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

The May 2025 Letter of Acceptances and Returns has been published. Here are the results for Calontir. This month, they reblazoned an already registered device. This doesn’t mean the device was changed; only the words describing the device were changed.

CALONTIR acceptances

Caroline Mell. Name change from Yang Shaoyun and device. Argent, a tortoise and on a chief wavy sable three lotus blossoms in profile argent.

Nice late 16th century German name!

The submitter’s prior name, Yang Shaoyun, is retained as an alternate.

Dagný ingen Murchada. Device. Gyronny arrondi vert and Or, on a pellet an alaunt passant guardant defamed argent.

As the term has not been used in some time, we note that defamed is a term used in modern heraldry for a tailless beast. This does not appear to be a period armorial practice. Without evidence of defaming in period armory we will consider it to be a step from core practice, which we direct Palimpsest to note in SENA Appendix G2.

Guinivere of East Loch. Reblazon of device. Per pall vert, azure, and Or, in fess a pair of hands holding a heart argent, a sword proper, and a natural panther sejant erect sable.

Blazoned when registered in January 1985 as Per pall vert, azure, and Or, a pair of hands holding a heart argent, a sword proper, and a natural panther sejant erect sable, we are clarifying that all of the charges are co-primary.

Jameson Sinclair. Name.

Kjaran Hroereksson. Badge. (Fieldless) A tricorporate wolf argent, each body maintaining an axe proper.

Commenters questioned the orientation of the wolves’ bodies. Precedent says: “The submitter may wish to be aware that the more typical drawing of a tricorporate beast in period armory has the top two bodies back to back, with the bottommost body facing to dexter. The specific orientation difference here of one of the three bodies is not a blazonable detail.” [Galen O’Conaill, 07/2013, A-Middle]

Tricorporate quadrupeds default to being arranged two and one with the bodies rampant and the head guardant. The body in base faces to dexter. The upper bodies are usually drawn back to back, but the exact orientation is an unblazonable detail. We direct Palimpsest to note these details in Table 5 of the Glossary of Terms.

Marinus of Eleusis. Name.

This name combines a Latin cognomen for someone or something belonging to the sea, with a lingua Societatis rendering of the Greek byname Eleusinios, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C. The Greek byname is constructed per Ursula Serpent’s article “A Simple Guide to Classical Greek Names (https://yarntheory.net/ursulageorges/names/classicalgreeknames.html).

If the submitter is interested in a wholly Ancient Greek version of this name, Marinos Eleusinios, they may submit a request for reconsideration.

We direct Palimpsest to update SENA Appendix A for Greek to include a link to this article.

Sadb ingen uí Cherbaill. Alternate name Iji no Hitomi (see RETURNS for badge).

Hitomi is the submitter’s legal middle name. As a given name by type, it may be used as a given name.

CALONTIR returns

Cain Belmont. Device. Gyronny of six sable and Or, a skeletal hand irradiated argent.

This device is returned for lack of identifiability of the primary charge. The rays being similar in width to the bones combined with them sharing a tincture makes it difficult to recognize the hand as a hand.

The charge depicted is not the restricted hand of glory and thus would be registerable if it were identifiable.

Sadb ingen uí Cherbaill. Badge. Argent, a hanakaku within a bordure gules.

This badge is returned for conflict with the device of Judith the Rose, Argent, a rose gules slipped and leaved proper. There is a DC for adding the bordure, but nothing for the difference between a rose and a hanakaku, and nothing for removing the slip and leaves.

This badge is also returned for conflict with the badge of Adelaide de Beaumont, Argent, a pimpernel gules, slipped and leaved, within a bordure vert. There is a single DC for changing the tincture of the bordure.

This badge is also returned for conflict with the device of Nikki Bergstadt, Argent, a rose azure bendwise, slipped and leaved vert, within a bordure gules. There is a single DC for changing the tincture of the flower.

This badge is also returned for conflict with the device of Roseline d’Anjou, Argent, a rose proper, a bordure gules semy-de-lys argent. There is a single DC for removing the tertiary charges.

If registered, this would have been the defining instance of a hanakaku in Society armory. A hanakaku is a four-petaled flower found in Japanese armory, stylized to be approximately a bendwise square in shape; as opposed to hanabashi, a similar flower that is lozenge-shaped.

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

The April 2025 Letter of Acceptances and Returns has been published. Here are the results for Calontir. This month, they reblazoned a couple of already registered devices. This doesn’t mean the devices were changed; only the words describing the devices were changed.

CALONTIR acceptances

Dragoncina di Cecco. Name.

Submitted as Dragoncina Di Cecco, we have changed the capitalization of the byname to di Cecco to follow standard Italian practices.

Eawynn ingen Broccáin. Device change. Or, a sea-badger vert marked sable between three dragonflies gules.

The submitter’s prior device, Or, a sea-badger vert marked sable, is released.

Edgar Arkewright. Name and device. Vert, a dragon couchant between three hammers Or, a bordure argent.

Nice 15th century English name!

Eleanor Deyeson. Badge. Azure, on a fess engrailed argent a sprig of laurel fesswise vert.

The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Gwen Hir, Azure, a fess fusilly argent.

Mekety Nakhthor. Device change. Per chevron inverted rayonny sable and vert, an Eye of Horus and an ankh argent.

The submitter’s prior device, Per saltire sable and vert, a falcon striking to sinister and a bordure rayonny argent, is retained as a badge.

Roslyn Froste. Name (see PENDS for device).

Nice 16th century English name!

Sancha Lestrange. Badge change. (Fieldless) A rat sejant erect reguardant vert ermined Or maintaining a staff sable.

The submitter’s prior badge, (Fieldless) A rat sejant erect reguardant vert ermined Or sustaining a wand sable, is released.

Seamus of Gallhaven. Reblazon of device. Per fess azure and sable, a snowy owl’s head argent and in saltire a straight trumpet Or and a pen argent.

Blazoned when registered in August 1985 as Per fess azure and sable, in pale a snowy owl’s head caboshed argent and in saltire a straight trumpet bell in chief Or and a quill argent, we are clarifying that the charge in base is a pen not a quill of yarn. We are also taking this opportunity to update the blazon using current, standard defaults and terminology.

Siggi gjallandi. Badge. (Fieldless) A sea-rhinoceros argent tailed gules.

Vilhjálmr hálftrǫll. Reblazon of badge. Gyronny arrondi of six gules and Or, a demi-troll affronty arms raised azure.

Blazoned when registered in October 2015 as Gyronny arrondi of six gules and Or, a demi-troll arms raised azure, we are clarifying that the demi-troll is affronty.

CALONTIR returns

None.

CALONTIR pends

Roslyn Froste. Device. Azure semy of estoiles Or, a fox rampant reguardant contourny argent.

This device is pended to redraw it with more estoiles. There are only five estoiles on the field in an unblazonable arrangement, which blurs the line between five charges and semy.

This was item 6 on the Calontir letter of January 7, 2025.

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

The March Letter of Acceptances and Returns has been published. Here are the results for Calontir. This month, they reblazoned quite a few already registered devices. This doesn’t mean the devices were changed; only the words describing the devices were changed.

Calontir acceptances

Alexandra Vazquez de Granada. Device change. Azure, a bend sinister argent engouled of two gray wolf’s heads proper.

The wolf’s heads are considered argent for purposes of conflict, which we ask Morsulus to note in the O&A.

The submitter’s prior device, Azure, a bend sinister engouled of two wolf’s heads argent, is retained as a badge.

Alfwine Godegamen. Name and device. Vert, an owl displayed Or, a bordure parted bordurewise indented Or and azure.

Nice Middle English name!

Azalais des Montagnes. Device. Per chevron sable and vert, a chevron argent between a sun in splendor and a harp Or.

This device was pended on the December 2024 LoAR to draw it with a higher line of division and a thicker chevron.

Cecily de la Warde. Badge. Gules, a horse statant contourny argent pelletty.

Colin de Vire. Reblazon of device. Per pale vert and sable, two mullets of eight points and a pair of deer’s attires conjoined argent.

Blazoned when registered in September 2001 as Per pale vert and sable, two mullets of eight points and a deer’s attires argent, we are clarifying that there are two deer’s attires.

Eadweard Boise the Wright. Reblazon of badge. Argent, an impala’s head couped gules within a pair of impala’s horns conjoined azure.

Blazoned when registered in September 2004 as Argent, an impala’s head couped gules within two impala’s horns conjoined at the base azure, we are clarifying the orientation of the impala’s horns. Since they face opposite directions, they are a pair of horns.

Furia Cincinnata. Name and device. Or, a natural sea-tortoise gules and a base engrailed azure.

Ginevra Brandini. Device. Per pale argent and azure, a mullet of eight points counterchanged, on a chief vert a sheaf of three stalks of wheat, heads to sinister Or.

Gotfrid von Lübeck. Name.

Günther Klaus von Stuttgart. Reblazon of device. Or, a pair of stag’s attires conjoined and a bordure sable.

Blazoned when registered in October 2005 as Or, a stag’s attires and a bordure sable, we are clarifying that there are two stag’s attires.

Hirsch Ross Eichmann. Reblazon of device. Or, an oak tree fructed proper and on a chief gules three pairs of stag’s attires conjoined Or.

Blazoned when registered in April 1997 as Or, a oak tree fructed proper and on a chief gules three stag’s attires Or, we are clarifying that the tertiary charges are pairs of stag’s attires.

Hirsch Ross Eichmann. Reblazon of augmentation. Or, an oak tree fructed proper and on a chief gules three pairs of stag’s attires conjoined Or, for augmentation on a golpe conjoined in base to the tree a cross of Calatrava Or.

Blazoned when registered in May 2024 as Or, an oak tree fructed proper and on a chief gules three stag’s attires Or, for augmentation on a golpe conjoined in base to the tree a cross of Calatrava Or, we are clarifying that the tertiary charges are pairs of stag’s attires.

Iacob Geck. Device. Or, atop a Roman dining couch vert a badger statant sable marked argent.

Jörg Kratz. Reblazon of device. Argent, a bend embattled vert between a pair of stag’s attires conjoined and a bow bendwise sable.

Blazoned when registered in October 1984 as Argent, a bend embattled vert between a stag’s attires and a bow bent and stringed bendwise sable, we are clarifying that there are two stag’s attires. The bow is not bent. Bows are strung by default so that need not be blazoned.

Joscelyn Gloriette de Saint James. Reblazon of badge. (Fieldless) On a cross fleury quadrate gules in saltire a bishop’s crozier reversed and a key, wards to base Or.

Blazoned when registered in May 2010 as (Fieldless) On a cross fleury quadrate gules in saltire a bishop’s crozier and a key, wards to base Or, we are clarifying the orientation of the crozier. A crozier is palewise, hook opening to dexter by default. The opening here is to sinister so the crozier is reversed.

Joscelyn Gloriette de Saint James. Reblazon of device. Argent, on a cross fleury quadrate gules in saltire a bishop’s crozier reversed and a key, wards to base Or.

Blazoned when registered in May 2010 as Argent, on a cross fleury quadrate gules in saltire a bishop’s crozier and a key, wards to base Or, we are clarifying the orientation of the crozier. A crozier is palewise, hook opening to dexter by default. The opening here is to sinister so the crozier is reversed.

Kristyan Elsabet von Gutberg. Reblazon of device. Vert, a chevron rompu argent ermined vert between two stags salient respectant and a pair of deer’s antlers argent.

Blazoned when registered in February 1989 as Vert, a chevron rompu argent, ermined vert, between two stags salient respectant and two deer antlers argent, we are clarifying the orientation of the deer’s antlers. Since they face opposite directions, they are a pair of antlers.

Laurencia Sartore. Name and device. Per bend barry wavy azure and argent and vert, a moth Or marked sable and a drop-spindle bendwise argent.

Łukasz Lanckoroński. Name and device. Per chevron sable and azure, three suns Or and a unicorn rampant argent horned and crined Or.

Commenters were unable to document the {n’} in the byname to period orthography. Fortunately, after the close of commentary, Jeanne-Marie Palimpsest was able to document the submitted spelling to 1633, in the book “Przywileie y Constitvcie Seymowe”, published in Krakow of that year. Thus, we are able to accept the name as submitted.

Raibeart mac Fhionguine. Reblazon of device. Argent, on an oak leaf vert between a pair of stag’s attires conjoined sable a torque inverted argent.

Blazoned when registered in July 2001 as Argent, on an oak leaf vert within a stag’s attire sable a torque inverted argent, we are clarifying that there are two stag’s attires.

Ralph Mac Cookin. Name and device. Or, a squirrel and in chief two acorns sable.

Rayne Swyfte. Name and device. Sable, a chess king Or and a ford proper.

Nice name for late 16th century England!

This device does not conflict with the device of Robert of Glasgow, Sable, a single headed chess knight contourny Or. Precedent [Meadhbh of Calafia, 04/2005, A-Caid] gives an SC between a chess knight and both a chess rook and a chess pawn. We are expanding this precedent to include the chess king, which means the submitted device is substantially different from Robert’s. We decline to rule at this time on the potential difference between other chess pieces.

Roderick Aikyn. Device. Per bend Or and azure, an eagle rising gules and an F-clef Or.

This device was pended on the December 2024 LoAR to redraw the stems of the F-clef.

The F-clef used in this armory is a period form, used most prominently in works printed by Ottaviano Petrucci in the early 16th century such as “Frottole libro secondo”, 1504, https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Frottole_Libro/SuYfLROpe6MC.

Rónán Meade. Reblazon of badge. (Fieldless) In bend a Lacy knot gules sustained by a hedgehog rampant azure.

Blazoned when registered in October 2003 as (Fieldless) A hedgehog rampant azure sustaining to dexter chief a Lacy knot gules, we are clarifying that the Lacy knot and hedgehog are co-primary charges.

Trahaearn Mwyndeg. Name and device. Vairy en pointe vert and Or, a dog rampant contourny sable within a bordure gules.

Ulrich von Drackenstein. Name.

Villa Frumentaria, Shire of. Badge. (Fieldless) On a tower vert a stalk of wheat leaved Or.

Villa Frumentaria, Shire of. Badge. Per bend sinister Or and vert, a tower and a sheaf of wheat counterchanged.

Calontir returns

None.

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

The February Letter of Acceptances and Returns has been published. Here are the results for Calontir.

CALONTIR acceptances

Aoibheann inghean Cearan. Device. Per pale indented purpure and vert, a raven contourny argent.

Constance Warwick of Wynandermere. Augmentation of arms. Per chevron fleury at the point argent and azure, two roses azure seeded Or and a cross patonce argent, and for augmentation above the cross a chalice Or.

Artist’s note: Please draw the fleury point larger.

Edric Grenewode. Name.

Nice early 13th century English name!

Galen MacColmáin. Heraldic will.

Upon the submitter’s death, they will grant permission to conflict for any name that is not identical to their name, Galen MacColmáin.

They also will grant permission to conflict for all armory that is not identical to their device, Per chevron sable and vert, a chevron between three mullets and a sheaf of arrows inverted argent.

They also will release their badge, Vert, a sheaf of arrows inverted argent.

Jeanne-Marie Dubois. Augmentation of arms. Erminois, a chevron azure between three roses proper, and for augmentation on the chevron a harp Or.

Roger Warwick. Device change. Per saltire gules and ermine, on a saltire sable a rose argent barbed and seeded proper.

The submitter’s prior device, Argent, a palm tree couped sable and two roses proper one and two, on a point pointed fleury gules a rose argent barbed and seeded proper, is released.

Séamus Cearrbhach mac Cearan. Name and device. Per pale argent and azure, two chevronels sable.

Cearan is the submitter’s father’s registered SCA name.

Nice device!

Vincenzo Casciaiolus. Name and device. Gules, a frame saw, a base dovetailed Or.

The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Alonso Giovanni da Livorno, Gules, a frame saw, a chief invected Or.

Nice cant on a byname meaning “maker of boxes or chests”!

Ximena Echeberria. Alternate name Gwendolyn Thomasdaughter.

CALONTIR returns

Kitsumi Hisamoto. Device. Per pale sable and Or, a bladed katabami counterchanged Or and gules.

This device is returned for conflict with the device of Maryan Blacke of York, Per pale sable and Or, a trefoil counterchanged, and with the device of Deirdre ingean Dhomhnaill, Per pale sable and Or, a trillium inverted gules barbed vert. In each both cases there is a DC for changing the tincture of the primary charge, but none for the difference between types of three-petaled flowers.

In the return of this submitter’s previous submission we called the primary charge “a katabami, a stylized wood sorrel leaf found in Japanese kamon”. This is only partially correct. Further research has shown that an unmodified katabami does not have the swords between the petals. This particular depiction in Japanese is called tsurigi katabami, “Sword Wood Sorrel”, which we will blazon as bladed katabami, similar to how we blazon bladed sharp flowers, another Japanese charge. The “blades” are a decorative detail not worth difference.