Greetings and glad tidings in this fine month of April! We here at the Garnet Office don't have much to say this month – you are all doing a wonderful job! Keep those submissions coming, and with no further ado we present to you a new Internal Letter of Intent. Please post your commentary to aethel-heralds@lists.andrew.cmu.edu no later than Monday, May 3.
It is the intent of the Æthelmearc College of Heralds that the following items be considered for registration. Unless otherwise noted, submitters will accept any changes.
1. Ældric of Logan – New name, New device
Sable, a griffin couchant contourny wings inverted and addorsed and on a chief dancetty argent three roses sable barbed and seeded vert. [color version]
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts minor changes only and cares most about sound. He would especially like to keep the spelling Ældric.
Ældric is a variant spelling found in Reaney & Wilson, s.n. Aldrich, with Ældricus de Burc dated to 1066.
Logan is a header form in Reaney & Wilson, with Robert Logan dated to 1204 and Thurbrand de Logan to 1230. Logan is also a header form in Black with Adam de Logan dated to 1226.
Herald of Record: Lothar Hügelman
2. Ældric of Logan – New badge
(Fieldless) A griffin couchant contourny wings inverted and addorsed argent.
Herald of Record: Lothar Hügelman
3. Aidan Ransford – New name, New device
Argent, semy of raindrops azure, on a fess azure a bridge of two spans argent. [color version]
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter cares most about sound.
Aidan is a header from in Withycombe, who states that it was the name of a 7th century Irish monk.
Ransford is a header form in Reaney & Wilson, with John de Rammesford dated to 1327.
Herald of Record: Jean Ancelin
4. Étaìn inghean Ruaidrí – New name, New device
Per bend sinister azure and vert, two frogs sejeant Or. [color version]
This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter requests authenticity for 13th century Irish, accepts no changes and cares most about the language/culture.
Étaìn is a header form in Ó Corráin and Maguire.
Ruaidrí is a header form in Ó Corráin and Maguire that is dated to 1198.
Herald of Record: Drostan map Roighnach
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter requests authenticity for 9th – 11th century Norse/Viking and cares most about the language/culture.
Kjøtvi is found in Geirr Bassi on page 12.
Thorgrimsson is a patronymic formed from Þorgrimr, which is found on page 16 ibid. The patronym was formed according to the rules on page 17.
Herald of Record: Lothar Hügelman
6. Simon Savastian Caminante – New name, New device
Quarterly argent and sable, a Latin cross bottony throughout gules and overall a weasel statant erect contourny Or. [color version]
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter cares most about the late 15th century Spain language/culture.
Simon is listed with three occurrences in the 'Men's Names' section of Juliana's "Names from the Late 15th Century".
Savastian is a proposed patronymic based on information from the same article. Sabastian/Sebastian is listed in the 'Patronymic Surnames' section of the article. Savastian is listed in the 'Men's Names' section as a variation of Sabastian or Sebastian. Therefore, we suggest that it would also be a reasonable variation of the surname as well.
Caminante is listed in the 'Other Surnames' section of the same article as meaning "walker, traveler".
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd du
