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Pentagrams in the SCA

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	== Pentagrams in the SCA ==		== Pentagrams in the SCA ==

	Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a religious symbol, (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five Elements. The popular association of a pentagram reversed (that is, with two points upwards) with ~~[[Satan]]ism~~ led to this [[charge]] being placed on SCA [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charge]]s in 1973. However, this decision was reversed in 2009, following the presentation of new arguments and evidence, and both the pentagram and pentacle, [http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/03/09-03lar.html#8 are now permitted].		Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a religious symbol, (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five Elements. The popular association of a pentagram reversed (that is, with two points upwards) with Satanism led to this [[charge]] being placed on SCA [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charge]]s in 1973. However, this decision was reversed in 2009, following the presentation of new arguments and evidence, and both the pentagram and pentacle, [http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/03/09-03lar.html#8 are now permitted].

	[[category:device heraldry]]		[[category:device heraldry]]

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	A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points [[voided]] and [[interlaced]]'', commonly used in [[period]] [[heraldry]]. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar [[symbol]], correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an [[annulet]]''.		A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points [[voided]] and [[interlaced]]'', commonly used in [[period]] [[heraldry]]. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar symbol, correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an [[annulet]]''.

	It can be found in [[Christian]] ~~[[church]]es~~ like Notre-Dame de [[Paris]] where it symbolizes the five ~~points~~ ~~from~~ ~~which [[~~Christ]] ~~bled~~ on the [[~~cross~~]]. In the [[poem]] ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]'', [[Sir]] [[Gawain]] bore a pentagram upon his [[shield~~]] and it was also used to represent many other things, e~~.~~g. the five [[knightly virtue]]s.~~		It can be found in Christian churches like Notre Dame de Paris where it symbolizes the five wounds of Christ sustained during the crucifixion. It was also used to represent other ideas, such the five [[knightly virtue]]s. In the poem ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]'', [[Gawain\|Sir Gawain]] bore a pentagram upon his shield.

	== Pentagrams in the SCA ==		== Pentagrams in the SCA ==

	Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a [[religious]] [[symbol]], (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five ~~[[Element]]s~~. The ~~common~~ ~~usage~~ of a reversed ~~pentagram~~ (two points ~~upward~~) by [[Satan]]~~ists~~ ~~had~~ ~~caused~~ this [[charge]] to be ~~added~~ ~~to the [[~~SCA]] [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charge]]s ~~beginning~~ in [[1973]]. However this ~~ruling~~ was ~~overturned~~ in [[2009]], ~~and both~~ the ~~pentagram~~ and ~~pentacle symbols~~, both ~~regular~~ and ~~reversed~~, [http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/03/09-03lar.html#8 are now] permitted ~~[[heraldic charge~~]]s.		Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a religious symbol, (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five Elements. The popular association of a pentagram reversed (that is, with two points upwards) with [[Satan]]ism led to this [[charge]] being placed on SCA [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charge]]s in 1973. However, this decision was reversed in 2009, following the presentation of new arguments and evidence, and both the pentagram and pentacle, [http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/03/09-03lar.html#8 are now permitted].

	[[category:device heraldry]]		[[category:device heraldry]]

Cian at 23:25, 31 March 2010

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	A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points voided and interlaced'', commonly used in [[period]] heraldry. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar [[symbol]], correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet''.		A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points [[voided]] and [[interlaced]]'', commonly used in [[period]] [[heraldry]]. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar [[symbol]], correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an [[annulet]]''.

	It can be found in [[Christian]] [[church]]es like Notre-Dame de [[Paris]] where it symbolizes the five points from which [[Christ]] bled on the [[cross]]. In the [[poem]] ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]'', [[Sir]] [[Gawain]] bore a pentagram upon his [[shield]] and it was also used to represent many other things, e.g. the five [[knightly virtue]]s.		It can be found in [[Christian]] [[church]]es like Notre-Dame de [[Paris]] where it symbolizes the five points from which [[Christ]] bled on the [[cross]]. In the [[poem]] ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]'', [[Sir]] [[Gawain]] bore a pentagram upon his [[shield]] and it was also used to represent many other things, e.g. the five [[knightly virtue]]s.

			== Pentagrams in the SCA ==
⚫	Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a [[religious]] symbol, (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five ~~Elements~~. The common usage of a reversed pentagram (two points upward) by ~~Satanists~~ had caused this [[charge]] to be added to the [[SCA]] [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charge]]s beginning in 1973, ~~however~~ this ruling was overturned in 2009, and both the pentagram and pentacle symbols, both regular and reversed, [http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/03/09-03lar.html#8 are now] permitted heraldic ~~charges~~.

		⚫	Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a [[religious]] [[symbol]], (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five [[Element]]s. The common usage of a reversed pentagram (two points upward) by [[Satan]]ists had caused this [[charge]] to be added to the [[SCA]] [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charge]]s beginning in [[1973]]. However this ruling was overturned in [[2009]], and both the pentagram and pentacle symbols, both regular and reversed, [http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/03/09-03lar.html#8 are now] permitted [[heraldic charge]]s.

	[[category:device heraldry]]		[[category:device heraldry]]

Alexander.a.la.Fontayne at 05:30, 31 March 2010

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	It can be found in [[Christian]] [[church]]es like Notre-Dame de [[Paris]] where it symbolizes the five points from which [[Christ]] bled on the [[cross]]. In the [[poem]] ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]'', [[Sir]] [[Gawain]] bore a pentagram upon his [[shield]] and it was also used to represent many other things, e.g. the five [[knightly virtue]]s.		It can be found in [[Christian]] [[church]]es like Notre-Dame de [[Paris]] where it symbolizes the five points from which [[Christ]] bled on the [[cross]]. In the [[poem]] ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]'', [[Sir]] [[Gawain]] bore a pentagram upon his [[shield]] and it was also used to represent many other things, e.g. the five [[knightly virtue]]s.

	Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a [[religious]] symbol, (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five Elements. ~~However, the~~ common usage of a reversed pentagram (two points upward) by Satanists ~~has~~ caused this [[charge]] to be added to the [[SCA]] [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charge]]s.		Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a [[religious]] symbol, (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five Elements. The common usage of a reversed pentagram (two points upward) by Satanists had caused this [[charge]] to be added to the [[SCA]] [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charge]]s beginning in 1973, however this ruling was overturned in 2009, and both the pentagram and pentacle symbols, both regular and reversed, [http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2009/03/09-03lar.html#8 are now] permitted heraldic charges.

	[[category:device heraldry]]		[[category:device heraldry]]

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	A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points voided and interlaced'', commonly used in [[period]] heraldry. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar [[symbol]], correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet''.		A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points voided and interlaced'', commonly used in [[period]] heraldry. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar [[symbol]], correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet''.

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	A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points voided and interlaced'', commonly used in [[period]] heraldry. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar [[symbol]], correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet''.		A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points voided and interlaced'', commonly used in [[period]] heraldry. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar [[symbol]], correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet''.

Cian: historical context

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	A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points voided and interlaced'', commonly used in [[period]] heraldry. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar symbol, correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet''.		A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points voided and interlaced'', commonly used in [[period]] heraldry. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar [[symbol]], correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet''.

			It can be found in [[Christian]] [[church]]es like Notre-Dame de [[Paris]] where it symbolizes the five points from which [[Christ]] bled on the [[cross]]. In the [[poem]] ''[[Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]]'', [[Sir]] [[Gawain]] bore a pentagram upon his [[shield]] and it was also used to represent many other things, e.g. the five [[knightly virtue]]s.
⚫	Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a religious symbol, (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five Elements. However, the common ~~useage~~ of a reversed pentagram (two points upward) by Satanists has caused this charge to be added to the [[SCA]] [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charge]]s.

		⚫	Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a [[religious]] symbol, (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five Elements. However, the common usage of a reversed pentagram (two points upward) by Satanists has caused this [[charge]] to be added to the [[SCA]] [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charge]]s.

	[[category:device heraldry]]		[[category:device heraldry]]

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	A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points voided and interlaced'', commonly used in [[period]] heraldry. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar symbol, correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet''.		A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points voided and interlaced'', commonly used in [[period]] heraldry. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar symbol, correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet''.

	Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a religious symbol, (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five Elements. However, the common useage of a reversed pentagram (two points upward) by Satanists has caused this charge to be added to the [[SCA]] [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted ~~charges~~]].		Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a religious symbol, (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five Elements. However, the common useage of a reversed pentagram (two points upward) by Satanists has caused this charge to be added to the [[SCA]] [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charge]]s.

	[[~~categories~~:device heraldry]]		[[category:device heraldry]]

Paul Matisz at 16:00, 12 July 2006

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A '''Pentagram''' is a ''[[mullet]] of five points voided and interlaced'', commonly used in [[period]] heraldry. A '''Pentacle''' is a similar symbol, correctly [[blazon]]ed ''A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet''.

Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern [[Pagan]]s as a religious symbol, (usually with a single point upward) representing the Five Elements. However, the common useage of a reversed pentagram (two points upward) by Satanists has caused this charge to be added to the [[SCA]] [[College of Heralds]]' list of [[restricted charges]].

[[categories:device heraldry]]