Æthelmearc Letter of Intent Æ94
May 25, 2006 (AS 41)

It is the intent of the Æthelmearc College of Heralds to register the following devices. Unless otherwise noted, submitters will accept any changes and will 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)

Although commenters expressed concern that <Alasdair> is a modern form, and were unable to provide documentation of this spelling in period, we note that there are 56 registrations of this given name, the most recent from May 2004.

Waldgrave – The submitter provides:

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

In addition, we find:

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

2.  Alheydis von Körckhingen – New Badge

(Fieldless) A key fracted and conjoined chevronwise Or.

The name was registered in August of 2002 via Æthelmearc.

3.  Camy Makcullocht of Cardoness – Resubmitted Name

The name is intended to be feminine. The submitter will accept any changes and cares most about language and culture. The submitter is requesting authenticity for 16th century Scotland.

Her prior submission of  <Camy inghean mhic Cullaich of Cardoness> was submitted on the Æthelmearc Letter of Intent of April 20, 2006 and withdrawn on the Æthelmearc Letter of Correction of April 20, 2006

Camy - Krossa, Sharon L., “Early 16th Century Scottish Lowland Names: Women’s Given Names – Alphabetical” (WWW: Sharon L. Krossa, 2001) [http://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/lowland16/womenalpha.shtml] dates <Camy> to 1514.

Makcullocht  - Black, p. 484, s.n. MacCulloch, dates this spelling to 1546.

of Cardoness – “Cardoness Castle” [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/gatehouseoffleet/cardonesscastle/index.html], states that:

Cardoness Castle was built by the McCulloch family, probably some time in the 1470’s

The submitter would like an authentic form of <of Cardoness>, but would like a form which dates from after the time of the castle’s construction in the 1470, and preferably from the 16th century.

4.  Finn Marland O’Shannon – 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.

5.  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 [Iain Kyle the Red - East].

Ard – Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, “Index of Names in Irish Annals: Descriptive Bynames: Ard”  (WWW: Kathleen M. Óbrien, 2001) [URL: http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/AnnalsIndex/DescriptiveBynames/Ard.shtml] gives <Ard> as the standard Modern Irish form of a Gaelic byname meaning “tall”. The article gives <Aird> as the genitive.

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

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” ” (WWW: Kathleen M. O’Brien, 2003) [URL: http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/AnnalsIndex/DescriptiveBynames/Cam.shtml] 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” (WWW: Kathleen M. O’Brien, 2003) [URL: http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Eogan.shtml] 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.

6.  Mendel Wisebegere – Resubmitted Household name: Schmiedekamp Haus

The submitter will accept any changes and cares most about sound. The submitter is not requesting authenticity.

This item was returned in February 2006 because no submission forms were forwarded to the Laurel office. We have obtained new paperwork from the submitter.

Schmiedekamp – Bahlow-Gentry, s.n. Schmiedekampf: a placename (‘smith-field’) in Westphalia, used here as a surname to designate a family (a [semi-]organized group of people as required for households in the RfS). Note that <Schmiedekamp> is the submitter’s legal surname.

Bahlow, p. 257, s.n. Kamp, gives <Kämpfer> and <Kämper>, suggesting a plausible p/pf shift.

Haus – German for “house”. Seems to have the same family of extended meanings as the English for use as a household designator.

7.  Sabrina Godolphin – Resubmitted Device

Azure a unicorn salient contourny, in chief five crosses clechy Or.

This item was returned in February of 2006 because no submission forms were forwarded to the Laurel office. We have drafted new forms with the submitter.

8.  Tancred of Acre – Resubmitt ed Name

The name is intended to be masculine. The submitter will accept minor changes only changes and cares most about sound and the Norman language/culture of the 11th-13th centuries. The submitter is not requesting authenticity.

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, Israel [URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akko] states that the city of Acre in modern Israel 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.

9.  Tuathflaith ingen uí Chellaich – New Device

Per bend sinister purpure and 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.

This device was redrawn at kingdom.

This concludes the Æthelmearc External Letter of Intent for May 25, 2006.

We count 2 new names, 2 new devices, 1 change of device and 1 new badge for a total of 6 payable items. We count 3 resubmitted names and 1 resubmitted device for a total of 4 non-payable items. We count 10 items in total. A check for $24 will be forwarded to Laurel separately.