You were there with me at the Tournament in Worms when Sir Loin Worchestershire of Saucia proclaimed to the multitudes that Heralds needed to take on extra work. Surely you remember, that was the same time Jeff Chaucer told you that one joke…
And thus this joly prentys hadde his leve. Now lat hym riote al the nyght or leve. And for ther is no theef withoute a lowke, That help eth hym to wasten and to sowke Of that he brybe kan or borwe may, Anon he sente his bed and his array Unto a compeer of his owene sort, That lovede dys, and revel, and disport, And hadde a wyf that heeld for contenance A shoppe, and swyved for hir sustenance.
The problem I normally have got with American heraldry relates to Ellis Island…
Now the common one is everybody in the US called Lockheed should spell their name Loughead.
I THINK based on the clues you have given me and various spelling of your your surname -country of origin please?
The Spanish style Coat of Arms normally contains a shield split into four - for parents and grandparents of the bearer. At the back of this is a cape with a crown on it.
The F is (I think) a stylised Seahorse -common in Catalonia sourced Arms.
There is no Carrales Coat listed in the Spanish Archives -this may be due to General Franco -who burnt most of the source books…
Torby why don’t you change your lions to lionesses did you know thatis the symbol above the enntry to i think its Myacina, ive been there. Its in Greece and that is the where Hector and all them blokes came from to do with the war on Troy.
Twin lionesses depict the power and fexibility of Myacina.
You’re right, I do remember that day. Oh that Chaucer, he always was good for great story, and that one always cracked me up as well. But seriously folks, I find no mention of Herald as a producer of coats-of-arms in Webster’s. The closest I find is “an official in charge of genealogies, heraldic arms, etc.” Sounds to me as though the Herald was the guy who kept track of and had control over the coats-of-arms. There is no mention of “maker”, “designer”, “creator”, or “producer” of these genealogies. Could it be that the person who actually drew the crest was called something else?
BTW, I too have a “Herald”. A split shield, on one half, a rocking chair, on the other, a molar with very long roots. I’m told that both symbols attest to my longevity.
