Heraldic Amusement

[Aodhan Ite an Fhithich]

Dia duit!

 [Replying to a message of Robert G. Ferrell to All]

 >>> While perusing a copy of _An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Heraldry_ (by
 >>> Julian Franklyn and John Tanner.  Pergamon Press, 1969) I ran across
 >>> the most amusing bit'o'trivia.  Figure 135 (page 93) shows the arms
 >>> of a family named Waldeck... Or, and estoile flaming in bend sable. 
 >>> Figure 135 is also the example given for the description of a
 >>> "Comet".
 >>  uhhh I don;t get it

 RGF> It's essentially the badge for the Sable Comet of Ansteorra

Close, but clear.  From the SCA Online Armorial:

Ansteorra, Kingdom of|9101X|b|(Fieldless) A comet headed of a mullet of five
greater and five lesser points fesswise reversed sable.|(For Award of the
Sable Comet of Ansteorra)

There's one difference for Fieldless and another for the change in position of
the comet.  We *used* to use a comet fesswise, but when it was finally sent in
for registration, there was a conflict (perhaps the arms cited above; I cannot
recall).

Feicfidh me' ari's thu',

Aodhan
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plummety sable and argent on a sun of eight rays or a feather bendwise
sinister sable
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