Ermine Spot

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Illustrations:

Period source/s:

Pictorial Dictionary of SCA Heraldry (3rd edition):

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Brickbat's Armorial Stash - [[1]]:

Pennsic Traceable Art Project

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Definition:

Ermine Spots - [[2]] by: Daniel de Lincoln (Tim McDaniel), (c) 6 July 1998

Bruce and Yoshio's _Pictoral Dictionary of Heraldry_ (second edition) defines the "ermine spot" as a stylized ermine tail. It is most often "strewn across a field to form the heraldic ermine-style furs". However, when bourne in a small number in a clear case, ermine spots are considered charges, and are blazoned and receive CDs as such.

"On an undivided field, there is a visible difference between Ermine (a field) and Argent, three ermine spots sable (a field with charges)." (Donal Artur of the Silver Band, LoAR for September, 1992; under "Difference -- Armory, Misc" in Bruce Draconarius's precedents). Edric Winterboren, in the same LoAR, explicitly received two CDs for "Gules, [charges], in chief three ermine spots Or" versus FitzHugh (Papworth 549), "Azure, [same charges]", "with a CD for the field [gules versus azure] and a CD for [addition of] the charges in chief.".

The most familiar depiction of the ermine spot is discontinuous, with three roundels one and two and a long tail. However, the "Pict Dict" shows four other period representations, all contiguous. The SCA does not require a contiguous representation -- even for fieldless badges, where discontinuous designs are forbidden.

From the LoAR for August, 1991, on Sean Owein MacGrioghair's badge starting "[Fieldless] On an ermine spot ...": > It is ... Laurel's considered opinion that an ermine spot should be considered a single charge, and so this does not fall under the ban on fieldless charges consisting of disconnected charges. which precedent Bruce Draconarius upheld (see "Ermine Spot" in his precedents; Eduard Halidai, LoAR for July, 1992).

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#x--Sources:Sources:

Academy of St. Gabriel "Medieval Heraldry Archive" - [[3]] Archive of St. Gabriel reports - [[4]] Laurel Armory Articles - [[5]] Period Armorials

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#x--Precedents:Precedents:

Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - [[6]] Morsulus Heralds Website - [[7]] (to search the LoARs and Precedents) Restatement Wiki - [[8]] (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:

(Restricted, Reserved, SFPP, OOP)

#x--Precedents:-Identifiability:Identifiability:

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

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