Greetings! As summer is now truly upon us, we have a couple of announcements and reminders. First, as mentioned last month, there will not be an Internal Letter of Intent for the month of August. Any submissions we receive between now and August 24 will go out on the September 1 ILoI. But don't worry; if you really need to get a heraldry fix in between now and then, there are a plethora of opportunities available at Pennsic (as well as commenting on this letter, of course).
Second, as of July 10, Ailis Garnet will be moving!!! Submissions will need to be sent to her new address. And Roana Cornelian has changed e-mail addresses. All the contact info for Garnet and Cornelian Heralds can be found in the current Roster, Æsh, and Æstel.
And, third, it is the intent of the Æthelmearc College of Heralds that the following items be considered for registration. All commentary on this letter is due by July 31. Please post it to aethel-heralds@lists.andrew.cmu.edu or, if you'd prefer to comment privately, to us directly at garnet@aethelmearc.org.
1. Ardis Bluemantle – New badge
(Fieldless) A bear couchant sable crowned of a baronial coronet Or pearled argent. [color]
Her name was registered in July 1981. She was made a Baroness of the Court in Æthelmearc in May 2000.
Herald of Record: Pagan Daysterre
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the sound.
Brian is a header form in Withycombe, with this spelling dated to 1273.
Hedon is a header form in Mills, dated in this spelling to the 12th century.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the sound.
Ciarán is a header form in Ó Corráin & Maguire; the entry says that there were 26 saints by this name.
mac Gaoithín is a header form in Woulfe; the entry says that "in the 16th century, it was almost peculiar to the counties of Down & Donegal." MacLysaght s.n. Mac Geehan gives "Mac Gaoithín (the basic word here is gaoth, wind.)"
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd Du
4. Dubheasa inghean Dubgaill – Resubmitted device
Gyronny vert and argent, three reremice gules a bordure sable. [color]
Her name was registered in August 2002. A previous device (Gyronny vert and argent, three reremice gules) was returned in-Kingdom in 2002 for conflict.
Herald of Record: none
5. Magdalena Binder – Resubmitted name, resubmitted device
Argent, a gryphon segreant gules winged sable haloed Or a bordure sable. [color]
A previous name (Magdalena Drucker) and device (Argent, a gryphon segreant gules winged sable haloed Or and maintaining a flag per fess gules and sable flying from a staff Or all within a bordure sable) were returned by Laurel in 01/03 for lack of documentation of the name "Drucker" and because the device "uses a flag that appears to be a display of Per fess gules and sable. According to precedent, '[... sustaining a banner quarterly sable and gules, seme of fraises Or] ... we do not allow a depiction of heraldic display which conflicts with registered armory...' (LoAR September 2000)." (The flag conflicted with two pieces of real-world armory.)
All that being said, this name is intended to be feminine. The submitter requests authenticity for 1500's Germany, accepts minor changes only and cares most about the language / culture of 1500's Alsatia / Germany.
Magdalena is a header form in Heintze-Cascorbi's "Die Deutschen Familiennamen." The entry says, in its entirety:
"Magdalena II. (maria) aus Magdala. Kal. 22 Juli. W. dictus vron Lenun 1272; Friedrich Lena 1232 (Socin). FN. Lehna; Lehn(e); Gen. Lehnen. Dagegen Magdalener, Mad-, Matt- zum ON. Magdalena (häufig in Österr.), Madlein (Tirol)."
Magdalena is also a German feminine given name dated to 1346 in Talan's article, "Medieval German Given Names in Silesia."
Binder is a header form in Brechenmacher, with one "Heinr. der B. " (presumably, Heinrich der Binder) in 1267.
Socin's "Mittlehochdeutsches Namenbuch" also lists Heinricus Binder circa 1300.
Herald of Record: Fridrirk Tomasson
6. Nikolai Kowal – New name, New device
Vert, a chevron argent between three lanterns Or. [color]
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter is interested in but does not specifically request authenticity for "14th century Eastern Europe," accepts minor changes only and cares most about the meaning "Nicholas the Smith."
Nikolai is a header form in Wickenden with this form dated to 1291.
Kowal is found in Wickenden s.n. Koval with one Piotr Kowal cited in 1558.
Herald of Record: Pagan Daysterre
7. Silence de Cherbourg – New badge
(Fieldless) A mouse couchant azure. [color]
Her name was registered in 11/98.
Herald of Record: Silence de Cherbourg
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the language / culture.
Snæbj{o,}rn is listed as a male given name on p. 14 of Geirr Bassi.
Haakonsson is a patronymic based on the male given name Hákon listed on p. 11 of Geirr Bassi. The submitter thinks highly of Haakon Oaktall and prefers the double-a spelling.
inn snjalliøx is a constructed descriptive intended to mean "the swift axe." It is constructed from inn snjalli "the swift" and blóðøx "blood-axe."
Herald of Record: none
9. Valentin Leime – New name, New device
Argent, a saltire sable between in fess to torteaux. [color]
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter requests authenticity for 14th-15th century German language/culture, accepts minor changes only and cares most about the sound.
Valentin is documented on the form as being from "Bahlow p. 522."
Leime is documented on the form as being from "Bahlow p. 305."
Herald of Record: Florian du Pompier
