Personal Assumed Arms

[TNScotsman]

Start to finish for me was about 3 weeks, which I think is faster than normal. I was really impressed with the time they took in discussing everything and going through multiple drafts until we got the final product.

[dcommini]

Start to finish for me was about 3 weeks, which I think is faster than normal. I was really impressed with the time they took in discussing everything and going through multiple drafts until we got the final product.

I'm jealous that it took only 3 weeks. I went through the IAAH and it took a few months for the herald and I to decide on my Arms.

I like your Arms, any particular meaning behind them?

[TNScotsman]

I'm jealous that it took only 3 weeks. I went through the IAAH and it took a few months for the herald and I to decide on my Arms.

I like your Arms, any particular meaning behind them?

Thank you! I think yours are quite handsome as well. Like you I'm a PhD and a knight, so I chose the azure tincture for its similarity to PhD blue on academic regalia and the Maltese cross as a common sign of knighthood (though I'm not a knight of Malta). The triple stars are a nod to the tristar of the Tennessee state flag, the Saltire for my Scottish heritage, and the wave pattern a note to being in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The bear is an American black bear from the Smoky Mountains and it is holding a hammer for my hobby of woodworking and a heritage of skilled trades in my family.

Probably more of an answer than you wanted, but it's hard to pick some of the explanation without doing it all. We may have some interesting conversations around academia and chivalry given our common experiences there.

[DCampbell16B]

Also CG Aux here! And both sons started in the Aux and are now Active Duty.

[TNScotsman]

Also CG Aux here! And both sons started in the Aux and are now Active Duty.

Semper Paratus - always good to meet another shipmate! And it's a bonus that we're also Clansmen (Campbell of Cawdor for me). My thanks and respect to your sons for their service.

[dcommini]

Thank you! I think yours are quite handsome as well. Like you I'm a PhD and a knight, so I chose the azure tincture for its similarity to PhD blue on academic regalia and the Maltese cross as a common sign of knighthood (though I'm not a knight of Malta). The triple stars are a nod to the tristar of the Tennessee state flag, the Saltire for my Scottish heritage, and the wave pattern a note to being in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The bear is an American black bear from the Smoky Mountains and it is holding a hammer for my hobby of woodworking and a heritage of skilled trades in my family.

Probably more of an answer than you wanted, but it's hard to pick some of the explanation without doing it all. We may have some interesting conversations around academia and chivalry given our common experiences there.

This is exactly as much of an answer that I wanted! Thank you. I'm on a few heraldry groups on Facebook and the one on Reddit as well. I absolutely love seeing people's Arms and learning why they chose the things that they did.

I thought the three stars were for Tennessee; it seems you can't go anywhere in the state without them. I know that the National Guard units I was in had them on their unit patches and even in their unit insignia. The rest I was unsure about, but I'm glad to have learned more about you and your Arms.

I am curious as to what chivalrous group you belong to, you may have told me long ago, but I cannot remember.

Also, thank you for your kind words towards my Arms. Despite how simple they appear there was a lot of thought given to what I eventually landed on.

[rlloyd]

As a fellow East Tennessean, I heartily approve! Well done!

[TNScotsman]

As a fellow East Tennessean, I heartily approve! Well done!

Thank you sir - always glad to meet a neighbor!

[TNScotsman]

I am curious as to what chivalrous group you belong to, you may have told me long ago, but I cannot remember.

Also, thank you for your kind words towards my Arms. Despite how simple they appear there was a lot of thought given to what I eventually landed on.

Glad that I could be helpful! As for orders of chivalry, I have the honor of serving as a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Sylvester, Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Pearl of Sulu, and Companion of the Order of Omukama Chwa II. Kabalega. I should probably know by your post nominals, but what Orders are you involved with?

As for simple arms, the very little I know about heraldic design says that simplicity is a benefit. While mine have a great deal of meaning I feel like the design is simple, uncluttered, and in respect to the original purpose of arms could be relatively easily identified at a distance. I'd be glad to hear about the meanings behind your own design as well.

[dcommini]

Glad that I could be helpful! As for orders of chivalry, I have the honor of serving as a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Sylvester, Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Pearl of Sulu, and Companion of the Order of Omukama Chwa II. Kabalega. I should probably know by your post nominals, but what Orders are you involved with?

As for simple arms, the very little I know about heraldic design says that simplicity is a benefit. While mine have a great deal of meaning I feel like the design is simple, uncluttered, and in respect to the original purpose of arms could be relatively easily identified at a distance. I'd be glad to hear about the meanings behind your own design as well.

That sure is a lot of Orders that you are a part of! The only Order that I am a member of is The Holy Orthodox Order of Saint George the Great Martyr - a religious chivalric order recently created with the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR).

My other post nominal, OblSB shows that I am an Oblate of Saint Benedict.

As for my Arms:

The Or and Argent are reminiscent of the Vatican's CoA and serve to show that my family has Roman Catholic roots. The Gules is to show military service, which I am the third generation of my family to have served in the military. The Eagles represent that my family dates back to the Roman empire - their colors are to show loyalty to Church and Country during extreme grief - three to show that I am a third generation Italian-American

The Eastern crown on the crest is to show that one part of my family came from southern Italy, which had ties to the Byzantine Empire, while the double-headed Eagle is to show that my family has gone East in that we converted to the Orthodox faith - so a meshing of East and West.

The motto, Lucem Amat Virtus means Virtue loves light.

The Medals are from my Military service. The Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal.