Bannockburn "Hollywood" sign - do *you* know what's depicted?

[Violet]

http://www.battleofbannockburn.com/Home/

We've all found the URL for the countdown to the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, right?

I can noodle out the iconography for most of the characters on the Hollywood-style sign, but two give me pause.

How about you? Do you know what each one represents? Would you tell us, please?

Be well,

[Chas]

Well, apart from the initial "B", that they told us about - I have no idea at all.



Regards

Chas

[Violet]

Oh my. Well, the first B seems to show a cluster of pikes.
The A looks like an arrowhead.
The first N is a stylized horse in its bridle.
The second N... I don't think that's chain mail... maybe a type of flail?
Is the O a shield or a compass?
C reminds me of the spiral stairs in a turret.
K is the most mystifying to me. Is it directional? Architectural?
The next B could probably be best addressed by our X heraldry contingent. There's no color, so we don't know if the claws & tongue are blue. I'll guess that it stands for English royalty.
The U looks more like the front of an armored helmet, but suggests a portcullis, too.
R is a battle map.
The final N is a document. In this end position, is it the resulting treaty from the battle?

How'd I do?

[Chas]

The K, looks rather like a Scotty Dog.

Regards

Chas

[Chas]

I think the second B stands for the Scottish king, rather than the English.

These are the arms of Edward II -



Whereas these are the Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland used from the 12th century to 1603. Used by the Kings of Scots up until the Union of the Crowns in 1603 under King James VI & I, of Scotland and England.



Regards

Chas

[Violet]

You're correct about the arms. I think of those arms as representing HRH, when in Scotland. We'll wait to find out if the 'Scotty' is a steeple & rooftop, slightly bent.

Thanks for playing!

[Thomas H]

Ok , I had not seen that but thank you for shareing -i see it now - I will keep tabs on this event .

Any way I have to ask - is there a difference in the color and meanings in the lion
with or with out a blue tongue >?

[AJBryant]

Ok , I had not seen that but thank you for shareing -i see it now - I will keep tabs on this event .

Any way I have to ask - is there a difference in the color and meanings in the lion
with or with out a blue tongue >?

It's the usual coloration when the lion is gules (red).

[Chas]

Ok , I had not seen that but thank you for shareing -i see it now - I will keep tabs on this event .

Any way I have to ask - is there a difference in the color and meanings in the lion
with or with out a blue tongue >?

In theory it is a 'Royal' lion, but like all these thing that have grown up over hundreds of years, nobody knows for sure. When blazoning the shield (describing), we say 'armed and langued', meaning clawed and tongued. They are normally both the same colour. If you notice the first shield has a red field, so red claws would not be seen. So they made them blue. There could be a very complicated explanation, but this is the simplest and it works.

Regards

Chas

[Friday]

I need to learn more about the battle, but, looking at the "K" I wonder if the Scottish troops broke through the English middle to win the battle?