[ANSTHRLD] Fwd: [SCAHRLDS] recent rules revisions

[Tim McDaniel]

[Obelisk, this would be good to put into the AG. -- DdL]

    Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:25:01 -0400
    From: Richard R. Hershberger <rrhersh at op.net>
    Reply-To: Discussions of SCA Heraldry <SCAHRLDS at LISTSERV.AOL.COM>
    To: SCAHRLDS at LISTSERV.AOL.COM
    Subject: [SCAHRLDS] recent rules revisions

Since the recent rules revisions have recently been mentioned, and now that
the Pennsic Lull is official over, I would like to bring these new rules to
everyone's attention.  They were adopted in the June Cover Letter,
available at http://sca.org/heraldry/loar/2001/06/01-06cl.html.  The one
with the most day-to-day effect is probably the revised X.2.  It radically
simplifies the definition of "simple".

I considered going over these point by point, but I think rather than bore
y'all into deleting this posting I will address questions as they arise.
Feel free.

For your reading pleasure, the revised rules follow.

In terra pax,
Rouland Palimpsest

The following rule is added:

VIII.7. Augmentations of Honor - An augmentation of honor must be
compatible with period armorial style.

An augmentation is an honor bestowed by the crown, taking the form of an
addition or alteration to the honoree's device. While the right to an
augmentation is bestowed by the crown, its form is subject to the normal
registration process. The augmentation must itself follow the armory rules;
if it has the appearance of being independent armory, for example a charged
escutcheon or canton, then it is independently subject to the normal rules
of armorial conflict. The augmentation may, however, on a case by case
basis break the rules in relation to the original armory. For example,
Sable, on a chief argent a lion passant maintaining, in augmentation, an
escutcheon gules charged with a cross throughout argent is acceptable even
though it breaks RfS VIII.1.c.ii., Layer Limit. Gules, a lion argent, and
in augmentation a canton argent charged with a tower Or is not acceptable,
as the augmentation internally breaks RfS VIII.2., Armorial Contrast. Since
an augmentation is an earned honor, it may in some cases violate RfS XI.3.
Marshaling or RfS XI.4. Arms of Pretense and Augmentations of Honor. Arms
in their augmented form are subject to the normal rules of conflict.


The text of RfS X.2 is changed to the following:

X.2. Substantially Different Charges - Simple armory does not conflict with
other simple armory if the type of every primary charge is substantially
changed.

These types of changes were normally seen between complete strangers in
blood, and were not usually used to indicate any form of cadency. For
purposes of this rule, simple armory is defined as armory that has no more
than two types of charge directly on the field and has no overall charges.

The following examples are simple, with at most two types of charge on the
field: Argent, a fess sable. Sable, three lions Or. Vert, two eagles and a
maunch argent. Vair, a bordure gules. Per pale gules and argent, a fess
between three lozenges counterchanged. Or, on a chevron between three
clarions gules, three garbs argent. Purpure, on a pale dancetty within a
bordure semy-de-lys argent, a millrind sable between two roses gules.

The following examples are all non-simple, with more than two types of
charges on the field, or with one or more overall charges: Argent, a fess
between two lions and a lozenge azure. Vert, a chevron between three
swords, a bordure Or. Gules, a bend between two roundels argent, overall a
lion Or. Per bend argent and sable, a bend gules between a tree and a cross
crosslet counterchanged. Argent, a dragon sable, overall a bend gules.

Argent, a fess sable does not conflict with Argent, a lion sable. Vert, two
eagles and a maunch argent does not conflict with Vert, three lozenges
argent. Azure, a fess between three cups Or does not conflict with Azure, a
chevron between three cups Or. In each case the designs are simple and the
type of every primary charge has been substantially changed.

Per chevron gules and argent, three oak trees counterchanged does conflict
with Per chevron gules and argent, three fir trees counterchanged, because
the type of charge has not been substantially changed; they both conflict
with Per chevron gules and argent, two mullets and a fir tree
counterchanged because not all of the primary charges have been
substantially changed. Vert, two mullets and a clarion argent within a
bordure Or conflicts with Vert, three gauntlets argent within a bordure Or
because the first design is not simple, with three different types of
charge on the field.


Lastly, the text of rule XI.4 is changed to the following:

XI.4. Arms of Pretense and Augmentations of Honor - Armory that uses
charges in such a way as to appear to be arms of pretense or an unearned
augmentation of honor is considered presumptuous.

Period and modern heraldic practice asserts a claim to land or property by
surmounting an individual's usual armory with a display of armory
associated with that claim. Such arms of pretense are placed on an
escutcheon. Similarly, an augmentation of honor often, though not
necessarily, takes the form of an independent coat placed on an escutcheon
or canton. Generally, therefore, a canton or a single escutcheon may only
be used if it is both uncharged and of a single tincture. For example,
Argent, a fess gules surmounted by an escutcheon sable charged with a
roundel argent has the appearance of being arms of pretense or an
augmentation. Or, in saltire five escutcheons sable each charged with three
roundels argent does not have this appearance, as it has multiple
escutcheons, as so is acceptable. The exception to the restrictions of this
rule is when the submitter is entitled to an augmentation as described in
RfS VIII.7. Augmentations of Honor.