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| Colors Vert - hope, joy, and loyalty in love Azure - loyalty and truth Murray - slow to fight, yet victorious Lines and Ordinaries (dividers) Ragulee (wavy lines) - encounterd difficulties Gyron (half colored field, in this case, murray) - unity Charges (pictures) Book - Intelligence, learning, and the Bible Catharine Wheel - emblem of one who is prepared to undergo great trials for the Christian faith Clarion (pipes) - ready for the fray Lamb - gentleness and patience under suffering Lion - deathless courage Mullet (star) - denotes some Divine quality bestowed from above |
| Translation - Safe Home of the Faithful Warriors |
| Interpretation of the Coat of Arms (as read left to right, top to bottom) The blue cross with the mullet in the center signifies that the bearers are loyal to God, and have been blessed by Him. Field 1 denotes a willingness and readiness to enter into any difficulties in the name of the Lord with a united front, but also that such difficulties have been faced in the past. It also tells that these Christian warriors are faithful to God, and although prefer not to have to fight, when they do, they always will win. Field 2 shows that throuw their loyalty to their cause, the fighters are courageous to the end, knowing that death is simply the dying of the body. Field 3 is the Bible, to which they are loyal and through which they keep their faith. Field 4 signifies that, through all adversities, they will remain faithful to their cause, and are patient and comforted in the knowledge of their Lord. |
| For those who are wondering, yes, I made this coat of arms up following a lot of research on medieval heraldry. It is an original, and to the best of my knowledge, the translations are correct. |