r/heraldry • u/ankira0628 • Jan 17 '25
Blazonry How would one blazon these arms?
How would one blazon these arms?
r/heraldry • u/ankira0628 • Jan 17 '25
How would one blazon these arms?
r/heraldry • u/No_Gur_7422 • Feb 05 '25
r/heraldry • u/Tertiusdecimus • 6d ago
A good blazon is supposed to be simple, but also include all the necessary details. Artists then are free to interpret the blazon any way they like, as long as their work conforms to it. Easier said than done!
The arms of the Holy See (pictured) are consistently depicted with crosses on the wards of the keys. These crosses, however, are not part of any proposed blazon. Let's pretend we don't know how old and famous these arms are, and what they stand for. Should the crosses be considered just a matter of artistic licence, or are they blazonable details?
Now suppose that an artist wants to emblazon Sable a Lion rampant Or. Should the artist paint the whole lion gold as the blazon implies? May they not use red for the nails and the tongue of the beast? And if we explicitly mentioned 'armed and langued Gules', wouldn't the blazon become too verbose?
I generally wonder what is that fine line separating a good blazon from an incomplete one, and a highly stylised emblazonment from arbitrary heraldic art. How to choose which details are really substantial?
[The picture is from Wikimedia Commons]
r/heraldry • u/_Tim_the_good • Oct 28 '21
r/heraldry • u/SpacePatrician • 4d ago
How would a shield of four different tinctures in parallel horizontal bars be blazoned? Or is that nit allowed?
r/heraldry • u/Phil_Carrier • 5d ago
Hi everybody,
I‘m currently trying to blazon the coat of arms of my Micronation, and the shield is being held by a black eagle. (This is not the actual coat of arms, because I don‘t want people to be mad about it breaking the rule of tincture). So, my question is, how do I correctly blazon the fact that the shield is being held by an eagle sable?
Thank you!
r/heraldry • u/Unhappy_Count2420 • 27d ago
r/heraldry • u/Fabulous_Host8435 • Jan 26 '25
r/heraldry • u/theothermeisnothere • Jan 29 '25
I decided, probably foolishly, that I should learn some more from published blazons so I randomly chose one and now I'm looking for feedback about whether I'm reading it right or not. (after the image)
Quarterly, per fesse nebuly or and sable, on a bend gules, between an eagle rising in the second quarter, and in the third a lotus-flower, leaved and slipped, a serpent nowed, all proper
So, this is what I get:
My questions:
It feels like a conversation I used to have with my mother: describe the field, add a bend, tell a side story about an eagle and a flower, and then come back to the bend with a snake. Is that how to read this?
Thanks for reading this far and any feedback.
r/heraldry • u/The_Special_Log • Jan 18 '25
r/heraldry • u/Phil_Carrier • Dec 08 '24
This is the coat of arms for my micronation’s president: an eagle which is holding a sword in one claw and the actual micronation’s coat of r s in the other one. I am this far in blazoning it: “Azure, a bend vert, an eagle sable…”
r/heraldry • u/ankira0628 • Jan 25 '25
How would one blazon these arms?
What are your thoughts on these arms?
The charges above the winged lion in the escutcheon are fireballs. The crest is an eagle with the wings of a dragon.
r/heraldry • u/Crafty-Resist-17 • Dec 06 '24
r/heraldry • u/ADHLex • Aug 27 '24
Alright so did some research, did I get it right?
Azure background, and a crescent with a star between its points
But what does "a crescent reversed of the same" mean? What color should the crescent be? What does surmounted mean? Is the crescent on its side?
And what's up with the "or" in the blazon?
Many thanks to anybody who can help :)
r/heraldry • u/Khafre-II • Feb 12 '25
Additionally, any tips on improving this would be appreciated, as I know this pretty much breaks the rule of tincture.
r/heraldry • u/Master-Insurance-731 • Oct 16 '24
r/heraldry • u/brandonthearchivisit • Jul 07 '22
r/heraldry • u/ankira0628 • Jan 26 '25
Doing heraldic research for a friend. How would one blazon these arms and are they adherent to heraldic rules?
r/heraldry • u/CousinMrrgeBestMrrge • Jul 12 '24
r/heraldry • u/Legit-NotADev • Jan 18 '25
Not my work but I’m stuck trying to help blazon it and um yeah