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Swedish Heralds 16 Apr 2012 | 07:44 pm
The “Heralds of Sweden” were a group of court officials attached to the Chancellery of the Orders of His Majesty the King (Kungl. Maj:ts Orden, KMO) and later to the National Archives’ Heraldry Board ...
Heraldisk djupdykning: Prinsessan Estelle 10 Apr 2012 | 12:31 am
Text in English will follow. Den 23 februari i år föddes H.K.H. Prinsessan Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary, Hertiginna av Östergötland, Sveriges arvfurstinna, Kronprinsessparets första barn. Dagen efter kun...
Marco Foppoli 4 Jan 2012 | 08:14 am
I am very happy and proud to be able to publish a biographic article on one of my favorite heraldic artists; signor Marco Foppoli AIH. Arms of the Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, Henry Benedict Stuart (...
New logo! 22 Dec 2011 | 05:44 am
The Armorial Blog logo - a quill pen drawing a sixteenth century shield with lance-rest.
von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg 22 Dec 2011 | 05:31 am
From Deutsches Bundesarchiv. von Hindenburg wearing the uniform of a Generalfeldmarschall and the Prussian Pour le Mérite, Iron Cross and Order of the Black Eagle. Arms of Paul von Beneckendorff und ...
Seals and the signet ring 16 Dec 2011 | 12:12 am
A seal can be a figure impressed in wax, clay, or some other medium, or embossed on paper, with the purpose of authenticating a document. Seals were historically most often impressed in sealing wax (...
Burke’s International Register of Arms 19 May 2011 | 07:00 pm
A sporadic post, but be sure to check out Burke’s Peerage & Gentry and Burke’s International Register of Arms here! A great modern compilation I have missed to date.
2010 in review 13 Jan 2011 | 02:16 am
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers Abou...
Regno delle Due Sicilie 17 Jul 2010 | 07:18 pm
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, commonly known as the Two Sicilies, was the largest and wealthiest of the Italian states before Italian unification. It lasted until 1860, when it was annexed (althoug...
Kingdom of Norway 10 Jul 2010 | 01:59 am
"The Norwegian Lion" since 1280. Gules, a lion rampant or, crowned and bearing an axe with blade argent. The Collar of the Order of Saint Olaf encircles the shield.
