[ANSTHRLD] rooster rising

[kevinkeary at aol.com]

I cheerfully accept correction.


-----Original Message-----
From: Coblaith Muimnech <Coblaith at sbcglobal.net>
To: Heralds List, Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA,Inc. <heralds at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wed, Aug 4, 2010 1:14 pm
Subject: Re: [ANSTHRLD] rooster rising


Eldwin Nightowl wrote: 
> Blazon I think would be, "Or, on a heart gules a cock rising Or." 
 
> http://eldwin.loveshade.org/images/ll_device.jpg 
 
Kevin commented: 
 
> I would have blazoned this cock's posture as "passant, wings > addorsed". I thought 'rising' would imply the legs were raised and > tucked in against the belly or breast, and possibly the head would > be pointed in the direction of flight (bendwise). 
 
A bird rising is flapping its wings in an effort to get off the ground. Its feet have not yet been lifted. The wings may be displayed (spread to either side of the body) or addorsed (both spread behind the body), the wing tips either up or down. The files titled "rising1" and "rising2" attached to the post to which you replied show period examples. You can also see rising cranes at <http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001649/image_234> and <http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001364/image_254>, rising eagles at <http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00018706/image_728> and <http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00007681/image_88>, and more rising ravens at <http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00001755/image_317> and <http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00018706/image_672>. 
 
Coblaith Muimnech 
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<http://coblaith.net> 
 
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