Fleur-de-lys

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Illustrations:

Period:

John Guillim Treatise, 1610, a triple pile flory at the top issuant from sinister base

Insignia Venetorum, BSB 272 f175, 1550-55, fleur de lys

Modern:

Pictorial Dictionary, 3rd edition:

• [[1]]

Vector Graphics:

• Viking Answer Lady - http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/Stars/Heraldry_SVG_Images/index.htm

Glossary of Terms:

The plural of fleur-de-lys// is //fleurs-de-lys//. http:''heraldry.sca.org/coagloss.html

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Glossary of Terms - Restricted Charges:

http:heraldry.sca.org/coagloss.html#restricted

Name	Blazon	Symbol of
France ancient	Azure, semy-de-lis Or	France
France modern	Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or	France
Scottish Tressure	A double tressure flory counter-flory	Scottish augmentation; an orle fleury (counter-fleury) is insufficiently different

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SENA, Appendix G:

Some Specific Elements that are a Step from Period Practice:

• jessant-de-lys with any charge other than the head of a leopard or lion
• the head of a leopard or lion jessant of any charge other than a fleur-de-lys

http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/sena.html#AppendixG

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Precedents:

Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - [[2]] Morsulus Heralds Website - [[3]] (to search the LoARs and Precedents) Restatement Wiki - [[4]] (restatements of Precedents) Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.

#x--Precedents:-Registerability:Registerability:

• ====June 1995 - gold fleurs on azure: ====
• Henri Michel du Bois. Device. Per pale azure and sable, two chevronels inverted between a sun and two fleurs-de-lys Or. Though this does, in fact, have a gold fleur-de-lys on the azure portion of the field, the fleur is clearly part of a charge group, and in no way duplicates the augmentations normally associated with French royalty (a chief of France, a bordure of France, etc.). Further, a single gold fleur-de-lys on a blue field does not appear to violate the restriction actually in place. "The period examples are so numerous that I feel I must uphold the Society's ban on gold fleurs-de-lys on blue backgrounds --- and make it explicit. Neither France Ancient (Azure semy-de-lys Or) nor France Modern (Azure, three fleurs-de-lys Or) may be used in SCA heraldry, either as the field (or part thereof) or on a charge. To do so constitutes a claim to connection to French royalty, prohibited under Rule XI.1." (Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme, LoAR July 1992, pg. 23) It is thus the use of three or more fleurs-de-lys Or on azure which is restricted; not a single gold fleur on a blue field. [[5]]

• ====September 1989 - orle fleury: ====
• Mirielda Grey. Device. Gules, on a rose argent, barbed vert, within an orle flory Or, a heart gules. The use of the orle fleury here, particularly given the Or and gules tinctures used, is far too close to the reserved tressure of Scotland. Taken with the white rose motif, there is a distinct problem. http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/1989/09/lar.html

Collected Precedents:

Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (May 2005 - July 2008) - [[6]] The 2nd Tenure of François la Flamme (October 2004 - May 2005) - [[7]] The Tenure of Shauna of Carrick Point (May 2004 - August 2004) - [Armory Precedents] The Tenure of François la Flamme (August 2001 - April 2004) - [Armory Precedents] The Tenure of Elsbeth Anne Roth (June 1999 - July 2001) - [Armory Precedents] The Tenure of Jaelle of Armida (June 1996 - June 1999) - [HTML Document] The 2nd Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (November 1993 - June 1996) - the 1st part (Nov 1993 - June 1994) and the 2nd part (July 1994 - June 1996) The Tenure of Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme (June 1992 - October 1993) - [precedents] The 1st Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (June 1990 - June 1992) - the 1st year (June 1990 - June 1991) and the 2nd year (July 1991 - June 1992) The Tenure of Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane (September 1986 - June 1990) - [Precedents] The Tenure of Baldwin of Erebor (August 1984 - August 1986) - [HTML Document] The Tenure of Wilhelm von Schlüssel (August 1979 - August 1984) - [Precedents] The Tenure of Karina of the Far West (December 1975 - June 1979) - [Precedents] The Early Days (June 1971 - June 1975) - [Precedents]

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In the Ordinary:

(includes semy de lys)

• [de lys - 1]
• [de lys - 2 - Argent]
• [de lys - 2 - Azure]
• [de lys - 2 - Fur]
• [de lys - 2 - Gules]
• [de lys - 2 - Multicolor]
• [de lys - 2 - Or]
• [de lys - 2 - Purpure]
• [de lys - 2 - Sable]
• [de lys - 2 - Vert]
• [de lys - 3 or more - Argent]
• [de lys - 3 or more - Azure]
• [de lys - 3 or more - Fur]
• [de lys - 3 or more - Gules]
• [de lys - 3 or more - Multicolor]
• [de lys - 3 or more - Or]
• [de lys - 3 or more - Purpure]
• [de lys - 3 or more - Sable]
• [de lys - 3 or more - Vert]
• Fleury - see [de lys] #flower