Heraldic Design

[Aiden of Oreland]

Well, then I have no choice but to ditch it then.

[Aiden of Oreland]

Here is the final draft of my coat of arms! Enjoy! This will be my Heraldry until I come up with a more unique design. But I need a brake from this for awhile and concentrate on other projects.

[Sir Edward]

Website roster is updated.

[Aiden of Oreland]

Is this the proper way to say my heraldry thus far: Argent, over chevron vert, a rampant hart proper, on a chief vert, three crosses formée, argent.

[Ian]

Is this the proper way to say my heraldry thus far: Argent, over chevron vert, a rampant hart proper, on a chief vert, three crosses formée, argent.

Where's the chevron vert?

[Aiden of Oreland]

Is this the proper way to say my heraldry thus far: Argent, over chevron vert, a rampant hart proper, on a chief vert, three crosses formée, argent.

Where's the chevron vert?

Woops! That was for a different heraldry my bad. How's this: Argent, a rampant hart proper, on a chief vert, three crosses formée, argent.

[Sir Edward]

Woops! That was for a different heraldry my bad. How's this: Argent, a rampant hart proper, on a chief vert, three crosses formée, argent.

That looks pretty good. I'm trying to decide if it's better to put the rampant hart before or after describing the chief. I'm thinking it's clearer the way you have it.

[Sir Douglas]

Yeah, I'd say having the hart before the chief is more clear.

[Sir Martyn]

Thanks, Sir Edward for putting mine up as well - I still need to figure out the appropriate heraldic description, however.

[Sir Rodney]

Woops! That was for a different heraldry my bad. How's this: Argent, a rampant hart proper, on a chief vert, three crosses formée, argent.

You have laid out the blazon very well.   

If I might suggest:
“Argent, a hart rampant proper, on a chief vert three crosses formée argent”

Take, for example, the very similar blazon of Henry Russell (c. 1455):
“Argent, a lyon rampant gules, on a chief sable three escallops of the first.”
The phrase “of the first” meaning the escallops are argent.

[Aiden of Oreland]

Thanks, Sir Edward for putting mine up as well - I still need to figure out the appropriate heraldic description, however.

Maybe we can help, let's see the heraldry

[Sir Martyn]

Already up on my Order "about" knight page - main thing I think is to change the background from white to green/black...

[Thorsteinn]

Yep, there's a reason I went with my SCA arms for the Order. 27 years old and I still can't speak them heraldically.

If I may make a suggestion for putting it on a shield? Make two stencils. One for the Iron Cross and one for the Stag so you can draw them again easier. Oh, and be prepared for Jews, especially Ashkenazi, to look at you really funny.

Have you submitted this to the SCA College of Heralds?

[Aiden of Oreland]

Yep, there's a reason I went with my SCA arms for the Order. 27 years old and I still can't speak them heraldically.

If I may make a suggestion for putting it on a shield? Make two stencils. One for the Iron Cross and one for the Stag so you can draw them again easier. Oh, and be prepared for Jews, especially Ashkenazi, to look at you really funny.

Have you submitted this to the SCA College of Heralds?

Why? Because the formée crosses look like the German Iron cross lol. I am not in SCA yet, but it might be good to submit it before a similar one is taken.

[Timothy]

Hi

I was reading this thread and I had a question on the SCA and other similar groups. I understand that they have their own rules regarding heraldry and what they will and won't approve. If a person wants to use their own arms can they really say no to it's use?

Thanks

Timothy