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The Mural Herald of the East Kingdom College of Heralds shares the following results of the December 2025 heraldic decisions from the SCA College of Arms.

This month there were no returns, and the following submissions have been approved.

• Bran Bjarnarson. Name.

This name combines an Irish Gaelic given name and an Old Norse byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.

• Galienne la Bourgoingne. Alternate name Galiena the Small.

• Galienne la Bourgoingne. Alternate name H{oe}na in litla.

• Galienne la Bourgoingne. Device. Purpure, a hen contourny and a base argent.

Nice cant on the Middle French word geline, meaning “chicken”!

• Guntram Strobel. Name.

• Guntram Strobel. Device. Per fess vert and argent, an acorn Or and a flame gules.

• Rúni Jameson. Name.

This name combines an Old Norse given name and an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per SENA Appendix C.

• Rúni Jameson. Device. Per chevron inverted argent and gules, a mullet of seven points gules.

This device does not conflict with the device of Ucko D’Aosta, Per chevron inverted argent and azure, in chief a caltrop gules. There is a DC for changing the tincture of half the field. We have previously ruled that there is a DC between a caltrop and a mullet of five points [Stargate, Barony of, 06/2025, R-Ansteorra]. We now extend that decision to grant a DC between a caltrop and a mullet of five or more points, giving us a second DC.

All decisions may be found on the SCA College of Arms webpage: https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2025/12/25-12lar.html#EAST_acceptances126

For any questions about these submissions, please feel free to contact mural@eastkingdom.org.

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As announced this afternoon in Royal Court:

Sovereign’s Bard: Tiberius Iulius Rufus Primus

Consort’s Bard: Cecelie Vogelgesangkin

Vivant! Vivant! Vivant!

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Posted by Joel

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The competition was fierce, but not everyone can continue on.

Cecelie, Eithne, Caoilfhionn, Tiberius, Tove, and Ruaidri have moved forward to the second round!

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[Editorial note – this announcement was issued Feb. 27.  When it refers to “tomorrow”, it means February 28, the date this article is being posted.]

We are now 1 day away from the deadline and there are still 48 ARMORED COMBAT marshals who have not complied with this new requirement.  We are at a 69% compliance rate.  If you have not done so, please do so.  Tomorrow is the deadline!

Please allow 2 weeks processing time, you should receive your digital marshal card at your EK email address within 2 weeks of passing the quiz. If you do not do so, please reach out to me.

All Armored Combat Marshals are required to complete the current quiz no later than February 28th. Completion of this quiz is mandatory in order to be eligible for your warrant, even if you just recently became a marshal.

You MUST have EK email to login to this quiz (and having EK email is now a requirement for all marshals). If you do not have EK email you must set that up first and you can learn how to do so here: https://webminister.eastkingdom.org/email/

The quiz can be found here – SCA Marshal Rules Quiz – A.S. LX

If you have questions or encounter issues, please contact the Earl Marshal’s office through this email – earlmarshaloffice@marshal.eastkingdom.org . That email will hit all necessary parties for your questions.

Remember to use Armored Combat:Handbook – Marshal Rules Wiki for your review to complete the quiz. https://society-rules.fullmesh.co.nz/index.php/Armored_Combat:Handbook

Quizzes for other disciplines will be rolled out in the future and additional announcements will be made at that time.  If you are not an armored combat marshal, this quiz does not apply to you.

Yours in Service,

Arglwyddes (Lady) Eva Vach Wyllt

Clerk of the Earl Marshal

clerk@marshal.eastkingdom.org

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