> The figure has other names besides swastika. In heraldry, The figure is > called a fylfot or sometimes a gammidion (four gammas arrayed).
<pedant> The use of 'fylfot' in heraldry is a Victorian affectation. There is only _one_ pre-Victorian use of this word, in which it appears to mean exactly what it sounds like -- a motif that fills the foot of a decorated area. In heraldry, a field divided according to a swastika shape should be described as 'ecartele en equerre'. Used as a motif, the swastika can be called a 'croix gammee', 'croix cramponee', a 'gammadion', or a 'cross potent rebated' depending on context and preference (this list is not at all exhaustive). </pedant> Disclaimer: I am not a medieval knight. Not even a little bit on topic, I know -- but then, neither were the last few dozen posts. Benjamin -- Benjamin Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
