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Heraldic Guidelines of the Flanaess
All aspects of Heraldry have associated import, both in their base meaning along with their implied meaning by being grouped with other items. Other real-world webpages explain how Heraldry is composed, this page primarily itemizes the variances from the Real-World and the Flanaess.
Note: This page represents the Heraldry of the Flanaess, losley based on the rules of Earth. Exceptions and variances are made, using creative license. In general, references to christianity were either removed, or generalized. Monsters are not used where the monster is intelligent and humanoid. Additions were made to represent evil heraldry as well as focuses for Law and Chaos.
In general, it is best to just use your browser's search feature, to locate items in the page.
- Color - base meaning for colors
- Furs - various common patterns
- Partitions - partitioning shields
- Lines - seperation lines
- Symbols - common symbols
Color (Tincture)
Colors have an emotive value.
| Gold (Or) | Understanding, generosity, respect, virtue, majesty, and elevation of the mind | ||
| Silver or White (Argent) | Cleanliness, peace, wisdom, innocence, chastity, joy, and sincerity | ||
| Red (Gules) | Eagerness to serve, military strength, warrior or martyr | ||
| Blue (Azure) | Fidelity, steadfastness, truth and loyalty | ||
| Black (Sable) | Constancy or mourning | ||
| Green (Vert) | Freedom, beauty, hope, joy, health and loyalty (love) | ||
| Purple (Purpure) | Royal and Imperial majesty, sovereignty and justice | ||
| Orange (Tawny) | indefinite, ambition and worth | ||
| Maroon (Sanguine) | Patience, battle, victory | ||
| Brown (Tenne) | Nature |
Furs
Furs of any type are a mark of dignity. Typically, furs represent forms of Ermine, or the Vair style is representative of stitching squirrel skins together in a pattern. There are a few variations of Furs, which are explained in better detail on webpage designed by Gill Smith (note: this is mirrored for the sake of posterity, the full site is also available).
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Vair
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Divisions of the Shield
There are numerous ways to divide the shield, rather than duplicate all efforts there is a webpage designed by Gill Smith which explains the various divisions in detail.
Lines
The style of line used to seperate partitions can have an emotive value, but does not always mean the common emotive value.
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Wavy | Sea or Water |
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Engrailed | Earth or Land |
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Invected | Earth or Land |
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Nebuly | Clouds or air |
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Indented | Fire |
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Dancetty | Water |
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Raguly | Difficulties that have been encountered |
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Embattled | Walls of a fortress or town, also Fire |
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Dovetailed | Precision |
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Potenty | |
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Urdy |
Symbols
Grouped as: Styles, Plants, Animals and Monsters, Humanoid, Things.Styles
| Bar, Barry, or Barrulet | Steadfast against anger and evil temptations |
| Barry Wavy | Trouble reminds of providence |
| Bend | signifies defense or protection |
| Billet | One who maintains secrecy and can be trusted |
| Border | Augments an honour, also used to distinguish between relatives bearing the same arms |
| Cadences | Used to differentiate the heirs in a family. Label: First (img), Crescent: Second (img), Mullet (Star): Third [img] |
| Canton | [flag borne at the top corner of the shield], reward from the sovereign for performance of eminent service |
| Chevron | Protection; Builders or others who have accomplished some work of faithful service |
| Chief | Top one-third of the shield; signifies dominion and authority; often granted as a special reward for prudence and wisdom or successful command in war |
| Fess | Military belt or girdle of honour; represents readiness to serve the public |
| Gorged | [around neck] High dignity |
| Gyronny | Unity (six or eight-part division of the shield) |
| Pale | Strength |
| Pile | Engineering, strength of building (bridges), sometimes pennon or Flag |
| Saltire | Resolution |
| Two-Heads | [on any beast/humanoid], The joining / merging of two forces |
Plants
| Acorn | Antiquity and Strength |
| Bay Leaves | Poet or victor's laurel |
| Carnation | Admiration |
| Cypress | Death and eternal life thereafter |
| Flowers | Hope and joy |
| Fruit(any) | Liberality, Felicity and peace |
| Holly | Truth |
| Ivy Leaves | Strong and lasting friendship |
| Marigold | Devotion and piety |
| Oak Garb or Sheaf | The harvest of one's hopes has been secured |
| Oak Tree, Leaves, Bush | Great age and strength |
| Oak Tree/Bush with Acorns | Continuous growth and fertility |
| Olive Branch or Leaves | Peace and concordance |
| Palm Branch | Victory, justice, and royal honour |
| Palm Tree | Righteousness and resurrection; victory |
| Pine | Death and eternal life thereafter |
| Pine Cone | Life |
| Pomegranate Fruit | Fertility and abundance |
| Rose (any color) | Hope and joy |
| Rose, Red | Grace and beauty |
| Rose, White | Love and faith |
| Sea horse | Power of the water |
| Seal/Sea lion | Dauntless courage at sea |
| Tree | Life, nature, natural order |
| Trefoil | Perpetuity |
| Vine | Strong and lasting friendship |
| Wheat Ears | Faithful |
| Wheat Sheaf | The harvest of one's hopes has been secured |
| Wreath of leaves and berries | Triumph |
Animals and Monsters
| Ant | Great labour, wisdom, and providence in one's affairs |
| Antlers | Strength and fortitude |
| Bat | Awareness of the powers of evil |
| Bear | Strength, cunning, ferocity in the protection of one's kindred |
| Beaver | Industry and perseverance |
| Bee | Efficient industry |
| Boar | Bravery; fights to the death |
| Boar's Head | Hospitality |
| Buck/Deer | One who will not fight unless provoked; peace and harmony |
| Bull's Horns | Strength and fortitude |
| Bull, Bull's Head | Valour, bravery, generosity, Ox |
| Butterfly | Psyche or Soul |
| Camel | Docility, patience, and perseverance |
| Cat | Liberty, vigilance, forecast, and courage |
| Claw of a Bird | Survival |
| Cock (male bird) | Courage and perseverance; hero; able man in politics |
| Cockatrice | Terror to all beholders |
| Crane (Stork) | Close parental bond; Vigilance if holding a stone |
| Crow | Strategist in battle, watchful for friends |
| Dog | Courage, vigilance, and loyalty |
| Dolphin | Swiftness, diligence, salvation, charity, and love |
| Dragon | Valiant defender of treasure; valour and protection |
| Eagle | Noble nature, strength, bravery, alertness, protection (with wings displayed) |
| Falcon | No rest until objective is achieved |
| Feathers | obedience and serenity |
| Fish | Generous mind, virtuous for oneself, not heritage |
| Fox | One who will use all that he/she may possess of wisdom and wit in his/her own defense |
| Goat | One who wins through politics rather than war |
| Goose | Resourcefulness |
| Grasshopper | Noble and home-bred |
| Griffin | (Head, wings, and talons of an eagle with the body of a lion); Valour and death-defying bravery; vigilance |
| Hare | One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life |
| Hind (female deer) | Peace and harmony |
| Horns | Strength and fortitude |
| Horse | Readiness for all employments for king and country |
| Hyena | Chaos |
| Lamb or Ewe | Gentleness and patience under suffering, innocence, bravery, gentleness, purity, resolute spirit |
| Leopard | Valiant and hardy warrior who enterprises hazardous things by force and courage |
| Lion | Bravery, strength, ferocity, valour, dauntless courage |
| Owl | One who is vigilant and of acute wit |
| Panther | Fierce, but tender and loving to children and will defend her children with her life |
| Pegasus | Poetic genius and inspiration; messenger of God |
| Pelican | Self-sacrifice and charitable nature; When feeding her young ("in her piety"), symbolizes the duties of a parent or parental love |
| Phoenix | Resurrection |
| Pig | Fertility |
| Plume of feathers | Sign of willing obedience and serenity of mind |
| Ram | Authority |
| Rat | Pestilence, Plague |
| Raven | Divine providence |
| Salamander | Protection |
| Serpent/Snake/Lizard | Wisdom |
| Snail | Deliberation and perseverance |
| Spider | Wisdom, labour, and prudence |
| Squirrel | Nature and the woods |
| Stork | Filial duty; close parental bond; If holding a rock, symbolizes vigilance |
| Swan | Poetic harmony and learning, or lover thereof; light, love, grace, sincerity, perfection |
| Tiger | Fierceness and valour; resentment; dangerous if aroused |
| Tortoise | Invulnerability to attack |
| Unicorn | Extreme courage, virtue and strength |
| Vulture | Purification and maternity; also, virginity |
| Wolf | Reward from perseverance in long sieges and/or hard industry |
| Wren | Freedom |
| Wyvern | Valour and protection |
| Yew | Death and eternal life thereafter |
Humanoid
| Arm (or hand) in Armour | Leadership |
| Arm, Naked | An industrious person |
| Bones | [crossed thighbones] Mortality |
| Celestial | Dignity, glory, and honour |
| Demon | Awareness of the powers of Good |
| Eye | Providence in government |
| Hand | Pledge of faith, sincerity, and justice; two right hands conjoined represent union and alliance |
| Hand, Palm | Law, Order |
| Heart, Flaming | Intense, burning affection |
| Heart, Human | Charity and sincerity |
| Leg | Strength, stability, and expedition |
| Medusae | Terror |
| Mermaid | Eloquence |
| Skull | Mortality (recently: Evil Providence, Iuz), when placed with something else inverts value to 'bad' |
Things
| Anchor | Hope, steadfastness, religous belief |
| Ring | Fidelity |
| Anvil | Honour, also emblem of the smith's trade |
| Arrow | Readiness (battleworthy)--if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction |
| Axe | Execution of military duty |
| Banners | Refers to special action in which bearer was rewarded for valiant service |
| Bells | Power to disperse Evil |
| Book | If open, manifestation; if closed, counsel |
| Bow | Readiness (for battle) |
| Bow and Arrow | War, power, ability to hit a target |
| Bridge | Governor or magistrate |
| Candle (Lamp) | Light, life, and spirituality |
| Carpenter's Square | Conforming one's actions to the laws of right and equity |
| Castle (Tower/Chateau) | Safety |
| Chains | Reward for acceptable and weighty service; with crowns and collars, this suggests the bearer bore the chain of obligation or obliged others because of services done |
| Chess Rook | Strategic thinking |
| Coin | Worthy of trust of treasure |
| Clarion | Ready for war |
| Clouds | Mystery, obscured truth |
| Column | Fortitude and constancy; with serpent coiled around it, wisdom with fortitude |
| Compass | Direction |
| Crescent | A mark of honor given by the soverign, hope of greater glory |
| Cross | association with deity (usually includes holy symbol) |
| Cross Flory | [cross with flowered ends], one who has conquered |
| Cross Formee | [flaired/german cross] Military honour |
| Crown | Authority, Royal or seigniorial |
| Crown of thorns | Adversity |
| Cup (often covered) | Servant to the King |
| Cushions | Authority |
| Dice | Luck, Willing to gamble |
| Drops (Guttees) | One who has endured torrents of liquids, as in battle, depending upon the color of the liquid:
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| Ermine Spot | Mark of dignity |
| Scallop Shell | Naval Victories |
| Shield with no charges | Defense |
| Fire | Zealousness |
| Fleur-de-lis Purity, light | |
| Fusil | Travel and labour |
| Fusil of Yarn (yarn with the spindle) | Negotiation |
| Gauntlet | Armed for the performance of martial enterprise |
| Gavel | Justice; legal authority |
| Gem or Jewel | Supremacy |
| Lyre,Harp,Guitar | Contemplation, tempered judgment |
| Hammer | Honour; emblem of the smith's trade |
| Helmet | When depicted on the shield, denotes wisdom and security in defense; strength, protection, invulnerability |
| Hourglass | Mortality, time |
| Hunting Horn | fondness for the chase (hunting), of high pursuits |
| Inkhorn or Inkwell | Art of writing and educated employment |
| Keys | Guardianship and dominion |
| Lance or Javelin | The perfection of martial affairs; devotion to honour |
| Level | Equity and upright action; virtuous person |
| Lightning Bolt | Swiftness and power |
| Lozenge Constancy | |
| Mascle | [hollowed out lozenge] Persuasive |
| Moon(Luna) | Serene power over mundane actions |
| Moon(Celene) | ?? |
| Mullet (Star) | Divine direction, celestial goodness, noble person |
| Parchment/Scroll/Diploma | Academic or Scholarly achievement |
| Nails/Spikes | Suffering |
| Pen | Writing, Education, Employment |
| Stave | watchfulness, pilgrimage |
| Pillar | Fortitude and constancy; with serpent coiled around it, wisdom with fortitude |
| Pipes (music) | Festivity and rejoicing |
| Plow or Ploughshare | Labouring in the earth and depending upon providence |
| Portcullis (castle gate) | Protection (emergency) |
| Ray or Rayonnee | Glory and spendour; fountain of life; intelligence and enlightenment |
| Rock | Safety and protection; refuge, when being held symbolizes vigilance |
| Saddle | Preparedness for active service |
| Scales | Justice |
| Scythe or Sickle | Fruitful Harvest, hope |
| Ship | Sea Voyages, Sea Prowess |
| Spear/Pike | Honourable warrior; valiant knight |
| Spur or Spur Rowel | Preparedness for active service; pressing onward |
| Sun | Glory and splendour; fountain of life |
| Sword, Dagger, Dart, Sabre, Scimitar | Justice and military honour |
| Torch | Life; zealousness; engaging in signal service; truth and intelligence |
| Tower | Safety and grandeur |
| Trident | Maritime dominion |
| Trumpet | Ready for war |
| Wings | Swiftness and protection |
| Wheel | Fortune; cycle of life |
| Blasted tree | Desolation, Entropy |
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