From twisted knots to coats of arms, how mythical shapes and heraldry are turning up in modern homes. What does it all mean, asks Clare Dowdy. Steeped in history, ancient symbols are a rich seam for ...
In the Middle Ages, knights-whose view of the battlefield was limited to what they could see through tiny slits in metal helms-recognized the need to be able to better identify friend from foe. Rather ...
Before the name of your tailor, the make and model of your car, or the size of your superyacht mattered, and before logo-laden handbags or even old school ties, the status symbol for the seriously ...
THE rose Sam Smith’s Brewery wants to claim as its own is a heraldic symbol which appears on thousands of items which have nothing to do with the brewery – the Yorkshire flag and the county badge for ...
When Argentina's national team hoisted the World Cup trophy in Qatar, millions watched as the sky-blue and white flag rippled across stadiums worldwide. That moment captured something fundamental abou ...
LISBON - Portugal's new conservative government, in its first edict, on Wednesday reinstated the heraldic symbols harking back to the Age of Exploration on the official state emblem that its ...
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