ANSTHRLD - Germanic name sources

[Darin K. Herndon]

>  About my device,  is there a problem with: Fieldless, a Nordic 
>sunwheel gules.  The sunwheel is in the pic-dic though I do not know 
>if it has been rebanned (it was oncee then allowed again) with its 
>rising and visible use among White Aryan Resistance. (Gods I hate 
>those idiots).

Can you have a fieldless device?  I know badges are frequently but devices...?

One sunwheel was registered a little more than a year ago for my 
baron.  That badge was originally submitted as "(Fieldless) On a 
roundel quarterly gules and azure, a sunwheel throughout Or."  The 
blazon was changed in process due to a roundel being a possible form 
of fielded armory and came out as a fielded badge.  Also, due to the 
throughout nature of that badge, it was reblazoned and the final form 
came out to: "Quarterly gules and azure, a cross throughout and a 
bordure Or."

[Please note that all blazons listed above were from memory and it is 
possible that I swapped the quarterly colors or missed some small 
element not significant to this discussion.]

So, I would say it is accepted and registerable (barring conflict). 
I wonder if you could register it fieldless though.  Consider, if 
someone registered "(Fieldless) a latin cross vert", the impact that 
would have on restricting the number of devices with primary charges 
of crosses.  The sheer impact of such might prevent its registration 
and that might apply here.  This is part of the reason for the 
removal of Tinctureless (except for herald's seals) and single 
tinctured field only armory (like a device of Azure.).

Etienne
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