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12 January 2007 16:18
 

Aurelio, either of the first two would do nicely (although I find the first to be a little too static, but that’s a personal preference).

The last is a nice design, but other heraldists (especially those of the English persuasion) will think them to be arms of alliance and they’ll assume that the inescutcheon represent the arms of a wife who is an heraldic heiress.

 
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12 January 2007 17:32
 

I like the third one, with the sable escutcheon and the semy of crosses… but that’s just my $.02

 
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12 January 2007 17:36
 

If you are looking random preferences, I much prefer the 2nd, I feel the larger horse in gules makes it much more visible and alive

 
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12 January 2007 18:03
 

I like the first!!!  But you know that already.  :D

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13 January 2007 16:01
 

How about reversing the colors of the flaunches on the first one?  Would be more visually distinctive & recognizable from a distance…

 
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13 January 2007 17:10
 

What about sticking with your original design and just replacing the unicorn with a horse sable?  Then fimbriate the flaunches sable.

Take care,

 
 
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14 January 2007 00:14
 

PBlanton wrote:

What about sticking with your original design and just replacing the unicorn with a horse sable?  Then fimbriate the flaunches sable.

Take care,

I can take or leave the horse (or unicorn), but I completely agree with Phil on fimbriating the flaunches. I think that would look very nice indeed.

Overall, I think three crosses would do nicely as well.

 
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14 January 2007 13:11
 

Ok. I am posting the suggestion so far.

This is Mike and Colin Suggestion if i am getting it right…

 

http://www.aurelio.valarezo.net/Brian Hull 31.JPG

 

This is a PM suggestion

 

http://www.aurelio.valarezo.net/brian Hull 34.JPG

 

And this is Philip suggestion

 

http://www.aurelio.valarezo.net/brian hull 35.JPG

 
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14 January 2007 13:31
 

Well I am trying to leave three alternatives so he can choose what’s more atractive for him.

So far I like:

 

1.- Or, a cross fitchy sabre, flaunche of the second each charged with a cross fitchy of the first.

 

2.- Per Pale. a) Or semilly of crosses fitchy sabre b) Argent, semilly of crosses fitchy sabre. Overall inescutcheon of the second a horse rampant of the third ungulee and lenguee gules. * It has the problem of "is this an inescutchoen of pertenence?"

 

I don’t know if my lack of artistic ability is driving me away of the horse over the shield parted per pal semilly, etc…

 

I kinda like the second one in this page: Or semilly corsses fitchy sabre, argent flaunches fimbrilated of the second, Horses rampant of the same ungulee lenguee gules.

 
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14 January 2007 14:43
 

I really like the second one (PM suggestion) I think it looks really good

 
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15 January 2007 17:35
 

AVD wrote:

So far I like:

1.- Or, a cross fitchy sabre, flaunche of the second each charged with a cross fitchy of the first.

After seeing it, I have to agree.  Simple and elegant.

Take care,

 
 
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15 January 2007 18:29
 

PBlanton wrote:

After seeing it, I have to agree.  Simple and elegant.

Take care,


...agreed!

 
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16 January 2007 13:47
 

Being the following the three finalist

http://www.aurelio.valarezo.net/finalist hull.JPG

 

What crest would suit it better

 

http://www.aurelio.valarezo.net/hullcrest3.JPG

 

1. Cougart’s head proper Jessant de Lis (sorry the galicism) per fess Gules and Or

 

http://www.aurelio.valarezo.net/hull crest.GIF

 

Wolf rampant proper, holding a spear

 

http://www.aurelio.valarezo.net/hullcrest4.JPG

 

Horse rampant Or holding a Cross fitchy sable (is this still a cross fitchy?)

 

 

Thanks in advance for your comments.

 

P.S. Even I tried to reduce the size of the files they still came up like this. Sorry

 
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16 January 2007 13:55
 

what about a wolf holding the cross rather than the spear…

and the poor horse seems to have broken his pastern

 
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16 January 2007 14:14
 

I think it depends on which Arms you choose. If you choose the one with three crosses and no horses, I think the crest with a horse would be good, but if you choose one with a horse another horse may be superflous.

BTW I might recommend you go to your stepdaughter’s fianceé with these three versions and let him decide. He may not even like the designs at all, and you may have to start over. Or he may prefer one hands-down over the other two and your choice could be easily made. All three designs are nice designs and he would have exceptional arms, whichever one he chose.