Lachlan of Cromarty

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Lachlan heralding.jpg
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(top) Lachlan heralding at Caid Rapier Open 2008
(bottom) versus Dona Battista at QC Fall 2008
Information
Preferred title: Not specified
Their Pronouns: Not specified
Resides: Barony of Lyondemere
Status: Active
Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Lachlan arms.png
Per bend wavy Or and azure, a bend wavy counterchanged
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Master Lachlan of Cromarty has been in the SCA since 1985, and in the Kingdom of Caid since 1988, currently residing in the Barony of Lyondemere. He is also a soldier of the Third Auxiliary Dragoons.

Lachlan is husband of Cassandre Nicole Loustaunau and father to Joaquin of Lyondemere and Miranda of Lyondemere. He is a Herald, fencer, painter, illustrator and scribe.

Lachlan was made a Lord of the Pelican by Agrippa III and Dawid on 1/5/2019.

Persona

Lachlan is a fourteenth century landowner with holdings on the Black Isle and in Sutherland, Scotland. His primary residence is above the town of Cromarty, situated on a point separating the Cromarty Firth from the Moray Firth. Lachlan also operates several vessels serving as halibut fishing boats and merchantmen.

Associations

Offices & Positions

  • Herald of the Shire of Swampwater Springs, Kingdom of the East, ca. 1985
  • College of San Ambrogio Pursuivant, ca. 1990
  • Coral Pursuivant of the Barony of Lyondemere, 2001-6/2005
  • Dolphin Herald, 5/2003-6/2005
  • Crescent Principal Herald, 6/2005-11/2008
  • Editor, Compendium Caidis, 5/2008-Present
  • Administrator, Compendium Caidis, 08/23/2008-8/7/2009 and 10/05/2009-7/2010 and 04/02/2014-Present
  • Lord in Waiting for Sven II and Kolfinna II, 11/2008-6/2009
  • Silver Abacus Herald, 11/2008-8/2013
  • Upload Editor, Compendium Caidis, 05/16/11-04/2014
  • Editor in Chief of Compendium Caidis, 2013-4/11/2018
  • Founder of SCA-Publications on deviantArt
  • Duellist Herald, 8/2013-Present

Competitions

Caidian Arts and Sciences and Pentathlon

Projects & Publications

Published Articles

  • "Heraldry of the Barony of Lyondemere", The Tydes of Lyondemere, 1/2003. Describing in words and pictures the barony's arms and badges as well as explaining their proper use.
  • "Eth and Thorn" (in Crescent Herald Column), The Crown Prints, 6/2007. Pronunciation of two "lost" English letters
  • "Weldisshe Grant of Arms Copy", Proceedings of the 2007 Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium, 6/2007. A thorough description of a 17th C. copy of a 16th C. grant of arms including annotated transcription of its text
  • "Caid - What if?", The Crown Prints, 11/2007. A narrative retelling of the inception of the Kingdom name.
  • "Placenames in Orkney from 16th and 17th Century Maps", Proceedings of the 2008 Known World Heraldic Symposium, 9/2008. Article provides period spellings of placenames in Orkney, Scotland, with etymological notes

SCA Published Artwork

Classes Taught

  • "Period Flags", Arts & Sciences class for Barony of Lyondemere, ca. 2002. Discussion of vexillography (drawing flags)
  • "Heraldic Display", Collegium Caidis Fall 2003 Discussion of heraldic display, particularly flags and clothing
  • "Uncommon Heraldic Charges: Beyond the Pale", Collegium Caidis Fall 2004. Discussion about some of the oddities of heraldry
  • "Technology for Building Better Heralds", Collegium Caidis Spring 2005
  • "On the Grantinge of Armes", Collegium Caidis Spring 2007 and Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium 2007. Class about period texts and how to adapt their language for SCA scrolls
  • "Painting Light and Dark", Collegium Caidis Spring 2008. Class exploring ways to think about light and shadow to produce naturalistic paintings
  • It's a Mock Court, Collegium Caidis 2009
  • "Handling Mantling" with Tetchubah of Greenlake, Collegium Caidis 2012.
  • "Compendium Caidis the Caid Wiki", Collegium Caidis 2014.
  • Discussed heraldic achievements and particularly mantling, Scribal Play Day 2015.

Artwork

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Scrolls

Image Preview Award Recipient
Coronation summer 2016 5.jpg Award of Arms Finella Harper
Coronation summer 2016 5a.jpg Detail of Award of Arms Finella Harper
Coronation summer 2016 5b.jpg Detail of Award of Arms Finella Harper
CoronationSpring03 8.JPG Award of Arms Muireadhach O'hEidhneacháin
LachlanofCromarty1.jpg Award of Arms Margaret Elizabeth of Carlisle
LachlanofCromarty2.jpg Award of Arms (detail) Margaret Elizabeth of Carlisle
12th Night 2017 Scrolls 24.jpg County Marisa Rus
12th Night 2017 Scrolls 24a.jpg Detail of County Marisa Rus
12th Night 2017 Scrolls 23.jpg County Ozmund Rus
12th Night 2017 Scrolls 23a.jpg Detail of County Ozmund Rus
Coronation Winter 2013 064.JPG Court Barony Aliskye Rosel
Coronation Winter 2013 066.JPG Detail of Court Barony Aliskye Rosel
Coronation Winter 2013 067.JPG Detail of Court Barony Aliskye Rosel
12th Night 2015 Tezar Crescent.png Crescent of Caid Tezar of Aeolis
12th Night 2015 Tezar Crescent 2.png Detail of Crescent of Caid Tezar of Aeolis
Coronation summer 2016 25.jpg Lux Caidis Rutilia Fausta
Coronation summer 2016 25a.jpg Detail of Lux Caidis Rutilia Fausta
Colwyn White Scarf scroll1.jpg White Scarf Colwyn Stagghorn

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