1: SENA A3A2 - New Rule Change

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On the March 2023 LoAR it was ruled that in most cases the addition of a secondary charge removes the appearance of an independent display of armory ([Albertus Staffordiensis, 03/2023, A-Æthelmearc]). The proposed update to A3A2 codifies this in SENA and attempts to explain what additional charges will and will not remove the appearance of an independent display of armory.

Current Wording

Forms of heraldic (armorial) display may not be used in fieldless designs unless they are uncharged and of an undivided tincture that we do not protect. Furs, even if blazoned using multiple tinctures (e.g. vairy azure and Or), are considered undivided. Charges that are considered forms of heraldic display include banners and flags, billets, cartouches, delfs, eggs, escutcheons, hearts, lozenges, roundels, sails, tabards, and triangles inverted.

For example, (Fieldless) A lozenge ermine is not registerable because we protect the arms of Brittany, Ermine. Vair, despite being composed of argent and azure, is considered undivided and thus (Fieldless) A heart vair is registerable. However, (Fieldless) A heart checky argent and azure is not registerable as checky is a divided tincture.

Proposed Wording

Forms of heraldic (armorial) display may not be used alone in fieldless designs unless they are uncharged and of an undivided tincture that we do not protect. Furs, even if blazoned using multiple tinctures (e.g. vairy azure and Or), are considered undivided. Charges that are considered forms of heraldic display include banners and flags, billets, cartouches, delfs, eggs, escutcheons, hearts, lozenges, roundels, sails, tabards, and triangles inverted. Forms of heraldic (armorial) display may not be used with other charges in fieldless designs when those other charges appear to be supporters.

For example, (Fieldless) A lozenge ermine is not registerable because we protect the arms of Brittany, Ermine. Vair, despite being composed of argent and azure, is considered undivided and thus (Fieldless) A heart vair is registerable. However, (Fieldless) A heart checky argent and azure is not registerable as checky is a divided tincture.

For example, (Fieldless) In fess a bear rampant sustaining an escutcheon vair is not registrable as the bear appears to be a supporter even though (Fieldless) An escutcheon vair would be registrable. However, (Fieldless) An escutcheon within and conjoined to an annulet vair is registrable as the secondary annulet is not a supporter.

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Forms of heraldic (armorial) display may not be used alone in fieldless designs unless they are uncharged and of an undivided tincture that we do not protect. Furs, even if blazoned using multiple tinctures (e.g. vairy azure and Or), are considered undivided. Charges that are considered forms of heraldic display include banners and flags, billets, cartouches, delfs, eggs, escutcheons, hearts, lozenges, roundels, sails, tabards, and triangles inverted. Forms of heraldic (armorial) display may not be used with other charges in fieldless designs when those other charges appear to be supporters.

For example, (Fieldless) A lozenge ermine is not registerable because we protect the arms of Brittany, Ermine. Vair, despite being composed of argent and azure, is considered undivided and thus (Fieldless) A heart vair is registerable. However, (Fieldless) A heart checky argent and azure is not registerable as checky is a divided tincture.

For example, (Fieldless) In fess a bear rampant sustaining an escutcheon vair is not registrable as the bear appears to be a supporter even though (Fieldless) An escutcheon vair would be registrable. However, (Fieldless) An escutcheon within and conjoined to an annulet vair is registrable as the secondary annulet is not a supporter.

2: SENA A5G1c - New Rule Change

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In returning the device for István Győri on the March 2023 LoAR it was noted that the difference between bendy sinister and per bend indented is not distinctly different from bendy sinister and per bend as fewer than half the division lines have been changed. This proposed change adds to the example to make this lack of DC clear.

Current Wording

c. Change of Style of Partition Lines: All partition lines have a style, either plain (straight) or complex. A change of style of half the partition lines is a distinct change (DC). The types of complex lines which are distinctly different are discussed in Appendix M.

For example, Per pale is a DC from Per pale embattled. For example, Barry wavy is a DC from Barry engrailed and from Barry (plain). For example, Quarterly is a DC from Quarterly per fess indented.

Proposed Wording

c. Change of Style of Partition Lines: All partition lines have a style, either plain (straight) or complex. A change of style of half the partition lines is a distinct change (DC). The types of complex lines which are distinctly different are discussed in Appendix M.

For example, Per pale is a DC from Per pale embattled. For example, Barry wavy is a DC from Barry engrailed and from Barry (plain). For example, Quarterly is a DC from Quarterly per fess indented.

For example, Bendy sinister and per bend indented is not a DC from Bendy sinister and per bend as only one line of division out of many is changed. Similarly, Paly and per fess is not a DC from Paly and per fess wavy as only the per fess line is changed. However, Paly wavy and per fess is a DC from Paly and per fess as all of the vertical lines have changed while the single horizontal line has not.

Insert/Delete Version

c. Change of Style of Partition Lines: All partition lines have a style, either plain (straight) or complex. A change of style of half the partition lines is a distinct change (DC). The types of complex lines which are distinctly different are discussed in Appendix M.

For example, Per pale is a DC from Per pale embattled. For example, Barry wavy is a DC from Barry engrailed and from Barry (plain). For example, Quarterly is a DC from Quarterly per fess indented.

For example, Bendy sinister and per bend indented is not a DC from Bendy sinister and per bend as only one line of division out of many is changed. Similarly, Paly and per fess is not a DC from Paly and per fess wavy as only the per fess line is changed. However, Paly wavy and per fess is a DC from Paly and per fess as all of the vertical lines have changed while the single horizontal line has not.