Accepts from MeridiesMargareta Gijsberts. Name and device. Vert, on a chief wavy argent two bees
sable.
Hurrah, it’s done! – As Melbrigda, our Herald, and ‘name representative’ (aka Lambent Herald) for the Kingdom to the College of Heralds, said:
"Start slapping bees on stuff."
Heh. A note to the picky precise – bees have two sets of wings. This is actually part of a conversation I had with some heralds at RUM last year who were concerned that perhaps bees sable might not be distinguishable as bees, and not flies, or dragonflies, or some other insect. We brainstormed and decided that the silhouette of a bee was distinct enough, because of the short fat body and the double set of wings, and apparently the College agreed. Mel says:
Congratulations! Made it through without a single commentary, artist’s note or concern! Woot!
Of course there was no standardized spelling in the 15thc, so now I get to purposefully misspell Margaret anyway I feel like it. Though this will be the spelling on my awards, etc, because this is the digital age, and Paper Stuff Must Be Consistent.
Just a correction, Lambent is the commenting herald from Meridies to Laurel. All submissions, not just names. It’s a fun job and you get to see things make their way through the Laurel level. I actually am better at armory than onomastics (the study of names). My forte in names is limited to Norse, English, French, and some Italian and French, although I always get confused with Italian as to when to use di vs da vs de. The rest is really all Greek to me.
COOL!!!! Yea, and now that your device has pasted we all get to have at least one thing we can thing of to get you at holidays and stuff. The funny part is I was just looking at Etsy at skeps and other bee stuff. I’m happy for you and it is a cool device.