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OUR DEVICE
For more than 20 years, we have held the proud tradition of formally being known as the College of No Mountain
as was befitting a chapter of the SCA whose members were primarily college students attending Grinnell College.
The College of No Mountain has always used this image (left) to represent our "device". A device, when displayed
symbolizes, "This is me".
In the medievil language of heraldry, the description of a device is called an "emblazon"; the image itself is called
a "blazon". The emblazon of our proudly maintained device is:
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"Perbend sinister ermine and vert, two pallets Or and in chief a laurel wreath overall vert."
Or, in modern English, translated herewith each term defined:
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Perbend (diagonally divided background)
sinister (top right to bottom left)
ermine (the black and white part, a fur)
and vert (green in color),
two pallets (the two vertical bars)
Or (gold in color)
and in chief (at the top)
a laurel wreath (a laurel wreath)
overall vert (which is completely green).
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OUR BADGE
At some events, you may see some of our members proudly displaying the populace badge either on their garb,
or otherwise about their personal belongings. When displayed, a badge symbolizes, "This is mine".
The emblazon of our badge is:
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"Per fess embattled argent and vert, in chief a demi-horse rampant sable"
Or, again in modern English, translated herewith each term defined:
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Per fess (horizontally divided background)
embattled (the square dividing line)
argent (white in color)
and vert (green in color),
in chief (at the top)
a demi-horse (a horse in profile)
rampant (front hooves reared up)
sable (black in color).
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