# nationalnudityday heraldry

Full credit to for flagging this - the cover of the Scarlet and Violet Books bears a strong resemblance to Leonese (and later Castilian and Spanish) heraldry!

https://t.co/mUQbLHzJzr

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2022-11-09

...is to be blazoned 'popinjay' and such heraldry usually dates from medieval times, as the green Ringneck was pretty much the only parrot popularly known to Europeans in captivity then (and also why a lot of these examples have collars).

This has been Heraldry! With! Mel! 🦜🛡️

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2022-05-21

Love to see your stuff AB! Thanks for the thread!

Hi everyone I create fantasy and sci-fi maps as well as custom Heraldry! Here are a few of my favorites!

Check out my Patreon to get access to all of my original maps and get you're own Heraldry!
https://t.co/1j3MBVUqFT

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2021-11-06

Apparently is a thing? Here's some relevant Don't worry, it's only artistic nudity.

Earl of Carnwath (UK)
Arzheim (Germany)
Glückstadt (Germany)
Piešťany (Slovakia)

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2021-07-15

Let's end the week talking about congers in heraldry!

Like freshwater eels, congers showed up in English heraldry. And they still do sometimes! Here's the 1967 coat of arms for the town of Congleton, with 2 congers surrounding a floating tun.

Get it? Conger + tun = Congleton!

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2021-04-30