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)
















