Non cross (Disallowed)

The “Non cross” is a Society invention.  It is not currently registerable.

Peregryne Tal Elan of Non bears:  Sable, a Non cross purpure fimbriated argent.

Cross moline (Period)

Cross miller (Accepted)

The “cross moline” is one of the oldest variants, found in the arms of de Baucey, c.1244 [Asp2 215]; it was the original form of the millrind.  In the English system of cadency, the cross moline is the brisure of the eighth son.  Minor artistic variations have been blazoned as a “cross sarcelly”, “cross recercely”, or “cross ancry” by heraldic tracts, but the distinction was not observed in actual medieval armory.

There is also the “cross miller” or “cross millrind”, a more angular artistic variation; the distinction may be blazoned, but no heraldic difference is granted.  Both the cross moline and the cross miller are negligibly different from the cross fourchy.

Cross moline disjointed (Period)

The “cross moline disjointed” is a period type of cross, found in the arms of di Manteli d’Alisandria, mid-15^th C. [Triv 231].  Though the form is period, there is some disagreement as to exactly how it was blazoned:  “cross sarcelly”, “cross resarcelly”, and “cross moline voided” have all been used for this charge – and each one has also been applied to other charges as well.  To avoid ambiguity, Society blazons use the term “moline disjointed”.

Cecilia Dysney bears:  Sable, three crosses moline Or.

Dawyd z Gury bears as a badge:  On a cross miller azure, a compass star Or.

Isobel de la Rose bears:  Per pale azure and argent, a cross moline disjointed counterchanged.

Cross of five mascles (Accepted)

The “cross of mascles”, like the cross of lozenges, must have its number explicitly blazoned.  The illustration shows a cross of five mascles.

Maltese cross (Period)

The “Maltese cross” is the modern name for the badge of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, later called the Knights of Malta.  Originally, it was referred to as a “cross of eight points”, with each point said to represent one of the Beatitudes [Franklyn 118].  Though the Order was founded in 1113, this badge was not used in members’ armory until the 18^th Century [Volborth 199, 211].  The Maltese cross was used as part of the full achievement, as for the arms of Pope Clement VII, 1523 [Galbreath’s Papal Heraldry, p.89]; therefore, it’s permitted for use in Society armory.  The limbs should each be as wide as the space between them; they should converge to a central point, or very nearly.

Emeric Wendel bears:  Per pale argent and gules, a Maltese cross counterchanged.

Marcus Carunna bears:  Or, a Maltese cross purpure.

Cross of four lozenges (Accepted)

The “cross of lozenges”, unlike the cross of fusils, is seldom throughout.  The number of lozenges must be explicitly blazoned; the illustration shows a cross of four lozenges.

Aline Blakwode bears:  Argent, a cross of four lozenges vert.

Latin cross (Period)

The “Latin cross” is also called a “long cross” or a “Passion cross” [Parker 160].  It’s simply a cross couped with the lower limb elongated.  It’s found in the arms of Cardinal Isidorus, c.1550 [BSB Cod.Icon 267:193].

Caedmon Wilson bears:  Argent, three Latin crosses azure.

Faílenn inghean Mheanmain bears:  Quarterly vert and argent, two Latin crosses in bend Or.

Key cross (Period)

The “key cross” is found in the arms of the city of Pisa, and is sometimes called a “cross of Pisa” for that reason.  It was certainly in use by the mid-15^th Century [Triv 7], and may have been used as early as the 13^th Century.

Ian Bruce MacRae bears:  Gyronny azure and gules, a key cross Or.

Cernach Mac Gilla Críst bears:  Per pale azure and Or, three key crosses counterchanged.

Gregory de Munemuth bears:  Vert, a key cross argent.

Cross of Jerusalem (Period)

The “cross of Jerusalem” is taken from the arms of that Kingdom.  The Kingdom of Jerusalem had a variety of crosses through its life; this is the best known form, dating from 1282 [ANA2 339].  Period blazons didn’t use the term, instead explicitly blazoning it by parts, e.g., “a cross potent between four crosses couped.”

Stephan of Monmouth bears:  Per pale Or and sable, a cross of Jerusalem counterchanged.

Lothar Hügelman bears:  Sable, a cross of Jerusalem argent.

Lucien de Wyntere bears:  Azure, a cross of Jerusalem within a bordure argent.

Cross gurgity (Disallowed)

The “cross gurgity” or “cross gurgitée”, while appearing in modern heraldry texts [e.g. Leonhard 291], does not seem to have been actually used in medieval armory.  Due to its resemblance to modern white supremacist symbols, the cross gurgity is no longer permitted to be registered; those already registered are considered a step from period practice.

Gwynneth Sanquebarr bears:  Azure, a fess argent between two crosses gurgity Or.

Uther Schiemann der Hunt bears:  Gules, a cross gurgity Or within a serpent in annulo head to base argent.