Æthelmearc LoI dated 2023-05-23

Greetings unto Emma Laurel, Elisabetta Pelican, Iago Wreath, and the College of Arms of the Known World. This is Æ259 letter of intent.

News: At AEthelmearc's Queen's Prize Tournament and A&S Faire on April 29th, Their Majesties Andreas and Kallista issued a writ to Madoc Arundel, Shrike Herald Extraordinaire, to contemplate elevation to the Order of the Pelican. The elevation will take place immediately prior to the Æthelmearc party at Pennsic War 50.

1: Ari Ógæfa - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Paly azure and argent, a serpent in annulo vorant of its tail Or

Submitter desires a masculine name.

Herald of record: AElfra Long

Ari From OW.Norse ari "eagle." Geirr Bassi Haraldsson. The Old Norse Name. Studia Marklandica I. Olney, MD: Markland Medieval Militia. 1977. http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONMensNames.shtml

Ógæfa a descriptive name meaning "unlucky" Viking Bynames found in the Landnámabók by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (Sara L. Uckelman) https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/norse/vikbyna...

2: Blackstone Mountain, Barony of - New Badge (KLoI)

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in September of 1993, via the East.

(Fieldless) On an apple slipped and leaved argent a broadarrow sable

This submission is to be associated with Silver Apple, Order of the

Herald of record: Elsbeth Ann Roth

3: Blackstone Mountain, Barony of - New Badge (KLoI)

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in September of 1993, via the East.

(Fieldless) On an apple slipped and leaved Or a broadarrow sable

This submission is to be associated with Gold Apple of Blackstone Mountain, Order of the

Herald of record: Elsbeth Ann Roth

4: Blackstone Mountain, Barony of - New Badge (KLoI)

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in September of 1993, via the East.

Sable, a bear passant argent pellety

This submission is to be associated with Argent Cub, Order of the

5: Daniel of Blackthorn - New Name (KLoI) (NP)

Submitter desires a masculine name.

Herald of record: Kieran MacRae

Daniel "Masculine 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/GivenMa...

of English/Welsh table in SENA Appendix A, http://heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#...

Blackthorn is a header form in Sara L. Uckelman, "Bynames in the Middle English Dictionary", https://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/english/med.pdf , de Blakeþorne 1275

6: Eðvarðr inn glaði - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Argent, a wolf rampant, on a chief wavy vert a poleaxe argent

Submitter desires a masculine name.
Language/Culture (Norse) most important.
Meaning (Edward the happy) most important.

Herald of record: AElfra Long

Eðvarðr GB p. 9 s.n. Eðvarðr; FJ pp. 351 s.n. -varðr; CV p. 722 s.v. vorðr http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONMensNames.shtml

inn glaði meaning glad,happy "Viking Bynames found in the Landnámabók"

by Aryanhwy merch atmaelhttps://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/norse/vikbyna...

7: Megis Êlmanou - New Name Change (KLoI) (NP) & New Device Change (KLoI)

OSCAR NOTE: the old name was registered in March of 2015, via the East.

Sable, a stag rampant, between its attires an estoile, a bordure embattled Or

Old Item: Sarukê thugatêr Êlmanou, to be released.
Old Item: Vert, a unicorn and in chief three trilliums argent, to be released.
Submitter desires a masculine name.
No major changes.
Language/Culture (Greek) most important.

Herald of record: Galla Amsel

Megis Greek Names with Scytho-Sarmatian Roots Ursula Georges http://yarntheory.net/ursulageorges/names/irania...

Μέγις (Megis), M, Tanais, 225 AD, V4-19817 Ἠλμανος (Elmanos), M, Olbia-Borysthenes, iii AD, V4-18215

Elmanou Genitive of Êlmanos Greek Names with Scytho-Sarmatian Roots Ursula Georges http://yarntheory.net/ursulageorges/names/irania...

Masculine names ending in -os have genitives ending in -ou.

8: Megis Êlmanou - New Household Name (KLoI) & New Badge (KLoI)

OSCAR is unable to find the name, either registered or submitted.

Company of the Golden Warhorse

Sable, a horse courant, in chief an estoile, a bordure embattled Or

No major changes.

Pattern: Company(house) of the <color> + <animal>

Golden SENA E5 allows the use of "Golden" for non-personal names

Warhorse wer(re n. 1b.In selected cpds., combs., and phrases: ~ hors, hors of ~, a warhorse;Horse https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionar...?...

9: Sorcha MacKenzie - New Badge (KLoI)

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in January of 2011, via Æthelmearc.

(Fieldless) A crow rising sable maintaining a slip of forget-me-not vert flowered purpure seeded argent

Herald of record: Ragna Hakonardottir

10: Sorcha MacKenzie - New Badge (KLoI)

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in January of 2011, via Æthelmearc.

(Fieldless) A sloth rampant argent maintaining a belladonna flower slipped and leaved proper

Herald of record: Ragna Hakonardottir

Commenters found the stem color difficult to identify. Submitter approved redraw.

Why didn't the skeleton climb the mountain? It didn't have the guts.

Alianora Garnet

OSCAR counts 3 New Names, 1 New Name Change, 1 New Household Name, 2 New Devices, 1 New Device Change and 6 New Badges. These 14 items are chargeable, Laurel should receive $56 for them. There are a total of 14 items submitted on this letter.