I am not sure. The first part of the book is general heraldic devices. Some of them were pretty interesting. I know the pelican in piety/vulning is also a very popular image in churches and such. I haven't seen other birds usually depicted in this fashion. However me not being a herald, have absolutely no idea what exactly I am looking at.
We named the others "I'm so saaaaad", "Bishop Cares-a-lot" and "You're dead my saint". There were many decapitated parts devices as well, but they were a little gruesome (like the two heads impaled on pikes)
We thought it could have been a drive by or some other form of bird killing. And the rainbow coloring was a bit odd. Did they have emus in Germany? Could something like this pass our Heralds? Oh so many questions.
Could something like this pass SCA heralds? Yes, if you produced a lot of examples of it in period.
Pink pelicans are not unknown in period art. In the Aberdeen Bestiary (see my icon) the Pelicans are pink. They also kill their own young for being really annoying, and then bring them back to life by feeding them their blood. Weird critters, Pelicans.
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We named the others "I'm so saaaaad", "Bishop Cares-a-lot" and "You're dead my saint". There were many decapitated parts devices as well, but they were a little gruesome (like the two heads impaled on pikes)
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Pink pelicans are not unknown in period art. In the Aberdeen Bestiary (see my icon) the Pelicans are pink. They also kill their own young for being really annoying, and then bring them back to life by feeding them their blood. Weird critters, Pelicans.
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You learn something new every day. Totally awesome.
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