Sigrith parði (Email)

Rocket Herald is the Submissions Herald of Lochac, responsible for accepting name, device, and other heraldic submissions from submitters and consulting heralds, entering them into OSCAR, and shepherding them through to eventual registration in the Society College of Arms, or return for rework and resubmission.

Rocket Herald is where submissions are sent, who will then enter them into OSCAR for the Kingdom Letter of Intent. There they will be commented on, and either returned there or passed on to Laurel commentary, where heralds from across the Known World will make commentary on various aspects of their suitability. Then they will be decided upon by the Sovereigns of Arms, and they will produce a Letter of Acceptance and Return, whose results must be communicated back to the submitter.

Rocket requires a good internet connection, and between five to fifteen hours of work a month, depending on the number of submissions. A basic working knowledge of graphics programs like Gimp and Inkscape are a bonus (to massage submissions into the right file format). Most submissions will be received by email, but may sometimes need access to a scanner as well. A good working knowledge of SENA and the College of Heralds Administrative Handbook is important; and a knowledge of device heraldry, names and onomastics are useful; but all can be learned on the job. Again: you won’t be alone. The previous Rocket Heralds are willing to walk you though the process and give advice at any time.

If you are interested in assisting this role, you can contact rocket@lochac.sca.org for more information.

Roll of Submissions Heralds

Submissions in Lochac were completed by Crux Australis Herald until the appointment of the first Submissions deputy (Baryl Pursuivant) in December 1994, then reverted to Crux Australis in December 1995 until Rocket Herald became the Submissions deputy in September 2006. Thus the Roll is a little convoluted, but consists of:

Hrolf Herjolfssen, Crux Australis – Jan ’83 to Jul ’84
Thorfinn Hrolfsson, Crux Australis – Jul ’84 to Apr ’88
Gereint Scholar, Crux Australis – Apr ’88 – Jan ’91
Decion ap Dyfrwr Trefriw, Crux Australis – Jan ’91 – Jan ’93
Peter the Uncertain, Crux Australis – Jan ’93 – Dec ’94
Thomas Flamanc of Kelsale, Baryl – Dec ’94 – Dec ’95
Thomas Flamanc of Kelsale, Crux Australis – Dec ’95 – Oct ’97
Aislinn de Valence, Crux Australis – Oct ’97 – Oct ’99
Uberto Renaldi, Crux Australis – Oct ’99 – Jul ’02
Giles Leabrook, Crux Australis – Jul ’02 – Feb ’04
Sabine du Bourbonnais, Crux Australis – Mar ’04 – Jul ’04
Wakeline de Foxley, Crux Australis – Aug ’04 – Jul ’06
William Castille, Crux Australis – Jul’06 – Sep ’06
Tamsyn Northover,  Rocket – ‘Sep 06 – Aug ’08
Eleyne de Comnocke, Rocket – Aug ’08 – Aug ’10
Domhnall na Moicheirghe, Rocket – Aug ’10 – Jun ’13
Thyri skjaldmær, Rocket – Jun ’13 – Apr ’15
Brían dorcha ua Conaill, Rocket – Apr ’15 – Apr ’17
Gabrielle Hamilton, Rocket – Apr ’17 – Feb ’19
Bjorn Bassason, Rocket – Feb ’19 – Jan ’21
Ollivier Le Floch, Rocket – Jan ’21 – Feb ’23
Sigrith parði, Rocket – Feb ’23 – Present