Many thanks to October's commenters: Aryanhwy, Canute, Gunnvör silfrahárr, Jehan, Myfanwy, and Sexi. There was a lot of very well-researched commentary offered this month, which is a huge help to us!
The items accepted in this letter have been forwarded to Laurel on XLoI Æ82 (November 26); they will be decided on in March 2005.
Azure, a cross raguly argent between a harp Or and three geese rising wings elevated and addorsed argent.
Or, a pall gules between three dog's paw prints sable.
Vert, three hearts Or.
This device is being returned for conflict with Annabella of Lochwinnoch (Purpure, three hearts Or). There is a single CD for changing the tincture of the field.
(Fieldless) A cog wheel per bend azure and argent.
Documentation for this pattern for an order name has been included on the XLoI. Guidelines for common order name constructions can be found in Meradudd Cethin's "Project Ordensnamen" (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/order/).
(Fieldless) A saltire moline gyronny argent and azure.
(Fieldless) A mistral contourny argent.
Quarterly sable and argent, two double-bitted axes in saltire counterchanged.
Originally submitted as Eldjarn Sveinnbildr, no documentation could be found supporting the construction of Sveinnbildr. Upon consultation with the submitter, we have dropped Sveinn- from the byname.
Argent, a dragon segreant vert and on a chief embattled gules a needle palewise argent conjoined by the thread to a full yarn quill Or.
Originally submitted as Elena Tailleur, the byname has been changed to a better documented form.
The device has been redrawn to address concerns expressed in commentary.
Purpure, three chalices within a laurel wreath Or.
Per pale sable and argent, two axes adorsed in saltire between two wolf's heads erased respectant all counterchanged.
This name is being returned for mundane conflict with Robert Peel (1788-1850); Prime Minister of England, 1834-35 and 1841-46 and founder of the Conservative Party; also responsible for the establishment of the Metropolitan Police Force in 1829, and after whom the "bobby on the beat" is named. Robert Peel has his own entry in the Encyclopedia Brittanica, and we feel that although he is out of period, he is important enough to protect.
Per chevron inverted sable and gules, in chief a hunting horn reversed argent.
Originally submitted as Roland of Foxes Glen, the byname has been changed to more closely match the documentation.
This device is not in conflict with Roger von Allenstein (Gules, on a pile sable fimbriated argent the sword of Damocles pendant Or). Although CoA precedent makes per chevron equivalent to on a pile inverted equivalent, this does not mean that per chevron inverted is considered equivalent to on a pile! In fact, CoA precedent enforces the distinction between per chevron inverted, piles, chiefs triangular, and chaussé fields.
Argent, a tree blasted and eradicated sable within a laurel wreath vert, on a chief sable three mullets argent.
This name is being returned for lack of documentation. No documentation was provided by the submitters, and none was found, to support the use of the words "tywyll" and/or "coetir" in period Welsh placenames. We are already working with the members of this shire to develop a new, better documented branch name.
Without a name to accompany it, this device is being returned as well. Although the design appears free of conflict, it will be redrawn before it is resubmitted, namely to make the laurel wreath circular and to put the device on the proper escutcheon.