Hi all!<br><br>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.<br>
<br>Here's what I am looking at submitting for myself:<br><b><br>Name: Wulfstan Hrafnsson</b><br><b><br></b>* This fits the [given] + [patronymic] pattern for Norse names given by the Kingdom of the West College of Heralds in their article at: <a href="http://heralds.westkingdom.org/ClassHandouts/CommonNamingPatterns.htm#ByCulture" target="_blank">http://heralds.westkingdom.org/ClassHandouts/CommonNamingPatterns.htm#ByCulture</a>. I'm not registering a byname until I've done something sufficiently remarkable or silly to earn one in common usage. <br>
<br>* Neither part of the name has another form listed as a conflict issue by Laurel:<br><a href="http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/ConflictTables.html" target="_blank">http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/ConflictTables.html</a><br>
<br>* "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). <br>
<br>* If someone could check out Geirr Bassi re: "Hrafn" and/or "Hrafnsson" I would be most appreciative! I might even make cookies! I don't have access to a hard copy at the moment (though I haven't been to the library as yet) and Google Books doesn't have it, though it does have a couple of other topic books that use it as a source.<br>
<br>* I have found a College of St Gabriel report supporting "Hrafnsdottir" as a patronymic; would this then also support the similar use of "Hrafnsson"? There is also one supporting "Hrafn" alone as a male given name.<br>
<br><pre>ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 3143<br><a href="http://www.s-gabriel.org/3143" target="_blank">http://www.s-gabriel.org/3143</a><br><br>ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 3198<br><a href="http://www.s-gabriel.org/3198" target="_blank">http://www.s-gabriel.org/3198</a><br>
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* I realise that "Wulfstan" is an English name and "Hrafn", used as a name, is Norse (it mainly seems to be Icelandic; though "hrafn" is also the Old English for "raven" it may not have been used as a name in England in my period). This would be my weirdness. Some would say that's not my only weirdness, but it's the only one pertaining to my name.<br>
<b><br>Device: Per chevron azure and argent, two wolf's heads erased to sinister argent and a Celtic harp vert.</b><br><br>Potential conflicts:<br><ul><li><a href="http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Bleyddyn%20ap%20Rhys" target="_blank">Bleyddyn
ap Rhys</a><ul><li>The following device associated with this name was
registered <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_date.cgi?y1=1992&m1=March&y2=1992&m2=March&kC=checked" target="_blank">in
March of 1992 (via Caid)</a>:<br><b><a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=per+chevron" target="_blank">Per chevron</a>
<a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=azure" target="_blank">azure</a> and <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=argent" target="_blank">argent</a>, two
wolf's heads <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=erased" target="_blank">erased</a>
<a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=argent" target="_blank">argent</a> and a
<a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=drakkar" target="_blank">drakkar</a> <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=sable" target="_blank">sable</a>.</b></li></ul></li></ul>As far as I can tell, I'd have only 1 CD from this. Unless I get points for both the form and the colour of the secondary charge? Does the facing of the wolf's heads make any difference? Suggestions? I'd be really good with adding a chief or a bordure or something ridiculously easy like that. Alternately I guess I could try to track the guy down and ask for permission to conflict....<br>
<br>With a chief I'd need to be sure to avoid conflicting with:<br><br><ul><li><a href="http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Seamus%20MacOwen%20of%20Kirkhill" target="_blank">Seamus
MacOwen of Kirkhill</a><ul><li>The following device associated with
this name was registered <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_date.cgi?y1=1984&m1=January&y2=1984&m2=January&kM=checked" target="_blank">in
January of 1984 (via the Middle)</a>:<br><b><a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=per+chevron" target="_blank">Per chevron</a>
<a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=sable" target="_blank">sable</a> and <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=Or" target="_blank">Or</a>, two wolf's
heads <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=erased" target="_blank">erased</a>
<a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=addorsed" target="_blank">addorsed</a> <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=argent" target="_blank">argent</a> and a <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=mullet" target="_blank">mullet</a> <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=azure" target="_blank">azure</a>, and <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=on" target="_blank">on</a> a <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=chief" target="_blank">chief</a> <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=Or" target="_blank">Or</a> three lozenges <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=azure" target="_blank">azure</a>.</b></li>
</ul></li></ul>But it looks clear to me (1 CD for field colours, 1 CD for mullet vs harp, 1 CD for lozenges on the chief). Yes?<br><br>I'm also okay making the field division nebuly or wavy or some such, or going per saltire and adding a harp, having the harps in pale and the wolf's heads in fess, which I think is still 2 CD from:<br>
<ul><li><a href="http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Anne%20Kent" target="_blank">Anne
Kent</a><ul><li>The following device associated with this name was
registered <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_date.cgi?y1=1985&m1=March&y2=1985&m2=March&kM=checked" target="_blank">in
March of 1985 (via the Middle)</a>:<br><b><a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=per+saltire" target="_blank">Per saltire</a>
<a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=azure" target="_blank">azure</a> and <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=argent" target="_blank">argent</a>, <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=in+pale" target="_blank">in pale</a> two
foxes' masks and <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=in+fess" target="_blank">in fess</a> two <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=rose" target="_blank">roses</a> <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=counterchanged" target="_blank">counterchanged</a>.</b></li>
</ul></li></ul>(1 CD for placement of canine crania, 1 CD for harps instead of roses... oh and 1 CD for reversing the field division colours I suppose... I guess that blazon would be: "Per saltire argent and azure, in pale two harps vert and in fess two wolf's heads to sinister"?)<br>
<br>Actually the per saltire arrangement is more or less my second choice, and if clear where the per chevron is not, probably what I'll go with.<br><br>I *think* I've also got 2+ CD's with:<br><br><ul><li><a href="http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Oriel%20y%20Cwn" target="_blank">Oriel
y Cwn</a><ul><li>The following device associated with this name was
registered <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_date.cgi?y1=1995&m1=December&y2=1995&m2=December&kT=checked" target="_blank">in
December of 1995 (via Trimaris)</a>:<br><b><a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=per+chevron" target="_blank">Per chevron</a>
<a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=purpure" target="_blank">purpure</a>
and <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=vert" target="_blank">vert</a>, a <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=chevron" target="_blank">chevron</a>
between two dog's heads <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=erased" target="_blank">erased</a> and an
oak leaf <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=argent" target="_blank">argent</a>.</b></li></ul></li></ul>(1 CD for field colours, 1 CD for that chevron, 1 CD for the oak leaf)<br><br>Overall, harps look pretty clear, and if I never have to conflict check something with dogs in it again, I'll be okay with that. I think I looked at about 500 devices and badges on that charge type alone.<br>
<br><b>Badge: Fieldless, a wolf's head erased to sinister argent charged with a Celtic harp vert.</b><br>
<br>Potential conflict:<br><ul><li><a href="http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_name.cgi?p=Nikolai%20Domingo%20de%20Vallejo" target="_blank">Nikolai
Domingo de Vallejo</a><ul><li>The following badge associated with this
name was registered <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/oanda_date.cgi?y1=2009&m1=August&y2=2009&m2=August&km=checked" target="_blank">in
August of 2009 (via Ealdormere)</a>:<br><b>(<a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=fieldless" target="_blank">Fieldless</a>) A
wolf's head <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=bendwise" target="_blank">bendwise</a>
<a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=contourny" target="_blank">contourny</a>
<a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=erased" target="_blank">erased</a> <a href="http://oanda.sca.org/glossary.cgi?p=argent" target="_blank">argent</a>.</b></li></ul></li></ul>I'm not really clear on what the term "contourny" means, so I'm not sure if this would have a conflict with my proposed badge. I also don't recall if badges need 1 CD or 2. I know the tertiary charge will help, but I don't know if it will help enough.<br>
<br>Okay, teachy-learny time: what have I missed?<br><br>Wulfstan<br><br>PS. Thank you to Mistress Alicia and Tecangl for the resources used to check this stuff out.<br><br>