On Sun, 4 Jan 1998, Polzinetti, John M. wrote:
> original holders of those arms, was actually a statement that you are
> the inheritor of the lands associated with those arms. According to
Aha.... OK, this I can see much more clearly than "because it's
in the rules that way." ["Because" hasn't worked with me since I was
about, oh, 3. :)]
> On another note:
> >> Define "gyrony," please.
> > It's the swirly background, like a pinwheel.
> Actually, that's "gyronny arrondy" (the 'arrondy' indicates that the
> lines curve, instead of being straight). 'Gyronny' indicates that the
> background is divided into multiple equal sections, typically 8 but as
> few as six or as many as 16 (more is probably possible, at least in
> modern mundane heraldry). Think of the way a pizza (traditional, not
> Sicilian) is cut up.
Again, thank you for educating me. Not being a PPH [pretty
pictures herald], I only know some of the basics. <toe in dirt>
~Krysta Sutterfield / Lady Shandra
From: Krysta Sutterfield <ksutterf@freenet.columbus.oh.us>
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