Heraldic Archive

July 22, 2000
NEWS ABOUT THE BARONIAL HERALDIC SUBMISSION

Good gentles of the proto-incipient barony: I have some unfortunate news. After the July commenting session, which was the first since we submitted our names and devices, I contacted the herald in charge of new submissions to find out if there was any news. The reaction was "What submission?" It seems that in the US Mail the submission has gone walkabout. This is an inconvenience but since only one commenting session has been held since May, and there was a backlog anyway, this should not cause much more delay than would have occurred anyway. I plan to hand new copies to the herald in charge of submissions at Pennsic. Note: while new submissions are not being taken (ie written up) at Pennsic, this merely involves handing over material which has been previously written up. If anyone has further questions, please contact me. Since I am slow to read my email, calling by phone would be quicker. The number is (330) 336-5832.

Yours,
Patrick McPhelan

January 18, 2001

Unto the gentles of the Barony of Brendoken doth Tigernach Mac Eóghain ua Áeda, Incunabula Pursuivant, send greetings.

My Lords and Ladies,

It is my pleasure to inform you that your new name and device submission of - Brendoken, Barony of - Per pale vert and sable, a compass star within a laurel wreath Or. has been commented on by the College of Arms of the Middle Kingdom. On the basis of that commentary, the Rouge Scarpe Herald has decided to accept this submission and refer it to the Laurel Sovereign of Arms for further commentary and, we hope, eventual registration.

Congratulations on this acceptance. If in the future you require any heraldic assistance, your local pursuivant or I are available for consultation.

The Rouge Scarpe directs me to instruct you to draw the laurel wreath more like a wreath and less like two crossed branches in the future.

June 25th, 2001

Brendoken's Name has been officially accepted.

From the GATEHOUSE mailing list:

Just Checked the Society LOAR for May. Our Name (but not our device) has been officially accepted by the Laurel Sovereign of Arms. Here's the scoop:

"May 2001 Laurel Letter

Brendoken, Barony of. Branch Name (see RETURNS for device).

Brendoken, Barony of. Device. Per pale vert and sable, a compass star within a laurel wreath Or.

Conflict with the Shire of Champclair, Per fess azure and vairy Or and azure, in chief a sun within a laurel wreath Or. There is not a CD between a compass star and a sun. Furthermore, the position of the shire's charges is forced by the rules of contrast, so there is not a CD for the position of the charges on the field. Therefore there is only a single CD for the change of the field. In addition, the wreath was not drawn as a laurel wreath but as two sprigs of laurel. A wreath should be nearly circular, but this case had only a little curvature of the laurel springs at the top."

Zillah
Sa'ida Zillah bint Uways al-Qahir
House Dunn Phalin

Want to see the device ours conflicted with? Click here

September 9, 2002

Brendoken's Device has been officially accepted. The Shire of Champclair gave us permission to conflict with their device.