Outlands College of Heralds
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Pendar the Bard - 10 Magnifico - Los Lunas, NM 87031 - (505) 866-4369
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UNTO Francois la Flamme, Laurel King of Arms, Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, Pelican Queen of Arms, Zenobia Naphtali, Armory Queen of Arms, and Daniel de Lincoln, Laurel clerk, upon this 17th day of June, A.S. XXXVII (2002 CE),

DOES The Honorable Lord Pendar the Bard, Rampart Herald, send

GREETINGS!

On behalf of Master Balthazar Tigrerro, White Stag Principal Herald,
I offer the following submissions for registration:

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April 2002 Letter of Presentation
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  1. Adella de Tourlaville. Device resubmission. Argent, on a nesselblatt gules, a single-headed chess knight argent.
  2. Her name was registered in December 1991. Her previous device submission, "Argent, on a nesselblatt azure, a single-headed chess knight argent.", was returned from Laurel in July 2001 for Conflict with Mielikki Kantelensoittajatar, "Argent, on a nesselblatt azure a lion rampant contourny Or, foreleg armored and brandishing a sword argent." There was only a single CD for the changes to the charges on the nesselblatt. There is now a CD for changes to the tertiaries and the tincture of the nesselblatt.

  3. Alasdair na Fésóicce. Device Resubmission. Per saltire gules and sable, a bend sinister ermine.
  4. His name was registered in December 2001 via Artemisia. His previous device submission, "Per bend sinister gules and sable, a bend sinister ermine.", was returned on the same LoAR for conflict with Edward of Yarborough, "Per bend sinister gules and sable, a bend sinister ermine between a dog's head couped and a portcullis Or.", with only one CD for removal of the secondaries. And for conflict with Tristan Blackmoor of Darkwoods, "Per bend sinister gules and sable, a bend sinister counterchanged fimbriated argent.", with only one CD for changing the tincture of the bend sinister.

  5. Arslan Batujin. Name.
  6. Both elements are documented using the web article On the Documentation and Construction of Period Mongolian Names by Baras-aghur Naran, http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/baras-aghur/mongolian.html Although the author of the article lists several good resources to consult when constructing a Turco-Mongol name, he doesn't specify exactly where each of the name elements in the lists in his article are found. Nevertheless, it is considered decent SCA documentation for this type of name and does have an extensive Bibliography listed at the bottom. A printout of the entire article with URL was included as documentation. "Arslan", meaning "Lion", "Batu", meaning "Loyal", are found in the list under the header "Common Name Elements from Primary Sources". "-jin", meaning "of", is found in the list of "Grammatical Inflections found in Primary Sources and Mongol Naming Patterns." The article examines three linguistic models that are pertinent to our use: (n)ame, (n)ame+(d)escriptive, and (n)ame+(n)ame. The n+d pattern provides several names with one root. The Mongol word for Iron is "temur", from this root word come the names Temur, Temujin, Temuge, Temuder, and Temulun. The suffix "-jin" means "of". Hence the literal meaning of Temujin is "of iron". He will allow changes. The desired gender is male. He cares most about the meaning which he defines as "Lion of Loyalty." He is interested in having his name be authentic for the Mongol language/culture.

  7. Beatrice Carmela Mercante. New Badge. Per bend sinister Or and gules, a fleur-de-lys and a honeybee counterchanged.
  8. Her name was registered in September of 1993 via Atenveldt.

  9. Béla Kós. Device Resubmission. Per bend argent and sable, a hawk striking and a skull counterchanged.
  10. His name was registered in February of 2001 via the Outlands. His previous device submission, "Per pale bevilled argent and sable, a hawk volant contourny and a skull all counterchanged.", was returned on the same LoAR. "No evidence was given that per pale bevilled is a legitimate line of division. Furthermore, even the documented per bend bevilled cannot, by Laurel precedent, be used with dissimilar charges. Legh, Accidences of Armory (1586), asserts that the field should not be charged at all. We have, as one step beyond period practice, allowed the field to be used with a single type of simple charge. The submitted device, however, would be at least two steps beyond period practice." Since both charges are important to him, he has chosen to remove the bevilled line.

  11. Catrin von Berlin. Name and Device. Gules, three bat-winged cats sejant affronty, wings displayed and a chief Or.
  12. "Katrin" is a diminutive form of "Katharina", as found under the heading "Katharina" in Bahlow, page 274. There is no indication of whether it is period or not, but it has been registered as a given name as recently as May 1998; Katrin von Hohenzollern. No documentation was submitted with that name. The client would prefer to keep the spelling "Catrin" since she has gone by "Cat" for many years, but will accept the change to "K" if it is required. The "C" should be acceptable just like "Conrad/Konrad", etc. None of the "Catrin" names that have already been registered are in German contexts. They are mostly in Welsh and Gaelic contexts. "Berlin" is also found in Bahlow, page 56, "Berlin (Hbg. Oft): auch ein Dorf b. Segeberg/Holstein! Schon 1283 in Rostock: de Berlin: 1300 in Stralsd." She will not accept major changes, cares most about the language/culture, the desired gender is female, and she is interested in having her name be authentic for 1550-1590's Germany language/culture.

  13. Chinua Al-Naran. Device. Per bend wavy gules and Or, a sun counterchanged.
  14. His name was registered in May 1999 via the Outlands.

  15. Daniel Larke del Glen. Name Resubmission (Change of Holding Name from Daniel of the Outlands.)
  16. His name was originally submitted as "Daniel Larke of Fletcher's Glen" on the October 2001 Outlands LoI. It was returned on the February 2002 LoAR for lack of evidence that "Fletcher's Glen" would be a plausible place name in period. One of the suggestions made by Pelican as a registerable alternative was "Daniel Larke del Glen." Withycombe. P. 24 s.n. Daniel; Curia Regis Rolls 1189. Reaney and Wilson, s.n. Lark, pg. 272, date Ralph Larke to 1275. Reaney and Wilson, s.n. Glen, pg 193, date Colban del Glen to 1328. His armory, "Quarterly azure and argent, five crosses crosslet in saltire counterchanged" was registered in February 2002 under the holding name "Daniel of the Outlands".

  17. Éile Keldeleth. Name.
  18. Éile is a secondary header under Éle on page 84 of O'C&M. "In Irish legend Éile was daughter of Eochu Feidlech and sister of the formidable queen of Connacht, Medb." Keldeleth is found in Black, page 389. It is a header spelling. Robert de Keldeleth became Abbot of Melrose, 1268. She will accept changes, cares most about the sound, the desired gender is female.

  19. Jehannette de Courcelles. Name.
  20. "Jehannette" is found in An Index to the Given Names in the 1292 Census of Paris by Lord Colm Dubh, http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/paris.html "Courcelles" is found in French Names from Two Thirteenth Century Chronicles; Places Names used in Locative Surnames by by Arval Benicoeur (Josh Mittleman) http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/arval/crusades/crusadesLieux.html

  21. Kathws Rusa. Device. Azure, two arrows inverted in saltire argent between three bezants one and two and a trimount vert.
  22. Her name was registered in October 2001 via the Outlands.

  23. Kolfinna Knýtir. Name Resubmission.
  24. Her name was returned from Laurel in February 2002 due to lack of name forms. "Kolfinna" is found in Viking Names found in the Landnámabók by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (Sara Friedemann). http://www.sit.wisc.edu/~sfriedemann/names/landnamabok.htm "Knýtir", meaning "Knitter" is found in Viking Bynames found in the Landnámabók by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (Sara Friedemann). http://www.sit.wisc.edu/~sfriedemann/names/vikbynames.htm

  25. Niall MacTaggart. Name and Device. Per bend sinister sable and azure, a cross-crosslet fitchy and a scorpion argent.
  26. Niall is found in O'C&M, page 145, as the header spelling. The name was made famous by Niall Naígiallach, ancestor of the Uí Néill. Among other famous bearers were the high-kings Niall Frassach (778), Niall Caille, (846), and Niall Glúndub (919). MacTaggart is found in Black, page 565, as the header spelling. This is the modern anglicized form of the name Mac-an-t-sagairt. The earliest citation of a bearer of this name is Ferchar Mackinsagart, knighted by Alexander II in 1215. He will not accept major changes, cares most about the sound, the desired gender is male, and he is interested in having his name be authentic for "Scotch/Irish" language/culture.

  27. Petru cel Rau. Name and Device. Per pale gules and sable, in saltire a rose slipped and leaved Or and a dagger inverted proper.
  28. "Petru" is found in Names from the Royal Lines of Moldavia and Wallachia by by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (Sara L. Friedemann) http://www.sit.wisc.edu/~sfriedemann/names/romanian.htm The article is a list of the rulers of Moldavia from c.1351 to 1859, and a list of the rulers of Wallachia from c.1247 to 1859, sorted according to frequency. "Petru" is at the top of the list under Masculine Names with 11 citations. "cel Rau" is from the same website in the surname section. Three instances of this surname are cited dated 1508-1509, 1592, and 1592-1593. "rau" means "evil, uneasiness, misfortune." He will not accept major changes, cares most about the language/culture, and is interested in having his name be authentic for the Romanian language/culture.

  29. Yazida bint Zarif. Name and Device. Ermine, two goats clymant addorsed, a bordure sable.
  30. "Yazida" would be the feminine form of "Yazid". "Yazid" "Zarif" are documented using The Complete Book of Muslim and Parsi Names by Maneka Gandhi Ozair Husain, Harper Collins Publishers India, 1994. "Yazid: (A) 1. n.a. 2. Reprobate; impious; wicked; cruel. 3. Companions of Imam Husain at Karbala, Yazid bin Muqaffa and Yazid bin Ziyad; 2nd Umayyah Khalifah (A.H. 60-A.H. 64= A.D. 679-A.D. 683), notorious in Muslim history as the opponent of Imam Husain, Yazid I ibn Mu'awiyah; 9th Umayyah Khalifah (A.H. 101-A.H. 105= A.D. 720-A.D. 724), Yazid II ibn 'Abdul Malik; 12th Umayyah Khalifah (A.H. 126=A.D 744)." Da'ud ibn Auda, al-Jamal Herald notes “*Yazida* (or Yazidah) is the expected feminine form of the well-documented (Dodge, in the *Fihrist of al-Nadim*, cites to a number of period Yazid's) period masculine given *Yazid*. *Bint* is, of course, the standard feminine patronymic particle, "daughter of"." "Zarif: (A) graceful; elegant; ingenious; intelligent; goodnatured; charming." "Zarifah: (A) pretty; elegant; quaint" al-Jamal again notes "We would probably register *Yazida bint Zarif* on the basis of the documentation submitted (giving the submitter the benefit of the doubt for the dating of Zarif)." She will not accept major changes, cares most about the sound, is interested in having her name be authentic for Muslim/Arabic language/culture.

  31. Zulaikha bint Zuhair. Name.
  32. All the name elements were documented using the article Arabic Naming Practices And Period Names List by Da'ud ibn Auda © 1998 by David Appleton. http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/daud/arabic-naming/ "Zulaikha" is found at the bottom of the list of Women's Given Names. "Zuhair" is found at the bottom of the list of Men's Given Names. al-Jamal notes “The name appears to be fine. All the elements are documented to period (*Zuhayr*, an alternate transliteration of Zuhair, is also found several times in the *Fihrist of al-Nadim*, a 10th Century source), and it is formed in one of the most common ways for personal names. Good work!” She will not accept major changes, cares most about the language/culture, and is interested in having her name be authentic for 1300's North African language/culture.

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April 2002 Letter of Presentation
June 2002 Letter of Response
November 2002 LoAR results
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