SR - Lions and Eagles and Boars, Oh My!

Martin, Brian bmartin at origin.ea.com
Tue Feb 24 14:25:54 PST 1998



I think that Gunnora has come up with an excellent idea. I like the 
idea of incorporating different animals - the types of which we not 
only admire for courage, speed and strength but are also prominent in 
heraldry - into the complete heraldry of a group.

Pendaran


For those who are fans of animals other than the great and noble Lion, 
recall
also that we have other spots on a complete achievement for such, 
including
helm crest and both supporters.

I personally very much like the use of a Lion.  The White Lion is 
reserved in
Ansteorra as a symbol of the Lions of Ansteorra, but I wonder if it 
might not
be allowed to be used on principality arms.

The Lions of Ansteorra represent the best the SCA has to offer.  They 
are the
people whose conduct and bearing makes you believe that they are a 
real
medieval person, and maybe for just a moment they can transport you to 
believe
that *you* really are in the Middge Ages.  Individually, when you look 
at those
people who have been honored as Lions of Ansteorra, you will see 
people who are
courageous, strong, honorable, exemplars for us all.  Combining all of 
this
tradition associated with the Lion in Ansteorra with the traditional 
attributes
of the Lion as King of the Beasts, you end up with a heraldic symbol 
which
exemplifies for me the heart of Ansteorra.

Perhaps we can have the arms using the lion symbol (I much prefer the 
lion
rampant, if such can be passed without overelaboration), and 
incorporating an
eagle or falcon in the crest, and perhaps one of those famous South 
Texas Wild
Boars (the offspring of Russian boar, feral pigs, and javelina) as one 
of the
supporters.

Just a thought!

I've also wondered if we might want to use the concept of being the 
"heartland"
of Ansteorra in the naming or heraldry of a principality.  Not having 
my Old
Norse or Old English dictionaries handy, I leave it to those nearer 
their
references to suggest a construction for "heartland" -- but it *is* a
description of land, and maybe even medieval enough to make Daniel 
happy, maybe?

::GUNNORA::

=======================================================================  
=====
Go to http://www.ansteorra.org/lists.html to perform mailing list 
tasks.


============================================================================
Go to http://www.ansteorra.org/lists.html to perform mailing list tasks.



More information about the Southern mailing list