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Our
#RollofArms
is getting a website! As The Heraldry Community grows, it’s important for us to keep track of all the wonderful people that thrive here. Compiling
@GreiiEquites
work through this site will be a great way to showcase that!
#Heraldry
#Arms
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Wait til you find out about the coat of arms of István Várallyay, Hungarian horse gelder
just found out there was a medieval italian guy called bartolomeo colleoni which means "bartholomew balls" and his coat of arms was three pairs of balls and his war cry was "coglia! coglia! coglia!" which means "balls! balls! balls!"
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A very rare example of a gorgon's (Medusa's) head in heraldry, here for some reason with only one eye. The crest shows Perseus with his winged helmet.
Artist: Carl Roschet, 1917
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One version of a coat of arms attributed to Jesus Christ, drawn by Loggail.
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An example of the interesting divisions of the field sometimes found particularly in German heraldry.
The arms of a family by the name of Haass (Hase being German for 🐇).
Artist: Ralf Burkert
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Sometimes heraldry can feature strange creatures. This little guy found in the arms of a Grassauer (Grassower, Grassawer etc.) family is thought originally to have been a "devil" or "demon" but in later centuries was simply rendered as a bear.
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Happy Hanukkah! Here is a depiction of Judas Maccabaeus with his traditionally attributed coat of arms.
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Some interesting, possibly attributed, heraldry of the 4 major Hanseatic Kontors (trading posts in foreign cities). Bruges in Flanders, London in England, Bergen in Norway and Novgorod in Russia.
From Hermann Bote's "Schichtbuch" dated to 1514
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On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
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Happy birthday to Richard the Lionheart of England! Did you know that the three lions on his arms, which are still the arms of England today, represented his position as King of England, Duke of Normandy, and Duke of Aquitaine?
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Having trouble designing a coat of arms? Try using this coat of arms generator designed by members of our community!
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Today, October 26th is Austria's National Day!
The so called "Bindenschild" born by the eagle today is famously associated with the Habsburgs however it actually even predates their rule of the region and originally belonged to the Babenberg dynasty.
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Blazons without Bordures is our new charity event! Through 12-19th December, professional and amateur heraldic artists will create heraldic art in exchange for a donation to Doctors without Borders. Some will stream their creative process. Contact
@jack_is_bacques
if you want in!
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Today, October 3rd, is German Unity Day. Let's take a look at the design history of the eagle in democratic Germany.
The current design dates back to the late Weimar Republic and was created in 1926 by Tobias Schwab and first officially adopted in 1928.
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A 14th century French imagining of the Trojan war displaying a wide variety of attributed heraldry in the battle scene below. Note also the Amazons led by their Queen Penthesilea charging from the left hand side with long braids flowing out from behind their helmets.
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Apparently today is
#VelociraptorAwarenessDay
?! We don't have a heraldic velociraptor handy, but we *do* have this awesome heraldic
#utahraptor
made by our friends from
@cool_shields
!
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Today is Icelandic National Day! The Icelandic coat of arms is famous for having four supporters, which are the legendary Landvættir from Norse mythology, said to be the protectors of Iceland.
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Happy
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
! Many people consider heraldry to be a European-centric art form, but this isn't true! Heraldry, like all great art, adapts to the cultures that use it, and now often features motifs from indigenous peoples of Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
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Happy
#LunarNewYear
! To celebrate the year of the ox, here are some of our community's favorite cattle in heraldry. They are the the arms of the Duchy of Cleves, Mecklenburg, Thick1988 (a user in our community), and the Black Bull of Clarence.
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On behalf of the Heraldry Community, we wish everybody a merry Christmas, festive Yuletide, and a happy New Year! Here is a small collection of appropriately festive heraldry to celebrate. 🎅🎄☃️🦌
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Happy
#AfricaDay
! Africa is home to many wonderful and unique heraldic styles that take influence from both European and indigenous artistic traditions. Pictured are the unique arms of Kenya, Lesotho, Seychelles, and South Africa, just a small portion of the continent's heraldry.
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These arms were granted to a certain Wolfgang Fabricius Capito/Köpfle (meaning head) in 1523 by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
This depiction is thought to be a more or less identical copy of the painting found in the now lost original grant of arms.
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Happy
#EuropeDay2022
! Europe is the birthplace of heraldry, and still to this day home to wonderful heraldic art, legacies, and traditions. To celebrate, here is a coat of arms designed for the European Union by
@fennomanic
!
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July 10th is Capybara Appreciation Day! Here is a lovely coat of arms with a capybara designed and emblazoned by community member Reilly616!
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Today is International Bee Day! Our community coat of arms features bees as symbols representing community.
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Check out these awesome pins with our community arms! Credit goes to Dimitri Prica for the design and Kevin Haelterman for organizing orders and distribution.
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Our prayers go out to the people of Ukraine in these hard times. We completely condemn the unjustified invasion and hope to see peace as soon as possible.
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Happy Hannukah! Here's a small collection of coats of arms using a Menorah as a charge.
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Happy independence day to
#Finland
! Here is the coat of arms emblazoned by a member of our community, Loggail!
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Happy Valentine's Day! Here are some arms of members of our community that feature hearts. ❤️
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Today is
#EndangeredSpeciesDay
. What is your favorite endangered species, and does it appear in heraldry?
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Our condolences to the friends and family of Claire Boudreau, Chief Herald Emeritus of Canada, who recently passed away. May she rest in peace.
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Happy
#LunarNewYear
! It is the year of the tiger! Did you know that heraldry has two types of tigers? There are heraldic tygers, which are beasts from medieval folklore, and Bengal tigers, which resemble the real animals more closely. Which do you prefer?
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Our holiday charity event, Blazons Without Bordures, has officially ended! A huge thank you to everyone who donated and everyone who contributed their artistic talents to this event!
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Happy International Women’s Day! Art by community member L. Keeper.
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Happy
#WorldPenguinDay2021
! Here is a very cute coat of arms designed by a member of our community,
@PastaAndDrakes
. Who says penguins can't be volant? 🐧
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Happy Celebrate Bisexuality Day! Here’s a bisexual pride-inspired coat of arms designed by community member u/Lord-Vercotti-IX.
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Blazons Without Bordures has officially started! Be sure to join our Discord to commission the many artists contributing their work to this charity event! Here is a thread of the price sheets available.
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Day and Night: a two-part commission by u/camilagorila
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Did you know that some United States
#presidents
had coats of arms? Since the US has no heraldic authority, they are usually granted by foreign nations, if not assumed. Here are the arms of Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon B Johnson, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton, in that order.
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Happy
#LGBTHistoryMonth
! Here are some coats of arms borne by people important to the history of the LGBTQ movement. Elton John, John Bercow, Alan Turing, and Dr. Michael Dillon.
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Based on a drawing in Hyghalmen Roll, a 15th century German manuscript.
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Offering (yourself) heraldic art AND helping a good cause? Now that's the Christmas spirit! Through 12-19th December, join us on Discord for Blazons without Bordures and donate to Doctors without Borders in exchange of a piece of art by an heraldic artist of your choice!
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Happy Mother's Day! The "Pelican in her Piety" is a heraldic symbol depicting a mother pelican sacrificing her blood and tears for her babies, something I'm sure many mothers can relate to.
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One of our favorite books! 😁
A purchase from Alton Secondhand Books: Heraldry at my level and with *cheerful illustrations* Just the ticket!
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Seeing arms designed by our community get adopted and appear on Wikipedia is like an unofficial rite of passage 😁
Le conseil municipal de Domblain, petite commune de la Haute-Marne, dirigé par son Maire M. Guillaume Delvaux, a adopté ce jeudi notre proposition d'écu !
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Happy
#Halloween
! Legends say that tonight is the night that all sorts of monsters can enter the human world. What type of spooky heraldic monster would you like to meet tonight?
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Happy Halloween, All Saints' Day, and Samhain to those who celebrate! Here are some appropriately spooky coats of arms, attributed to Death itself. The artists are Albrecht Dürer, Hans Holbein, and the anonymous author of the Weringeroder Wappenbuch, in that order. 👻💀🎃🕷️
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Happy
#4thOfJuly
! To celebrate, here are some emblazonments of the coat of arms of the USA made by members of our community!
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Happy 4/20! Here are the arms of Kanepi, Estonia.
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It is once again
#VelociraptorAwarenessDay
! Here are some coats of arms designed by community members with raptors, which is your favorite? The artists are Loggail and
@KleiosCanvas
.
Apparently today is
#VelociraptorAwarenessDay
?! We don't have a heraldic velociraptor handy, but we *do* have this awesome heraldic
#utahraptor
made by our friends from
@cool_shields
!
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Happy Easter to those who celebrate! Here’s a lovely bunny with our community arms illustrated last year by
@TariToons
!
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Today, November 7th, is the anniversary of the fall of the Russian Empire. The coup eventually gave way to the USSR, which invented a new form of non-heraldic emblem that became a popular alternative to heraldry in many nations. What do you think of these socialist emblems?
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Happy
#DayOfTheDead
! Skeletons and skulls are important symbols of this holiday, but did you know that they make an occasional appearance in heraldry as well? 💀☠️
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Today is the day that Barbados has officially become a republic! Here is their coat of arms, formerly borne as the arms of the Queen in Right of Barbados, now borne as the arms of Barbados itself. It features Barbados flowers, a bearded fig tree, and sugar cane.
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Happy (belated)
#InternationalDogDay
! Here are some examples of adorable heraldic dogs emblazoned by members of our community! The artists are
@fritzorino
,
@Vlaanderram
,
@PastaAndDrakes
, and
@ozycaevias
, in that order.
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Happy
#diadelaindependencia
to the nations of
#ElSalvador
,
#Honduras
,
#Nicaragua
, and
#CostaRica
!
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Happy
#25deAbril
! To celebrate, here is the arms of Portugal with a carnation, designed by Portuguese member of our community
@GSkyloard
. 🇵🇹
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Arms of the Governors General of New Zealand in Government House, Wellington
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Happy
#DinosaurDay
, what is your favorite example of dinosaurs or other prehistoric creatures in heraldry?
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Some of the entries from this month's heraldry contest (theme: revolutions and rebellions). Vote on a winner here:
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Happy Lunar New Year and Year of the Rabbit! 🐰
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A lovely emblazonment by
@fritzorino
, a member of our community, of his assumed coat of arms.
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Today is the birthday of
#SimonBolivar
, the father of many Latin American nations. We celebrate with the coats of arms of four of those: Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Colombia!
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Happy
#InternationalDayofHumanSpaceFlight
! Here is the coat of arms of former Canadian Governor-General Julie Payette, an astronaut with some very unique spaceflight-themed elements in her arms.
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Happy Christmas Eve! Here are some examples of St Nicholas AKA Santa Claus in heraldry. Landstraße, Austria; Dautenheim, Germany; Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia; and Gmina Zakrzówek, Poland.
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Various French coats of arms by
@Vlaanderram
, a member of our community. Happy
#BastilleDay
!
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Ahoy! Did ye know that today be
#TalkLikeAPirateDay
? T' celebrate, here be the arrrrrrms of Sir Francis Drake, a famous English privateer! 🏴☠️🦜
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Happy Workers' Day! The oldest heraldic symbol of the workers' movement is the red banner, used ever since the Merthyr Rising in 1831. They were originally red because they were soaked in the blood of cows. Red flags were later made famous in the French and Russian Revolutions.
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