Wes Hál!
Greetings! I am Lord Hubert de Stockleye (aka Wulfhere of Eofeshamme), a Herald at Large in the
Kingdom of Calontir which is part of the medieval research and re-creation group the
Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). My legal name is Berry Canote. Let me tell you about this blog. When I returned to the SCA a couple of years ago I did something I had not done my previous times as a member. I designed and submitted a device (called a coat of arms by those not in the SCA). In the process of coming up with different designs, seeing what could be done, and what could not be done I developed an interest in heraldry. This blog highlights many of my designs as well as gives tips on name research. For more information please read the
About this Blog Page. There if you are a SCA member you can learn how to register one of these designs as your own device as well as get acquainted with what I do. Finally, feel free to browse the links list. A note of caution, I am still very new to this so you are encouraged to consult another herald. In the time since I have started this blog I have begun writing on other topics of interest to me so expect to see other topics on the Middle Ages. Note: This is not an official Society for Creative Anachronism site. The views expressed here are my own.
Hi there! I'd suggest a change to your blazon - "Per pale gules and azure, two horseshoes and on a chief Or a horse passant gules."
ReplyDeleteThe first thing we write is the field followed by a comma, so "Per pale gules and azure,". Generally after the comma is the primary charge, followed by secondary charges. Colors apply to anything that come before the color, backwards to the previous color, so "two horseshoes and on a chief Or". (The horseshoes shouldn't have white centers; they should be all yellow by your blazon.) Then the tertiary, the horse passant gules.
Hope this helps.
Thanks Rowen! I do not know why I forgot the comma after azure, And I knew better on the order. It is just a bad habit I carried over from when I first started learning. And I am still learning so any help is much appreciated!
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