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Dragonlover:
You might even try going through the SCA College of Heralds registry and see what they suggest.
BTW, they are both awesome in person! :D

Sir Edward:

Thanks! Glad you like them :)

Yes, that's a good idea. The SCA heralds have some very good knowledge of this stuff, but I think they do have a few internal conventions that aren't 100% historical.

In the example I gave with my arms above, they used the word "contourny"... I don't know for sure, but I'm under the impression that was really meant to indicate that the head is facing the other way, not the whole beast. The other heraldry tutorials I've looked at have always said "to sinister" if the beast faces to the viewer's right.

Haha, I was badly misspelling "segreant" earlier. :)

Sir Edward:

Oh, another thought-- I think the "stalked and leaved" wording was pretty good. I think "rose" usually means just the flower itself, so you may have to specify that it is indeed "stalked and leaved". I just don't think "to sinister" or "to dexter" applies in this case, unless you had it angled in some direction other than upright.

Dragonlover:
I have always used "sinister" and "dexter" myself Sir Edward. Being placed upright is usually referred to as being, say, a rose "proper" would it not? I agree on the SCA herald issue of being questionable in some regards, just thought it might be a good starting point. :)

Sir Brian:
Thank you Sir Wolf for posting the question on the AA board and relaying the responses.  :)
I must say I was a little disappointed with some of them…I just can’t seem to get away from
those fastidious SCA specific interpretations. I had hoped you would’ve received more replies
from true students of heraldry and not just from those focused on the SCA acceptable standards.
But after considerable reflection I can at least be assured that my CoA would not be hijacked by
anyone in the SCA! - ;)

I had originally intended on and have called the cross a "quartered cross" but it isn’t a true
quartered cross because it obviously does not occupy ¼ of the shield as it is suppose to.
– I had to narrow the cross down a bit when after I found the stencils for my charges were a
bit bigger than I had room for. :(

I do prefer Sir Ed’s methodology I think. It at least sounds more historically accurate to mine
ignorant ears, not to mention deaf as Dragonlover can attest to!  ;)

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