Precedents of Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme

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FISH -- Dolphin


An heraldic dolphin proper is vert with gules details. (Aodhán Doilfín, September, 1992, pg. 18)


We grant a CD between a dolphin and a generic fish. (Deirdre of Shadowdale, September, 1992, pg. 18)


[Two orcas sable marked argent vs. two bottlenosed dolphins sable] There is ...nothing for type; and the markings are artistic details, worth no difference. (Tymoteusz Konikokrad, September, 1992, pg. 47)


There's a CD between dolphins and most kinds of fish. (Alethea of Fair Isle, October, 1992, pg. 16)


FISH -- Lobster and Crab


Crayfish, like lobsters and scorpions, are tergiant by default (Eckhardt zu Westfilde, October, 1993, pg. 6)


FISH -- Misc


Prior rulings notwithstanding, there is no difference between naiant and naiant "embowed": the naiant posture often includes a slight embowment. (Aldwin Wolfling, July, 1992, pg. 21)


We grant a CD between a dolphin and a generic fish. (Deirdre of Shadowdale, September, 1992, pg. 18)


There's a CD between dolphins and most kinds of fish. (Alethea of Fair Isle, October, 1992, pg. 16)


FISH -- Starfish

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The starfish is not, to the best of our knowledge, a period heraldic charge; it seems to have started use in Victorian heraldry ( Elvin, plate 32) [reblazoned as mullets, leaving internal markings as artistic license, see also pg. 19] [See also Ríoghnach Sláone ní Chonaill, same letter, pg. 21, and Melusine d'Argent, same letter, pg. 21] (Branwen ferch Madoc, October, 1992, pg. 18)


The natural starfish is not, to the best of our knowledge, a period heraldic charge; it seems to have started use in Victorian heraldry (Elvin, plate 32) [device returned for this and other problems]. (Melusine d'Argent, October, 1992, pg. 21)


FISH -- Whale


It hasn't yet been established that the humpback whale (as a distinct species) was known in period; the OED's first citation of humpback whale dates to 1725. [Device returned for this and for artistic problems] (Canton of Berley Court, September, 1992, pg. 44)


[Two orcas sable marked argent vs. two bottlenosed dolphins sable] There is ...nothing for type; and the markings are artistic details, worth no difference. (Tymoteusz Konikokrad, September, 1992, pg. 47)

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