SCA Heraldry Illustrated

Postures

Quadrupeds (General)


Rampant


Rampant Guardant


Rampant Reguardant


Salient


Salient Guardant


Salient Reguardant


Passant


Passant Guardant


Passant Reguardant


Statant


Statant Guardant


Statant Reguardant


Courant


Courant Guardant


Courant Reguardant


Sejant


Sejant Guardant


Sejant Reguardant


Sejant Erect


Sejant Erect Guardant


Sejant Erect Reguardant


Couchant


Couchant Guardant


Couchant Reguardant

Deer


Rampant


Rampant Guardant


Rampant Reguardant


Springing


Springing Guardant


Springing Reguardant


Trippant


Trippant Guardant


Trippant Reguardant


Statant


At Gaze


Statant Reguardant


Courant


Courant Guardant


Courant Reguardant


Lodged


Lodged Guardant


Lodged Reguardant


Grazing

Birds

Note: Bird postures are used for bats, and any monster that is mostly wings.


Close


Naiant (waterfowl only)


Close Guardant


Close Affronte


Rising


Rousant


Striking


Preying Upon


Volant


Volant Wings Addorsed


Stooping


Migrant (SFPP)


Eagle Displayed (SFPP for non-eagle)


Pelican in her Piety


Pelican Vulning Herself


Crane in his Vigilance


Peacock in his Pride


Hummingbird Hovering

Winged Monsters

Segreant is simply shorthand for "rampant, wings addorsed and elevated".

Any winged monster may also be blazoned in an appropriate posture for the base animal, with the additional description for the wing position.

Dragons and wyverns use predator postures, and additionally may be blazoned Displayed, as an SFPP.


Segreant


Addorsed and Elevated


Addorsed and Inverted


Displayed and Elevated


Displayed and Inverted

Fish and Sea Monsters


Naiant


Haurient


Urinant


Embowed


Naiant Embowed


Tergiant


Naiant


Haurient


Urinant


Embowed


Naiant Embowed


Sea Serpant Ondoyant


Sea-Monster Naiant


Sea-Monster Erect

Serpents


Glissant


Ondoyant (equivalent to glissant for conflict)


Erect


Involved


Nowed


In Annulo


Cross of Four Serpents Entwined

Insects, Tortoises and Amphibians


Tergiant


Volant-en-arriere


Statant

Humans and Humanoid Monsters


Statant Affronty


Passant


Dancing


Genuant


Kneeling in Prayer


Riding

Heads


Couped


Couped Close


Erased


Couped Affronty


Cabossed


Erased Affronty


Maiden's Bust


Jessant-de-Lys (SFPP for non-feline)