That's the funny thing about the lozenge-- in traditional heraldry, armigerous women get the lozenge shape, because it's not a shield, so it's an easy shorthand for 'this person is not a battlefield knight and never will be.' Which was one of the other things I noticed about the elven heraldry, right after 'this is so not regular heraldry.'
I am so, so glad I get to stick with the seven High Middle Ages colors and their planetary associations (man, astrology gets into EVERYTHING in the Middle Ages. That's why they added purple), although I admit I have been sticking with relatively simple designs of solid field and contrasting charge.
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Date: 2013-01-20 05:08 am (UTC)I am so, so glad I get to stick with the seven High Middle Ages colors and their planetary associations (man, astrology gets into EVERYTHING in the Middle Ages. That's why they added purple), although I admit I have been sticking with relatively simple designs of solid field and contrasting charge.