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Atenveldt Submissions (excerpted from the S.C.A. College of Arms' Letters of Acceptance and Return)

The following submissions were registered by the S.C.A. College of Arms, October 2012:


Anna Sophie von Creutznach. Name change from holding name Diana of Atenveldt.

The name was registered as a new name rather than a change of holding name on the March 2012 Letter of Acceptances and Returns.


Atenveldt, Kingdom of. Badge for previous Kingdom Arts and Sciences Champions. Azure, a demi-sun issuant from base Or and a bordure embattled argent.

"Previous Kingdom Arts and Sciences Champions" is a generic identifier.


Atenveldt, Kingdom of. Badge association for Order of the Beacon of the Desert. Argent, a sun in splendor per saltire Or and azure and a bordure indented azure.


Atenveldt, Kingdom of. Badge association for Order of the Flower of the Desert. Or, three fleurs-de-lys in pall bases to center azure.


Atenveldt, Kingdom of. Badge association for Order of the Guardians of Atenveldt. Per pale argent and azure, in pale a sun in his splendor and two swords in saltire Or.


Atenveldt, Kingdom of. Badge association for Order of the Pilgrim of the Desert. Azure, an escallop and a demi-sun issuant from base Or.


Atenveldt, Kingdom of. Badge association for Order of the Pilgrim of the Desert. Azure, an escallop argent and a demi-sun issuant from base Or.


Corynne MacLeod. Device change. Per pale sable and Or, a fret counterchanged surmounted by an orle gules.

Her previous device, Per saltire Or and sable, a fret counterchanged and a bordure gules, is retained as a badge.


Gaia Junia. Name and device. Per chevron sable and argent, two threaded needles argent and a sprig of holly vert fructed gules.

This name combines a feminized praenomen and a feminized nomen with no other elements. Green Staff provided evidence of this pattern; in Roman Female Praenomina, Mika Kajava includes many republican women's names that consist only of a praenomen and nomen (as is typical of this period for men as well). Therefore, this can be registered as submitted.


Iamys MacMurray de Morayshire. Badge. Gules, on a pile wavy between two crosses formy argent a lion's head erased sable crowned with thorns Or.

The February 2008 Cover Letter had some discussion about short piles: "Given the weight of examples, we encourage piles to extend at least 85% the length of the shield; given the single, theoretical example of Legh, we will permit piles extending as little as 75% the length of the shield, but will consider them a step from period practice." The length of the pile here is registerable with a step from period practice. The submitter would be best advised to draw it longer in the future.


Pietro Francesco dei Scalzi. Name and device. Per fess gules and sable, a compass rose Or ringed argent pierced.

Submitted as Pietro Francesco da Scalzi, the Letter of Intent stated that Scalzi was found as a placename. However, the documentation simply said it was a surname/family name. In this case, commenters could find no evidence that it was a placename. Instead it seems to be derived from the word "barefoot." As such, it cannot be used with the preposition da. Instead it is registerable as Scalzi or de(gl)i Scalzi. As the latter is closer to the submitted form, we have changed it to that form in order to register it.

There was some discussion regarding the registerability of the primary charge in this device. A compass rose has been ruled to be a registerable charge, as it was known in period on maps even though it was not used in period heraldry. Compass roses on maps were a variety of colors, frequently with eight or sixteen rays of alternating colors, combined with a thin outer ring. The center was commonly pierced or had a separate decorative motif. Given the variety in period compass roses, we see no restriction in a compass roses with rays differently tinctured than the outer ring; however, given the usual prominence the directional rays have over the outer ring, a compass rose's tincture will be defined by the tincture of the rays, with the tincture of the outer ring considered a blazonable artistic detail. Piercing, as usual, will be considered the equivalent of a tertiary charge.

Please advise the submitter that while the rays of a compass rose may overlap the outer ring, they should not extend beyond it, with the exception of the northmark.


Ricolda de Aspynwall. Name and device. Sable, on a pale Or a sun gules.

Submitted as Ricolda de Aspynwall', the byname includes a scribal abbreviation, probably marking a final -e. The locative can be found either with or without it. As the form without the -e more closely matches the submitted form, we have dropped the scribal abbreviation in order to register the name.

Under the Rules for Submissions, this device is in conflict with the device of Asa Lee Durant, Sable, on a pale Or three compass stars sable, as there is only one CD for the multiple changes to the tertiary charges. However, under the Standards for Evaluations, this device is not in conflict with Asa's device as there is a DC for the change in number of tertiary charges and a DC for the change in tincture of the tertiary charges. Therefore, this device may be registered.


Ruy d'Oute. Reblazon of device. Argent, on a tierce azure in chief a wheel Or.

Blazoned when registered in January 1973 as Argent, the dexter tierce azure, in canton a wheel Or, we are clarifying that the wheel is a tertiary charge.


Selina Trastamara de Luna. Badge. Per bend sinister rayonny sable and gules, two pawprints Or.

There is a step from period practice for the use of pawprints.


Sely Bloxam. Alternate name Luffechild de Honybourn.

Appearing on the Letter of Intent as Luffechild' de Honybourn', examination of the form showed that the name was submitted as Luffechild de Honybourn'. The byname (and on the Letter of Intent the given name as well) includes a scribal abbreviation, probably marking a final -e. These elements can be found either with or without it. As the form without the -e more closely matches the submitted form, we have dropped the scribal abbreviation in order to register the name.


The following submissions were returned by the College of Arms for further work October 2012:


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