Greetings I'm not sure where you are getting the saltire cross from, what's your source? Early Moray Arms were: "Azure, three mullets argent, two and one" -...
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Kevin Myers
dobharchu
Dec 20, 2010 8:42 pm
I would suggest 'field' instead of 'swath', 'swath' is more like a broad stripe, while 'field' suggests more of a background. But otherwise, if avoiding the...
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Diana Cosby
vkmyth
Dec 20, 2010 8:50 pm
... ~Bruce, -blush-, when I doubled checked, I saw there wasn't a saltire cross. My sincere thanks and have a wonderful holiday season! Diana Cosby,...
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Diana Cosby
vkmyth
Dec 28, 2010 8:22 pm
My sincere thanks to all who offered suggestions and/or an explanation about the correct description for describing Andrew de Moray's shield. I hope your New...
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Robert Sehon
ascotis
Dec 31, 2010 12:39 am
But don't forget the border around the arms. That is vitally important in Scottish Heraldry as it is one of the ways Lord Lion, King of Arms differentiates...
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obsidian@...
caeranor
Dec 31, 2010 12:32 pm
The Moray arms displays no bordure - there are some heraldic representations that strive for a chiseled, 3-dimensional effect; it's very misleading (as well as...
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Robert
lariandrobert
Jan 16, 2011 12:01 am
http://www.poms.ac.uk/ Drool... Malcolm...
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Diana Cosby
vkmyth
Jan 19, 2011 6:20 pm
Okay, this isn't a historical question, but I'm so excited that I hope you don't mind me sharing, and it Scottish and supports Scottish history! I'm going to...
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SCA Margaret Hepburn
malvoisine
Mar 13, 2011 10:30 pm
Just because I thought it might amuse some of you....I made and presented a two haggises (haggi??) at a Scottish themed cooking event yesterday. A surprising...
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Muirghein
wolfestead
Jun 23, 2011 8:41 pm
Not technically period, but I'm guessing still of some interest :-). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-13879236 ... In Service, ...
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Cindy Vallar
cindyleevallar
Aug 11, 2011 5:22 pm
Hi everyone, I'm conducting a workshop and one of the participants has asked for information on Highlanders who fought for France against England, especially...
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obsidian@...
caeranor
Aug 11, 2011 8:21 pm
One element of this subject can be found here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garde_%C3%89cossaise (if that link doesn't work because of the odd diacriticals,...
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Earik MacSkellie
earikmacskellie
Aug 11, 2011 8:21 pm
This is what my sca persona is based on. Not necessarily highlanders, there were around 6000 scots who were in service to Charles VII before he took the...
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Cindy Vallar
cindyleevallar
Aug 11, 2011 8:35 pm
Thanks so much, Nigel. You're right, Wikipedia is best as a starting point only. :-) Cindy ... -- Cindy Vallar Author, Freelance Editor, Book Reviewer,...
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Cindy Vallar
cindyleevallar
Aug 11, 2011 8:36 pm
Thanks, Earik. This is most interesting and helpful. Cindy ... -- Cindy Vallar Author, Freelance Editor, Book Reviewer, Workshop Presenter, Piracy Historian ...
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REA Crane
cranerea
Aug 12, 2011 10:49 am
My family wasn't from the highlands, but we found our coat of arms listed among those scots visiting/in alliance with france. Anyway, Google books has several...
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Cindy Vallar
cindyleevallar
Aug 12, 2011 2:55 pm
Thank you! :-) Cindy ... -- Cindy Vallar Author, Freelance Editor, Book Reviewer, Workshop Presenter, Piracy Historian E-mail: cindy@... or...
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Diane
bahriah2
Oct 11, 2011 11:15 am
Anybody out there know much/anything about the current village of Strathdon which was Invernochty? It had a Doune there in the 12th Century. I am presuming...
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Jody allen
fraoch45
Oct 11, 2011 7:18 pm
You might want to contact the The Lonach Highland and Friendly society<http://www.lonach.org/> as they were founded to keep the Highland way of life in that...
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Diana Cosby
vkmyth
Nov 28, 2011 6:41 pm
I have a bit of information on the abduction of King Alexander III in 1257 by the Comyns, from "Robert The Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns, 1212 - 1314," by Alan...
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lynlee o
bahriah2
Nov 30, 2011 12:28 pm
Hi All, I am putting together my personna and have the following questions: 1) How far afield would Tay pearls have been owned and how far down the social...
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Sharon L Krossa, PhD
slkrossa
Nov 30, 2011 1:21 pm
... With regard to rosaries, I recommend to you the Paternoster Row website: http://paternoster-row.org/ There is also a Compleat Anachronist on the subject...
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Diana Cosby
vkmyth
Jan 23, 2012 8:18 pm
Any recommendations of where I can find the name of the person who would arrest a duke who is betraying King Edward? I wrote the 'head royal guard,' but that...
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Diane
bahriah2
Jul 4, 2012 11:08 am
I have seen an article on line referring to a PhD Thesis by Hilary Paterson on how clothing and such reflected personal identity and power within our time...
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Diana Cosby
vkmyth
Jul 4, 2012 12:07 pm
... ~Is this what you are looking for? http://www.theposthole.org/read/article/164/ Happy 4th of July! Diana Cosby, International Best-Selling Author ...
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Sharon L. Krossa
slkrossa
Jul 4, 2012 6:08 pm
... This should mean that, next to worst case scenario, you can contact the library of the University of York and ask if you can have a copy. (You may need to...
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Jody allen
fraoch45
Jul 4, 2012 6:58 pm
Why don't you contact the author of the thesis direct... hp500@... This on her own page at York. Jody ... -- *RINGS TRUE: Historical Research and Fact...
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Scott McDonald
bamberggreenman
Oct 29, 2012 12:22 pm
http://sadguruproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/lifeinfo.php?pile270.jpg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Muirghein
wolfestead
Apr 8, 2013 6:22 pm
From another list, something those here might have an interest in. ... YiS, Baintighearna Muirghein Dhaire Faoilciarach /|\...
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Jody allen
fraoch45
Apr 9, 2013 12:45 am
Thanks for the post... Jody 2013/4/8 Muirghein <wolfestead@...> ... -- *RINGS TRUE RESEARCH - Historical Research, Fact Checking, History...
