Heraldry

Why should I have arms of my own?

December 6, 2014
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by John
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Apart from the statutory command that all landowners should have them?

 

  • They are a superb way to express your own identity (arms must be distinct from all others), and also your belonging to a larger community (by referencing other arms in the same family, or referring to your profession or a particular achievement);
  • They are colourful and decorative, whether displayed on a banner, engraved on silver or other metal, incorporated into your home or displayed on headed paper, visiting cards, or the like;
  • They can be passed down to future generations: your eldest son will inherit the arms you have carried, and younger sons will be entitled to carry the same arms with a mark of difference to show their relationship to you, and so on down the generations. Daughters will be able to use your arms while unmarried and, sometimes, to combine them with those of their husbands for future generations.
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Not many people know this

December 6, 2014
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by John
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It is not only individuals that can have arms assigned to them: companies, corporations such as trade bodies or charities, local authorities and other councils can all invest in their own dignified, striking and unique expression of their identities and nationality.

Scotland is unique in having a living and vigorous branch of life and law concerning the bearing of heraldic insignia, backed up by a statutory register of arms, a court (the Lyon Court) to regulate disputes, and a government minister (the Lord Lyon King of Arms) in charge of granting new arms and controlling who is entitled to existing ones. From the 1400s many old laws required landowners to have arms and since 1672 the Lord Lyon has been authorised by statute to give arms to virtuous and well-deserving persons.

When one thinks how much Scottish companies and others spend on branding and corporate design, one wonders why more do not take this relatively simple step.

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Law of arms #2

November 25, 2014
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Heraldry in Scotland

November 25, 2014
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by John
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