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.

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.