tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116020125789939582.post6606818764755398851..comments2019-11-25T06:02:54.566-05:00Comments on Angerburg: ''The age of chivalry is gone''Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116020125789939582.post-71216856699251166782011-10-03T10:09:11.419-04:002011-10-03T10:09:11.419-04:00I've just spend the last couple of hours follo...I've just spend the last couple of hours following various Eagles. There are a lot of Eagles in the heraldry of Europe, mostly derived in some way from Rome, often via The Holy Roman Empire or Byzantium or both. In England, the crescent can be added to a shield if the bearer is the second son, ie second in line after the heir. Otherwise, it might be a reference to how illuminated the knight is by the Lady that is knighting him. Henry VI of Silesia did have a crest very similar, but the ends of the crescent expanded into three flowers or buds. Wikipedia has a lot of information and a good set of links under eagle coat of arms. I really love that picture. Just the height of romance. It brought to mind a moment in the Faery Queene by Spencer, so maybe it's a reference to that, or to the Arthurian cycle.Rain Wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116020125789939582.post-43706952510103472992011-03-01T09:42:43.567-05:002011-03-01T09:42:43.567-05:00Hello, your site is pretty interesting and inspiri...Hello, your site is pretty interesting and inspiring. Never seen any of Laurence Koe's pictures before. I also like the way you juxtapose classic painting with romanticist texts, more or less known.<br />I'm writing specifically because of your mentioning the supposedly silesian coat of arms on Accolade. I personally disagree. there's little information on this painting, besides that Leighton was inspired by reading somewhere that ladies could knight as well. <br />But the coat of arms is quite specific. It's similar to the Silesian coat of arms, yet the crescent on the eagle is, unlike the Silesian one, red-gold chequered. The combination to me is familiar from only one coat of arms, that of the duchy of Carniola, which lied where Slovenia, my home country, is today. The crest dates back to 14th century and it originates from the Andechs-Meran family coat of arms which was an eagle. Later a crescent was added. Here's more on the subject: http://www.un.int/slovenia/insignia.html<br />and here's more depictions of the coat of arms thru history: http://www.grboslovje.si/arhivkranjska.php<br />Or maybe you know of some other sources that would confirm your Silesian claim? If you have any further information, i would be glad to know more.Janeznoreply@blogger.com