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'''A Pelican in her Piety''' is an ancient [[heraldic]] [[device]] [[symbol]]izing self-sacrifice. |
'''A Pelican in her Piety''' is an ancient [[heraldic]] [[device]] [[symbol]]izing self-sacrifice. |
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The image shows an heraldic [[pelican]] on a nest full of chicks. The pelican is tearing |
The image shows an heraldic [[pelican]] on a nest full of chicks. The pelican is tearing at (sometimes called "vulning") her own breast to feed the young with her [[blood]]. |
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In the [[SCA]] displaying a Pelican in her Piety is restricted to the members of the [[Order of the Pelican]], one of the three great [[order]]s of [[peer]]age. |
In the [[SCA]] displaying a Pelican in her Piety is restricted to the members of the [[Order of the Pelican]], one of the three great [[order]]s of [[peer]]age. |
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Revision as of 17:58, 22 August 2008
A Pelican in her Piety is an ancient heraldic device symbolizing self-sacrifice.
The image shows an heraldic pelican on a nest full of chicks. The pelican is tearing at (sometimes called "vulning") her own breast to feed the young with her blood.
In the SCA displaying a Pelican in her Piety is restricted to the members of the Order of the Pelican, one of the three great orders of peerage.
