SENA, Appendix G, SFCP Elements
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Appendix G: Some Specific Elements that are a Step from Period Practice http:heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#AppendixG As discussed in [[2]] armorial designs documented under the Core Style rules may only have a single step from period practice. This is a list of some specific items that are a step from period practice. In general, types of charges and motifs similar to these are likely to be ruled a step from period practice. However, if they can be demonstrated as being used as period charges in European heraldry, they will no longer be considered a step from period practice. A. Charges: The following charges have been ruled a step from period practice:
- compass star
- pawprint, footprint, etc.
- valknut
- hexagon
- non-European plants and animals
- non-European armorial charges
- complex machines known to Europeans
- standing balance
- chief doubly-enarched
- cross of Saint Brigid
B. Motifs: The following motifs have been ruled a step from period practice:
- counterchanging a bordure over a central ordinary
- a roundel between an increscent and a decrescent
- a spiderweb covering part of the field
- a bend bevilled with charges around it
- a gurges as a tertiary charge
- a schnecke with secondary or tertiary charges
- counterchanging a field treatment across a field and ordinary
- an annulet with a complex line on only one edge
- birds other than eagles in the displayed posture
- dragons in the displayed posture
- 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
- ululant (howling) posture
- a central charge on a gyronny arrondi field
[Reviewed 6 June 2013.]