Flashcards in Unit #3 Vocab _ 2 Deck (35)
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shooting along a castle wall
lateral defense
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vertically sliding grille used to protect a hall or entryway
portcullis
3
a charge in the shape of a spot, with specific names due to what color it is
roundel
4
verbal description of a heraldic arms, precise and concise as possible
blazon
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or, argent, gules, azure, purpure, vert, sable
gold, silver, red, blue, purple, green, black
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designated hue of a shield/heraldic arms, divided into two categories
tincture
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decorative and symbolic material surround a shield
augmentations
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parts of "achievement of arms":
[figures] [fluttering flourish]
[above] [beneath shield]
supporters, mantling,
helm, motto
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artificial hill
motte
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the protected yard a motte is in
bailey
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towers for lateral defense
bastions
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lion charge forms:
[rampant] [passant]
rearing on one leg, walking
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round bastions that extruded from rectangular wall structure, often at corner points
D-towers
14
symbols that mark position of a son in line of inheritance
marks of cadency
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charges arrayed across part of a shield in a pattern/repeating
semy
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post of a lion
presentation
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top pathway along castle walls
wall walk
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raised wall that shields the wall walk
battlements
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a notch form which alternates between teeth and gaps
crenellation
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the "teeth" of crenellation
merlons
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the "gaps" of crenellation
embrasures
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system of bracketing/holes to allow the vertical defense of a wall by shooting straight down
machicolation
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semi-open coverings over battlements
hoardings
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geometric designs imposed on shields
divisions
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most common divisions on a shield are called
ordinaries
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1) zig-zag line on shield
2) wave-like line on shield
3) crenellation design on shield
1) indented
2) wavy
3) embatted
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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
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wooden fence that encloses the bailey
palisade
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the tower on the motte
keep
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thin outward-facing openings too narrow to climb through but are used for attack/light
arrow loops
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little pictures, designs, emblems placed on a shield
charges
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realistic charges are called
proper charges
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defensive trench, which could be empty or filled with water, that surrounded a castle
moat
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sloping the lower part of an outward castle wall so as to make offense/attack difficult for the enemy
battered
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