Numbers of Charges

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Pictorial Dictionary, 3rd edition:[edit | edit source]

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Annotated Pennsic Traceable Art Project[edit | edit source]

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Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory (SENA)[edit | edit source]

Armory - A5E. Standards for Difference through A Single Substantial Change to the Primary Charge Group:[edit | edit source]

as of September 2024

3. Change of Number of the Primary Charge Group: A new submission which substantially changes the number of charges in the primary charge group from a protected piece of armory does not conflict with it. A primary charge group with one, two, or three charges does not conflict with armory having a primary charge group with any other number or semy. A primary charge group with four or more charges, including semy of charges, is not clear of conflict under this rule with armory whose primary charge group has four or more charges, including semy of charges. Other changes in number do not qualify for this rule, but may qualify for a distinct change under A5G below.

https://heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#A5E3

Armory - A5G. Standards for Difference through Two Distinct Changes:[edit | edit source]

as of September 2024

5. Change of Number Within a Charge Group: Distinctly changing the number of charges in any charge group is one distinct change (DC). A charge group with one, two, three, four, and five charges is a distinct change from groups of any other numbers. A charge group with six or more charges, including semy of charges, is not a distinct change from a group of any number within this size category. Changes to independent charge groups may give multiple distinct changes. Even when the number of charges is fixed by their type, there is a distinct change for changing the number under this rule.

https://heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#A5G5

Precedents:[edit | edit source]

Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents.html
Morsulus Heralds Website - http://www.morsulus.org/ (to search the LoARs and Precedents)
Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.

Definition:[edit | edit source]

(includes defaults, proper tinctures, blazoning)

From the August 1988 LoAR: Numbers in Blazons[edit | edit source]

"It has long been our feeling that heralds can count above six, when necessary: most have ten fingers. Seriously, period sources blazon charges up to nine or ten fairly regularly when they are primary or secondary charges (as opposed to charges "semy" or tertiaries) and this should be permitted when the numbers are not excessive. (The numbers seven and nine appear particularly frequently, possibly because of numerological considerations.) August 1988 LoAR

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