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Comment on Heraldic privileges of the Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl by Sultanate of Sulu | IDTG

Sultanate of Sulu | IDTG — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:04:01 +0000

[...] a month or so ago I wrote about the heraldic privileges of the Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl of Sulu. Now, I feel is a good time to present a short summary of this very old Sultanate of SE [...]

Comment on Ljubodrag Grujic by kimon

kimon — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:12:35 +0000

At first I wasn’t too keen on a border but Ljubodrag convinced me otherwise. He is a most excellent heraldic artist!

Comment on Ljubodrag Grujic by Josephine

Josephine — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:55:42 +0000

Très belle! I like how you did your badges, most especially the fifth. The boarders looks really intricate. Ljubodrag Grujic must have really been an influence to you.

Comment on Heraldry Course at the University of Dundee by Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:18:29 +0000

Well, I’ve never heard about this course from the University of Dundee and personally I’m glad that I ran into this post albeit it’s two years old. Online classes will be quite convenient.

Comment on Heraldry is like pizza: even when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good by Paula

Paula — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:50:30 +0000

I agree. In fact, I find heraldry to be remarkable. There are a couple of them that I seem bad, but I still have to agree that those ‘bad’ ones are quite good.

Comment on de Lesseps by Countess | English Language Reference

Countess | English Language Reference — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:12:39 +0000

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Comment on Lucky charms heraldry by kimon

kimon — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:40:28 +0000

I had to laugh at these observations:
He is an architect, hence the arches
He served in the Navy, therefore the anchor
He is an avid chess player, therefore the chess rook
While in the Navy, he served in Alaska. He also currently resides in Alaska, therefore the 2 snowflakes
He was born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon, hence the dragon
I’m not a historian or anything, but I find it funny that modern terms and/or things discovered in the “New World” would be present in the coat of arms in such an old family (since you did mentions ‘centuries’). But it is your own design and your own observations. I’ll go and try designing my own coat of arms.

I take it you didn’t notice the bolded fictional liberally strewn about?
The article is meant to be a guide on what not to do.

Comment on Lucky charms heraldry by Fae

Fae — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:51:30 +0000

I had to laugh at these observations:

He is an architect, hence the arches
He served in the Navy, therefore the anchor
He is an avid chess player, therefore the chess rook
While in the Navy, he served in Alaska. He also currently resides in Alaska, therefore the 2 snowflakes
He was born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon, hence the dragon

I’m not a historian or anything, but I find it funny that modern terms and/or things discovered in the “New World” would be present in the coat of arms in such an old family (since you did mentions ‘centuries’). But it is your own design and your own observations. I’ll go and try designing my own coat of arms.

Comment on General Levashov – A Knight of the Order of St. Lazarus? by Terry

Terry — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:32:57 +0000

Excellent article, thank you for posting it. As I look at the two paintings of General Count Levashov you can see various examples throughout the painting of the color palette used by the Artist. There are multiple examples, in the first painting specifically, showing the various shades of blue the artist used. The Cross in question thou is clearly green. I would also like to point out that the artist in both painting meticulously painted the center seals on the other Orders. If the cross was supposed to be the Prussian Pour le Mérite medal, I believe the artist would have painted the same detail onto it as he did with the other Orders. And finally, before I am asked, I am not a Member of the Order of St. Lazarus.

Comment on Heraldry and Orders of Chivalry by cdqa

cdqa — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:46:27 +0000

100 % in agreement with the content of this article. Heraldry and Chivalry do NOT confuse themselves.
Heraldry as a science to identify someone or a family or a lineage isn’t necessarily and exclusively for the nobility; it can be used by anyone within its principles.
Those fond of Heraldry have the right to create their own associations to develop this heroic and precise science.
The Orders of Chivalry are more into choosing who gets in.
The Orders of Chivalry aren’t for everybody but for those that fulfill their bylaw requirements as in any other association.
To be a member of a Chivalry Order doesn’t make the Knight or Lady better or worse than someone that isn’t a member of that entity. He/she has the right to associate with whom he/she wants. Nobody should question his/her right. This is a basic principle of human freedom.
And to be more precise, a Heraldry association has NO right to question its members the belonging in a Chivalry Order. A Chivalry Order has NO right to question a membership in a Heraldry Association. They ARE two separate and very different associations because HERALDRY and CHIVALRY ORDERS do NOT confuse. If it happens it is just bad politics and it should be fought and accused publicly.
Fernando de Quinta Alegre,
New York