Roundels and Gouttes

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Roundels and Gouttes

A quick reference by Lord Madog Hir of Aire Faucon

Roundels and gouttes have distinct terms that can be used for each tincture. While usage was inconsistent within period texts, these are the terms most commonly used in SCA blazon.

Regular Color Term	Heraldic Tincture	Image of Roundel	Heraldic Term for Roundel Singular/Plural/Semy	Image of Goutte	Heraldic Term for Goutte
White Silver	Argent		Plate Plates Platy		Goutte d'eau (drop of water)
Blue	Azure		Hurt Hurts Hurty		Goutte de larmes (drop of tears)
Red	Gules		Torteau Torteaux Semy of torteaux		Goutte de sang (drop of blood)
Yellow Gold	Or		Bezant Bezants Bezanty		Goutte d'Or (drop of gold)
Purple	Purpure		Golpe Golpes Golpy		Goutte de vin (drop of wine)
Black	Sable		Pellet, ogress or gunstone Pellets, ogresses, or gunstones Pellety		Goutte de poix (drop of pitch)
Green	Vert		Pomme Pommes Semy of pommes/Pommy		Goutte de huix, or Goutte d'olive (drop of oil, or drop of olive)
Wavy stripes of alternating blue and white	Barry wavy azure and argent		Fountain

Roundels

* Names for gouttes in period are inconsistent—Parker lists several variant spellings and variant names.

Gouttes:

* Semy of gouts is called goutty. We have used the term guttee, but not since 1979. Goutté has not been used since 1984, but is discouraged, as it can be confused with the singular Goutte.

* In historical usage, gouttes are seldom seen singly.