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Lost and Found Heraldry
There's a fascinating blog post about the discovery and excavation in Kubán, Russia of a Messerschmitt 109 from WWII. The pilot has been identified as Lieutenant Adolf von Gordon, who failed to return...
View ArticleA Lawyer's Opinion About the Lord Lyon King of Arms
The lawyer of the Airdrieonians' Supporters Trust, Colin Telford, has weighed in on the debate over what the proper role of the Lord Lyon King of Arms should be in respect to the "badges" used by...
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Lord Lyon and the Airdrieonians FC Badge: The Lawyer's Saga Continues
In an article published in The Scotsman two days ago (May 14, 2016), lawyer for the Airdrieonians Football Club Colin Telford gives a synopsis of the events surrounding the judgment by the Procurator...
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Adapting to Retirement
A little more than two months now since I retired from my full-time job, and I think I'm finally starting to develop the routine that I had been thinking about for some time well before my retirement...
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A Dog Dormant
Is a "dog dormant" in an heraldic posture?More to the point, is this a picture of a "dog dormant"?Perhaps even more to the point, can that posture possibly be comfortable? (And yet, that's how he chose...
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A Fun Website to Peruse
A friend recently sent me a link that I thought was too good to keep to myself, so here I am, sharing it with you!It's the website of the Pratt Institute Library, and specifically their collection of...
View ArticleA Heraldist Is Seeking Your Help
Torsten Hiltmann over on the blog Nova Heraldíca is asking for some assistance. In his own words:Your help is needed! Where, in your opinion, are the limits of traditional blazoning, especially if you...
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More Local "Heraldry"
Driving home from our annual Memorial Day ceremony (honoring those who have died during military service to the nation) over at Oak Wood Cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas, we ran across the following piece...
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Some Historical Heraldry Lives Again
It is always a pleasure to see people bringing heraldry back to life as a decorative art, and even more so when it can also be used to educate and to keep the history of a place and a family alive.A...
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Doing a Herald's Job in the Middle Ages
Serendipity can sometimes be a fascinating thing.In this instance, a friend had emailed me a link to a discussion of a poem written after the battle of Crécy in 1346. The timing was very good, as I had...
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It's International Heraldry Day!
On 10th June 1128, Geoffrey V d'Anjou is said to have been knighted and given arms by his father-in-law, Henry I of England, and in 2013 June 10 was declared International Heraldry Day.
View ArticleWhat Is It About Using Complex and/or Archaic Blazon?
I've been trying to make good use of my "extra""free" time now that I have retired, and have been working away at several projects I've wanted to do for some time.One of those projects is a database,...
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Want a Kulindadromeuszabaikalcus on Your Arms?
I ran across a great illustrated article earlier this week about some aspects of heraldry in Russia. Written by Oleg Skripnik and posted on June 13, 2016, it was entitled "A bear splitting an atom? A...
View ArticleShe's Asking for What?
On January 30, 2016, Mary Jones made a Freedom of Information request to the College of Arms. In her request, she asked:I would therefore request information if any part of these fees [paid by...
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Okay, Now This Is Just Weird
In working on another one of my projects (an update to my book Camels In Heraldry), I've been looking through a whole lot of armorials looking for coats of arms with camels on the shield, as a crest,...
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Well, This Was New
Or at least, new to me.I am familiar with many of the chiefs of affiliation to be found in Italian heraldry: the capo dell'Impero (the chief of the Holy Roman Empire, demonstrating affiliation with the...
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Armes Parlantes: An Opinion and Some Examples
Arms parlantes ("speaking arms"), more generally termed "canting arms" in which the arms are a pun, or cant, on the surname of the bearer, have sometimes been considered a "low" form of heraldry, a...
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Apropos of the Holiday
In honor of the holiday celebrated here in the United States (Independence Day), and with more than a nod to how it is often celebrated nowadays (complete with rocket pops, a frozen treat similar to a...
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New Information About Shakespeare's Arms
I ran across a recent (June 29, 2016) article with a little new information on the arms of William Shakespeare ("ye Player" according to Ralph Brooke, York Herald in the College of Arms at the time)...
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Royal Coat of Arms Renovated in Boston
No, not the Boston in Massachusetts I am familiar with and have visited several times; this is a story from Boston, England.The former custom house there, built in 1725, is currently home to Little...
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