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Caid LoI dated 2023-08-16
Unto Emma Laurel, Elisabetta Pelicana, Iago Wreath, and the College of Arms does Séamus Dolphin send weary greetings, and apologies for the lateness of this missive. An unexpected amount of Life reared forth its angry head and ripped from me the time that had been planned for the completion of this. However, thanks to assistance from Eridana Ambre and Jeanne Marie Palimpsest, I have been able get this letter wrestled into some semblance of order.
Please see the following list of submissions of names and armory to be considered for registration with this August body.
Many thanks to all from Caid who assisted with this endeavor, whether as consulting heralds, internal commenters, or in our decision meetings, including Paul Courtesy, Gwen Recorder, Bruce Batonvert, Damien Sable Fret, Eridana Ambre, Jeanne Marie Palimpsest, Alienor De Clare, Hemneter Pennefer, and Fiachra an Doire. And big thanks to Alienor De Clare for being the lone herald to make it to our in-person meeting in July despite the long distance from home.
 1: Alan na Glandalag - New Name (NP) & New Device Per fess vert and Or, a mushroom stemmed argent capped gules marked argent and a musical note sable Note: Name is written on the form in all caps. Submitter agreed to the correction that only the first letter of each name element would be capitalized. Alan is a masculine latinized Irish name dated to 1530 in Early Modern English, found in the DMNES https://dmnes.org/name/Alan na is Gaelic for 'of' Glandalag is a placename in Ireland in period, located on the map Hiberniae, Britannicae Insvlae nova descripto published in 1598 https://www.loc.gov/resource/g5780.ea000001/?.... Submitted at Kingdom as Alan na Glendalough, the submitter approved the change to Alan na Glandalag to match the available documentation found in commentary. Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana The above submission has images. To view them, see the URLs below: |
 2: Angela von Westphalen - New Device OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in September of 2017, via Caid. Per fess Or and vert, a covered well gules and a bucket argent Submitter approved the new emblazon |
 3: Birgir Ulfsson - New Name (NP) & New Device Per fess sable and gules, three daggers conjoined at the hilts in pall inverted argent and a grey wolf proper statant reguardant maintaining on its back a lamb argent. Submitter desires a masculine name. Birgir is a masculine Old Norse given name found in GB p. 8 s.n. Birgir per the Viking Answer Lady http://vikinganswerlady.com/ONMensNames.shtml#... Ulfsson is an Old Norse patronymic byname constructed using the pattern {genitive father's name} + -son found in SENA App A. The masculine name Ulfr is found in GB p. 15 s.n. Úlfr and has the genitive form Ulfs per the Viking Answer Lady http://vikinganswerlady.com/ONMensNames.shtml#... Barony of Dun Or Submitted by Alienor The motif of the wolf maintaining the lamb on its back is from a period treatise dated to 1501-1600 (see attached image) Traité de l'art du blason https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8470180c/f... The above submission has images. To view them, see the URLs below: |
 4: Bjorn Hafnar - New Name (NP) & New Device Per fess azure and vert, a fess sable fimbriated Or between three drums and an antler in annulo conjoined to itself argent Submitter desires a masculine name. Note: The submitter crossed off the original typed name on the form and handwrote Bjor as the submitted byname. He has confirmed that the desired spelling is Bjorn, however. Also marked off the "no holding name box" when told what it meant. Bjǫrn is an Old Norse male given name, found in GB pg. 8 from the Landnámabók with 42 examples. Hafnar is a nickname found in GB pg22 meaning 'Haven- Harbor-' In GB hafnar is listed as a prepended byname. However, the submission of Bryniólfr Hrafnsson Northshield July 2012 includes an comment from Gunnvor silfraharr (Orle) with an excerpt from Lind that has the byname "hafnar" after the given and not in a prepended form. Under <Hrafn>, Lind says: Internal commentary during the decision meeting was inconclusive as to whether Hafnar could be used other than as a prepended byname. The submitter strongly prefers the submitted version, but is willing to accept hafnar Bjorn if necessary for registration. Barony of Gyldenholt Submitted by Eridana The original device form had 3 hunting horns on the fess. The submitter marked them out by coloring them over with black marker. The above submission has images. To view them, see the URLs below: |
 5: Brynhildr Lokkisdottir - New Name (NP) & New Device Vert, a heron rising, wings displayed, and in chief three awls with points to base Or Submitter desires a feminine name. Brynhildr is a feminine Old Norse given name found in GB p. 9 per the Viking Answer Lady https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONWomensNames.shtml#... Lokkisdottir is an Old Norse patronymic byname constructed using the pattern {genitive father's name} + -dóttir found in SENA App A. The masculine name Lokki is found in Peterson NR s.n. Lokki per the Viking Answer Lady https://vikinganswerlady.com/ONMensNames.shtml#... The genitive form is Lokka based on the rules listed in the "Surnames: Patroymics and Matronymics" section of the "Old Norse Names page" on the Viking Answer Lady site http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml#... The submitter wishes to omit the accent in -dóttir as allowed by SENA App A. Barony of Dun Or Alienor Correction to Name (2023-Aug-17 09:08:55): This was Dolphin's error in putting the letter together. The name was changed to Lokkadottir as a result of internal commentary to match the documentation. Internal commentary called out Vert, a swallow volant bendwise and in chief three roses Or (Ósk Grímsdóttir, Drachenwald, April 2017). However, there is a DC for the change of type of the secondary charges (awls vs. roses) and we believe there is at least a DC between a swallow volant bendwise and a heron rising, wings displayed. |
 6: Catherine Dolphine - New Name (NP) & New Device Per pale vert and purpure, a natural dolphin contourny argent Catherine is an Early Modern English feminine given name dated from 1575- 1598. Found in DMNES by Aryanhwy merch Catmael https://dmnes.org/name/Katherine Dolphine is an English surname found in FamilySearch records John Dolphine Marriage 4 Jul 1629 Saint John, Preston, Lancashire, England M00713-1 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV1G-RYZ Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana Submitter has approved the new emblazon which reversed the dolphin due to conflict found with the charge in the default orientation |
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7: Catherine Seis Colchester - New Name Change (NP) OSCAR NOTE: the old name was registered in September of 2006, via Caid. Old Item: Katherine Johnson, to be retained as an alternate name. Catherine is an English feminine given name found dated to 1332 on Feminine Given Names Found in the 1332 Lay Subsidy Rolls for Lincolnshire, England (sorted alphabetically)by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/LincLSR/GivenFe... Seis is an English descriptive byname meaning "someone from England" found dated to 1200, 1202, 1204, 1234 found in Bynames in the charters of the Abbey of Ystrad Marchell, 1176-1283 by by Constanza of Thamesreach https://s-gabriel.org/names/constanza/ystradmarc... Colchester is an English placename dated to 1491 [Watts s.n. Colchester] Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana |
 8: Constance Lane - New Name (NP) & New Device Paly vert and argent, a bull's head cabossed sable and in chief three mullets of eight points gules Constance is an Early Modern English feminine given name dated to 1563-1598 found in the DMNES at https://dmnes.org/name/Constance Lane is an English surname dated to the 16th century found in 16th Century Gloucestershire Names by Aryanhwy merch Catmael with 1 example https://heraldry.sca.org/names/english/late16.html Barony of Angels Submitted by Eridana Submitter provided the submitted emblazon |
 9: Constance Lane - New Badge OSCAR is unable to find the name, either registered or submitted. Quarterly vert and argent, a bulls head cabossed sable and in chief three mullets of eight points counterchanged argent and gules Barony of Angels Submitted by Eridana The submitter approved this emblazon. |
 10: Dun Or, Barony of - New Badge OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in April of 1995, via Caid. (Fieldless) On a keystone argent a tower per pale azure and Or. This submission is to be associated with Order of the Keystone of Dun Or The order name was submitted in the May 2023 Letter. Barony of Dun Or Alienor |
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11: Effie Fairyhall - New Name (NP) Effie is found as an Early Modern English feminine given name from DMNES dated to 1585 from the ancient Greek Euphemia meaning good, well + to speak https://dmnes.org/name/Euphemia Fairyhall is found in R&W under the header Fairey Also local. from residence near or employment at some small place as Fairyhall in Felsted or Fairy Fm Wethersfield, 'ox or pig enclosure' (PN Ess 422, 467) The submitter's desired spelling is Fairyhall, and any additional help documenting it to period would be appreciated! Alternatively, it can be documented as a late period English double byname using the below citations - Fairy is an English byname dated 1610 in FamilySearch records. Thomas Fairy Marriage 15 Oct 1610 Alconbury Weston, Huntingdonshire, England B02755-4 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKN7-G2Q Hall is found as an English byname dated 1539-1599 found in "The register of baptisms, marriages and burials in St Michael's parish, Cambridge (1538-1837)" / ed. by John Venn https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/drafts/cambridge This follows the pattern given+byname+byname found in SENA App A under Early Modern English Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana |
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12: Ellyn de Mereton - New Exchange of Primary and Alternate Name OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in May of 2019, via Caid. Ellyn of Tanwayour I, Ellyn de Mereton wish to exchange my alternate name to be my primary name, Ellyn of Tanwayour and keep Ellyn de Mereton as an alternate name. Legal name REDACTED email REDACTED May 30, 2023• From O and A Ellyn of Tanwayour • This alternate name was registered to Ellyn de Mereton in May of 2019 (via Caid). • This name, registered in February of 2008 (via Caid), was changed to Ellyn de Mereton in May of 2019 (via Caid). Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana |
 13: Gareth ap Rhys - New Name (NP) & New Device Sable, on a open scroll three punches gules Gareth is an English masculine given name found in FamilySearch dated to 1594 Gareth Portor, marriage 23 May 1594; Lowestoft, Suffolk, England; batch number: M00983-1; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N216-TJR ap Rhys is a Welsh patronymic byname meaning son of Rhys dated between 1538 and 1600 found in Naming Practices in 16th Century Gloucestershire: Welsh Influences by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/GlocNamePractices/Wels... From Price with the variants a P'ce, A prece, a Prece, a prece, a prese, a Price, a prise, A Prise, a Pryce, a Pryse, Apprice, appryse, Aprice, Apryce, Prece, Price, Pryce Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana The punch is a period artifact found in the PicDic dated to at least 1568 http://mistholme.com/dictionary/punch/ The submitter approved this emblazon. |
 14: Giuseppe Giovanni - New Name (NP) & New Device Per saltire gules and sable, a saltire parted and fretted between in pale a compass star and a Catherine's wheel Or Originally submitted as Geusseppi Giovanni. Submitter allowed the change to the documented spelling Giuseppe. Giuseppe is an Italian given name from Names from 15th and 16th Century Pisa by Juliana de Luna https://heraldry.sca.org/kwhss/2014/Juliana_de_Luna... Giovanni is an Italian given name used as an unmarked patronymic and found in the same article as above Barony of Starkhafn Submitted by Eridana email corrected in OSCAR and on the name form |
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15: Henry Seis Colchester - New Name (NP) Henry is an Anglo-French masculine given name found in DMNES dated to 1245-1250[1586] Henry Glover 41 https://dmnes.org/name/Henry and is also found dated to 1332 from Index to the 1332 Lay Subsidy Rolls for Lincolnshire, England by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/LincLSR/GivenMa... Seis is an English descriptive byname meaning "a person from England" dated to 1200-1234 found in Bynames in the charters of the Abbey of Ystrad Marchell, 1176-1283 by by Constanza of Thamesreach https://s-gabriel.org/names/constanza/ystradmarc... Colchester is an English placename dated to 1491 [Watts s.n. Colchester] Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana |
 16: Henry Seis Colchester and Catherine Seis Colchester - New Badge OSCAR is unable to find the name (Henry Seis Colchester) , either registered or submitted. Per fess engrailed argent and azure, a dragon rampant embowed counter embowed vert Submitter provided the submitted emblazon Submitted by Eridana |
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17: Maxen ap Dafydd - New Name (NP) Original given name was Mascen but submitter allowed change to documentable form. Maxen is a Welsh given name found in NLW MS. 3036 (Mostyn 117) - page 94 (Brut y Brenhinoedd) dated between 1300-1425 http://www.rhyddiaithganoloesol.caerdydd.ac.uk/en/ms-page.php?... ap Dafydd is a Welsh patronymic byname, found in a doubled example in Morgan and Morgan's Welsh Surnames (1985, University of Wales Press edition) s.n. Dafydd, David, Dewi, p. 82, citing Bartrum and dating it to 1350-1415: Dafydd Davies ap Gwilym ap Dafydd. Barony of Gyldenholt Submitted by Eridana |
 18: Mikhail Liutognev - New Badge OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in September of 2013, via Caid. (Fieldless) A cobra erect guardant, tail nowed, per fess argent and Or Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana |
 19: Robert Grimm - New Name (NP) & New Device Per chevron gules and argent, a winged dog sejant contourny Or Robert is a masculine Early Modern English given name found in DMNES dated to 1599 https://dmnes.org/name/Robert Grimm is an English surname found in FamilySearch records https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V52Z-33M Christopher Grimm Marriage 12 Nov 1635 Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England M01003-1 Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana Submitter approved the submitted emblazon |
 20: Rose Kotia - New Name (NP) & New Device Per pale argent and azure, a domestic cat rampant sable and a dragon rampant addorsed Or and in chief a heart purpure Rose is a Danish masculine given name dated to 1441 found in Danmarks gamle personnavne volume 1, col. 1181 sn. (Many thanks for the documentation provided by ffride wlffsdotter, Morelle from submission of Rose Þorsteinsdóttir https://oscar.sca.org//index.php?... The closest thing I can suggest, is that Danmarks gamle personnavne volume 1, col. 1181 sn. Rose has the masculine name Rose dated to 1441. Kotia is a Russian masculine given name as a diminutive of 'Kot' meaning cat. Kotia is dated to 1552 Kotia (Kotia Pavlovich, craftsman). 1552. [Tup 203] SENA App C allows late period Scandivanian and Russian to be combined. While SENA App A says that Russian Patronymics are marked, precedent allows them to be unmarked. Per the 09/2007 Cover Letter "we feel that it is reasonable to allow the registration of unmarked patronymics in Russian names. However, it should be noted that this practice is rare at best, and should be discouraged." https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2007/09/07-09cl.html This name was originally submitted as Rose Kottr combining English and Norse, but we were not able to find documentation for Rose as a given name prior to 1100 in internal commentary. The submitter approved the change to Rose Kotia. Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana Submitter approved the submitted emblazon |
 21: Santiago Raymundo Montoya - New Badge OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in September of 2011, via Caid. (Fieldless) In saltire an arrow vert and a sword inverted gules, overall a compass star Or There is an SFCP for the use of a compass star Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana |
 22: Tobias Bailey - New Device Change OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in September of 2019, via Caid. Quarterly gules and sable, a tower between in bend two antlers in annulo conjoined to themselves Or Old Item: Quarterly gules and sable, a tower between in bend two suns Or, to be released. Barony of Calafia Submitted by Eridana |
 23: Yssbell inghean Bhaltair - New Badge OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in October of 2011, via Caid. Vert, two mules rampant addorsed tails entwined Or The submitter has approved the new emblazon. Barony of Altavia Submitted by Pennefer |
As always, pray know that I remain, sleepless or rested, calm or storm tossed, coherent or not
Your humble servant
Séamus macNéill Uí Chonchobhair
Dolphin Herald
OSCAR counts 13 New Names, 1 New Name Change, 11 New Devices, 1 New Device Change and 6 New Badges. These 32 items are chargeable, Laurel should receive $128 for them. OSCAR counts 1 Exchange of Primary and Alternate Name. This item may or may not require payment. There are a total of 33 items submitted on this letter.Site News | LoIs | KLoIs | SENA | Prec | AH | Track | Sub Status ]