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Heatherwyne, Shire of
This appeared in February of 1986 and in May of 1999 (via Caid). It appears
to have been a mis-spelling of Heatherwine, Shire of.
Heatherwyne, Shire of.
Branch correction from Heatherwine, Shire of.
The Shire's original name was registered in January 1980 with no indication
of why the name was recorded in the LoAR with the -wine spelling. All
submitted forms from the shire (including the original name submission)
have the -wyne spelling of the name. The request for correction is
accompanied by a petition of support. We are therefore granting the shire's
request to correct the name to Heatherwyne, Shire of.
Their previous name, Heatherwine, Shire of, is released.
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Our Shire Arms were submitted in AS XIV, the Sommelier (or
Herald for the Shire of Heatherwyne) at that time was Kevin of the Masked
Cat (KOMC). Could the sprig of herb and the grapes be meant to imply the
Shire's name?
The original badge was passed 16 Feb, 1986 by Laurel. The
Sommelier (Herald of Heatherwyne) who submited this first badge was Lady
Amanda Januarius. The
College of Heralds blazoned the badge as; "Argent, a sprig of heather
palewise vert surmounted by a single horned anvil sable." A note was
made that "The sprig of heather should be drawn more
recognizably." You will notice in the graphic above that this has been
done with artistic license.
The Second badge was submitted by Lady Jeanne Marie on 12-6-98, and
passed by Laurel May 8, 1999. In heraldese it is descibed as; "Issuant
from an anvil sable, three sprigs of heather purpure, slipped and leaved vert."
Seen above this could possibly be a redrawing of the previous badge
submission.
However, the fieldless badge was actually submitted when the
Shire was talking of making tabards, belt favors, and the like for all of
the fighters, marshals, and officers of the Shire, but nothing has been
done with it as of yet.
As to the history, the anvil was originally in honor of
Edward de Anvil (one of the Shire's founders) who gave great service to the
Shire for many many years, and also as a symbol of "a rock and a hard
place" (as in the Shire's between. You figure which Barony is
which...) The sprig of heather should be rather self-explanitory, though a
story probably lies there as well.
Both badges have a black anvil and the flower known as
heather in them, yet that is where any similarity ends. An instantaneous
distinction between these two badges is made at first glance.
The newer badge is fieldless (no background - just the
heather and anvil) and the older one has an argent (white/silver) background.
Also the newer one has three sprigs, not just one, which seem to sit atop
the anvil.
The older badge has but one sprig with the stem showing from
under the anvil. The fieldless and the differing number of sprigs makes for
two visual discrepancies, which is why they do not conflict with one
another.
All the best to everyone!
Thanx unto
Mistress Astridhr,
Lady Jeanne Marie Lacroix,
and Liam Kendrick
for their generous input.
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The
following badge associated with this name was registered in February of
1986 (via Caid):
The
following badge associated with this name was registered in May of 1999
(via Caid):