[ANSTHRLD] Blazon help
tmcd at panix.com
tmcd at panix.com
Fri Oct 28 19:39:49 PDT 2005
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005, Donnchadh <donnchadh at cornelius.norman.ok.us> wrote:
> I have two questions. One, what would be the proper blazon for
> the attached device.
For those of us using dialup, please don't dump x00 KB messages on the
list. Better to put it on a Web page and give a URL for those who
want it. I'm actually surprised that the list allowed it.
> My attempt at the blazoning is:
> Quarterly argent and sable, two St. Andrew's crosses vert and within
> bordures Or, two camellias argent.
I would blazon it
Quarterly argent, a saltire vert, and sable, a camilla flower
slipped argent within a bordure Or.
though the "slipped" is questionable given that only a short stubby
stem was shown.
Note that medieval armory tended towards "cookie cutter" symmetry,
showing multiples of a charge or design as identical. It would be a
better depiction if the camilla flowers were not mirror images.
> Two, is this device passable?
Sorry, no. The SCA does not register arms that appear to be
marshalling of independent coats. This appears to be the son of Lord
"Argent, a saltire vert" and Lady "Sable, a camilla flower slipped
argent within a bordure Or". (The exact rule is RfS XI.3; quotation
on request.)
Danet de Lyncoln
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Tim McDaniel; Reply-To: tmcd at panix.com
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