The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory - SCA Heraldry

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GP. General PrinciplesThe Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory:The Rules for SubmissionsThis section of the Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory discusses general principles for consideringsubmissions, including definitions of some terms used in multiple sections of the Standards for Evaluation ofNames and Armory.GP.1. Principles of the Standards for Evaluation of Names and ArmoryA. Governing Documents: The Governing Documents of the SCA say that "Laurel shall define standardssuitable to the type of item to be registered, and apply them uniformly to all such submissions. Thesestandards shall be designed to support the historical re-creations of the Society and to provide sufficientdifference from names and armory registered within the Society to avoid undue confusion, to avoid theappearance of unearned honors or false claims, and to provide sufficient difference from historical or fictionalpersonages to prevent offense due to obvious usurpation of identity or armory. Members are encouraged todevelop unique, historically valid names and armory."These rules define those standards and how submissions can meet them.B. These Rules: The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory are based on the principles expressed in thegoverning documents, including the following.1. Reasonably Period: A submission must be reasonably period in nature, to support our historical recreations.The rules regarding the standards for what is reasonably period in nature are labeled as "content"and "style" rules.a. Content rules focus on the elements (words, charges, tinctures) which may be included in a submission.b. Style rules focus on how those items may be combined to make a complete submission. Style rulesdescribe common period patterns and how to document less common patterns. Submissionsdemonstrated to be period in style may be registered as individually attested patterns even if they are notexplicitly described as registerable in the general style rules.2. Conflict and Presumption: A submission should not cause confusion, create a false claim, nor usurpidentity or armory. The rules regarding the standards for what causes confusion, false claims, andusurpation are labeled as "conflict" and "presumption" rules.a. Conflict rules focus on how to determine if a submission is too close to or claims too close a relationshipto the owner of an item someone else in the SCA has already registered. The owner of a registered itemmay give permission for someone else to register a conflicting but non-identical item.b. Presumption rules focus on how to determine if a submission creates a false claim of position or powers,or usurps the identity or armory of an important non-SCA person. It is not possible to register an itemwhich is presumptuous.3. Offense: A submission should not be offensive to the populace or the general public. The rules regardingthe standards for offensiveness are labeled as "offense" rules.Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory – April 29, 2012 - Page 3 of 73
The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory:The Rules for SubmissionsGP.2. Registration and DocumentationA. The Nature of Registration: Registration does two things. First, it attests that a submission meets thestandards laid out by Corpora and the Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory at the time ofregistration. Second, it prevents others from registering anything that conflicts with or presumes upon theregistered item without the explicit permission of the owner.Some items are considered too generic to be registered. This means that they may be used by anyone andmay not be reserved to one person or group by registration. One such category is generic identifiers such asBrewer's Guild and Queen's Guard. These names may be used by any branch to identify the owner orassociation of a badge, but no group may register them. Another category that may not be registered is anarmorial design consisting only of abstract charges such as letters, runes, Arabic script, astrological symbols,and the like. Such a registration might prevent someone from using a form of their name or monogram.These generic items are not restricted by the College of Arms, but may not be registered to anyone. Othersuch categories are a personal name consisting of only a single given name or armory consisting of only aplain tincture. Such registrations might prevent people from using those given names or colors.B. The Burden of Proof: The College of Arms and the kingdom colleges of heralds should work to providesuitable documentation to register a submission. However, it is ultimately the submitter's responsibility todemonstrate that a submission meets the standards set forth in these rules; a complete lack of documentationcan be cause for return. It is not the responsibility of the Laurel office to demonstrate that a submission doesnot meet these standards. When the evidence is equivocal, such as when there is limited reliable datedinformation about a specific culture, in general the submitter should be given the benefit of the doubt.GP.3. Definition of PeriodVarious rules, especially the content and style rules, refer to the idea of period. This section explains what theterm period means for the purposes of these rules.A. Temporal Definition: The center of the Society is medieval and Renaissance Europe. As in the GoverningDocuments, period is defined as "pre-17 th Century". Elements and patterns of names and heraldry found inthe Middle Ages and Renaissance (in those places defined below) are allowed. We allow elements andpatterns from before the Middle Ages, but require them to be from cultures that were known to medieval andRenaissance Europeans. Therefore, classical Greek and Roman names are registerable, but names fromPharaonic Egypt are not.Elements and patterns documented in use during the "grey period," between 1600 and 1650, are generallyallowed. This is on the grounds that they might have been in earlier use. The use of a name element by ahuman being during the grey period is generally sufficient to allow this use, even if it is the name of an infant.However, if there is evidence that the element or pattern could not have been in use before 1600, such asdocumentation for a name in 1615 which specifically says that it was coined in that year, then it will not beallowed.As we require elements and patterns to be temporally compatible, artistic designs that are only in use before aheraldic tradition existed may not be registered as part of armory.In any case, elements and patterns are only allowed when they do not otherwise violate the rules, such asoffense or presumption rules.Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory – April 29, 2012 - Page 4 of 73
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