[NS-Heralds] Comments on NS Nov ILoI

[Holly Vandenberg]

Greetings unto Master Rory mac Feidhlimdh, Dragon,  Gevehard von Baden, 
Keythong, Maol Mhichil mac Gille Pheadair, Incoming Polaris, THL Alasdair 
Calum Montgomery, Polaris, THL Moraig Anne Drummond, Aegis, and all others 
to whom these words may come from Femke de Roas.

Here are my comments for the Principality of Northshield November 2003 IloI:

1.  {Ae}sa Gilsdottir – Name – The given name <{Ae}sa> is found in the 
Landnámabók, the extant examples for which are 13th century.  A report from 
the Academy of St. Gabriel suggests that this spelling is primarily 
Icelandic.  The report can be accessed here:

            http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/academy-bin/showfinal.cgi/2778.txt

There is also a compilation of names from the Landnámabók found at:

	http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/landnamabok.html

The byname is a patronymic based on the given name <Gils>, which can be 
found in the same primary document.

Device – There are some coflicts for this one:

Richard Andreivitch of Rus
Azure, on a bend sinister Or an estoile sable.
One CD for changing the charges on the bend

Denis Flaxenhelm
Azure, on a bend sinister Or, a goblet upright sable.
Again, a single CD only for changing charges on the bend.

2.  A/sa Raudr – This given name is related to the one above, and can be 
found in the same sources.  It is the more common spelling of the name 
outside of Iceland.  The source she lists for the byname is an article on 
Eric the Red - <Raude>.  This byname is also found in the Medieval Names 
Archive article:

http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/landnamabok.html

Here it is spelled Rau{dh}r.  I’m not sure whether or not this spelling is 
appropriate for a feminine byname.

3.  Cuan Senchaidth Ua Suilleabha/in – Name – The elements of the name are 
all present in the document he cites.  I’m not sure whether or not spellings 
have been normalized.  The article “100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early 
Medieval Ireland”, by Heather Rose Jones, gives the spelling as <Cu/a/n>.    
The descriptive byname <Senchaidth> is also found in “Index of Names in 
Irish Annals: Masculine Descriptive Bynames” by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan at:
http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/mari/AnnalsIndex/DescriptiveBynames/
This name glosses as ‘[the] Historian.’  This seems to be a reasonable 
construction.

Device – This appears to be clear of conflict.

4.  Kaitou Naeme – Name – I don’t have a copy of the cited source, or 
another source for Japanese names.  The only comment I can make is that I 
believe typically they have three elements: a family name, a yobina, and a 
nanori.  I’m not sure how these elements fit into this system.

5.  Kita Jirou Toramasa – Again, lacking sources, all I can say is that this 
name appears to be constructed correctly.  The nanori is also found in the 
Medieval Names Archive in a list of names taken from the source cited.

Device – Appears to be free on conflict.

6.  Lancelot of Windhaven – Device – appears to be free of conflict

           Badge – Free of conflict.

7.  Moira MacVey – Device – This one is also apparently free of conflict

8.  Nikolai of Trakai  - I found a couple of devices that are similar, 
visually.  I’m not sure if they technically conflict or not.  I couldn’t 
find a precedent on whether or not spired towers conflict with towers.  In 
both of the devices below, the tower is visually the most important charge.  
It’s fairly difficult to tell one long, skinny charge from another when laid 
under or over the tower.

David van den Storm
(Fieldless) Two lightning bolts in saltire, overall a tower argent.

Seosaidh MacFaoilchéire
(Fieldless) On a tower argent two claymores in saltire sable.

In Service,

Femke de Roas

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