Heraldic glossary

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Heraldic Glossary

This part of Heraldry of the Wold explains terminology of shield divisions and charges used in heraldry in different languages.

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Disclaimer: This part of the site was started in November 2023 and thus is in development stage and not all heraldic terminology has yet been added, neither have most translations.

By language

The shield

Colours and metals

Furs

Field Treatments

Tiling Charges

Semys

Division of the shield

Two-Part Field Divisions

Four Part Field Divisions

Three to Six Part Field Divisions

Composite Fields

Striped Fields

Pily Field Divisions

Combined Field Divisions

Gyronny Field Divisions

Ordinaries

Bar or Fess

Base

Bend

Bordures and Orles

Chevron

Chief

Crosses and Saltires

Pale

Pall

Pile

Other

Subordinaries

Charges

= Humans