ANSTHRLD - A couple of questions (and replies) regarding the latest Gazette

[Timothy A. McDaniel]

"Nordsteorra" <northern_herald at ansteorra.org> wrote some stuff with
long lines.  If your mailer allows it, please set wrapping at column
72 or so.

> 1) Agnes de Siena
> 
> Agnes did not specify "changes requested for authenticity to Irish".
> Please note all the references are Continental Europe--especially
> Italy.

Ya know, we was wonderin' about that lil' bit ...

> 6) Cadhla Ua Cellachan
> 
> The original submission was "Vert, an orle of mushrooms
> argent"...but the one in the Gazette is "Vert, an tressure of
> mushrooms argent".
> 
> Does anyone know if there is a reason for this change?

I don't.  Mind you, things get reblazoned at kingdom and then at
Laurel, so the initial blazon is not utterly critical.  What *IS*
critical in the initial blazon is getting the tinctures right (or we
can't conflict-check) and the intended type of each charge (so we can
say "that's not a merman; you need to" or whatever).

> Is one blazon preferable to the other?

Yes.  The SCA standard for that arrangement is "an orle of" (or "in
orle").

> ? Davis McReynald [was 11) Kathleen Davis McReynald]
> 
> Her use of Davis was as a maiden name...not a double surname.

A maiden name *is* a surname, and "Davis" wasn't a given name in
period, so it *is* a double surname.

They generally didn't do maiden names in the British Isles in period,
I believe.  Mari could say more.

> Again, if the College believes it too wierd, drop Davis.

Thanks.  It would be far more plausible to drop Davis in terms of
period authenticity, but I think it would probably be registerable
with Davis.  Do you know how interested the submitter is in
authenticity -- that is, if "Kathleen McReynald" is authentic and
registerable and "Kathleen Davis McReynald" is not authentic but also
still registerable, which she would prefer?

Daniel de Lincolia
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