http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/o/images/otterndo.jpg

I am going to have a pencil colour-by-numbers self-portrait in an exhibition in Otterndorf, Germany.  Above, the arms, which seem to have a rather curious representation of an otter, from what we are used to.

Oh my….. "otter" is good English and good German…. but the Otterndorf otter is….OK, "curious" - at its best….

Jochen;57582 wrote:

Oh my….. "otter" is good English and good German…. but the Otterndorf otter is….OK, "curious" - at its best….

Doesn’t look much otter, I mean odder than some beavers I’ve seen in Germany.

That’s heraldic beavers, on old coats of arms in Germany.

Looks like some sorta post-Ice Age early mammal ancestor to me….:D

Cheers,

Madalch;57585 wrote:

Doesn’t look much otter, I mean odder than some beavers I’ve seen in Germany.

That’s heraldic beavers, on old coats of arms in Germany.

Glad you clarified that, Darren. 

Seriously though, the otter is very appropriate to represent "Otter Town", although it does look awfully silly in this emblazonment.

Take care,

PBlanton;57605 wrote:

Glad you clarified that, Darren.

The beaver I had in mind was this one: http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/b/biberach.htm

Madalch;57614 wrote:

The beaver I had in mind was this one: http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/b/biberach.htm

This one I really like.

Although being somewhat….curious… too, it’s pretty good medieval-ish style.