accepted

(Fieldless) A long cross formy Or, overall two swords in saltire argent.

This cross is identical to the "long cross paty" in Wolfgang's arms. We are requesting that Laurel change one of the blazons so that it is clear from the blazons (i.e. matching terms) that the cross in his badge is the same as the cross on his arms.

14. Zara the Quiet– New household name Plant y Ddraig and new badge accepted

Per fess indented Or and azure, a dragon and a catamount passant counterchanged.

Originally submitted as Plant Ddraig, we have added the preposition "y" because it seems to be more grammatically correct, according to commentary. We refer you to XLoI Æ74 for the entirety of the discussion and documentation that is being forwarded to Laurel.