Talk:Swedish heraldry

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[edit] Private Heraldry

suitable themes could be: "Royal statute against noble shield and open helmet", first burgher arms, coats of arms of members of the Seraphim Order, the last ennoblement, etc. (Terot 00:21, 16 October 2007 (UTC))

The Swedish Way —Preceding unsigned comment added by Terot (talkcontribs) 06:54, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

This image could be filled with correct Swedish terms and put into this article (Terot 16:42, 11 November 2007 (UTC))
Example
English name Parted per fess Parted per pale Parted per bend sinister Parted quarterly Parted quarterly with a heart
Swedish name ? ? ? ? ?
Tincture Heraldic name Swedish name
Metals
Gold/Yellow Or  ?
Silver/White Argent  ?
Colours
Blue Azure  ?
Red Gules  ?
Black Sable  ?
Green Vert  ?

(Terot 17:26, 11 November 2007 (UTC))

Swedish heraldry doesn't use French terms -- it uses Swedish words. Gold is "guld", silver is "silver", blue is "blå" etc. Further examples can be seen at sv:Wikipedia:Projekt_Heraldik#Terminologi.
Fred-J 19:34, 11 November 2007 (UTC)