Last modified: June 12, 2006
Outlands College of Heralds
June 13, 2006
From the Office of the Castle Herald
Baronessa Francesca di Pavia, OP, OL
castle@outlandsheralds.org
UNTO the Outlands College of Heralds, our respected friends and
colleagues who give freely of their time to provide commentary, and all
others who come by these letters, on this Letter of Presentation, on
this 13th day of June, A.S. xxxxi (2006 CE), does Maestra Francesca di
Pavia
send greetings on behalf of Lady Sorcha MacLeod, White Stag Principal
Herald.
Here follows the Kingdom of the Outlands Letter of Presentation for
June 2006. Your comments and suggestions
are always welcome. Errors found herein are
undoubtedly mine.
Anyone may comment upon the items found herein, and e-mail
commentary to the Rampart address is encouraged. Please have comments
on items contained herein to Rampart, Furukusu Masahide-dono,
by July 22, 2006, for the Rampart decision meeting tentatively
scheduled for July 23, 2006.
Line
Emblazon Sheet
Color
Emblazon Sheet
June
2006 Letter of Presentation
July
2006 Letter of Response
July
2006 Letter of Intent
November
2006 LoAR Results
Return to the
Rampart home page.
I present the following items for your consideration:
1. Aicelina de Navarra.
New name.
(Dragonsspine) Gender:
Female. Submitter cares most about the sound and the language/culture
of the name. No major changes accepted.
Aicelina - "Names from 13th Century Languedoc" by Cateline de la
Mor (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/cateline/languedoc.html)
de Navarra - "Late Period Feminine Names from the South of France" (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/latefrenchfem)
2. Alianora de la Forest. Device
resubmission. Azure, a demi-maiden
proper crined issuant from a base wavy Or.
(Caer Galen) The previous submission, Azure,
a nude demi-maiden arms outstretched "pink" crined and issuant from a
base wavy Or, was returned on the December 2005 LoAR:
"This device is returned for redraw. While Caucasian proper is defined
as light pink/white, this demi-maiden is colored a dark pink
approaching gules and must therefore be considered to be
color-on-color. On resubmission, please advise the submitter to use
either white or a light pink for the demi-maiden -- and to also draw
the waves deeper." The submitting herald says: "We
have corrected the problem by resubmitting
the artwork with the maiden white, as recommended by Laurel.
The waves are not re-drawn (for lack of access to the artist) but this
by
itself should not be cause for return."
3. Angus Reid MacFarlane.
New device. Sable, on a bend
argent between two harps Or, a rapier bendwise sable.
(Fontaine dans Sable). Name registered 8/05.
4. Annaka Vadas. New device. Or, a pile inverted sable between two
horses salient respectant gules.
(Caer Galen) Name registered 1/06.
5. Caer Galen, Barony of. New
Order name: Order of the Curmudgeons
of Caer Galen.
(Caer Galen) Changes
accepted.
This order name follows the grammatical pattern of <group>
+ <place>, ie Hospitallers of Germany (1382), Nobles of Tyrol
(1361) Maestranza of Ronda (1572) Source: Project Ordensnamen by
Meradudd Cethin (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/order).
"Curmudgeon is found in the OED as a header spelling (p. 237) dating
from the 16th century with the definition "avaricious churlish fellow".
6. Caer Galen, Barony of. New
Order name: Order of the Golden
Nightingale.
(Caer Galen) Changes
accepted.
This order name follows the general meta-pattern of <heraldic
charge> as per the 08/05 Lo AR CL and follows the grammatical
pattern of <color> + <creature>, ie Golden Unicorn (998),
Black Swan (1350), White Eagle (1325). Source: Project Ordensnamen by
Meradudd Cethin (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/order).
The nightingale is mentioned in the Aberdeen Bestiary (c. 1542) as a
bird who sings to herald the new day (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/bestiary/translat/52v.hti)
The OED lists the name (SN: Nightingale p. 610): ME 'nihtingale', 13th
C,. OE 'nihtegala'.
7. Caer Galen, Barony of. New
Order name: Order of the Militant
Bards.
(Caer Galen) Changes
accepted.
This order name follows the grammatical pattern of
<adjective> + <group>, ie Cross Bearers (998) Angelical
Knights (1190) Christian Militia (1615). Source: Project Ordensnamen by
Meradudd Cethin (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/order).
"Bard" is found as a header spelling in the OED (p,74), which notes
that the word came into use during the 14th Century in Scotland and in
England in the 16th Century. "Militant" is found as a header spelling
in the OED (p. 576), which notes that the meaning "engaged in warfare"
dates to the 15th Century (Chirche Militant).
8. Caer Galen, Barony of. New
Order name: Order of the Monkey.
(Caer Galen) Changes
accepted.
This order name follows the general meta-pattern of <heraldic
charge> as per the 08/05 Lo AR CL and follows the grammatical
pattern of <creature>, ie Greyhound (1416), Eagle (1433),
Porcupine (1394). Source: Project Ordensnamen by
Meradudd Cethin (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/order).
Monkeys are found in both the Old and New Worlds and were, as such,
known to western Europeans during the Middle Ages. "Monkey:" is found
as a header spellling in the OED (p. 586) dated to 1530 (PALGR/246/1
Monkey a beest, brouticque, marmot).
9. Caer Galen, Barony of. New
Order name: Order of the Storytellers.
(Caer Galen) Changes
accepted.
This order name follows the grammatical pattern of
<group>, ie Seraphim (128), Fools (1380), Miolans (1390). Source:
Project Ordensnamen by
Meradudd Cethin (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/order).
10. Einarr Skallagrimsson. Device
resubmission. Gyronny of six sable
and argent arrondi a triskelion of dragon's heads Or langued gules
between six rondels in annulo counterchanged.
(Drygestan)
The previous submission, Per bend
sinister wavy sable and vert, a triskelion of dragon's heads Or,
was returned on the December 2005 LoAR: "This device is returned
for violating RFS VII.3, which requires that all charges be
identifiable. The dragon's heads are not identifiable as such. They
most closely resemble Dun dragon's heads, which are not registerable.
In addition, the line of division is unidentifiable: the low contrast
of the tinctures, the shallowness of the wavy line, and the overlying
charge all help to obscure the nature of the division."
11. Eoin Gallda Mac Néill. New
name.
(Caer Galen) Gender: Male.
The submitter is most interested in the language/culture (13th-15th c.
Irush Gaelic) of the name. Authenticity NOT requested. Changes
accepted. Also found in "Index of Names in Irish Annals" by
Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, dated to 1446, 1465, 1550, and 1572 (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Eoin.shtml).
Gallda - "Index of Names in Irish Annals" by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/)
under "Masculine Descriptiove Bynames, with the meaning "[the]
Anglicized".
Mac Néill - "Niall" is found in O'Corran anf Maguire (no page
cite). "Index of Names in Irish Annals" by Mari Elspeth nic
Bryan, dated 971-1611. (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Niall.shtml).
According to this eentry, the genitive form for Early Modern Irish
Gaelic (c 1200-c1700) is Néill, so the surname "son of Niall"
would be rendered as "Mac Néill".
12.
Fontaine dans Sable, Barony
of. Order name resubmission: Order
of the Selkie.
(Fontaine dans Sable) The
submitter will not accept any changes, major or minor, to the name.
The previous submission, Order of the Calm Waters, was returned
on the
November 2005 Outlands Letter of Response for failure to meet the
general meta-patterns for order names. Project
Ordensnamen (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/order/)
indicates that both fantastic and real beasts can conform tot his
pattern. A
selkie is a water-guardian spirit from Celtic mythology that can
transform into a seal.
13. Fontaine dans Sable, Barony of. Order
name resubmission: Order of the
Wellspring.
(Fontaine dans Sable) The
submitter will not accept any changes, major or minor, to the name.
The previous submission, Order of the Sands, was returned on the
November 2005 Outlands Letter of Response for failure to meet the
general meta-patterns for order names as set forth in Project
Ordensnamen
(http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/order/).
14. Hawks Hollow, Canton of. Populace
badge resubmission. Or, on a pile
issuant from dexter gules, a hawk stooping, wings addorsed, Or.
(Hawks Hollow) The previous submission, Gules, on a pile throughout engrailed Or a
hawk stooping, wings addorsed, sable, was returned on the
February 2004 Outlands Letter of Response for conflict.
15. Lasairfhíona
O'Seachnasaigh. Name resubmission.
(Fontaine dans Sable) Gender:
Female. Submitter cares most about the meaning of the name, given as
"fire of wine" (given name)/"storyteller" (surname). Submitter is
interested in a name authentic for Irish language/culture. No major
changes accepted.
The previous submission, Lasairiona Seanchaidhe, was returned on the April 2005 Outlands Letter of Response.
Lasairfhíona: O'Corrain & Maguire, p. 121
O'Seachnasaigh: MacLysagt, p. 269
16. Tryffin MacUalraigh. New
badge. Per fess with a right step
gules and sable, two bezants.
(Caer Galen) Name registered 12/91.
Thus ends the June 2006 Letter of Presentation.
Your servant,
Francesca, Castle Herald
Line
Emblazon Sheet
Color
Emblazon Sheet
June
2006 Letter of Presentation
July
2006 Letter of Response
July
2006 Letter of Intent
November
2006 LoAR Results
Return to the
Rampart home page.