The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory - SCA Heraldry

The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory:The Rules for SubmissionsAppendix M: Some Resources for Conflict CheckingSome notes about conflict and types of chargesIn general, two charges that were considered independent charges in period will have at least a distinct change. Charges thatwere used interchangeably are considered not to have a distinct change for type.For the most part, the Ordinary lists types of charges that conflict in a single category.We do not distinguish among types of canines/lupines, because creatures like wolves and foxes or wolves and dogs wereoften distinguished in period armory based on the cant of the owners name (so Woulf would have a wolf, while Vuhs wouldhave a fox). The variety of kinds of canines we register also makes it difficult to draw lines between types of dogs.We do not distinguish among most types of fish for similar reasons.We do not distinguish among various types of cats because the animals are normally drawn very similarly.Birds, on the other hand, can be substantially different. As discussed on the November 2003 LoAR Cover Letter(http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2003/11/03-11cl.html), birds fall into four categories:• "regular-shaped" birds (like martlets, ravens, eagles, falcons)• swan-shaped birds (like swans, geese, and ducks)• poultry-shaped birds (like chickens, quail, and peacocks)• crane-shaped birds (like cranes, herons, and storks)Birds in a different category can be substantially different in type if they are in two different groups and are in a periodposture for that sort of bird (see the table associated with the November 2003 LoAR Cover Letter at:http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2003/11/03-11brd.html for the list). So, Sable, a duck close argent and Sable, a stork close argentare clear; both are also clear of Sable, a falcon close argent.Dragons and wyverns were considered artistic variants of the same beast in period armory. Therefore, there is not a DCbetween them.Crosses are divided into a number of categories which are considered substantially different. However, standard periodvariants of a particular style of cross will not be considered separate; no difference is granted for fitching, changing betweenequal-armed and Latinate, etc. As discussed on the May 2009 LoAR Cover Letter (http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/05/09-05cl.html), the categories are as follows:• Plain crosses couped, including Latinate and humetty.• Crosses flory, floretty, patonce, clechy, Calatrava, and Santiago.• Crosses crosslet and bottony.• Crosses moline, sarcelly, recercelly, anchory, fourchy, and miller.• Crosses formy/paty. (see the note, below)• Crosses doubled, patriarchal, and Lorraine.• The cross potent/billety.• The Tau cross.• The cross of Calvary.• The cross of Toulouse.• The cross gringoly.• The cross pomelly/bourdonny.• The Maltese cross.Rules for Submissions - January, 2012