Two Administrative Matters Need to Be Dealt with Before We Get to the Meat of This Internal

June 5, AS XLV (2010)

Unto the members of the Calontir College of Heralds and all others receiving this missive comes Greetings from Einarr Grimsson, Saker Herald.

Two administrative matters need to be dealt with before we get to the meat of this internal letter.

1 – Their Royal Majesties, Ostwald and Kay, have issued a letter dated May 22, 2010 which grants permission to conflict with the registered arms of the inactive Shire of Elkshire (Per chevron sable and argent, two elk’s heads, erased and respectant argent and a laurel wreath vert) to the Canton of Ravenhyrst in the Kingdom of the Outlands. This letter has been filed with Laurel Sovereign of Arms and with the Kingdom Saker Herald.

2 – Gold Falcon Herald announced last month that Herr Gotfridus von Schwaben will be taking over the Saker Herald office at the end of my warranted term. I wish to thank Gotfrid for his willingness to serve in this position, and to encourage the members of the College to extend to him during his term the same collegiality and cooperation that you have given to me during mine. At this time we anticipate the official date of transfer of office will take place on or about August 1, AS XLV. Please continue sending submissions to my address in Burlington, IA until that date. This will lessen the chance that a submission will be lost in the transition.

It has been a pleasure and an honor to serve the College and Society as submission herald for the past two years. I wish to thank everyone who offered support, encouragement and advice over that time, and encourage you to provide the same to Gotfrid as he steps into the office.

With that said, please consider the following submissions presented in this letter. Commentary on these submissions is due no later than June 30, AS XLV (2010) to my e-mail address () or via postal mail at the address listed in the Mews.

In service,

Einarr Grimsson, Saker Herald (outgoing)

1: Aelesia de Mortaine - New Name (Edit) (Delete) & New Device (Edit) (Delete)
Per pale argent and azure all mullety, a lobster counterchanged
Submitter desires a feminine name.
Submitter indicates that the spelling of the given name <Aelesia> is most important if any changes must be made.
Aelesia - Withycombe (3rd ed.); p15; s.n. Alice; notes spelling Aelesia dated to 1219-1220
de Mortaine - Reaney & Wilson (Revised 3rd ed.); p315; s.n. Morten, Mortain, Mortyn; lists Eustace de Mortaine 1219

2: Aeschine ingen Lulaich - New Device (Edit) (Delete)
OSCAR finds the name on the Gleann Abhann LoI of December 27, 2009 as submitted.
Vert, an unstrung bugle horn reversed and a chief potenty argent
The name is submitted on the LoI from Gleann Abhann dated 2009-12-27
3: Briana Etain MacKorkhill - New Name (Edit) (Delete)
Solavita Cortese
Submitter desires a feminine name.
The name Briana Etain MacKorkhill was registered via Calontir in September of 1988.
Submitter is most concerned about the spelling of the surname "Cortese"
Solavita
- Italian name article from the Academy of Saint Gabriel website entitled "Feminine Given Names from Thirteenth Century Perugia" by Arval Benicoeur ( This spelling is noted in the section entitled "Names listed Alphabetically".
Cortese
- Italian surname noted in the personage of Isabella Cortese
- Isabella Cortese's "Book of Secrets" (I secreti della Signora Isabella Cortese) was published in 1561, 1584 and 1588. Book panel with name and 1584 date can be found online at (copies provided with submission).
- The "Encyclopeda of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France and England" by Diana Maury Robin, Anne R. Larsen & Carole Levin notes the name Isabella Cortese on p5 (under a section discussing alchemy) and speaks of the 1561 publication of Cortese's book. The Robin, Larsen and Levin book was published in 2007; ISBN-10: 1-85109-772-4; Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Inc. A limted preview of the book is online at: ly+france+and+england&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false. Print screen copies of the book cover, data page and page 5 which notes Cortese have been provided.
- The Academy of Saint Gabriel webpage for italian names links to "Florentine Renaissance Resources: Online Tratte of Office Holders 1282-1532", edited by David Herlihy, R. Burr Litchfield, and Anthony Molho. It includes a list of family names (List of Surnames in the Tre Maggiori). In that list, the names Cortesi and Corteselli (copies provided). the similarity of the name roots seem to indicate that Cortese would be a logical spelling variation of Cortesi.
- "Our Italian Surnames" by Joseph Fucilla lists "Cortese" on p67, as name with desirable quality, meaning "courteous".
- The submitter would prefer the spelling "Cortese" but would accept the spelling "Cortesi" if needed for registration.

4: Deirdre ingen Cholmáin - New Device (Edit) (Delete)
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in March of 2005, via the East.
Per chevron dovetailed azure and argent, two doves volant respectant argent and a tree eradicated proper
5: Einarr Grímsson - New Alternate Name (Edit) (Delete)
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in December of 2005, via Calontir.
Einarr gráfeldr
Submitter desires a masculine name.
Meaning (Surname to mean "gray fur coat/cloak") most important.
Einarr - Geirr-Bassi, "Old Norse Name", p.9 lists <Einarr> as occurring 28 times in the Landnamabok. Grandfathered to submitter via original registration.
gráfeldr - Geirr-Bassi, "Old Norse Name", p.22 lists this name as an nickname meaning "gray fur coat/cloak"
Submitters name <Einarr Grímsson> was registered December 2005 via Calontir.

6: Gotfridus von Schwaben - New Badge (Edit) (Delete)
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in July of 1998, via Calontir.
(Fieldless) In pall inverted three pine trees conjoined in base vert

7: Isibel Hallberudottir - Resub Device (Edit) (Delete)
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in January of 2009, via Calontir.
Sable semy of compass stars, a falcon striking argent
Original submission "Purpure, a winged tyger rampant contourny argent within a bordure dovetailed Or" was returned for a redraw on the January 2009 LoAR. A redraw was submitted on the Calontir LoI dated November 11, 2009. The submitter has requested in writing that the resubmission from November 2009 be withdrawn, and offers this completely different device in its place. A scan of the letter withdrawing the November 2009 submission is included with this submission.
Originally submitted as: "Sable semy of mullets of 4 greater and 4 lesser points, a falcon striking argent." Changed in kingdom.
Internal commentary raised the following as a possible conflict.
Andrew MacKay, reg. 5/91 via the Outlands: "Sable, mulletty pierced, an eagle striking, wings elevated and addorsed, argent, armed Or, in chief a decrescent argent."
It is suggested that there is one CD for removing the decrescent, none for the change in mullets. However, other commenters suggested that the pierced mullets are considered equivalent to mullets charged with roundels based on the following:
Nov 1995 LOAR Notes piercing equivalent to charging with a roundel.
Finn Mathie. Device. Argent, within a mullet of eight points pierced gules, a dragon's head erased contourny azure.
Conflict with Alaric von Rotstern, Argent, on an eight-pointed mullet gules a griffin's head, a lion's head cabossed and a wyvern's head reversed all erased and conjoined at the nape Or. There is only one CD, for the multiple changes to the tertiary charges.
Additionally, as Palimpsest noted, "It is an oddity to have a charge within the piercing of a mullet.... I know of no period example of this arrangement, making the style questionable at best. Indeed, this is the equivalent of a charged sun eclipsed." The charged sun eclipsed has been banned, as the charge on the eclipsing is a quaternary charge, disallowed by RfS VIII.1.c.ii (see, e.g., LoAR of August 1993, p. 15). As this is effectively the same as a charged sun eclipsed, it falls under the same ban.
Oct 2003 Return wherein pierced of delfs was not enough (type only) to provide a full CD for the tertiary charges.
Orban von Ulm. Device. Gules, on a cross quarter-pierced Or four eagles sable.
Conflict with Gabriella del Falco, Gules, on a cross Or five ladybugs gules marked sable. Per the LoAR of February 2000, "you cannot 'blazon your way out of' a conflict." A cross quarter-pierced may also be blazoned as a cross charged with a delf throughout. As a result, one can blazon this submission as Gules on a cross Or a delf throughout gules between four eagles sable. RfS X.4.j.i states that "Generally ... changes must affect the whole group of charges to be considered visually significant, since the size of these elements and their visual impact are considerably diminished." In this case, because the
change of tincture of four-fifths of the charges, and the change of the type of all the charges is so significant, one CD is allowed for the changes to the tertiary charge group under RfS X.4.j.i. However, a second CD is required.
The March 2002 LoAR, s.n. Argus Caradoc <via Meridies>, states:
"[(Fieldless) A reremouse displayed sable conjoined in chief to a compass star pierced Or] The compass star was blazoned on the Letter of Intent as pierced sable, but the piercing on the colored emblazon is not black but white. A compass star Or pierced argent would have inadequate contrast, as the piercing is equivalent to a tertiary roundel. A compass star pierced Or (which is to say, a compass star Or with an untinctured hole in the center, through which the field shows) is not acceptable on a fieldless badge per the LoAR of January 2000: 'Current precedent is that we only allow the piercing of charges on fieldless badges when those charges were found pierced in period armory (thus disallowing omni-tinctured tertiary charges). While a compass star is closely related to a mullet, it is nevertheless a different charge, one not found in period armory. Therefore we are not inclined to give it the benefit of the doubt and allow it to be pierced as we would a mullet or spur rowel.' "
The phrasing "the piercing is equivalent to a tertiary roundel" appears to support and clarify the information Ines has provided. Thus is seems a difference would be granted for the piercing vs no piercing.
I also note that the March 2003 LoAR, s.n. Gráinne inghean Chonaill uí Eachadha <via Outlands>, states: *A pierced trefoil should follow the same contrast rules as a trefoil charged with a roundel. Note that a standard pierced charge would have the tincture of the underlying charge or field (in this case, the blue chief) as the tincture of the piercing.* Again showing that piercing equals charging the object(s) with a roundel.
Also found was information in the August 2003 LoAR, s.n. Timothy of Glastinbury <via Ansteorra>, which states: *[A billet argent] This does not conflict with the badge of Rowena of Jorvik, (Fieldless) A delf argent pierced two and two. There is one CD for fieldlessness and another for the sizeable piercing. As noted in the LoAR of December 1999, *After much thought, we decided that piercing is worth a CD when drawn large enough to be equivalent to adding a tertiary charge, as it is done here; i.e. when it is clearly visible and takes up much of the space available to it.* "
While the piercing would appear to count in this case, do not assume that piercing vs non-piercing is automatically a CD. Apparently some charges do not get a CD for piercing as noted in the April 2003 LoAR, s.n. Tatiana Pavlovna Sokolova <via Outlands>, which states: *We have blazoned the cinquefoil as pierced because we believe that it is standard SCA practice to blazon this detail. Piercing of cinquefoils was likely due to artistic license in some portions of our period, and is not worth difference.*
If this rationale is accepted, the removal of the piercings constitutes the removal of tertiary charges, which would result in the additional CD needed to clear the cited conflict. As consensus could not be reached within kingdom, the submission is being forwarded with commentary to Laurel for final decision.
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8: Jadwiga Marina Majewska - New Badge (Edit) (Delete)
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in April of 1985, via Calontir.
(Fieldless) A cat couchant purpure

9: Jadwiga Marina Majewska - New Badge (Edit) (Delete)
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in April of 1985, via Calontir.
(Fieldless) A cat couchant contourny purpure
10: Johanette Elisabeth von Franconofurd - New Name (Edit) (Delete)
Submitter desires a feminine name.
No major changes.
Sound most important.
Johannette
- This is the submitters legal middle name. Documentation (German birth certificate) is attached to this submission
Elisabeth
- Brechenmacher, Vol. I, p. 398, header form, lists "1289 Theodericus Elisabet, Ritter, zu Tautenburg".
- Academy of St. Gabriel report #3219 ( lists Elisabeth with the dates 1136, 1160, 12th C.
- Socin, header entry, pgs. 89-90, listed as a feminine given name with numerous spelling variations documented via the following: <Elisabeth> 1136, 1160, 1228, 1262, 1265, 1271, 1287
von - German meaning "from"
Franconofurd
- Berger, Dieter. Geographische Namen in Deutschland: Herkunft und Bedeutung der Namen von Ländern, Städten, Bergen und Gewässern, Mannheim. Dudenverlag, 1999.
NOTE: There are _TWO_ towns of equal importance, more or less, in Germany with the name of <Frankfurt>. One is the more widely known (due to its former location in erstwhile _West_ Germany...) Frankfurt am Main, and the other is Frankfurt an der Oder. Frankfurt (Oder) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the OderRiver, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants. The number dropped below 70,000 in 2002 and is expected to reach 58,000 in 2010. The official name Frankfurt (Oder) and the older Frankfurt an der Oder are used to distinguish it from the larger city of Frankfurt am Main.
Frankfurt am Main: pg. 110
<Franconofurd> 794
<Frankenfurt> 888 (Somewhere along the way, ostensibly between 1372 and 1562, the name was shortened to Frankfurt, although the book does not confirm this fact outright.)
Frankfurt an der Oder: pgs 110-111
<Vrankenvorde> 1253
<Vrankinfort> 1258
<Franchenvurt> and <Franckfurt> are undated variants attributed to Late High German.

11: Kay of Gordon - New Name (Edit) (Delete) & New Device (Edit) (Delete)
Per pale azure and vert, a turtle rampant and in chief two ivy leaves Or
Submitter has no desire as to gender.
Sound (Kay/Kaye) most important.
Kay - R&W, p.260, s.n. Kay, lists Britus filius Kay - 1199; from "OW Cai, MW Kai". Noted is the registration of the name Kay Leigh Drake (via Ansteorra) on the May 2000 LoAR.
Gordon - R&W, p.200, s.n. Gordon lists Richer de Gordun 1150-60, Adam de Gurdun 1204 and Adam Gordon 1279. Black, p.319, s.n. Gordon lists Elizabeth Gordon being married in 1408. States the family may have originated from a place name.
The client would prefer "of Gordon" but would accept "de Gordon" (first) or just "Gordon" (second).
If a holding name must be created the client would prefer the locative "of Calontir" be used, as she is currently a sitting monarch in the kingdom.

12: Madoc ap Llewellyn - New Device (Edit) (Delete)
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in July of 2001, via Calontir.
Vert, in pale two snaffle-bits fesswise Or
13: Máel-dúin mac Eochada ui Cú Mara - New Name (Edit) (Delete)
Submitter desires a masculine name.
No major changes.
Language (10th C Scotland (Argyll)) most important.
Máel-dúin
- Academy of St. Gabriel article "100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early Medieval Ireland" by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn, lists "Máel-dúin" as occurring 47 times in the work cited. (
mac
- Patronymic element meaning "son of"
Eochada
- Academy of St. Gabriel article "100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early Medieval Ireland" by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn, lists "Eochada" as the genitive form of "Eochaid", which occurred 130 times in the work cited. (
ui
- designator indicating clan affiliation
Cú Mara
- "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Cú Mara / Cú Mhara" by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan ( lists this spelling as the Middle Irish Gaelic (c900-c1200) nominative form of the name, with the following dated citations in this range: 1030, 1048, 1099, 1135, 1142, 1159.
Originally submitted as "Maelduin mac Eochada ui Cu Mara", with changes made at kingdom in accordance with documented instances.
This is a resubmission of a kingdom level return of "Maelduin Eo-Chaid mac Con-mara" which was returned for several reasons.

14: Michael de Lundie - New Device (Edit) (Delete)
OSCAR finds the name on the Calontir LoI of November 05, 2009 as submitted.
Argent, a wingless wyvern passant, tail nowed gules issuing flames proper, atop a base purpure
This device had been returned at kingdom for a redraw due to the improperly colored flames. "Flames are allowable as charges, but must be drawn correctly. This means that flames "proper" cannot be drawn as "a flame gules, fimbriated Or" (or vice-versa). They should be drawn as alternating gules and Or (or, Or and gules) tongues of flame. [CL 5/95, p.3]" This problem has been addressed in the redraw.
However, commentary also was given concerning the posture of the wingless wyvern. "The position of the tail, being elevated from the base, was seen as some to be a non-standard posture that could result in the device being considered one step from period practice (commonly called a "weirdness"). Coupled with the fact that wingless wyverns, in the opinions of some commenters, are "vanishingly rare" in period heraldry, there was concern that Laurel might reject the depiction as being too far from period practice." As can be seen, the redraw did not address this concern. We are therefore forwarding this along to Laurel with the concern noted for consideration.