Every heraldry geek knows that the arms of Scrope are azure a bend or (not "argent a bend" - a bend what? besides you don't get metal on metal). You would have thought it would not be beyond the wit of sign-writers to obtain a decent proof-reader...
The reason that every heraldry geek knows this is that there was a dispute between Scrope and other families (Carminow and Grosvenor) over who had the right to use azure a bend or.
The reason that every heraldry geek knows this is that there was a dispute between Scrope and other families (Carminow and Grosvenor) over who had the right to use azure a bend or.
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This is exceptionally geeky, but quite impressive nonetheless. I particularly like the inversion of "on a blue field a gold stripe".
('Glieriba': the unwarranted enthusiasm shown by a non-native speaker employed to produce public information signs.)
Yep, I am a geek :)
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