There’s a passing reference to heraldry among the 2012 nominees for the Bad Sex in Fiction prize.

The Adventuress: The Irresistible Rise of Miss Cath Fox by Nicholas Coleridge: “In seconds the duke had lowered his trousers and boxers and positioned himself across a leather steamer trunk, emblazoned with the royal arms of Hohenzollern Castle. ‘Give me no quarter,’ he commanded. ‘Lay it on with all your might.’”

For more on "Britain’s most dreaded literary prize": http://www.literaryreview.co.uk/badsexshortlist2012.php

It’s even worse than it seems, especially the

Quote:

‘Give me no quarter,’

bit, given the arms of the Hohenzollern

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Hohenzollern-herb-rodowy.jpg

BTW the castle is worth a visit if you are in Baden-Wurttemberg. Quite a lot of heraldry to be seen.

James