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Chalion (series of books)

Introduction
Princedom of Jokona
Holy Military Order of the Daughter

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Introduction

The novels "The Curse of Chalion" and "Paladin of Souls" by Lois McMaster Bujold take place in a fictional setting based on the Iberian Peninsula of the late 15th century (the prequel "The Hallowed Hunt" takes place a few centuries earlier). The Wikipedia page on the historical correspondences of the books identifies:

Chalion [as] Castile; Ibra [as] Aragon and Valencia; Brajar [as] Portugal; the Roknari princedoms [as] Moorish Andalusia; and Darthaca [as] France.

A map is available at . The books are quite good, and are not just alternate history; the setting is well-conceived, in particular the depth of its native theology.
Eugene Ipavec, 10 January 2008

Princedom of Jokona

by Eugene Ipavec, 10 January 2008

in "Paladin of Souls" the flag of the Princedom of Jokona is described: a pennant with white pelican(s) on a sea-green field (sometimes given in singular, sometimes plural, but it is unsure whether a plural of flags or of pelicans is meant).
Eugene Ipavec, 10 January 2008

Just a suggestion. Why not use a heraldic pelican, instead of your stylized pelican. A pelican is an official charge in heraldry (and Christian symbology).

There exist different "poses", e.g. the "pelican in his piety" (which I think is the default pose).
Dirk Schönberger, 10 January 2008

I'm familiar with it from the Louisiana state flag (isn't it usually "in her piety"?). In this case, however, the pose would not apply because of something from the novel I forgot to mention earlier - the Jokona pelicans(s) are described as "in flight." I searched online for heraldic depictions of a pelican in flight to use as a model, but all I found were the "piety" poses, so I drew a naturalistic one in silhouette (about the limit of my skill).
Eugene Ipavec, 10 January 2008

You're right, it should be in her piety.

After searching online I found "in her piety", "vulning" and some exotic "displayed" pelican, but no "in flight". There may be better representation than yours, but because it doesn't seem to be an "official pose" for this, I think it is ok.
Dirk Schönberger, 10 January 2008

I've just gone through all the references to pelicans in "Papworth's Ordinary of Arms" (a listing, by blazon, of all of England's officially granted arms). Pelicans appear in the following poses:

in piety (not "in its" or "in her", just "in") - accounts from probably 75% of the instances of pelicans
vulned (or "vulning her breast")- accounts for almost all the rest, frequently also in combination with in piety
unspecified
standing on a globe - one example
rising - one example

James Dignan, 10 January 2008

Holy Military Order of the Daughter

There's mentioned a pennant of the Templar-like Holy Military Order of the Daughter: blue and white, but nothing further.
Eugene Ipavec, 10 January 2008