(Caer Galen) Changes Accepted.  Submitter desires to change her name and retain her current name as an alternate.

The submitter’s current registered name, Kathryn Brian Chevreuil, was registered on the September 1996 LoAR (http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1996/09/lar.html) via the Outlands. 

Briatiz: Portuguese Feminine Names from Lisbon, 1565 by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/portuguese/fem1565.html) documents 59 occurrences of this feminine given name in this spelling from a tax roll of Lisbon, 1565.

D’Andrade: : Portuguese Feminine Names from Lisbon, 1565 by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/portuguese/fem1565.html) documents six occurrences of this surname in this spelling from a tax roll of Lisbon, 1565.  

8.  Halvar Half-Hand. Device Resubmission (Kingdom). Per saltire gules and sable, a fess embattled between three bezants fesswise and a crossbow inverted Or.

(Caerthe) Submitter's name was registered on the May 2009 LoAR (http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/05/09-05lar.html) via the Outlands.

Submitter's previous device, Per saltire gules and sable, on a plate a crossbow vert, was returned by Kingdom on the January 2009 LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2008-12-lop/0901-lor.html), stating: "Returned for conflict with Per pale sable and vert, on a plate a leaf vert. (Artemius of Hunters Home [2/07, Æthelmearc]). The change in the field grants a single Clear Difference; however there is not a Clear Difference between the tertiary charges, so this ends up conflicting."

This submission is a complete redesign.

9.  Hulan Kiyat.  Name and Device Resubmission.  Sable, a lion passant argent beneath a chevron argent, all between two quatrafoils argent.

(al-Barran) Gender: Female.  Submitter cares most about the language/culture of the name, defined as "Mongolia 1400's".Submitter requests that the name be changed to be authentic for "Tibet, 1400's".

Submitter's previous name, Suleymahn L'Hilt, and device, Sable, an owl and in chief a mullet of four points, all within a bordure potenty argent , were returned by Kingdom on the July 2003 LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2003-05-lop/lor0703.html), stating: "

1. Client cares most about the Sound, does not care about the gender of the name, and is interested in being authentic for "1400's".
   This name has three major issues, as noted by multiple commentors. First and most minor, Suleymahn was documented as a variant phonetic spelling (aka transliteration) of Soloman/Suliman/Suleyman. However, all of the commentary suggests that a spelling with 'h' is not a reasonable transliteration. Sticking with 'Suleiman', 'Sulayman', or 'Suleyman' would be fairly reasonable, and I would have simply changed it (as it would not affect the sound significantly), except for the other issues.
   Second, combining an Arabic given name and a French byname may not be acceptable. While there is no direct precedent on this issue, combining Arabic with Norse and (separately) with Swiss have both been ruled unacceptable and not registrable. There does not, in period, seem to have been more contact between the Arabs and the French than there would have been between the Arabs and either the Norse or the Swiss. I might have sent this up for Laurel to make a determination on, except for the third issue.
   Third and most signifcantly, while "L'Hilt" is a French term for an owl, it is not necessarily suitable as a byname in French. Essentially, it makes this name "Suleyman the Owl", which doesn't make much sense as a name. Epithet style bynames tended to be reasonable descriptors of the individual, such as "the tall" or "the red(-haired)" or "crookshanks" or "the good", and would be a physical or behavioral type of description instead of metaphorical or figurative.
   
   I do have one suggestion of an alternate byname. In the name book written by Dauzat (one of the current standard French name books for SCA heralds, so no photocopy is needed), on page 334 there is the heading "Huleux" (approximately "Hoo-loo"), which is described as "sobriquet d'apres le cri du hibou" (rough translation: "a nickname or epithet after the cry of an owl"), and also lists the forms "Hulet", "Hulin", "Hulot" under that header. However, this suggestion does not address the issue of combining an Arabic given name and a French byname.
   Fortunately, I also have two suggestions on the given name! Looking in "An Index to the Given Names in the 1292 Census of Paris" (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/paris.html#S) by Lord Colm Dubh, I found one "Salemon le Breton, mesuréeur de sel". This would still be a male name, and be pronounced (approximately) "Sah-lay-mon". This source also has the benefit of not requiring photocopies.
   Also, looking in "Flemish Given Names from Bruges, 1400-1600" (http://www.s-gabriel.org/docs/bruges/given-list.html) by Luana de Grood, I found the name "Salomon", which may be closer in both pronunciation and time to what you wanted. Again, this is still a male name. This source does require photocopies/printouts.
   As French names are not my specialty, I won't pretend to certainty, but "Salemon Huleux", "Salomon Huleux", "Salemon Hulot", or "Salomon Hulot" should be acceptable, fully French names.

The following submission was pended:

1. Suleymahn L'Hilt. New Device. Sable, an owl and in chief a mullet of four points, all within a bordure potenty argent.
   This device is pended, waiting for an acceptable name. When there is an acceptable name, I will send this device up with it.

Both [Hulan] and [Kiyat] are listed in Period Mongol Names (http://members.tripod.com/Mongolian_page/names.html).  The information is apparently distilled from Ghengis Khan, R.P. Lister, 1969.

While the previous device was pended and not formally returned, Castle finds no record of a new name submission being attached to the device.  Therefore, since submitter is submitting a different device, the previous device submission will be considered returned as of the July 2003 LoR

10.  Jacques Lambert. New Badge. Per bend purpure and vert, a pegasus rampant argent.

(Caerthe) Submitter's name was registered on the January 2004 LoAR (http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/loar/2004/01/04-01lar.html) via the Outlands.

11.  Rosalind of Wellmark. New Badge. (Fieldless) a cross bottony argent debruised by a cross bottony gules.

(Unser Hafen)  Submitter's name was registered on the September 1992 LoAR (http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1992/09/lar.html) via the Outlands

12.  Seóan mac Ruadhrí Ui Ceallacháin. Device Resubmission (Kingdom). Vert, on a chevron argent between three fleams reversed Or, three gouttes de sang.

(al-Barran) Submitter's name was previously submitted to Laurel on the Outlands August 2009 LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2009-07-lop/0908-lor.html)

This same device was returned on the Outlands September 2006 LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2006-08-lop/0609-lor.html), stating: "Device returned due to lack of name to send it forward with."

Submitter's name has been sent to Laurel for determination, and so the device can be resubmitted as-is.

13.  Thorfinn Greybeard. Device (Augmentation) Resubmission (Kingdom). Argent, a tree and in saltire a viking bearded axe and a smithing hammer gules, and in augmentation, on a chief chequy gules and argent, three roundels Or.

(Unser Hafen) Submitter's name was registered on the October 1991 LoAR (http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1991/10/lar.html) via the Outlands.

Submitters existing device, Argent, a tree and in saltire a viking bearded axe and a smithing hammer gules, was registered on the May 1992 LoAR (http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1992/05/lar.html) via the Outlands.

Submitter's previous augmentation, Argent, a tree and in saltire a Viking bearded axe and smithing hammer gules, as an augmentation a canton checky sable and gules charged with three bezants, was returned by Kingdom on the October 2001 LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2001-08-lop/lor1001.html), stating: "

Submitter has redesigned the augmentation to clear the previous reason for return.

14.  Unser Hafen, Barony of. Badge Resubmission (Kingdom). (Fieldless) a portcullis vert.

(Unser Hafen) The Branch Name was registered on the October 1985 LoAR (http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1985/10/lar.html) via Atenveldt.

Submitter's previous badge submission, Vert, a portcullis within a bordure embattled Or, was returned by Kingdom on the June 2009 LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2009-05-lop/0906-lor.html), stating: "Returned for conflict: Atenveldt, Kingdom of (01/96, Atenveldt) "Vert, a portcullis Or," with one CD for adding the bordure; and with Malcolm MacLeod of Caer Adamant (05/05, East), "Sable, a portcullis and a bordure embattled Or," with one CD for changing the field tincture."

Submitter has removed the field and changed the tincture of the portcullis to clear the conflicts.

15.  Wieslaw z Krakowa. New Name and Device. Argent, on a pile azure a fleur-de-lis argent, all within a bordure azure, a label Or.

(Unser Hafen) Gender: Male.  Submitter cares most about the language/culture and meaning of the name, defined as "Polish meaning 'Wieslaw from Krakow'".  Submitter will not accept major changes to the name.

  “Wieslaw” is submitter's legal middle name (driver's license included)

 Krakow was the historical capital of Poland between 1038-1610 (See attached History of Krakow) http://www.krakow-info.com/krakow.htm

 The “z” in Polish means “from.” Polish grammar modifies the city name when used with “z” from “Krakow” to “Krakowa”. Therefore “Wieslaw from Krakow” would be written in period as “Wieslaw z Krakowa” in Polish.

 “Mateusz z Krakowa” was a philosopher, theologian, and university professor who was born in Krakow between 1345 and 1348.   See attached biography introduction from Prof. Wladyslawa Senki as proof of usage, spelling, and grammar.
I am replacing “Mateusz” with my middle name, “Wieslaw”, resulting in “Wieslaw z Krakowa”.

In addition, both Wieslaw z Krakowa and Andrew von Otelingen have included letters of permission for each other to conflict, given the close similarity of their device submissions.

14.  William de Kari. Device Resubmission (Laurel). Per chevron Or semy of hurts and azure, in base a standing balance Or.

(Unser Hafen) Submitter's name was registered on the March 2006 LoAR (http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/loar/2006/03/06-03lar.html) via the Outlands.

Submitter's previous device, Per chevron Or and azure, three hurts and a standing balance Or, was returned on the September 2007 LoAR (http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/loar/2007/09/07-09lar.html), stating: 

"This device is returned for a redraw of the line of division - the per chevron line starts at the per fess point and clearly does not bisect the field. We note that this design blurs the distinction between four co-primary charges and a primary with three secondary charges. Given that there are two types of charges, one type on either side of line of division, this appears to be co-primaries. However, the relative size of the hurts makes them appear more like secondary charges. This blurring is sufficient grounds for return.

This was originally pended on the February 2007 LoAR as the commenters noted that this should be a four co-primary charges - rather than the primary charge and three secondary charges as blazoned on the LoI - but did not indicate that they had conflict checked with four co-primary charges. However, commentary on the pend was almost unanimous that this is a primary charge and three secondary charges. This confusion is indicative of the problem with this particular design - it blurs the distinction between four co-primary charges and a primary charge with three secondary charges."

Submitter has re-drawn the line of partition and increased the number of hurts to address the issues raised by Laurel.

Thus ends the November 2009 Letter of Presentation.