Acceptances

EALDORMERE

Alexander the Blue. Name (see PENDS for device).

Elaina of Oaklawn. Reblazon of badge. (Fieldless) On an oak leaf argent, an ounce rampant guardant sable incensed gules.
Registered May 2004 with the blazon (Fieldless) On an oak leaf argent, a panther rampant sable incensed gules, the cat lacks the spots of a heraldic panther. Please see the Cover Letter for a discussion on the difference between English, Continental, and natural panthers.

Gillian of Ravenglass. Name.

Jaqueline de Bucquoy. Name (see RETURNS for device).
The submitter requested a name authentic to Northern France. The spelling de Bucquoy appears in the late 16th C. We have found no examples of Jaqueline in the 16th C, although Aryanhwy merch Catmael, "Names from Choisy, France, 1475-1478" (http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/french/choisy.html) has one example of this spelling. Therefore, this should be a reasonably authentic French name.

Llywelyn ap Gwillym. Name and device. Per chevron rayonny argent and vert, three crows each maintaining a bow in its dexter claw, all within a bordure counterchanged.
Submitted as Llywelyn_Williams, the submitter requested an name authentic for 14th-15th C Wales. Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvyn, "Snapshot of a Cantref: The Names and Naming Practices in a Mawddwy Court Roll of 1415-16", (http://www.heatherrosejones.com/names/welsh/mawddwy1415.html) lists several instances of Llywelyn and Gwillym, and notes that William is an English form. We have changed the name to Llywelyn ap Gwillym_, an authentic 15th C Welsh name,in order to fulfill his request for authenticity. There was some question whether this name should conflict with Llywelyn ap Gwilym, a Welsh poet who was the uncle and mentor of Dafydd ap Gwilym. While it is clear that Dafydd ap Gwilym is an important Welsh poet in period, and as such, is probably worthy of protection, the direct influence of his uncle as a poet (as opposed to a teacher of a poet) does not appear to be great. Therefore, Llywelyn ap Gwilym is not a protected mundane name.
Please advise the submitter to draw fewer rayons in the line of division.

Mario de Chelse. Name (see RETURNS for device).
This name mixes Italian and English; this is one step from period practice.
Submitted as Mario of Chelsea, the submitter requested a name authentic for the 12th - 15th C, noted that he’d be happy if the parts of the name could be dated to the desired period, and requested minor changes only. While we cannot change the given name to an English name, we can supply a 14th C form of the byname. The form de Chelse appears in Aryanhwy merch Catmael’s articles, "Names in the 1319 Subsidy Roll of London" (http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/english/london1319.html) and "Index of Names in the 1292 Subsidy Roll of London"
(http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/english/london1292.html). We have changed the name to Mario de Chelse to partially comply with his authenticity request.


Returns

EALDORMERE

Adriella Kerrick. Name and device. Lozengy purpure and argent, a fox rampant sable and on a chief argent two mullets of eight points sable.
The name Adriella was constructed based on the name of a saint martyred in the 3rd C and a pattern for forming Italian feminine diminutives found in Arval Beniceour, "Feminine Names from the Thirteenth Century Perugia"
(http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/arval/perugia/gerugiaFemAlpha.html). However, we have no evidence that the name Adria was actually used in Italy in period. We grant submitters the benefit of the doubt and register saint’s names not documented in use by the general population in period, but this is quite different from registering a constructed diminutive form of such a name. To register a diminutive form of a saint’s name, the name itself must be documented in use in a period appropriate for use with the diminutive construction pattern. This is not the case with Adria. Therefore, barring documentation showing the name Adriella in use in period, it is not registerable. We would change the name to Adria Kerrick, but the submitter will not accept major changes. As this change would significantly change the sound and appearance of the name, we are forced to return it.
This device is returned for lack of identifiability. While the field is technically neutral, the low contrast between the sable fox and the purpure lozenges makes it nearly impossible to identify the fox.

Jaqueline de Bucquoy. Device. Quarterly purpure and argent, a cross flory throughout between four trilliums counterchanged.
This device is returned for a redraw of the trilliums. A trillium should be drawn in a "Y" shape, not a "T". We are not sure the varying orientations of the trilliums are blazonable and recommend on resubmission that the trilliums be drawn in the same orientation - either as a trillium with the petals in pall (two up, one down) or as a trillium inverted with the petals in pall inverted (one up, two down). We note that the LoI blazoned this as Quarterly argent and purpure, a cross flory throughout and four trilliums counter changed, reversing the tinctures of the field, which would normally have caused this to be pended for further conflict checking.
Please make sure that the emblazon and the blazon match when this is resubmitted.

Mario de Chelse. Device. Argent, a bull’s head caboshed gules armed argent and on a chief triangular azure, a mullet Or.
This device is returned for lack of contrast. A bull’s horns, like maintained charges, don’t necessarily need good contrast with the field, but there must be some contrast. The argent horns on the argent field have no contrast and this must be returned. On resubmission, please advise the submitter to draw the mullet larger.

Mateo de Merida. Badge. Gules, a compass star gyronny argent and sable.
Unfortunately, this badge must be returned for multiple conflicts including Macedonia (important non-SCA flag), Gules, a sun Or, with the Republic of Macedonia (important non-SCA flag), Gules, a sun of eight straight rays throughout Or, and the device for Sara of the Rushes, Gules, an estoile of four straight and four rayonny voided rays Or. In each case, there is a single CD for changing the tincture of the primary charge but nothing for changing the type of the primary charge.

Ulvar van der Nederlanden. Badge. Checky argent and gules, three piles fesswise issuant from sinister sable.
This badge is returned for conflict with the badge for Duncan Bruce of Logan, Or, three wolf’s teeth issuant from sinister sable. There is a CD for changes to the field; however, that is the only CD. Per precedent there is no difference granted between piles fesswise and wolf’s teeth: ... no difference between the wolf’s teeth and the piles: "[piles issuant from dexter vs wolf’s teeth issuant from dexter] This conflicts [with] nothing for the curved line in the wolf’s teeth. Just as we would give nothing for the enarching of three bars, we give nothing for the enarching of the piles." (LoAR of December 1998, p. 12). [Nataliia Anastasiia Evgenova Sviatoslavina vnuchka, 10/03, R-East]

Pends

EALDORMERE

Alexander the Blue. Device. Per bend azure and argent, in bend three triquetras bendwise inverted between two dragons in bend sinister counterchanged.
Blazoned on the LoI as Per fess argent and azure, two dragons rampant and three triquetras in fess counter changed, the line of division is actually per bend. Only about half the commenters correctly identified the field division, which was not visible on the mini-emblazon, and none noted the reversed field tinctures. This is pended to allow conflict checking with the correct field division and tinctures.
This was item 2 on the Ealdormere letter of July 28, 2006.