Intro to Heraldry: Part I - What is a "coat of arms"?

[@snappyaj9053]

0:24 ha, I recognize the gaffers shield from his how-to page explaining the means to create a shield press. Tis no longer published, but the wayback machine remembers all.

[@koreseph3874]

This series is already answering some questions I was struggling with. Thank you.

[@phi-cl5qw]

Hi, from Japan. We Japanese have cognizance, too. I hope Japanese heraldries fascinate you : )

[@Ralchire]

phi3301 it is really cool that two cultures developed so similarly yet so far apart with no contact with or even knowledge of each other.

[@Eli4life]

at 3:00 we can see my city's coat of arms: Stuttgart, Germany! Amazing series, my friend! Would it be possible to do a tutorial on how to create one's own arms? That would be amazing!

[@Ralchire]

EliasZ Stuttgart has some beautiful arms. I would love to do a design video, but it’s a very subjective thing and the most I could do is show the design process for a particular coat or a general video with some tips and tricks

[@Eli4life]

@@Ralchire thank you! Well, that would be a great introduction to the process of creating personal arms. I can't find anything similar on KZbin, so you'd be the first one to do so, I guess ^^

[@bashkillszombies]

Ah, a German! I’ve been practicing my German just for this moment. Salam alakoum!

[@b5fremdet]

@@bashkillszombies I beg the lord for this to be a joke

[@lewisconroy6225]

Please make more.

[@vtron9832]

Thank you my good sir. I am making a fictional country which requires an emblem and though it is not a coat of arms, I still found heraldry quite interesting.

[@EugenRogers]

incredible channel with unique content, man, you're awesome

[@CirquedJoy]

Thanks for this excellent explanation. I was researching what pages would be learning for a novel I'm writing, and heraldry came up. I had heard the word before, but realized I didn't actually know what it was.

[@claireb.5232]

This is great! I’m doing some digging to find which heraldic imagery is in my family (I found out I have some barons in the family line so I assume they would have had one) but if I can’t find it, I’m going to make my own 😂 I think it would be cool!

[@BaronVonSadist]

Sweden also have the strict rules of heraldry on what you can have on your shield and so on to be able to register. Also social status if your noble, lord and so on.

[@theanthonyrrmillsshow3876]

Interesting discussion. I cover a lot of heraldic topics on my channel, in particular a series called “Heraldic Mysteries.” Thanks again!

[@a.z.p.]

Great video, very well-explained!

[@THINKincessantly]

Well done!

[@mikeymike276]

Narration sounds like a young boy about to burst into tears

[@oliviathatcher1459]

Very interesting

[@osborne9255]

Nice intro!

[@sinisterpuddle6655]

i made a coat of arms for myself, but ive broken a few rules you stated for my own aesthetic reasons. are there examples of arms that break the rules?

[@joesmith754]

the Kingdom of Jerusalem???

[@99kylies15]

Duuuude this is so cool. :O

[@maclovius]

1:58 WHO DARED TO SAY LUXEMBOURG WAS GERMAN ?!

[@crimtaz]

It's technically a bit French too

[@maclovius]

AngryMickey55 Why ?

[@crimtaz]

@@maclovius well, parts of Luxembourg are full of ethnic Germans and ethnic French people who speak their languages

[@CirquedJoy]

Someone who didn't study enough geography.

[@CoatofArmsDatabase]

Did any farming families have coats of arms?

[@cherrycanovan755]

4:55 I should say that this illustration doesn't really fit the section it's in, as it seems to depict the English New Model Army; formed by parliamentarians during the English civil war, which did have a standardized uniform. Great video though

[@skreelthebarbarian]

Hey man are you involved in the r/Heraldry subreddit? I could swear I've seen your arms somewhere before

[@Ralchire]

Yes! I'm sort of a lurker there but I've been known to post things once in a while. Glad to see you!

[@jankansi5679]

@@Ralchire You were also having a lot of fun with the drawshield bot in Discord, I noticed.

[@abrahamwinston7088]

Hello, Ralchire. I'm Abraham Winston from the state of Texas. I recently designed a new coat of arms for the Winston Family after having discovered our history and that of the Winston name. I was hoping to speak to you about heraldry and get a better understanding. Would you be up for it?

[@Ralchire]

Abraham Winston Gladly! What can I help you with?

[@abrahamwinston7088]

@@Ralchire well, is there a better place to talk than the comment section or are you good here? I designed a new coat of arms for my family. I'm a person who believes in purpose, and everything that I do, I do it to the best of my ability to fulfill that purpose. Especially if it has to do with my life as a whole. As significant as the meaning of the symbols may be in my coat of arms, I feel that it still misses some authenticity or that something, just isn't right. Would you care to take a look?

[@Ralchire]

Abraham Winston sure, Discord? Ralchire#0614

[@abrahamwinston7088]

@@Ralchire well i don't have Discord. Anything else before I download it?

[@aviationenthusiast2002]

I love you XOXO

[@NwclBadge]

England has the High Court of Chivalry which has unlimited powers

[@Staniele]

Infamously the Slovenian coat is not heraldic.. I have it in my pfp.. it’s all wrong!

[@marijeangalloway1560]

Your subject is very interesting, but you are talking much too fast and your words are running together and becoming garbled. Slow down and enunciate your words clearly so your audience can comprehend what you are saying. This is especially important with a topic such as heraldry that features a lot of terminology that is new to many people (such as myself).

[@mikerogers6136]

You speak very fast, I can hardly understand you??? Nice series tho'

[@cowdeerr]

First!

[@rogermoore27]

nice video but you speak too quickly and too softly

[@bashkillszombies]

If you want to make your own heraldic arms; don’t. They are given not assumed. This is cringe. You’re cheapening an ancient and noble thing by LARPing.

[@funbro99]

You must be fun at parties with such creativity

[@muntee33]

So the Second Amendment ISN’T about being able to carry your AR15 to Walmart?

[@dantellewisham133]

right to bare arms, does this mean Yanks are allowed Heraldry and not guns :) hahaha

[@fillipeazevedo5621]

Hey! I'm glad i found your channel! Nice video!! I am brazilian and, after our independence, some nobles started to create their own heraldry (because Brazil became an empire, ruled by the Braganças). We have even a large book about brazilian heraldry, and i just discovered that recently! Some are quite original, not exactly related to the portuguese families. It's interesting how something with such a practical meaning evolved to something so artistic! This portuguese book is quite interesting btw: pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livro_do_Armeiro-Mor

[@wowieimsoamazing]

noone cares

[@ghostie7028]

To make your own arms is stupid, its supposed to be given to people who deserved it and a show of ones history. Not because Tyler who lives in his moms basement thought it would be cool