Unit #3 Vocab _ 2 Flashcards
shooting along a castle wall
lateral defense
vertically sliding grille used to protect a hall or entryway
portcullis
a charge in the shape of a spot, with specific names due to what color it is
roundel
verbal description of a heraldic arms, precise and concise as possible
blazon
or, argent, gules, azure, purpure, vert, sable
gold, silver, red, blue, purple, green, black
designated hue of a shield/heraldic arms, divided into two categories
tincture
decorative and symbolic material surround a shield
augmentations
parts of “achievement of arms”:
[figures] [fluttering flourish]
[above] [beneath shield]
supporters, mantling,
helm, motto
artificial hill
motte
the protected yard a motte is in
bailey
towers for lateral defense
bastions
lion charge forms:
[rampant] [passant]
rearing on one leg, walking
round bastions that extruded from rectangular wall structure, often at corner points
D-towers
symbols that mark position of a son in line of inheritance
marks of cadency
charges arrayed across part of a shield in a pattern/repeating
semy
post of a lion
presentation
top pathway along castle walls
wall walk
raised wall that shields the wall walk
battlements
a notch form which alternates between teeth and gaps
crenellation
the “teeth” of crenellation
merlons
the “gaps” of crenellation
embrasures
system of bracketing/holes to allow the vertical defense of a wall by shooting straight down
machicolation
semi-open coverings over battlements
hoardings
geometric designs imposed on shields
divisions
most common divisions on a shield are called
ordinaries
1) zig-zag line on shield
2) wave-like line on shield
3) crenellation design on shield
1) indented
2) wavy
3) embatted
parts of a shield:
1) top 2) left 3) right 4) bottom
1) chief
2) sinister (viewer’s right side)
3) dexter (viewer’s left side)
4) base
wooden fence that encloses the bailey
palisade
the tower on the motte
keep
thin outward-facing openings too narrow to climb through but are used for attack/light
arrow loops
little pictures, designs, emblems placed on a shield
charges
realistic charges are called
proper charges
defensive trench, which could be empty or filled with water, that surrounded a castle
moat
sloping the lower part of an outward castle wall so as to make offense/attack difficult for the enemy
battered
the inner ward area surrounded by the inner walls
inner bailey
