PLEASE make more of these dude! i am fully obsessed. i would watch a five hour video just listing every single charge and division especially the obscure ones fr fr
I don’t think he will post part 4 it’s been years I’ve waited for a long time these series is what got me into heraldry thank you for making such entertaining and fun videos
5:27 note that this harness is NOT from the Renaissance, it's Toby Capwell's black English armor, which fits into the early-mid 15th century, not the Renaissance.
Dude, Great vid! I really have a passion of making stories and characters based on the medieval ages and this video about heraldry helped me out big time! Keep it up!
A very helpful set of videos! You seem to have covered more details more completely than any other videos I've yet seen! In realizing my "family arms" or "family crest" would likely be off limits (as I'm at least a 4th gen. American) or not even real, I believe I shall just use what you've taught me to design my own arms and crest! XD
Yes, all three parts are expertly composed and easy to understand, well done. I too haven been interested in Heraldry for a long time as you might have guessed from my profile picture here, top/left. Keep up the good work.
Tam sorry for the delay, but I still need to do more research about a few things, particularly banners. On top of that, my work life has been busy lately and my computer is fried. I took some footage for other videos but can’t edit them due to this. Thank you for the enthusiasm! I will try to keep pushing out videos for you guys
So to clarify, the only part of the entire achievement that was traditionally hereditary was the crest? Family members could have completely different tinctures and achievements? Since the crest normally reflects the charge, I'm assuming the charge would also most likely be the same. Could a family have their own shield and achievement, like a town or organisation? I'm very curious about how individuals used to bear arms, and the ways that heralds could easily identify who belonged to which family just at a glance. These are great videos by the way, really enjoyed all three. You would not believe how difficult it is to find this sort of information online, it seems nobody knows what they are talking about or doesn't break it down into each component of heraldry. Looking forward to the video on badges.
To my understanding, any part of the achievement could be hereditary; there was no real rule on it. Take the British royal family for example. Their hereditary feature is three Or lions stacked on top of each other on a Gules background, which is reflected in the shield. Usually, the hereditary thing is the charge. But the crest is usually based on the charge, and lots of families used to the crest to mark their property (and family charge sounds weird), hence the term "family crest." At least, that's my understanding based on the sources I've come across.
Each arms is UNIQUE to EACH PERSON. Even if it is passed from father to eldest son, it would get modified so as to clarify that this particular arms belongs to the son, not the father. Great Britain still requires every arms to be unique. So even if you found a super cool arms belonging to your great-great-great-great-great-great grandpa, you'd still need to change it somehow to be able to call it your own.
In England, the rule was that the arms were passed from father to heir (normally first son), and that during the father's life, the heir would bear the arms differenced by a label (usually of 3 points of a contrasting color -frequently argent). Younger sons could bear the father's arms, usually with a mark of cadency. Scotland and Ireland had similar rules, but different. The rest of Europe had quite different rules, in a number of instances. Currently, the only granting authorities of who I am aware are the College of Arms in England, the King of Arms for Scotland, the King of Arms for Ireland, and the Canadian College of Arms. Australia, I think, may go through the College of arms in England. There are NO "family crests" and there are no "family arms" - strictly speaking, from the UK tradition. Until several years ago, there were granting authorities in Spain, Denmark, Norway, Germany and Russia, but to the best of my knowledge they are now obsolete. In the US, there is NO granting authority, and a citizen may assume arms if they so choose. There are several groups that have a "registry" of arms, and a number of people who are professional heraldric artists will assist in designing and painting arms. Best general reference I am aware of is "The Complete Guide to Heraldry" by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies which is still in print and available from Amazon.
Is there a possibility, of a shield in a shield, like If I have a Fess shield, Red and white, and then tree with a yellow leaves and white bark, and on that tree there is another smaller shield with a Quarterly chevrons...with another object inside, like a sword...is that possible from a heraldic point of view?
Tam Great question! Short answer is yes, you can! The cap of maintenance, the Phyrgian cap, and the clerical wide-brimmed hat with tassels (idk the name of it) are all justifiable.
Fascinating. A question if I may. With regard to your own full device you have a sort of curling vegetation / starving. This design seems common to others I have seen. Is there a generic name for this type of adornment, and indeed is there a specific name for the style?
that is an excessively elaborate paper representation of a shredded up mantle (the physical version would get shredded up during tournaments, which became "manly" and "fashionable" and became incorporated into the paper representation … he mentioned this towards the start of the video)
Thanks so much for these videos. They are all greatly informative! Are you aware of anywhere one might be able to submit a blazon and see the resulting emblazonment (just to test how accurately the blazon was written)?
The only program I know that attempted to do that is called Blazons! 2000, which was written for the Windows 95/98 Operating System by Robert L. Billard. Unfortunately, it is no longer supported, although one may be able to find a copy at a program archive.
Very informative video with some good examples, but it's interesting to hear you admit that people falsely bear arms that they are not entitled to 8:40 yet you've granted your own that you proudly bear?
He made his own for himself afaik (which he said could be done in ep. 1), and his point was that some people are bearing arms of someone other than themselves
The shield is always blazoned first, but the rest of it isn't that important. The blazons I've seen vary in order of when they blazon the different parts. Lots of times they aren't written out as one long paragraph but are divided into separate paragraphs/lines for each part of the achievement. It's up to the emblazoner to figure out, for example, that the motto is to be carried in an escroll below the shield. Here's an example regarding one way you might write a whole blazon. "Azure, a bend Or. Helm: A helm affronte mantled Azure doubled Or. Crest: On a torse of the colors, a demi-lion rampant Or armed and langued Azure. Supporters: two lions rampant Or armed and langued Azure. Motto: 'two is one and one is none'."
Here's mine.... Try deciphering this... pretty simple, really. Argent a fess, azure with an eagle volent affronte, the head lowered and to the sinister, Or in chief 3 Maple Leafs joined gules in base, a bull twisting to dexter, head lowered to charge, gules Atop the Shield, a steel helm, facing dexter, proper, mantled gules doubled argent, A cubit arm holding a sword, proper. The Motto "Foritudine" to be carried in an escroll above the Crest
the comma placement is throwing me off, but here's what I thought white with a blue horizontal line in the middle (occupying ≈1/3 of the field) in the middle section, there is a golden eagle facing forward, wings outstretched (affronté), with head facing the viewer's right (I believe volant and affronté cannot be mixed together, as the volant is a flying position with tucked legs and the affronté has outstretched legs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_%28heraldry%29) in the top section, there are 3 (joined?) red maple leaves in the bottom section, there is a red bull (twisting?) to the viewer's left above the shield, there is a steel helmet facing viewer's left, with a red-and-white mantle and an arm (presumably a person's right arm) holding a sword and cut off at the elbow; the helmet, arm, and sword are all in their natural colors above the crest is an escroll reading "foritudine" I think the maple leaves should be mentioned first, as they are closer to the top of the shield than the eagle. Other than that, cool description!
@ralchire Awesome videos, young sir! I really am looking forward to the fourth part. Any possible chance to contact you via email to ask further questions on heraldry? Something I have always been interested but am only now starting to really learn about. Thanks!
Anthony Ventura Yes, you can contact me at (my channel name)@gmail.com. I’ll help you out any way I can, and I can point you in the direction of some resources.
If you're for some reason reading the latin as if its italian, with the consonant v not making the sound of w (like it does in the reconstructed pronunciation) , and c sometimes being pronounced as ch, you're doing it wrong
PLEASE make more of these dude! i am fully obsessed. i would watch a five hour video just listing every single charge and division especially the obscure ones fr fr
Will you ever post a part four? This video series is the best I’ve been able to find for my research. :)
Hey, I checked out your channel and its been 6 months since your last post so I don't know if you are active or not but I would love to see part 4. :)
Good work. Would love to see the part 4 you mentioned.
Very well done and informative. This series really helped me to help my daughter with a homework assignment. Thank you!
Blu Daizee Glad to help, and thank you for the kind words!
I don’t think he will post part 4 it’s been years I’ve waited for a long time these series is what got me into heraldry thank you for making such entertaining and fun videos
5:27 note that this harness is NOT from the Renaissance, it's Toby Capwell's black English armor, which fits into the early-mid 15th century, not the Renaissance.
This was the most helpful video I've watched while studying Heraldry & Designing a Heraldic Achievement
Wow, thank you for making these videos! I watched all three of them and find them very helpful (I am a newbie to this subject). Hoping to see more :)
please continue this series this is the best video series on the topic on youtube! just wish there was more!
Dude, Great vid! I really have a passion of making stories and characters based on the medieval ages and this video about heraldry helped me out big time! Keep it up!
Ali Dailisan would love to read some of those stories sometime!
A very helpful set of videos! You seem to have covered more details more completely than any other videos I've yet seen! In realizing my "family arms" or "family crest" would likely be off limits (as I'm at least a 4th gen. American) or not even real, I believe I shall just use what you've taught me to design my own arms and crest! XD
Thank you!
I was very confused as to what I, a layman, could or could not put on mu coat of arms. This really helped!
I just discovered your channel. This series is awesome. I await part 4.
Yes, all three parts are expertly composed and easy to understand, well done. I too haven been interested in Heraldry for a long time as you might have guessed from my profile picture here, top/left. Keep up the good work.
Great series! Very helpful for beginners, and I'm glad that you mentioned to avoid bucket shops.
I’m ready for part four!
Great job!!! Thank you for this. I look forward to part 4
Where is part 4?!?!
When are you going to upload part 4?
Tam sorry for the delay, but I still need to do more research about a few things, particularly banners. On top of that, my work life has been busy lately and my computer is fried. I took some footage for other videos but can’t edit them due to this. Thank you for the enthusiasm! I will try to keep pushing out videos for you guys
Very great videos loved them, can’t wait for the 4th installment!
Well put together, good job with all three parts.
A lot of cool info can’t wait to see part 4
When are you going to upload the video on badges and banners?
We need a part four!!! 🛡️
Thank you for these clear and informative heraldry videos!
Did you ever make part 4? I cannot find it.
Great series! Hope to see part four soon.
Mabey the Part 4 was the friends we made along the way.
These videos were very helpful, thank you
Great series so far! Can't wait for part four!
White washed
I like your videos. I actually learned something new, which I did not expect!
Where is part IV that you spoke of, though?
Thank you so much for the video, it was wonderful
6:13 Is that Sir Giles's helm?
Eli Egbert Yep! A very fine helmet
Wheres part 4 brother im currious about the badges
Is part 4 posted anywhere?
Any chance you remember the origin of the one at 7:37? Looks really nice.
So to clarify, the only part of the entire achievement that was traditionally hereditary was the crest? Family members could have completely different tinctures and achievements? Since the crest normally reflects the charge, I'm assuming the charge would also most likely be the same. Could a family have their own shield and achievement, like a town or organisation? I'm very curious about how individuals used to bear arms, and the ways that heralds could easily identify who belonged to which family just at a glance.
These are great videos by the way, really enjoyed all three. You would not believe how difficult it is to find this sort of information online, it seems nobody knows what they are talking about or doesn't break it down into each component of heraldry. Looking forward to the video on badges.
To my understanding, any part of the achievement could be hereditary; there was no real rule on it. Take the British royal family for example. Their hereditary feature is three Or lions stacked on top of each other on a Gules background, which is reflected in the shield. Usually, the hereditary thing is the charge. But the crest is usually based on the charge, and lots of families used to the crest to mark their property (and family charge sounds weird), hence the term "family crest." At least, that's my understanding based on the sources I've come across.
Great job!
cant wait for part 4
Hi, loved the info!
At 2:37 you say that arms representing a family is a misconception.
Is it only for one person?
Yes. Arms are for individuals, and are passed down male lines. Say, my coat of arms would become my son's when I die, so on and so forth.
notably they are only passed to the *first* son, all others get some modification of the original that they can then bare
Each arms is UNIQUE to EACH PERSON. Even if it is passed from father to eldest son, it would get modified so as to clarify that this particular arms belongs to the son, not the father. Great Britain still requires every arms to be unique. So even if you found a super cool arms belonging to your great-great-great-great-great-great grandpa, you'd still need to change it somehow to be able to call it your own.
Depends on the heraldic tradition. Here in Germany Familienwappen (family arms) definitely exist.
In England, the rule was that the arms were passed from father to heir (normally first son), and that during the father's life, the heir would bear the arms differenced by a label (usually of 3 points of a contrasting color -frequently argent). Younger sons could bear the father's arms, usually with a mark of cadency. Scotland and Ireland had similar rules, but different. The rest of Europe had quite different rules, in a number of instances. Currently, the only granting authorities of who I am aware are the College of Arms in England, the King of Arms for Scotland, the King of Arms for Ireland, and the Canadian College of Arms. Australia, I think, may go through the College of arms in England. There are NO "family crests" and there are no "family arms" - strictly speaking, from the UK tradition.
Until several years ago, there were granting authorities in Spain, Denmark, Norway, Germany and Russia, but to the best of my knowledge they are now obsolete. In the US, there is NO granting authority, and a citizen may assume arms if they so choose. There are several groups that have a "registry" of arms, and a number of people who are professional heraldric artists will assist in designing and painting arms. Best general reference I am aware of is "The Complete Guide to Heraldry" by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies which is still in print and available from Amazon.
Is there a possibility, of a shield in a shield, like If I have a Fess shield, Red and white, and then tree with a yellow leaves and white bark, and on that tree there is another smaller shield with a Quarterly chevrons...with another object inside, like a sword...is that possible from a heraldic point of view?
Any update on part IV
You never did part 4 :(
Where can I find part 4
Thanks for this. Very informative. Question: Rather than using helmet, can you replace it with another special hat that has significance?
Tam Great question! Short answer is yes, you can! The cap of maintenance, the Phyrgian cap, and the clerical wide-brimmed hat with tassels (idk the name of it) are all justifiable.
@@Ralchire Thanks
Fascinating.
A question if I may. With regard to your own full device you have a sort of curling vegetation / starving. This design seems common to others I have seen. Is there a generic name for this type of adornment, and indeed is there a specific name for the style?
That is called "mantling": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantling
that is an excessively elaborate paper representation of a shredded up mantle (the physical version would get shredded up during tournaments, which became "manly" and "fashionable" and became incorporated into the paper representation … he mentioned this towards the start of the video)
It is great!
Part 4?
Where is part 4?
Thanks so much for these videos. They are all greatly informative! Are you aware of anywhere one might be able to submit a blazon and see the resulting emblazonment (just to test how accurately the blazon was written)?
The only program I know that attempted to do that is called Blazons! 2000, which was written for the Windows 95/98 Operating System by Robert L. Billard. Unfortunately, it is no longer supported, although one may be able to find a copy at a program archive.
just started watching your vids , saw you in live chat/comments on Johnathan's channel, nice heraldry vids, which country you in? Uk here
Thanks for the interest! I know I've seen you around, awesome to see you here! I'm located in the US, in Oklahoma specifically.
Very informative video with some good examples, but it's interesting to hear you admit that people falsely bear arms that they are not entitled to 8:40 yet you've granted your own that you proudly bear?
He made his own for himself afaik (which he said could be done in ep. 1), and his point was that some people are bearing arms of someone other than themselves
Love video wheres the pt 4 about badge and maybe banners
Does the order in which you blazon the achievement matter?
The shield is always blazoned first, but the rest of it isn't that important. The blazons I've seen vary in order of when they blazon the different parts. Lots of times they aren't written out as one long paragraph but are divided into separate paragraphs/lines for each part of the achievement. It's up to the emblazoner to figure out, for example, that the motto is to be carried in an escroll below the shield. Here's an example regarding one way you might write a whole blazon.
"Azure, a bend Or.
Helm: A helm affronte mantled Azure doubled Or.
Crest: On a torse of the colors, a demi-lion rampant Or armed and langued Azure.
Supporters: two lions rampant Or armed and langued Azure.
Motto: 'two is one and one is none'."
@@Ralchire Thank You!
grate work
Very good -- thanks!
Thanks!!!!!
Who had a shield with cross with horses and lion's
On a torse or and vert, a demi-dolphin upright holding a olive branch, all proper.
Here's mine.... Try deciphering this... pretty simple, really.
Argent a fess, azure with an eagle volent affronte, the head lowered and to the sinister, Or
in chief 3 Maple Leafs joined gules
in base, a bull twisting to dexter, head lowered to charge, gules
Atop the Shield, a steel helm, facing dexter, proper, mantled gules doubled argent, A cubit arm holding a sword, proper.
The Motto "Foritudine" to be carried in an escroll above the Crest
the comma placement is throwing me off, but here's what I thought
white with a blue horizontal line in the middle (occupying ≈1/3 of the field)
in the middle section, there is a golden eagle facing forward, wings outstretched (affronté), with head facing the viewer's right
(I believe volant and affronté cannot be mixed together, as the volant is a flying position with tucked legs and the affronté has outstretched legs en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_%28heraldry%29)
in the top section, there are 3 (joined?) red maple leaves
in the bottom section, there is a red bull (twisting?) to the viewer's left
above the shield, there is a steel helmet facing viewer's left, with a red-and-white mantle and an arm (presumably a person's right arm) holding a sword and cut off at the elbow; the helmet, arm, and sword are all in their natural colors
above the crest is an escroll reading "foritudine"
I think the maple leaves should be mentioned first, as they are closer to the top of the shield than the eagle. Other than that, cool description!
@ralchire Awesome videos, young sir! I really am looking forward to the fourth part. Any possible chance to contact you via email to ask further questions on heraldry? Something I have always been interested but am only now starting to really learn about. Thanks!
Anthony Ventura Yes, you can contact me at (my channel name)@gmail.com. I’ll help you out any way I can, and I can point you in the direction of some resources.
@@Ralchire Thank you! I will email you very soon - very much appreciated.
10/10
part 4 eskeeet
If you're for some reason reading the latin as if its italian, with the consonant v not making the sound of w (like it does in the reconstructed pronunciation) , and c sometimes being pronounced as ch, you're doing it wrong
Where is Pt 4?