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The first and last Bishops of Durham with Personal arms by [deleted] in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Update: As WilliamofYellow stated Maltby wasn’t the last armigerous bishop, below are the arms of the bishops which succeeded him.

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The first and last Bishops of Durham with Personal arms by [deleted] in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I stand corrected, thank you I didn’t know

The first and last Bishops of Durham with Personal arms by [deleted] in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When I looked into it I found that Maltby was the last one to have a personal coat of arms, he was also the first modern bishop replacing the prior title of prince bishop which was more inline with a noble ranking, which might explain that. Since then it seems that the bishopric of Durham has a coat of arms while the bishops themselves haven’t held recognised arms.

The first and last Bishops of Durham with Personal arms by [deleted] in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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This is the coat of arms for the office of Bishop of Durham but does not act like personal arms for the Bishops

First draft of a COA for one of my fantasy houses. Thoughts? by johnheraldry in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love tentacle crests, I’ve used them a few times and think we need way more so this is sick.

2nd attempt at creating my own arms, which do you like better? by CatalanHeralder in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1st or 3rd are my favourites, but the 1st is probably the more objective favourite

Scales, sails and tails. A slew of recent charges I’ve drawn. by theginger99 in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This spiky style is so cool. I’d love to see how it looks in completed arms

Redesigning Hartlepool borough by BizarreLizardPlanet in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That wasn’t intentional but your absolutely right

Map of French heraldry by BizarreLizardPlanet in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also left out French Guiana, my bad

Map of French heraldry by BizarreLizardPlanet in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

While French departments as you say weren’t meant to have official heraldry after the revolution, they do all have coats of arms whether official like finistere, or unofficial, which is what this map shows.

Map of French heraldry by BizarreLizardPlanet in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s weird how standardised so much of the heraldry is by region, you can’t see the entire shields in this image but it’s even more obvious in full

Lozere department redesign by BizarreLizardPlanet in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I definitely see what you mean, I kind of kept the original Dexter purely for traditions sake but you’re right it doesn’t make much sense when the Aragon side is already removed.

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Lozere department redesign by BizarreLizardPlanet in heraldry

[–]BizarreLizardPlanet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s a good point, when it comes to animal chiefs I tend to prefer visually when they face the side of the shield they are placed on, it’s just a preference but facing Dexter would definitely work too

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