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ANSTEORRAN GAZETTE ILoI 2003-06 No.6, Vol. 2003 AS XXXVIII, June 2003 Contents Letter from Star Principal Herald 1 CoH Calendar Unto the ever wonderful College of Heralds and the College of Scribe, greetings from Star Principal Herald. 1 Letter from Star It is with great pride that I would like to thank Etienne for the wonderful heraldry at Crown Tourna- 1 Letter from Obelisk ment. It was amazing to see one person help so many others with learning the ropes of vocal heraldry and pulling off the spectacular salutes for the final round. Vivat Etienne!! 2 ILoI 2003-06 The position of Zodiacus Herald has closed. It is with great honor that I announce that Chandranath Mitra is the incoming Zodiacus Herald. Thank you Master Rumil for all the wonderful things you have 5 AICC 2003-03 done for this office. You have taken it to the next level and may you continue upon the path of a herald, that we all know is inside of you. 15 Status of ILoIs With that said, it is now time to open up the office of Estencelé Pursuivant. This is our herald who acts as the central point and resource for maintaining the web pages for the College of heralds. These pages are 16 KWHS advertisement intended to be a source of information for both the College and the submitters. You must have a computer 17 AHSS advertisement and web experience for this position. Please send your application along with your resume to the current office holder, Chandranath Mitra, and myself. Applications will close the end of August. Please contact Back Who Sends What To the current office holder if you have any questions. Cover Whom Dates that you should know: Known World Heraldic Symposium - June 7, 2003 Back Submission Costs and Cover Copies Information Ansteorran Heraldic and Scribal Symposium - June 28, 2003 Kings Round Table - July 19, 2003 --- College of Heralds Plenary Meeting. I am still looking for vol- unteers to teach heraldic or scribal tracks. In service, Mistress Rosalia Calendar EVERY MONTH 15th Deadline for Submis- sions to Asterisk 20th Comments on ILoI of Previous Month due to Letter From Obelisk Herald Retiarius Greetings! Only a few small notes this month. First of all, this issue should contain the warrant roster as of Crown June King’s College 14th (Bjornsborg) Tourney in early May 2003. (A few heraldic offices have or will-have changed hands since then; those are - CoH meeting for not reflected in this version.) You may note that personal details (address and phone number) of local her- ILoI 2003-04 alds are not included on this version; regional heralds should be getting a full copy in email from me. If you know of any incorrect information, such as a change in address or office, please get the information to July Coronation (TBA) both Star and myself as quickly as possible. 12th - CoH meeting for ILoI 2003-05 Secondly, I have included ads for both Known World Heraldic Symposium, and our own Ansteorran Heraldic and Scribal Symposium. Both are well worth attending! Lastly, a repeat of my request from last month: I would like to put out a general request for a deputy — someone who is interested in learning how the Gazette is put together. I’m not planning to step down any Ansteorran Heraldry Website time soon, but would prefer to have someone available who knows how everything works should an emer- http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/ gency arise. [C]ourt reports are In service, due within two weeks Emma de Fetherstan of an event. Obelisk Herald The Ansteorran Gazette is the official Monthly publication of the College of Heralds of the Kingdom of Ansteorra. It is not a publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. nor does it delineate corporate SCA policies. Subscriptions are available from the Asterisk Herald on a pro-rated basis of $1.00 per month with each subscription ending on 31 Dec of each year (12 issues per year). Please make all checks or money orders payable to: SCA Inc.—Kingdom of Ansteorra. Contents © 2003 Society for Creative Anachronism except those contributions where copyright expressly retained by the individual author. For information on reprinting articles and artwork from this publication, please contact the editor (Obelisk Herald) who will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece. Please respect the legal rights of our contributors. Internal Letter Of Intent 2003-06 1) Aimée Long Cœur. (Steppes) Change for: Language/culture: none listed. New Name. New Device. Authenticity: Yes: Irish. Purpure, a heart Or enflamed gules and in chief two cat-o-nine tails in chevron Or. 3) Brénainn Mac Giolla Phádraig. (Steppes) New Badge. Documentation Provided: All documentation is from Argent, a fess wavy azure Dictionnaire étymologique de overall a Celtic cross vert. Noms de Famille, Marie- Terese Morlet. Aimée – p. 29 s.n. Aimé lists Aimée as a matronymic. Long – p. 635, avec le art. LeLong (Nord, N.E.), c.à.d. le grand, avec une idée de minceur; form latin: Longy, form corse et niçoise: Longo, Longhi, matron.:Longe, Longue. …..[as a prefix] Longchambon…Lngchaux (voir CHAUX), Longuève (longue, ève, eau, étang); Longefay (longue, hêtraie)… Longval (longue vallèe) …Longuesserre (coier SERRE). 2. avec un sobriquet: Longvoire surnom de producteur;….Loncol (long cou); Lonjarret – jaret (long jarret). Cœur – p. 230 var méridion.,Cor, avait en anc. Fr. Le sens de courage et a désigne un home corageaux. Avec le art. Lecoeur. 4) Brenna Branwynn Garrett. (Namron) DIMIN., Coeuret, Coeurechon (anc. Fr. Ceurchon, pet: coeur). New Name. New Device. Also, SCA passed in 2002 the name Patric LongCœur. Or, a chevron sable between Photocopies: None needed. three compass stars and a Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: None fleurs-de-lys purpure. specified. Change for: None specified. Submission: Authenticity: No request. Documentation Provided: Garrett – Reaney and Wilson, p 185 s.n. Gerrad, William Garrett, 1553. 2) Brénainn Mac Giolla Phádraig. (Steppes) Branwynn – Reaney and New Name. New Device. Wilson, p 61 s.n. Branwen Brenna – De Felice – nomi Argent, a fess wavy azure italiani p 94 s.n. Brenna between a curragh proper and Photocopies: None needed. a Celtic cross vert. Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female. Documentation Provided: Change for: None listed. Brénainn – OCM, p 71 s.n. Authenticity: No request. Brénainn St. Brénainn Mac Giolla Phádraig – MacLysagnt, p 175 s.n. Gilpatrick. Photocopies: None needed. Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male. AG June 2003 Page 2 5) Charles le cervoìsier d’Alsace. (Ravensfort) Corráin and Maguire. Name passed Kingdom May 2003. New Device. Gaelan – kingdom registered. Photocopies: .None needed. Gules, on a chief argent a Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male. wreath of hops vert. Change for: None listed. Authenticity: No request. 8) Hubert D’Aigués-Mortes. (Glaslyn) New Name. Documentation Provided: All documentation from Vellehardouun and De Joinville: Memoirs of the Crusades. Translated by Sir Frank Marzials. London: Dent, Everyman’s Library, 1908. Hubert – Aubert of Narcy, Lord, p 179. D’Aigues-Mortes – Aigues-Mortes pp 299-300. 6) Diethelm Waltorfer. (Northkeep) Photocopies: Provided. New Name. New Device. Major Changes: Yes. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male. Change for: Language/culture: 13th century French. Azure, three crampons Or. Authenticity: Yes, language/culture: 13th century France, southern. Documentation Provided: Diethelm – Bahlow, German Names, p 78, dated to 1291. Waltorfer – Brechenmacher, p737 header Waldorf gives it 9) Jaques the Spinks. (Glaslyn) as Walddorf and gives an New Name. New Device. example of Fritz Walroft 1354. An arrow fesswise vert, Walddorf means forest embattled midchief point a village. Waltorfer is a person bear rampant on a field of six who lives in that village. lines sable, argent. Photocopies: None needed. Major Changes: Yes. Mi- Documentation Provided: nor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male. Spinks – The Compact Change for: Language/culture: German, early 1400s. Edition of the Oxford English Authenticity: No request. Dictionary, Vol. II, P-Z, Oxford University Press, London, England, UK, 1971, p296, plate 608. Spink, sb, 7) Gaelan Padraig Garrett. (Namron) “1550-2” York wtih New Name. New Device. (Supteen) VI, 306 to blak white, one with whyte spynke Or, a chevron sable between of the backe. a fret sable charged with a Jacques – modern spelling. Academy of St. Gabriel report. compass star gules and a “Parisian Names: French Names from Paris,” found at http:// compass star sable. www.ellipses.cx/~liana/names/paris1423.html. Photocopies: Provided. Submission: Asterisk note: Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male. form notes that the chevron Change for: Language/culture: 13th century French. should be larger on the Authenticity: Yes, language/culture: French/English. emblazon. Documentation Provided: Garrett – Reaney and Wilson, p 185 s.n. Gerrad, William Garrett, 1553. Padraig – Irish Name, Ó AG June 2003 Page 3 10) Joseph Thomas. (Steppes) Change for: Language/culture: none specified. New Name. New Device. Authenticity: Yes, time period: 12th century France Quarterly 1 and 4 azure and gules 2 and 3 argent a bend sinister sable between a mask 13) Mea Cornaro. (Glaslyn) of comedy and a mask of New Name. tragedy Or. Documentation Provided: Mea – Latin www.geocities.com/ Documentation Provided: pg 12 May/Mae. http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/arval/castro p3. Joseph – Withycombe p 180, Cornaro – D.S. Chamber, The Imperial Age of Venice, 1380- The Dictionary of English 1580. London: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1970. pp 126, 43. Christian Names, 3rd edition. Photocopies: Second website and book reference provided. Thomas – Reaney and Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Wilson, p 448, English Female. Surnames: The Standard Change for: Nothing checked: Italian, Florence, 1350-1450 ca.
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