Assorted Lessons in SCA Heraldry

Edited By Jaelle of Armida. (mka Judy Gerjuoy)


Charge Groups

what is and is not a group

Answers to the Quiz



1. Sable, a bend between five billets in chief and three hammers in base.
There are three groups: the billets, the hammers, and the bend.
 
2. Azure, on a fess between three eagles displayed in chief and an open book in base argent a pike naiant azure.
There are four groups: the fess, the eagles, the book, and the pike.
 
3. Per fess raguly sable and gules, two swords in saltire and an anvil argent.
There is one group: the swords and the anvil together.
 
4. Gules, a saltire vair between three bees in chief and flanks and a tower Or.
There are two groups: the pale, the saltire, and the charges around it (bees and tower).
 
5. Purpure, a pale argent between a tower and a lion rampant Or, on a chief argent three drakkars gules.
There are four groups: the pale, the tower and lion together, the chief, and the ships on the chief.
 
6. Per bend azure mulletty argent and argent crusily azure, three lozenges counterchanged argent and azure.
There are three groups: the lozenges, the semy of mullets, and the semy of cross crosslets (crusily).
 
7. Vert semy of hearts argent, a lion rampant to sinister Or, a bordure argent.
There are three groups: the lion, the semy of hearts, and the bordure.
 
8. Gules, three lions passant in pale Or.
There is one group: the lions.
 
9. Quarterly indented vert and Or, in bend two harps argent and in bend sinister two wolves statant guardant vert.
There is one group: the harps and the wolves together.
 
10. Per pale sable and Or, a two towered bridge and a laurel wreath in pale counterchanged.
There is one group: the bridge and the wreath together.

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