CR - Heraldry Question

[Mike C. Baker]

Venerable Galen, a herald's quibble:
"close" is default for heraldic owls, and most other
birds except eagles & martlets.

Arrrgh.  I my always-suspect Emmmenthaler-like memory
(cheesey, full of holes) also just slapped me and saith
that owls by default are statant, affronty, AND close.

Close implies statant for most purposes...

Mike C. Baker
SCA: Amr ibn Majid al-Bakri al-Amra (Steppes, Ansteorra)
"Other": Kihe Blackeagle (the Dreamsinger Bard)
My opinions are my own -- who else would want them?
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Mitchell <pmitchel at flash.net>
To: central at Ansteorra.ORG <central at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Friday, January 08, 1999 6:56 AM
Subject: Re: CR - Heraldry Question


>Lady Simone wrote:
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone had a picture of an Heraldic Owl facing
forward.
>>
>> and what you would call it.
>>
>> Lady Simone
>
>That depends entirely on what position it's in.
>The default position for an owl is facing forward.
>If its wings are folded in, that would be an
>owl "close".  If it wings are spread, like the
>eagle on the U.S. Great Seal, that would be an
>owl "displayed".  Sorry, I don't have a good
>picture of an owl.
>
>- Galen
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