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Examples of divisions and shapes on shields.

     
       Shields were often divided into parts, called divisions, or had basic shapes on them, called ordinaries. The most common shapes are shown below. Divisions do not have to follow the metal/color rule, as they are considered to lie next to each other, not one on top of another. Ordinaries do follow the rule.
     Note that the same term is used to mean the name of a shape on the shield (such as a fess), how a shield is divided (per fess), or how smaller designs are arranged on a shield (fess wise). 		 


Medieval shield, showing chief pattern

Learn the rules of heraldry by making a medieval shield in the cross pattern

Authentic designs for medieval shields in saltire pattern

Make a medieval shield¬ - tierce pattern

Chief

 

Cross

 

Saltire

 

Tierce

 

Build a Medieval shield in a chevron pattern to learn heraldry

 

Learn how blazonry works, by making your own medieval shield¬ Chevron inverted pattern—heraldry

 

Medieval shield, showing per chevron pattern

 

Build a Medieval shield in a per chevron inverted pattern to learn heraldry

 

Chevron

 

Chevron Inverted

 

Per Chevron

 

Per Chevron Inverted

 

Make a medieval shield - ¬pile pattern

 

Authentic designs for medieval shields in pile inverted pattern

 

Pile

 

Pile Inverted

 

Learn the rules of heraldry by making a medieval shield in the bend pattern

 

Build a Medieval shied in a per bend pattern to learn heraldry

 

Medieval shield, showing in bend wise pattern

 

Bend

 

Per Bend

 

Bend wise

 

Build a Medieval shield in a fess pattern to learn heraldry

Medieval shield, showing in per fess pattern

Make a medieval shield¬--fess wise pattern

Fess

 

 Per Fess

 

Fess wise

 

Authentic designs for medieval shields in pale pattern

Learn the rules of heraldry by making a medieval shield in the pall wise pattern
Pale

 

 Per Pale

 

Pale wise

 

Authentic designs for medieval shields in pall pattern

Learn how blazonry works, by making your own medieval shield¬--per pall pattern-- heraldry

Pall

 

 Per Pall

 

 Per Pall Inverted

 


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