[MR] BBC: Kate Middleton's Heraldic Arms

[Gaelan Mac Cuinnegain]

Silly prefixes. Thanks Evan

Gaelan 

Evan da Collaureo <evan at scadian.net> wrote:

>Inquisit Gaelan:
>> My question has to do with the emblazon. At least in SCA usage, is the use of chevronels on either side of the chevron correct or should it have been emblazoned a chevron or cotised argent? Which is correct, since they describe the same thing?
>
>They're *both* correct.
>
>One minor terminology note: the EMblazon is the *picture*. It sounds like you're asking about the blazon (text). That said, good question! SCA usage would use the phrase "a chevron Or cotised argent" as standard, but there are multiple ways to blazon the armory, and the English College of Arms has tended to use the "chevron between chevronels" pretty consistently these days (though not always throughout history).
>
>Evan
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