Unto all who read these words, greetings from Ailis Garnet and Roana Cornelian! Another month brings us another Internal Letter of Intent. Please take a look at the items below; if you wish to offer any commentary it can be posted to the list (aethel-heralds@lists.andrew.cmu.edu) or e-mailed to us privately (garnet@aethelmearc.org). Commentary is due by October 31.
It is the intent of the Æthelmearc College of Heralds that the following items be considered for registration.
1. Ælfgyfu seo hearpestre -- Resubmitted device
Azure, a cross raguly argent between a harp Or and three geese rising wings elevated and addorsed argent. [color]
Her name was forwarded to Laurel on XLoI Æ76 (April 26). A previous device (Azure, a three-headed goose displayed argent and in chief five suns in fess Or) was returned at the Kingdom level in May 2004 for multiple conflicts.
Herald of Record: Alheydis
2. Æthelmearc, Kingdom of -- New badge
Or, a pall gules between three dog's paw prints sable. [color]
The Kingdom's name was registered in 09/89. This badge is intended to be associated with the office of Kingdom Houndmaster/mistress.
Herald of Record: Giulietta
3. Alaric Parthenay -- New name, New device
Vert, three hearts Or. [color]
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts any changes and has no other preferences concerning this name.
Alaric is the 'name of a Visigoth leader who sacked Rome around 410,' as stated on the submissions form citing Ancient History Sourcebook [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/410alaric.html].
Parthenay is listed on the form as "Dictionnaire Etymologique des noms de lieux en France p. 519 by A. Dauzat and Ch. Rostaing."
Herald of Record: Geoffrey Montgomery
4. Delftwood, Barony of -- New order name Order of the Capstan, New badge
(Fieldless) A cog wheel per bend azure and argent. [color]
The Barony's name was registered in 12/83. The submitters accept any changes and care most about the meaning "a mechanism used in windmills to adjust the cap into the wind; windlass; winch."
Capstan is a header in the Oxford English Dictionary, dated in this spelling to 1325.
Herald of Record: Alheydis
5. Delftwood, Barony of -- New order name Order of the Millguard, New badge
(Fieldless) A saltire moline gyronny argent and azure. [color]
The Barony's name was registered in 12/83. The submitters accept any changes and cares most about the meaning "one charged with the keeping and protection of a mill."
Millguard is a proposed as a plausible cognate of the word millguard. The submitters have offered the following documentation:
Mill is a header in the Oxford English Dictionary, with mylen in 961, myll in 1020, melle in 1374, and others.
Guard is a header in the Oxford English Dictionary. In the sense of a keeper, protector, defender, it is dated to 1412 gaird, 1474 gardes (this is a plural), and 1483 garde.
Millward can be found in the Oxford English Dictionary. "Originally the keeper of a (manorial) mill" it is dated to c. 1000 mylenwyrd; 1050 myleweard; 1305 meleward; 1380 mulleward; 1387 milwardes (genitive); 1430 millewardes (plural); 1380 mulleward.
Concerning ward/guard as cognates, the Oxford English Dictionary s.n. ward states "Some of the senses below are derived from the Law French warde, which appeared to be in part an adoption of the English word and in part the north-eastern Old French form. In Law French, from the 13th c. onward, the word has regularly the form garde."
Although this pertains to Law French and not English, the following pairs of English words were concurrently used in period:
Guardian/Warden: gardeins 1417; gardyene 1477; gardeyns 1491 and wardeyne 1400; wardein 1412.
Garderobe/Wardrobe: garderob 1333-4; garderobe 1450; garderobe 1470-85 and warderobe 1387-8; warderope 1400; warderobe 1460. The entry for wardrobe says "OF warderobe, north-eastern variant of garderobe."
Given this evidence, Millguard seems like a plausible cognate of millward. The submitters write that if "millguard" is deemed unregisterable, they will accept "mill guard" or, if necessary, "millward."
Herald of Record: Alheydis
6. Delftwood, Barony of -- New order name Order of the Mistral, New badge
(Fieldless) A mistral contourny argent.
The Barony's name was registered in 12/83. The submitters accept any changes and cares most about the meaning "a variant of the heraldic wind charge with a female head."
Mistral is a header in the Oxford English Dictionary, with mestrall dated to 1604.
Herald of Record: Alheydis
7. Eldjarn Sveinnbildr -- New name, New device
Quarterly sable and argent, two double-bitted axes in saltire counterchanged. [color]
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter requests authenticity for 9th century Swedish Viking time period, accepts minor changes only and cares most about the meaning 'fire-iron axe.'
Eldjárn is listed as a male given name on p. 9 of Geirr Bassi. Lindorm Eriksson's article "The Bynames of the Viking Age Runic Inscriptions" gives this name as meaning 'fire-iron.'
Sveinnbildr is a constructed byname intended to mean 'Sveinn's ax,' i.e. someone working as a fighter for Sveinn. Sveinn is listed as a male given name on p. 15 of Geirr Bassi; bíldr is listed as a nickname meaning 'ax, ax-blade' on p. 20 ibid.
Concerning bynames showing occupation and association with another person, Geirr Bassi gives the following nicknames: dróttseti the king's steward; gjaldkeri the king's treasurer; hirðmaðr courtier, king's man; stallari king's marshal; jarlakappi champion of earls; jarlaskáld skald of earls; jarlsmaðr earl's man; jarlsskáld earl's skald; Hlíðmannagodi goði (priest) of the men from Hlið. Lindorm Eriksson's article "The Bynames of the Viking Age Runic Inscriptions" gives Ásbjôrn, heimþegi Tóka 'Ásbjôrn, Tóki's retainer' and Ásulfr Drengr Knúts 'Ásulfr, Knú[tr]'s valiant man."
Herald of Record: Lothar Hügelman
8. Elena Tailleur -- New name, New device
Argent, a dragon segreant vert and on a chief embattled gules a needle argent conjoined by the thread to a full yarn quill Or. [color]
This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the meaning ‘tailor.’
Elena is found in Reaney & Wilson s.n. Ellen, with one Elena ... ipson Helenam in 1219.
Tailleur is found in Reaney & Wilson s.n. Taylor.
Herald of Record: Geoffrey Montgomery
The shire's name was registered in 09/91. This is an unusual case, but to sum up he history of it: In 08/2002, Hunter's Home changed their group arms, registering "Vert, a deer passant within a laurel wreath and a chief embattled Or." At that time they released their old arms, "Purpure, three chalices within a laurel wreath Or."
At the time that they decided to change their group arms, no one made them aware of the fact that their old arms could be retained as Ancient Arms. However, as of 01/2002 the Admin Handbook section II.D.2 has included the clause "If a branch changes its arms, it may retain the old arms under the designation 'Ancient Arms.'"
The people of Hunter's Home have recently discovered the Ancient Arms clause, and wish that they had known about it at the time of their device change, because if they had known this was possible they would have retained their ancient arms in 2002.
The populace has, to this end, written a letter and petition. Their letter states that they spoke with Shauna Laurel and Margaret Pelican at Heralds' Point at Pennsic, and that Laurel and Pelican supported their intent. Their petition indicates their desire to have "Purpure, three chalices within a laurel wreath Or" restored to them as Ancient Arms and bears many signatures.
Herald of Record: Kyriell Hawkmoon
10. Kj{o,}tvi Thorgrimsson -- New device
Per pale sable and argent, two axes crossed in saltire between two wolf's heads erased respectant all counterchanged. [color]
His name was forwarded to Laurel on XLoI Æ77 (May 25, 2004).
Herald of Record: Lothar Hügelman
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter requests authenticity for 16th century time period and accepts any changes.
Robert is a header form in Withycombe, with various spellings dated from 1071-1507. The name Robert accounts for 6% of men's names in England circa 1530-1700, according to Christian de Holacombe's article, "Faire Names for English Folk: Late Sixteenth Century English Names."
Peel is a header form in Bardsley, with one Robert Peel of Black Burn in 1577.
Herald of Record: Lothar Hügelman
12. Roland of Foxes Glen -- New name, New device
Per chevron inverted sable and gules, in chief a hunting horn reversed argent. [color]
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the sound.
Roland is a header form in Withycombe, with Rolland in 1086 and Rolandus in 1186-1220, 1316, 1428.
Foxes Glen is a constructed placename intended to mean "glen or valley frequented by foxes."
Ekwall gives the header Foxcote (1146, 1316, 1370) probably meaning "foxes' burrow," Foxearth (Foxherthe 1198, Foxerde 1249) meaning "plowed land where foxes were common," Foxhall (Foxhole 1254) "foxes' burrow," Foxham (1065) "hamm where foxes were frequent," Foxley (Foxeslea 1086) "OE fox-l{e-}ah fox wood," Foxton (1202, Foxestone 1086) "t{u-}n where foxes abounded" and Foxedene (1170) "fox valley."
Ekwall s.n. Glencoyne says "The elements here are glen from Brit glenno- valley" and s.n. Glendue "'Dark valley,' from Welsh glyn 'valley' and du 'dark, black.'"
Herald of Record: Pennsic
13. Tywyll Coetir, Shire of -- New name, New device
Argent, a tree blasted and eradicated sable within a laurel wreath vert, on a chief sable three mullets argent. [color]
The submitters are interested in but do not specifically request authenticity for Welsh language/culture, accept any changes and care most about the meaning "dark woodland or black woods."
In the Documentation section, the form says "Welsh Translation Dictionary."
There are petitions of support for both the name and the device.
Herald of Record: Angus MacClerie
