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echnidna
17th January 2006, 10:01 PM
Where would I get a book showing families coats of arms
Sturdee
17th January 2006, 10:21 PM
Have you tried the local library Bob. I know ours have books on the various European Royal coats of arms and how they changed over the years as well as other books on heraldry.
Peter.
Ashore
18th January 2006, 12:09 AM
Where would I get a book showing families coats of arms
For Thomas try
http://www.houseofnames.com/coatofarms_details.asp?sId=&s=Thomas
Otherwise google "Heraldry"
Rgds
Greg Q
18th January 2006, 12:37 AM
Here's mine (really). I think the family legend begins: " So this duck goes into a synagogue...."
Greg
bsrlee
18th January 2006, 01:52 AM
Depends on what you want to do. If you imagine that you are entitled to 'Arms', you will not find anything useful in a book as such. You would need to be 'an Heraldic Heir' - i.e. first son of a first son etc back to someone who had matriculated Arms with the College of Heralds - that would be the English College, unless you are descended from a Scots Armiger, in which case you need to check with the current Lord Lyon, King of Arms for Scotland.
The scum who sit around shopping centres pretending to provide 'genuine' Arms to punters should all be charged with fraud, then drawn & quartered after serving several years hard labour. They are right down there with Nigerian Oil Ministers.
Having said that, if you want to assemble a plausable Heraldic Device, without claim to ownership, then I can suggest a quick trip to the local library. If you can find a book called 'Simple Heraldry Cheerfully Explained' I think this is the best Heraldic primer available. Most libraries have a copy of one of the books written by 'Fox-Davies', whiich are also quite good, with a fair number of illo's of Deraldic Devices, Beasts & etc. There are also a few books that just have a bunch of colour illustrations of Arms belonging to old families which can be copied. Unless you are a masochist, avoid Papworth's Ordinary of Arms - encyclopedic but 100% (small) text.
Termite
18th January 2006, 07:56 AM
Our coat of arms shows "Leg Irons rampant on a Cat o' Nine Tails". ;)
Studley 2436
18th January 2006, 08:08 AM
Is there a coat of arms that includes a table saw and an LA plane?
Studley
bennylaird
18th January 2006, 08:14 AM
There is a mob that does it for you and gives you a book and a coat of arms sheild. I have one that my Dad got from them but after some research I didscovered there is no such thing for our family so might pay to do some research.
This is the one I have which is authentic but not for the whole family, just for Laird of Glenhuntly. Still I can pretend.
Mine must be "well I managed to get to pigs with one throw of my boomerang?"
Iain
18th January 2006, 08:35 AM
These are mine, translation is, "I'm alright Jock"......
Zed
18th January 2006, 09:10 AM
if my family had a coat of arms it would be a drunk with fag in hand drunk out of his mind in some southern european village....
bennylaird
18th January 2006, 09:14 AM
so fairly "armless?"
bitingmidge
18th January 2006, 09:34 AM
if my family had a coat of arms it would be a drunk with fag in hand drunk out of his mind in some southern european village....
Gay abandon??
P
;)
doug the slug
18th January 2006, 09:43 AM
if my family had a coat of arms it would be a drunk with fag in hand drunk out of his mind in some southern european village....
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Zed
18th January 2006, 10:08 AM
doug (FLOFLMAO) and midge - har har!
no poufs in my family, fleas yes, drunks yes, smokers a plenty, but no poufs...
bennylaird
18th January 2006, 10:10 AM
Obviously as if there were you wouldn't be here?
RufflyRustic
18th January 2006, 10:11 AM
if my family had a coat of arms it would be a drunk with fag in hand drunk out of his mind in some southern european village....
What, similar to this???? :D
RR
bennylaird
18th January 2006, 10:16 AM
or this?
Zed
18th January 2006, 10:52 AM
or this?
more like bennys photo.....
PS - i dont drink or smoke - just thought I'd clarify that up front....
bennylaird
18th January 2006, 10:56 AM
Think I stole the pic from someone elses thread. Hope they dont mind.
Termite
18th January 2006, 12:56 PM
i dont drink or smoke
Well I still do.........but I've given up going out with bad women. :rolleyes:
ele__13
18th January 2006, 09:41 PM
here's mine ... im from good stock !!! <!-- main content panel --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="545"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3">http://www.scotclans.com/img/clear.gif</td> </tr> <tr> <td>http://www.scotclans.com/img/clear.gif</td> <td valign="top">Campbell of Argyll
mind u i like ruffly's version of zed's family crest looks good :p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:D:D:D:D:D:D
hehehhehe cheers jules
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Skew ChiDAMN!!
19th January 2006, 12:52 AM
Apparently ours is just a wine-rack. :o Apparently me Scots' forebears were a wee tad too tight.
I've always wanted to add "In Vino Verihic" underneath.