Post Your Granted, Assumed or Desired Arms

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I'm glad to see the renewed activity in this thread and, in the time it has lain dormant, I've reviewed the arms that I had posted originally and made some significant modifications.



These arms a bit busier, but I am far happier with them than any of the others that I posted before.

What you might want to do is reduce the shield to the size of a postage stamp and see how it reads...

I used to advise folks that heraldry was like jewelry. It wasn't about how much you put on, but rather how much you could leave off and still achieve the desired effect.

If you can live without the lion, something you might want to consider is that the lymphad would better fill the space under the chevron; that being the case a third fleur-de-lys could be added to the chevron.

Just a thought....

[Cygnus]

What you might want to do is reduce the shield to the size of a postage stamp and see how it reads...

I used to advise folks that heraldry was like jewelry. It wasn't about how much you put on, but rather how much you could leave off and still achieve the desired effect.

If you can live without the lion, something you might want to consider is that the lymphad would better fill the space under the chevron; that being the case a third fleur-de-lys could be added to the chevron.

Just a thought....

I am quite fond of the lion, but not wedded to the idea by any means; and I see that the galley is a bit small...

I like this one as well, though MoR's feedback has got me thinking of a couple other things to try.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I am quite fond of the lion, but not wedded to the idea by any means; and I see that the galley is a bit small...

I like this one as well, though MoR's feedback has got me thinking of a couple other things to try.

Try the galley in gold....

and maybe the fluer-de-lys in red...

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Something that just occurred to me; is the bordure around your arms a distinction indicative of cadency?

In other words, does this represent you as being the eldest son of the second son (your father), or (forgetting about the label for a moment) is this the bordure you would apply as the second son of your father? I'm thinking it must be the former, if the latter the bordure would not be applied during infancy (under the heraldic age of 21), only the label. When reaching maturity (21) the label would be discarded and the appropriate cadency mark or bordure would be applied.

[WVHighlander]

Wow this thread has really caught fire over the last few days. Its fantastic to see these arms. I am still working through getting my own Coat of Arms.

[Cygnus]

Something that just occurred to me; is the bordure around your arms a distinction indicative of cadency?

It is - on the first page I give my descent back to my most recent Scottish ancestor that bears the same surname as me.

Scottish ancestor
First son (no difference)
Fifth son (castellated chevron)
Second son (bordure Or)
First son (me) (label Gules)