Unto Their Royal Majesties Phelan and Elzbieta; the Honourable Lord Seamus McDaid, Aten Principal Herald; the Heralds in the Atenveldt College of Heralds; and to All Whom These Presents Come,

Greetings from Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy, Parhelium Herald!

This is an Addendum to the November 2006 Atenveldt Letter of Presentation. It precedes the external Letter of Intent that will contain the following submissions that are presented here, asking questions of submitters and local heralds who have worked with them; if these questions are not addressed, the submission may be returned by the Atenveldt College of Heralds. I accept online commentary, in addition to questions pertaining to heraldry and consultation for names and armory: brickbat@nexiliscom.com. Please have comments or questions to me concerning this Letter by 15 December 2006.

Please consider the following submissions for the December 2006 Atenveldt Letter of Intent:

Carlos Cervantes (Twin Moons): NEW NAME and DEVICE

Per pale gules and argent, two bones crossed in saltire surmounted by a skull counterchanged, a bordure potenty per pale argent and sable.

The name is Spanish. Carlos is a masculine given name, “Charles,” found in “Spanish Names from the Late 15th Century,” Juliana de Luna

( http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/isabella/ ). Cervantes is a family name found in http://members.tripod.com/~GaryFelix/index1.htm; two men who served in the company of Hernando Cortez are listed, Lionel de Cervantes, born in Berguillos Del Cerro, Spain; and Francisco de Cervantes, most likely a common soldier. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (September 29, 1547 – April 23, 1616), was a Spanish novelist, poet and playwright ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes ). The client is most interested in the language/culture of the name, asks for a masculine name, and is interested in it being authentice for the Spanish language/culture. He will not accept major changes to the name.

I think this would look more identifiable if the bones come into contact with the skull rather than showing only the ends of the bones, like a stencil. Very nice depiction of a bordure potenty.

Elizabeth Æthelwulf (Twin Moons): NEW NAME and DEVICE

Argent, on a heart gules a mullet of four points Or.

Elizabeth is a feminine given name, dated to 1205 in “Feminine Given Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames: Elizabeth,” Talan Gwynek

( http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Elizabeth ). An article is cited in the journal Speculum: A Journal of Mediaeval Studies, “Stephen’s Shaftesbury Charter: Another Case Against Willim of Malmesbury,” Robert B. Patterson, (Vol. XLIII, No., 3, July 1968) notes that the Shaftesbury Charter was issued in 1135-36, and that Aethelwulf, Bishop of Carlisle, was one of the witnesses who attested this charter. This citation spells the Bishop’s name as Aethelwulf, not Æthelwulf; it also demonstrates that the name persisted at least into the 12^th C. In this submission, it stands as an unmarked patronymic. The client is most interested in the language/culture of the name and desires a feminine name. She is interested in an authentic name (no time period or language/culture noted).

Morgan Æthelwulf (Twin Moons): NEW NAME and DEVICE

Sable, a mullet of four points throughout between four horses combatant Or.

The article “Concerning the Names Morgan, Morgana, Morgaine, Muirghein, Morrigan, and the Like,” Heather Rose Jones

( http://www.medievalscotland.org/problem/names/morgan.shtml ) shows that Morgan is a masculine Welsh given name, found after 1400. Æthelwulf is a masculine given name of Anglo-Saxon origin. Æthelwulf was a king of Wessex (839-55 [to Rome], 856-8), found in Anglo-Saxons.net ( http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=show&page=People ). An article is cited in the journal Speculum: A Journal of Mediaeval Studies, “Stephen’s Shaftesbury Charter: Another Case Against Willim of Malmesbury,” Robert B. Patterson, (Vol. XLIII, No., 3, July 1968) notes that the Shaftesbury Charter was issued in 1135-36, and that Aethelwulf, Bishop of Carlisle, was one of the witnesses who attested this charter. This citation spells the Bishop’s name as Aethelwulf, not Æthelwulf; it also demonstrates that the name persisted at least into the 12^th C., and that it could just overlap the time period when the spelling of Morgan as such is found. In this submission, it stands as an unmarked patronymic. The client is most interested in the language/culture of the name and desires a masculine name. He is interested in an authentic name (no time period or language /culture noted).

Although the line drawing shows the mullet throughout, the colored copies have the points close to, but not touching the edges of the field.

Thank you all for your continuing heraldic service to your local areas and to the Kingdom of Atenveldt,

Marta as tu Mika-Mysliwy

c/o Linda Miku

2527 East 3^rd Street

Tucson AZ 85716

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