The Æsh
Vol 1, #1
May 2001 A.D. / A.S. XXXVI
Welcome to the first edition of the new newsletter of the Æthelmearc College of Heralds, the Æsh. This newsletter will
include Letters of Intent, Letters of Report from kingdom decisions, and Letters of Acceptance and Return from the
Laurel Queen of Arms. In addition, you'll find articles and practical advice on how to do the job of a herald here.
Hopefully we'll even find space for some funny stuff (I used my funniness up last month, on the April Fools Letter).
The normal editor, Richenda du Jardin, will be taking over with the next issue. This one is produced by a guest editor,
Juliana de Luna. We both hope that you really enjoy this issue. Give feedback to Richenda at sewensel@bellatlantic.net
and to Juliana at julias@pitt.edu. This is your newsletter, and we want it to be useful to you.
This time, we have the new Internal Letter of Intent, two letters of Report, an updated version of the roster, and an article
on "How to Document a Name." Enjoy! The article is the first in a series of articles I'm writing (that's Juliana), that were
commisioned before I agreed to act as guest editor. I hope you find it useful! Future newsletters will include collated
commentary from members of the College. That means you! We depend on you to do things like make decisions about
names and armory. Even if you can only help on one or two items, or can check documentation online, it really helps.
We'd love to have submissions. If you have something that you'd like to us to include, please send it to Richenda (the
usual editor) either by e-mail to sewensel@bellatlantic.net or by mail to 1155 Portland St., Pittsburgh, PA 15206. We'll
take anything: articles, cartoons, even heraldic jokes.
Now, I have a few announcements (not as editor). First, I want to thank all the people who have helped me draft the
Heralds Handbook, especially Edmond, Roana d'Evreux, Ailis Linne, and Margaret Makafee. In early June, we should
have a final version ready for presentation to the College.
Pennsic is coming!
While it hardly seems possible, Pennsic is right around the corner. There are lots of great opportunities to learn about
and practice the art of heraldry at Pennsic. I've seen the class list for heraldry, and there's lots of great stuff. In addition,
lots of heralds are needed to cry the camp, to consult with submitters at Heralds Point, to help set up for courts, and to
perform countless other tasks. Don't think that you're too inexperienced; I thought that once too. Then I went and
worked, and the next thing I knew, I was running the place! Yup, that's right, one of our own is running the consulting
table at Heralds Point this year. Stop by; I'll put you to work, or introduce you to someone who will. No matter how
little experience you have, there's a job for you!
In addition, I want to remind everyone that there's a heraldic
display contest this year at Pennsic. Now is the time to get
members of your group excited about creating new banners. A
list of resources was published in the Æstel a few months ago.
Most of the best articles mentioned are found at Modar's
Heraldry Page:
http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/rknight/Heraldry.htm.
Until I write again, I remain your servant
Juliana de Luna
What you'll find inside:
Æthelmearc Internal Letter of Intent #50 ..... 2
Æthelmearc Letter of Report #47 ................ 9
Æthelmearc Letter of Report #48 .............. 16
The Roster......................................................
How to Document a Name ........................ 21
Æthelmearc Internal Letter of Intent #Æ50
May 2001 A.D. / A.S. XXXVI
“Baby, it’s cold outside…” But that didn’t stop seven hundred SCAdians from converging on Rhydderich Hael for Ice
Dragon 2001: A Hael Odyssey making it one of the largest indoor events in recent Æthelmearc history. Heralds’ Point
was so full of heralds, I never got a chance to sit down. I’d like to thank Juliana de Luna, Richenda du Jardin, Cadell
Blaidd du, Cigfran Caer Gwalch, and Nigel of Southwood for their work at the consult table, Otfrid Ammerthaler
and Nigel of Southwood for making announcements and Edmund Tregelles and Elizabeth Law for the excellent job
they did running courts. If I missed anyone, my apologies and thanks. If it seemed like there was a shortage of heralds
behind the throne, it’s because they were all in front of it. Congratulations to Edmund Tregelles, Silver Buccle Herald
and Diane the Scribner, pursuivant at large, for their induction into the Venerable Order of the Ice Dragon, the Hael’s
service order. Congratulations to Hieronyma Holvoet von Dadizele, Hornwood Pursuivant on receiving her Award of
Arms. Congratulations to Rhys ap Madog, who received his Award of Arms at the Pas d’Armes in Stormsport on March
3rd. Congratulations to Otfrid Ammerthaler, pursuivant at large; Elizabeth Law, Ice Dragon Pursuivant and Belgrande
the Bladegatherer, Chancellor of the Exchequer for Æthelmearc’s College of Heralds, for their induction in the Order of
the Keystone. Congratulations to Brian “Scoop” Leichester, Golden Alce Herald, on his induction into the Order of the
Pelican. Vivant! Vivant! Vivant!
“The hills are alive…” I built a couple of bird-feeders and set them out thinking I’d get the same assortment I got in the
city, flocks of sparrows with an occasional robin. I’ve gotten sparrows, robins, wrens, chickadees, grackles, crows,
cardinals, doves, juncos, redwings, and more. I’ve never before seen five blue-jays on a feeder at once. They were gone
by the time I got my camera. There’s a woodpecker nearby. I’ve heard him, but I haven’t been able to lure him into
view. Naturally, I’ve bought a couple of books on bird identification. Even the bird feeder thieves come in a variety.
The squirrels are grey, black and flying. The chipmunks are long and short tailed. It’s nest building time. After I brush
the cats, I take the combings outside and stuff them into the fork of a tree branch. It’s fun watching the little birds pull it
out and fly off with it. I was told the biggest problem pond owners have is insects. I don’t have that problem. What the
barn swallows and frogs don’t get by day, the bats get at dawn and dusk. I’ll be building bat, bird and butterfly houses
this spring. There’s a den of foxes less than half a mile from my house, on one of my paths for afternoon walks. I’ve
counted eight kits. Mother fox has informed me that I will keep a respectful distance.  “Where the deer and the
antelope play…” but they’ve got to learn not to play in traffic. I’ve acquired a second deer skin the same way I acquired
the first. I even found the carcass in the exact same spot. I’ve gotten better with practice. The skinning process was
easier this time and I got more of the hide in one piece.
APRIL FOOL!!! By the time you get this, you should have also gotten Æthelmearc’s first April Fool’s day Letter of
Intent. One Dagonell point for a job well done to Ailis Linne, Cadell Blaidd du, Myfanwy verch Rhiannon, Richenda
du Jardin, Roana d’Evreux and the mastermind behind it all, Juliana de Luna. I’m registering what??? 
As always, you are welcome to comment on all or any part of this letter. E-mail is strongly encouraged. Send comments
to: Dagonell Collingwood, Garnet Herald; c/o David P. Salley, 5294 Webster Road; Fredonia, N.Y. 14063 or
salley@klaatu.canisius.edu Courtesy copies to: Cadell Blaidd du, AE Heralds Webmaster, c/o Trevor W. Schadt, 2352
Eldridge Street, Pittsburgh PA 15217, owaru@myfamily.org and Richenda du Jardin, Æsch editor, c/o Sue Wensel, 1155
Portland Street #2, Pittsburgh PA 15208, sewensel@bellatlantic.net Due date is June 15, 2001 A.D. / A.S. XXXVI
Happy May Day!
Æthelmearc LoI #Æ 50
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01.) Ailis ingen ui Donnubáin (F) – new name and device
Ailis – O’C&M, pg. 21, “From the Norman-French Aliz […] By the twelfth century […] common in England […]
brought into Ireland by the Normans.
Donnaban – O’C&M, pg. 77, “ … borne by a number of ninth and tenth century princes”
“Argent, three trefoils slipped vert, a chief embattled gules.”
Herald of Record: Cigfran Caer Gwalch
02.) Anton Ivan Stanslovich (M) – new name and device
Anton – var. of Antonii, the Russianization of Anthony. Antonii Rimlianin before 1147
Iuvan – dim. of Iuvanko (Iuvanko Ladykin) 1610, [RIB II 199]
Ivan – var. of Ioann, the Russianization of John and one of the most common given names, both the older form (Ioann)
and the newer (Ivan)
Stas – Stas Makh, peasant. Recorded in 1600 [Tup. 245]
Stas – Stas Sukurko, craftsman, 1565. [Tup. 379] Dims. Stas’ko (Stas’ko Deshevoi, landowner) 1593. [Tup.128]
Paul Goldschmidt’s Dictionary of Period Russian Names (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/paul)
The submitter’s father’s mundane is Stanley which is the reason for Staslovich. Julianna states that she is unfamiliar with
Russian name construction. Can anyone verify that the formation is correct?
“Per fess embattled, sable and vert, three mullets Or and a horse courant argent.”
Herald of Record: Juliana Richenda Trevain, Sycamore Herald
03.) Antonio de Luna (M) – new name and device
Antonio – 16th Century Spanish Names handout by Elsbeth Anne Roth based on the Catalogo
de Luna – Ibid.
“Azure, between two decrescents Or, a bend dovetailed argent.”
Herald of Record: Brandubh o’Donnghaile
04.) Baraka bint Hasan al-Fahim (F) new name and device
Baraka – Juliana de Luna, Andalusian Names: Arabs in Spain
(http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/andalusia) lists “Baraka” as a female given name. All names in this article are
from between 700 and 1200 AD
bint Hasan – “daughter of Hasan” Ibid lists “Hasan” as a male given name
al-Fahim – arabic for “the intelligent”
“Azure, a pair of zils within two scimitars crossed at the hilts in saltire argent.”
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd du
05.) Briant Huntington – name in process (letter #?), new device
“Vert, in fess two dolphins naiant addorsed palewise, a chief wavy argent five decrescents vert.”
Herald of Record: Richenda du Jardin
06.) Brigette de Sainte Mere Eglise – name registered (date?), new badge
“Azure, on a pale argent, a rose barbed and seeded azure.”
Herald of Record: Garnet
Happy May Day!
Æthelmearc LoI #Æ 50
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07.) Brigitte MacFarlane the Red (F) – new name and device
Brigitte – Dauzat, Les Noms de Famille de France, (sn. Brigitta).
Also, O’C&M, pg. 36, (sn Brigit) Brigitta is a saint who died in 1373.
MacFarlane –R&W, Dictionary of English Surnames, pg.291, (sn. MacFarlan) various spellings back to 1385.
the Red – descriptive byname
“Argent, vetu ploye purpure estencele argent a Ukrainian trident head sable.”
Herald of Record: Ailis Linne
08.) Constance Waite – name registered December 1995, new badge
“Vert, a cross pheony argent a bordure engrailed argent.”
Herald of Record: Isake de Elford
09.) Cadell Blaidd du – name registered November 1997, new device
“Gules, a pale chevronelly argent and sable.” His current device, “Per bend sinister purpure and sable, a mullet of four
points throughout between four ermine spots argent.” is to be a badge if this passes.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd du
10.) Cecily of Whitehaven – name registered March 1998, new badge
“Per fess argent and azure, in chief a lozenge fesswise gules.”
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd du
11.) Cordelia Colton – name in process (XLoI #Æ46, dated 01/10/01), new device
“Per bend sinister wavy Or and azure, a bend sinister wavy between two crosses bottony counter-changed.”
Herald of Record: Otfrid Ammerthaler
12.) Honorée d’Avallon – name in process (ILoI #Æ48), resubmitted device
“Purpure, two horses rampant addorsed between three fleurs-de-lys argent.”
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd du
13.) Ivo Thorne (M) – new name
Ivo – English Names found in Brass Enscriptions by Julian Goodwyn online at Laurel homepage
on a tomb brass dated 1414 C.E. Also Withycombe, pg 167, (sn. Ivo) Ivo dated to 1086
Thorne – English Surnames by C. M. Matthews, pg. 270, “Thorne is easily the most numerous tree name” Also, R&W,
pg. 444 (sn. Thorn, Thorne) William Thorn dated to 1206
Herald of Record: Eleanore Godwin
14.) Khazira bint Hakim (F) – new name and device
Khazira – Arabic Names and Naming Practices (Da’ud, KWHS) lists Khazira as a “pre-1600 Arabic name” under
“Feminine Given Names”
bint Hakim – “daughter of Hakim” Arabic Naming Practices and Period Names List (Da’ud, online) lists Hakim as a
male given name
“Vert, a pegasus rampant contourney between three decrescents argent.”
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd du
15.) Klaus Von Isenfaust (M) – new name and device
Happy May Day!
Æthelmearc LoI #Æ 50
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Klaus – found as a header form in Bahlow (and sn. Nick(el)) Klaus is dated to 1420 in Talan’s Medieval German Names
from Silesia
Von – of, of the, The submitter is willing to lose this if it is being used wrong.
Isenfaust – Isen is a variant of Eisen (Bahlow, sn. Isaibart & Isener) Eisen means Iron, (Bahlow, sn. Eisenbart) Faust
means fist (Bahlow, sn. Faust) Similar formations include Eisenhaupt meaning ‘iron head’ (Bahlow, sn. Eisenhaupt), and
Eisenbein meaning ‘iron shin’ (Bahlow, sn. Eisenbein).
“Per pale vert and argent, a tower between three butterflies counter-changed.”
Herald of Record: Ailis Linne
16.) Leonor Farfán (F) – new name
Leonor – 16th Century Spanish Women’s Names by Elsbeth Anne Roth from the Catalogo
Farfán – 16th Century Spanish Names handout by Elsbeth Anne Roth based on the Catalogo
Herald of Record: Ailis Linne
17.) Mea the Bold (F) – new name and device
Mea – occurs 30 times in the 1427 Florence Catasto as a feminine given name
the Bold – R&W, pg 52, (sn. Bold), date Henry le Bolde to 1317.
“Per pale argent and vert, a butterfly counter-changed.”
Herald of Record: Ailis Linne
18.) Murdoch Bayne – name registered April 2000, new badge
“Per pale ermine and vert, a lion’s head cabossed Or.”
Herald of Record: Juliana Richenda Trevain
19.) Reynold Wolferton (M) – new name
Reynold – header form in Withycombe, pg 252, dated to 1273
Wolferton – header form in Mills, a form is dated to 1166
Herald of Record: Ailis Linne
20.) Rosalinda of Castile (F) – new name
Rosalinda – given in Withycombe, pg. 257, (sn. Rosalind) as a spelling of Rosalind found in Spain
Castile – a kingdom of Spain last ruled by Isabel de Castilla
Herald of Record: Juliana de Luna
Happy May Day!
Æthelmearc LoI #Æ 50
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21.) Tarlach “Shadowraven” McLave – name returned by Laurel December 2000, new badge
The name was returned by Laurel for being a post period name. His device, “Per chevron throughout argent
and azure, two ravens close with dexter claw elevated sable and a sun argent eclipsed sable” has been
registered under the holding name Marc MacLave.
“Per fess sable and gules rayonny, a horse running argent sinister a chief embattled argent.”
Herald of Record: Isake de Elford
22.) Tessa la Hunter (F) – new name and device
Tessa – name from Rhian Lyth of Blackmoor Vale in the Caid KWHS AS.XXIV
la Hunter – R&W, pg. 244, (sn. Hunter), Juliana la Hunter 1312
“Azure, a ferret sejant erect maintaining three arrows argent, a bordure ermine.”
Herald of Record: Richenda du Jardin
23.) Wülfer von Drachenhand (M) – new name and device
Wülfer – Header form in Bahlow; “Wulfhart” cited to 1257
Drachenhand – Header from in Brechenmacher; “ÜN? 1367 Wolf von Nippenburg (Ludwigsburg),
Drachenhand gennant : HNS. III 302,303”
“Sable three decrescents in bend between two wolves’ heads erased uluant contourney argent.”
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd du
Note from Garnet: There are three submissions which aren’t appearing on this letter. The miniatures were of
colored-in copies. I’ve returned them to the submitting heralds for re-drawing.
As always, you are welcome to comment on all or any part of this letter. E-mail is strongly encouraged. Send
comments to: Dagonell Collingwood, Garnet Herald; c/o David P. Salley, 5294 Webster Road; Fredonia, N.Y.
14063 or salley@klaatu.canisius.edu Courtesy copies to: Cadell Blaidd du, AE Heralds Webmaster, c/o Trevor
W. Schadt, 2352 Eldridge Street, Pittsburgh PA 15217, owaru@myfamily.org and Richenda du Jardin, Æsch
editor, c/o Sue Wensel, 1155 Portland Street #2, Pittsburgh PA 15208, sewensel@bellatlantic.net Due date is
June 1, 2001 A.D. / A.S. XXXVI
In Service,
Dagonell, Garnet Herald
Happy May Day!
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Happy May Day!
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Æthelmearc Letter of Report #Æ 47
February 27th, 2001 C.E. / A.S. XXXV
01.) Aíbell Súil-uaine (F) – new name accepted, originally submitted as Aíbell Suiléan Uaine the name was altered to give the
submitter the intended meaning “green-eyed”.
Aíbell – O’C&M, pg. 15, (sn. Aibell) – Aíbell is the daughter of Celtchar mac Uithechair and Aíbrll Grúadsolus is the daughter of
the king of Munster.
Súil-uaine – MacLysaght, p 280, has O'Súileacháin and ÓSúileabháin derived from Súil (eye) and suúleach (quick eyed), and the
glossary in Teach Yourself Gaelic has Súil, Súileach as "eye". Ibid lists Uaine as Green.
“Celt Text(http://imbolc.ucc.ie) search on suil found Dubsuilech (Dark Eyed, also found in Black, pg. 224), Luathsuilig (probably
quick eye or bright eye), suil tainic Cairraigi (probably narrow eyed, but used as proper descriptive rather than a given or byname).
Searching on uaine found the byname Sriubh-uaine (although I can't find any indication of what Sriubh means) and brat-uaine (green
mantle or veil). “ -- Margaret Macafee
02.) Ailionóra ingen mhic Gafraidh – name registered October 1998, new device accepted
“Or, a moose’s head cabossed on a base sable a lightning bolt fesswise Or.”
03.) Alana MacLeland (F) – new name accepted
Alana -- Tangwystyl found "Alana filia eius" on pg. 112 of Poll Taxes of 1377,1379 & 1381 Part I: Bedfordshire-Leicestershire by
Fenwick, Carolyn C. (under Derryshire: 1381 High Peak Wapentake)
MacLeland – is found as a header form in both MacLysaght and Black, although there are no period citations of this spelling. Related
period spellings in Black date to 1424 (MacLelane).
04.) Aldan Kerr (M) – new name and device accepted
Aldan – Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage, pg. 442, ‘Gilbert of Home succeeding Aldan in office 1198-1199. (pce) Black,
pg. 15, lists Aldan as a personal name from OE Ealdwine, and gives an Aldan in
1153 and an Aldanus cocus undated, but from a period manuscript, and notes "Aldan was the owner
of the manor of Home, a 1250." Ibid., pg. 394, notes a John Kerr in 1357.
Kerr –Black, pg. 394, ‘John Kerr to 1357’
Ker – The Scots Peerage, pg. 537, ‘sent attachment under Captain Ker to Towiehouse’ 1571
"Sable, a rapier between two comets inverted in pile, issuant from base a mountain of three
peaks argent."
05.) Alexander Logan of Argyll (M)– new name accepted
Alexander – Withycombe, pg. 13, dates Alexander to 1189
Logan – Black, pg. 436, (sn. Logan), cites “Robert Logan witnessed resignation of the lands Ingilbristoun in 1204.” R&W, pg. 283,
(sn. Logan) cites the same. According to Grimble, pp. 128-29, the Logan clan did not appear to be in the area around Argyll, and there
doesn’t appear to be any famous ones named Alexander
Argyll – Black, pg. 129, (sn. Campbell), cites Sir Duncan Campbell as “created Lord Campbell in 1445, was the first of the family to
take the designation of Argyll” Argyll is the seat of Clan Campbell.
Happy May Day!
Æthelmearc LoR #Æ 47
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06.) Allison Poinvillars de Tours – name registered May 1983, change of device accepted
“Tierced per chevron wavy throughout argent, Or and azure, a garden rose gules slipped and leaved, a sprig of St. John’s wort vert,
and a heron rising argent.” Her old device “Tierced per chevron wavy throughout argent, Or and azure, a garden rose gules slipped
and leaved, an allspice branch vert fructed gules, and a heron rising argent.” is to be released if this one passes.
If this was a new submission, it would probably be returned for using three unrelated charges together in a group and for using a
natural garden rose. However, the only difference between the submission and her currently registered device is the change of an
allspice branch to a sprig of St. John’s wort. Everything else is grandfathered by virtue of being on her original device.
07.) Allesandra d’Avignon (F) – new name and device accepted
Alexandra / Alessandra – Withycombe pg.13, (sn. Alexandra) & pg. 263 (sn. Sandra), the first date to 1205 and Alisaundre dated to a
14thc. Legendary mother of St. Thomas. In addition, under the header "Sandra", the submitted spelling is listed as an undated Italian
form.
Alixandre – 1292 Paris Census (Colm Dubh)
Avignon – It has been in existence since at least the 6th century CE, and is mentioned as a city by Gregory of Tours (p. 146).
Britannica online notes that Avignon became the capital of the papacy in 1309.
“Argent, a fret within a bordure pean.”
08.) Charles Andreason (M) – resubmitted name withdrawn by Garnet
His name was registered in November 2000.
09.) Daimhín Sinna (M) – new name accepted and new device withdrawn by submitter
Daimhín – O’C&M, pg. 68, (sn. Daimíne) This name is cited both as a legendary name and as a name giving rise to modern surnames.
Sinna – O’C&M, pg. 105, (sn. Flann) This is listed as a byname (Flann Sinna 916).
“Argent, three shamrocks and on a chief triangular vert, an annulet argent.”
10.) Donnchad MacGadfraidh – name registered October 1998, new device accepted
"Azure, in bend sinister three lightning bolts bendwise Or."
11.) Filippo de Sancto Martino – name in process on XLoI #Æ44 dated 01/01/01, resubmitted device accepted
“Gyronny argent and gules, a rhinoceros head couped sable.”
His original submission: “Gyronny gules and sable, a rhinoceros head couped argent.” was returned in-Kingdom for having a
gyronny field with two colors creating a poor contrast.
Happy May Day!
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12.) Gabrielle de Nevers (F) – new name and device accepted
Gabrielle – The International Genealogical Index, published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, in Supplemental Disk
8, lists two occurrences of “Gabrielle” with this spelling:
Gabrielle, daughter of Alin Doit and Blaise Nicot, christened 10 July 1577, Gimouille, Nievre, France
Gabrielle, daughter of (given name unknown) Digron and Martine (last name unknow), christened 24 Sept. 1582 Gimouille,
Nievre, France
Withycombe (p. 124) gives "Gabriel(le)" as a header form, but says this spelling is a modern French form. The undated medieval
spellings given are Gabriel and the Latin forms Gabriela and Gabella.
de Nevers – Toponymic surname from the city of Nevers. The Regions of France by Wayne Northcutt, pg. 66 (pce) describes the city
of Nevers as being known for its medieval and Renaissance architecture, some dating back to the eleventh century. Additional support
for this construction is provided by the Armorial General by J.B. Rietstap, pg. 311 (pce) which lists the family of “de Nevers” as
“anciens comtes” in an undated entry. Nevers is mentioned as a city by Gregory of Tours (p. 433), so it has been in existence since at
least the 6th century CE.
“Vert, on a bend gules fimbriated between two cats sejant guardant a rebec argent.”
13.) Gaspar del Hoyo (M) – new name and device accepted
Gaspar – Spanish Names from the late 15th C. by Juliana de Luna cites 4 instances of “Gaspar”
del Hoyo – “Catálogo de Pasajeros A Indias” cites Jian del Hoyo from “Sebastián Rodríguez” in 1540 (entry #1385).
“Sable, a sword inverted Or distilling a goutte argent between flaunches ermine.”
14.) Katja Davidova Orlova Khazarina – name registered August 1996,
change of device returned for re-draw, new badge returned for conflict
Device: “Azure, three catamounts sejant guardant argent, and a bordure argent.”
Badge: “Azure, a catamount sejant guardant argent.”
There were no conflicts found against the device. It’s actually a simplification of her current device, “Azure, three catamounts sejant
guardant argent, and a bordure argent semy of stars of David azure.” however the miniature is unsuitable for forwarding to Laurel.
Therefore I am returning it for a re-draw. After the submission has acceptable black and white outline drawings for the full size black
and white as well as miniatures, I will forward it on the next External Letter that I send out.
The badge conflicts with Katrine de Baillie du Chat “Azure, a domestic cat sejant on a base
embattled all argent.” 1 CD for the removal of the secondary charge. It is also an exact conflict with Jordre Pargon of Windhover's
Reach, “Azure, a snow leopard sejant argent, spotted sable.” Marking does not count for difference, nor does head position.
15.) Keran Roslin (F) – new name and device accepted
Keran – The name of the wife and queen of Lesser Amenia (Cilicia) during the reign of King Lewon (Levon) Nerssessian, V.
Armenian Illuminated Gospel Books, pg. 24 (pce) Armenian People… pg. 307
Roslin – The family name of the miniature artist and illuminator T’oros Roslin The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times,
Vol. I edited by Richard G. Havannisian pg. 306 Nersessian … pg. 28 (pce)
“Argent a heart gules between two pallets azure.”
Note from Garnet: I want to publicly thank both Myfawny ferch Rhiannon and Cigfran Caer Gwalch for volunteering to re-draw the
emblazon and transferring all of the information onto current forms.
Happy May Day!
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16.) Mary MacLeod (F) – appeal of name Maura MacLeod
As an appeal, it automatically gets forwarded to Laurel. The documentation that appeared on the ILoI will appear on the XLoI. I did
not reproduce it here to conserve space.
17.) Michelina Cenomani da Trento (F) – new name accepted, device returned
Michelina – Arval, Feminine Given Names from the Online Catasto of Florence of 1427 cites this spelling.
"Patron Saints Index: Michelina of Pesaro"(http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintm55.htm), says that Michelina of Pesaro (also
known as Michelina Metelli) lived from 1300 to 1356; she was widowed young and eventually became a Franciscan tertiary; she was
beatified in the 18th century.
Cenomani – Ellis, Celt and Roman cites this as the name of a Celtic tribe in Roman Italy. (pce)
The online Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, says, under the heading "Gaul" (http://www.bartleby.com/65/ga/Gaul.html)
"In Roman Gaul it often became customary to call the chief center of a tribe or the country around it by some form of the tribe’s name. Many
of these names survive today. The principal tribes of Gaul (with the modern survivals or locations) were:
Abrincati (Avranches); Aedui; Allobroges; Ambiani (Amiens); Andecavi (Angers, Anjou); Atrebates (Arras); Baiocassi
(Bayeux); Bellovaci (Beauvais); Bituriges (Bourges, Berry); Cadurci (Cahors, Quercy); Carnutes (Chartres); Catalauni
(Châlons); Cenomani (Le Mans, Maine); Eburovici (Évreux); Helvetii; Lemovices (Limoges, Limousin); Lingones
(Langres); Lexovii (Lisieux); Meldae (Meaux); Namnetes (Nantes); Nervii; Parisii (Paris); Petrocorii (Périgueux, Périgord);
Pictones or Pictavi (Poitiers, Poitou); Redones (Rennes, Breton Roazon); Remi (Reims); Ruteni (Rodez); Santones (Saintes);
Senones (Sens); Sequani, in the Franche-Comté; Silvanecti (Senlis); Suessiones (Soissons); Treveri (Trier, French Trèves);
Tricassi (Troyes); Turones (Tours, Touraine); Veneti (Vannes, Breton Gwened)."
Le Mans, which got its name from the Cenomani, is mentioned in Gregory of Tours (p. 157).
A search using google.com found the following site:
http://users.bart.nl/~roestb/franciscan/franautr.html, that listed "Richardus Cenomagus (Cenomani/Richard Le Mans, d.
1552/3 in Chartres)".
Trent – The online Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, says, under the heading "Trent"
(http://www.bartleby.com/65/tr/Trent.html)
"Ital. Trento, Latin Tridentum, city (1991 pop. 101,545), capital of Trentino-Alto Adige and of Trent prov., N Italy, on the
Adige River and on the road to the Brenner Pass. It is an industrial and tourist center. Manufactures include leather goods,
machinery, metals, textiles, printed materials, and food products. Probably founded in the 4th cent. B. C., Trent was later the
seat of a Lombard duchy (6th cent.) and of a Frankish march (8th cent.)"
“Azure, a chalice and on a chief argent, a natural dolphin naiant azure.”
Conflict with Dierdriana of the Misty Isles, “Azure, a lotus goblet argent and on a chief argent three lotus blossoms inverted
throughout gules”. There is a CD for the changes to the tertiaries, but nothing else.
Happy May Day!
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18.) Muriel ingen Ghiolla Chomhgaill (F) – originally submitted as Muriel inghean Giolla Comqaill – new name and device
accepted. On the advice of my internal commentators, the name was changed to make it internally consistent.
Muriel – Withy, pg. 224 “probably of Celtic origin” … “first found in Brittany and Normandy in the 11 th C”
Giolla Comgaill -- O’C&M (pp. 111-12) give a number of names of the form, although not this particular one, of "Gilla [name]:
Giolla [name]" meaning "servant of [name]" (generally that of a saint). The closest seems to be "Gilla Comaill: Giolla Chomhghaill"
(meaning "servant of St. Comgall") and citing the 11th c. poet Gilla Comaill Ua Slébéne.
Comgaill – A ‘modern’ Gaelic spelling can be found in MacLysaght, pg. 62 (sn Coyle). O’C&M , pg. 55, gives “Comgall”, of which
“Comgaill” is intended to be the genitive. It should be noted the submitter’s mundane surname is Coil.
“Barry Or and azure, a cat sejant contourney coward sable.”
19.) Otelia d’Alsace – name registered November 1998, new badge returned.
“[Fieldless], a cross clechy Or.”
Conflict with: Ian Bruce MacRae, (January 1983, Caid) “Gyronny azure and gules, a key cross Or.”
A key cross is almost identical to a cross clechy. The only difference is that the key cross has little
ornamental "knobs" on the points. Also conflicts with Edward Cavendish, “Per bend azure and gules, a cross
formy Or” A cross clechy was originally a variant form of the crosses formy and patonce, according to the Pic Dic.
20.) Phillippa Coleman (F) – new name originally submitted as Phillippia Coleman accepted.
Phillippa – Withycombe, pg. 245, gives “Philippa” and “Phillippa”, but no evidence for the “-ia” ending.
Coleman – header form from R&W, this spelling dates from 1066 as given name and 1166 as surname.
21.) Persephone of Troyes (F) – new name returned
Persephone – registered in Caid, 1980 (Persephone of Woodland) Late 15th Century of English Names Revived by Bardsley shows
names such as Hercules and Percival. See precedence on name Evander of Middleham More (Sept. 1998)
Troyes – Dictionaire des noms de lieus de France (Dictionary of Place Names in France)
While the submitter has proven that the names of deities and legendary figures have been used as human names in the past, there is no
documentation that the name Persephone was ever used as such. A unique registration more than twenty years old cannot be used as
documentation. This name violates RfS I.3.b Presumptuous Claims.
22.) Rolland of Hunter’s Home (M) – new name and device returned
Rolland – Withycombe, pg. 256, dated from 1086, found under header form Roland
Hunter’s Home – SCA branch name registered via East in September 1991.
“Per fess azure and vert, on a fess argent three hunting horns sable a canton Or.”
The Rules for Submission, I.3 Inappropriate Claims states “A name and piece of armory may reinforce each other and appear to make
a claim that is not perceived in either item by itself. If someone reasonably educated in period and modern history and culture would
perceive a claim, that claim will be held to exist even if it is unintentional.” The combination of the name Rolland with hunting horns
was too strongly reminiscent of Charlesmagne’s peer.
Happy May Day!
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23.) Remus Fletcher – name registered August 1990, new badge returned
“Or, a chevron inverted gules, in chief two hurts.”
Rules for Submission, VIII.4.b. Modern Insignia - “Overt allusions to modern insignia, trademarks, or common designs may not be
registered.” This submission was perceived as a 1970’s “smiley face” to both heralds and non-heralds alike. On a sad note, the
inventor of the smiley face died last week.
24.) Robert Marston (M) – new name and device accepted
Robert – Reaney & Wilson, pg. 380, (sn. Robert) This spelling dated to 1066 Withycombe, pg. 254, (sn. Robert), cites its use in
England from the time of the Norman Conquest and dates the form “Robert(us)” to 1071-5 and to the Domesday Book, 1086.
Marston – Reaney & Wilson, pg. 300 (sn. Marston), <de Marston> dated to 1349. <Marsten> dated to 1565.
“Azure, a mullet of four points between four lozenges, a bordure argent.”
I believe the submission is clear of Rivenstar, Barony of “Azure, a riven star argent” with one CD for the addition of an ordinary,
one CD for the addition of secondary charges and possibly one CD for the difference between a mullet of four points and a riven star,
whatever the latter may be.
25.) Roana d’Evreux – name registered September, 2000 change of device accepted
“Argent, three trees eradicated sable.” Her old device, also registered September 2000, “Argent, a dexter tierce purpure, a tree
eradicated sable.” is to be released if this passes.
26.) Siobhan ní Filidheacht (F) – change of name to Sibán inghean Ragnall, originally submitted as Sibán ingen Ragnall accepted.
Original name registered before 1980, listed in O&A as 2/80
Sibán – early period form. O’C&M, pg. 165, (sn. Sibán) used 11 th c. on
ingen – ‘daughter of’, I’ve changed it to the earlier spelling to make the name internally consistent on the advice of my internal
commenters.
Ragnall – Viking name adopted in Ireland Ragnall Ua Dálaig died 1161 O’C&M, pg 154, (sn. Ragnall)
5-1/2) Alina Marie de Valenciennes – name registered March 1998, resubmitted device.
“Per bend gules and sable, a bend sinister between a sun in his splendor and a lion’s head cabossed Or.
Conflict with Zinaida Likhitovna Umanskaya "Per bend sinister gules and sable, a bend sinister between a pomegranate and a
bear's head erased Or." with only 1 CD for changes to the type of the secondary charges. The submitter will be notified that the resubmission must have black and white line drawings for the full scale and miniature submissions to be acceptable.
In Service, Dagonell
Æthelmearc Letter of Report #Æ 48
January 27th, 2001 A.D. / A.S. XXXV
01.) Æthelmearc, Kingdom of – new company name (The Company of the Sylvan Hounds) returned and badge
held.
In May 1999, Laurel returned AEthelmearc, Kingdom of, Order name for Order of the Sylvan Nightingale
citing: “The order name is being returned for not following the requirements of the rules for order names. The
moreso since the definition for "sylvan" being relied upon as being period appears to make the word a noun
rather than an adjective. RfS III.2.b.ii. requires that "Names of orders and awards must follow the patterns of the
names of period orders and awards.”
“[Fieldless], a demi-greyhoud rampant contourny argent collared gules, sustaining on a roundel gules an
escarbuncle argent.”
While the badge is passable, I don’t think it should be separated from the company name. Therefore I am holding
the badge until a suitable name for the company can be submitted. Currently, Silver Buccle, Gage and Garnet
Heralds are involved in an e-mail discussion with the head of the order to re-work the submission. Anyone who
wishes to be involved should contact us via e-mail.
02.) Alana Griffin (F) – new name and device accepted
Alana – Tangwystyl found “Alana filia eius” on pg. 112 of Poll Taxes of 1377,1379 & 1381 Part I: BedfordshireLeicestershire by Fenwick, Carolyn C. (under Derryshire: 1381 High Peak Wapentake)
Griffin – Reaney & Wilson, pg. 206, (s.n. Griffin) cites Robert Griffin in 1197 (Note from Garnet: It’s also the
submitter’s mundane surname)
“Sable, a griffin segreant Or, winged argent, maintaining an acorn Or.”
Note from Garnet: A number of commenters cited Laurel letter June 1996 “… the names Morgana and Alana, as
well as any other similarly feminized masculine names for which there is no evidence of period use (and which
have not already been declared SCA-compatible), are not considered SCA-compatible.” However, since the
above documentation cites evidence of period use, the previous Laurel decision no longer applies to Alana.
03.) Aminah al-Raqqasah (F) – new name accepted and device returned
Aminah – taken from A List of Arabic Women’s Names by Da’ud ibn Auda
(http://www.s-gabriel.org/docs/arabicwomen.html)
al-Raqqasah – English-Arabic Dictionary Romanized by Edward Elias, 3rd ed., P. Shalom Publishers, Inc. pg 47.
Reference taken from Academy of St. Gabriel Letter #731 (pce)
“Purpure, in fess an increscent, a roundel and a decrescent argent.”
Conflict with: Fiacha Suileach “Per pale azure and purpure, in fess an increscent argent, a bezant, and a
decrescent argent.” One CD for the field. However since the change in charge tincture affects less than half of
the charges, a second CD cannot be counted for changes to the charge tincture.
Happy May Day!
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04.) Anna Malakina – name change in process (XLoI #Æ46, dated 01/10/01), resubmitted device accepted
“Or, three rustres gules.”
Her previous device submission, “Or, on a lozenge gules, three bezants one and two.” was returned in-Kingdom
for a technical violation of the rules for submission
05.) Angus the Bull (M) – new name and device accepted
Angus – Withycombe, pg. 25, (sn. Angus) “is identical with the Irish Aonghus, from Old Irish Aengus, ‘one
choice’. It was the name of a 9th C. saint, Bishop of Clonenagh, as well as of a legendary hero”
the Bull – Reaney & Wilson, pg. 71, (s.n.Bull), cites, Hulle le bule 1201, William le Bole 1214 and Ralph le
Bulle 1288
There was some question as to whether the name was appropriate as Angus is also the name of a breed of cattle.
While I was pondering this, I received the latest issue of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine in the mail. The
villain of the cover story was Angus the Bull. Case closed 
“Per fess sable and argent, a goat’s head erased between three gates counterchanged.”
A number of commentators wondered why a goat’s head was used instead of a bull’s head. The SCA does not
allow you to use mundane family arms. However, the main charges may be used in a different arrangement.
Hence, goats and gates to match his family’s arms.
06.) Arabella Macgrath (F) – new name accepted
Arabella – Withycombe, pg. 29, (sn. Arabel(la)), cites Arabella, wife of John de Montpyncon in 1255
Macgrath –Black, pg. 505, (sn. Macgrath) “An Irish form of Gaelic Macrath (Macrae)” Under Macrae,
“Alexander Macrad is cited to 1225. According to Clan MacRae Online’s history of the name MacGrath
(http://www.clanmacrae.org/documents/namehist.htm), the byname Macgrath derives from the personal name
“MacRaith” and cites that Magrath O’Hagan, Lord of Cinel Fergus was slain in 1081.
07.) Cynthia Tower the Beloved (F) – new name and device returned
Cynthia – The submitter’s legal given name as listed on her driver’s license (pce)
Tower – Reaney & Wilson, 3rd ed. pg. 452, identifies a Gilbert le Tower in 1255
Beloved – The OED, 2nd ed. vol. II, identifies “beloved” as an adjective meaning “loved” with dating used as
early as 1398. An example of usage cited from 1535 is “…for thy beloved Abraham’s sake.” (pce)
“English bynames were not formed from adjectival past participles and previous Laurels have been returning
names for that reason.” LoAR 7/99 Atenveldt “Corwynn the Lost”. Additionally, Laurel has returned ‘the
Unshaven’ 3/98, ‘the Amazed’ 5/97, ‘the Untamed’ 8/96, ‘the Brown Eyed’ 9/94, and ‘the Distracted’ 4/94.
As the submitter does not allow for major changes such as the dropping of an element, the name must be
returned.
“Gules, on a tower argent a heart gules, an orle of chamomile flowers argent seeded Or.”
No conflicts were found, however since the name is being returned, the device must be returned as well.
Happy May Day!
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08.) Diederic van Flandres (M) – new name accepted and device returned
Diederic – Flemish, 1479-1576 taken from “Flemish Names from Bruges” (http://www.sgabriel.org/docs/bruges)
van Flandres – Flemish, 1280-1400 see Academy of St. Gabriel letter #1295 (pce)
“Per chevron azure and vert, two compass stars argent and a butterfly Or.”
Conflict with: William MacCrimmon “Per chevron azure and vert, two mullets of four points and a tree blasted
and eradicated argent.” The fields are identical. There is 1 CD for the change in type and tincture of the bottom
charge, however there is no difference between the upper charges “The overwhelming visual similarities between
a mullet of four points and a mullet of four greater and four lesser points/compass star, both of which are nonperiod charges, mandates against granting a … CD for this relatively minor difference.” (LoAR, June 1995,
Da’ud ibn Auda)
09.) Georg Eisenfaust – name registered September 1996, resubmitted device returned
“Argent, on a pall sable, a sinister gauntlet clenched between three octagons argent.”
Conflict with Mathias Sicco von Hagen “Argent, a pall voided sable.” Traditionally, voiding is the equivalent
of adding a tertiary charge (LoAR, 12/92) therefore there is only one CD for changes to the type and number of
tertiariers. His previous submission “Argent, a sinister gauntleted fist on a chief sable, three octagons argent.”
was returned at kingdom, but the reason is not indicated.
10.) Giovanni Magrino (M) – new name and device accepted
Giovanni – “Italian Names from 1427” (Online Catasto) lists Giovanni as the #1 most frequent male name. Also
Giovanni is a header form id de Felice (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/ferrante/catasto (pce)
Magrino – de Felice (s.n. Magri) lists Magrino as an alternate form
“Argent, on a pile azure between two money bags sable, a lymphad with sails furled argent.”
11.) Honorée d’Avallon (F) – new name accepted and device returned
Honorée – An Index to the Given Names in the 1292 Census of Paris (Colm Dubh) cites “Honorée [une] nièce”
(pce) (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/paris.html)
d’Avallon – French Names from Two Thirteenth Century Chronicles - Place Names Used in Locative Surnames
(Arval Beniecoeur) lists “Avallon” under “Place Names used in Locative Surnames” and states that the surname
would be constructed with “de” (pce)
(http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/arval/crusades/crusadesLieus.html)
“Purpure, two horses rampant addorsed argent.”
Conflict with Beautrice Hammeltoune “Fieldless, two horses rampant addorsed tails entwined argent.” Her resubmission is in ILoI #Æ 50.
12.) Ian Owen Brady – name registered June 1998, new badge returned
“Or, a squirrel sejant erect sable maintaining in dexter forepaw a sword bendwise sinister and in the sinister
forepaw a tankard argent.”
Conflict with Dieter des Schwarzen Eichkatchens “Per pale gules and argent, a squirrel sejant erect sable
maintaining a sword inverted argent.” One CD for the change to the field.
Happy May Day!
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13.) Jacopo di Niccolo – name registered January 1997, new badge returned
“[Fieldless], on a quatrefoil erminois, a sea-lion rampant maintaining a bow gules.”
The emblazon is not recoverable from the blazon. The depicted charge is not a quatrefoil.
14.) Katherine Sinclaire – name registered January 1998, change of device accepted
“Per pale sable and argent, two swans rising respectant, wings elevated and addorsed, on a chief four
increscents all counterchanged.”
If this device is registered, her old device “Per pale sable and argent, two swans naiant respectant counterchanged.” will be released.
15.) Lothar von den Hügelvolk (M) – new name accepted
Lothar – Bahlow, pg. 344, lists “Lothar” as a header form. Also, “Lothar” was the name of the Holy Roman
Emperor in period. Gregory of Tours cites several kings and sons of kings in the Merovingian dynasty named
Lothar Lothar I (died 561) was the son of King Clovis. Lothar I’s grandson was Lothar II (died 629)
Von den Hügelvolk – Deutch for “of the hill folk” I will suggest Hügelmann ‘hill-man’ as an alternative
I caught the SNL reference as did most everybody else. However, I couldn’t decide if a translation into a foreign
language still counted as an ‘obtrusive modern reference’ I’m letting Laurel set the precedent.
16.) Roswitha von Pirmasens (F) – new name and device passed
Roswitha – “Medieval Sourcebook: The Plays of Roswitha” http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/roswithatoc.html) Roswitha is a Benedictine nun from Gandesheim in Saxony, known as Hrotsvitha or Roswitha (ca. 935
ca. 975)
von – German for ‘from’
Pirmasens – The German city of Pirmasens was founded in the 8th century
http://www.bartleby.com/65/pi/Pirmasen.html) The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2001
“Per chevron azure and sable, a chevron between in canton a heart and in base a tower Or.”
17.) William le Forestier (M) – new name accepted
William – Withycombe, pg. 293, (sn. William) “was introduced into England by the Normans in the 11th c., from
which time it has held its place as one of the commonest men’s names”
Forestier – Dauzat (sn. “Foresti”) lists “Forestier” as a sub-form, as “<<garde forestier>>” (forest guard, I
believe)
le Forestier – “16th Century Norman Names” (Cateline de la Mar) cites several examples of surnames
constructed as “le” + profession (Marchant, Marinier, etc.) (pce)
Reaney and Wilson, pg. 174 (sn. Forester), gives Robert le Forestier to 1322.
Æthelmearc College of Heralds Roster
May 2001 A.D. / A.S. XXXVI
Silver Buccle Staff*
Silver Buccle Herald
THL Edmund Lambert of Tregelles, David Saia, 70 Hamlin Square #5, Williamsville, NY 14221, 716-688-9225, hms@buffnet.net
Heraldic Interests: Court heraldry, heraldic consultation, running a consultation table, English place names (interest only, not an
expert). Other Society Activities: Autocrating, dance, fund raising, calligraphy, being a Royalty Liaison. Awards: AoA, Cornelian,
Keystone, Millrind, VOID (Baronial Service).
Sycamore Herald (Senior Herald on Staff)
Baroness Juliana Richenda Trevain, Bonnie Forman, 102 Ellen St., Syracuse NY 13208-1816 or PO Box 6731, Syracuse NY 132176731, 315-455-6361, jrtrevain@worldnet.att.net
Heraldic Interests: Generalist - court, list, conflict, drawing blazons. Prefers individual consultation rather than consulting tables.
Other Society Activities: Deputy Seneschal, Region 5 ,scribe, brewing, needlework, household historian, autocrat, feastocrat, minister
of arms (at-large). Awards: AoA, Keystone, Sycamore, Windmill, Sigil (5x), Millrind, GoA, Court Baroness.
Garnet Herald (Submissions Herald)
Lord Dagonell of Collingwood, David Salley, 5294 Webster Rd. Fredonia NY 14063, 716-792-4042, salley@klaatu.canisius.edu
Heraldic Interests: designing achievement of arms, court and field heraldry. Other Society Activities: performing arts, calligraphy
and illumination, jack-of-all trades. Awards: Keystone, Silver Crescent, Troubadour, VOID.
Golden Alce Herald (Deputy for the Order of Precedence)
Maestro Brian of Leichester, Brian P. Kujawa, 10942 Trevett Rd., Springville NY 14141-9615, 716-941-3989,
bpkscoop@buffalo.com
Heraldic Interests: Expertise includes field heraldry, Precedence/Orders of March. Interests include heraldic display, Court heraldry.
Would like to learn more about book heraldry and consultation. Other Society Activities: Current Kingdom Cartographer, “special
projects” Deputy to Kingdom Seneschal, at-large list minister, Non-alcoholic brewing. Awards: Pelican, AoA, Keystone, Millrind,
Void.
Jewel Herald (Deputy for Education)
Lady Juliana de Luna - see Gage Herald, Region 2 (Western PA) for contact information.
Silver Escarbuncle Herald (Deputy for Tournament and Vocal Heraldry)
THL Giulietta da Venezia, Diana Slivinska, 198 West Prospect Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15205-2105, 412-928-0187, diva@nb.net
Heraldic Interests: Vocal heraldry (Court, Tourney, Field), German names, Teaching skills for vocal heralds, name pronunciation
(doing and teaching), foreign languages. Other Society Activities: garb, autocrating, dancing, any kind of needlework (knitting),
candle making. Awards: AoA, Keystone, Fleur of Æthelmearc.
Keystone Herald (Special Projects)
THL Raymond de Caen, Ralph E. McKinney, Jr., PO Box 611, Poca WV 25159, 304-755-3844, decaen@hotmail.com
Heraldic Interests: General research. Other Society Activities: Fighting - rattan, armoring. Awards: AoA, Onyx (Blackstone),
Millrind.
Cornelian Herald (Special Projects)
THL Margaret Makafee, Gretchen Beck, 33 Haberman St., Pittsburgh PA 15211, 412-431-4752, grm@andrew.cmu.edu
Heraldic Interests: good book herald, experienced Court and field herald, extensive experience teaching classes (especially on
administrative and “behind the scenes” issues), various opinions on precedent, writer mundanely, always happy to answer questions
and point people towards good resources. Other Society Activities: cooking, garb, dance, scribal arts, theater, music, singing,
knitting, learning MoL stuff. Awards: AoA, Cornelian, Sycamore, Keystone, Millrind, Comet Arts, Comet Service.
College Exchequer
Lord Francois Belgraunde the Bladegatherer, Frank Benz, 70 Segsbury Dr., Williamsville NY 14221, 716-633-9517, effex.b@worldnet.att.net
* Regional Heralds are part of Silver Buccle staff, but they are listed at the beginning of each region for the benefit of local
pursuivants.
Happy May Day!
Roster of College of Heralds
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Regional Heralds and Group Pursuivants
Region 1 (West Virginia)
Millrind Herald
THL Michael Langley of Riversmeet, Michael Layne, 1516 Lee St., Apt. C, Charleston WV 25311, 304-346-3068,
theherald@hotmail.com
Heraldic Interests: Field, court, and book heraldry. Have helped to train heralds in the WV region as well as other places.
Contributed to THL Raymond Caen’s Herald’s Manual. Served as Sycamore Herald, Cornelian Herald, Golden Alce Herald. Other
Society Interests: Archery, period privateers and sailing vessels. Awards: AoA, Keystone, Millrind, Sigil (2x), Silver Crescent, Onyx
(Blackstone), Cometus Amicus (BMDL).
Barony of Blackstone Mountain - Onyx Pursuivant
Baron Cunedda Kell, Kenneth Stamper, 471 Staton Dr., Charleston WV 25306, 304-925-6847, kellhounds@cs.com
Heraldic Interests: Devices, Court Heraldry, Field Heraldry, wants to learn about names. Other Society Interests: Heavy Weapons,
Combart Archery, Archery, Marshall-at-large. Awards: Cornelian, Court Baron.
College of Riversmeet
THL Michael Langley of Riversmeet (see Millrind Herald - Region 1 for contact information).
Shire of Misty Highlands
Count Sir Master Master Jehan de la Marche, John L. Leland, 184 Liberty St., Salem WV 26426, 304-782-3839,
CountSirJehan@cs.com
Heraldic Interests: name heraldry, languages (medieval Latin, some Middle English, some Anglo-Norman French, modern French,
modern German, some modern Spanish, a little Korean and Japanese, rusty in the following: Old Norse, Old Irish, Provencal). Other
Society Activities: poetry writing and reciting, fighting, have done a bit of everything at one time or another. Awards: O. Laurel,
KSCA, O. Pelican, Court Baron (twice), Silver Crescent, Leaf of Merit, etc.
Shire of Port Oasis
Vacant
Shire of Sylvan Glen
Lord Cormac O’Gadhra, Chad A. McGarrah, PO Box 3170, Shepherdstown WV 25443, 304-876-0688, cormac@intrepid.net
Heraldic Interests: Mainly names and devices. Other Society Activities: Heavy combat, brewing, archery, cooking. Awards: AoA.
Region 2 (Western PA)
Gage Herald
Lady Juliana de Luna, Julia Smith, 1155 Portland St., Pittsburgh PA
15206, 412-661-8209, julias@pitt.edu
Heraldic Interests: Name consulting and documentation. Expert on Spanish and Portuguese naming. Has good resources for basically
every kind of European and Islamic naming. Very interested in period armory, as well, both Anglo-Norman and Spanish/Portuguese.
Doing external and internal commentary, running consultation tables, running courts, deeply involved in the Laurel Office and heraldic
education. Other Society Activities: dance, vocal music (choral and bardic), Spanish life and culture. Awards: AoA, Sycamore,
Keystone.
Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands - Comet Pursuivant (and College of Heralds web master)
Lord Cadell Blaidd du, Trevor W. Schadt, 2352 Eldridge St., Pittsburgh PA 15217, 412-422-6415, owaru@myfamily.org
Heraldic Interests: device consultations, vocal heraldry, English/Scottish names, currently serving on Laurel staff. Other Society
Activities: dance, Commedia dell’Arte, calligraphy, needlework. Awards: AoA, Keystone, Comet (arts).
College of Cour d’Or
Lord Brandubh O Donnghaile, Ben Cogan, 5660 Forward Ave. Apt. 307, Pittsburgh PA 15217, 412-421-8780, blcst16+@pitt.edu or
the7spyrts@hotmail.com
Heraldic Interests: Heraldic generalist. Other Society Activities: Dance, general helpfulness. Awards: AoA, Golden Comet
(BMDL/service).
Canton of Steltonwald
Vacant
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Shire of Hunters Home
Isake De Elford, Tod David Wallace Elford, PO Box 1, 3 Second Street, Utica, PA 16362, 814-425-2321 elford@gremlan.org
Heraldic Interests: Assisting people in developing their personas for names and arms. Artisitc design, would be interested in Court
heraldry. Other Society Activities: fighting, brewing, sewing, carpentry, metal casting, chain mail, tent making, stained glass.
Awards: None.
Shire of Stormsport
Lord Rys ap Madog, Mike Smith, 1812 Treetop Dr., Apt. 1, Erie PA 16509, 814-838-3184, rys@leol.net
Heraldic Interests: Book heraldry. Other Society Activities: “A lot of I want to do this...” Awards: AoA.
Shire of SunderOak
Lord Geoffrey Montgomery, Jeff Montgomery, 2921 Old 422 East, Fenelton PA 16034, 724-282-2261, AlchemyTech@juno.com
Heraldic Interests: field heraldry (namely fencing), English, French names (4 years of high school French). Other Society Activities:
fencing, alchemy (A&S drop dead), proving hockey a period sport. Awards: AoA.
Region 3 (Eastern PA)
Scarlet Guard Herald
Lord Egill the Dane, Paul “E. J.” Pedersen, 648 Third Ave., Williamsport PA 17701, 570-321-9396, gestalt@aol.com
Heraldic Interests: I find visual heraldry endlessly fascinating, have a grasp of the fundamentals of SCA heraldry, can speak on the
basics of name and device construction as practiced in the SCA, have a sense of period heraldic aestethics. I have taught basic classes
on SCA heraldry. Can do Court heraldry. I am collecting and reviewing a substantial quantity of heraldic clip art. Other Society
Activities: Limited fighting, some sewing, interest in cooking (but not for events). A hobby of mine is making cordials, liqueurs, and
other non-alcoholic beverages. I am currently studying zoomorphic critters from early Norse and Celtic cultures. Some other activities
include: past scribal work, some bardic, dancing, medieval studies, archery, working with rope, etc. Awards: AoA, Keystone.
Shire of Abhainn Ciach Ghlais
Lord Gilles de Beauchamps, David Brooks, 507 E. Academy St., Hughesville PA 17737, 570-584-2306, herald@mail.pcspower.net
Heraldic Interests: know a little French and a smattering of German. Very interested in heraldic styles and the history of heraldry.
Some experience with court (no one complained and I enjoyed it...). Other Society Activities: brewing, archery, steward of local
acting guild, scribal work, research and presentation for Medieval studies. Awards: AoA, Cornelian, Keystone.
Shire of Coombe Petroc
Vacant
Barony of Endless Hills
Baron Tigranes of Bezabde, Tim Button, RD #1, Box 64, New Milford PA 18834, 570-434-3353, tigranes@nep.net
Heraldic Interests: Blazoning, heraldic display. Other Society Activities: Archery marshal, thrown weapons marshal, rattan fighting,
merchanting. Awards: GoA, Court Baron, Keystone.
Incipient Canton of Riverouge
Lady Christianna of Sydenia, Christina Button, RD #1, Box 64, New Milford PA 18834, 570-434-3353, christianna_syd@hotmail.com
Heraldic Interests: none indicated - generalist? Other Society Activities: Thrown weapons, archery, music (recorder), dance.
Awards: AoA, Cornelian, Keystone, Sycamore.
Shire of Hornwood
Lady Hieronyma Holvoet van Dadizele, Rosita Pisarchik, RR 2, Box 237A, Brockport, PA 15823, 814-265-1964, herantik@penn.com
Heraldic Interests: No expertise, but growing interest in learning to provide good service to the Shire. Other Society Activities:
merchanting. Awards: AoA.
Shire of Nithgaard
Bonifatius Eburhard, called Oger, Douglas W. Swank, 2015 MaryEllen Lane, State College, PA 16803, 814-237-1255,
eburhard65@home.com
Heraldic Interests: Bellows well. Other Society Activities: heavy weapons, garb, merchant, games, dances, BlueFeather. Awards:
none.
Barony of St. Swithins Bog - Vambrace Pursuivant
Lord Ludwig von Strassburg, Charles Pfeil, 305 Melvin St., Johnstown, PA 15907, 814-269-3121, swordman@floodcity.net
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Heraldic Interests: Learning about researching names, device, badges. Other Society Activities: Heavy weapons fighting &
marshalling, some fencing. Experience serving as Exchequer and Chamberlain. Awards: Sycamore, AoA.
Region 4 (Western New York)
Langstrand Herald
Master Fridrikr Tomasson, Tom Ireland-Delfs, 731 S, Main St., Newark NY 14513, 716-331-3788, fridrikr@redsuspenders.com
Heraldic Interests: Courts, book Heraldry (when time allows), Field Heraldry, Have been local herald twice, regional twice,
Principality once, and Kingdom once (Brigantia - East). Other Society Activities: Baron of Thescorre, curmudgeon. Awards: a few
(no arts, no martial, no Millrind).
Incipient Shire of Hartstone
Lord Nigel of Southwood, Glenn French, 6305 Southwoods Rd., Hornell NY 14843, 607-698-9289, vladamirpercy@yahoo.com
Heraldic Interests: Field heraldry, voice heraldry, like researching names. Other Society Activities: Fencing. Awards: AoA.
Shire of Heronter
Lady Eleanore Godwin, Wanda C. Spencer, 10 Sheldon St., Randolph NY 14772, 716-358-4824, rwms@madbbs.com
Heraldic Interests: Generalist, no particular expertise. Other Society Activities: thrown weapons, scribal arts. Awards: AoA,
Sycamore, Keystone
Barony of the Rhydderich Hael - Ice Dragon Pursuivant
Lady Elizabeth Law Robertson, Ronnie Kolokowsky, 830E Highland Ave., Buffalo NY 14223, 716-836-2495, kolok@buffnet.net
Heraldic Interests: Generalist. Other Society Activities: music, fencing. Awards: Keystone, AoA
Canton of Beau Fleuve
Vacant
Canton of Wintersedge
Vacant
Barony of Thescorre - Ravenstongue Pursuivant
Lady Morgaine of Donegal, Julie Bright, 1125 Genesee Park Blvd., Rochester NY 14619, 716-529-5042, scadoula@netscape.net
Heraldic Interests: Court heraldry, field heraldry. Other Society Activities: Singing, embroidery, dancing, flirting. Awards: AoA,
Order of the Raven’s Feather.
Region 5 (Central New York)
Fleur of Æthelmearc Herald
Lady Bridgette MacFarlane, Heather Ann Bridgeman, 9 Plantation Blvd., Apt 2, Liverpool NY 13090, 315-461-8943,
bridgemanh@eathlink.com
Heraldic Interests: Main interest is artistic. Love to paint and draw heraldic designs. Love to do illumination on scrolls with heraldry.
Maintaining Barony Order of Precedence and Domesday. Painting devices of Delftwood folks on small wooden plaques for display
and education. Continue to compile name lists for baronial files (for name research materials). Other Society Activities: Scribal arts,
needlework, various A&S activities, autocrating, organizing demos, consultant for local theatrical groups. Awards: AoA, Windmill.
Incipient Shire of Coeur de la Terre
Sir Garanhir of Ness, William Van Ness, 1465 McGraw-Marathon Rd., Marathon NY 13803, 607-849-3089, srgaranhir@aol.com
Heraldic Interests: mostly field heraldry and event announcements. Other Society Activities: semi-retired Knight. Awards: KSCA,
Court Baron, Silver Crescent, Troubadour, AoA, declared “Institution of the East Kingdom.”
Shire of Coppertree - “Red Squid Pursuivant”
Baron Hamish MacLeod, Esq., Dennis Michael Sparks, 245 Oxford Road #31G, New Hartford NY 13413, 315-737-6691,
dwolfhunter@aol.com
Heraldic Interests: Multilingual: Russian, German, Scots-Gaelic, Latin. I am a better Court Herald than a book herald. Has been a
herald-at-large or group pursuivant for more than ten years. Other Society Activities: Heavy fighter, squire, bard, scribe, and
occasional fencer. Lecturer on period esoterica, including poisoning, period justice, slavery, medicine/illness, and Brehon law.
Awards: Baron, Grant of Arms, Gage, Golden Alce, Sycamore, Sigil (3x), Holder of Shield of Chivalry, Sergeant of Thescorre.
Barony of Delftwood - Windmill Pursuivant
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Lord Christopher Harper, Chris Komar, 8105 Commandant Way #2, Manlius NY 13104, 315-682-7908, chris@askeric.org.
Heraldic Interests: Learning how to research names and devices. Other Society Activities: Dancing, archery, music. Awards: AoA.
Dominion of Myrkfaelinn - Dominion Pursuivant
Lord Bertran de Mellegwenn, Nick Howe, 304 East State St., Apt 4, Ithaca NY 14850, 607-277-8332, nihowe@cs.cornell.edu
Heraldic Interests: blazonry. Other Society Activities: A&S. Awards: AoA.
Incipient Stronghold of Orion’s Gate
Auveré de Ver, Nicholas A. Joslin, 1815 Olmstead Drive Bldg. 226B, Watertown NY 13601, 315-788-9730, najoslin@aol.com
Heraldic Interests: French/English 1300s, Has done name research, worked on developing devices, found obscure references to Og.
Other Society Activities: none listed. Awards: none.
Shire of Sterlynge Vayle
Lord Malcolm fitzWilliam, Gerry Hough, 22 Vincent St., Binghamton NY 13905-4515, 607-771-0534, gerryhough@yahoo.com
Heraldic Interests: Researching period heraldry to match persona of member, Early British Isles Heraldry as influenced by the
Angevins and earlier Normans (not an expert). Other Society Activities: Archery, garb research, scribal arts. Awards: AoA,
Keystone.
Pursuivants-at-Large and Commenters
Lady Beautrice Hammeltoune, Julia Hamilton, 51 Luzerne St., Rochester NY 14620, 716-461-9926, griffinsquire@netscape.net
Heraldic Interests: field heraldry, heraldic display, protocol (OP, royalty liaison). Other Society Activities: heavy weapons,
costuming. Awards: AoA, Keystone, Sycamore, Sigil.
Lord Cai ap Cai, Michael G. Pugh, PO Box 666, Cabin Creek WV 25035, 304-727-7790, caiapcai@aol.com
Heraldic Interests: Heraldic generalist. Other Society Activities: Feastocrat. Awards: AoA, Cornelian, Onyx Principal
(Blackstone), Green Comet (BMDL).
Master Charles O’Connor, J. Patrick Hughes, 120 N. Balph Ave., Bellevue PA 15202, 412-734-0782, jphughes@raven.cc.ukans.edu
Heraldic Interests: Names, armory (research and design, no conflict checking), court, ceremony, display. Languages and cultural
areas include Irish, German, Scottish, Eastern European, Middle Eastern. Other Society Activities: leatherwork, dance, and research.
Awards: Pelican, Laurel, Silver Crescent, Cross of Calontir, Torse, Calontir Swan, Founding Baron of Knight’s Crossing.
Lady Cigfran Caer Gwalch, Karen Ehrlich, 136 Shepard St., Buffalo NY 14212-2029, 716-792-4042, ehrlich@cs.fredonia.edu
Heraldic Interests: Courts, commenting, consulting (especially name consultation, generally western European languages). Other
Society Activities: music (currently), other past activities include cooking, scribal arts, brewing, dancing, archery and chirurgeon.
Awards: AoA, Keystone, Silver Crescent, VOID.
Baron Connor MacLiam, Rich Wilson, 114 Summit Rd., Butler PA 16001, 724-287-2612, cmacliam@aol.com
Heraldic Interests: protocol a speciality, both SCA & mundane. Other Society Activities: Wrote booklet for retainers (has become
Society-wide), I genesii (comic troupe), caring of hounds. Awards: AoA, Court Barony, OHM for Martial Specialities (Principal),
Cornelian, Keystone, Millrind, Sigils.
Corbie Mead, Corby Mead, 3206 Waverly Rd., Huntington WV 25704, 304-429-5355, shadow_raven1@netzero.net
Heraldic Interests researching names and coats of arms for many years and loves doing research. Other Society Activities: Heavy
weapons fighting, A&S, garb making. Awards: none.
Lady Deirdre ingean Brian Dhomnhaill, Wendy M. Porch, RD #3, Box 7A, Ford City PA 16226, 724-763-3867,
signanmara@hotmail.com
Heraldic Interests: Heraldic generalist. Other Society Activities: fencing, singing, feast preparation, archery, garb making. Awards:
AoA, St. Swithin’s Bog service award.
Lady Diane the Scrivener, Diane M. Weston, 40 Leaside Drive, West Seneca NY 14224-2716, 716-674-7582,
dmweston@adelphia.net
Heraldic Interests: Commenting, Written languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian). Other Society Activities: Autocratting,
Chatelaine, demos, thrown weapons, archery, A&S classes. Awards: AoA, Keystone, VOID (Baronial Service).
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Dame Elsbeth Anne Roth (Laurel Queen of Arms), Kathy Van Stone, 1194 Firwood Dr., Pittsburgh PA 15243, 412-306-0416,
kvs+@cs.cmu.edu
Heraldic Interests: Armory (especially English), current rules and precedents, some general name stuff, Spanish names, ordinaries.
Other Society Activities: Music. Awards: AoA, Comet (BMDL), Leaf of Merit (West), Keystone, Sycamore, Silver Crescent,
Pelican.
Baron Eric Brehattin, Eric Stoever, 400 Jeffords Road, Rush NY 14543, 716-533-1077, eric@whitescarf.com
Heraldic Interests: Former Silver Buccle, Court herald, some Laurel commentary, better as armory book herald than at names, likes
Court. Other Society Activities: Court Baron, Millrind, Silver Crescent, Keystone, White Scarf, Golden Rapier, Golden Alce,
Cornelian, Sigil (3 times).
Mistress Graidhne ni Ruaidh, Cecelia Hughes, 120 N. Balph Ave., Bellevue PA 15202, 412-734-0782, hughesjp@fyi.net
Heraldic Interests: armory design, court and field heraldry, ceremonies, heraldic display - banners. Other Society Activities:
calligraphy and illumination, cooking, costuming, children’s activities. Awards: AoA, Purple Fret, Dragon’s Heart, Court Baroness,
GoA, Torse, Cross of Calontir, Lily, Keystone, Fleur of Æthelmearc, Pelican.
THL Gwendolyn the Graceful, Lee Hillman, 446 Linden St., Rochester, NY 14620, 716-244-9263,
Lee_Hillman@urmc.rochester.edu
Heraldic Interests: Some experience as a group herald, some commenting experience, field heralding, camp cries at Pennsic, and
some court heralding. Interested in working on a Heralds’ and Bards’ exchange program to develop more people with both skill sets.
Other Society Activities: Bardic and performance arts, weaving, cooking, subtleties, costuming, C&I, woodworking, leatherworking,
research, brewing, sick applications for Barbie and Ken dolls; autocratting, chatelaine, retaining; fencing, archery. Awards: AoA,
Sycamore, Keystone, Fleur d’Æthelmearc.
Lady Hilderun Hügelmann, Krista K. Traini, 5660 Forward Ave. Apt. 307, Pittsburgh PA 15217, 412-421-8780,
hildarun@hotmail.com
Heraldic Interests: German heraldry and the abstracts of medieval style. I also have an obsession with field primary, field only, and
really simple armory. Not an expert, but is a heraldic minion to Laurel. Other Society Activities: Dancing, Chatelaine of College of
Cour d’Or, singing. Awards: AoA, Gold Comet (BMDL/service).
Lady Hrefna in heppna Thorgrimsdottir, Alexandra Fagelson, 5854 Forbes Ave. #4, Pittsburgh PA 15217, 412-422-0148,
the_jaded_raven@yahoo.com
Heraldic Interests: Voice heraldry, German devices, Viking names, Danish and Scandinavian devices (not an expert), Pursuivant for
Shire of Roxbury Mill (Atlantia). Other Society Activities: Combat scribe, costuming, cardweaving, Viking research, water bearing,
autocrating. Awards: AoA, Keystone, Sycamore.
Lady Juliana Rosalia Dolce di Siena, Julie Ortolano, 185 Highland Dr., Williamsville NY 14221, 716-626-0010,
julianarosalia@hotmail.com
Heraldic Interests: Heraldic commentary, especially device drawings. Other Society Activities: fencing, scribal arts, MoL,
Chirurgeon (non-warranted), Royal Retainer. Awards: AoA, Sigil, Keystone.
Lady Kateryna y Ty Isaf, Karen A. Delooze, 178 Division St., Wilkes-Barre PA 18702, 570-825-5787, ladykateryna@yahoo.com
Heraldic Interests: Court heraldry, field heraldry, crying camps. Would like to learn more about other aspects of the job. Other
Society Activities: Seneschal of Endless Hills, autocratting, chatelaine, MoL, bardic activities, serving feast, costuming, and others.
Awards: AoA, Keystone, Zule.
Lady Llywella O’Llandaff, Lisa Beinhoff, 1472 Treasure Lake, DuBois PA 15801, 814-371-2620, moose@key-net.net
Heraldic Interests: Welsh, Anglo-Saxon names and heraldry. Other Society Activities: Archery, fencing, bardic circle. Awards:
AoA.
Lord Lodovick of Grays Inn, Donald Meyers, 2301 Saylor School Rd., Hollsopple PA 15935, 814-479-7264,
lodovick@floodcity.net
Heraldic Interests: Device designs and names. Other Society Activities: Brewing, leatherwork, sewing, wood burning, archery
marshall, fletcher, rattan marshall, thrown weapons marshall, fencing marshall, autocrating, illumination, merchanting. Awards: AoA,
Golden Alce, Baronial service award.
Lady Myfanwy ferch Rhiannon, Ruth Payes Morrisson, 100 Sumner Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15202-3333, 412-734-3246,
rmorrisson@aol.com
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Heraldic Interests: heraldic art and design, heraldic display and costume (not an expert). Other Society Activities: needlework,
textiles, cooking/kitchen crew, Debatable Choir, gardening. Awards: Maunche, Sycamore, Gold Comet, Silver Comet, Sigil.
Lord Otfrid Ammerthaler, Francis Herman, 870 Lafayette Ave., Apt. 207, Buffalo NY 14209, 716-887-2925, folenzo@yahoo.com
Heraldic Interests: Generalist. Other Society Activities: Dance, cooking. Awards: Keystone, AoA, VOID.
Lord Prospero di San Guseppe Iato, Michael Gelose, 1000 Kenmore, Apt. 4, Buffalo NY 14216, 716-876-3697,
mfgelose@earthlink.net
Heraldic Interests: Heraldry of Brewing. Other Society Activities: archery, brewing, fencing. Awards: AoA, Sycamore.
Lady Richenda de Jardin, Sue Wensel, 1155 Portland St. #2, Pittsburgh PA 15206, 412-661-8209, sewensel@bellatlantic.net
Heraldic Interests: Serves on Laurel staff as a proofreader and meeting commenter. Greatest expertise is in armory, although working
on some name expertise. Also teach beginning heralds how to consult, how to blazon, and how to conflict check. Teach scribes how to
read blazons and reproduce them. Other Society Activities: Enjoys cooking, sewing, and studies herbalism. Awards: AoA,
Keystone.
THLady Rosamunde of Axbridge, Fiona Siobhan Powell, 123 Welliver Drive, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, 570-387-9304,
axbridge@aol.com
Heraldic Interests: Naming practices in the British Isles and France, especially (and also) names from Kent, Somerset, Cornwall, The
Danelaw, Wales, Alsace, Lorraine, and Brittany. Growing interest in Welsh heraldry. Very much a name herald. Other Society
Activities: Spinner, weaver, storyteller, Protocol. Has served as Seneschal, Pursuivant, Deputy Chatelaine, Hospitaler, Exchequer,
MoAS. Have autocratted, feastocratted, Royal retainer, Royalty Liaison, Done a lot of teaching on various topics. Awards: Millrind,
Silver Crescent, Maunche, Queen’s Order of Courtesy, Cornelian, Sycamore, Keystone, AoA
Lady Solveig Throndardottir, Barbara Nostrand, PhD., Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766, 1-800-WILKESU,
nostrand@acm.org
Heraldic Interests: All things Japanese. Otherwise untalented, interested in everything except field heraldry. Other Society
Activities: Some research, some teaching at Pennsic, interested in calligraphy, dance, etc. Awards: Maunche.
THLady Vivienne Marie de Beauvais, Pamela Faint, 136 Strayer St., Johnstown PA 15906-2027, 814-535-6394, ladyviv@gte.net
Heraldic Interests: Shire herald for many years, currently Baronial Court herald. Have done numerous Royal Courts as well. Assisted
many people in designing arms and working on names for submission. Created Baronial heraldic display for demos. Taught
introductory heraldry classes. Other Society Activities: A&S Minister for the Barony. Awards: Millrind, Keystone, AoA, Principal
of Special Order of St. Swithin, Service Order of St. Swithin’s Bog.
How to Document a Name (not quite within an inch of its life)
Sooner or later, everyone is left staring at the section of the bottom of the Name Submission Forms, where it says "Name
Documentation and Consultation Notes." This will help you figure out what to put in that space, to give the people you help
the best chance to have their name pass without problems.
What Sources to Use
While you can get period names from anywhere, including history books, encyclopedias, and dictionaries, the names found
there are often changed to be more familiar to the modern ear. For example, Christopher Columbus was known to his Spanish
contemporaries as Cristobal Colon. So to find good period forms of names, you have to go to books that don't modernize
them. Luckily, lots of heralds before you have found books like that and created lists of period names in their period forms.
So, next month, I'll give you a list good books and articles you can use to document names. In the meantime, there are also
lots of articles on the World Wide Web, covering a wide variety of times and places. Some good locations to check are:
http://www.sca.org/heraldry
The Laurel Home Page
http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names
Arval's Names Page
http://www.s-gabriel.org
The Academy of Saint Gabriel Library
When someone wants help with a name that you can't document, don't despair: ask for help. Use the Æthelmearc Heralds
mailing list, or SCAHRLDS. People there will help you (and don't bite!). If you'd rather, your regional herald should be able
to either help you or refer you to someone who can. In addition, consultation tables are run at kingdom events by experienced
heralds with more resources: ask for help there.
How to write down what you've found
So,once you've researched a name, you need to write down what you've found on a submission form. The first thing to
remember is "Be truthful" - the people who read submissions know more than you do and tend to assume that misstatements
are "trying to get something over on the College." Laurel gives the submitter the benefit of the doubt, so don't feel like you
need to make the case for a name better than it is.
For each name element, list (1) the source that you got it from (for the ones in the list below, usually the author alone is
enough; otherwise, give enough that we can figure it out), (2) an accurate summary of the relevant information, and (3) your
conclusion. Don’t just give a source and page number; a name documented like that can be returned.
Remember, you can usually register header forms (i.e. the standard modern form of a name, listed at the beginning of a
section) even if that spelling is not dated to period.
So, here are some examples:
Robin Hood: Withycombe (under the heading Robert) says that 'Robin' "was in the 13th c more usual than Robert itself" and
dates that spelling to 1200, 1205, 120, and 1276. Reaney and Wilson (under Hodd) give Hood as a header form and date
'Robert Hood' to 1230.
Christopher Robin: Christopher is a header form in Withycombe; many period citations are given (but not with that spelling),
including 'Christopherus' 1201-3, 1220 and 'Cristofur'1513. Reaney and Wilson (under Robins) date Richard Robin to c.
1248.
Leifr Eiríksson: Geirr Bassi says that a 'Leifr' was recorded in the Landnámabók, an Old Norse listing of folks living in
Iceland. 'Eiríkr' was recorded a dozen times in the same source. On p. 17, Geirr Bassi explains that 'Eiríkr' must be put in the
genitive (posessive) before adding 'son'. For men's names ending with -r, the -r becomes -s, giving 'Eiríkson'.
Hope you enjoyed this! Next month, we'll talk about sources for documenting names from the British Isles.
Juliana de Luna