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Æthelmearc Internal Letter of Intent Æ94
April 2, 2006

Commentary on these items will be due on: May 1, 2006

Commentary may be posted to the list-serve at: aethel-heralds@lists.andrew.cmu.edu
Commentary may be sent privately to: garnet [AT] aeheralds [DOT] net and cornelian [AT] aeheralds [DOT] net

It is the intent of the Æthelmearc College of Heralds that the following items be considered for registration. Unless noted otherwise,submitters will accept any changes and allow holding names.

1.  Alasdair Waldgrave – New Name

The name is intended to be masculine. The submitter will accept minor changes only and does not indicate a preference for meaning, sound or language/culture. The submitter is not requesting authenticity.

Alasdair – The submitter provides the following:

McDonald, Ian, “Colonel McAlester of Tarbert” [URL: www.clanmcalister.org/tarbert.html]. This is reprinted from the Journal of the Clan McAlister of America. This articles states in part:

Research conducted by CMA members has consisted of assembling and comparing information about the McAlister families in Scotland from many sources. In summary, we have learned that the Clan Alasdair was founded in the thirteenth century by Alasdair Mor, second son of Donald of the Isles, founder of the Clan Donald. We have also learned that there are four septs, or separate families, in the Clan MacAlasdair (son of Alasdair): Loup; Alexanders of Menstrie; Tarbert; and Glenbarr.

In addition, we find:

Black, p. 14, s.n. Alastair, gives <Alasdair> as the Gaelic form of Alexander, though undated.

OCM, p. 21, s.n. Alusdar, give <Alusdar>, <Alastar> and <Alusdrann> as Irish forms and states that the name is a borrowing of the Greek name Alexander into Scotland, popular there during the reign of Queen Margaret, whose son was Alexander I of Scotland (d. 1124)

Waldgrave – The submitter provides:

“Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie” [URL: www.waichung.demon.co.uk/william/stirling]. This article identifies Sir <Richard de Waldegrave> as the constable of the garrison of Stirling in 1297.

In addition, we find:

Reany & Wilson, p. 472, s.n. Waldegrave, gives:

<Robert de Waldegrave> 1202
<Robert de Waldegrave> 1314-16
<Thomas Waldegrave> 1375, <Walgrave> 1379
<Waldgrave> DB

The submitter prefers the submitted form <Waldgrave>, but states that he will accept <Waldegrave> if necessary.

Herald of record: Khodoska  Mordasova

2.  Alheydis von Körckhingen – New Badge

(Fieldless) A key fracted chevronwise Or.

The name was registered in August of 2002 via Æthelmearc.

Herald of record: Alheydis von Körckhingen

3.  Finn Marland ÓShannon – Change of Device

Azure, a chevron sable fimbriated between three wolf’s heads erased Or.

His name and current device, Azure, a chevron sable semy-de-lys fimbriated between three wolf's heads erased Or, were registered in January 1996 via Atlantia. If the change is registered, his old device is to be retained as a badge.

Herald of record: Alheydis von Körckhingen

4.  Iain Ard mac an Bhaird – New Name, New Device

Quarterly sable and azure, a griffin couchant to sinister, wings inverted, Or maintaining a triquetra argent.

The name is intended to be masculine. The submitter will accept minor changes only changes and cares most about Gaelic language/culture. The submitter is not requesting authenticity.

Iain –Black, p. 372, s.n. Iain gives <Iain> as the [modern] Gealic for <John>. This form of the name was declared SCA compatible in April of 1997.

Ard – Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, “Index of Names in Irish Annals: Descriptive Bynames: Ard” gives <Ard> as the standard Modern Irish form of a Gaelic byname meaning “tall”. The article gives <Aird> as the genitive.

Bhaird – the submitter cites Black, p. 42, which gives s.n. Baird:

<Richard de Baard> 1228
<Richard Bard> prior to 1240
Robertus Bard> c. 1272-79
<Fergus de Barde> 1296
<Nicol Bard>1296
<John Bard> 1296
<Duncan Barde>1296 and others

We note that Black describes the name in this entry as territorial in origin.

In addition, we find:

MacLysaght, p. 297, s.n. (Mac) Ward, states:

Ward is a common English name, but nearly all Irish Wards are Mac an Bháird (son of the bard), the name of two noted bardic septs.

Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, “Index of Names in Irish Annals: Descriptive Bynames: Cam” gives <Seaan Cam mac Con Uladh Mhic an Bhaird> (d. 1459) as a standardized form of the name recorded in the annals as < Sean Cam mac Con Uladh Mec an Bhaird> and elsewhere as < Mac an Bhaird Oirghíall [unrelated] .i. Nuadho mac Seáin Caim>.

Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, “Index of Names in Irish Annals: Eógan / Eoghan” gives < Mac an Bhaird Tíre Conaill Eoccan Ruadh> (d. 1510)

The submitter’s drawing of the wing position is taken from the Æthelmearc Internal Letter of Intent #AE77 [URL: http://www.aeheralds.net/Letters/AE77/iloi.html], s.n. Ældric of Logan. We note that Ældric’s device was registered without comment, although the registered blazon omitted the phrase “inverted and addorsed” from the submitted blazon.

Herald of record: Alheydis von Körckhingen

5.  Tancred of Acre – Name Resubmission

His name was previously submitted on ILoI Æ90 as <Tancred of Thescorre>. It was approved, and sent to Laurel on XloI Æ90/91. The submitter informed us that the submitted form was incorrect, and the item was withdrawn on our Letter of Correction dated Feb. 22, 2006.

Tancred - Withycombe, 3rd ed., p. 275, s.n. Tancred, describes <Tancred> as the Norman French spelling.

Dauzat, Dictionnaire des Noms de Famille et Prenoms de France, p. 562, s.n. Tancrède, describes the name as an ancient baptismal name of German origin, a Norman name (11th c.).

Acre -  Wikipedia, s.n. Acre, Isreal [URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akko] states that the city of Acre in modern Isreal was taken by crusaders in 1004, re-taken by Saladin in 1187, captured by Richard Lionheart in 1191 and ultimately lost in 1291. An alternative medieval name is given as <St.-Jean d’Acre>.

Arval Benicoeur, “French Names from Two Thirteenth Century Chronicles [URL:http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/arval/crusades/crusadesLieux.html], lists <Acre> as a place name used in locative surnames. Although <d’Acre> would be the expected fully French form, the submitter prefers <of Acre> and requests the Lingua Anglica allowance, if necessary.

Herald of record: Alheydis von Körckhingen

6.  Tuathflaith ingen uí Chellaich – New Device

Azure, a bend sinister argent between a sprig of three oak leaves bendwise Or and a stag’s head couped, a bordure argent.

Her name was registered in February of 2005 via Æthelmearc.

Herald of record: (submitter)

This concludes the Æthelmearc Internal Letter of Intent for April 2, 2006

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