[ANSTHRLD] Armory Conflict Check Request

[rudin]

> Sable, on an open book Or a mullet of five greater and
> five lesser points sable, a demi-sun issuant from base Or.

One stylistic point is worth mentioning.  Some heraldic symbols 
are not tied to the tincture, but some are.  A knight's symbol, 
for instance, is not merely a belt, but specifically a white belt.

The symbolism of the Ansteorran kingdom arms is the rising star of 
Ansteorra and the setting sun of Atenveldt.  It's crucial to the 
meaning that the demi-sun is in base, and is red.  The gold sun is 
the kingdom symbol of somewhere else.  Atenveldt uses the gold sun 
as their kingdom symbol, and we use the red one to contrast us 
from our mother kingdom.

I would not put a gold sun on an Ansteorran badge, for the same 
reason that I would not put a red belt on a knight's badge.

Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin 

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