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[[Category:Device Heraldry]]
[[Category:Device Heraldry]]


A '''charge''' is anything that appears on the "field" of a [[device]].
A '''charge''' is anything that appears on the [[field]] of a [[device]].


[[Period]] examples include myriad forms of [[cross]]es, [[animal]]s ([[leopard]]s, [[lion]]s, [[cattle]]), [[plant]]s and plant parts ([[rose]]s, [[thistle]]s etc), celestial objects ([[comet]]s, [[star]]s, [[sun]]s, [[moon]]s), [[weapon]]s ([[Sword]]s, [[spear]]s etc), tools (fleams, [[hammer]]s etc) or pieces of anatomy ([[head]]s, [[eye]]s, [[limb]]s, [[moustache]]s). Charges also include [[ordinary|ordinaries]].
[[Period]] examples include myriad forms of [[cross]]es, [[animal]]s ([[leopard]]s, [[lion]]s, [[cattle]]), [[plant]]s and plant parts ([[rose]]s, [[thistle]]s etc), celestial objects ([[comet]]s, [[star]]s, [[sun]]s, [[moon]]s), [[weapon]]s ([[Sword]]s, [[spear]]s etc), tools (fleams, [[hammer]]s etc) or pieces of anatomy ([[head]]s, [[eye]]s, [[limb]]s, [[moustache]]s). Charges also include [[ordinary|ordinaries]].

*[[Heraldic beast]]s
*[[Plants as heraldic charges|Plants]]
*[[Body parts as heraldic charges|Body parts]]
*[[Weapons as heraldic charges|Weapons]]
*[[Buildings as heraldic charges|Buildings]]
*[[General objects as heraldic charges|General objects]]
*[[Geometric shapes as heraldic charges|Geometric shapes]]
*[[Crosses as heraldic charges|Crosses]]


Charges should be distinguished from [[line divisions]] and the [[field]].
Charges should be distinguished from [[line divisions]] and the [[field]].

Revision as of 14:01, 19 November 2003


A charge is anything that appears on the field of a device.

Period examples include myriad forms of crosses, animals (leopards, lions, cattle), plants and plant parts (roses, thistles etc), celestial objects (comets, stars, suns, moons), weapons (Swords, spears etc), tools (fleams, hammers etc) or pieces of anatomy (heads, eyes, limbs, moustaches). Charges also include ordinaries.

Charges should be distinguished from line divisions and the field.