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=<span style="font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">'''Definition:'''</span>=
===Glossary of Terms, Presumptuous -===
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Claiming more importance for oneself than one is due. A person who pretends to be entitled to special treatment or recognition because of status, rank, or abilities that the person does not hold or has not earned is presumptuous.</span>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">[[http://heraldry.sca.org/coagloss.html]]</span>
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='''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">SENA Rules</span>'''=


=Definition:=  
=='''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">SENA A.6. Armory Presumption - </span>'''==  
Glossary of Terms, Presumptuous -
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5;">[[http:''heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#A6|http:''heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#A6]]</span>
Claiming more importance for oneself than one is due. A person who pretends to be entitled to special treatment or recognition because of status, rank, or abilities that the person does not hold or has not earned is presumptuous.
http://heraldry.sca.org/coagloss.html


=SENA Rules=  
=='''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">SENA NPN.4. Non-Personal Names Presumption - </span>'''==  
 
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5;">[[http:''heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#NPN4|http:''heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#NPN4]]</span>
==SENA A.6. Armory Presumption==
http://heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#A6
 
==SENA NPN.4. Non-Personal Names Presumption==  
http://heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#NPN4
 
==SENA PN.4. Personal Names Presumption==
http://heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#PN4


=='''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">SENA PN.4. Personal Names Presumption - </span>'''==
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5;">[[http:''heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#PN4|http:''heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#PN4]]</span>
'''A. Definitions''': Presumption is a false claim. This includes claims of restricted rank or powers that the submitter does not possess within the Society or that we do not allow anyone to claim. It also includes claims of identity or close relationship with a person outside the SCA who is considered quite important by many people within and outside the Society. Presumption is not dependent on intent; even if such a claim was not intended, the appearance of such a claim is not allowed. Items which presume will not be registered, even if a letter of permission could be obtained.
'''A. Definitions''': Presumption is a false claim. This includes claims of restricted rank or powers that the submitter does not possess within the Society or that we do not allow anyone to claim. It also includes claims of identity or close relationship with a person outside the SCA who is considered quite important by many people within and outside the Society. Presumption is not dependent on intent; even if such a claim was not intended, the appearance of such a claim is not allowed. Items which presume will not be registered, even if a letter of permission could be obtained.
 
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=Precedents:=  
=<span style="font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">'''Precedents:'''</span>=  
Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents.html <br>
Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - [[http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents.html]]
Morsulus Heralds Website - http://www.morsulus.org/ (to search the LoARs and Precedents)<br>
Morsulus Heralds Website - [[http://www.morsulus.org/]] (to search the LoARs and Precedents)
Restatement Wiki - [[http://yehudaheraldry.com/restatement/index.php?title=Main_Page]] (restatements of Precedents)
'''''Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.'''''
'''''Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.'''''


==Collected Precedents on Presumptuous-ness:==  
=='''Collected Precedents on Presumptuous-ness:'''==  
http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/Presumptuous.html
[[http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/Presumptuous.html]]


==Collected Precedents on Mythical and Literary Names:==  
=='''Collected Precedents on Mythical and Literary Names:'''==  
http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/MythicalAndLiteraryNames.html
[[http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/MythicalAndLiteraryNames.html]]


==Collected Precedents on Non-Human Names:==  
=='''Collected Precedents on Non-Human Names:'''==  
http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/NonHuman.html
http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/NonHuman.html


==Collected Precedents on Unique Names:==  
=='''Collected Precedents on Unique Names:'''==  
http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/UniqueNames.html
[[http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/UniqueNames.html]]


==Collected Precedents on Use Names:==  
=='''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Collected Precedents on Use Names:</span>'''==  
http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/UseName.html
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">[[http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/UseName.html]]</span>


==Collected Precedents of the SCA: Titles==
=='''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Collected Precedents of the SCA: Titles -</span>'''==  
http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/Titles.html]
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">[[http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/CompiledNamePrecedents/Titles.html]]</span>
 
==Other Precedents==
 
===June 2022 CL - Regarding Encyclopedia Entries and Protected Entities===
From Pelican: <br>
This month we considered the submission Fellowship of the Black Hats. The Turkish tribes known as Chorni Klobuky (Black Hats in English) do not have a stand-alone entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica. However, there are two standard printed Ukrainian encyclopedias, Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (a 10-volume encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_History_of_Ukraine) and Encyclopedia of Ukraine (a 5-volume encyclopedia published by the University of Toronto Press, online at http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/). There is a corresponding entry for this group in each of these sources, which are culture-specific to the name being considered for protection from presumption. We encourage commenters to expand beyond the standard Encyclopedia Britannica and other Anglo-centric sources when considering whether an entity is important enough to protect. We direct Palimpsest to update both SENA PN4D1 and SENA NPN4D1 to include language regarding equivalent non-English encyclopedias.
 
In addition, as we considered this name we endeavored to look at these tribes through an intercultural lens; this consideration is paramount as we become more aware of exactly how much has been erased of non-European cultures, their accomplishments and their importance throughout history. Currently, however, SENA NPN4D1 does not explicitly list tribes and other cultural identities as entities we protect. It is our belief that it should. We direct Palimpsest to open a Rules Letter to discuss updating the language of SENA NPN4D1 to be more inclusive of indigenous tribes and other similar groups of people as entities we could protect from presumption.
 
https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2022/06/22-06cl.html#4
 
 
===January 2022 CL - volva/volu no longer registerable===
From Pelican: Regarding the Old Norse element v{o,}lva
This month, we considered the name Gisla v{o,}lva Hrefnudottir and whether or not the byname v{o,}lva constituted a claim to magical powers via SENA PN4C. This rule says, explicitly, "There are examples of attested given names and bynames that are claims to magical abilities or other superhuman abilities. Such names will not be registered unless they can be demonstrated to have been used in contexts that are not claims to magical abilities. Use of them by multiple individuals is often sufficient to do so, unless they all were understood to have the same magical power." When considering the term v{o,}lva, this is the question we set to answer: were all those considered as v{o,}lva in the Sagas considered to have the same magical power?
 
First we considered current precedent, which says,
 
V{o,}lva appears in Geirr Bassi, p. 29, as a variant of the byname v{o,}lu. According to Cleasby and Vigfusson, An Icelandic-English Dictionary, pp. 721-722 (http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/html/oi_cleasbyvigfusson/b0722.html), the words v{o,}lu and v{o,}lva both mean seeress/prophetess/sibyl/wise-woman. By precedent, the byname V{o,}lu is not presumptuous:
 
Commenters questioned whether the byname V{o,}lu "seeress" was presumptuous. It is not. This byname (and the occupation it is derived from) refers to real women who did real things. As such, it is not an unmistakable claim to magical powers. It is parallel to the Norse byname sjóna, ruled registerable in August of 2008, and Gaelic bynames with similar meanings, ruled registerable in December 1997. [V{o,}lu-Helena in Flamska, 10/2012 LoAR, A-Ansteorra]
 
Given that the word v{o,}lva is a variant of v{o,}lu, and that both words have the same meaning and refer to the same job, the byname V{o,}lva- also is not presumptuous and can be registered. [V{o,}lva-Kaðlín knútr, 1/2020, A-East]
 
In light of our increased understanding and cultural awareness, we felt it was time to revisit what this section of SENA means by "claims to powers". When the original precedent was set in 1997, we had a very different standard and set of rules in use in the Society. Since this time, our awareness of differences in period practice between cultures has increased dramatically, as have our standards for registration and our access to sources that continue to challenge what we previously thought to be true.
 
Primarily, we referred to the article "Women and Magic in the Sagas: Seiðr and Spá", by Gunnvor Orle, found online at http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/seidhr.shtml to answer this question. We also referenced "Old Norse Nicknames" by Paul R. Peterson (https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/172669/Peterson_umn_0130E_15864.pdf). From the data presented therein, this question became very easy to answer. No humans in the Sagas were called v{o,}lva unless they were understood to possess the power of prophecy.
 
Therefore, as of this Cover Letter, we explicitly overturn the January 2020 precedent and we will no longer register the elements v{o,}lva and v{o,}lu, including their prepended forms, as they constitute a claim to powers as described in SENA PN4C.
 
https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2022/01/22-01cl.html#2


===December 2015 - Protection of Real-World Heraldic Titles===  
===December 2015 - Protection of Real-World Heraldic Titles===  
In the July 2015 Letter of Acceptances and Returns, we pended the heraldic title ''Faraute Flores'' to allow discussion on whether it presumed upon a real-world heraldic title from the 15th century. In the case of that submission, ''Flores'' served the king of Castille, but no further information about this service or individuals who have held the office could be found.
<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">In the July 2015 Letter of Acceptances and Returns, we pended the heraldic title ''Faraute Flores// to allow discussion on whether it presumed upon a real-world heraldic title from the 15th century. In the case of that submission, //Flores'' served the king of Castille, but no further information about this service or individuals who have held the office could be found.</span>
 
<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">We asked commenters which real-world historical titles are important enough to protect: any title used by royal appointees, or only the more prominent titles? And how should we characterize the prominence? Some titles are protected because of the importance of the positions (e.g., Garter and Montjoy), whereas others have been protected because a herald who held the title wrote a heraldic book (e.g., Gelre). Others are important because they are still in use (e.g., Bluemantle).</span>
We asked commenters which real-world historical titles are important enough to protect: any title used by royal appointees, or only the more prominent titles? And how should we characterize the prominence? Some titles are protected because of the importance of the positions (e.g., Garter and Montjoy), whereas others have been protected because a herald who held the title wrote a heraldic book (e.g., Gelre). Others are important because they are still in use (e.g., Bluemantle).
<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">In the past, a number of real-world heraldic titles were unprotected, and several (like ''Sans Repose// and //Fleur-de-Lys'') have since been registered to Heralds Extraordinary in the Society. However, both of these registrations were made without comment, and did not set precedent. At the time, the issue of presumption was not raised in the Letters of Intent or in commentary.</span>
 
<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">Therefore, we are setting new protection standards for real-world heraldic titles. In general, we will protect notable heraldic titles, particularly those used by Kings of Arms (e.g.,''Garter// and //Cronista'' Kings of Arms) and/or that are still in use. We also protect titles created by important royals and important titles created by minor royals. Protection of minor titles created by minor royals, or of heraldic titles associated with authors of well-known heraldic treatises will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If a heraldic title shares a name with an order that is itself worthy of protection, the title is also worthy of protection.</span>
In the past, a number of real-world heraldic titles were unprotected, and several (like ''Sans Repose'' and ''Fleur-de-Lys'') have since been registered to Heralds Extraordinary in the Society. However, both of these registrations were made without comment, and did not set precedent. At the time, the issue of presumption was not raised in the Letters of Intent or in commentary.
 
Therefore, we are setting new protection standards for real-world heraldic titles. In general, we will protect notable heraldic titles, particularly those used by Kings of Arms (e.g.,''Garter'' and ''Cronista'' Kings of Arms) and/or that are still in use. We also protect titles created by important royals and important titles created by minor royals. Protection of minor titles created by minor royals, or of heraldic titles associated with authors of well-known heraldic treatises will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If a heraldic title shares a name with an order that is itself worthy of protection, the title is also worthy of protection.
 
http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2015/12/15-12cl.html
http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2015/12/15-12cl.html


===August 2015 - Protection of Real World Orders===  
===August 2015 - Protection of Real World Orders===  
This month, we decided whether the historical ''Order of Alcantara'' was worthy of super-protection under NPN4B2 of SENA, or whether it could be registered with the addition of the phrase ''of branch name''. SENA states:
<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">This month, we decided whether the historical ''Order of Alcantara// was worthy of super-protection under NPN4B2 of SENA, or whether it could be registered with the addition of the phrase //of branch name''. SENA states:</span>
* Order and award names may not include the names of the peerage orders or overt references to famous knightly orders such as ''the Garter''. Other types of non-personal names may only use such elements in contexts where no reference to the order is likely to be perceived by members of the order and the general populace.
> Order and award names may not include the names of the peerage orders or overt references to famous knightly orders such as ''the Garter''. Other types of non-personal names may only use such elements in contexts where no reference to the order is likely to be perceived by members of the order and the general populace.
 
<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">In addition, the wider question of which "famous knightly orders" are worthy of such protection was discussed.</span>
In addition, the wider question of which "famous knightly orders" are worthy of such protection was discussed.
<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">The majority of commenters and those present at the Pennsic Roadshow agreed that super-protection of all real world orders was not necessary and that only the most important orders need to be super-protected. Examples of these "most important" orders are ''the Garter// and //the Golden Fleece''. The use of these substantive elements in order names or in other submissions that can be confused with these orders is not permitted.</span>
The majority of commenters and those present at the Pennsic Roadshow agreed that super-protection of all real world orders was not necessary and that only the most important orders need to be super-protected. Examples of these "most important" orders are ''the Garter'' and ''the Golden Fleece''. The use of these substantive elements in order names or in other submissions that can be confused with these orders is not permitted.
<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">Less famous or less important real world orders can still be deemed worthy of normal protection in their documented forms, although changes can remove the appearance of presumption as described in NPN3 of SENA. However, those at the Roadshow overwhelmingly thought that a protected historical order name to which ''of branch name'' has been added is still presumptuous. Therefore, after the February 2016 Pelican meeting, we will no longer allow the addition of a branch name to a historical order name to remove the appearance of presumption. A rules letter will be drafted by Palimpsest. The submission on this month's letter has been registered.</span>
 
Less famous or less important real world orders can still be deemed worthy of normal protection in their documented forms, although changes can remove the appearance of presumption as described in NPN3 of SENA. However, those at the Roadshow overwhelmingly thought that a protected historical order name to which ''of branch name'' has been added is still presumptuous. Therefore, after the February 2016 Pelican meeting, we will no longer allow the addition of a branch name to a historical order name to remove the appearance of presumption. A rules letter will be drafted by Palimpsest. The submission on this month's letter has been registered.
 
http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2015/08/15-08cl.html#2
http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2015/08/15-08cl.html#2


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===1/4/1991 Cover Letter - submission for a dog presumptious:===  
===1/4/1991 Cover Letter - submission for a dog presumptious:===  
[''A submission for a dog</span>''<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">] "The College does not register names or armory which appear to claim for the submitter powers or status he or she does not have. In this case, the submitter is claiming human status. If the submitter can prove such, we will reconsider this name. Until such time, this name submission is RETURNED." (CL 2/4/91 pps. 1-2).</span>
<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">[</span>''<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">A submission for a dog</span>''<span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: medium;">] "The College does not register names or armory which appear to claim for the submitter powers or status he or she does not have. In this case, the submitter is claiming human status. If the submitter can prove such, we will reconsider this name. Until such time, this name submission is RETURNED." (CL 2/4/91 pps. 1-2).</span>
http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/daud/daud1p.html
http://heraldry.sca.org/precedents/daud/daud1p.html
http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/1991/01/cvr.html
http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/1991/01/cvr.html
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