Hair Names

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English:

• Gildenher is found in R&W (p.190, s.n. Gildeney) meaning "golden hair", with John Gildenher dated to 1263.

Irish:

• <Cas> masculine byname meaning "Curly", 7th and 12th C Irish Annals - http:medievalscotland.org/.../DescriptiveBynames/Cas.shtml (apparently would be <Chas> for a woman?)

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Scandinavian:

• gulkárr, Þorkell Landnámabók, Flóamanna saga. "The golden-haired", with golden hair, one whose hair has a gold color..." page 35 of Finnur Jónsson's Tilnavne i den Islandske Oldlitteratur (Copenhagen: H. H. Thieles Bogtrykkeri. 1908. @http://books.google.com/books?id=KWkSAAAAYAAJ)
• Finnur Jónsson's "Tilnavne i den Islandske Oldlitteratur" (Copenhagen: H. H. Thieles Bogtrykkeri. 1908. @http:''books.google.com/books?id=KWkSAAAAYAAJ or@http:''heimskringla.no/wiki/Tilnavne_i_den_islandske_oldlitteratur), has a couple of bynames for dark-haired people:

> >> ● <hrafnhauss>, Eyjo'lfr Sturlunga saga. "Raven-head", probably because of the raven-black color of his hair. The o' represents an o-acute. > > >> ● <bla'kollr>, Eilifr Dilomatarium Norvegicum "Swarthy head, black head". The a' represents an a-acute > >> ● <svartakollr>, Illugi Sturlunga saga. "Swarthy head, black head". >> ● <svartmo,nungr>, Glámr Sturlunga saga. "Black maned". (The o, represents an o-ogonek)

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Sources:

Academy of St. Gabriel "Medieval Names Archive" - [[1]] Database of medieval names (from the Medieval Names Archive) - http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/database/ Laurel Name Articles - http:heraldry.sca.org/laurel/

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Precedents:

Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - [[2]] Morsulus Heralds Website - [[3]] (to search the LoARs and Precedents)

From the <month> <year> LoAR: