RUSH Recognitions at Krist Kinder 2024

Woodblock from Ulstadt’s 1525 work, Coelum philosophorum seu de secretis naturae liber. Public domain in the US

At Krist Kinder, these gentles were recognized for their achievements in the Royal University of Scir Hafoc.

Master Galen MacColmáin
Noble Valeriano di Rossi
Honorable Lady Agnes von Heidelberg
Mistress Gianna Viviani
Lady Adelheid Vromeke
Mistress Joan Myssenden
Honorable Lord Amon Atwood
Her Excellency Antonia Stefani
Honorable Lady Zaneta Baseggio
Honorable Lord Henry Percivale Kemp
Lord Miklos Farma
Honorable Lady Catin of Edington
Mistress Aidan Cocrinn
Mistress Roise inghean ui Ruaidhri
Honorable Lady Astrid Esbjörnsdotter
Duchess Aislinn Morcroft
Honorable Lord Janos Katona
Honorable Lord Biursten Iorundarsson
Master Cai Dubhghlas
Master Finán mac Crimthainn
Master Hugo van Harlo
Mistress Dorcas Whitecap
Master Gawin Kappler
Honorable Lord Jon Chesey
Master Lars Vilhjalmsson
Her Excellency Lelia Corsini
Mistress Maria Arosa de Santa Olalla
Mistress Marie la Faivre
Mistress Melisent MacAfee
Honorable Lady Margery of Penrith
Honorable Lady Moire inghean Neill
Mistress Magdalena Vander Meere
Mistress Lisette la fauconniere d’Amboise
Her Excellency Gracye of Lockwode
Mistress Elaisse de Garrigues

Scrolls will be handed out at Clothiers, or we can mail them. Please email rush-chancellor@calontir.org with your address if you would like them mailed.

YIS
Mu’allimah Vashti al-A’shariyah
RUSH Chancellor

Krist Kinder court summary, December 14, A.S. 59

Holy women buying spices, “Egmont Breviary.” New York, Morgan Library (M.87, fol. 202v). Utrecht, c. 1440

In evening court:
Gamla-Nereiðr – Golden Calon Swan
Xorazne Artsruni – Pelican
Melchior Woelffling van Meckelenburch – Boga Fyrd
Emerick Jones – Stile Fyrd
Taisiia Sazhina Vasiliskova – Pelican
Volusia Zoe – Calon Lily
Heidi Anne Draper – Silver Hammer
Kjaran Hrœreksson – Laurel

Other court tidings:
8 newcomers received mugs.
Honorable Lady Brangwyn Steward, as event steward, told the news of the day and received gifts from His Majesty.
There were 540 attendees at the event.
The Barony of Forgotten Sea gave largess.
Baron Gerald Kendall and Baroness Alianora Jehannette des Amandiers asked to be allowed to step down from the Baronial seats of Forgotten Sea.
Mistress Vashti al-Ash’ariyah recognized RUSH instructors and students who attained degrees.
Honorable Lady Fionnghuala inghean ui Fhallamhain announced that t-shirts designed by Master Kjaran Hrœreksson are available, as a fundraiser for the Kingdom Travel Fund.
Noble Selene of Lesbos is seeking a deputy Kingdom Waterbearer.

October Letter of Acceptances and Returns

The Bavarian Herald Jörg Rügen around 1510. Public Domain in the US

The October Letter of Acceptances and Returns was published yesterday. Here are the results for Calontir.

CALONTIR acceptances

Anne Renarde. Device. Azure, a sun in splendor per pale Or and argent between three mullets Or.

Antonio Arias de Valencia. Name and device. Or, on a pile indented sable between in base two lions sejant respectant gules an estoile argent.

Nice late 15th century Spanish name!

There is a step from core practice for piles which extend between 75% and 85% the length of the shield. We direct Palimpsest to add this to SENA Appendix G2.

Cecilia Lovelace. Name.

Nice 14th century English name!

Debora de ffrogenhole. Name (see PENDS for device).

Submitted as Debora de Ffrogenhole, we have changed this to Debora de ffrogenhole, with the submitter’s permission, for registration. Per https://www.masshist.org/beehiveblog/2020/01/two-fs-a-capital-idea/ certain medieval English legal hands (i.e., semi-standard forms of writing) did not use the capital ‘F’ as part of their script. In these hands, the initial ‘f’ was doubled to represent the capital ‘F’. Thus, the byname here can be written as either de Frogenhole or as de ffrogenhole, as a simple matter of orthography. The submitter expressed a preference for the double-f form which is what we have registered here.

Going forward, we will register either the double lowercase-f version of such names or the single, uppercase-f version of those same names, as these are functionally the same name. We will not, however, register versions with the Ff form, as functionally that would translate to fff using those scripts.

Decimus Hostilius Agathon. Name and device. Per bend sinister vert and Or, a sun Or and a crocodile rampant vert maintaining a spear proper steeled argent.

The submitter requested authenticity for 3rd century Roman. Unfortunately, as the Ancient Western Roman civilization spanned from 753 BCE to 476 CE, we do not know which 3rd century this authenticity request refers to. As naming practices changed significantly between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE, we cannot say whether this name meets the submitter’s authenticity request.

Elizabeth Daundelyon. Device. Per chevron gules and azure, in base a dandelion in profile slipped and leaved Or.

This device does not presume upon the mon of the Emperor of Japan: (Tinctureless) A sixteen-petalled chrysanthemum. There is a DC for adding the field, and a DC between a multi-petaled flower affronty and one in profile.

Nice cant!

Helenos ben Simon. Device. Sable, on a sun Or an eye azure irised argent, a bordure Or.

Ignatius Rufus. Name and device. Or, a cockatrice wings displayed and an orle embattled grady on the outer edge sable.

Commenters questioned whether we allow orles with complex lines, particularly with the complex line on only one edge. There are precedents disallowing certain complex lines on orles – bottony/trefly in the case of Katerina Saunfayle in January 2015 and issuing acorns leaved in the case of Margaret Hepburn of Ardrossan – but in both of those decisions the issue appears to be the lack of documentation for the complex line itself, rather than its use specifically on an orle. John Guillim, in his 1611 A Display of Heraldrie, cites examples of both an orle engrailed and an orle engrailed on its inner edge. We see no reason a complex line could not be applied to the outer edge instead, so will allow orles with complex line on either or both edges, provided identifiability is maintained.

Iuliana Brewhous. Name and device. Vert, a barrel palewise and on a chief enarched Or a bearded axe fesswise reversed blade to base purpure.

Jehanne Bening. Name change from Siobhán le Blake.

This name combines a French given name and an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.

The submitter’s prior name, Siobhán le Blake, is retained as an alternate.

Johan Sachs. Name.

Johanne of Fisher Gate. Badge. Gules, in bend three Bourchier knots bendwise sinister Or.

Nice badge!

Kjaran Hr{oe}reksson. Name change from Cearan Mac Brendan (see RETURNS for badge).

The submitter’s prior name, Cearan Mac Brendan, is retained as an alternate.

Solveig Briansdottir. Name.

This name is clear both visually and aurally of the registered name Sólveig Brúnsdóttir, registered in August 2018. The change of Brúnsdóttir to Briansdóttir introduces a change in two letters and the addition of a syllable in the byname, thus clearing this name of conflict under PN3C2 and 4.

CALONTIR returns

Kjaran Hr{oe}reksson. Badge. (Fieldless) A tricorporate wolf argent, each body maintaining an ax proper, within and conjoined to three lightning bolts in annulo azure.

This badge is returned for using three charges in an in annulo arrangement. Per the August 2019 Cover Letter:
Likewise, three charges cannot be arranged “in annulo” as their placement can be more accurately described as “one and two” or the default for three charges, “two and one.”

Though these lightning bolts are arranged two and one, there is no way to blazon their orientations, or the fact that they are bent into circular arcs, without blazoning them as in annulo.

There is a step from core practice for the use of lightning bolts outside of a thunderbolt.

CALONTIR pends

Debora de ffrogenhole. Device. Per bend sinister wavy azure and Or, a sun Or and a frog sejant vert.

This device is pended to redraw the frog. As submitted, the frog appears to be missing its front legs.

This was item 4 on the Calontir letter of July 5, 2024.

Toys for Tots Tournament Court summaries, 16 November, A.S. 59

Detail of a historiated initial ‘E'(tas) of children playing with toys and catching butterflies.

In Royal court:
Bjǫrn Fjallhǫnd – Iren Fyrd
Colin James Mac Lachlan – Leather Mallet
Saito Takauji – Stile Fyrd
Alexander the Red – Iren Hirth
Finán mac Crimthainn – Laurel

Other court tidings:
2 newcomers received mugs.
Maestra Maria Arosa de Santa Olalla and Mistress Helena Soranzo, as event stewards, shared news of the day and received gifts from Their Majesties.
The event collected 1011 toys and $1005 in cash.
Lady Hildegard the Clever was the individual who sent the most toys, at 118.
The Barony of Three Rivers brought the most toys as a group.
His Grace Caius Equitius Rectus Xerxis won both the Toys for Tots C&T tournament and the Rattan tournament.
William of Three Rivers won the Toys for Tots youth tournament.
Lord Mkty Nakhthor won the Novice Rattan tournament.
Master Lief of Crescent Moon won the Toys for Tots Archery shoot.
Master Michael the Wanderer won the “Bridge of Death” archery shoot.
Lady Amira bint Mikhail of Safita won the “Castle Anthrax Grail Shaped Beacon” slit window archery shoot.
Master Lief of Crescent Moon won the “Taunting French Man on the Wall” clout archery shoot.
His Grace Caius Equitius Rectus Xerxis won of the Queen’s Favor, Stile category.
Lord Randal Logan of Knightsbridge swore fealty as the new Kingdom Chronicler.

Fall Crown Tournament Court Summaries, 9 November, A.S. 59

Bavarian engraving of a medieval tournament from the 1400s. Public domain in the US

On the field after the tournament:
Master Orren Tokesson and Honorable Lady Lyra of the Spinning Winds were invested as Prince and Princess of Calontir.

In evening court:
Alia Martialis – Calon Lily
Uldin of Ravenscroft – Calon Cross
Cai Dubhghlas – Laurel
Malachi Mac Kenzie O Corrigan, dictus Corrigan MacKenzie – Calon Cross
Ása lúfa – Laurel

Other court tidings:
The Barony of Vatavia presented largess.
Honorable Lord Ottar Surtrson and Honorable Lord Corrigan MacKenzie, as event stewards, shared news of the day and received gifts from Their Majesties.
More than $1100 was raised for the Soup Kitchen and 4th Company.
There were 236 attendees.
His Serene Highness Dafydd gave gifts to Their Majesties.
5 newcomers received mugs.
Gabriel Ember brought news of the upcoming Midwinter Knight’s Dream event in Theobald College.
Master Rhodri Gold Falcon spoke to the populace about job openings within the Calontir College of Heralds: Red Hawk Herald, Eyas Herald, and Gold Falcon Principal Herald.
Mistress Maria Arosa de Santa Olalla brought news of the upcoming Toys for Tots event in Wyvern Cliffe.

September Letter of Acceptances and Returns

The Bavarian Herald Jörg Rügen around 1510. Public Domain in the US

The September Letter of Acceptances and Returns was published yesterday. Here are the results for Calontir.

CALONTIR acceptances

Artair de Bruis of Bristol. Name (see PENDS for device).

Berke Chinua. Exchange of primary and alternate name Gwenne Margareta Melinnith.
The submitter’s previous primary name, Gwenne Margareta Melinnith, is now their alternate name.

Clara Masen. Blanket permission to conflict with device. Per pale argent and Or.
The submitter grants permission to conflict for all armory is not identical to this device.

Dýrfinna Tonnudóttir. Alternate name Ame Tesserande.
Nice French name from 1292!

Eynon ab Iohannes Mal. Transfer of device to Mori Sadabumi. Azure, a demi-sheep argent issuant from a bickern maintaining in its mouth a falchion bendwise inverted Or and a chief Or crusily azure.

Foteine Yfantissa. Name.
Nice name from 14th century Macedonia!

Friðbjorn inn kyrri. Name and device. Per fess indented azure and vert, a demi-bear argent.
If the submitter is interested in an alternative orthographic form of Friðbj{o,}rn inn kyrri they may submit a request for reconsideration.

Gilana Peregrina. Reblazon of badge. Per pale vert and purpure, three periwinkles argent.
Blazoned when registered in January of 2018 as Per pale vert and purpure, three gillyflowers argent, the flowers’ petals lack the pinking which is a defining feature of gillyflowers. We have reblazoned them as periwinkles, which they closely resemble.

Kitsu Kotome. Device. Argent, a brown raccoon’s head cabossed proper and a bordure purpure semy of elder flowers argent.

Meriilda of Yorkshire. Device. Per bend argent and purpure, a gillyflower purpure slipped and leaved vert and a dog sejant contourny argent.

Mori Sadabumi. Acceptance of transfer of device from Eynon ab Iohannes Mal. Azure, a demi-sheep argent issuant from a bickern maintaining in its mouth a falchion bendwise inverted Or and a chief Or crusily azure.

Ragnar MacCrimmon. Name.
This name combines a Swedish or English given name and a Scots byname, both are acceptable lingual mixes per SENA Appendix C.

Rónán Rohan. Name change from Rónán le Sauvage.
Rohan is the submitter’s legal surname.
The submitter’s prior name, Rónán le Sauvage, is released.

Þorfinna Grimsdottir. Name change from Euginia in rauða.
This is a nice 9th-11th century Old Norse name from Iceland!
The submitter’s prior name, Euginia in rauða, is retained as an alternate.

Udrost Arilith. Name.

Valentyne Rose. Name and device. Quarterly Or and sable, a heart purpure and a bordure argent.
Nice English name from the early 14th C to the end of our period!

CALONTIR returns

Frithuswith inghean Ui Cremthainn. Badge. Purpure, a goat’s head erased maintaining a sewing needle with its tongue argent.
This badge is returned for use of animal other than a frog maintaining a charge with its tongue. Precedent says, “Therefore, we will allow the practice of frogs maintaining insects with their tongues as a step from period practice; for other charges, this will be disallowed without evidence.” [Eadaoin inghean Fhuinche, 10/2019, A-Trimaris] As no such evidence was provided, this badge must be returned.

Tófa in eldra Eiríksdóttir. Badge. Argent, a linden tree eradicated in flower proper.
This badge is returned for multiple conflicts. The blossoms on the tree are expected decoration, like fructing, and are not worth difference.

Versus Douglas MacPherson the Tall, Argent, a tree blasted and eradicated per fess vert and sable, there is a DC for the tincture of the tree.

Versus the Barony of Madrone, (Fieldless) A madrone tree eradicated proper, there is a DC for adding a field.

Versus:
Gillian du Bois des Fleurs, Argent, a Lombardy poplar tree proper between in fess two gillyflowers affronty gules slipped and leaved vert,
Asa Huttuinen, Argent, a birch tree eradicated proper between in fess two ivy vines palewise vert,
Maurizio Giovanni Guglielmi, Argent, a palm tree couped proper between in base two lions combattant gules,
Celine Alexandria, Argent, a palm tree proper and in chief an eye azure irised argent,
Giliana Attewatyr, Argent, a tree eradicated proper between a capital letter G and a capital letter A sable,
Aaliz de Saint-Joseph, Argent, a tree eradicated proper fructed Or between in chief two mullets purpure,
Tadhg Mag Uidhir, Argent, a tree eradicated proper, in chief three mullets gules,
Jamie of the Oakenshield, Argent, an oak tree eradicated proper, its trunk grasped by a sinister gauntlet fesswise aversant sable,
Aemilia Tacita, Argent, an olive tree proper, in chief a decrescent azure between two brown owls respectant proper,
Elina de Braose, Argent, a crequier and in chief a mullet of four points vert,
Ulrich von Kues, Argent, a tree blasted and eradicated vert, in base in fess a trillium between two feathers azure,
Tychon Herakleous, Argent, a tree couped vert and in chief an arrow and a feather in saltire sable,
Alfhild de Foxley, Argent, a tree eradicated vert between two squirrels respectant gules, and
Elizabeth Riverwood, Argent, a tree stump with an oak branch leaved and fructed issuant from dexter and sinister, all between five otters courant in annulo vert,
in each case there is a single DC for removing the secondary charge group.

Versus:
Gwendolyn of Caer Cerddinen, Argent, a rowan tree eradicated and fructed proper [Sorbus aucuparia] within a bordure embattled vert,
Willow Faye Dunne, Argent, a weeping willow tree proper within an orle vert,
Christian of Orange, Argent, an orange tree fructed proper issuant from a mount vert,
David Martin Failsworth, Argent, a crequier within a bordure embattled vert, and
Anlaith ingen Trena, Argent, a weeping willow tree vert and a ford proper,
in each case there is a single DC for removing the peripheral charge.

Versus Isabeau Eaglestone of Glinwood, Argent, a tree proper surmounted by a pair of wings conjoined azure, and Ragna feilan, Argent, a tree blasted and eradicated vert and overall a wolf statant sable, there is a single DC in each case for removing the overall charge.

CALONTIR pends

Artair de Bruis of Bristol. Device. Per fess gules and sable, on a bezant a dragon gules.
This device is pended to redraw the dragon in an identifiable segreant posture. As drawn, one of the forelimbs is on the opposite side of the body from the other, similar to affronty postures, despite it not being affronty. It is also being redrawn to enlarge the bezant and dragon.
This was item 1 on the Calontir letter of June 3, 2024.

1381 Chronicles court summaries, October 19, A.S. 59

In morning court:

Cleric John Ball encouraging the rebels; Wat Tyler is shown in red, front left

Cleric John Ball encouraging the rebels; Wat Tyler is shown in red, front left

Giacomo dalla Fattoria dello Stato – Court Barony
Nadya Helming – Court Barony
Gwynneth wraig Rhys and Dagný ingen Murchada were invested as the Baronage of Three Rivers.

In evening court:
Eleanor nic Duncan, called El – Calon Cross
Melchor Eichmann – Chivalry
Grete Leysin – Laurel
Ayisha bint Asad – Defense
Visvamitra Vimala Yavana, called Vim – Chivalry

Other court tidings:
5 newcomers received mugs.
Lady Rivka bat Zakarriyyā and Honorable Lord Jon Chesey, as event stewards, shared news of the day and received gifts from Their Majesties and from Their Excellencies Three Rivers.
The Nobles from London were the overall winners.
Lord Freygeirr Finnsson won the archery championship.
Lord Johan Sachs won the archery endurance competition.
Honorable Lord Kjaran Hrœreksson, dictus Cearr, won the Wacky Weapons armored tournament.
Lord Franco Suares won the armored Grand Melee.
Sir Rauðr Óttarsson won the steel championship.

Chilies court summaries, October 12, A.S. 59

A man stomps grapes in a big wooden vat while a woman lifts a basket of grape clusters and pours it into the vat. A man in the background cuts grape clusters from a vine and fills a basket with them.

from Tacuinum Sanitatis, Lombardy, late 14th century

On the field:
Balthazar de Lumiere – Iren Hirth
Numerius Volusius Germanicus Secundus – Iren Hirth

In evening court:
Allison of Forgotten Sea – Pelican
Gilcrist Wallace – Iren Fyrd
Luc Fitz Warrin – Torse
Emma Ness – Chivalry

Other court tidings:
9 newcomers received mugs.
Mu’allimah Vashti al-A’shariyah spoke to the assembled populace about RUSH.
Halvgrimr hafreki Riddari, as event steward, shared news of the day and received gifts from His Majesty.