Heraldry Images
Heraldry is fun and here are some of the Coat of Arms that are associated with Lady Kathleen. Over time it is my plans to post many differant Coat of Arms and give the details about each.
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Enchanted Castles Coat of Arms
HELM MANTLING: AZURE, ARGENT This Coat of Arms was designed by Lady Kathleen ARGENT – Silver. The 3 Castles symbolize Kathleen and her 2 childern that as bonded by love!
AZURE, A BEND ARGENT, THREE CASTLES TURRETED SABLE;
WREATH: AZURE, ARGENT
MOTTO: ENCHANTED CASTLES – WHERE HISTORY AND FANTASY MEET
Dictionary of terms:
AZURE – Blue.
BEND – One of the honorable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth of the shield if unchanged, but if changed, one-third.
CASTLE TURRETED – A castle having small turrets.
DEXTER – Left.
MANTLING – The flowing drapery forming the scroll-work displayed on either side of the helmet from beneath the wreath, representing the ancient covering of the helmet used to protect it from stains or rust.
SABLE – Black.
SINISTER – Right.
WREATH – A chaplet of two differant colored silks wound around each other, and placed on the top of the helmet.
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Royal Chambers
In the Royal Chambers there are Photos of Lady Kathleen and her Family
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A Royal Courtly Fable – Part 1
This is the Queen’s True Story – Written as a Fantasy
Part one
Once upon a time there was a lady fair with hair of golden red that doth wondered about a most beautiful realm. In her realm she doth reside with her Royal parents and her wicked brother. Of course all brothers are wicked to their sisters.
The Queen mother was said to be a “Class In Her Own Time”, and this doth enchant the young princess. Most of her young life this princess doth notice that she looks much like the Queen mother. During her early years the young Princess only hopes that she too can stay as ageless and timeless as her mother hath done.
The King, the hath flown the sky on Dragons wings during the time the princess hath grown up. During the times that he doth rest his magnificent silver beast he doth spent time with the family. And at times his doth lovingly spoil the princess with his full attention. Both her parents hath taught the young princess many things in her young life. First and foremost, how to love and respect others.
But then sneaking around the realm was that older brother of hers. He was always getting the princess in trouble with the King and Queen. Once such time the Prince doth thought of himself a wizard. Well, he still thinks himself a “Magicman”. He hath gotten a hold of the Queens magic face adornments and mystical perfumes and proceeded to mix them up. Hark he hears a commotion just a short distance away. He doth sneak away to the bed chambers, leaving behind all evidence of what he hath done. A short time later, the King and Queen doth awaken the Prince and Princess. They were told to follow them, and on the way the Prince told his sister, “Tell them thou did it, or else!”
Well the Princess spoke up and lied. She did so, as she was more scare of the Prince Brother than the hand of the King. But fear not the Princess doth got her own back at the Prince. Later, years later, the Princess confided to the Queen Mother that most things she doth claim to do, was not herself, but in fact the Prince’s deeds. The Queen doth believed her and for a long time after that, the Prince’s deeds and the ones the Princess really did, were the Prince’s responsibility.
Continued in Part Two
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The Elements of Medieval Enchanted Castles:
The living quarters of a castle invariably had one basic element is the hall. Castle halls can be on the moot, in the bailey, inside the walls of the shell keep, or as a separate building within the great curtain walls of the 13th century. A large one-room structure with a loft ceiling, the hall was sometimes on the ground floor, but often it was raised to the second story for greater security. Early halls were aisled like a church, with rows of wooden posts or stone pillars supporting the timber roof. Windows were equipped with wooden shutters secured by an iron bar, but in the 11th and 12th centuries were rarely glazed. By the 13th century they might have white glass in some windows, and by the 14th century glazed windows were common. Entrance to the hall was usually in a side wall near the lower end. When the hall was on an upper story, this entrance was commonly reached by an outside staircase next to the wall of the keep. The castle family sat on a raised dais of stone or wood at the upper end of the hall, opposite to the entrance, away from drafts and intrusion. The lord and lady occupied a massive chair, sometimes with a canopy by way of emphasizing status. Everyone else sat on benches. Most dining tables were set on temporary trestles that were dismantled between meals. But all tables were covered with white cloths, clean and ample. Lighting was by rushlights or candles, of wax or tallow, normally impaled on vertical spikes or an iron candlestick with a tripod base, or held in a loop, or supported on wall brackets or iron candelabra. Oil lamps in bowl form on a stand, or suspended in a ring, provided better illumination, and flares sometimes hung from iron rings in the wall. When the hall was raised to the second story, a fireplace in one wall took the place of the central hearth, dangerous on an upper level, especially with a timber floor. The hearth was moved to a location against a wall with a funnel or hood to collect and control the smoke, and finally, funnel and all, was incorporated into the wall. This early type of fireplace was arched, and set into the wall at a point where it was thickened by an external buttress, with the smoke venting through the buttress. Toward the end of the 12th century, the fireplace began to be protected by a projecting hood of stone or plaster which controlled the smoke more effectively and allowed for a shallower recess. Flues ascended vertically through the walls to a chimney, cylindrical with an open top, or with side vents and a conical cap. In the earliest castles the family slept at the extreme upper end of the hall, beyond the dais, from which the sleeping quarters were typically separated by only a curtain or screen. Sometimes castles with ground-floor halls had their great chamber, where the lord and lady slept, in a separate wing at the dais end of the hall, over a storeroom, matched at the other end, over the buttery and pantry, by a chamber for the eldest son and his family, for guests, or for the castle steward. These second-floor chambers were sometimes equipped with peepholes concealed in wall decorations by which the owner or steward could keep an eye on what went on below. The lord and lady’s chamber, normally situated on an upper floor and its principal item of furniture was a great bed with a heavy wooden frame and springs made of interlaced ropes or strips of leather, overlaid with a feather mattress, sheets, quilts, fur coverlets, and pillows. Such beds could be dismantled and taken along on the frequent trips a great lord made to his castles and other manors. The bed was curtained, with linen hangings that pulled back in the daytime and closed at night to give privacy as well as protection from drafts. Personal servants might sleep in the lord’s chamber on a pallet or trundle bed, or on a bench. Chests for garments, a few “perches” or wooden pegs for clothes, and a stool or two made up the remainder of the furnishings. Sometimes a small anteroom called the wardrobe adjoined the chamber – a storeroom where cloth, jewels, spices and plates were stored in chests, and where dressmaking was done. Except for the screens and kitchen passages, the domestic quarters of medieval castles contained no internal corridors in early medieval castles. Rooms opened into each other, or were joined by spiral staircases which required minimal space and could serve pairs of rooms on several floors. Covered external passageways joined a chamber to a chapel or to a wardrobe and might have windows, paneling, and even fireplaces. Water for washing and drinking was often available at a central drawing point on each floor. Besides the well, inside or near the keep, there might be a cistern or reservoir on an upper level whose pipes carried water to the floors below. Hand washing was sometimes done at a laver or built-in basin in a recess in the hall entrance, with a projecting trough. Servants filled the tank above, and waste water was carried away by a lead pipe below, inflow and outflow controlled by valves with bronze or copper taps and spouts. Baths were taken in a wooden tub, protected by a tent or canopy and padded with cloth. In warm weather, the tub was often placed in the garden; in cold weather, in the chamber near the fire. When the lord travelled, the tub accompanied him, along with a bathman who prepared the baths. The latrine was situated as close to the bed chamber as possible (nd was supplemented by the universally used chamber pot. Ideally, the latrine was sited at the end of a short, right-angled passage in the thickness of the wall, often a buttress. When the chamber walls were not thick enough for this arrangement, a latrine was carved out from the wall over either a moat or river.
An indispensible feature of the castle of a great lord was the chapel where the lord and his family heard morning mass. In rectangular hall-keeps this was often in the forebuilding, sometimes at basement level, sometimes on the second floor. By the 13th century, the chapel was usually close to the hall, convenient to the high table and bed chamber, forming an L with the main building or sometimes projecting opposite the chamber. A popular arrangement was to build the chapel two stories high, with the nave divided horizontally; the family sat in the upper part, reached from their chamber, while the servants occupied the lower part.
In a ground-floor hall the floor was beaten earth, stone or plaster; when the hall was elevated to the upper story the floor was nearly always timber, supported either by a row of wooden pillars in the basement below or by stone vaulting. Carpets, although used on walls, tables, and benches, were not used as floor coverings in Britain and northwest Europe until the 14th century. Floors were strewn with rushes and in the later Middle Ages sometimes with herbs. The rushes were replaced at intervals and the floor swept, but don’t ask about what might be underneath.
In the later Middle Ages things only were slight improved in lighting over earlier centuries, a major technical advance had come in heating: the fireplace, an invention of deceptive simplicity. The fireplace provided heat both directly and by radiation from the stones at the back, from the hearth, and finally, from the opposite wall, which was given extra thickness to absorb the heat and warm the room after the fire had burned low. Square, circular, or octagonal, the central hearth was bordered by stone or tile and sometimes had a backing of tile, brick or stone. Smoke rose through a louver, a lantern-like structure in the roof with side openings that were covered with sloping boards to exclude rain and snow, and that could be closed by pulling strings, like venetian blinds. There were also roof ventilators. A fire cover made of tile or china was placed over the hearth at night to reduce the fire hazard.
In the 13th century the castle kitchen was still generally of timber, with a central hearth or several fireplaces where meat could be spitted or stewed in a cauldron. Utensils were washed in a scullery outside. Poultry and animals for slaughter were trussed and tethered nearby. Temporary extra kitchens were set up for feasts. In the bailey near the kitchen the castle garden was usually planted with fruit trees and vines at one end, and plots of herbs, and flowers – roses, lilies, heliotropes, violets, poppies, daffodils, iris, gladiola. There might also be a fishpond, stocked with trout and pike.
In the early Middle Ages, when few castles had large permanent garrisons, not only servants but military and administrative personnel slept in towers or in basements, or in the hall, or in lean-to structures; knights performing castle guard slept near their assigned posts. Later, when castles were manned by larger garrisons, often mercenaries, separate barracks, mess halls, and kitchens were built.
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A Royal Courtly Fable – Part 2
This is the Queen’s True Story – Written as a Fantasy
Part two
During the years to come in the Magical Realm things started to crumb apart. All that was the Princesses happy life, started to fall apart. The King and Queen came upon troubled times and were soon parted.
The Princess was heartbroken as she thought at that time she was the cause of it all and because she was still young and knew no better. The Princess had witnessed a deed and when she proclaimed it must be mended it seemed as if that was the beginning of the end of this realm. Shortly after it was proclaimed by the Queen that the Prince and Princess were to go with the King to a far of land leaving the Queen behind.
While in this far off land the Princess started her search, but she doth not know what she was in search of. As she was still in her teens she doth not know her own self yet. She wanted to find the love that she felt when she was younger, but she doth looked in the wrong places. She doth became a wild one for a time.
At first the Princess was just wild, and then she got wild about jousting Knights and ran into this first Knight. During one such joust there came along this Knight with his red flaming hair. The Princess hath dubbed him “Sir Red”. Sir Red doth ask to court the Princess.
At that time thou would have seen the Princess taken to several the ball dances where she doth dance the night away. This was a time of merriment and fun. Later in time there were plans made to wed, but the King put his foot down and soon put a stop to this, as the King felt his princess was to young to even think about such things at her age.
Later the parents of Sir Red were taken by dragons to another realm. The dragons also took the Knight with them far away across the great seas. All seemed lost for the Princess, or so it seems, but that will be revealed later in this fable.
Continued in Part Three
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To Achieve Your Dreams Remember Your ABCs
A-void negative sources, people, things and habits.
B-elieve in yourself.
C-onsider things from every angle.
D-on’t give up and don’t give in.
E-njoy life today: yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.
F-amily and Friends are hidden treasures. Seek them and enjoy their riches.
G-ive more than you planned to give.
H-ang on to your dreams.
I-gnore those who try to discourage you.
J-ust do it!
K-eep on trying, no matter how hard it seems. It will get better.
L-ove yourself first and foremost.
M-ake it happen.
N-ever lie, cheat, or steal. Always strike a fair deal.
O-pen your eyes and see things as they really are.
P-ractice makes perfect.
Q-uitters never win and winners never quit.
R-ead, study and learn about everything important in your life.
S-top procrastinating.
T-ake control of your own destiny.
U-nderstand yourself in order to better understand others.
V-isualize it.
W-ant it more than anything.
X-ccelerate your efforts.
Y-ou are unique of all of Nature’s creations. Nothing can replace you.
Z-ero in on your target, and go for it!!
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The Wizard’s Apprentice
The wizard’s apprentice was working,
as his master often made him,
on gathering herbs and cooking meals
and whatever else he bade him.
So much was the apprentice’s labor
that he seldom had time for sleep.
while his master slept in a nice warm bed,
he had to bed down with the sheep.
One day while the Wizard was brewing
a particularly potent brew,
the wizard’s apprentice snook off for a nap
for only a moment or two.
He woke up to hear an angry voice
calling out his name.
It was the voice of the wizard, saying
“Boy! get me some wolf bane!”
“We are out of it” the boy replied,
“will Saint John’s Wort suffice?”
“NO!” said the wizard “go get some,
and don’t make me tell you twice!”
So the weary young apprentice
went out in the woods to find
the magical ingredient,
before his master lost his mind.
While out in the woods he spotted
a wolf bane plant he sought
but its leaves were dry and withered
‘this will have to do’, he thought.
So he gathered up the wolf bane
and took it back to the mage.
but when the wizard saw it
he nearly went into a rage.
“You call this wolf bane, you thick-headed lunk?
’tis nothing but dry leaves and sticks.
go and get me another, boy,
and for your sake, make it quick!”
At this the boy turned angry
and his courage boiled over his head.
“Why should I work so hard for you?”
said the boy, though he trembled in dread.
The wizard scowled at him fiercely.
“dare you question me?” he spoke.
“do you not know what I’ll do to you,
if you think this is some kind of joke?”
“I do not!” the boy answered,
“but I do have some complaints.
I haven’t slept in so very long
I am almost ready to faint.”
“You promised me you would teach me,
as long as i did behave.
but so far all have done with me
is use me for a slave.”
“You make me gather, you make me cook,
you make me feed all your stock.
you make me write ’til my fingers bleed
and my head feels like a big rock.”
“When will you teach me some magic?”
said the apprentice, expecting a blow,
but the wizard’s eyes were kinder as
he said “There’s something you should know.”
“I HAVE been teaching you magic,
though you didn’t see it then.
but give me a minute to explain
and I shall show you when.”
“Remember when i taught you to cook
and to follow a recipe?
I was teaching you how to make potions
it is all the same, you see.”
“And when I taught you to gather
the roots and herbs that I use,
I was teaching you to identify them
and know the best ones to choose.”
And when i taught you to handle
all the different kinds of beasts,
I was teaching you be patient,
a lesson you’ve learned the least.”
“And when I made you write and recite
those poems that made you so bored,
i was teaching you how to scribe your spells
and how to store and record.”
“Being a wizard’s not all fun and games
it’s work, and a great deal of that!
did you think it was all cute little tricks
and wearing a pointed hat?”
“Before you even start with the spells
you must know what you are doing.
too little knowledge is dangerous
and well could be your undoing!”
“Now go and get me some wolf bane,
a good one this time, please,”
and the humbled apprentice went back to the woods
a little weak in the knees.
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Royalty in Countries
So far I have proved there is relationships to:
ALL the Kings and Queens of England
ALL the Kings and Queens of Scotland
There is Royality of Many Countries (or ruler of a part of these Countries) so far I have information for :
Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungray, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden
I will add a list when they are done, even if my theory above is not proven.
Royality to me are the Kings, Queens, Emperiors, Empress, Chief or Ruler of Large Area when there was no Higher power ruling the area.
I am including a Map of Europe to help identify where some of the smaller countries are in Europe.
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ALL the King and Queens of England
Many Years ago I set out to prove that once you find you are related to one King or Queen of England, then you are related to all of them. I have a Family Tree Site at Enchanted Family, which I have over 8,500 person listed and all the Kings and Queens of England I found I am related to. Due to the nature of Royal Family marriages some have more than one relationship to me, Lady Kathleen, but in the end 28% are Great(s) Grandparents and the rest are Uncles, Aunts and Cousins.
I have a list of the English Kings and Queen for those that are interested:
- Name of King or Queen, When they Reigned
- Egbert, 802-839
- Aethelwulf, 839-856
- Aethelbald, 856-860
- Aethelbert, 860-866
- Aethelred, 866-871
- Alfred the Great, 871-899
- Edward the Elder, 899-924
- Aethelstan, 924-939
- Edmund I, 939-946
- Eadred, 946-955
- Eadwig, 955-959
- Edgar, 959-975
- Edward II the Martyr, 975-979
- Aethelred II the Unready, 979-1013 and 1014-1016
- Sveyn I, 1013-1014
- Edmund II Ironside, Apr-Nov 1016
- Canute the Great, 1016-1035
- Harold Harefoot, 1035-1040
- Hardicanute, 1035-1037 and 1040-1042
- Edward III the Confessor, 1042-1066
- Harold II, Jan-Oct 1066
- William I the Conqueror, 1066-1087
- William II Rufus, 1087-1100
- Henry I Beauclerc, 1100-1135
- Stephen, 1135-1154
- Henry II Curtmantle, 1154-1189
- Richard I Coeur de Lion, 1189-1199
- John Lackland, 1199-1216
- Henry III, 1216-1272
- Edward I Longshanks, 1272-1307
- Edward II, 1307-1327
- Edward III, 1327-1377
- Richard II, 1377-1399
- Henry IV, 1399-1413
- Henry V, 1413-1422
- Henry VI, 1422-1461 and 1470-1471
- Edward IV, 1461-1470 and 1471-1483
- Edward V, Apr-June 1483
- Richard III, 1483-1485
- Henry VII, 1485-1509
- Henry VIII, 1509-1547
- Edward VI, 1547-1553
- Jane, 10-19 July 1553
- Mary I, 1553-1558
- Elizabeth I, 1558-1603
- James I, 1603-1625
- Charles I, 1625-1649
- Charles II, 1649 and 1660-1685
- James II, 1685-1689
- Mary II, 1689-1694
- William III, 1689-1702
- Anne, 1702-1714
- George I, 1714-1727
- George II, 1727-1760
- George III, 1760-1820
- George IV, 1820-1830
- William IV, 1830-1837
- Victoria, 1837-1901
- Edward VII, 1901-1910
- George V, 1910-1936
- Edward VIII, Jan-Dec 1936
- George VI, 1936-1952
- Elizabeth II, 1952-Present Day
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ALL the King and Queens of Scotland
Many Years ago I set out to prove that once you find you are related to one King or Queen of Scotland, then you are related to all of them. I have a Family Tree Site at Enchanted Family, which I have over 8,500 person listed and all the Kings and Queens of Scotland I found I am related to. Due to the nature of Royal Family marriages some have more than one relationship to me, Lady Kathleen, but in the end 30% are Great(s) Grandparents and the rest are Uncles, Aunts and Cousins.
I have a list of the Scottish Kings and Queen for those that are interested:
- Name of King or Queen, When they Reigned
- Fergus Mor, 500-501
- Domangart I Macferusso, 501-507
- Comgall Macdomangart, 507-538
- Gabhran Macdomangart, 538-558
- Conall Maccomgall, 558-574
- Aedan Macgabhran, 574-608
- Eochaid Buide, 608-629
- Connad Cerr, 629
- Domnal Brecc the Freckled, 642-650
- Ferchar Macconnad, 642-650
- Dunchad Macconaing, 650-654
- Conall Crandomnal, 650-660
- Domangart II Macdomnaill, 660-673
- Maelduin Macconall, 673-688
- Domnall Donn, 688-695
- Ferchar Fota, 695-697
- Eochaid Crook-Nose, 697
- Ainbcellach Macferchar, 697-698
- Fiannamail Macconall, 698-700
- Selbach Macferchar, 700-723
- Dungal Macselbach, 723-726
- Eoganan Macoengus, 726-733
- Alpin Maceochaid, 733
- Muiredach Macainbcellach, 733-736
- Eogan Macmuiredach, 736-739
- Aedh Find, 739-778
- Fergus Maceochaid, 778-781
- Eochaid the Venemous, 781
- Constantine Macfergus, 781-820
- Oengud Macfergus, 820-834
- Drust Macconstantine, 834-837
- Eoganan Macoengus, 837-839
- Alpin Maceochaid, 839-841
- Kenneth I Macalpin, 841-859
- Donald I, 859-863
- Constantine I, 863-877
- Aedh Whitefoot, 877-878
- Eochaid, 878-889
- Giric, 878-889
- Donald II, 889-900
- Constantine II, 900-943
- Malcolm I, 943-954
- Indulf, 954-962
- Duff, 962-967
- Culen, 967-971
- Kenneth II, 971-995
- Constantine III, 995-997
- Kenneth III, 997-1005
- Malcolm II, 1005-1034
- Duncan I the Gracious, 1034-1040
- Macbeth, 1040-1057
- Lulach the Simple, 1057-1058
- Malcolm III, 1058-1093
- Donald III Bane, 1093-1097
- Duncan II, 1094
- Edmund I, 1094-1097
- Edgar, 1097-1107
- Alexander I the Fierce, 1107-1124
- David I, The Saint, 1124-1153
- Malcolm IV the Maiden, 1153-1165
- William I the Lion, 1165-1214
- Alexander II, 1214-1249
- Alexander III, 1249-1286
- Margarget the Maid of Norway, 1286-1290
- John Balliol, 1292-1296
- Robert I Bruce, 1306-1329
- David II, 1329-1332
- Robert II, 1371-1390
- Robert III, 1390-1406
- James I, 1406-1437
- James II, 1437-1460
- James III, 1460-1488
- James IV, 1488-1513
- James V, 1513-1542
- Mary, 1542-1567
- James VI, 1567-1625
- Charles I, 1625-1649
- Charles II, 1649-1685
- James VII, 1685-1689
- Mary II, 1689-1694
- William III, 1689-1702
- Anne, 1702-1707
After this Scotland and England joined and all Royalty is the United Kingdom Royalty.
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Learn about Heraldry: The Coat of Arms
In heraldry there is so many parts and pieces to learn about and in this write-up I wanted to talk about the Coat of Arms parts and the Shield, which is the main part of the Coat of Arms. In a full Coat of Arms you have several parts which are: Here is an example of the parts of a Coat of Arms the example is of the Royal Coat of Arms of Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain andNorthern Ireland. This Coat of Arms has an added belt surrounding the shield that bears the motto of the On the motto at the bottom, “Dieu et Mon Droit,” means “God and My Right.” The shield or escutcheon is made up of several parts or sections. The Dexter side of the escutcheon (shield) would be the LEFT hand of the person who looks at it. The Sinister side of the escutcheon (shield) would be the RIGHT hand of the person who looks at it. Chief is the TOP and Base is the BOTTOM. Fess point would be in the exact middle going both up, down and left, right. Honor is above Fess and Nombril is below Fess. Here is an example: The next part of a shield is what is called Tintures. Tintures is the variable hue which is given to shields and their bearings. The tintures are divided into 3 parts Metals, Colors and Furs. Metals are: OR (gold) and ARGENT (Silver) Colors are: OR (Yellow), ARGENT(white), GULES (red), AZURE (blue), VERT (green), PURPURE (purple), SABLE (black), TENNE (orange) and SANGUINE (dark red) The most common Furs are: ERMINE (white with black dots), ERMINES (Black with white dots), ERMINOIS (Gold with black dots), PEAN (Black with gold dots), VAIR (White and Blue alternating small bells) Next part would be shield divisions, ordinaries and variations. If the field of the shield is divided into multiple tinctures then those would be divisions. Ordinaries are normallyan object placed upon the field of the shield. Variations are a combination of divisions and ordinaries. Sometimes divisions, ordinaries and variations can look like similar and can get confusing so to help with that I will show some examples. In divisions you can also have type of lines that make up the division. Some of the types of lines are: Engailed, Invected, Wavy, Embattled, Nebuly, Raguly, Indented, Dancette, Angled, Chequay, Bevilled, Escatelle, Nowy, Dovetailed, Rayonee, Embattled Grady, Potent, Arched, Urdee, Radiant and many more. Here are a few examples of Lines in the Chief position. Next we have Charges, which are symbolic figures or bearings on the shield. Charges can be thought or as items or pictures that represent a item. Most look like small clip art of today. We also have Marks of Cadency which tell where you rank in the family. Here is an example of the Mark of Cadency of England. Now with all those possiblies you can have a shield for each person in the world and still have designs left over.
Order of the Garter, “Hon Y Soit Qui Mal Y Pense” or “Shame to him who evil thinks.”
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A Royal Courtly Fable – Part 8
This is the Queen”s True Story – Written as a Fantasy
Part eight
Well the Queen is now at her Brother’s Realm and trying to get herself back to normal. The Queen is determined not to be depressed by earlier events and starts on the road to get there.
After a time the Queen finds a new wizard and this wizard shows her that she can talk long distances to other realms. The Queen is excited and gives it a try, matter of fact she spends hours with this new toy chatting with many people around the world. The Queen also starts a new job in order to fund her new life. This new job keeps her busy, but her boss is a tyrant.
After some time goes by the Queen started chatting with one Knight of a neighboring realm, he seems like a happy fellow. He makes her laugh most every day. And this is just what the Queen thinks she needs: More Laugher in her Life.
One day while she was at work this Laughing Knight surprised her by coming to visit her. He tells her that he wants to show her his Realm. Well at this point the Queen got worried a bit but the Laughing Knight told her she would be ever so safe. So she went with him to his realm.
While in the new realm the Queen was happy and laughed every day, so much that the Queen did not want to leave. The Laughing Knight told her to stay and she did. All seemed wonderful at the time, but little did the Queen know the Laughing Knight was Laughing on the outside but Evil on the inside. She also did not realize that the wonderful feelings she was having would later go away because she also had not full dealt with her past.
But for now the Queen was happy and full of laughter, so when the Laughing Knight asked for her hand she was willing to give it. The date was set and the family and friends told and invited to the gala event. And what a gala event it was, as the event was held in the new castle and it was filled to the brim with everyone around.
For many years the Queen was happy and content, then slowly little things happened that showed her that the Laughing Knight was not as he seemed. Over time she would find maidens in her castle and the Laughing Knight flirting away with them. The Queen tried so very hard to dismiss these things as nothing and go on with her life.
One day the Queen became very sick, and the Laughing Knight took her to see many wizards to find out what the trouble was. The common Wizards could not help the Queen, and one even said she was crazy in the head. This was all proved wrong by one great Wizard that soon cured the Queen. But during this time of sickness the Laughing Knight showed his very evil side. The Laughing Knight brought in an Evil Witch into their life. This Evil Witch’s only goal was the demise of the Queen. She did many horrible things to the Queen, which included trying to get the Common Wizards to commit the Queen into an insane realm. The Queen was even sure the Evil Witch had tried to poison the Queen. And the Queen was positive the Evil Witch had poisoned the Laughing Knight, if not by drugs, surely by tongue. Whenever the Evil Witch spoke it was pure Evil, and she also was an apprentice wizard so she knew many ways to cast her evilness onto unsuspecting Queens.
Shortly after the Queen was cured, the Laughing Knight took ill, and to this day the Queen is totally sure it was the doing of the Evil Witch. But it was not all the Evil Witch as the Laughing Knight could now not hold back his own true evil. Out of the woodwork came all his mistresses and maidens to visit him while he was in the Wizard’s Hall. The Queen from this day forward had no peace. She was tormented by the Now Evil Knight and all his Ladies. The Master Wizard told the Queen that the Knight has now changed due to the illness and perhaps in time when he recovered he might be restored to his old self.
Well the Queen made a vow to wait for at least six months before doing anything, even though all her friends told her to leave and run away. No one could understand how the Queen could stand to live with this Knight the way he is now. But the Queen waited to see if he changed back. The next seven months were pure living hell on the Queen; because the Knight had no regard for the Queen’s feeling and starts parading his mistress’s right in front of her. The Knight did ever thing he could to drive the Queen away, but the Queen had made a vow to herself she would stay at least six months.
Well as the seventh month came, the Queen could take no more and her vow was complete. The Queen left the not so Laughing Knight and moved in with a friend. Now the Knight was free to let his mistresses come and go as he pleased. They all fought over the Knight, but little did they know his true evilness, but the Queen knows and bids them all their own hell in time. The Knight soon demands the Court to make the marriage closed, and not one day goes by when the Knight re-marries one of the little winches that is half his age.
The Queen once out of the turmoil and Knight’s life she finds a new true internal happiness that she has never known before. This happiness she finds does not come from anyone else but herself. Of course the Queen can’t say she just happened upon this, as it took a while talking to counsel and looking inside her to find this happiness. The Queen now knows the happiness was truly always there within her, she just aloud outside forces to tarnish it. So for the time being the Queen has decided to purchase herself a new Castle and live the way that make her happy.
This is not to say the Queen is now alone, as she is not for there is Romantic Knight, but alas that is another fable.
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