ANSTHRLD - Re: Name and device

[Ansteorran Kingdom Star Principal Herald]

Unto Brother Kristophorus, doth Borek Vitalievich 
Volkov, Star Principal Herald, send greetings

I am sorry to say that my skill with documenting names 
is almost non-existant and I must defer to the College 
of heralds in this. I am forwarding you name request to 
the Heralds at ansteorra.org email list for further 
consideration. I am sure they will be able to help.

As for the device, I am not sure it is workable as at I 
believe you mean to have the undersides of the stags 
towards the vert rondel. This poses two problems I can 
see off hand. One is that the 'vert center' would be 
color on color to the azure field. The other is that at 
least one of the stags would be inverted and Laurel has 
disallowed such representations for some time. I am 
just not sure if that rulling applies in this case. If 
the Stags were drawn such that they were in annulo and 
all of them had their antlers up. Than it might be OK.

I would have suggested that the vert rondel be 
fimbriated in argent or Or, but under the current rules 
that would give the appearance of pretense bacause it 
would then seem to be an inner escutcheon. I have at 
least two other submission with that problem and they 
are waiting on the Laurel decision before they can be 
resubmitted.

What changes to your device would you accept? We, the 
College of Heralds, will be happy to work with you to 
form a passable device. Please let us know how we can 
help further.

Please copy all responses to brother Kristophorus at 
his email address SCABrKris at aol.com

In Service to Ansteorra

Borek, Star

Quoting SCABrKris at aol.com:

> Unto His Lordship Borek Vitalievich Volkov, Star 
Principal Herald for
> Ansteorra, does Brother Kristophorus send warmest 
Greetings:
>
> Your Lordship,
>
> I pray that this missive finds you in good health and 
high spirits.
>
> I first want to take this opportunity to thank you 
for attending the
> fighter
> practice held at Angus' stead this weekend past.  It 
is gratifying to know
> that such honorable persons such as yourself support 
our efforts to
> reestablish the incipient shire here in this area.
>
> Good Maestro Petruccio suggested that I speak to you 
regarding my naming
> and
> device.  I have been speaking to an esteemed 
colleague of yours
> (unfortunately my memory is as keen a butter and 
cannot tell you his name),
>
> both at King's College and Highland Games, and he 
advises me that my
> desired
> name and device need much work.  At event's end, he 
indicated that he may
> have reached some 'Heraldic' compromise.  Maestro 
Petruccio feels that
> perhaps you may be able to see some difference in 
opinion.
>
> For the name, prayer and meditation revealed 
Kristophorus to be my intended
>
> ecclesiastical name; which I am told is in itself not 
registrable.  My name
>
> at birth was given as Anfudan mac Oirc of 
Loughinsholin (later the MacGurk
> sept of the Cenel Binnigh from the parish of 
Magherafelt).
>
> The device is (forgive my amateurish attempt at 
heraldic terminology) azure
>
> three stags annulo courant argent (here I completely 
lose the proper
> terminology -- the stags touch nose to heel and 
surround a vert center).
>
>  Any help that you may be able to provide me in 
identifying if any of this
> can be sorted out to workable, registratrable naming 
and device would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Brother Kris
>
> Under the guidance of Maestro Petruccio Alfonso Maria 
Cuccieri de Cataluna,
>
> OL OP
> 
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