[ANSTHRLD] Help please - Conflict check for "Gyronny sable and Or, a wolf rampant holding a key azure"

Luciana Caterina di Borghese dolce.luce at gmail.com
Thu Apr 19 10:30:53 PDT 2007


Thank you!  I was hoping that I was reading it correctly, but I had a
sinking suspicion that I was not.

I truly do apologize for the poor usage of terminology. Up until recently, I
have been focusing more on 'name heraldry' and am only now beginning to turn
my attention to devices. I am also doing this during the free seconds at
work between calls. I do promise, however, to endeavor to not repeat the
same mistake twice. <g>

I did not post the 'whens' and 'who's' for the possible conflicts, because
there is already an alternative lined up - three keys. He would like to have
the device be as simple as possible, but he also likes the idea of the wolf
being within three keys also. This is the design that he appears to be
favoring at the moment:

< http://www.geocities.com/elfsea_herald/Devices/Alexander/alexander1.JPG >

If I have gotten this correct, I think the blazon would mostly read:
"Gyronny sable and Or, a wolf rampant Argent maintaining a key within three
keys gules." I am not certain, though, what needs to be added to indicate
that the direction of the keys is parallel to the wolf.

This really has been an accommodating client. He wants a wolf, and he does
not really care what body part or position of the wolf is used, but he would
like to have a rampant wolf. He has some color preferences that he would
like in the device - sable, argent, and maybe azure. He has no problems with
adding charges to make the device clear, and he came up with the idea of a
key. The whole problem has been that wolves are just so blessed popular with
everyone!  lol

I am going to email him now and tell him what his choices are and let him
decide whether he wants a blue wolf with no surrounding keys, or a white
wolf with keys. Either way, it looks like he is going to be one of the lucky
ones and will get what he wants.

Thank you again,
Luciana


On 4/18/07, Britt <tierna.britt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I went home yesterday, feeling really good about this, only to find an
> email
> > waiting for me. It would appear that the submittor has decided on the
> key in
> > red (which is good) and the wolf rampant in argent (which meant conflict
> > checking the whole dratted thing again)
>
> Red key good, very good (see Daniel's occasional comment on red having
> the best contrast with other colors, the fact that if three tinctures
> were used one was almost invariably red, etc.).  White wolf bad, and
> you know why.  This is going to be a pain to clear.
>
> > I believe that the blazon would read "Gyronny of sable and Or, a wolf
> > rampant argent maintaining a key gules"
>
> No 'of'.




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