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An Tir KLOI from An Tir dated 2022-09-12

Greetings unto Black Lion, Demi-Lion and the College of Heralds. Please find herein this month's submissions for An Tir. I am forever grateful for the advice of my deputies, Master Iago and Countess Elisabeth and the College at large.

This letter will open for commentary by heralds from outside of An Tir on the 19th of September.

Commentary on this letter closes on October 7th, 2022.

Commentators, please cite references to SENA when noting problems. Please provide executive summaries for any extended commentary. Thank you


1: Alasdair Mac Roibeirt -New Badge

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in January of 1998, via Atenveldt.

(Fieldless) A triquetra per bend sinister vert and argent

Submitter is from Glymm Mere

There is a question as to sufficient direction of the per bend sinister division. Please discuss this as well the usual needs of commentary.


2: Charles Pierre de Bourbon -New Badge

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in May of 2009, via Gleann Abhann.

(Fieldess) A Catherine's wheel quarterly Or and argent surmouned by a flame gules charged with a goutte d'Or

Submitter is from Glymm Mere

Please discuss possible quaternary charge along with any other commentary.


3: Cormac Mór -New Device Change

OSCAR thinks the name is registered as Cormac M?r in February of 2003, via Caid.

Per fess with a right step Or and argent

Old Item: Per fess with a right step Or and argent, to be released.

Submitter is from Three Mountains

Armory originally registered in May 2004 (via Caid), with artist's note: "Please advise the submitter to draw the step wider."

Interpreting "wider" to mean "deeper," submitter has heeded Laurel's note and resubmitted with a step that better resembles examples found in
Siebmacher (e.g.:
plate 45 - V. LINDT
plate 80 - V. LEVBRECHTING
plate 81 - V. FRONBERG
plate 114 - V. LANGENECK)

This resubmission of new art for the same blazon follows the instructions laid out on the July 2019 Cover Letter (https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2019/07/19-07cl.html#5)

The above submission has images. To view them, see the URLs below:
#1 https://oscar.sca.org/showimage.php?I=2658/2022-09-08/23-42-21_Cormac_Mor_Device_Doc.jpg


4: Rosemunda Whitewood -New Name (NP) & New Device

Sable mullety argent, on a sun Or a columbine affronty gules barbed vert

Submitter desires a feminine name.
Sound (As it is spelled. Rose-mun-da) most important.

Submitter is from Glymm Mere
Sound confirmed via email

Rosemunda is a feminine English name, spelling dated to 1549 according to "Feminine Given Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames" by Talan Gwynek, Fause Losenge Herald Extraordinary found at https://s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Rosamund

Whitewood is a 16th Century English surname according to "Faire Names for English Folk: Late Sixteenth Century English Names" by Chris Laning (SCA: Christian de Holacombe as found at https://s-gabriel.org/names/christian/fairnames/surnames


5: Sven Gunnarson -New Device Change

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in December of 1997, via An Tir.

Quarterly azure and counter-ermine, a lion rampant contourny queue-forchy Or, on a bordure argent an orle of chain sable and as an Augmentation a ducal crown gules maintained in the sinister paw

Old Item: Quarterly azure and counter-ermine, a lion rampant contourny queue-forchy Or, on a bordure argent an orle of chain sable, to be retained as a badge.

Submitter is from Wealdsmere

Submitter became a duke January 9, 1999 per https://op.antirheralds.org/index.php?who=27

Correction to Device (2022-Sep-14 20:09:40): This was to be a New Augmentation of Arms, not a Device Change.


In Heraldic Service,
Bantiarna Sadhbh Bheag
Lion's Blood Herald


OSCAR counts 1 Name, 1 Device, 2 Device Changes and 2 Badges. There are a total of 6 items submitted on this letter.