What do you think "The Art of Heraldry" ? This book was also written by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies. First published in 1904.

I would LOVE To hear your thoughts on the Anderson clan.

Love the English/French mashup descriptions

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you!

לדעתי מלך האריות מבוסס על הרלדיקה

Thank you. Fascinating info I didn’t know…and I grew up in the UK, moved to the States in 1983 (yes, I’m oooold!). Trying to put a coat of arms together for my sons. Had no clue about the “label of 3 points.” Really appreciate the info.

Banner of Scotland appears on Canada's arms 🫡

what a great job lord lyon does would like ,a great question to,ask him .if my reasearcher found 2 coat of arms.what does that really mean.? 👍😉

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The white banner being used for a thousand years is symbolic of Gondor’s culture refusing to acknowledge a new royal line, even when most other cultures would have made their stewards kings by 3019. Denethor was super bitter about that, complaining that the more regal a kingdom, the longer it takes before they’ll accept a new royal house. In Gondor, not even a thousand years was enough, and Boromir always felt that their family should hold the kingship.

My familys clan, the Buchanans (which is still my surname) originated in the 13th century. They came from Stirling, and supported Robert The Bruce (and fought alomgside him at Bannockburn) and im a relative of him too via my direct ancestor (27th great grandfather) marrying his great grandaughter, Isabella Stewart. I can trace my ancestors back to around pre Jesus times, they were Petty kings of Munster in Ireland before the son of the last king, Anselan, came to scotland and was given land by King Malcom after assisting him with invading vikings. I have a reasonable amount of knowledge on all this stuff as ive studied scottish history extensively, for many, many years. My favorite period is King James VI and I, and the scottish witch hunts. My ancestor, George buchanan, was his and his mother Mary Queen of Scots, tutor.

Loved this!! I am working on how to produce my flags, seals and banners and this helps a lot! Thank you for all this info!

Can you do a video on the heraldry from A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones

You should do a video about the heraldry from A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) or at least the heraldry of the great houses, like the Targaryens, Starks, Lannisters, Baratheons, Tyrells, Arryns, Greyjoys, Martells and Tullys.

This is so cool. Thank you.

Thank you for posting this. I'm very grateful. What do you recommend for further reading on this beyond Gayre? I already have Gayre's "Heraldic Standards and Other Ensigns: Their development and history. "

You talked about sons a lot. Can you tell us what daughters can do to obtain their arms? You made it seem like they'll deny anyone who isn't a son (these days).

Is that weskit Lord of the Isles tartan?

I think that’s older than 20 years. One of those hangs in the men’s loo at the St. Andrew’s society of NY

Clan societies are proliferating geometrically. Isn’t ‘Laird’ simply someone who owns enough land to derive an income from rents? Particularly if they don’t have a higher title

Very interesting man with an interesting important job. I'm new at even looking at this subject. Thanks to both of you.

are Scottish feudal baron allowed to wear baron coronet or just chapeaus？😊

I find it impressive that you do heraldry stuff being colorblind. I can imagine that complicates a lot of things in that field. Very cool.

So, I have 2 questions… 1, Is a clan commander only appointed if there is no Chief or Chieftain? Or does the current clan Chief/Chieftain appoint one? How is a modern clan Chieftain appointed/Recognized?

Looking for information on my ancestors with surname McClintick. Anything HELPS!!

Well done. There is no such thing as a family crest!

I'll look to add some of these to my home library... very informative.

Great video, good information.

Wonderful show, explanations and information!

Awesome interview!

Fantastic to hear from the Lord Lyon. He speaks very clearly and encouragingly on the topic. He has rekindled my interest in the history of tribal and clan identity. Might you happen to have links to the books and resources he recommends on the subject?

My sigil is the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor. Once it's bestowed upon you, no king, president, lord, or lady can ever take it from you. I have the right to bear the sigil the rest of my life, but it can not be passed on to any other generation, lest they graduate from Parris Island or San Diego, and receive their own EGA. HOWEVER... In the United States of America, you have the right to express yourself however you want, as long as it's peaceful, so wear whatever sigil you want!

Thank you- just wish the video was longer, as I’m sure there’s plenty to cover.

I purchased a one of a kind book called the Alphabet of Heraldry and just caught all the Devils and ancestors and decendents . As the one deliberative peaceful deliberative assembly from God abd Christ of Magesty( Hastings and Cheyne) . Stone of Destiby for my family

my dads an immigrant from india so I don’t get any coat of arms from him, and I don’t think I get anything from my mom who’s american, so can I just create a new one from scratch and make it “official”?

Hi, the St Andrews cross/saltire was never used as the royal banner or royal standard of Scotland although it became our national flag/banner. The royal insignia previous to the lion was most likely either a 'wild boar' or a dragon.

Excellent literary collection, *Congratulations!*

Englishman arrives on foreign shores, and is greeted by... "You can't display those coats of arms here... They're not registered" Englishman replies... "Yes I can Sir, because I'm invading you"

Matriculation and marticulation are not two pronounciations of the same word, with all due respect. One is a word, the other is not. also, ”candidacy” and ”cadency” are two different, separate terms. It s like saying Gorge Washington or Heraldicity is just your pronunciation. Some words have different pronounciations (potayto=potahtoe, consigliere-consiliere, etc) but these are not.

Tell me you're Canadian, plase tell me you're Canadian. If you're not and you're what I think you are... You're embarrassing.

I presume that these are made of wood and painted? And I'm a little confused as none of the examples shows a name other than the first one, none show dates, and the one for Lord Lyons has the initials WD on the dexter and HS on the sinister which are neither his initials nor the initials of his office. Possibly the initials of a Latin phrase?

DC = District of Columbia? Ah it hadn't been created yet. So yeah ok: DC = Delaware Colony.

On my fathers side is Andrew from New Zealand 1842, Clan Ross I know is my clan. This is where I'm confused. Andrew is a sept but is it family ? Many changes of spelling were made and Ross was not original. Thoughts ? From Goggle... Clan Ross (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Anndrais [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ ˈan̪ˠt̪ɾɪʃ]) is a Highland Scottish clan. The original chiefs of the clan were the original Earls of Ross.[3]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the best contemporary documentary of all time.

I have one big question. If you see this post and care to respond. My surname McKinley is listed as a sept in three clan's how can I know which is the strongest or correct connection?! Especially if we have a Tartan listed for Mackinley.

Lord Lyon’s story of beginning love of Heraldry was wonderful! I could relate entirely although my church had Victorian stained glass I did the same thing with.

Thanks for making this so plain. I can use it to convince the younger of my brothers that he can’t just send in his $30 to grab a set of arms he likes. I’m doing genealogy research on my very Salt of the Earth names. Even so I constantly see on the Family Tree Coats of Arms attached to particularly the first settlers in the US or Canada. I do not copy them because there is no way in the world any of the Wright Coats followed us First son to first son. Made up my personal Arms, refuse to use a Fusile, and use them only in the game I play where there is a registration To the Game!

Argent upon a Bend Sable Three buckles?

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