Someone recently asked if there was an listing of which charges had been used most or least often in the Society’s armory. It turns out that this isn’t an easy question to answer using the standard Morsulus armorial interface, but since I’ve imported that data into a SQL database I was able to put together a query that generates such a listing.
The data below is current as of the LoAR dated January 2018, which was posted in March. It includes over fifty thousand total registered armory items, including those which have since been released.
Some other important caveats result from the way this listing was constructed:
- It includes all of the armorial description categories, so in addition to charges, the listing also shows the frequency of field tinctures, divisions, treatments, and arrangements.
- This listing is based on the categories as coded in the armorial database, so it doesn’t distinguish between individual charge types that are grouped under a common heading; in other words, lions, panthers, domestic cats and their cousins are all grouped together under “cat.”
- Some individual charges are grouped under one category but are considered to also conflict with charges that appear under other categories; in other cases, a single category includes multiple types of charges which don’t conflict with each other.
If you’re looking for uncommon charges you might also be interested in this listing of “Rarely Used SCA Charges” which is a few years out of date but is broken down by individual charges rather than armorial categories.
| 45,837 | FIELD (field) |
| 6,874 | BORDURE (bordure) |
| 6,686 | AR (argent field) |
| 6,416 | CHIEF (chief) |
| 5,108 | AZ (azure field) |
| 4,957 | NO (fieldless) |
| 4,498 | BIRD (bird, whole) |
| 4,481 | PPALE (field division, per pale) |
| 3,806 | STAR (mullet) |
| 3,739 | SA (sable field) |
| 3,592 | OR (or field) |
| 3,485 | CRAC (cross, as charge) |
| 3,221 | VT (vert field) |
| 2,824 | GU (gules field) |
| 2,806 | ROSE (flower, rose) |
| 2,697 | SWORD (sword) |
| 2,688 | PC (field division, per chevron) |
| 2,624 | CAT (beast, cat) |
| 2,454 | SUN (sun, whole) |
| 2,452 | CRESCENT (crescent) |
| 2,424 | ROUNDEL (roundel, whole) |
| 2,253 | PFESS (field division, per fess) |
| 2,244 | CHEVRON (chevron) |
| 2,023 | DOG (beast, dog) |
| 2,004 | PBS (field division, per bend sinister) |
| 1,709 | QLY (field division, quarterly) |
| 1,683 | PU (purpure field) |
| 1,644 | BEND (bend) |
| 1,640 | DRAGON (monster, dragon) |
| 1,579 | FDL (fleur de lys) |
| 1,574 | BS (bend sinister) |
| 1,527 | FESS (fess) |
| 1,527 | PB (field division, per bend) |
| 1,316 | ARROW (arrow) |
| 1,306 | INPALE (arrangement, in pale) |
| 1,301 | CASTLE (castle) |
| 1,256 | BASE (base) |
| 1,200 | INSA (arrangement, in saltire) |
| 1,175 | ANNULET (annulet) |
| 1,133 | PALE (pale) |
| 1,129 | TREE-ROUNDED SHAPE (tree, rounded shape) |
| 1,073 | LEAF (leaf) |
| 1,046 | LW (wreath, laurel) |
| 1,035 | HEADDOG (head, beast, dog) |
| 993 | PSALT (field division, per saltire) |
| 894 | CUP (cup) |
| 846 | HEART (heart) |
| 827 | ORLE AND TRESSURE (orle) |
| 806 | GRIFFIN (monster, griffin) |
| 791 | BEAST-BEAR (beast, bear) |
| 770 | AXE (axe) |
| 731 | LOZENGE (lozenge) |
| 714 | GOUTE (goute) |
| 689 | FIELD TREATMENT-SEME (9OTHER) (field treatment, seme, other) |
| 684 | MONSTER9WINGED (monster, winged) |
| 676 | BEAST-HORSE (beast, horse) |
| 653 | COTISES (cotises) |
| 629 | COMBAT (arrangement, creature, combattant) |
| 606 | HAND AND GAUNTLET (hand) |
| 594 | CROSS (cross, throughout) |
| 592 | FLOWER-THISTLE (flower, thistle) |
| 579 | GYRONNY (field division, gyronny) |
| 561 | HAMMER (hammer) |
| 555 | BOOK AND SCROLL (book) |
| 553 | FLAUNCH (flaunch) |
| 552 | BEAST-DEER AND STAG (beast, deer) |
| 550 | PILE (pile) |
| 548 | ESCALLOP (shell, escallop) |
| 544 | MONSTER-UNICORN (monster, unicorn) |
| 534 | HARP (musical instrument, harp) |
| 515 | ARRANGEMENT-IN FESS (arrangement, in fess) |
| 509 | KNOT AND ROPE (knot) |
| 493 | HEAD-BEAST,CAT AND LION (head, beast, cat) |
| 487 | SALTIRE (saltire, throughout) |
| 484 | ESTOILE (estoile) |
| 477 | FRUIT-NUT,ACORN (fruit, nut, acorn) |
| 463 | MONSTER-PHOENIX (monster, phoenix) |
| 453 | FOIL-3 (foil, trefoil) |
| 444 | SHIP (ship) |
| 440 | PCI (field division, per chevron ) |
| 435 | FRET (fret) |
| 433 | PO (peripheral only) |
| 430 | LETTERS,RUNES AND SYMBOLS (symbol) |
| 422 | BEAST-RABBIT (beast, rabbit) |
| 416 | REPTILE-SNAKE (reptile, snake) |
| 409 | ARRANGEMENT9BEAST&MONSTER, (arrangement, creature, respectant) |
| 406 | DOLPHIN (fish, dolphin) |
| 405 | PHEON AND ARROWHEAD (pheon) |
| 403 | FIRE AND FLAME (fire) |
| 388 | CROWN (crown) |
| 385 | ER (ermine field) |
| 385 | FEATHER AND QUILL (feather) |
| 381 | FIELD DIV.-BARRY (field division, barry) |
| 379 | CHEVRON*7 (chevron inverted) |
| 363 | BOW (bow) |
| 357 | WING (wing) |
| 357 | PAW PRINT (paw print) |
| 357 | ARRANGEMENT-IN BEND (arrangement, in bend) |
| 350 | SUN-DEMI (sun, demi) |
| 346 | ARRANGEMENT-IN CROSS (arrangement, in cross) |
| 345 | FIELD DIV.-CHECKY (field division, checky) |
| 323 | SPEAR AND LANCE (spear) |
| 323 | MONSTER-SEA HORSE AND SEA UNICORN (monster, sea, ) | |
| 322 | INSECT-BEE AND WASP (arthropod, bee) |
| 319 | NEEDLE (needle) |
| 318 | HEAD-BEAST,DEER (head, beast, deer) |
| 318 | INSECT-BUTTERFLY AND MOTH (arthropod, moth) |
| 318 | FLOWER-TRUMPET SHAPE (flower, trumpet shape) |
| 315 | FLOWER-MULTI-PETALED (flower, multipetaled) |
| 311 | HEAD-BEAST,HORSE (head, beast, horse) |
| 310 | HEAD-BIRD (head, bird) |
| 309 | BEAST-BOAR (beast, boar) |
| 306 | TRIQUETRA (triquetra) |
| 305 | INSECT-DRAGONFLY (arthropod, dragonfly) |
| 303 | MASCLE AND RUSTRE (mascle) |
| 302 | TRISKELION (triskelion) |
| 302 | PEN (pen) |
| 300 | WHEEL (wheel) |
| 299 | PEGASUS (monster, pegasus) |
| 298 | PS (seme as primary) |
| 297 | ARRANGEMENT9BEAST&MONSTER,ADDORSED (arrangement, creature, ) |
| 294 | BEAST-GOAT AND SHEEP (beast, goat) |
| 291 | FISH8OTHER (fish, other) |
| 288 | ARRANGEMENT-IN ANNULO (arrangement, in annulo) |
| 287 | FIELD DIV.-LOZENGY OR FUSILY (field division, lozengy) |
| 285 | TREE-PINE TREE SHAPE (tree, pine tree shape) |
| 276 | PALL (pall) |
| 269 | WINGED OBJECT (winged object) |
| 261 | BEAST-WEASEL AND OTTER (beast, weasel) |
| 259 | FIELD TREATMENT-SEME (MULLETTY) (field treatment, seme, ) |
| 254 | HEAD-MONSTER,UNICORN (head, monster, unicorn) |
| 247 | ARCHITECTURE (architecture) |
| 244 | FIELD TREATMENT-SEME (ERMINED) (field treatment, ermined) |
| 243 | ANVIL (anvil) |
| 238 | STAFF (staff) |
| 237 | BELL (bell) |
| 237 | PLANT-SPRIG (plant, sprig) |
| 236 | TREE9BRANCH (tree branch) |
| 236 | FO (field only) |
| 235 | FOIL-4 (foil, quatrefoil) |
| 232 | FIELD TREATMENT-SEME (GOUTTY) (field treatment, seme, goutty) |
| 227 | METC (monster, other) |
| 225 | LIGHTNING FLASHES (lightning bolt) |
| 224 | BILLET AND DELF (billet) |
| 223 | HORN AND ATTIRES (horn, creature) |
| 222 | ESCARB (escarbuncle) |
| 221 | FIELD DIV.9OTHER (field division, other) |
| 214 | MUSICAL INSTR-HORN AND TRUMPET (musical instrument, horn) |
| 213 | HEAD-MONSTER,DRAGON (head, monster, dragon) |
| 213 | ERMINE SPOT (ermine spot) |
| 210 | MONSTER-SEA LION (monster, sea, lion) |
| 204 | KEY (key) |
| 200 | AMPHIBIAN-FROG (amphibian) |
| 200 | ARRANGEMENT-IN BEND*3 (arrangement, in bend sinister) |
| 198 | HEAD-HUMAN SKULL (head, human skull) |
| 197 | HEAD-BEAST,RAM AND GOAT (head, beast, goat) |
| 196 | HEAD-BEAST,BOAR (head, beast, boar) |
| 196 | GORE AND GUSSET (gore) |
| 195 | REPTILE-TURTLE (reptile, turtle) |
| 194 | TOOL-SEWING AND WEAVING (tool, textile) |
| 194 | GARB (garb) |
| 190 | MOUNTAIN (mountain) |
| 190 | PILE*7 (pile inverted) |
| 190 | LIZARD (reptile, lizard) |
| 189 | BEAST-BULL AND BISON (beast, bull) |
| 186 | ARRANGEMENT-IN PALL (arrangement, in pall) |
| 185 | PALL*7 (pall inverted) |
| 185 | ARM (arm) |
| 183 | BEAST-MOUSE AND RAT (beast, mouse) |
| 180 | TRIANGLE (triangle) |
| 180 | CE (counterermine field) |
| 178 | PLANT-VINE (plant, vine) |
| 176 | FIELD TREATMENT-VAIRY (field treatment, vairy) |
| 175 | BEAST-SQUIRREL AND SKUNK (beast, squirrel) |
| 174 | BEAST-BAT (beast, bat) |
| 174 | MONSTER-MERFOLK (monster, merfolk) |
| 169 | FIELD DIV.-PALY (field division, paly) |
| 168 | CHAIN (chain) |
| 166 | FRUIT-GRAPE AND BERRY (fruit, berry) |
| 164 | COMET (comet) |
| 163 | ANCHOR (anchor) |
| 158 | BEAST9DEMI (beast, demi) |
| 158 | MONSTER-SEA9BEAST,OTHER (monster, sea, other) |
| 156 | TOOL9OTHER (tool, other) |
| 154 | HUMAN FIGURE (human figure) |
| 152 | HEAD-BEAST,BEAR (head, beast, bear) |
| 152 | HEAD-BEAST,BULL AND BISON (head, beast, bull) |
| 151 | PE (pean field) |
| 151 | GATE AND DOOR (gate) |
| 151 | FIELD DIV.-PER PALL*7 (field division, per pall inverted) |
| 147 | FIELD TREATMENT-SEME (CRUSILLY) (field treatment, seme, ) |
| 146 | FRUIT-POMEGRANATE (fruit, pomegranate) |
| 146 | FIELD DIV.-BENDY (field division, bendy) |
| 145 | MONSTER-HUMANOID (monster, humanoid) |
| 143 | FLOWER-FEW PETALS (flower, few petals) |
| 143 | MONSTER-TYGER (monster, tyger) |
| 142 | CANDLE (candle) |
| 140 | CHESS PIECE (chess piece) |
| 140 | FIELD DIV.-PER PALL (field division, per pall) |
| 139 | JEWELS AND JEWELRY (jewelry) |
| 138 | BEAST-HEDGEHOG (beast, hedgehog) |
| 137 | CAULDRON AND COOKING POT (cauldron) |
| 135 | SPARKS (sparks) |
| 132 | CALTRAP (caltrap) |
| 132 | FIELD TREATMENT-SEME (DE-LYS) (field treatment, seme, de lys) |
| 132 | SADDLERY AND TACK (saddlery) |
| 132 | ARACHNID-SCORPION (arthropod, scorpion) |
| 132 | GRENADE (grenade) |
| 130 | FLOWER-CUP SHAPE (flower, cup shape) |
| 130 | WREATH,OTHER (wreath, not laurel) |
| 128 | KRAKEN (mollusk, octopus) |
| 127 | BALANCE (balance) |
| 127 | HELMET (helmet) |
| 126 | HORSESHOE (horseshoe) |
| 125 | FRUIT-APPLE (fruit, apple) |
| 125 | POLE-AXE (pole axe) |
| 125 | ES (erminois field) |
| 124 | MUSICAL INSTR-LUTE (musical instrument, lute) |
| 121 | TRIDENT (trident) |
| 119 | HEAD-HUMAN (head, human) |
| 119 | MONSTER-PITHON (monster, pithon) |
| 117 | FRUIT9AND VEGETABLE-OTHER (fruit, other) |
| 117 | LAMP AND LANTERN (lamp) |
| 117 | BEAST-BADGER (beast, badger) |
| 115 | ARACHNID-SPIDER (arthropod, spider) |
| 114 | FORK AND SPOON (tool, eating) |
| 114 | MACE AND MORNINGSTAR (mace) |
| 113 | ARRANGEMENT-IN PALL*7 (arrangement, in pall inverted) |
| 113 | LEG AND FOOT-BEAST (leg, beast) |
| 113 | BEAST-ELEPHANT (beast, elephant) |
| 113 | ARRANGEMENT-IN CHEVRON (arrangement, in chevron) |
| 112 | COMPASS ROSE (compass rose) |
| 112 | CLOTHING-HAT (clothing, headgear) |
| 111 | SALTIRE*9 (saltire, as charge) |
| 111 | CLOUDS AND WIND (cloud) |
| 110 | MONSTER-PANTHER (monster, panther) |
| 109 | MONSTER9MULTI-HEADED (monster, multiheaded) |
| 108 | HEAD-WEAPON (head, weapon) |
| 107 | MUSICAL INSTR-RECORDER (musical instrument, recorder) |
| 106 | FIELD TREATMENT-SEME (ESTENCELY) (field treatment, seme, ) |
| 105 | ESCUTCHEON (escutcheon) |
| 105 | LABEL (label) |
| 103 | TORCH (torch) |
| 101 | SEAWOLF (monster, sea, wolf) |
| 98 | LEG AND FOOT-BIRD (leg, bird) |
| 97 | DRINKING HORN (drinking horn) |
| 94 | FISH-SEAHORSE (fish, seahorse) |
| 93 | FIELD TREATMENT-MASONED (field treatment, masoned) |
| 91 | FIELD DIV.-BENDY*3 (field division, bendy sinister) |
| 90 | MONSTER9DEMI (monster, demi) |
| 87 | MASK (mask) |
| 86 | SCISSORS AND SHEARS (shear) |
| 86 | ARRANGEMENT-IN ESTOILE (arrangement, in estoile) |
| 85 | ARRANGEMENT-IN ORLE (arrangement, in orle) |
| 80 | BOTTLE AND FLASK (bottle) |
| 80 | FISH-WHALE (fish, whale) |
| 80 | SPINDLE (spindle) |
| 79 | FIELD DIV.-CHEVRONELLY (field division, chevronelly) |
| 79 | ARRANGEMENT9HEAD,RESPECTANT (arrangement, head, respectant) |
| 79 | HOURGLASS (hourglass) |
| 78 | FOODSTUFF (foodstuff) |
| 78 | FLOWER-IRIS AND ORCHID (flower, iris) |
| 77 | MAUNCH (maunch) |
| 76 | PLANT-WHEAT (plant, wheat) |
| 75 | FISH-LOBSTER AND CRAB (arthropod, lobster) |
| 75 | CLOTHING-BOOT AND SHOE (clothing, footgear) |
| 74 | EYE (eye) |
| 74 | BARREL (barrel) |
| 72 | MONSTER-SEA DRAGON AND SEA GRIFFIN (monster, sea, ) |
| 71 | CARTOUCHE (cartouche) |
| 70 | TOOL-AGRICULTURAL (tool, agricultural) |
| 69 | BEACON AND BRAZIER (beacon) |
| 67 | FLEAM (fleam) |
| 66 | HEAD-JESSANT-DE-LYS (head, jessant de lys) |
| 66 | MOLLUSK-SNAIL (mollusk, snail) |
| 65 | WATER BOUGET (water bouget) |
| 65 | LEG AND FOOT-HUMAN (leg, human) |
| 65 | HEAD-MONSTER,GRIFFIN (head, monster, griffin) |
| 64 | FIELD TREATMENT-SEME (ROUNDELS) (field treatment, seme, ) |
| 64 | MORTAR AND PESTLE (mortar & pestle) |
| 64 | BEEHIVE (beehive) |
| 64 | MUSICAL INSTR-DRUM (musical instrument, drum) |
| 64 | SHELL (shell, other) |
| 63 | FIELD DIV.-VETU (field division, vetu) |
| 63 | BEAST-MONKEY (beast, monkey) |
| 63 | ARRANGEMENT9HEAD,ADDORSED (arrangement, head, addorsed) |
| 62 | MONSTER-ANTELOPE AND YALE (monster, antelope) |
| 62 | TREES-MULTIPLE (tree, multiple) |
| 61 | MONSTER-SEA SERPENT (monster, sea, serpent) |
| 61 | MONSTER9MULTI-BODIED (monster, multibodied) |
| 61 | MONSTER-CENTAUR (monster, centaur) |
| 58 | BEASTETC (beast, other) |
| 58 | ARRANGEMENT-IN PILE (arrangement, in pile) |
| 57 | TOOL-ARTISTIC (tool, artistic) |
| 56 | EWER AND PITCHER (ewer) |
| 56 | CALIPER AND COMPASS (caliper) |
| 56 | INSECT-BEETLE (arthropod, beetle) |
| 56 | TOOL-CARPENTRY (tool, carpentry) |
| 54 | NAIL (nail) |
| 52 | THUNDER BOLT (thunderbolt) |
| 52 | WOLF-TOOTH (wolf’s tooth) |
| 52 | POLYGON (polygon) |
| 51 | LURE (lure, hawk’s) |
| 51 | FUNGUS-MUSHROOM (fungus) |
| 51 | SHIP-PARTS (ship, part) |
| 50 | CARD PIQUE (card pique) |
| 50 | FLOWER-MULTI-FLORETED (flower, multifloreted) |
| 50 | TOOL-ASTRONOMICAL (tool, astronomical) |
| 50 | BEAST-CAMEL (beast, camel) |
| 50 | PLANT-HOLLY AND MISTLETOE (plant, holly) |
| 49 | CLARION AND REST (clarion) |
| 48 | TREE-PALM TREE SHAPE (tree, palm tree shape) |
| 48 | PAVILION AND TENT (pavilion) |
| 47 | CANDLESTICK (candlestick) |
| 46 | MONSTER-ENFIELD (monster, enfield) |
| 45 | GYRON (gyron) |
| 45 | MILLRIND (millrind) |
| 44 | DICE (die) |
| 44 | BEAST-SEAL AND SEA LION (beast, seal) |
| 43 | FIELD TREATMENT-SCALY (field treatment, scaly) |
| 43 | ARRANGEMENT-IN CHEVRON*7 (arrangement, in chevron inverted) |
| 43 | PILLOW AND CUSHION (pillow) |
| 42 | FURISON (furison) |
| 42 | FIELD TREATMENT-POTENTY (field treatment, potenty) |
| 42 | PLANT-HERB (plant, herb) |
| 41 | LEG AND FOOT-MONSTER (leg, monster) |
| 41 | RAINBOW (rainbow) |
| 41 | TREE9STUMP (tree, stump) |
| 39 | PLANT-REED (plant, reed) |
| 39 | FLAG AND PENNON (flag) |
| 39 | FRUIT-PINECONE (fruit, pinecone) |
| 39 | PLANT-THORN (plant, thorn) |
| 37 | SPIDER WEB (spider web) |
| 37 | CLOTHING-POUCH (clothing, pouch) |
| 37 | FAN (fan) |
| 37 | SUNBURST (sunburst) |
| 36 | BONE (bone) |
| 36 | FOIL-6 (foil, sexfoil) |
| 36 | TOY (toy) |
| 35 | MONSTER-SPHINX (monster, sphinx) |
| 35 | SICKLE AND SCYTHE (sickle) |
| 35 | CANTON (canton) |
| 35 | FRUIT-STRAWBERRY (fruit, strawberry) |
| 34 | TORSE (torse) |
| 34 | FLOWER9BOUQUET (flower, bouquet) |
| 34 | GURGES (gurges) |
| 33 | BUCKLE (buckle) |
| 33 | FLEECE AND HIDE (hide) |
| 32 | HEAD-BEAST,RABBIT (head, beast, rabbit) |
| 32 | HEAD-MONSTER9OTHER (head, monster, other) |
| 32 | HEAD-BEAST,ELEPHANT (head, beast, elephant) |
| 32 | CANNON,GUN AND ROCKET (gun) |
| 31 | BIRD9DEMI (bird, demi) |
| 30 | ALEMBIC AND RETORT (alembic) |
| 30 | PLANT9OTHER (plant, other) |
| 29 | BEAST-HIPPOPOTAMUS AND RHINOCEROS (beast, ) | |
| 28 | PLANT-GARLIC AND ONION (plant, onion) |
| 27 | HEAD-BEAST9SKULL (head, beast, skull) |
| 27 | ROCK (rock) |
| 27 | HEAD-BEAST,BADGER (head, beast, badger) |
| 27 | FIELD TREATMENT-PLUMMETTY (field treatment, plumetty) |
| 26 | MONSTER-KNOTTED (monster, knotted) |
| 26 | BASKET (basket) |
| 25 | PLANT-HEATHER (plant, heather) |
| 25 | WINDMILL (windmill) |
| 23 | MUSICAL INSTR-BAGPIPES (musical instrument, bagpipe) |
| 23 | NESSELBLATT (nesselblatt) |
| 23 | QUIVER (quiver) |
| 23 | ROUNDEL-DEMI (roundel, demi) |
| 22 | CLOTHING-FOOL’S MOTLEY (clothing, fool’s motley) |
| 21 | TOOTH (tooth) |
| 21 | ABACUS (abacus) |
| 20 | HOOK (hook) |
| 20 | TAIL-BEAST AND MONSTER (tail) |
| 20 | ARRANGEMENT-IN MASCLE (arrangement, in mascle) |
| 19 | INKHORN AND INKWELL (inkhorn) |
| 19 | CLOTHING-BELT (clothing, belt) |
| 19 | MIRROR (mirror) |
| 19 | KEYSTONE (keystone) |
| 19 | SIEGE ENGINE (siege engine) |
| 18 | MANACLE (manacle) |
| 18 | LOCK (lock) |
| 18 | FER-A-LOUP (fer a loup) |
| 18 | WAGON (wagon) |
| 16 | MUSICAL INSTR-DULCIMER (musical instrument, dulcimer) |
| 16 | PLANT-FERN (plant, fern) |
| 16 | FIELD TREATMENT-PAPELONNY (field treatment, papelonny) |
| 16 | HEAD-BEAST9OTHER (head, beast, other) |
| 16 | HEAD-BEAST,MARTEN (head, beast, marten) |
| 16 | MUSICAL INSTR-PAN PIPE (musical instrument, pan pipe) |
| 15 | HEAD-REPTILE (head, reptile) |
| 15 | ARMOR (armor) |
| 15 | MONSTER-MANTICORE (monster, manticore) |
| 15 | CHEST AND BOX (box) |
| 14 | BEAST-ANTEATER (beast, anteater) |
| 14 | FRUIT-NUT (fruit, nut, not acorn) |
| 14 | PEN BOX (pen box) |
| 13 | RIBBON (ribbon) |
| 13 | BROOM (broom) |
| 13 | PIPE-SMOKING (pipe, smoking) |
| 13 | INSECT-MANTIS (arthropod, mantis) |
| 13 | FOOTPRINT (footprint) |
| 13 | LADDER (ladder) |
| 13 | BODY-PARTS (body part) |
| 12 | TREE-ELONGATED SHAPE (tree, elongated shape) |
| 12 | HEAD-MONSTER,TYGER (head, monster, tyger) |
| 12 | FOIL-8 (foil, octofoil) |
| 12 | FIELD TREATMENT-MAILED (field treatment, mailed) |
| 12 | CHAIR (chair) |
| 11 | TRIPOD AND TRIVET (tripod) |
| 11 | CORNUCOPIA (cornucopia) |
| 10 | KEYHOLE (keyhole) |
| 10 | SALTCELLAR (saltcellar) |
| 10 | WELL (well, water) |
| 10 | MOUSTACHE (moustache) |
| 10 | CLOTHING-OTHER (clothing, other) |
| 9 | CLOTHING-GOWN AND ROBE (clothing, gown) |
| 9 | WAVE (wave) |
| 8 | FIELD TREATMENT-HONEYCOMBED (field treatment, honeycombed) |
| 8 | MUSICAL INSTR-PORTATIVE ORGAN (musical instrument, organ) |
| 8 | INSECT-ANT (arthropod, ant) |
| 8 | CRAMPET (crampet) |
| 7 | CRUTCH (crutch) |
| 7 | EYEGLASSES (eyeglasses) |
| 7 | MUSICAL INSTR-ZILS (musical instrument, zils) |
| 7 | CLAW (claw) |
| 6 | PRESS (press) |
| 6 | REPTILE-WORM (reptile, worm) |
| 6 | PLANT-CACTUS (plant, cactus) |
| 6 | TOOL-WRITING AND PRINTING (tool, writing) |
| 5 | TABLE (table) |
| 5 | FISH-RAY (fish, ray) |
| 5 | STREAM (stream) |
| 5 | DRAGON SCALE (dragon scale) |
| 4 | HEAD-FISH (head, fish) |
| 4 | HELM CREST (helm crest) |
| 4 | ARRANGEMENT-IN TRIQUETRA (arrangement, in triquetra) |
| 4 | MONSTER-BOG BEAST (monster, bog beast) |
| 3 | PLANT-STRAWBERRY (plant, strawberry) |
| 3 | ARRANGEMENT-IN ARCH (arrangement, in arch) |
| 3 | CRADLE (cradle) |
| 3 | BATTERING RAM (battering ram) |
| 3 | RIVET (rivet) |
| 3 | QUINTAIN (quintain) |
| 3 | MOON (moon) |
| 3 | CHARGE TREATMENT-SEME (9OTHER) (charge treatment, seme, other) |
| 2 | BC (bleu celeste field) |
| 2 | FISH-ANGELFISH (fish, angelfish) |
| 2 | FOIL-7 (foil, septfoil) |
| 2 | CHARGE TREATMENT-SEME (ERMINED) (charge treatment, seme, ) |
| 2 | CHARGE TREATMENT-SEME (MULLETTY) (charge treatment, seme, ) |
| 2 | COFFIN (coffin) |
| 2 | AMMO (ammunition) |
| 2 | CHARGE TREATMENT-SEME (ROUNDELS) (charge treatment, seme, ) |
| 1 | SEED (seed) |
| 1 | AXLE BRACKET (axle bracket) |
| 1 | FIELD TREATMENT-MASCULY (field treatment, mascully) |
| 1 | HANDLE (handle) |
| 1 | SLING (sling) |
| 1 | CHARGE TREATMENT-MASONED (charge treatment, masoned) |
| 1 | CHARGE TREATMENT-SEME (DE-LYS) (charge treatment, seme, de lys) |
| 1 | CHARGE TREATMENT-SEME (GOUTTY) (charge treatment, seme, goutty) |
| 1 | TONGUE-BEAST AND MONSTER (tongue) |
| 1 | UMEBACHI (umebachi) |
You can generate an up-to-date version of this table by importing the armorial data into a MySQL database and then running this query:
select count( distinct oanda_record.id ) as count, heading, cat_name from oanda_record left join oanda_armory on oanda_id=oanda_record.id left join category on category_id = category.id where oanda_type in ( ‘d’, ‘D?’, ‘j’, ‘B’, ‘D’, ‘b’, ‘BD’ ) group by 2 order by 1 desc;