Termau Herodraeth

Tarian Yr Oesoedd Canol - Medieval shield Tarian Ffrengig - French shield Tarian Hirgrwn - Oval shield Tarian Barcud - Kite shield Tarian Petryal - Squared shield Tarian Eidalaidd - Italian shield Tarian Swistirol - Swiss shield Tarian Tudur - Tudor shield Tarian Safnrhwth - Open-mouthed shield Tarian Pwylaidd - Polish shield Tarian Iberaidd - Iberian shield

The Points of the shield - Begnnau’r Tarian, describe where a nod (charge) is placed. The shield is described from the perspective of the person holding it, but pictured from the perspective of others, so left and right become flipped (standard in all languages) In Chief - Yn Ben (in the top) In Dexter - Yn Dde (right) In Sinister - Yn Chwith (left) In Base - Yn Fôn (bôn, bottom or base) In Sinister Chief - Yn Chwithben In Middle Chief - Yn Ganolben (central) In Dexter Chief - Yn Ddeben In Sinister Base - Yn Chwithfôn In Middle Base - Yn Ganolfôn In Dexter Base - Yn Ddefôn In Honour Point - Yn Begwn y nen (in the point of the ceiling/heavens) In Fess Point - Yn Begwn Y Gorwel (in the point of the horizon) In Nombril Point - Yn Begwn y Dir (in the point of the land)

The first kind of nod (Charge) that goes onto a tarian (shield) is darn(au) (ordinaries/pieces). There is no agreed upon distinction between ordinary and sub-ordinary so they’re listed together here.  Chief - Pen (top) Fess - Gwregys (belt) Pale - Piler (pillar) Cross - Croes Bend - Band (bend or sash) Bend Sinister - Band Wrthdro (flipped) Saltire - Sawtyr Chevron - Saeth (arrow) Bordure - Ymyl (border, margin) Orle - Ffos (moat) Inescutcheon - Tarianyn (little shield) Pile - Cwm (valley) for division of the field, pile/cwm does not hit the bottom, but as an ordinary it does.  Flaunches - Ategion (abutments) Gyron - Petal (petal) Canton - Canton Fret - Cwlwm (knot) Pall - Fforch (fork)

Rhannu’r cae - paritioning (sharing) the field note - for blazoning, use phrases as they appear here in place of “per pall, per chevron etc” or replace Yn with Rhannu’n in place of “party per pall, party per chevron etc” for tiercings, Rhannu (party) is replaced with Teirannu (tierced) Per Fess - Yn Llorweddol (horizontally) Per Pale - Yn Dalsyth (uprightly) Per Bend - Yn Groeslinol (diagonally) Per Bend Sinister - Yn Groeslinol Wrthdro (flipped diagonally) Per Bend Inverted - Yn Groeslinol Traphen (Diagonally upside-down) Per Bend Sinister Inverted - Yn Groeslinol Wrthdro Traphen Per Chevron - Yn Saeth (into an arrow) Per Chevron Inverted - Yn Saeth Traphen Per Pile - Yn Gwm - (into a valley) Per Chaussé - Yn Agendor (into a chasm) Per Saltire - Yn Sawtyr Quartlerly - Yn Chwarterol Gyronny - Yn Betalog - (into petals) Pily - Yn Gymoedd (into valleys) Checkered - Yn Sgwariog (into squares) Lozengy - Yn Ffenestri (into windows) Barry - Yn Wregys (into belts) Paly - Yn Bileri (into pillars) Bendy - Yn Fandiau (into belts) Chevrony - Yn Saethau (into arrows) Tierced per Pall -Teirannu’n Fforchog (tierced forkedly) Tierced per Pale - Teirannu’n Dalsyth Tierced per Fess - Teirannu’n Llorweddol A field - Cae

*denotes words are actually cognate with anglo-norman names.