[tirrigh-heralds] My Name, Device and Badge: My thoughts and findings so far

[Judy Harcus]

Another place to get documentation for an Old English/ Anglo-Saxon name 
is PASE: http://www.pase.ac.uk/pase/apps/persons/index.html
There are a large number of 'Wulfstan's listed.

Alicia

Wulfstan Hrafnsson wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> I decided that a good way to learn this stuff would be to do a 
> (relatively) full conflict check on my own name, device and badge.  
> I've included my thought process and sources for such findings as I've 
> come up with, so any double-checking that anyone is willing to do 
> would be remarkably appreciated.  I'm good at second-guessing, but 
> seldom in a useful way.
>
> Here's what I am looking at submitting for myself:
>
> Name: Wulfstan Hrafnsson
>
> * This fits the [given] + [patronymic] pattern for Norse names given 
> by the Kingdom of the West College of Heralds in their article at: 
> http://heralds.westkingdom.org/ClassHandouts/CommonNamingPatterns.htm#ByCulture.  
> I'm not registering a byname until I've done something sufficiently 
> remarkable or silly to earn one in common usage.
>
> * Neither part of the name has another form listed as a conflict issue 
> by Laurel:
> http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/ConflictTables.html
>
> * "Wulfstan" appears to be supported by Bardsley, 331 (1996 ed; 
> reference in entry on "Gouldstone") and by Searle (1969 ed; entries on 
> 188, 506 and 519).  All appear to be 10th century, as is my persona.  
> There were also two 11th century Northumbrian bishops of the name, one 
> who died in 1023 and was Bishop of London and Worcester and Archbishop 
> of York, and a St Wulfstan (1008-95). 
>

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