My recently designed and assumed Arms. They have been registered with the American College of Heraldry as well as AssumeArms.com.
Complete Achievement Blazon:
Per Fess Danchettee Or and Vert, a Fist gauntleted Gules and in base a Scroll of the First, charged with an ant Azure. Atop the Shield, a Steel Helm mantled of the Second doubled of the First and from a Wreath of the Colours is set for a Crest, a Great Horned Owl Displayed, Elevated and crowned, all Proper.
Motto:
ARTE NON VI
Heraldic Artist:
Cmdr. Valery Yegorov
http://assumearms.com/Images/Achievements/Chistopher-Alan-Chambers-Coat-Of-Arms.png
Congratulations on your new arms. Care to share some of the symbolism with us? 
Design Rationale:
The vert Per Fess Danchettee represents the Green Mountains of my native Vermont. Branches of my family have been in Vermont or just north of the border for many generations. The scroll, ant, and owl represent my professional career as a software engineer, published researcher, and inventor with many patents. The gauntleted fist represents my study of Martial Arts and several black belts in my youth. Lastly the crown on the owl is for my Manorial Lordship.
Rather nice Arms, but I don’t like the mixing of two shades of Or in the Shield and the Mantling/Wreath. But this is of cause the making of the Artist and no shadow to fall upon Cachambers007.
How is your motto "Arte Non Vi" tanslated?
And if your family has been in Vermont for many generations, how did you come by a manorial lordship?
congrats on your arms assumption/registration.
My understanding of the translation is "by skill not force". I must however admit that a friend of mine who knows more Latin thought it should be "by guile not strength".
As for the Lordship, I came into my rule by the Grace of God, and the power of MasterCard
steven harris;87410 wrote:
How is your motto "Arte Non Vi" tanslated?
And if your family has been in Vermont for many generations, how did you come by a manorial lordship?
I hadn’t actually thought about there being both gold and yellow until you mentioned it. I’ll experiment with recoloring the Mantling to see if it looks better.
Marcus K;87409 wrote:
Rather nice Arms, but I don’t like the mixing of two shades of Or in the Shield and the Mantling/Wreath. But this is of cause the making of the Artist and no shadow to fall upon Cachambers007.
Dear Chris,
Welcome and congratulations on the recent adoption of a new coat of arms.
I would query the blazon, however.
I do like the way the shield is divided to represent mountains.
However, the blazon and the emblazon do not match.
What is displayed is more a truncated pile with a dancetty top (or per chevron which has been truncated) than ‘per fess dancetty’.
I do not have an immediate answer for you, but, will get back to you when I have worked out what the blazon should be.
All the best,
Iain Boyd
Chris, I believe Iain is correct. "per fess dancetty" would be division across the middle, such as:
http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/ProjectPics/v199-20070140-A_arms_Co.jpg
The arms of Magnanville (in France) may serve as a starting point for describing a chevron with it’s top lopped off.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnanville
But I have no idea how they are blazoned.
steven harris;87446 wrote:
The arms of Magnanville (in France) may serve as a starting point for describing a chevron with it’s top lopped off.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnanville
But I have no idea how they are blazoned.
The French blazon calls it "a chevron ecimé".
There’s also a South African example of a partition like this, which is blazoned as "per chevron the peak couped".
I remember reading somewhere that dancette implied both deeper jagged edges than indented and that traditionally there would only be three of them across the width of the region. I would however agree that it could be validly emblazoned in a manner that wouldn’t look as much like mountains. I believe that the blazon was specified by David Wooten of the ACH.
arriano;87442 wrote:
Chris, I believe Iain is correct. "per fess dancetty" would be division across the middle, such as:
http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/ProjectPics/v199-20070140-A_arms_Co.jpg
cachambers007;87415 wrote:
As for the Lordship, I came into my rule by the Grace of God, and the power of MasterCard
In early May I purchased the Lordship of the Manor of Illston on the Hill in Leicestershire. When I’m feeling poncy I will end correspondence with "Christopher A. Chambers, Lord of the Manor of Illston on the Hill”.
And yes, the very cool thing about Manorial Lordships is that they are so old and full of history. Illston dates back to at least 970AD and was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Unlike many Lordships that are of places that ceased to exist hundreds of years ago, Illston is still alive and well, and roughly the same size it was in 1086. I was sold when I saw it in Google Maps.
I’m currently in the process of purchasing the Lordship of Goldingtons in Colne Engaine, Essex. It’s taking forever as UK estate solicitors seem to operate at a very relaxed pace. This one is very interesting since it includes ownership of registered common land including several village greens, road verges, etc. After this one I’ll most likely be done acquiring feudal titles.
As for the gauntleted fist, it is indeed very dissimilar to the other charges. However back in my teens and early 20s Martial Arts was one of my main interests. I achieved black belts in Karate and Jujitsu. Injuries and a busy work life mostly ended this, but it was a significant enough part of my past to make it into my Arms.
Aquilo;87502 wrote:
Congratulations Chris ! And how exciting ...the Lordship of the Manor is one of the oldest titles in England ! So, may I ask ,what Manor did you buy and how do you call yourself now ?
My Arms have just been added to the AHS Armorial. The 2nd image shows the "Embellishment" service provided by David Wooten of NeoHeraldry.com.
