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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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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. |
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| ⚫ | 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 |
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| ⚫ | 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. |
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Revision as of 15:43, 13 July 2006
A Pentagram is a mullet of five points voided and interlaced, commonly used in period heraldry. A Pentacle is a similar symbol, correctly blazoned A mullet voided and interlaced within and conjoined to an annulet.
It can be found in Christian churches 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 virtues.
Both the pentagram and the pentacle are used by modern Pagans 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 charges.
