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Lochac KLoI dated 2023-10-25

Greetings unto the Lochac College of Heralds and to all our fellows across the Known World who see this missive, from Sigrith Rocket, submissions deputy to Isabella Crux Australis Principal Herald.

This letter will open for commentary by heralds from outside of Lochac on the 1st of November. Thank you for your patience.

Our monthly commentary meeting will be held on Thursday 2nd of November at 7pm Innilgard Time (4:30pm in Aneala, 6:30pm in River Haven, 7:30pm in Stormhold, 9:30pm in Southron Gaard) in the Lochac Discord chat. All are welcome.


1: Aífe ingen Cathail -New Badge

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in January of 2023, via Lochac.

azure a pall overall on a chevron argent

Consulting Herald Wahriia herald of St Christina.
Submitter is from Saint Christina the Astonishing.


2: Alot de la Bro -New Name (NP)

Consulting Herald Isabella de Bordeaux.
Submitter is from Politarchopolis.

Feminine Given Names in "A Dictionary of English Surnames" under Alice

https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Alice

Alot* 1203 Allott

Alis 1200 Boniface

Alis* 1214 Alis; 1327 Dambell

Note: If Alot not approved submitter would like Alis to be considered.

De la Bro

Calendar of the patent rolls preserved in the Public record office / prepared under the superintendence of the deputy keeper of the records. 1272-1281 Edward 1 v.1 Great Britain. Public Record Office. (1891). Calendar of the patent rolls preserved in the Public record office. London: H.M.S.O.. Original source of digitised copy: University of Michigan Digitised copy archived online at HathiTrust Digital Library See page 54 of 834 (digital copy). Or membrane 14. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015031081063&seq=54

The above submission has images. To view them, see the URLs below:
#1 https://oscar.sca.org/showimage.php?I=2411/2023-10-25/04-16-54_Alot_de_la_Bro_Name_Docs1.jpg


3: Bersi ørrabein -New Name (NP) & New Device

Sable, in cross a boar's head erased argent and three mullets Or

Consulting Herald Isabella de Bordeaux.
Submitter is from Politarchopolis.

Bersi is found 6 times in "Viking names found in Landnámabók" by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (Sara L. Uckelman) https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/norse/landnamabok.html

Ørrabein "scar-leg" is found in "Viking Bynames found in the Landnámabók" by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (Sara L. Uckelman) https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/norse/vikbynames.html


4: Guy le Bastard -New Device

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in March of 1998, via Lochac.

Or, a saltire throughout sable between four lozenges azure

Consulting Herald Isabella de Bordeaux.
Submitter is from Mordenvale.


5: Julia of the Ravens -New Name (NP) & New Device

Argent, a raven striking sable, a triquetra and a bordure wavy purpure.

Submitter desires a feminine name.
No major changes.
Meaning (Associated with the family "Raven") most important.

Consulting Herald Maerwynn of Legeceasterscire.
Submitter is from Krae Glas.

Julia is the submitter's legal name. Scanned ID has been provided.

For "of the Ravens", the "Dictionary of Inn-Sign Names in Medieval and Renaissance England" by Juliana de Luna notes there's a pattern of house sign names where they mention multiples (eg. "the three anchors") but they could also appear in the 16th and 17th centuries without the cardinal number.

The following page numbers are from the PDF, there is no internal page numbering.
http://heraldry.sca.org/kwhss/2017/inn%20signs%20dictionary%20JdL.pdf

p. 11 sn. Anchor
The three Ankers, 1557
the Ankers, 1560

p. 12 sn. Arrow
Three Arrows, ca. 1553-60
the Arrows, 1638

p. 31 sn. Dagger
Dager, 1418-1536
Daggers, 1418-1536

p. 62 sn. Peacock
Pecokkes, 1392
le Pecock, 1444

and, finally, on p. 67 sn. Raven
the Ravyn, 1432
the Black Raven, 1638.

Rocket note: The edge of the device form is currently missing, possibly due to a scanning error. Please style and conflict check as it is, and I will see about getting a full version.


6: Lore Lei Martins -New Name (NP) & New Device

Per chevron rayonny argent and gules, two hearts enflamed to chief and a fox's mask counterchanged.

Submitter has no preference about the gender of the name.
The following changes are allowed: spelling and structure
Sound (A voice herald reading the name should intuitively pronounce "Lorelei") most important.

Consulting Herald Gabriel Ziegler.
Submitter is from Blessed Herman the Cripple.

"Lore Lei Martins" is constructed as given+byname+byname, as a Middle English name.

"Lore" - documented in [DMNES] to 1427 in England as a form of "Laura":

https://dmnes.org/name/Laura

"Lei" - unmarked locative byname, from the Middle English word "lei", meaning a piece of open land, meadow or similar. Documented in the Middle English Dictionary online:

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED25040

The Middle English Dictionary online is recommended on sca.org at:

https://heraldry.sca.org/names/resources/menglish.html

"Martins" - genitive patronymic byname, from "Martin", dated to 1296 in England:

https://heraldry.sca.org/names/Rutland/given-masc-alpha.htm


7: Muirghein ni Ghrainne -New Badge

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in June of 1988, via the West.

'Fieldless' a Lombardic M argent surmounted by a coronet Or

Consulting Herald Isabella de Bordeaux.
Submitter is from Politarchopolis.

Court Barony given by King Stephan I and Queen Niobe I (The West), on 12 May 1991.

Viscounty given by Prince Finnian and Princess Lucrezia, on 9 September 1995.


8: Muirghein ni Ghrainne and Alexandra Hartshorne -New Badge

OSCAR finds the name (Muirghein ni Ghrainne) registered exactly as it appears in June of 1988, via the West.
OSCAR finds the name (Alexandra Hartshorne) registered exactly as it appears in August of 2015, via Lochac.

"fieldless" A bull's massacre sable enflamed proper

Consulting Herald Isabella de Bordeaux.
Submitter is from Politarchopolis.


9: Theoduin Vriunt -Resub Device

OSCAR finds the name on the Lochac LoI of July 28, 2023 as submitted.

Sable, a sword inverted argent impaling a wheel of cheese Or between two panthers combatant argent incensed proper spotted of various tinctures.

Consulting Heralds Tassilon of Saint Monica & ffride.
Submitter is from Saint Monica.

The previous submission, Gules, two flaunches invected and a sword inverted argent, was returned from the July Lochac KLoI due to conflict with Gules, a sword inverted between a pair of wings inverted argent registered to Conrad MacAllyn in June of 1996 (via the East). This is a complete redesign.


10: Thibault Nesti Von Danzig -New Name Change (NP)

OSCAR NOTE: the old name was registered in February of 2023, via Lochac.

Old Item: Thibault Nesti, to be retained as an alternate name.

Consulting Herald Ari Egilsdottir.
Submitter is from Innilgard.

Thibault is a masculine given name found in Normandy, France in 1571 in the DMNES sn. Theobald (https://dmnes.org/cite/Thibaut/1571/RegPCC-1)

Nesti is byname found in Florence, Italy in 1623 in Petro Nesti, the author "La rappresentazione di santa Caterina da Siena"

https://aarchive.org/details/ita-bnc-scr-0000306-004/page/n7/mode/2up.

Italian and French name elements can be combined per SENA Appendix C.

These elements are already registered to the submitter.

Von Danzig is being added using the "person" of "place" naming structure.

Von meaning "Of"

Danzig being a town in Germany


11: Uberto Renaldi -New Badge

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in November of 1999, via Lochac.

An ibis engorged of a coronet gules atop a barrel palewise proper.

Consulting Herald Uberto Renaldi.
Submitter is from Dismal Fogs.

Court Barony, West, 24 April 2000


I remain,
Sigrith parði
Rocket Herald


OSCAR counts 4 Names, 1 Name Change, 5 Devices and 4 Badges. There are a total of 14 items submitted on this letter.

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