frualeydis | Arms

Having received my AoA I have started thinking of registering arms in the SCA. I can't use my Nordrike arms because they conflict with everything (one reason for this is that SCA heraldry, unlike medieval heraldry, doesn't make distinctions between cinquefoils and roses, so not only do they conflict with all other cinquefoils but also all roses, which is quite a lot of medieval heraldry). But I like my Nordrike arms, not only are they different from most other arms I've seen in Swedish medievalist groups, they are also simple and medieval and carry a special meaning to me. So I wasn't thrilled about finding new arms when we talked about it yesterday evening at Nylöse's monthly meeting (

armillary is herald both for Nylöse and Gotvik, the local SCA shire). We sketched some variations, all based on medieval examples, but I wasn't really excited. Then tonight when I couldn't sleep I got another idea which I hope I will be able to register in some way. It will be cool, and carry even more personal meaning. So I'm crossing my fingers.

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not to mention you don't have heraldic jurisdictions in the SCA, so if you conflict with someone, say, in the Shire of Darton you can't have it, despite the fact that your armoury is hardly going to be displayed near each other ever...

oh, when I'm god emperor of the universe...

Exactly. But I've heard that they at least accept sources written in other languages than english as documentation for names nowadays. Back in the early 90s a swedish memeber was told she couldn't use the perfectly medieval name she used bacause the medieval source was in swedish, which the Powers Who Decide Such Things couldn't read.
I have good documentation for my name though, if they accept medieval sources in swedish, latin and flemish.

/Eva

For total conflict I don't mind it so much, but when there's just one little thing that differs... Especially if the owner of that heraldry left SCA ages ago.

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