March
15 2003
Greetings
unto Mistress Elena de Vexin, Dragon; THL Paul Wickenden of Thanet,
Rouge Scarpe; and the commenting members of the Midrealm College of
Heralds; from Lady Angharad Rhos Tewdwr of Pembroke, Escutcheon.
Here are the February 2003
submissions for your consideration and commentary. All submissions will
allow major and minor changes unless otherwise noted. All commentary
should be sent to the Rouge Scarpe Herald, THL Paul Wickenden of Thanet,
early enough to arrive by April 25, 2003, with copies
to Dragon and me.
1) Caedmon Wilson. (M) New Device. Argent, three Latin crosses azure.
2) Grimon Toussaint de Mortaigne (M) Name and Device Resubmission. Per pale azure and sable, three fleurs-de lys in pall bases to center argent.
Grimon~ in "Names Found in Commercial Documents from Bordeaux, 1470-1520" online at http://www.sit.wisc.edu/~sfriedemann/names/bordeaux.htm
Toussaint~ meaning “all saints” which client attributes to the Paris census of 1610
de Mortaigne~found many genealogical
websites via Google search dating a Robert de Mortaigne to 1037
Client cares most about sound.
Original name submission [Brandrmeir Grimeau de Mortaigne] returned
by Rouge Scarpe 12/02 for lack of documentation. Device returned same
letter because the name was returned.
3) Jimena Xemenez de Castile. (F) New Name and Device. Per chevron gules and azure, two swans wings elevated and addorsed respectant and a crescent argent.
Jimena~ name of the wife of Rodrigo Dias Vivar (El Cid) 1043-1099
Xemenez~ surname of the King of Navarre 880
Client cares most about having a name from Castile Iberia and wishes it to be authentic for 13th century Castile Iberia language and culture.
4) Juliana Montalto del Mar. (F) New Badge. (Fieldless),Three winged hearts conjoined in annulo argent..
5) Kyrstyan Makfaill. (F) New Name and Device. Azure, an orle of lymphads and an escutcheon argent charged with a hawk volent sable.
Kyrstyan~ dated to 1450 found in “Feminine Given Names in a Dictionary of English Surnames” by Talan Gwynek under the header [Christina] online at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Christina
Makfaill~ dated to 1492 , Withycombe’s
“A Dictionary of English Surnames” p 291 s.n Makfail
Client will NOT accept MAJOR
changes and cares most that the name be post 1400 English or Scottish.
6) Langry de Cluny. (M) Name and Device Resubmision. Sable, on a bend sinister between two rams’ heads cabossed argent three cross crosslets fitchy palewise gules.
Langry~ dated 1080 found in “Knights” by Andrea Hopkins, 1998 Barnes & Noble Books, p.39
Cluny~ site of an abbey founded
in 910 and continuously functioning until 1790. Catholic Encyclopedia
entry online at http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04073a.htm under C: Congregation of Cluny.
Original name submission [Langry Boucles d’Cheveux] returned
by Rouge Scarpe 11/02 for undocumentable surname. Device returned same
letter because name was returned.
7) Moira MacGillavrey. (F) New Name and Device. Per chevron sable and vert, a three towered castle argent, in chief four mullets of four points in fess Or.
Moira~ruled SCA compatible by Jaelle of Armida 1997
MacGillavrey~ Black s.n MacGillavrey
no page cited
8) Peredur Polydore Peripeteticus. (M) New Name and Device. Argent, a ?? sable.
Peredur~ Compleat Anachronist #66 Welsh Miscellany p.31 from list of men’s names
Polydore~Poydore Virgil was the name of a 15th century English historian. St. Polydore was the name of one of the 40 Holy Masters (no citation).
Peripeteticus~ Greek deriv
‘peripetetic’ meaning “to follow”
Client will NOT accept MAJOR
changes, cares most about meaning, and wishes his name to be 12th-13th
century Welsh, Italian, or Greek.
[Esct comment: I have no idea
what the sable thingy on his device is supposed to be, though I infer that the client
uses it as some sort of trademark (he included his business card). The
client did not provide a blazon for it either, so no clues there. Unless
someone knows what that is and if it’s a period charge then the device
must be returned for unidentifiability.]
9) Philippa of Otterbourne. (F) New Name.
A Dictionary of English Surnames” by Talan Gwynek online at
http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Philippa
also dated to 1383 at http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/brasses/women.html
Otterbourne~village in Hampshire,England, near Winchester listed in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as [Otreburne] http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0005084.htm
Client will NOT accept MAJOR
changes and cares most that the name be English and retain the placename.
10) Sebastian Goulde. (M) New Name and Device. Per bend azure and gules, a reremouse pendant from a branch argent.
Sebastian~ dated to 1577 from “Names of Members of the Frobisher Voyages 1576-1578” by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan (Kathleen M. O’Brien) online at http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/frobisher/
Goulde~ “A Dictionary of English
Surnames”, Reaney &Wilson, p 196. Header-Gold, Goold, Gulde: John
Gulde 1297, John le Goulde 1332.
11) Torquil MacGillavrey. (M) New Name and Device. Per chevron sable and vert, an annulet Or between three towers argent.
Torquil~ Black sn Macleod m’Leoid de Leohus 1338 (no page citation)
MacGillavrey~Black sn MacGillavrey
(no page citation)
Client cares most about sound.
12) Wolfram der Trüwe. (M) New Device. Argent, a falcon close gules perched upon a rock azure, a bordure sable.
In Service to the Dream,
Angharad Rhos Tewdwr of Pembroke
Anne Krone
3846 S Wayne Dr.
La Porte IN 46350
ladyfiresilk@yahoo.com
Dragon:
Elena de VexinJoann E. Peek
306 Lively Lane
Burns Harbor IN 46304
jesstibb@gte.net
Rouge Scarpe:
Paul Wickenden of Thanet
Paul Goldschmidt
3071 Cimarron Trail
Madison WI 53719
goldschp@mailbag.com